Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 3

This page provides the summaries of the matches of the group stage of the Asian football qualifiers for 2012 Olympics. The group stage draw is scheduled for July 7 at AFC House.

The 12 teams will be divided into three groups of four teams each in the second round and play on a home-and-away format. The group winner from each group will advance to the 2012 Summer Olympics Football tournament

Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in London and several other cities in the United Kingdom, from 25 July to 11 August. The finals will be played at Wembley Stadium. Associations affiliated with FIFA are invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23...

in London

London

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. Three second-placed teams from this round will play each other in a playoff at a centralised venue from March 25 to 29, 2012, and the winners of this group will meet the representatives of CAF for a berth in the Olympics.

Seeding

Pot A	Pot B	Pot C	Pot D

Group A

EWLINE

3
Team
	3	2	1	0	4	1
7
	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

EWLINE


–	1–1	2–0	22 Feb 12'
5 Feb 12'	–	22 Feb 12'	1–1
14 Mar 12'	1–1	–	5 Feb 12'
2–0	14 Mar 12'	1–0	–

On the next match day (5 February)

South Korea will clinch at least advancing to the playoff round (and Qatar will be unable to win the group) if they defeat Saudi Arabia and Oman defeat Qatar

Saudi Arabia will be unable to win the group if
- they lose to South Korea or
- they draw and Qatar and Oman do not draw

Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics

in London

London

Seeding

Pot A	Pot B	Pot C	Pot D

Group A

EWLINE

3
Team
	3	2	1	0	4	1
7
	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

EWLINE


–	1–1	2–0	22 Feb 12'
5 Feb 12'	–	22 Feb 12'	1–1
14 Mar 12'	1–1	–	5 Feb 12'
2–0	14 Mar 12'	1–0	–

On the next match day (5 February)

South Korea will clinch at least advancing to the playoff round (and Qatar will be unable to win the group) if they defeat Saudi Arabia and Oman defeat Qatar

Saudi Arabia will be unable to win the group if
- they lose to South Korea or
- they draw and Qatar and Oman do not draw

Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics

in London

London

Seeding

Pot A	Pot B	Pot C	Pot D

Group A

EWLINE

3
Team
	3	2	1	0	4	1
7
	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

EWLINE


–	1–1	2–0	22 Feb 12'
5 Feb 12'	–	22 Feb 12'	1–1
14 Mar 12'	1–1	–	5 Feb 12'
2–0	14 Mar 12'	1–0	–

On the next match day (5 February)

South Korea will clinch at least advancing to the playoff round (and Qatar will be unable to win the group) if they defeat Saudi Arabia and Oman defeat Qatar

Saudi Arabia will be unable to win the group if
- they lose to South Korea or
- they draw and Qatar and Oman do not draw

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Group B

EWLINE

2
Team
	3	1	2	0	2	0
5
	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
	3	0	2	1	0	2	–2	2

EWLINE


–	14 Mar 12'	0–0	0–0
0–0	–	5 Feb 12'	22 Feb 12'
22 Feb 12'	0–2	–	0–0
5 Feb 12'	2–0	14 Mar 12'	–

On the next match day (5 February)

United Arab Emirates will be unable to win the group if they lose to Iraq and Uzbekistan defeat Australia

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Group C

EWLINE

5
Team
	3	3	0	0	6	1
9
	3	2	0	1	6	3
6
	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3
	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

EWLINE


–	0–2	5 Feb 12'	22 Feb 12'
14 Mar 12'	–	2–0	2–1
2–3	22 Feb 12'	–	0–2
3–1	5 Feb 12'	14 Mar 12'	–

On the next match day (5 February 2012)

Japan will clinch at least advancing to the playoff round if
- they defeat Syria or
- they draw and Malaysia defeat Bahrain

Bahrain will be unable to win the group if
- they lose to Malaysia and Syria do not defeat Japan or
- they draw and Japan win

Malaysia
- will be unable to win the group if they do not defeat Bahrain or Syria do not defeat Japan
- will be eliminated if
  - they lose to Bahrain or
  - they draw and Syria defeat Japan

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Goalscorers

2 goals Isa Ahmed Keigo Higashi

Keigo Higashi

is a Japanese football player currently playing for Omiya Ardija.-Club:Statistics accurate as of match played 6 March 20111Includes other competitive competitions, including the Suruga Bank Championship.-International:-External links:...

Yuki Otsu

is a Japanese football player currently playing for Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach.-Club:Statistics accurate as of match played 18 June 20111Includes Emperor's Cup.2Includes J. League Cup.- International :-Club:Kashiwa Reysol*J...

Mardek Mardkian

1 goals

Saad Al Amer Sayed Shubbar Mohanad Abdul-Raheem Nabeel Sabah Mizuki Hamada

Mizuki Hamada

is an American-born Japanese football defender who plays for the Urawa Red Diamonds in the J. League Division 1. He can also play as a defensive midfielder.- Playing career :...

Ryohei Yamazaki

is a Japanese footballer who plays for Júbilo Iwata in the J. League Division 1.-2010 Asian Games:On September 23, 2010, Yamazaki was selected for the Japan Under21 squad for the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China PR.-Club:...

Cho Young-Cheol

Cho Young-Cheol is a South Korean football player who currently plays for Albirex Niigata in Japan's professional J. League.-International career:...

Kim Bo-Kyung

Kim Bo-Kyung is South Korean footballer who has played for the J. League Division 1 side Cerezo Osaka in Japan since 2010.Kim signed for the J. League side Cerezo Osaka for three years. Kim was signed on loan by Oita Trinita....

Kim Hyun-Sung

Kim Hyun-Sung is a South Korean football forward, who currently plays for Daegu F.C. in the K-League, on loan from FC Seoul.- Club career :...

Yoon Bit-Garam

Yoon Bit-Garam is a South Korean professional association football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Gyeongnam FC in the K-League...

Mahali Jasuli

Mahali Jasuli is a Malaysian footballer who is a defender for Harimau Muda A. He is a member of the Malaysia national under-23 football team and a member of the 2009 Laos Sea Games Football Gold medal winning squad...

Muhamad Nazmi Faiz Mansor

Muhamad Nazmi Faiz Mansor from Lembah Keramat, Kuala Lumpur is a Malaysian footballer who is currently playing as a midfielder for Harimau Muda B. He was the youngest player in the Malaysia Olympic squad for the 2011 SEA Games in Jakarta, Indonesia...

Abdulaziz Al-Maqbali Nasser Al-Shamli Qasim Said Sanjoor Hardan

Qasim Said Sanjoor Hardan

Qasim Said is a Omani football striker from Salalah, who plays for Al-Nasr. He is a member of the Oman national football team. He is widely known for his extraordinary speed and has only 5 appearances on the national team, including a friendly match against Brazil on 17 November...

Ahmed Al Nahoyi Fahad Al-Bulushi Ibrahim Majid

Ibrahim Majid

Ibrahim Majid Abdulmajid is a Qatari footballer. He currently plays as a defender for Al Sadd.He used to be a striker when he played for Al Wakrah, then his coach in Al Sadd's youth team saw that he has the ability and the strength of a defender.- External links :...

Yahya Dagriri Mohamad Fares

Mohamad Fares (footballer born 1990)

Mohamad Ahmad Fares is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Ittihad, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria. He plays as a midfielder, wearing the number 8 jersey for Al-Ittihad...

Nasouh Nakdali Omar Al Soma

Omar Al Soma

Omar Al Soma is a Syrian football player who is currently playing for Al Qadsia in the Kuwaiti Premier League.-International career:...

Solaiman Solaiman

Solaiman Solaiman is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al Futowa, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria.-Club career:...

Abdukholiqov Temurkhuja Kenja Turaev

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