2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Dates29 June 2011 - 20 November 2013
Teams43 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played148
Goals scored432 (2.92 per match)
Attendance3,677,108 (24,845 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Shinji Okazaki
(7 goals)
2010
2018

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 43 teams competing for 4 or 5 berths in the final tournament in Brazil. As in recent tournaments the AFC had four direct qualifiers for the finals tournament in addition to a further possible place via the intercontinental play-offs against CONMEBOL's fifth-placed team, which was chosen through a random draw,[1] rather than being decided by FIFA beforehand as in previous tournaments (e.g., 2010 against a team from OFC, 2006 against a team from CONCACAF). Iran and South Korea from Group A, along with Australia and Japan from Group B won the 4 direct qualification positions, with Jordan defeating Uzbekistan in a play-off to see which team would face the 5th placed CONMEBOL team, Uruguay, for a place in the World Cup, eventually also failed to qualify for the competition.

  1. ^ "Financial report presented & decisions taken on competition hosts & Brazil 2014 slots" (Press release). FIFA. 3 March 2011. Archived from the original on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.