AFC Asian Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup
AFC Asian Cup

The qualification process for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition began in March 2003. Out of the 45 AFC members, only Cambodia and the Philippines failed to enter for the tournament. Both China, the hosts and Japan, the reigning champions automatically qualified for the finals. The lowest ranked 20 teams were placed in 6 preliminary qualifying groups of 3 and one group of 2, with the group winners joining the remaining 21 teams in 7 groups of 4. The top two of each of these groups qualified for the finals in China.

2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates21 March 2003 – 3 December 2003
Teams43 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Iraq Younis Mahmoud
South Korea Kim Do-hoon
Saudi Arabia Yusri Al Bashah
(7 goals each)
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Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Myanmar 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6
 Maldives 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
 Brunei 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5 1
Source:[citation needed]


All matches played in Malé, Maldives

Brunei 1–1 Maldives
Fadlin 59' Ali Umar 42'
Myanmar 5–0 Brunei
Win Htike 10'
Aung Kyaw Moe 14'
Yan Paing 45', 66'
Lwin Oo 75'
Maldives 0–2 Myanmar
Win Htike 52'
Zaw Zaw 65'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sri Lanka 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 6
 Chinese Taipei 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
 Timor-Leste 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
Source:[citation needed]

All matches played in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Timor-Leste 2–3 Sri Lanka
Mohammad Hamza 3' (o.g.)
F.J.G.R.M Cabral 81'		 Kasun Jayasuriya 36'
Channa 44', 89'
Chinese Taipei 3–0 Timor-Leste
H.C. Ming 7' 9'
C.J. Ming 33'
Sri Lanka 2–1 Chinese Taipei
S.R. Kumara 13'
Channa 78'		 Yen C.W. 47'

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
   Nepal 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
 Kyrgyzstan 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
 Afghanistan 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 3
Source:[citation needed]

All matches played in Kathmandu, Nepal

Kyrgyzstan 1–2 Afghanistan
Zhumagulov 63' Tahir Shah 25'
Farid Azami 76'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jehangir Khan (Pakistan)
Afghanistan 0–4   Nepal
Nirajan Rayamajhi 35'
Hari Khadka 39', 87'
Dipak Lama 90'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal
Nepal   0–2 Kyrgyzstan
Pryanishnikov 27', 45'
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Rizwan Ul Haq (India)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hong Kong 2 1 1 0 7 3 +4 4
 Laos 2 1 0 1 3 6 −3 3
 Bangladesh 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Source:[citation needed]

All matches played in Hong Kong

Laos 1–5 Hong Kong
Visay Phaphouvanin 66' Chan Chi Hong 17', 35'
Kwok Yue Hung 47'
Au Wai Lun 59' (pen.), 82'
Bangladesh 1–2 Laos
Farhad 90+1' Kholadeth Ponephachan 30'
Visay Phaphouvanin 37'
Hong Kong 2–2 Bangladesh
Au Wai Lun 44' (pen.)
Szeto Man Chun 45'		 Firoj Mahmud Titu 66'
Mohammed Monwar Hossain 77'

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Singapore 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6
 Pakistan 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
 Macau 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source:[citation needed]

All matches played in Singapore

Macau 0–3 Pakistan
Qadeer Ahmed 27', 65'
Sarfraz Rassol 51'
Singapore 2–0 Macau
Azhar Baksin 23'
Indra Sahdan Daud 58'
Pakistan 0–3 Singapore
Indra Sahdan Daud 8', 35'
Mohd Noh Alam Shah 66'

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bhutan 2 1 1 0 6 0 +6 4
 Mongolia 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5 4
 Guam 2 0 0 2 0 11 −11 0
Source:[citation needed]


All matches played in Thimphu, Bhutan

Guam 0–6 Bhutan
Wangay Dorji 32', 35'
Dinesh Chhetri 59'
Passang Tshering 76' (pen.)
Pema Chopel 88'
Yeshey Nedup 89'
Mongolia 5–0 Guam
Ganbat Bat-Yalalt 20'
Ganbaataryn Tögsbayar 26', 56', 90'
Donorovyn Lümbengarav 61'
Bhutan 0–0 Mongolia

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 North Korea 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
 India 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source:[citation needed]


North Korea 2–0 India
Choe So-hyok 44', 70'
Pyongyang, North Korea
India 1–1 North Korea
I.M. Vijayan 29' Choe Hyun-yu 85'
Margao, India

Qualifying round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 13
 Thailand 6 3 0 3 10 7 +3 9
 Tajikistan 6 2 2 2 3 5 −2 8
 Hong Kong 6 1 1 4 3 11 −8 4
Source:[citation needed]


Played in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Tajikistan 1–0 Thailand
Fuzailov 79'
Uzbekistan 4–1 Hong Kong
Akopyants 1'
Shishelov 17', 67'
Soliev 28'		 Law Chun Bong 45'
Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Referee: Suresh Srinivasan (India)
Hong Kong 0–0 Tajikistan
Thailand 0–3 Uzbekistan
Shatskikh 23'
Shishelov 27', 70'
Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Referee: Moghaddam Rahimi (Iran)
Hong Kong 2–1 Thailand
Cheung Sai Ho 28'
Wong Chun Yue 69'		 Datsakorn Thonglao 64'
Uzbekistan 0–0 Tajikistan
Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Salah Amim Mohammed (UAE)

Played in Bangkok, Thailand.

Thailand 4–0 Hong Kong
Noywech 24'
Thonglao 35'
Chaikamdee 79', 88' (pen.)
Uzbekistan 4–1 Tajikistan
Shishelov 8', 36'
Kapadze 50'
Koshelev 61'		 Burkhanov 65'
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
Tajikistan 0–1 Thailand
Chaiman 83'
Hong Kong 0–1 Uzbekistan
Shirshov 32'
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
Hong Kong 0–1 Tajikistan
Muhidinov 68'
Thailand 4–1 Uzbekistan
Noywech 38'
Surasiang 56'
Thongman 78'
Chaikamdee 81'		 Koshelev 88'
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
Attendance: 25,000

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 6 5 1 0 17 5 +12 16
 Qatar 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
 Singapore 6 1 1 4 3 11 −8 4
 Palestine 6 0 2 4 3 11 −8 2
Source:[citation needed]


NB: All Palestine's home matches played away.

Singapore 1–3 Kuwait
Goncalves 50' Neda 10'
Al-Mutawa 67', 90'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 10,500
Kuwait 2–1 Qatar
Abdullah 56'
Wabran 85'		 Al-Ghanem 27'
Mohammed al-Hamad Stadium, Hawalli, Kuwait
Attendance: 20,000
Qatar 2–2 Kuwait
Bechir 21', 82' Redha 26'
Al Ateeqi 71'
Doha, Qatar
Palestine 1–1 Qatar
Mansour 90' Abdullah 47'
Doha, Qatar
Kuwait 4–0 Singapore
Abdullah 25', 78'
Al-Mutawa 47'
Abdulreda 53'
Qatar 2–1 Palestine
Mohyeddin 68'
Hamzah 90'		 Abdala 77'
Doha, Qatar
Kuwait 2–1 Palestine
Wabran 25'
Al-Mutawa 59'		 Amer 72'
Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawalli, Kuwait
Referee: Abdullah Al-Harasi (Oman)
Palestine 0–4 Kuwait
Abdullah 36', 57' (pen.)
Al-Mutawa 42', 46'
Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawalli, Kuwait
Referee: Muslim Al-Boloushi (UAE)
Singapore 2–0 Palestine
Juraimi 18'
Alam Shah 88'
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 2,787
Referee: Sarkar Subrata (India)
Palestine 0–0 Singapore
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 3,076
Referee: Anura de Silva (Sri Lanka)
Qatar 2–0 Singapore
Bechir 10'
Mustafa 28'
Doha, Qatar
Singapore 0–2 Qatar
Koni 42'
Bechir 55'

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 6 6 0 0 31 1 +30 18
 Indonesia 6 3 1 2 9 13 −4 10
 Yemen 6 2 1 3 15 15 0 7
 Bhutan 6 0 0 6 0 26 −26 0
Source:[citation needed]

Played in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia 7–0 Yemen
Yusri Al Bashah 16', 18', 24', 35'
Mohammed Noor 65'
Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 73' (pen.)
Talal Al-Meshal 80'		 Report
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Basel Al-Hajjar (Syria)
Indonesia 2–0 Bhutan
Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto 4'
Zaenal Arif 14'
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Yemen 0–3 Indonesia
Uston Nawawi 51', 89'
Zaenal Arif 70'
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Saudi Arabia 6–0 Bhutan
Yusri Al Bashah 43'
Abdullah Jumaa 49', 67'
Yasser Al-Qahtani 70'
Abdulaziz Al-Janoubi 73'
Said Wadaani 90'		 Report
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Saudi Arabia 5–0 Indonesia
Talal Al-Meshal 38', 55', 56'
Yusri Al Bashah 47', 49'		 Report
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Mohamad Mansour (Lebanon)
Bhutan 0–8 Yemen
Yasir Bashi 20', 25', 82'
Fikri Al-Habibshi 35'
Saled Al-Shiri 59'
Adel Al-Shiri 59'
Adel Al-Salemi 67', 88'
Nashwan Aziz 74'
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Yemen 1–3 Saudi Arabia
Yasir Bashi 12' Report Hamad Al-Montashari 18'
Abdullah Al-Waked 20'
Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 82' (pen.)
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Mohamad Mansour (Lebanon)
Bhutan 0–2 Indonesia
Eduard Ivakdalam 19'
Zaenal Arif 33'
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Indonesia 2–2 Yemen
Eduard Ivakdalam 12' (pen.) Adel Al-Salimi 1' (pen.)
Ali Al-Amki 56'
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Bhutan 0–4 Saudi Arabia
Report Abdullah Jumaa 3', 24', 80'
Bandar Temim 44' (pen.)
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Jaafaar Mahdi Al-Khabbaz (Bahrain)
Indonesia 0–6 Saudi Arabia
Report Talal Al-Meshal 21', 86'
Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 45'
Mohammed Noor 58'
Ahmed Al-Dosary 87'
Abdulaziz Al-Janoubi 89'
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Nail Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
Yemen 4–0 Bhutan
Nashwan Al-Jajjam 3', 20'
Ali Al-Amki 33'
Adel Al-Salimi 81'
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 6 5 0 1 16 5 +11 15
 Jordan 6 5 0 1 13 6 +7 15
 Lebanon 6 1 1 4 2 8 −6 4
 North Korea 6 0 1 5 2 14 −12 1
Source:[citation needed]


North Korea 0–1 Lebanon
Buddy Farah 56'
Pyongyang, North Korea
Attendance: 95,000[1]
Iran 4–1 Jordan
Ali Daei 45', 90'
Nekounam 75'
Mobali 80'		 Mo'ayyad Salim 2'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran
Jordan 3–2 Iran
Mo'ayyad Salim 41'
Shelbaieh 45'
Al-Shaqran 81'		 Golmohammadi 6'
Majidi 59'
Al Hussain Stadium, Amman, Jordan
Jordan 1–0 Lebanon
Hatem Aqel 8' (pen.)
Amman, Jordan
North Korea 1–3 Iran
Myong Song-Chol 61' Karimi 47', 79'
Navidkia 87'
Kim Il-Sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Qassim Shaaban (Kuwait)
Lebanon 1–1 North Korea
Khaled Hamieh 59' Kim Yong-chol 62'
Beirut, Lebanon
Lebanon 0–2 Jordan
Hassouneh Al-Sheikh 37'
Al-Shaqran 65'
Beirut, Lebanon
Iran Abandoned
3–0 (Awarded)2		 North Korea
Daei 52' (pen.)
Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Khader Haj Khader (Syria)
Jordan 3–0 North Korea
Shelbaieh 7'
Al-Shboul 89'
Anas Al-Zboun 90'
Amman, Jordan
Lebanon 0–3 Iran
Ali Daei 38' (pen.)
Golmohammadi 61'
Nikbakht 80'
Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
Iran 1–0 Lebanon
Ali Daei 27'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran
North Korea Canceled
0–3 (Awarded)3		 Jordan
Pyongyang, North Korea

1 The match was originally scheduled to be held on September 27, 2003, but was postponed to the following week as the North Korean team failed to arrive in Lebanon due to a traffic accident in Pyongyang.

2 The match was abandoned in the 60th minute with Iran leading 1-0 after North Korea walked off when Iranian fans threw firecrackers on the pitch and refused to continue. The match was awarded 3–0 to Iran, but Iran were also ordered to play their next home match in an official AFC or FIFA competition behind closed doors.[2]

3 The match was not played as North Korean immigration officials did not issue the Jordanian team visas, meaning they were refused entry into the country. The match was awarded 3–0 to Jordan, while North Korea were banned from AFC competitions for a year and from qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup.[2]

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Oman 6 5 0 1 24 2 +22 15
 South Korea 6 4 0 2 30 4 +26 12
 Vietnam 6 3 0 3 8 13 −5 9
   Nepal 6 0 0 6 0 43 −43 0
Source:[citation needed]


Played in Incheon and Daegu, Korea Republic.

Nepal   0–7 Oman
Fawzi Bashir 2', 25'
Ahmed Hadid 4', 12'
Hassan Mudhafar 6'
Badar Al-Maimani 51'
Hani Al-Dhabit 59'
World Cup Stadium, Daegu, South Korea
Vietnam 0–5 South Korea
Lee Ki-hyung 35'
Cho Jae-jin 49'
Kim Do-hoon 68'
Kim Dae-eui 72'
Woo Sung-yong 86'
Munhak Stadium, Incheon, South Korea
Attendance: 14,327
Referee: Subash Anthony Lazar (Singapore)
Vietnam 5–0   Nepal
Pham Van Quyen 14', 23', 36'
Nguyen Tuan Phong 22'
Phan Thanh Binh 90'
World Cup Stadium, Daegu, South Korea
South Korea 1–0 Oman
Choi Sung-kuk 46'
Munhak Stadium, Incheon, Korea Republic
Attendance: 18,750
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
Oman 6–0 Vietnam
Nasser Zayid 14', 15', 19'
Al-Dhabit 26', 43'
Al-Maimani 47'
World Cup Stadium, Daegu, South Korea
South Korea 16–0   Nepal
Kim Dae-eui 18', 37'
Woo Sung-yong 21', 46', 48'
Park Jin-sub 22', 28', 64', 67', 89'
Lee Eul-yong 54'
Lee Kwan-woo 57'
Kim Do-hoon 75', 84', 86'
Chung Kyung-ho 80'
Munhak Stadium, Incheon, Korea Republic
Attendance: 6,521
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Played in Muscat, Oman.

Nepal   0–6 Oman
Fawzi Bashir 18', 62', 82'
Yousuf Shaaban 20'
Ahmed Hadid 44'
Hashim Saleh 78'

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South Korea 0–1 Vietnam
Pham Van Quyen 74'
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Panya Hanlumyaung (Thailand)
Vietnam 2–0   Nepal
Nguyen Minh Phuong 49'
Phan Thanh Binh 50'
Oman 3–1 South Korea
Hani Al-Dhabit 60'
Hashim Saleh 64'
Fawzi Bashir 88'		 Chung Kyung-ho 49'
Woo Sung-yong Red card 91'
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman
Attendance: 22,000
South Korea 7–0   Nepal
Cho Jae-jin 1'
Lee Ki-hyung 5', 51'
Kim Do-hoon 15' (pen.), 31', 33'
Chung Kyung-ho 51'
Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat, Oman
Attendance: 100
Oman 2–0 Vietnam
Al-Dhabit 47'
Ahmed Hadid 68'

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 6 4 1 1 16 4 +12 13
 Bahrain 6 4 1 1 14 9 +5 13
 Malaysia 6 1 2 3 9 12 −3 5
 Myanmar 6 1 0 5 4 18 −14 3
Source:[citation needed]


Played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Iraq 5–1 Bahrain
Mahmoud 5', 48', 69', 83'
Swadi 25'		 Saleh Farhan 71'
Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 350
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)
Malaysia 4–0 Myanmar
Tengku Hazman 34', 80'
Gilbert Cassidy 67'
Tun Lin Soe 86' (o.g.)
Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Yang Ziqiang (China)
Myanmar 1–3 Bahrain
Soe Myat Min 77' Talal Yousef 14'
A'ala Hubail 49'
Hussain Ali Ahmed 76'
Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 800
Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore)
Malaysia 0–0 Iraq
Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Khantama Adunyachart (Thailand)
Iraq 3–0 Myanmar
Obeid 39'
Mnajed 50'
Mohammed 86'
Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 500
Referee: Yang Ziqiang (China)
Malaysia 2–2 Bahrain
Shukor Adan 80'
Norhafiz Zamani Misbah 90'		 Sayed Mahmood Jalal 6'
Mohammed Husain Bahzad 45'
Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)

Played in Manama, Bahrain.

Iraq 5–1 Malaysia
Hashim 20'
Mahmoud 36', 45', 63'
Fawzi 70'		 Hairuddin Omar 53'
Bahrain National Stadium, Manama
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mohammed Omar Al-Saeedi (UAE)
Bahrain 4–0 Myanmar
Abdulla Al Marzooqi 22'
Hussain Ali Ahmed 27'
Sayed Mahmood Jalal 45'
Saleh Farhan 45+2' (pen.)
Bahrain National Stadium, Manama
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Abdullah Al-Harrasi (Oman)
Myanmar 1–3 Iraq
Zaw Zaw 45' Hassan 38'
Rahim 66'
Swadi 89' (pen.)
Bahrain National Stadium, Manama
Attendance: 300
Referee: Farajollah Yasrebi (Iran)
Bahrain 3–1 Malaysia
Hussain Ali Ahmed 30', 45'
Talal Yousef 43' (pen.)		 Indra Putra Mahayuddin 37'
Bahrain National Stadium, Manama
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Talat Najm (Lebanon)
Myanmar 2–1 Malaysia
Soe Myat Min 25'
Fadzli Saari 43' (o.g.)		 Hairuddin Omar 86'
Bahrain National Stadium, Manama
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Abdullah Al-Harrasi (Oman)
Bahrain 1–0 Iraq
A'ala Hubail 12'
Bahrain National Stadium, Manama
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Mohammed Omar Al-Saaedi (UAE)

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkmenistan 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 14
 United Arab Emirates 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13
 Syria 6 2 1 3 16 10 +6 7
 Sri Lanka 6 0 0 6 1 23 −22 0
Source:[citation needed]


NB: All of Sri Lanka's home matches were played away.

Syria 5–0 Sri Lanka
Iyad Mando 34', 82'
Maher Al-Sayed 54', 84'
Firas Al-Khatib 73'
Damascus, Syria
Sri Lanka 0–8 Syria
Firas Al-Khatib 40', 49', 55'
Maher Al-Sayed 45', 65'
Iyad Mando 60'
Nabil Al Shahmeh 80', 83'
Damascus, Syria
Turkmenistan 1–0 United Arab Emirates
Vladimir Bayramov 43'
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates 1–1 Turkmenistan
Ismail Matar 58' Nazar Bayramov 41'
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Syria 1–3 United Arab Emirates
Firas Al-Khatib 50' Rami Yaslam 74'
Mohammed Srour 80'
Abdulrahim Jumaa 89'
Damascus, Syria
Turkmenistan 1–0 Sri Lanka
Agabayew 9'
Balkanabat, Turkmenistan
Sri Lanka 0–3 Turkmenistan
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates 3–1 Syria
Rami Yaslam 45'
Mohammad Omar 63'
Sultan Rashed 78'		 Raja Rafe 36'
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates 3–1 Sri Lanka
Mohammad Omar 11' (pen.)
Subait Khater 40'
Ismail Matar 61'		 Channa 31'
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sri Lanka 0–3 United Arab Emirates
Abdulrahim Jumaa 45+2', 79'
Mohammad Omar 87'
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Syria 1–1 Turkmenistan
Anas Sari 10' Urazow 16'
Aleppo, Syria
Turkmenistan 3–01 Syria
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

1 Syria failed to show up for the match. The match was awarded 3–0 to Turkmenistan.

Qualified teams

Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament1, 2
 China Hosts 28 October 2000 7 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
 Japan 2000 AFC Asian Cup winners 26 October 2000 4 (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
 Kuwait Qualifying round Group B winners 5 October 2003 7 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000)
 Saudi Arabia Qualifying round Group C winners 15 October 2003 5 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
 Indonesia Qualifying round Group C runners-up 15 October 2003 2 (1996, 2000)
 Oman Qualifying round Group E winners 21 October 2003 0 (Debut)
 Iraq Qualifying round Group F winners 22 October 2003 4 (1972, 1976, 1996, 2000)
 Bahrain Qualifying round Group F runners-up 22 October 2003 1 (1988)
 South Korea Qualifying round Group E runners-up 24 October 2003 9 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000)
 Jordan Qualifying round Group D runners-up 18 November 2003 0 (Debut)
 United Arab Emirates Qualifying round Group G runners-up 18 November 2003 5 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)
 Uzbekistan Qualifying round Group A winners 19 November 2003 2 (1996, 2000)
 Qatar Qualifying round Group B runners-up 19 November 2003 5 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000)
 Iran Qualifying round Group D winners 19 November 2003 9 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
 Thailand Qualifying round Group A runners-up 21 November 2003 4 (1972, 1992, 1996, 2000)
 Turkmenistan Qualifying round Group G winners 28 November 2003 0 (Debut)

Notes:

1 Bold indicates champion for that year
2 Italic indicates host

References

  1. ^ "Buddy makes name for himself in Lebanon". 31 October 2003.
  2. ^ a b "北朝鮮サッカー、１年間国際大会出場停止に" [North Korean football team is suspended for international matches for a year] (in Japanese). JoongAng Ilbo. 14 December 2003. Archived from the original on 2 May 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

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