2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Dates	29 June 2011 - 20 November 2013
Teams	43 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	148
Goals scored	432 (2.92 per match)
Attendance	3,677,108 (24,845 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Shinji Okazaki; (7 goals)
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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.

^ "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.

[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.

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