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Preliminaries

Status: Qualification Stage
  • Fallen giants lick wounds

    Fallen giants lick wounds

    Thursday 25 June 2009

    Iran's failure to qualify for South Africa 2010 was arguably the biggest shock on the Asian continent with Team Melli facing a period of rebuilding.

  • Asian media laud qualification

    Asian media laud qualification

    Friday 12 June 2009

    Australia, Japan and Korea Republic all received widespread praise in local media after qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

  • Football fans hold a large Iranian flag during a 2010 FIFA World Cup™ qualifying  match between Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
  • Iran's Hadi Aghili (C) jumps between UAE's Mohammed al-Shehhi (L) and Fares Jumaa (R)
  • UAE's Abdulsalam Jumaa (R) approaches Iran's Ali Karimi as he runs with the ball
  • Iran's Masoud Shojaei (R) vies for the ball with Emirati defender Mohammed Qassem.
  • Iran's Mehdi Mahdavikia (L) vies for the ball with Emirati defender Mohammed Qassem.
  • Iran's Vahid Hashemian (L) tries to head the ball as Emirati goalkeeper Majed Nasser
  • UAE's Ali al-Wehabi (R) vies with South Korea's Ji-Sung Park (L)
  • UAE's Hilal Saed (R) vies with South Korea's Lee Young-Pyo
United Arab Emirates
FIFA.com profiles United Arab Emirates' qualification hopes for Brazil 2014 and highlights the star players, the coach and the country's footballing h...
    TeamMPWDLGFGAPts
    Korea RepublicKorea Republic844012416
    Korea DPRKorea DPR83327512
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia83328812
    IranIran82518711
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates80176171
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    Top Scorer: ISMAEIL MATAR6
    Players used: 42

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