A quick summary of action around the AFC second round on WED 08 SEP 2004.
» Turkmenistan 0-1 Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia wrapped up their place in the third round by defeating Turkmenistan on a Yaser AL KAHTANI goal. Their twelve points make them the runaway leaders in Group 8.
» Jordan 0-2 Iran: Iran reversed their home loss to Jordan by treating their hosts the same way. Though the two teams are now tied in first place in Group 1, it is Iran who have control; they will advance with wins against Qatar and Laos.
» Korea DPR 4-1 Thailand: Korea DPR continued their surprising run with a second consecutive thrashing of Group 5 basement side Thailand.
» Yemen 3-1 United Arab Emirates: Yemen made the Group 5 battle interesting as they defeated the UAE and pulled within four points of group leaders Korea DPR.
» Chinese Taipei 1-4 Iraq: Chinese Taipei's hopes of reaching the next round were ended as Salih SADIR scored twice. Iraq remain just two points behind Uzbekistan in Group 2, with their critical showdown coming up on TUE 12 OCT 2004.