Indonesia will finally make their World Cup debut when they play their home leg on November 9, 2007. The second legs are to take place on November 18, 2007.Seeding of second round teams:
12. Syria
13. Thailand
14. Turkmenistan
15. Tajikistan
16. Indonesia
17. Hong Kong
18. Yemen
19. Singapore
The numbers are the teams' current ELO ratings. All match times are local.
November 9, 2007
112 Tajikistan at 126 Singapore 7:30 PM Singapore
90 Syria at 129 Indonesia 7 PM Jakarta
104 Thailand at 153 Yemen 4:15 PM Şan‘ā’
November 10, 2007
115 Turkmenistan at 147 Hong Kong 4 PM Hong Kong
November 18, 2007
Singapore at Tajikistan 1 PM Dushanbe
Indonesia at Syria 2 PM Damascus
Yemen at Thailand 7:30 PM Bangkok
Hong Kong at Turkmenistan 6 PM Ashgabat
It seems as though all four higher seeds will advance through these ties and into round three, although Singapore will prove to be a tough test for Tajikistan.
Also, third-round qualifier Kuwait have been suspended from international competition by FIFA due to the government meddling into the country's soccer affairs. This could cause Kuwait to forfeit their place in World Cup.
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