At group level Asian nations played 12 matches for 4 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses!
Here's the breakdown against each continent:
Asia v. Europe
Played 6
Won 3
Lost 3
Scored 7
conceded 14
Asia v. Africa
Played 4
Won 1
Lost 1
Draw 2
Scored 4
Conceded 6
Asia v. South America
Played 2
Lost 2
Scored 2
Conceded 6
Interesting note is that even though Asian teams did exceptionally well overall in the group stages, the 4 biggest victories recorded at this stage were against Asian teams
Portugal 7-0 North Korea
Germany 4-0 Australia
Argentina 4-1 South Korea
Ivory Coast 3-0 North Korea
Here's the breakdown against each continent:
Asia v. Europe
Played 6
Won 3
Lost 3
Scored 7
conceded 14
Asia v. Africa
Played 4
Won 1
Lost 1
Draw 2
Scored 4
Conceded 6
Asia v. South America
Played 2
Lost 2
Scored 2
Conceded 6
Interesting note is that even though Asian teams did exceptionally well overall in the group stages, the 4 biggest victories recorded at this stage were against Asian teams
Portugal 7-0 North Korea
Germany 4-0 Australia
Argentina 4-1 South Korea
Ivory Coast 3-0 North Korea