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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Summary

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone (AFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Teams36 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Iran Karim Bagheri
(19 goals)
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Format edit

A total of 36 teams entered the competition. The Asian zone was allocated 3.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.

There were three rounds of play:

  • First round: The 36 teams were divided into 10 groups of 3 or 4 teams each. The teams played against each other twice, except in Group 10, where the teams played against each other once. The group winners advanced to the final round.
  • Final round: The 10 teams were divided into 2 groups of 5 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners qualified for the World Cup. The runners-up advanced to the AFC play-off.
  • Play-off: The two teams played against each other once in Malaysia. The winner qualify for the World Cup. The loser advanced to the AFC–OFC intercontinental play-offs.

First round edit

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners qualify for the Final round

Group 1 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Saudi Arabia 6 5 1 0 18 1 +17 16
  Malaysia 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2 11
  Chinese Taipei 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4
  Bangladesh 6 1 0 5 4 14 −10 3
Source: RSSSF


Group 2 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iran 6 5 1 0 39 3 +36 16
  Syria 6 3 1 2 30 5 +25 10
  Kyrgyzstan 6 3 0 3 12 14 −2 9
  Maldives 6 0 0 6 0 59 −59 0
Source: RSSSF


Group 3 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United Arab Emirates 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 10
  Jordan 4 1 1 2 4 4 0 4
  Bahrain 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6 3
Source: RSSSF


Group 4 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 6 5 1 0 31 1 +30 16
  Oman 6 4 1 1 14 2 +12 13
  Macau 6 1 1 4 3 28 −25 4
    Nepal 6 0 1 5 2 19 −17 1
Source: RSSSF


Group 5 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Uzbekistan 6 5 1 0 20 3 +17 16
  Yemen 6 2 2 2 10 7 +3 8
  Indonesia 6 1 4 1 11 6 +5 7
  Cambodia 6 0 1 5 2 27 −25 1
Source: RSSSF


Group 6 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 10
  Thailand 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
  Hong Kong 4 1 0 3 3 10 −7 3
Source: RSSSF


Group 7 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Kuwait 4 4 0 0 10 1 +9 12
  Lebanon 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4
  Singapore 4 0 1 3 2 8 −6 1
Source: RSSSF


Group 8 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  China 6 5 1 0 13 2 +11 16
  Tajikistan 6 4 1 1 15 2 +13 13
  Turkmenistan 6 2 0 4 8 13 −5 6
  Vietnam 6 0 0 6 2 21 −19 0
Source: RSSSF


Group 9 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Kazakhstan 4 4 0 0 15 2 +13 12
  Iraq 4 2 0 2 14 8 +6 6
  Pakistan 4 0 0 4 3 22 −19 0
Source: RSSSF


Group 10 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Qatar 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9
  Sri Lanka 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
  India 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
  Philippines 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: RSSSF


Final round edit

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
Runners-up advance to the AFC play off

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Saudi Arabia 8 4 2 2 8 6 +2 14
  Iran 8 3 3 2 13 8 +5 12
  China 8 3 2 3 11 14 −3 11
  Qatar 8 3 1 4 7 10 −3 10
  Kuwait 8 2 2 4 7 8 −1 8
Source: RSSSF


China  2–4  Iran
Fan Zhiyi   44' (pen.)
Li Ming   54'		 (report) Bagheri   61' (pen.)
Mahdavikia   67', 73'
Roosta   86'
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Park Hae Yong (South Korea)
Saudi Arabia  2–1  Kuwait
Mehalel   43'
Al-Thuniyan   55'		 (report) Abdullah   18'
Attendance: 21,500
Iran  1–1  Saudi Arabia
Bagheri   64' (report) Al-Sharani   32'
Attendance: 120,000
Qatar  0–2  Kuwait
(report) Al-Huwaidi   16'
Abdulaziz   88'
Attendance: 10,000
Qatar  1–1  China
Nasir Khamees   10' (report) Hao Haidong   67'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Mahmoud Nurilddin (Iraq)
Kuwait  1–1  Iran
Al-Huwaidi   20' (report) Bagheri   90'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jimdamai Russamee (Thailand)
China  1–0  Saudi Arabia
Zhang Enhua   69' (report)
Attendance: 30,000
Iran  3–0  Qatar
Daei   31'
Bagheri   42', 56'		 (report)
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)
Kuwait  1–2  China
Al-Huwaidi   24' (report) Hao Haidong   3'
Gao Feng   89'
Attendance: 25,000
Saudi Arabia  1–0  Qatar
Mehalel   66' (report)
Attendance: 15,000
Kuwait  2–1  Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz   48'
Mubarak   67'		 (report) Al-Muwallid   31'
Attendance: 15,000
Iran  4–1  China
Mansourian   2'
Roosta   44'
Bagheri   69'
Ali Daei   73'		 (report) Mao Yijun   87'
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)
Saudi Arabia  1–0  Iran
Al-Muwallid   88' (report)
Attendance: 55,000
Kuwait  0–1  Qatar
(report) Al-Noobi   10'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Nazri Abdullah Mohamed (Malaysia)
China  2–3  Qatar
Gao Feng   19'
Fan Zhiyi   80'		 (report) Al-Naemi   44'
Al-Enazi   54'
Al-Kuwari   60'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore)
Iran  0–0  Kuwait
(report)
Attendance: 100,000
Saudi Arabia  1–1  China
Al-Muwallid   4' (report) Hao Haidong   10'
Attendance: 70,000
Qatar  2–0  Iran
Al-Enazi   38', 81' (report)
Attendance: 20,000
China  1–0  Kuwait
Ma Mingyu   32'[1] (report)
Qatar  0–1  Saudi Arabia
(report) Al-Shahrani   61'

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 8 6 1 1 19 7 +12 19
  Japan 8 3 4 1 17 9 +8 13
  United Arab Emirates 8 2 3 3 9 12 −3 9
  Uzbekistan 8 1 3 4 13 18 −5 6
  Kazakhstan 8 1 3 4 7 19 −12 6
Source: RSSSF


South Korea  3–0  Kazakhstan
Choi Yong-soo   24', 67', 74' Report
Attendance: 41,219
Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore)
Japan  6–3  Uzbekistan
Miura   4' (pen.), 40', 64', 80'
Nakata   40'
Jo   44'		 Report Shatskikh   56', 77'
Fyodorov   69' (pen.)
Attendance: 54,328
South Korea  2–1  Uzbekistan
Choi Yong-soo   15'
Lee Sang-yoon   87'		 Report Shatskikh   74'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)
United Arab Emirates  4–0  Kazakhstan
Ali   20'
Obaid   48'
Zuhair Bakheet   75'
Mubarak   85'		 Report
Attendance: 15,000
United Arab Emirates  0–0  Japan
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Nazri Abdullah Mohamed (Malaysia)
Kazakhstan  1–1  Uzbekistan
Baltiyev   84' Report Shatskikh   85'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)
Uzbekistan  2–3  United Arab Emirates
Shirshov   10'
Bazarov   90'		 Report Zuhair Bakheet   51'
Alabadla   60'
Adnan Al Talyani   85'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jalal Moradi (Iran)
Japan  1–2  South Korea
Yamaguchi   67' Report Seo Jung-won   83'
Lee Min-sung   86'
Attendance: 56,704
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
Kazakhstan  1–1  Japan
Zubarev   90+2' Report Akita   23'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Taj Addin Fares (Syria)
Uzbekistan  1–1  Japan
Kambaraliev   30' Report Lopes   89'
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Sultan Mujalli Al Aalaq (Bahrain)
Kazakhstan  1–1  South Korea
Yevteyev   50' Report Choi Yong-soo   5'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Omar Abu Loom (Jordan)
Uzbekistan  1–5  South Korea
Fedorov   61' (pen.) Report Choi Yong-soo   19', 41'
Yoo Sang-chul   38'
Ko Jeong-woon   57'
Kim Do-hoon   70'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Abdul Khudheir Abdul Hussein (Iraq)
Kazakhstan  3–0  United Arab Emirates
Sparyshev   55'
Yevteyev   64'
Yurist   75'		 Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Nik Ahmad Haji Yaakub (Malaysia)
Uzbekistan  4–0  Kazakhstan
Shkvyrin   19', 33'
Fedorov   44'
Kasimov   71'		 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Hassan Al Ajmi (Oman)
Japan  1–1  United Arab Emirates
Lopes   4' Report Mubarak   37'
Attendance: 56,000
South Korea  0–2  Japan
Report Nanami   2'
Lopes   37'
Attendance: 75,000
United Arab Emirates  0–0  Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Khaled Dalu (Syria)
Japan  5–1  Kazakhstan
Akita   11'
Nakata   15'
Nakayama   44'
Ihara   66'
Takagi   88'		 Report Yevteyev   73'
Attendance: 56,032
United Arab Emirates  1–3  South Korea
Zuhair Bakheet   58' Report Lee Sang-yoon   11'
Kim Do-hoon   42', 67'
Attendance: 1,800

Play-off edit

  • The play-off was played over a single leg at a neutral venue.
  • Extra time was played using the golden goal rule.
Iran  2–3 (a.e.t.)  Japan
Azizi   46'
Daei   58'		 report (FIFA)
report (Japanese)		 Nakayama   39'
Jo   75'
Okano   118'
Attendance: 22,000

Inter-confederation play-offs edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Iran   (a) 3–3   Australia 1–1 2–2

Qualified teams edit

The following four teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
  Saudi Arabia Final Round Group A winners 12 November 1997 1 (1994)
  South Korea Final Round Group B winners 18 October 1997 4 (1954, 1986, 1990, 1994)
  Japan Play-off winners 16 November 1997 0 (debut)
  Iran AFC–OFC play-off winners 29 November 1997 1 (1978)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers edit

There were 459 goals scored in 132 matches (including 2 international play-offs), for an average of 3.53 goals per match.

19 goals
14 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes edit

  1. ^ FIFA report made a mistake here, the scorer is Ma Mingyu.

External links edit

  • 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) at FIFA.com

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