1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)


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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)

1994

2002

Format

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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

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Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round

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

Group 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

13 September 1997

16:15 UTC+8

China  2–4  Iran
Fan Zhiyi   44' (pen.)
Li Ming   54'
(report) Bagheri   61' (pen.)
Mahdavikia   67', 73'
Roosta   86'

Attendance: 31,000


14 September 1997

20:30

Saudi Arabia  2–1  Kuwait
Mehalel   43'
Al-Thuniyan   55'
(report) Abdullah   18'

19 September 1997

18:00

Iran  1–1  Saudi Arabia
Bagheri   64' (report) Al-Sharani   32'

Attendance: 120,000

19 September 1997

18:30

Qatar  0–2  Kuwait
(report) Al-Huwaidi   16'
Abdulaziz   88'

Attendance: 10,000


26 September 1997

18:15

Qatar  1–1  China
Nasir Khamees   10' (report) Hao Haidong   67'

26 September 1997

19:15

Kuwait  1–1  Iran
Al-Huwaidi   20' (report) Bagheri   90'

3 October 1997

16:15

China  1–0  Saudi Arabia
Zhang Enhua   69' (report)

Attendance: 30,000

3 October 1997

17:00

Iran  3–0  Qatar
Daei   31'
Bagheri   42', 56'
(report)

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)


10 October 1997

19:00

Kuwait  1–2  China
Al-Huwaidi   24' (report) Hao Haidong   3'
Gao Feng   89'

Attendance: 25,000


11 October 1997

Saudi Arabia  1–0  Qatar
Mehalel   66' (report)

17 October 1997

Kuwait  2–1  Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz   48'
Mubarak   67'
(report) Al-Muwallid   31'

Attendance: 15,000

17 October 1997

Iran  4–1  China
Mansourian   2'
Roosta   44'
Bagheri   69'
Ali Daei   73'
(report) Mao Yijun   87'

Attendance: 100,000


24 October 1997

Saudi Arabia  1–0  Iran
Al-Muwallid   88' (report)

24 October 1997

Kuwait  0–1  Qatar
(report) Al-Noobi   10'

31 October 1997

China  2–3  Qatar
Gao Feng   19'
Fan Zhiyi   80'
(report) Al-Naemi   44'
Al-Enazi   54'
Al-Kuwari   60'

Attendance: 35,000

31 October 1997

Iran  0–0  Kuwait
(report)

Attendance: 100,000


6 November 1997

Saudi Arabia  1–1  China
Al-Muwallid   4' (report) Hao Haidong   10'

Attendance: 70,000


7 November 1997

Qatar  2–0  Iran
Al-Enazi   38', 81' (report)

12 November 1997

China  1–0  Kuwait
Ma Mingyu   32'[1] (report)

Group B

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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

6 September 1997

19:00 UTC+9

South Korea  3–0  Kazakhstan
Choi Yong-soo   24', 67', 74' Report

7 September 1997

19:00 UTC+9

Japan  6–3  Uzbekistan
Miura   4' (pen.), 40', 64', 80'
Nakata   40'
Jo   44'
Report Shatskikh   56', 77'
Fyodorov   69' (pen.)

12 September 1997

South Korea  2–1  Uzbekistan
Choi Yong-soo   15'
Lee Sang-yoon   87'
Report Shatskikh   74'

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Wei Jihong (China)

12 September 1997

United Arab Emirates  4–0  Kazakhstan
Ali   20'
Obaid   48'
Zuhair Bakheet   75'
Mubarak   85'
Report

19 September 1997

United Arab Emirates  0–0  Japan
Report

20 September 1997

Kazakhstan  1–1  Uzbekistan
Baltiyev   84' Report Shatskikh   85'

Attendance: 12,000


27 September 1997

Uzbekistan  2–3  United Arab Emirates
Shirshov   10'
Bazarov   90'
Report Zuhair Bakheet   51'
Alabadla   60'
Adnan Al Talyani   85'

28 September 1997

Japan  1–2  South Korea
Yamaguchi   67' Report Seo Jung-won   83'
Lee Min-sung   86'

Attendance: 56,704

Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)


4 October 1997

Kazakhstan  1–1  Japan
Zubarev   90+2' Report Akita   23'

Attendance: 10,000


11 October 1997

Uzbekistan  1–1  Japan
Kambaraliev   30' Report Lopes   89'

11 October 1997

Kazakhstan  1–1  South Korea
Yevteyev   50' Report Choi Yong-soo   5'

Attendance: 15,000


18 October 1997

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'

18 October 1997

Kazakhstan  3–0  United Arab Emirates
Sparyshev   55'
Yevteyev   64'
Yurist   75'
Report

25 October 1997

Uzbekistan  4–0  Kazakhstan
Shkvyrin   19', 33'
Fedorov   44'
Kasimov   71'
Report

26 October 1997

Japan  1–1  United Arab Emirates
Lopes   4' Report Mubarak   37'

Attendance: 56,000


1 November 1997

South Korea  0–2  Japan
Report Nanami   2'
Lopes   37'

2 November 1997

United Arab Emirates  0–0  Uzbekistan
Report

8 November 1997

Japan  5–1  Kazakhstan
Akita   11'
Nakata   15'
Nakayama   44'
Ihara   66'
Takagi   88'
Report Yevteyev   73'

9 November 1997

United Arab Emirates  1–3  South Korea
Zuhair Bakheet   58' Report Lee Sang-yoon   11'
Kim Do-hoon   42', 67'

Play-off

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  • The play-off was played over a single leg at a neutral venue.
  • Extra time was played using the golden goal rule.

16 November 1997

21:00 UTC+8

Iran  2–3 (a.e.t.)  Japan
Azizi   46'
Daei   58'
report (FIFA)
report (Japanese)
Nakayama   39'
Jo   75'
Okano   118'

Inter-confederation play-offs

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Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off)

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

Qualified teams

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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

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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

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

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