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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Teams36 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Iran Karim Bagheri
(19 goals)
1994
2002

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.

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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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


China 2–4 Iran
Fan Zhiyi 44' (pen.)
Li Ming 54'
(report) Bagheri 61' (pen.)
Mahdavikia 67', 73'
Roosta 86'
Attendance: 31,000

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

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

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)

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

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

China 2–3 Qatar
Gao Feng 19'
Fan Zhiyi 80'
(report) Al-Naemi 44'
Al-Enazi 54'
Al-Kuwari 60'
Attendance: 35,000
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)

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


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

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

South Korea 2–1 Uzbekistan
Choi Yong-soo 15'
Lee Sang-yoon 87'
Report Shatskikh 74'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)


Kazakhstan 1–1 Uzbekistan
Baltiyev 84' Report Shatskikh 85'
Attendance: 12,000


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

Uzbekistan 1–1 Japan
Kambaraliev 30' Report Lopes 89'
Kazakhstan 1–1 South Korea
Yevteyev 50' Report Choi Yong-soo 5'
Attendance: 15,000

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

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

Japan 1–1 United Arab Emirates
Lopes 4' Report Mubarak 37'
Attendance: 56,000

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

United Arab Emirates 0–0 Uzbekistan
Report

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

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

Inter-confederation play-offs

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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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