1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round

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1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
Tournament details
Dates9 April – 7 July 1993,
Teams29 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played122
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The first round of AFC matches for 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 9 April to 7 July 1993, to determine the six teams which would play for the two available 1994 FIFA World Cup slots for AFC.

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Iraq 8 6 1 1 28 4 +24 13
2 China China 8 6 0 2 18 4 +14 12
3  Yemen 8 3 2 3 12 13 −1 8
4  Jordan 8 2 3 3 12 15 −3 7
5  Pakistan 8 0 0 8 2 36 −34 0
Source:[citation needed]

Iraq advanced to the Final Round.

22 May 1993 Jordan  1–1  Yemen Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Goal 65' Goal 72' Referee: Mohamed Al-Mulla Abdalaziz(United Arab Emirates))
22 May 1993 Pakistan  0–5  China PR Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Gao Hongbo Goal 38'
Cai ShengGoal 55', 59', 82'
Hao Haidong Goal 71'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)
24 May 1993 Jordan  1–1  Iraq Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Jeris Tadrus Goal 16' Khalaf Goal 75' Referee: Pirom Anprasert(Thailand)
24 May 1993 Yemen  5–1  Pakistan Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Goal 20', 53'
Goal 77'
Goal 80'
Goal 82'		 Goal 12' Referee: Hossein Askari Milajerdi(Iran)
26 May 1993 Jordan  0–3  China PR Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Gao Hongbo Goal 61'
Wu Qunli Goal 66'
Cai Sheng Goal 89'		 Referee: Hossein Askari Milajerdi(Iran)
26 May 1993 Yemen  1–6  Iraq Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Goal 16' Hussein Goal 1'
A.Kadhim Goal 22', 76'
M.Kadhim Goal 35'
Radhi Goal 55'
Qais Goal 73'		 Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)
28 May 1993 Pakistan  0–8  Iraq Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Hussein Goal 12'
Qais Goal 21', 70'
A.Kadhim Goal 27', 75'
Radhi Goal 44'
Khalaf Goal 77'
Saddam Goal 88'		 Referee: Mohamed Al-Mulla Abdalaziz(United Arab Emirates))
28 May 1993 Yemen  1–0  China PR Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Goal 62' Attendance: 800
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif(Syria)
30 May 1993 Jordan  3–1  Pakistan Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Goal 8', 89'
Hisham Abdul-Munam Goal 90'		 Goal 80' Referee: Jamal Al Sharif(Syria)
30 May 1993 Iraq  1–0  China PR Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Radhi Goal 55' Referee: Pirom Anprasert(Thailand)
12 June 1993 Yemen  1–1  Jordan Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Sharaf Mahfood Goal 52' Goal 73' Referee: Ali Mohamed Bujsaim(United Arab Emirates))
12 June 1993 China PR  3–0  Pakistan Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Gao Hongbo Goal 60', 89'
Hao Haidong Goal 62'		 Referee: Kim Jong Sik(North Korea)
14 June 1993 Iraq  4–0  Jordan Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Hussein Goal 3', 17'
Kadhim Goal 25'
Radhi Goal 52'		 Referee: Masayoshi Okada(Japan)
14 June 1993 Pakistan  0–3  Yemen Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Goal 39', 72'
Goal 77'		 Referee: An Bong-ki(South Korea)
16 June 1993 China PR  4–1  Jordan Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Li Bing Goal 16', 76'
Gao Hongbo Goal 50', 80'		 Jamal Abu Abed Goal 56' Referee: An Bong-ki(South Korea)
16 June 1993 Iraq  3–0  Yemen Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Saddam Goal 46'
Qais Goal 64'
Hussein Goal 80'		 Referee: Santos Jose Manuel(Macau)
18 June 1993 Iraq  4–0  Pakistan Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Qais Goal Goal
Shenaishil Goal
Daham Goal		 Referee: Kim Jong Sik(North Korea)
18 June 1993 China PR  1–0  Yemen Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Xu Hong Goal 73' Referee: Masayoshi Okada(Japan)
20 June 1993 Pakistan  0–5  Jordan Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Goal 14', 70'
Jeris Tadrus Goal 28'
Goal 43'
Goal 44'		 Referee: Santos Jose Manuel(Macau)
20 June 1993 China PR  2–1  Iraq Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Xu Hong Goal 63'
Zhao Faqing Goal 89'		 Emmanuel Goal 47' Referee: Ali Mohamed Bujsaim(United Arab Emirates))

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Iran 6 3 3 0 15 2 +13 9
2  Syria 6 3 3 0 14 4 +10 9
3  Oman 6 2 2 2 10 5 +5 6
4  Chinese Taipei 6 0 0 6 3 31 −28 0
5  Myanmar (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:[citation needed]
(W) Withdrew

Iran advanced to the Final Round.

23 June 1993 Iran  0–0  Oman Tehran, Iran
23 June 1993 Chinese Taipei  0–2  Syria Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Afash Goal 15'
Goal 42'
25 June 1993 Oman  0–0  Syria Tehran, Iran
25 June 1993 Iran  6–0  Chinese Taipei Tehran, Iran
Hamid Estili Goal 18'
Modir Roosta Goal 40', 46', 50', 75'
Ali Daei Goal 43'
27 June 1993 Oman  2–1  Chinese Taipei Tehran, Iran
Goal 29'
Goal 35'		 Goal 78'
27 June 1993 Iran  1–1  Syria Tehran, Iran
Modir Roosta Goal 63' Abdul Latif Helou Goal 82'
2 July 1993 Oman  0–1  Iran Damascus, Syria
Hamid Derakhshan Goal 36'
2 July 1993 Syria  8–1  Chinese Taipei Damascus, Syria
Abdul Latif Helou Goal 3', 71'
Goal 6'
Munaf Ramadan Goal 12'
Ali Cheikh Dib Goal 19' (pen.)
Mohammad Afash Goal 23', 45'
Nizar Mahrous Goal 80'		 Chen Jiunn-ming
4 July 1993 Syria  2–1  Oman Damascus, Syria
Nizar Mahrous Goal 45'
Goal 62' (pen.)		 Goal 57'
4 July 1993 Chinese Taipei  0–6  Iran Damascus, Syria
Hamid Derakhshan Goal 8'
Majid Namjoo-Motlagh Goal 15' (pen.)
Ali Daei Goal 19', 48'
Mehdi Abtahi Goal 22'
Hamid Estili Goal 74'
7 July 1993 Chinese Taipei  1–7  Oman Damascus, Syria
Goal 66' Goal 6'
Goal 15', 88'
Goal 34', 82'
Goal 64'
Goal 74'
7 July 1993 Syria  1–1  Iran Damascus, Syria
Goal 89' (pen.) Hamid Derakhshan Goal 15'

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  North Korea 8 7 1 0 19 6 +13 15
2  Qatar 8 5 1 2 22 8 +14 11
3  Singapore 8 5 0 3 12 12 0 10
4  Indonesia 8 1 0 7 6 19 −13 2
5  Vietnam 8 1 0 7 4 18 −14 2
Source:[citation needed]

North Korea advanced to the Final Round.

9 April 1993 Qatar  3–1  Indonesia Doha, Qatar
Mahmoud Soufi Goal 51', 79'
Fahad Al Kuwari Goal 55'		 Goal 85'
9 April 1993 North Korea  3–0  Vietnam Doha, Qatar
Yun Jong-Su Goal 29'
Goal 85'
Goal 86'
11 April 1993 North Korea  2–1  Singapore Doha, Qatar
Cho In-Chol Goal 64'
Goal 75'		 Sundramoorthy Goal 33'
11 April 1993 Qatar  4–0  Vietnam Doha, Qatar
Mubarak Fazli Goal 34'
Mahmoud Soufi Goal 37'
Goal 50'
Goal 60'
13 April 1993 North Korea  4–0  Indonesia Doha, Qatar
Goal 19'
Goal 42', 58'
Robby Darwis Goal 77' (o.g.)
13 April 1993 Vietnam  2–3  Singapore Doha, Qatar
Goal 14'
Phan Thanh Hùng Goal 77'		 Fandi Ahmad Goal 19'
Steven Tan Goal 35' (pen.)
Sundramoorthy Goal 73'
16 April 1993 Qatar  4–1  Singapore Doha, Qatar
Mubarak Fazli Goal 70', 90' (pen.)
Mahmoud Soufi Goal 84'
Goal 89'		 Fandi Ahmad Goal 58'
16 April 1993 Vietnam  1–0  Indonesia Doha, Qatar
Goal 61'
18 April 1993 Indonesia  0–2  Singapore Doha, Qatar
Mohd Rafi Ali Goal 75'
Sundramoorthy Goal 83'
18 April 1993 Qatar  1–2  North Korea Doha, Qatar
Goal 89' Goal 49', 57'
24 April 1993 Indonesia  1–4  Qatar Singapore
Sudirman Goal 28' (pen.) Goal 35', 61'
Fahad Al Kuwari Goal 75'
Goal 83'
24 April 1993 Vietnam  0–1  North Korea Singapore
Goal 61'
26 April 1993 Singapore  1–3  North Korea Singapore
Razali Saad Goal 72' Goal 26'
Goal 41', 76'
26 April 1993 Vietnam  0–4  Qatar Singapore
Goal 7'
Goal 13'
Fahad Al Kuwari Goal 52' (pen.)
Goal 65'
28 April 1993 Indonesia  1–2  North Korea Singapore
Rahmad Darmawan Goal 35' Goal 4'
Goal 68'
28 April 1993 Singapore  1–0  Vietnam Singapore
Mohd Rafi Ali Goal 54'
30 April 1993 Singapore  1–0  Qatar Singapore
Fandi Ahmad Goal 80'
30 April 1993 Indonesia  2–1  Vietnam Singapore
Goal 55'
Sudirman Goal 75'		 Nguyễn Hồng Sơn Goal 30'
2 May 1993 Singapore  2–1  Indonesia Singapore
Fandi Ahmad Goal 70'
Sundramoorthy Goal 85'		 Goal 2'
2 May 1993 North Korea  2–2  Qatar Singapore
Cho In-Chol Goal 40'
Kim Kyong-il Goal 55'		 Goal 1', 86'

Group D[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Korea 8 7 1 0 23 1 +22 15
2  Bahrain 8 3 3 2 9 6 +3 9
3  Lebanon 8 2 4 2 8 9 −1 8
4  Hong Kong 8 2 1 5 9 19 −10 5
5  India 8 1 1 6 8 22 −14 3
Source:[citation needed]

South Korea advanced to the Final Round.

7 May 1993 Lebanon  2–2  India Beirut, Lebanon
Babkin Melikian Goal 37'
Jamal Taha Goal 53'		 V. P. Sathyan Goal 68', 82' Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
Referee: Nizar Watti (Syria)
7 May 1993 Hong Kong  2–1  Bahrain Beirut, Lebanon
Goal 20'
Au Wai Lun Goal 57'		 Goal 44' Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
9 May 1993 Bahrain  0–0  South Korea Beirut, Lebanon
Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
9 May 1993 Lebanon  2–2  Hong Kong Beirut, Lebanon
Goal 43'
Fadi Alloush Goal 80' (pen.)		 Tam Siu Wai Goal 13'
Goal 19'		 Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
11 May 1993 India  1–2  Hong Kong Beirut, Lebanon
Bhupinder Thakur Goal 54' Goal 15'
Lee Kin Wo Goal 59'		 Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
Referee: Qazi Asif (Pakistan)
11 May 1993 Lebanon  0–1  South Korea Beirut, Lebanon
Ha Seok-Ju Goal 17' Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
13 May 1993 Lebanon  0–0  Bahrain Beirut, Lebanon
Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
13 May 1993 India  0–3  South Korea Beirut, Lebanon
Hong Myung-Bo Goal 19' (pen.)
Choi Moon-Sik Goal 70'
Ha Seok-Ju Goal 89'		 Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
Referee: Al-Hindyani (Kuwait)
15 May 1993 Hong Kong  0–3  South Korea Beirut, Lebanon
Ha Seok-Ju Goal 21'
Seo Jung-Won Goal 50'
Choi Moon-Sik Goal 73'		 Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
15 May 1993 Bahrain  2–1  India Beirut, Lebanon
Khamis Thani Goal 4'
Goal 31'		 V. P. Sathyan Goal 90' (pen.) Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
Referee: Qazi Asif (Pakistan)
5 June 1993 South Korea  4–1  Hong Kong Seoul, South Korea
Choi Moon-Sik Goal 12'
Jung Jae-Kwon Goal 76'
Ha Seok-Ju Goal 81'
Noh Jung-Yoon Goal 85'		 Au Wai Lun Goal 21'
5 June 1993 Bahrain  0–0  Lebanon Seoul, South Korea
7 June 1993 India  0–3  Bahrain Seoul, South Korea
Goal 20', 53'
Khamis Thani Goal 54'		 Referee: Shariff (Singapore)
7 June 1993 South Korea  2–0  Lebanon Seoul, South Korea
Ha Seok-Ju Goal 31'
Hwangbo Kwan Goal 56'
9 June 1993 Hong Kong  1–2  Lebanon Seoul, South Korea
Lee Kin Wo Goal 17' Goal 38'
Wael Nazha Goal 76'
9 June 1993 South Korea  7–0  India Seoul, South Korea
Lee Ki-Bum Goal 5', 25', 49'
Kim Tae-Young Goal 37', 70'
Park Jung-bae Goal 39'
Ha Seok-Ju Goal 68'		 Referee: Al-Yenbua'awy (Saudi Arabia)
11 June 1993 India  1–2  Lebanon Seoul, South Korea
Goal 34' Goal 41'
Goal 79'		 Referee: Wei Jihong (China)
11 June 1993 Bahrain  3–0  Hong Kong Seoul, South Korea
Goal 1'
Goal 46'
Khamis Thani Goal 49'
13 June 1993 South Korea  3–0  Bahrain Seoul, South Korea
Kang Chul Goal 51'
Park Nam-Yeol Goal 63'
Gu Sang-Bum Goal 85'
13 June 1993 Hong Kong  1–3  India Seoul, South Korea
Goal 66' I. M. Vijayan Goal 6', 77'
Bhupinder Thakur Goal 55'		 Referee: Ali (Iraq)

Group E[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Saudi Arabia 6 4 2 0 20 1 +19 10
2  Kuwait 6 3 2 1 21 4 +17 8
3  Malaysia 6 2 2 2 16 7 +9 6
4  Macau 6 0 0 6 1 46 −45 0
Source:[citation needed]

Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.

1 May 1993 Macau  0–6  Saudi Arabia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sami Al-Jaber Goal 12'
Saeed Al-Owairan Goal 21', 24'
Abdullah Al-Dosari Goal 65'
Fahad Al-Mehallel Goal 68'
Khaled Al-Muwallid Goal 79' (pen.)
1 May 1993 Malaysia  1–1  Kuwait Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Azman Adnan Goal 59' Ayman Al Husaini Goal 8'
3 May 1993 Macau  1–10  Kuwait Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Goal 76' Goal 22', 24', 55', 87'
Goal 61', 65'
Jasem Al Huwaidi Goal 71', 72', 81'
Goal 84' (pen.)
3 May 1993 Malaysia  1–1  Saudi Arabia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Goal 31' Khaled Al-Muwallid Goal 88' (pen.)
5 May 1993 Kuwait  0–0  Saudi Arabia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
5 May 1993 Malaysia  9–0  Macau Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Azman Adnan Goal 6', 14', 74'
Azizol Abu Haniffah Goal 32', 75'
A. Elangovan Goal 42'
Goal 47', 54'
Zainal Abidin Hassan Goal 87'
14 May 1993 Kuwait  2–0  Malaysia Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Saihan Goal 11'
Goal 18'
14 May 1993 Saudi Arabia  8–0  Macau Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Hamzah Idris Falatah Goal 8', 25', 85'
Khaled Al-Muwallid Goal 22' (pen.)
Saeed Owairan Goal 37', 56', 79'
Goal 40'
16 May 1993 Kuwait  8–0  Macau Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Goal 11'
Abdullah Saihan Goal 44'
Jasem Al Huwaidi Goal 52', 60'
Goal 54'
Wail Al Habashi Goal 81'
Hamoud Al-Shemmari Goal 84'
Fayez Al-Felaij Goal 90'
16 May 1993 Saudi Arabia  3–0  Malaysia Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Majed Abdullah Goal 9', 64'
Ahmad Jamil Madani Goal 58'
18 May 1993 Macau  0–5  Malaysia Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Azman Adnan Goal 10', 43'
Azizol Abu Haniffah Goal 74'
Goal 77', 85'
18 May 1993 Saudi Arabia  2–0  Kuwait Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Saeed Owairan Goal 23'
Majed Abdullah Goal 89'

Group F[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Japan 8 7 1 0 28 2 +26 15
2  United Arab Emirates 8 6 1 1 19 4 +15 13
3  Thailand 8 4 0 4 13 7 +6 8
4  Bangladesh 8 2 0 6 7 28 −21 4
5  Sri Lanka 8 0 0 8 0 26 −26 0
Source:[citation needed]

Japan advanced to the Final Round.

8 April 1993 Japan  1–0  Thailand Kobe, Japan
Kazuyoshi Miura Goal 29'
8 April 1993 Sri Lanka  0–4  United Arab Emirates Kyoto, Japan
Ali Thani Jumaa Goal 21'
Adnan Al Talyani Goal 24'
Khamees Mubarak Goal 56', 88'
11 April 1993 Japan  8–0  Bangladesh Tokyo, Japan
Kazuyoshi Miura Goal 18', 44', 52', 53'
Takuya Takagi Goal 25', 57'
Masahiro Fukuda Goal 58', 88'
11 April 1993 Thailand  1–0  Sri Lanka Kobe, Japan
Kiatisuk Senamuang Goal 62'
13 April 1993 Sri Lanka  0–1  Bangladesh Yokohama, Japan
Goal 69' Etc.
13 April 1993 Thailand  0–1  United Arab Emirates Tokyo, Japan
Goal 86'
15 April 1993 Japan  5–0  Sri Lanka Tokyo, Japan
Takuya Takagi Goal 10', 49'
Tetsuji Hashiratani Goal 18'
Kazuyoshi Miura Goal 34', 51'
15 April 1993 Bangladesh  0–1  United Arab Emirates Yokohama, Japan
Goal 56'
18 April 1993 Japan  2–0  United Arab Emirates Tokyo, Japan
Tetsuji Hashiratani Goal 20'
Takuya Takagi Goal 76'
18 April 1993 Thailand  4–1  Bangladesh Tokyo, Japan
Goal 20'
Piyapong Pue-On Goal 21', 58', 88'		 Goal 84'
28 April 1993 Thailand  0–1  Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Takumi Horiike Goal 49'
28 April 1993 United Arab Emirates  3–0  Sri Lanka Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Adnan Al Talyani Goal 40', 54'
Ismail Rashid Ismail Goal 89'
30 April 1993 Bangladesh  1–4  Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Goal 11' Masahiro Fukuda Goal 2'
Kazuyoshi Miura Goal 30'
Mitsunori Yoshida Goal 36'
Takuya Takagi Goal 61'
30 April 1993 United Arab Emirates  2–1  Thailand Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Goal 10' (pen.)
Adnan Al Talyani Goal 63'		 Goal 90'
3 May 1993 United Arab Emirates  7–0  Bangladesh Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Adnan Al Talyani Goal 4', 65'
Goal 26', 59'
Fahad Khamees Goal 28'
Nasir Khamees Goal 38'
Mohamed Ahmed Goal 74'
3 May 1993 Sri Lanka  0–3  Thailand Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Piyapong Pue-On Goal 27', 37', 71' (pen.)
5 May 1993 Bangladesh  1–4  Thailand Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sayed Rumman Sabbir Goal 72' Piyapong Pue-On Goal 20', 52'
Kiatisuk Senamuang Goal 26'
Goal 54'
5 May 1993 Sri Lanka  0–6  Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ruy Ramos Goal 31'
Masami Ihara Goal 42', 56'
Takuya Takagi Goal 61'
Kazuyoshi Miura Goal 80'
Masashi Nakayama Goal 82'
7 May 1993 Bangladesh  3–0  Sri Lanka Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Goal 8', 78'
Kaiser Hamid Goal 73' (pen.)
7 May 1993 United Arab Emirates  1–1  Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Goal 83' Masaaki Sawanobori Goal 84'

Teams qualified for final round[]

With all of Iran, North Korea and Iraq qualifying for the final round fears were expressed in the United States of those countries potentially turning up at their tournament, since the three nations at the time were under economic sanctions by the United States.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Hersh, Phil. LIBYAN BAN RAISES CUP QUESTIONS. Chicago Tribune. 11 July 1993. 3.
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