1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
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Teams | 30 (from 1 confederation) |
AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone (AFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 29 teams entered the competition. The Asian zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.
There were two rounds of play:
- First Round: The teams were divided into 6 groups of 4 or 5 teams each, although Myanmar withdrew after playing no matches. The teams would play against each other twice. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The 6 teams would play against each other once in Qatar. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.
First round[]
Group A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Iraq | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 13 |
2 | 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 |
Iraq advanced to the Final Round.
Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
(W) Withdrew
Iran advanced to the Final Round.
Group C[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
North Korea advanced to the Final Round.
Group D[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
South Korea advanced to the Final Round.
Group E[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.
Group F[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Japan advanced to the Final Round.
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]
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 |
2 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 |
3 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
4 | Iraq | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
5 | Iran | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 |
6 | North Korea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 |
Saudi Arabia and South Korea qualified.
North Korea | 3–2 | Iraq |
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Kim Kwang-min 63' 76' 80' |
Kadhim 8', 46' |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Netherlands)
Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Japan |
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Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
Iran | 0–3 | South Korea |
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Park Jung-bae 18' Ha Seok-Ju 79' Ko Jeong-Woon 81' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Schmidhuber (Germany)
North Korea | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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68' | Mehalel 56' Al-Muwallid 73' |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Crăciunescu (Romania)
Japan | 1–2 | Iran |
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Nakayama 88' | Hassanzadeh 45' Daei 85' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Baldas (Italy)
Iraq | 2–2 | South Korea |
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Hussein 32' Jafar 86' |
Kim Pan-Keun 40' Hong Myung-Bo 67' (pen.) |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Quiniou (France)
North Korea | 0–3 | Japan |
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Miura 28', 69' Nakayama 51' |
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
Iraq | 2–1 | Iran |
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Radhi 20' Kadhim 38' |
Daei 21' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Crăciunescu (Romania)
South Korea | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Shin Hong-Ki 63' | Madani 90' |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: (Netherlands)
Iraq | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Radhi 1' | Owairan 36' |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Quiniou (France)
Japan | 1–0 | South Korea |
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Miura 61' |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Schmidhuber (Germany)
Iran | 2–1 | North Korea |
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Daei 49', 66' | 22' |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Baldas (Italy)
South Korea | 3–0 | North Korea |
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Ko Jeong-Woon 49' Hwang Seon-Hong 53' Ha Seok-Ju 75' |
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Crăciunescu (Romania)
Saudi Arabia | 4–3 | Iran |
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Al-Jaber 21' Mehalel 27' Al-Mousa 47' Falatah 74' |
Fonounizadeh 43', 52' Manafi 90' |
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: (Netherlands)
Iraq | 2–2 | Japan |
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Radhi 54' Omran 90' |
Miura 5' Nakayama 69' |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
See 1993 Japan v Iraq football match
To date, this is the last time Japan failed to qualify for a World Cup.
Qualified teams[]
The following two teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
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Saudi Arabia | Final round winners | 28 October 1993 | 0 (debut) |
South Korea | Final round runners-up | 28 October 1993 | 3 (1954, 1986, 1990) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers[]
- 13 goals
- 8 goals
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- 6 goals
- 5 goals
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- 4 goals
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- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- 1 own goal
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See also[]
- 1993 Japan v Iraq football match
- 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
- 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
- 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
- 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
- 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
References[]
- ^ Hersh, Phil. LIBYAN BAN RAISES CUP QUESTIONS. Chicago Tribune. 11 July 1993. 3.
- 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
- 1993 in Asian football
- 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification