1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round

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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
Tournament details
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The AFC First Round of 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 36 AFC members.

The top country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the final round, where the ten remaining teams will be divided into two groups of five.

Group 1[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 6 5 1 0 18 1 +17 16 Final round
2  Malaysia 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2 11
3  Chinese Taipei 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4
4  Bangladesh 6 1 0 5 4 14 −10 3
Source: RSSSF
Chinese Taipei 0–2 Saudi Arabia
(Report) O. Al-Dosari Goal 34'
Al-Shahrani Goal 37'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: (Japan)
Malaysia 2–0 Bangladesh
Azman Goal 43'
Abdul Karim Goal 87'		 (Report)
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: (China)
Bangladesh 1–3 Chinese Taipei
Goal 56' (Report) Goal 59'
Huang Che-ming Goal 62'
Chen Kuei-jen Goal 78'
Attendance: 10,000
Malaysia 0–0 Saudi Arabia
(Report)
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Japan)
Bangladesh 1–4 Saudi Arabia
Goal 44' (Report) Al-Muwallid Goal 20'
Al-Temawi Goal 27'
Al-Shahrani Goal 65'
Al-Mehallel Goal 73'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: (Hong Kong)
Malaysia 2–0 Chinese Taipei
Goal 2'
Goal 16'		 (Report)
Attendance: 10,293
Chinese Taipei 0–0 Malaysia
(Report)
Youth Welfare, Jeddah
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Oman)
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Bangladesh
Al-Shahrani Goal
O. Al-Dosari Goal
Abdullah Al-Dosari Goal		 (Report)
Youth Welfare, Jeddah
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Libanon)
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Malaysia
Al-Muwallid Goal 59', 85'
O. Al-Dosari Goal 87'		 (Report)
Youth Welfare, Jeddah
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)
Chinese Taipei 1–2 Bangladesh
Goal (Report) Goal
Goal
Youth Welfare, Jeddah
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: (Jordan)
Bangladesh 0–1 Malaysia
(Report) Zainal Goal
Youth Welfare, Jeddah
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)
Saudi Arabia 6–0 Chinese Taipei
Al-Jaber Goal 3', 16', 63'
Al-Muwallid Goal 5'
Goal 30'
Al-Zahrani Goal 46'		 (Report)
Youth Welfare, Jeddah
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Kim Young-Joo (South Korea)

Group 2[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 6 5 1 0 39 3 +36 16 Final round
2  Syria 6 3 1 2 30 5 +25 10
3  Kyrgyzstan 6 3 0 3 12 14 −2 9
4  Maldives 6 0 0 6 0 59 −59 0
Source: RSSSF
Maldives 0–17 Iran
(Report) Bagheri Goal 9', 13', 16', 60', 66', 67', 86'
Estili Goal 29', 47', 55'
Azizi Goal 35', 36'
Shahroudi Goal 56'
Mahdavikia Goal 63'
Daei Goal 75', 77'
Minavand Goal 87'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: (South Korea)
Syria 3–0
Awarded[note 1]		 Kyrgyzstan
Syria 12–0 Maldives
Al-Said Goal 7', 13'
Jokhadar Goal 9', 37', 89'
Goal 10'
Jabban Goal 12', 78'
Srour Goal 21'
Zaher Goal 49'
Goal 70' Goal 79'		 (Report)
Attendance: 15,000
Kyrgyzstan 0–7 Iran
(Report) Bagheri Goal 35', 51'
Daei Goal 57'
Majidi Goal 68', 88'
Minavand Goal 76'
Mousavi Goal 82'
Attendance: 8,000
Syria 0–1 Iran
(Report) Daei Goal 65'
Attendance: 33,000
Kyrgyzstan 3–0 Maldives
Goal 4'
Goal 24'
Goal 28'		 (Report)
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: (China)
Iran 3–1 Kyrgyzstan
Azizi Goal 3', 77'
Bagheri Goal 52'		 (Report) Kutsov Goal 16'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)
Maldives 0–12 Syria
(Report) Agha Goal 24', 50'
Dib Goal 55'
Taleb Goal 60'
Al-Said Goal 62', 63', 87'
Rihawi Goal 66'
Goal 80', 90'
Zaher Goal 85', 89'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: (Malaysia)
Iran 9–0 Maldives
Mansourian Goal 15', 44'
Bagheri Goal 22', 39'
Daei Goal 33', 43'
Mahdavikia Goal 38'
Shahroudi Goal 68'
Azizi Goal 87'		 (Report)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: (Yemen)
Kyrgyzstan 2–1 Syria
Goal 76'
Kutsov Goal 89'		 (Report) Goal 84'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: (China)
Iran 2–2 Syria
Shahroudi Goal 10'
Mansourian Goal 30'		 (Report) Goal 11'
Al-Said Goal 39'
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: (Malaysia)
Maldives 0–6 Kyrgyzstan
(Report) Goal 14'
Goal 22'
Kutsov Goal 26'
Goal 47', 89'
Ivanov Goal 47'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: (Jordan)

Group 3[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 10 Final round
2  Jordan 4 1 1 2 4 4 0 4
3  Bahrain 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6 3
Source: RSSSF
Jordan 0–0 United Arab Emirates
(Report)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Omer Al Mehannah (Saudi Arabia)
Bahrain 1–2 United Arab Emirates
Goal 84' (Report) Goal 18', 57'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Bahrain 1–0 Jordan
Goal 27' (Report)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: (Syria)
Jordan 4–1 Bahrain
Tadrus Goal 14', 89'
Al-Sheikh Goal 33'
Goal 88'		 (Report) Goal 43'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: (Iraq)
United Arab Emirates 3–0 Bahrain
Goal 14'
Mubarak Goal 50', 60'		 (Report)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: (Japan)
United Arab Emirates 2–0 Jordan
Al Talyani Goal 27'
Mubarak Goal 88'		 (Report)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: (Iran)

Group 4[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 6 5 1 0 31 1 +30 16 Final round
2  Oman 6 4 1 1 14 2 +12 13
3  Macau 6 1 1 4 3 28 −25 4
4    Nepal 6 0 1 5 2 19 −17 1
Source: RSSSF
Nepal   1–1 Macau
Khadka Goal 23' (Report) Cheng Goal 13'
Attendance: 500
Referee: (Iraq)
Oman 0–1 Japan
(Report) Omura Goal 10'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: (Malaysia)
Macau 0–10 Japan
(Report) Akita Goal 1'
Takagi Goal 14', 33', 72'
Soma Goal 45'
Miura Goal 54', 89'
Moroshima Goal 80', 82'
Nanami Goal 86'
Attendance: 600
Referee: (China)
Oman 1–0   Nepal
Goal 75' (Report)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: (Syria)
Nepal   0–6 Japan
(Report) Morishima Goal 24'
Takagi Goal 47', 55', 89'
Omura Goal 76'
Honda Goal 90'
Attendance: 500
Referee: (Uzbekistan)
Oman 4–0 Macau
Goal 32'
Goal 42', 56'
Goal 83'		 (Report)
Attendance: 0
Referee: (Iraq)
Japan 10–0 Macau
Nakata Goal 17', 61'
Nishizawa Goal 21'
Miura Goal 23', 29', 44', 57', 62', 79'
Nanami Goal 42'		 (Report)
Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 27,342
Referee: (Iran)
Nepal   0–6 Oman
(Report) Shakya Goal 1' (o.g.)
Goal 13'
Goal 17', 50'
Goal 73'
Goal 78'
Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 15,875
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Japan 3–0   Nepal
Nishizawa Goal 44'
Miura Goal 72', 87'		 (Report)
Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 28,360
Referee: (Sri Lanka)
Macau 0–2 Oman
(Report) Goal 44'
Goal 89'
Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 8,737
Referee: (Syria)
Japan 1–1 Oman
Nakata Goal 4' (Report) Goal 63'
Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 48,839
Referee: (Malaysia)
Macau 2–1   Nepal
Che Goal 78'
Da Cruz Martins Goal 89'		 (Report) Goal 19'
Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 22,972

Group 5[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 6 5 1 0 20 3 +17 16 Final round
2  Yemen 6 2 2 2 10 7 +3 8
3  Indonesia 6 1 4 1 11 6 +5 7
4  Cambodia 6 0 1 5 2 27 −25 1
Source: RSSSF
Indonesia 8–0 Cambodia
Putro Goal 1'
Lubis Goal 6', 52'
Putiray Goal 12', 44', 70'
Wabia Goal 31', 36'		 (Report)
Attendance: 25,000
Indonesia 0–0 Yemen
(Report)
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: (Malaysia)
Cambodia 0–1 Yemen
(Report) Goal 39'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Hong Kong)
Cambodia 1–1 Indonesia
Sochetra Goal 65' (Report) Putro Goal 80'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: (China)
Yemen 0–1 Uzbekistan
(Report) Khasanov Goal 27'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: (Jordan)
Yemen 7–0 Cambodia
Goal 4', 13', 15', 83'
Goal 50'
Goal 55'
Goal 65'		 (Report)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: (Syria)
Uzbekistan 6–0 Cambodia
Shirshov Goal 8'
Khasanov Goal 18'
Lebedev Goal 38', 73'
Fedorov Goal 45'
Irismetov Goal 55'		 (Report)
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: (Kyrgyzstan)
Indonesia 1–1 Uzbekistan
Sudirman Goal 34' (Report) Shatskikh Goal 74'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: (South Korea)
Yemen 1–1 Indonesia
Goal 33' (Report) Putro Goal 59'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: (Oman)
Uzbekistan 3–0 Indonesia
Shatskikh Goal 12'
Maksudov Goal 37', 87'		 (Report)
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: (Iran)
Cambodia 1–4 Uzbekistan
Sochetra Goal 12' (Report) Abdukahhor Marifaliev Goal 2', 60'
Ravshan Bozorov Goal 9', 30'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Abdul Shakoor Baloch (Pakistan)
Uzbekistan 5–1 Yemen
Shkvirin Goal 8', 63'
Shatskikh Goal 55', 75'
Goal 62'		 (Report) Goal 30'
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Bahrain)

Group 6[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 10 Final round
2  Thailand 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
3  Hong Kong 4 1 0 3 3 10 −7 3
Source: RSSSF
Hong Kong 0–2 South Korea
(Report) Seo Jung-Won Goal 60'
Choi Moon-Sik Goal 75'
Hong Kong
Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa (Japan)
Thailand 1–3 South Korea
Piyapong Goal 48' (Report) Roh Sang-Rae Goal 18'
Ha Seok-Ju Goal 74'
Choi Moon-Sik Goal 86'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Thailand 2–0 Hong Kong
Goal 23'
Natipong Goal 79'		 (Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: (Saudi Arabia)
Hong Kong 3–2 Thailand
Goal 23'
Goal 48'
Au Wai Lun Goal 88'		 (Report) Natipong Goal 43'
Chalermsan Goal 70'
Hong Kong
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Malaysia)
South Korea 4–0 Hong Kong
Yoo Sang-Chul Goal 25'
Choi Yong-Soo Goal 39', 72'
Park Kun-Ha Goal 86'		 (Report)
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hussein Issa (Iraq)
South Korea 0–0 Thailand
(Report)
Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Group 7[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kuwait 4 4 0 0 10 1 +9 12 Final round
2  Lebanon 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4
3  Singapore 4 0 1 3 2 8 −6 1
Source: RSSSF
Lebanon 1–1 Singapore
Nazha Goal 49' (Report) Zainal Goal 88'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (Saudi Arabia)
Singapore 0–1 Kuwait
(Report) Al Saqer Goal 29'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: (South Korea)
Kuwait 2–0 Lebanon
Al Huwaidi Goal 38'
Al Ahmad Goal 79'		 (Report)
Kuwait City
Attendance: 12,000
Singapore 1–2 Lebanon
Goal 58' (pen.) (Report) Goal 35'
Melikian Goal 80'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 14,455
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)
Kuwait 4–0 Singapore
Wabran Goal 28'
Al Ahmad Goal 35'
Al Huwaidi Goal 43'
Abdullah Goal 78'		 (Report)
Kuwait City
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: (Syria)
Lebanon 1–3 Kuwait
Goal 29' (Report) Goal 7'
Goal 32', 74'
Attendance: 2,500

Group 8[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China PR 6 5 1 0 13 2 +11 16 Final round
2  Tajikistan 6 4 1 1 15 2 +13 13
3  Turkmenistan 6 2 0 4 8 13 −5 6
4  Vietnam 6 0 0 6 2 21 −19 0
Source: RSSSF
Tajikistan 4–0 Vietnam
Goal 8'
Goal 15'
Dzhaborov Goal 50', 84'		 (Report)
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: (Kazakhstan)
Turkmenistan 1–4 China PR
Goal 90' (Report) Peng Weiguo Goal 26', 39'
Gao Feng Goal 78'
Li Bing Goal 80'
Attendance: 3,000
Tajikistan 0–1 China PR
(Report) Hao Haidong Goal 65'
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: (Iran)
Turkmenistan 2–1 Vietnam
Goal 39'
Goal 53'		 (Report) Goal 71'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: (Nepal)
Vietnam 1–3 China PR
Le Huynh Duc Goal 38' (Report) Li Bing Goal 23'
Fan Zhiyi Goal 32'
Hao Haidong Goal 44'
Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: (Thailand)
Turkmenistan 1–2 Tajikistan
Goal 18' (Report) Goal 41', 49'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: (India)
China PR 1–0 Turkmenistan
Li Jinyu Goal 81' (Report)
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Japan)
Vietnam 0–4 Tajikistan
(Report) Goal 5'
Goal 24'
Avakov Goal 67'
Goal 75'
Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: (Indonesia)
China PR 0–0 Tajikistan
(Report)
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: (Iraq)
Vietnam 0–4 Turkmenistan
(Report) Agaev Goal 16', 57', 63'
Broshin Goal 20'
Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: (Myanmar)
China PR 4–0 Vietnam
Fan Zhiyi Goal 7'
Hao Haidong Goal 45'
Ma Mingyu Goal 65'
Su Maozhen Goal 70'		 (Report)
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: (North Korea)
Tajikistan 5–0 Turkmenistan
Avakov Goal 4', 26', 34'
Dzhaborov Goal 14'
Goal 88'		 (Report)
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: (Uzbekistan)

Group 9[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kazakhstan 4 4 0 0 15 2 +13 12 Final round
2  Iraq 4 2 0 2 14 8 +6 6
3  Pakistan 4 0 0 4 3 22 −19 0
Source: RSSSF
Kazakhstan 3–0 Pakistan
Goal 2', 62'
Yablochkin Goal 49'		 (Report)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: (Turkmenistan)
Pakistan 2–6 Iraq
Goal 8'
Goal 53'		 (Report) Fawzi Goal 1', 62'
Chathir Goal 35', 61'
Hussein Goal 52'
Radhi Goal 70'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: (Sri Lanka)
Iraq 1–2 Kazakhstan
Saadoun Goal 2' (Report) Klishin Goal 41'
Loginov Goal 48'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (China)
Pakistan 0–7 Kazakhstan
(Report) Goal 28'
Klishin Goal 32'
Loginov Goal 36'
Goal 53'
Zubarev Goal 64', 68', 72'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: (Kuwait)
Iraq 6–1 Pakistan
Hussein Goal 11', 26'
Fawzi Goal 69', 76'
Abbas Goal 71', 89'		 (Report) Goal 58'
Referee: (Lebanon)
Kazakhstan 3–1 Iraq
Goal 4'
Loginov Goal 36'
Saadoun Goal 56' (o.g.)		 (Report) Abdullah Goal 56'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: (Thailand)

Group 10[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Final round
2  Sri Lanka 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  India 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
4  Philippines 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: RSSSF
Qatar 3–0 Sri Lanka
Soufi Goal 35'
Al-Enazi Goal 51'
Fazli Goal 81'		 (Report)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: (Kazakhstan)
India 2–0 Philippines
Vijayan Goal 81'
Coutinho Goal 85'		 (Report)
Attendance: 700
Referee: (Saudi Arabia)
Qatar 5–0 Philippines
Al-Enazi Goal 19', 41'
Soufi Goal 29'
Goal 30'
Goal 38'		 (Report)
Attendance: 800
Referee: (Iraq)
Sri Lanka 1–1 India
Silva Goal 14' (Report) Chapman Goal 39'
Attendance: 400
Referee: (Lebanon)
Philippines 0–3 Sri Lanka
(Report) Goal 28'
Goal 55', 80'
Attendance: 200
Referee: (Kazakhstan)
Qatar 6–0 India
Al-Enazi Goal 27', 40'
Goal 42'
Maayof Goal 47'
Soufi Goal 52'
Fazli Goal 61'		 (Report)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: (Saudi Arabia)

Notes[]

  1. ^ FIFA awarded Syria a 3–0 win as a result of Kyrgyzstan was late on the pitch.

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