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)
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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.

Format[]

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 would advance 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 would qualify. The runners-up would advance to the AFC play-off.
  • Play-off: The two teams played against each other once in Malaysia. The winner would qualify. The loser would advance to the AFC–OFC intercontinental play-offs.

First round[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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 PR 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 PR 2–4 Iran
Fan Zhiyi Goal 44' (pen.)
Li Ming Goal 54'		 (report) Bagheri Goal 61' (pen.)
Mahdavikia Goal 67', 73'
Roosta Goal 86'
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: (South Korea)
Saudi Arabia 2–1 Kuwait
Mehalel Goal 43'
Al Thuniyan Goal 55'		 (report) Abdulaziz Goal 18'
King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 21,500
Iran 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Bagheri Goal 64' (report) Al Sharani Goal 32'
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
Qatar 0–2 Kuwait
(report) Al Huwaidi Goal 16'
Abdulaziz Goal 88'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jamal Al-Sharif (Syria)
Qatar 1–1 China PR
Nasir Khamees Goal 10' (report) Hao Haidong Goal 67'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: (Iraq)
Kuwait 1–1 Iran
Al Huwaidi Goal 20' (report) Bagheri Goal 90'
Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: (Thailand)
China PR 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Zhang Enhua Goal 69' (report)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)
Iran 3–0 Qatar
Daei Goal 31'
Bagheri Goal 42', 56'		 (report)
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: (Mali)
Kuwait 1–2 China PR
Al Huwaidi Goal 24' (report) Hao Haidong Goal 3'
Gao Feng Goal 89'
Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Eddie Lennie (Australia)
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Qatar
Mehalel Goal 66' (report)
Attendance: 15,000
Kuwait 2–1 Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz Goal 48'
Mubarak Goal 67'		 (report) Al Muwallid Goal 31'
Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 15,000
Iran 4–1 China PR
Mansourian Goal 2'
Roosta Goal 44'
Bagheri Goal 69'
Ali Daei Goal 73'		 (report) Mao Yijun Goal 87'
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: (Lebanon)
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Iran
Al Muwallid Goal 88' (report)
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Kuwait 0–1 Qatar
(report) Goal 10'
Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: (Malaysia)
China PR 2–3 Qatar
Gao Feng Goal 19'
Fan Zhiyi Goal 80'		 (report) Al Naemi Goal 44'
Al-Enazi Goal 54'
Goal 60'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: (Singapore)
Iran 0–0 Kuwait
(report)
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)
Saudi Arabia 1–1 China PR
Al-Muwallid Goal 4' (report) Hao Haidong Goal 10'
King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: David Elleray (England)
Qatar 2–0 Iran
Al-Enazi Goal 38', 81' (report)
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
China PR 1–0 Kuwait
Ma Mingyu Goal 32'[1] (report)
Referee: Arturo Angeles (United States)
Qatar 0–1 Saudi Arabia
(report) Al Shahrani Goal 61'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Group B[]

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 Goal 24', 67', 74' Report
Attendance: 41,219
Referee: (Singapore)
Japan 6–3 Uzbekistan
Miura Goal 4' (pen.), 40', 64', 80'
Nakata Goal 40'
Jo Goal 44'		 Report Shatskikh Goal 56', 77'
Fyodorov Goal 69' (pen.)
Attendance: 54,328
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (Saudi Arabia)
South Korea 2–1 Uzbekistan
Choi Yong-soo Goal 15'
Lee Sang-yoon Goal 87'		 Report Shatskikh Goal 74'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: (China)
United Arab Emirates 4–0 Kazakhstan
Goal 20'
Obaid Goal 48'
Zuhair Bakheet Goal 75'
Mubarak Goal 85'		 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)
United Arab Emirates 0–0 Japan
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: (Malaysia)
Kazakhstan 1–1 Uzbekistan
Baltiyev Goal 84' Report Shatskikh Goal 85'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: (Lebanon)
Uzbekistan 2–3 United Arab Emirates
Shirshov Goal 10'
Goal 90'		 Report Zuhair Bakheet Goal 51'
Goal 60'
Adnan Al Talyani Goal 85'
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: (Iran)
Japan 1–2 South Korea
Yamaguchi Goal 67' Report Seo Jung-won Goal 83'
Lee Min-sung Goal 86'
Attendance: 56,704
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
South Korea 3–0 United Arab Emirates
Ha Seok-ju Goal 8'
Yoo Sang-chul Goal 69'
Lee Sang-yoon Goal 81'		 Report
Kazakhstan 1–1 Japan
Zubarev Goal 90+2' Report Akita Goal 23'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: (Syria)
Uzbekistan 1–1 Japan
Goal 30' Report Lopes Goal 89'
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: (Bahrain)
Kazakhstan 1–1 South Korea
Yevteyev Goal 50' Report Choi Yong-soo Goal 5'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: (Jordan)
Uzbekistan 1–5 South Korea
Fedorov Goal 61' (pen.) Report Choi Yong-soo Goal 19', 41'
Yoo Sang-chul Goal 38'
Ko Jeong-woon Goal 57'
Kim Do-hoon Goal 70'
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: (Iraq)
Kazakhstan 3–0 United Arab Emirates
Goal 55'
Yevteyev Goal 64'
Goal 75'		 Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: (Malaysia)
Uzbekistan 4–0 Kazakhstan
Shkvyrin Goal 19', 33'
Fedorov Goal 44'
Kasimov Goal 71'		 Report
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: (Oman)
Japan 1–1 United Arab Emirates
Lopes Goal 4' Report Mubarak Goal 37'
Attendance: 56,000
South Korea 0–2 Japan
Report Nanami Goal 2'
Lopes Goal 37'
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Esse Baharmast (United States)
United Arab Emirates 0–0 Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: (Syria)
Japan 5–1 Kazakhstan
Akita Goal 11'
Nakata Goal 15'
Nakayama Goal 44'
Ihara Goal 66'
Takagi Goal 88'		 Report Yevteyev Goal 73'
Attendance: 56,032
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
United Arab Emirates 1–3 South Korea
Zuhair Bakheet Goal 58' Report Lee Sang-yoon Goal 11'
Kim Do-hoon Goal 42', 67'
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

Play-off[]

  • 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 Goal 46'
Daei Goal 58'		 report (FIFA)
report (Japanese)		 Nakayama Goal 39'
Jo Goal 75'
Okano Golden goal 118'
Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Manuel Diaz Vega (Spain)

Inter-confederation play-offs[]

Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off)
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Iran  (a) 3–3  Australia 1–1 2–2


Qualified teams[]

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[]

19 goals
  • Iran Karim Bagheri
14 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
  • Japan Hidetoshi Nakata
  • Kuwait Jasem Al Huwaidi
  • Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
  • Yemen
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes[]

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

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