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FIFA WORLD CUP
FRANCE 1998
AFC qualification





Qualified teams



  Team Qualified to
Japan 1998 FIFA World Cup - Play-off winners
Republic of Korea 1998 FIFA World Cup - Group B winners
Saudi Arabia 1998 FIFA World Cup - Group A winners
     
Iran Inter-confederation play-offs - Play-off losers


1st Round - Group 1



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Saudi Arabia 16 6 5 1 0 18 1    
2 Malaysia 11 6 3 2 1 5 3
3 Chinese Taipei 4 6 1 1 4 4 13
4 Bangladesh 3 6 1 0 5 4 14
  2nd round




Matchday 1            
16/03/1997     Shah Alam (MAS) Chinese Taipei - Saudi Arabia 0-2  
16/03/1997     Shah Alam (MAS) Malaysia - Bangladesh 2-0  
Matchday 2            
18/03/1997     Shah Alam (MAS) Bangladesh - Chinese Taipei 1-3  
18/03/1997     Shah Alam (MAS) Malaysia - Saudi Arabia 0-0  
Matchday 3            
20/03/1997     Shah Alam (MAS) Bangladesh - Saudi Arabia 1-4  
20/03/1997     Shah Alam (MAS) Malaysia - Chinese Taipei 2-0  
Matchday 4            
27/03/1997     Jedda (KSA) Chinese Taipei - Malaysia 0-0  
27/03/1997     Jedda (KSA) Saudi Arabia - Bangladesh 3-0  
Matchday 5            
29/03/1997     Jedda (KSA) Chinese Taipei - Bangladesh 1-2  
29/03/1997     Jedda (KSA) Saudi Arabia - Malaysia 3-0 Qual. Saudi Arabia
Matchday 6            
31/03/1997     Jedda (KSA) Bangladesh - Malaysia 0-1  
31/03/1997     Jedda (KSA) Saudi Arabia - Chinese Taipei 6-0  


 


1st Round - Group 2



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Iran 16 6 5 1 0 39 3    
2 Kyrgyzstan 9 5 3 0 2 12 11
3 Syria 7 5 2 1 2 27 5
4 Maldives 0 6 0 0 6 0 59
  2nd round




Matchday 1            
02/06/1997     Damascus (SYR) Maldives - Iran 0-17  
      Damascus (SYR) Syria - Kyrgyzstan not played  
Matchday 2            
04/06/1997     Damascus (SYR) Kyrgyzstan - Iran 0-7  
04/06/1997     Damascus (SYR) Syria - Maldives 12-0  
Matchday 3            
06/06/1997     Damascus (SYR) Kyrgyzstan - Maldives 3-0  
06/06/1997     Damascus (SYR) Syria - Iran 0-1  
Matchday 4            
09/06/1997     Tehran (IRN) Iran - Kyrgyzstan 3-1  
09/06/1997     Tehran (IRN) Maldives - Syria 0-12  
Matchday 5            
11/06/1997     Tehran (IRN) Iran - Maldives 9-0 Qual. Iran
11/06/1997     Tehran (IRN) Kyrgyzstan - Syria 2-1  
Matchday 6            
13/06/1997     Tehran (IRN) Iran - Syria 2-2  
13/06/1997     Tehran (IRN) Maldives - Kyrgyzstan 0-6  


 


1st Round - Group 3



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 United Arab Emirates 10 4 3 1 0 7 1    
2 Jordan 4 4 1 1 2 4 4
3 Bahrain 3 4 1 0 3 3 9
  2nd round




             
08/04/1997     Riffa (BHR) Jordan - United Arab Emirates 0-0  
11/04/1997     Riffa (BHR) Bahrain - United Arab Emirates 1-2  
14/04/1997     Riffa (BHR) Bahrain - Jordan 1-0  
19/04/1997     Sharjah (UAE) Jordan - Bahrain 4-1  
22/04/1997     Sharjah (UAE) United Arab Emirates - Bahrain 3-0  
26/04/1997     Sharjah (UAE) United Arab Emirates - Jordan 2-0 Qual. United Arab Emirates


 


1st Round - Group 4



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Japan 16 6 5 1 0 31 1    
2 Oman 13 6 4 1 1 14 2
3 Macau 4 6 1 1 4 3 28
4 Nepal 1 6 0 1 5 2 19
  2nd round




Matchday 1            
23/03/1997     Muscat (OMA) Nepal - Macau 1-1  
23/03/1997     Muscat (OMA) Oman - Japan 0-1  
Matchday 2            
25/03/1997     Muscat (OMA) Macau - Japan 0-10  
25/03/1997     Muscat (OMA) Oman - Nepal 1-0  
Matchday 3            
27/03/1997     Muscat (OMA) Nepal - Japan 0-6  
27/03/1997     Muscat (OMA) Oman - Macau 4-0  
Matchday 4            
22/06/1997     Tokyo (JPN) Japan - Macau 10-0  
22/06/1997     Tokyo (JPN) Nepal - Oman 0-6  
Matchday 5            
25/06/1997     Tokyo (JPN) Japan - Nepal 3-0  
25/06/1997     Tokyo (JPN) Macau - Oman 0-2  
Matchday 6            
28/06/1997     Tokyo (JPN) Japan - Oman 1-1 Qual. Japan
28/06/1997     Tokyo (JPN) Macau - Nepal 2-1  


 


1st Round - Group 5



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Uzbekistan 16 6 5 1 0 20 3    
2 Yemen 8 6 2 2 2 10 7
3 Indonesia 7 6 1 4 1 11 6
4 Cambodia 1 6 0 1 5 2 27
  2nd round




             
06/04/1997     Jakarta (IDN) Indonesia - Cambodia 8-0  
13/04/1997     Jakarta (IDN) Indonesia - Yemen 0-0  
20/04/1997     Phnom Penh (CAM) Cambodia - Yemen 0-1  
27/04/1997     Phnom Penh (CAM) Cambodia - Indonesia 1-1  
09/05/1997     Sana'a (YEM) Yemen - Uzbekistan 0-1  
16/05/1997     Sana'a (YEM) Yemen - Cambodia 7-0  
25/05/1997     Tashkent (UZB) Uzbekistan - Cambodia 6-0  
01/06/1997     Jakarta (IDN) Indonesia - Uzbekistan 1-1  
13/06/1997     Sana'a (YEM) Yemen - Indonesia 1-1  
20/06/1997     Tashkent (UZB) Uzbekistan - Indonesia 3-0  
29/06/1997     Phnom Penh (CAM) Cambodia - Uzbekistan 1-4 Qual. Uzbekistan
24/08/1997     Tashkent (UZB) Uzbekistan - Yemen 5-1  


 


1st Round - Group 6



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Republic of Korea 10 4 3 1 0 9 1    
2 Thailand 4 4 1 1 2 5 6
3 Hong Kong 3 4 1 0 3 3 10
  2nd round





             
23/02/1997     Hong Kong (CHN) Hong Kong - Republic of Korea 0-2  
02/03/1997     Bangkok (THA) Thailand - Republic of Korea 1-3  
09/03/1997     Bangkok (THA) Thailand - Hong Kong 2-0  
30/03/1997     Hong Kong (CHN) Hong Kong - Thailand 3-2  
28/05/1997     Daejeon (KOR) Republic of Korea - Hong Kong 4-0 Qual. Republic of Korea
01/06/1997     Seoul (KOR) Republic of Korea - Thailand 0-0  


 


1st Round - Group 7



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Kuwait 12 4 4 0 0 10 1    
2 Lebanon 4 4 1 1 2 4 7
3 Singapore 1 4 0 1 3 2 8
  2nd round




             
13/04/1997     Beirut (LIB) Lebanon - Singapore 1-1  
26/04/1997     Singapore (SIN) Singapore - Kuwait 0-1  
08/05/1997     Kuwait City (KUW) Kuwait - Lebanon 2-0  
24/05/1997     Singapore (SIN) Singapore - Lebanon 1-2  
05/06/1997     Kuwait City (KUW) Kuwait - Singapore 4-0 Qual. Kuwait
22/06/1997     Beirut (LIB) Lebanon - Kuwait 1-3  


 


1st Round - Group 8



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 China PR 16 6 5 1 0 13 2    
2 Tajikistan 13 6 4 1 1 15 2
3 Turkmenistan 6 6 2 0 4 8 13
4 Vietnam 0 6 0 0 6 2 21
  2nd round




Matchday 1            
04/05/1997     Dushanbe (TJK) Tajikistan - Vietnam 4-0  
04/05/1997     Ashgabat (TKM) Turkmenistan - China PR 1-4  
Matchday 2            
11/05/1997     Dushanbe (TJK) Tajikistan - China PR 0-1  
11/05/1997     Ashgabat (TKM) Turkmenistan - Vietnam 2-1  
Matchday 3            
25/05/1997     Ashgabat (TKM) Turkmenistan - Tajikistan 1-2  
25/05/1997     Hô Chí Minh (VIE) Vietnam - China PR 1-3  
Matchday 4            
01/06/1997     Beijing (CHN) China PR - Turkmenistan 1-0  
01/06/1997     Hô Chí Minh (VIE) Vietnam - Tajikistan 0-4  
Matchday 5            
08/06/1997     Beijing (CHN) China PR - Tajikistan 0-0  
08/06/1997     Hô Chí Minh (VIE) Vietnam - Turkmenistan 0-4  
Matchday 6            
22/06/1997     Beijing (CHN) China PR - Vietnam 4-0 Qual. China PR
22/06/1997     Dushanbe (TJK) Tajikistan - Turkmenistan 5-0  


 


1st Round - Group 9



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Kazakhstan 12 4 4 0 0 15 2    
2 Iraq 6 4 2 0 2 14 8
3 Pakistan 0 4 0 0 4 3 22
  2nd round




             
11/05/1997     Almaty (KAZ) Kazakhstan - Pakistan 3-0  
23/05/1997     Lahore (PAK) Pakistan - Iraq 2-6  
06/06/1997     Baghdad (IRQ) Iraq - Kazakhstan 1-2  
11/06/1997     Lahore (PAK) Pakistan - Kazakhstan 0-7  
20/06/1997     Baghdad (IRQ) Iraq - Pakistan 6-1  
29/06/1997     Almaty (KAZ) Kazakhstan - Iraq 3-1 Qual. Kazakhstan


 


1st Round - Group 10



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Qatar 9 3 3 0 0 14 0    
2 Sri Lanka 4 3 1 1 1 4 4
3 India 4 3 1 1 1 3 7
4 Philippines 0 3 0 0 3 0 10
  2nd round




             
20/09/1996     Doha (QAT) Qatar - Sri Lanka 3-0  
21/09/1996     Doha (QAT) India - Philippines 2-0  
23/09/1996     Doha (QAT) Qatar - Philippines 5-0  
24/09/1996     Doha (QAT) Sri Lanka - India 1-1  
26/09/1996     Doha (QAT) Philippines - Sri Lanka 0-3  
27/09/1996     Doha (QAT) Qatar - India 6-0 Qual. Qatar


 


2nd Round - Group A



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Saudi Arabia 14 8 4 2 2 8 6    
2 Iran 12 8 3 3 2 13 8    
3 China PR 11 8 3 2 3 11 14
4 Qatar 10 8 3 1 4 7 10
5 Kuwait 8 8 2 2 4 7 8
  FIFA World Cup 1998
  3rd round




Matchday 1            
13/09/1997 16:15   Dalian (CHN) China PR - Iran 2-4  
14/09/1997 20:30   Riyadh (KSA) Saudi Arabia - Kuwait 2-1  
Matchday 2            
19/09/1997 18:00   Tehran (IRN) Iran - Saudi Arabia 1-1  
19/09/1997 18:30   Doha (QAT) Qatar - Kuwait 0-2  
Matchday 3            
26/09/1997 18:15   Doha (QAT) Qatar - China PR 1-1  
26/09/1997 19:15   Kuwait City (KUW) Kuwait - Iran 1-1  
Matchday 4            
03/10/1997 16:15   Dalian (CHN) China PR - Saudi Arabia 1-0  
03/10/1997 17:00   Tehran (IRN) Iran - Qatar 3-0  
Matchday 5            
10/10/1997 19:00   Kuwait City (KUW) Kuwait - China PR 1-2  
11/10/1997     Riyadh (KSA) Saudi Arabia - Qatar 1-0  
Matchday 6            
17/10/1997     Tehran (IRN) Iran - China PR 4-1  
17/10/1997     Kuwait City (KUW) Kuwait - Saudi Arabia 2-1  
Matchday 7            
24/10/1997     Kuwait City (KUW) Kuwait - Qatar 0-1  
24/10/1997     Riyadh (KSA) Saudi Arabia - Iran 1-0  
Matchday 8            
31/10/1997     Dalian (CHN) China PR - Qatar 2-3  
31/10/1997     Tehran (IRN) Iran - Kuwait 0-0  
Matchday 9            
06/11/1997     Riyadh (KSA) Saudi Arabia - China PR 1-1  
07/11/1997     Doha (QAT) Qatar - Iran 2-0  
Matchday 10            
12/11/1997     Dalian (CHN) China PR - Kuwait 1-0  
12/11/1997     Doha (QAT) Qatar - Saudi Arabia 0-1 Qual. Saudi Arabia


 


2nd Round - Group B



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Republic of Korea 19 8 6 1 1 19 7    
2 Japan 13 8 3 4 1 17 9    
3 United Arab Emirates 9 8 2 3 3 9 12
4 Uzbekistan 6 8 1 3 4 13 18
5 Kazakhstan 6 8 1 3 4 7 19
  FIFA World Cup 1998
  3rd round




Matchday 1            
06/09/1997 19:00   Seoul (KOR) Republic of Korea - Kazakhstan 3-0  
07/09/1997 19:00   Tokyo (JPN) Japan - Uzbekistan 6-3  
Matchday 2            
12/09/1997     Seoul (KOR) Republic of Korea - Uzbekistan 2-1  
12/09/1997     Abu Dhabi (UAE) United Arab Emirates - Kazakhstan 4-0  
Matchday 3            
19/09/1997     Abu Dhabi (UAE) United Arab Emirates - Japan 0-0  
20/09/1997     Almaty (KAZ) Kazakhstan - Uzbekistan 1-1  
Matchday 4            
27/09/1997     Tashkent (UZB) Uzbekistan - United Arab Emirates 2-3  
28/09/1997     Tokyo (JPN) Japan - Republic of Korea 1-2  
Matchday 5            
04/10/1997     Almaty (KAZ) Kazakhstan - Japan 1-1  
04/10/1997     Seoul (KOR) Republic of Korea - United Arab Emirates 3-0  
Matchday 6            
11/10/1997     Almaty (KAZ) Kazakhstan - Republic of Korea 1-1  
11/10/1997     Tashkent (UZB) Uzbekistan - Japan 1-1  
Matchday 7            
18/10/1997     Almaty (KAZ) Kazakhstan - United Arab Emirates 3-0  
18/10/1997     Tashkent (UZB) Uzbekistan - Republic of Korea 1-5 Qual. Republic of Korea
Matchday 8            
25/10/1997     Tashkent (UZB) Uzbekistan - Kazakhstan 4-0  
26/10/1997     Tokyo (JPN) Japan - United Arab Emirates 1-1  
Matchday 9            
01/11/1997     Seoul (KOR) Republic of Korea - Japan 0-2  
02/11/1997     Abu Dhabi (UAE) United Arab Emirates - Uzbekistan 0-0  
Matchday 10            
08/11/1997     Tokyo (JPN) Japan - Kazakhstan 5-1  
09/11/1997     Abu Dhabi (UAE) United Arab Emirates - Republic of Korea 1-3  


 


3rd Round



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Japan 3 1 1 0 0 3 2    
2 Iran 0 1 0 0 1 2 3    
  FIFA World Cup 1998
  Inter-confederation play-offs




             
16/11/1997 21:00   Johor Bahru (MAS) Japan - Iran 3-2 aet Qual. Japan