1988 AFC Asian Cup final
Appearance
Event | 1988 AFC Asian Cup | ||||||
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After extra time Saudi Arabia won 4–3 on penalties | |||||||
Date | 18 December 1988 | ||||||
Venue | Al-Ahli Stadium, Doha | ||||||
Referee | Michel Vautrot (France) | ||||||
Attendance | 20,000 | ||||||
The 1988 AFC Asian Cup Final was a football match which determined the winner of the 1988 AFC Asian Cup, the 8th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of the Asian Football Confederation.[1]
Venue
Al-Ahli Stadium also known as Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium located in Doha, Qatar, hosted the 1988 AFC Asian Cup Final. The 18,000-seat stadium is used by Al Ahli SC (Doha) and Al-Sailiya SC. It was one of two stadiums used to host the 1988 Asian Cup; twelve matches were played in the stadium including the final.
Route to the final
South Korea | Round | Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opponents | Result | Group stage | Opponents | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | Match 1 | Syria | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japan | 2–0 | Match 2 | Kuwait | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qatar | 3–2 | Match 3 | Bahrain | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iran | 3–0 | Match 4 | China | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group A Winners
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Final standings | Group B winners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
China | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Semi-finals | Iran | 1–0 |
Match
Final
South Korea | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Saudi Arabia |
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Penalties | ||
Cho Min-kook Lee Tae-ho Byun Byung-joo Kim Joo-sung Cho Yoon-hwan |
3–4 | Nu'eimeh Abd Al-Jawad Abdullah Al-Mutlaq Al-Bishi |
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