1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
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 30 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 30 teams were divided into 6 groups of 5 teams each, although Myanmar and Nepal withdrew after playing no match. 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
May 22, 1993, Irbid, Jordan - 
Jordan 1 - 1 Yemen 
May 22, 1993, Irbid, Jordan - 
Pakistan 0 - 5 China 
May 24, 1993, Irbid, Jordan - Jordan 1 - 1 Iraq 
May 24, 1993, Irbid, Jordan - Yemen 5 - 1 Pakistan
May 26, 1993, Irbid, Jordan - Jordan 0 - 3 China
May 26, 1993, Irbid, Jordan - Yemen 1 - 6 Iraq
May 28, 1993, Irbid, Jordan - Pakistan 0 - 8 Iraq
May 28, 1993, Irbid, Jordan - Yemen 1 - 0 China
May 30, 1993, Irbid, Jordan - Jordan 3 - 1 Pakistan
May 30, 1993, Irbid, Jordan - Iraq 1 - 0 China
June 12, 1993, Chengdu, China - Yemen 1 - 1 Jordan
June 12, 1993, Chengdu, China - China 3 - 0 Pakistan
June 14, 1993, Chengdu, China - Iraq 4 - 0 Jordan
June 14, 1993, Chengdu, China - Pakistan 0 - 3 Yemen
June 16, 1993, Chengdu, China - China 4 - 1 Jordan
June 16, 1993, Chengdu, China - Iraq 3 - 0 Yemen
June 18, 1993, Chengdu, China - Iraq 4 - 0 Pakistan
June 18, 1993, Chengdu, China - China 1 - 0 Yemen
June 20, 1993, Chengdu, China - Pakistan 0 - 5 Jordan
June 20, 1993, Chengdu, China - China 2 - 1 Iraq
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
June 23, 1993, Tehran, Iran - 
Iran 0 - 0 Oman 
June 23, 1993, Tehran, Iran - 
Chinese Taipei 0 - 2 Syria 
June 25, 1993, Tehran, Iran - Oman 0 - 0 Syria
June 25, 1993, Tehran, Iran - Iran 6 - 0 Chinese Taipei
June 27, 1993, Tehran, Iran - Oman 2 - 1 Chinese Taipei
June 27, 1993, Tehran, Iran - Iran 1 - 1 Syria
July 2, 1993, Damascus, Syria - Oman 0 - 1 Iran
July 2, 1993, Damascus, Syria - Syria 8 - 1 Chinese Taipei
July 4, 1993, Damascus, Syria - Syria 2 - 1 Oman
July 4, 1993, Damascus, Syria - Chinese Taipei 0 - 6 Iran
July 7, 1993, Damascus, Syria - Chinese Taipei 1 - 7 Oman
July 7, 1993, Damascus, Syria - Syria 1 - 1 Iran
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iran advanced to the Final Round.
Group C
April 9, 1993, Doha, Qatar - 
Qatar 3 - 1 Indonesia 
April 9, 1993, Doha, Qatar - 
North Korea 3 - 0 Vietnam 
April 11, 1993, Doha, Qatar - North Korea 2 - 1 Singapore 
April 11, 1993, Doha, Qatar - Qatar 4 - 0 Vietnam
April 13, 1993, Doha, Qatar - North Korea 4 - 0 Indonesia
April 13, 1993, Doha, Qatar - Vietnam 2 - 3 Singapore
April 16, 1993, Doha, Qatar - Qatar 4 - 1 Singapore
April 16, 1993, Doha, Qatar - Vietnam 1 - 0 Indonesia
April 18, 1993, Doha, Qatar - Indonesia 0 - 2 Singapore
April 18, 1993, Doha, Qatar - Qatar 1 - 2 North Korea
April 24, 1993, Singapore - Indonesia 1 - 4 Qatar
April 24, 1993, Singapore - Vietnam 0 - 1 North Korea
April 26, 1993, Singapore - Singapore 1 - 3 North Korea
April 26, 1993, Singapore - Vietnam 0 - 4 Qatar
April 28, 1993, Singapore - Indonesia 1 - 2 North Korea
April 28, 1993, Singapore - Singapore 1 - 0 Vietnam
April 30, 1993, Singapore - Singapore 1 - 0 Qatar
April 30, 1993, Singapore - Indonesia 2 - 1 Vietnam
May 2, 1993, Singapore - Singapore 2 - 1 Indonesia
May 2, 1993, Singapore - North Korea 2 - 2 Qatar
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Korea DPR advanced to the Final Round.
Group D
May 7, 1993, Beirut, Lebanon - 
Lebanon 2 - 2 India 
May 7, 1993, Beirut, Lebanon - 
Hong Kong 2 - 1 Bahrain 
May 9, 1993, Beirut, Lebanon - Bahrain 0 - 0 South Korea 
May 9, 1993, Beirut, Lebanon - Lebanon 2 - 2 Hong Kong
May 11, 1993, Beirut, Lebanon - India 1 - 2 Hong Kong
May 11, 1993, Beirut, Lebanon - Lebanon 0 - 1 South Korea
May 13, 1993, Beirut, Lebanon - Lebanon 0 - 0 Bahrain
May 13, 1993, Beirut, Lebanon - India 0 - 3 South Korea
May 15, 1993, Beirut, Lebanon - Hong Kong 0 - 3 South Korea
May 15, 1993, Beirut, Lebanon - Bahrain 2 - 1 India
June 5, 1993, Seoul, South Korea - South Korea 4 - 1 Hong Kong
June 5, 1993, Seoul, South Korea - Bahrain 0 - 0 Lebanon
June 7, 1993, Seoul, South Korea - India 0 - 3 Bahrain
June 7, 1993, Seoul, South Korea - South Korea 2 - 0 Lebanon
June 9, 1993, Seoul, South Korea - Hong Kong 1 - 2 Lebanon
June 9, 1993, Seoul, South Korea - South Korea 7 - 0 India
June 11, 1993, Seoul, South Korea - India 1 - 2 Lebanon
June 11, 1993, Seoul, South Korea - Bahrain 3 - 0 Hong Kong
June 13, 1993, Seoul, South Korea - South Korea 3 - 0 Bahrain
June 13, 1993, Seoul, South Korea - Hong Kong 1 - 3 India
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Korea Republic advanced to the Final Round.
Group E
May 1, 1993, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 
Macau 0 - 6 Saudi Arabia 
May 1, 1993, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 
Malaysia 1 - 1 Kuwait 
May 3, 1993, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Macau 1 - 10 Kuwait
May 3, 1993, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysia 1 - 1 Saudi Arabia
May 5, 1993, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Kuwait 0 - 0 Saudi Arabia
May 5, 1993, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysia 9 - 0 Macau
May 14, 1993, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Kuwait 2 - 0 Malaysia
May 14, 1993, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia 8 - 0 Macau
May 16, 1993, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Kuwait 8 - 0 Macau
May 16, 1993, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia 3 - 0 Malaysia
May 18, 1993, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Macau 0 - 5 Malaysia
May 18, 1993, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia 2 - 0 Kuwait
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 5 |  Nepal
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.
Group F
April 8, 1993, Tokyo, Japan - 
Japan 1 - 0 Thailand 
April 8, 1993, Tokyo, Japan - 
Sri Lanka 0 - 4 United Arab Emirates 
April 11, 1993, Tokyo, Japan - Japan 8 - 0 Bangladesh 
April 11, 1993, Tokyo, Japan - Thailand 1 - 0 Sri Lanka
April 13, 1993, Tokyo, Japan - Sri Lanka 0 - 1 Bangladesh
April 13, 1993, Tokyo, Japan - Thailand 0 - 1 United Arab Emirates
April 15, 1993, Tokyo, Japan - Japan 5 - 0 Sri Lanka
April 15, 1993, Tokyo, Japan - Bangladesh 0 - 1 United Arab Emirates
April 18, 1993, Tokyo, Japan - Japan 2 - 0 United Arab Emirates
April 18, 1993, Tokyo, Japan - Thailand 4 - 1 Bangladesh
April 28, 1993, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thailand 0 - 1 Japan
April 28, 1993, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - United Arab Emirates 3 - 0 Sri Lanka
April 30, 1993, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Bangladesh 1 - 4 Japan
April 30, 1993, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - United Arab Emirates 2 - 1 Thailand
May 3, 1993, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - United Arab Emirates 7 - 0 Bangladesh
May 3, 1993, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Sri Lanka 0 - 3 Thailand
May 5, 1993, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Bangladesh 1 - 4 Thailand
May 5, 1993, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Sri Lanka 0 - 6 Japan
May 7, 1993, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Bangladesh 3 - 0 Sri Lanka
May 7, 1993, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - United Arab Emirates 1 - 1 Japan
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 both Iran and Iraq qualifying for the final round fears were expressed in the United States of those countries potentially turning up at their tournament, since both nations at the time were under economic sanctions by the United States.[1]
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| North Korea | 3 – 2 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Gwang-Min 63' Kim Gyong-Il 76' Choi Won-Nam 80' |
Khadum 8', 46' |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Uilenberg (Netherlands)
| Saudi Arabia | 0 – 0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
| Iran | 0 – 3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Park Jung-Bae 18' Ha Seok-Ju 79' Ko Jeong-Woon 81' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Schmidhuber (Germany)
| North Korea | 1 – 2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Ryu Song-Gun 68' | Mehalel 56' Al-Muwallid 73' |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Crăciunescu (Romania)
| Japan | 1 – 2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Nakayama 88' | Hassanzadeh 45' Daei 85' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Baldas (Italy)
| Iraq | 2 – 2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Hussain 32' Jafar 86' |
Kim Pan-Keun 40' Hong Myung-Bo 67' (pen) |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Quiniou (France)
| North Korea | 0 – 3 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Miura 28', 69' Nakayama 51' |
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
| Iraq | 2 – 1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Radhi 20' Kadhum 38' |
Daei 21' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Crăciunescu (Romania)
| South Korea | 1 – 1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Shin Hong-Ki 63' | Madani 90' |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Uilenberg (Netherlands)
| Iraq | 1 – 1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Radhi 1' | Owairan 36' |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Quiniou (France)
| Japan | 1 – 0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Miura 61' |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Schmidhuber (Germany)
| Iran | 2 – 1 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Daei 49', 66' | Choi Won-Nam 22' |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Baldas (Italy)
| South Korea | 3 – 0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Ko Jeong-Woon 49' Hwang Seon-Hong 53' Ha Seok-Ju 75' |
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Crăciunescu (Romania)
| Saudi Arabia | 4 – 3 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Jaber 21' Mehalel 27' Al-Mousa 47' Falatah 74' |
Fonoonizadeh 43', 52' Manafi 90' |
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Uilenberg (Netherlands)
| Iraq | 2 – 2 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Shnaished 54' Salman 90' |
Miura 5' Nakayama 80' |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
See also
- Agony of Doha
- 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. Jul 11, 1993. 3.