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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 34'
Al-Shahrani 37'
Attendance: 15,000
Malaysia 2–0 Bangladesh
Azman 43'
Abdul Karim 87'
(Report)
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)

Malaysia 0–0 Saudi Arabia
(Report)
Attendance: 20,000


Chinese Taipei 0–0 Malaysia
(Report)

Saudi Arabia 3–0 Malaysia
Al-Muwallid 59', 85'
O. Al-Dosari 87'
(Report)
Attendance: 15,000

Bangladesh 0–1 Malaysia
(Report) Zainal
Attendance: 6,000

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 9', 13', 16', 60', 66', 67', 86'
Estili 29', 47', 55'
Azizi 35', 36'
Shahroudi 56'
Mahdavikia 63'
Daei 75', 77'
Minavand 87'
Syria 3–0
Awarded[note 1]
 Kyrgyzstan

Syria 12–0 Maldives
Al-Said 7', 13'
Jokhadar 9', 37', 89'
Rifai 10'
Jabban 12', 78'
Srour 21'
Zaher 49'
Boshi 70' 79'
(Report)
Kyrgyzstan 0–7 Iran
(Report) Bagheri 35', 51'
Daei 57'
Majidi 68', 88'
Minavand 76'
Mousavi 82'

Syria 0–1 Iran
(Report) Daei 65'
Attendance: 33,000
Kyrgyzstan 3–0 Maldives
Korzanov 4'
Merzlikin 24'
Yusupov 28'
(Report)
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Wang Xuezhi (China)

Iran 3–1 Kyrgyzstan
Azizi 3', 77'
Bagheri 52'
(Report) Kutsov 16'
Attendance: 50,000
Maldives 0–12 Syria
(Report) Agha 24', 50'
Dib 55'
Taleb 60'
Al-Said 62', 63', 87'
Rihawi 66'
Abrash 80', 90'
Zaher 85', 89'

Iran 9–0 Maldives
Mansourian 15', 44'
Bagheri 22', 39'
Daei 33', 43'
Mahdavikia 38'
Shahroudi 68'
Azizi 87'
(Report)
Attendance: 30,000
Kyrgyzstan 2–1 Syria
Sardarov 76'
Kutsov 89'
(Report) Boshi 84'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yu Jingyin (China)

Iran 2–2 Syria
Shahroudi 10'
Mansourian 30'
(Report) Boshi 11'
Al-Said 39'
Attendance: 100,000
Maldives 0–6 Kyrgyzstan
(Report) Merzlikin 14'
Chertkov 22'
Kutsov 26'
Haitbaev 47', 89'
Ivanov 47'
Attendance: 70,000

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

Bahrain 1–2 United Arab Emirates
Darwish 84' (Report) Abdulla 18', 57'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

Bahrain 1–0 Jordan
Al-Doseri 27' (Report)

Jordan 4–1 Bahrain
Tadrus 14', 89'
Al-Sheikh 33'
Al-Khateeb 88'
(Report) Rashed 43'
Attendance: 4,000

United Arab Emirates 3–0 Bahrain
Saeed 14'
Mubarak 50', 60'
(Report)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Kiyoshi Ota (Japan)

United Arab Emirates 2–0 Jordan
Al Talyani 27'
Mubarak 88'
(Report)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Hossein Asgari (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 23' (Report) Cheng 13'
Oman 0–1 Japan
(Report) Omura 10'

Macau 0–10 Japan
(Report) Akita 1'
Takagi 14', 33', 72'
Soma 45'
Miura 54', 89'
Moroshima 80', 82'
Nanami 86'
Oman 1–0   Nepal
Al Busaidy 75' (Report)

Nepal   0–6 Japan
(Report) Morishima 24'
Takagi 47', 55', 89'
Omura 76'
Honda 90'
Oman 4–0 Macau
Samir 32'
Al Siyabi 42', 56'
Abdul Noor 83'
(Report)

Japan 10–0 Macau
Nakata 17', 61'
Nishizawa 21'
Miura 23', 29', 44', 57', 62', 79'
Nanami 42'
(Report)
Nepal   0–6 Oman
(Report) Shakya 1' (o.g.)
Al Busaidy 13'
Ahmed Hassan 17', 50'
Al Araimi 73'
Al Masori 78'
Attendance: 15,875
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

Japan 3–0   Nepal
Nishizawa 44'
Miura 72', 87'
(Report)
Macau 0–2 Oman
(Report) Al Araimi 44'
Ahmed Hassan 89'

Japan 1–1 Oman
Nakata 4' (Report) Samir 63'
Macau 2–1   Nepal
Che 78'
Da Cruz Martins 89'
(Report) Deepak Amatya 19'
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 1'
Lubis 6', 52'
Putiray 12', 44', 70'
Wabia 31', 36'
(Report)

Indonesia 0–0 Yemen
(Report)

Cambodia 0–1 Yemen
(Report) Dariban 39'
Attendance: 20,000

Cambodia 1–1 Indonesia
Sochetra 65' (Report) Putro 80'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Li Haiseng (China)

Yemen 0–1 Uzbekistan
(Report) Khasanov 27'

Yemen 7–0 Cambodia
Al Ariki 4', 13', 15', 83'
Noman 50'
Bashafal 55'
Abdulla 65'
(Report)




Uzbekistan 3–0 Indonesia
Shatskikh 12'
Maksudov 37', 87'
(Report)


Uzbekistan 5–1 Yemen
Shkvirin 8', 63'
Shatskikh 55', 75'
Bazarov 62'
(Report) Zughair 30'

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

Thailand 1–3 South Korea
Piyapong 48' (Report) Roh Sang-Rae 18'
Ha Seok-Ju 74'
Choi Moon-Sik 86'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)


Hong Kong 3–2 Thailand
Lee Kin Woo 23'
Cheng Sin Siu 48'
Au Wai Lun 88'
(Report) Natipong 43'
Chalermsan 70'
Attendance: 20,000


South Korea 0–0 Thailand
(Report)
Attendance: 20,000

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 49' (Report) Zainal 88'

Singapore 0–1 Kuwait
(Report) Al Saqer 29'

Kuwait 2–0 Lebanon
Al Huwaidi 38'
Al Ahmad 79'
(Report)
Attendance: 12,000

Singapore 1–2 Lebanon
Chuan Tan Teng 58' (pen.) (Report) Shehab 35'
Melikian 80'

Kuwait 4–0 Singapore
Wabran 28'
Al Ahmad 35'
Al Huwaidi 43'
Abdullah 78'
(Report)
Attendance: 13,000

Lebanon 1–3 Kuwait
Shehab 29' (Report) Otaibi 7'
Al Saleh 32', 74'

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 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
Alidodov 8'
Mouminov 15'
Dzhaborov 50', 84'
(Report)

Tajikistan 0–1 China
(Report) Hao Haidong 65'
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Masoud Kaabi (Iran)

Turkmenistan 1–2 Tajikistan
Tkavadze 18' (Report) Knizaev 41', 49'

China 1–0 Turkmenistan
Li Jinyu 81' (Report)
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa (Japan)

China 0–0 Tajikistan
(Report)
Vietnam 0–4 Turkmenistan
(Report) Agaev 16', 57', 63'
Broshin 20'

China 4–0 Vietnam
Fan Zhiyi 7'
Hao Haidong 45'
Ma Mingyu 65'
Su Maozhen 70'
(Report)
Attendance: 15,000
Tajikistan 5–0 Turkmenistan
Avakov 4', 26', 34'
Dzhaborov 14'
Mouminov 88'
(Report)
Attendance: 7,000

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
Esmagambetov 2', 62'
Yablochkin 49'
(Report)

Pakistan 2–6 Iraq
Umer 8'
Rafiq 53'
(Report) Fawzi 1', 62'
Chathir 35', 61'
Hussein 52'
Radhi 70'
Attendance: 12,000

Iraq 1–2 Kazakhstan
Abdul-Ridha 2' (Report) Klishin 41'
Loginov 48'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)

Pakistan 0–7 Kazakhstan
(Report) Esmagambetov 28'
Klishin 32'
Loginov 36'
Mazbaev 53'
Zubarev 64', 68', 72'

Iraq 6–1 Pakistan
Hussein 11', 26'
Fawzi 69', 76'
Abbas 71', 89'
(Report) Umer 58'

Kazakhstan 3–1 Iraq
Mazbaev 4'
Loginov 36'
Abdul Ridha 56' (o.g.)
(Report) Abdullah 56'
Attendance: 12,000

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
Souf 35'
Al-Enazi 51'
Fazli 81'
(Report)

Qatar 5–0 Philippines
Al-Enazi 19', 41'
Souf 29'
Al Noobi 30'
Jaloof 38'
(Report)
Sri Lanka 1–1 India
Silva 14' (Report) Chapman 39'

Philippines 0–3 Sri Lanka
(Report) Steinwall 28'
Perera 55', 80'
Qatar 6–0 India
Al-Enazi 27', 40'
Al Kuwari 42'
Maayof 47'
Souf 52'
Fazli 61'
(Report)

Notes

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