1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
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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.

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

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
16 March 1997 Chinese Taipei  0–2  Saudi Arabia Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
(report) O.Al-Dosari 34'
Al-Shahrani 37'		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto (Japan)
16 March 1997 Malaysia  2–0  Bangladesh Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Azman 43'
Abdul 87'		 (report) Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)
18 March 1997 Bangladesh  1–3  Chinese Taipei Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Rana 56' (report) Lin Wen Han 59'
Huang Che-ming 62'
Chen Kuei-jen 78'		 Attendance: 10,000
18 March 1997 Malaysia  0–0  Saudi Arabia Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
(report) Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto (Japan)
20 March 1997 Bangladesh  1–4  Saudi Arabia Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Rana 44' (report) Al-Muwallid 20'
Al-Temawi 27'
Al-Shahrani 65'
Al-Mehallel 73'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Fong Fat Wah (Hong Kong)
20 March 1997 Malaysia  2–0  Chinese Taipei Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Che Zambil 2'
Sulong 16'		 (report) Attendance: 10,293
Referee: Ahmed Ibrahim Hakeem (United Arab Emirates)
27 March 1997 Chinese Taipei  0–0  Malaysia Youth Welfare, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
(report) Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohamed Bin Khamis Al Kabi (Oman)
27 March 1997 Saudi Arabia  3–0  Bangladesh Youth Welfare, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Al-Shahrani
O.Al-Dosari
Abdullah Al-Dosari 		(report) Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Libanon)
29 March 1997 Saudi Arabia  3–0  Malaysia Youth Welfare, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Al-Muwallid 59', 85'
O.Al-Dosari 87'		 (report) Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)
29 March 1997 Chinese Taipei  1–2  Bangladesh Youth Welfare, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Hsu Te Ming (report) Alfaz Ahmed
Imtiaz 		Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Omar Abu Loom (Jordan)
31 March 1997 Bangladesh  0–1  Malaysia Youth Welfare, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
(report) Zainal Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)
31 March 1997 Saudi Arabia  6–0  Chinese Taipei Youth Welfare, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Al-Jaber 3' 16' 63'
Al-Muwallid 5'
Abdulaziz Al-Dosari 30'
Al-Zahrani 46'		 (report) Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Kim Young-Joo (South Korea)

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 6 5 1 0 39 3 36 16
 Kyrgyzstan 5 3 0 2 12 11 1 9
 Syria 5 2 1 2 27 5 22 7
 Maldives 6 0 0 6 0 59 –59 0
2 June 1997 Maldives  0–17  Iran Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria
16:30 (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'		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: An Bong-Ki (South Korea)
4 June 1997 Syria  12–0  Maldives Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria
Bayazid 7', 13'
Jokhadar 9', 37', 89'
Rifai 10'
Jabban 12', 78'
Srour 21'
Zaher 49'
Boushi 70' 79'		 (report) Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Esa Mohamed Saleh (United Arab Emirates)
4 June 1997 Kyrgyzstan  0–7  Iran Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria
15:30 (report) Bagheri 35', 51'
Daei 57'
Majidi 68', 88'
Minavand 76'
Mousavi 82'		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
6 June 1997 Syria  0–1  Iran Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria
17:30 (report) Daei 65' Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
6 June 1997 Kyrgyzstan  3–0  Maldives Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria
Korzanov 4'
Merzlikin 24'
Yusupov 28'		 (report) Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Wang Xuezhi (China)
9 June 1997 Iran  3–1  Kyrgyzstan Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran
19:00 Azizi 3', 77'
Bagheri 52'		 (report) Kutsov 16' Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)
9 June 1997 Maldives  0–12  Syria Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran
(report) Agha 24', 50'
Dib 55'
Taleb 60'
Bayazid 62', 63', 87'
Rihawi 66'
Abrash 80', 90'
Zaher 85', 89'		 Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mohamed Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)
11 June 1997 Iran  9–0  Maldives Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran
19:00 Mansourian 15', 44'
Bagheri 22', 39'
Daei 33', 43'
Mahdavikia 38'
Shahroudi 68'
Azizi 87'		 (report) Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohamed Sanhoub (Yemen)
11 June 1997 Kyrgyzstan  2–1  Syria Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran
Sardarov 76'
Kutsov 89'		 (report) Boushi 84' Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yu Jingyin (China)
13 June 1997 Iran  2–2  Syria Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran
Shahroudi 10'
Mansourian 30'		 (report) Boushi 11'
Bayazid 39'		 Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Mohamed Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)
13 June 1997 Maldives  0–6  Kyrgyzstan Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran
(report) Merzlikin 14'
Chertkov 22'
Kutsov 26'
Haitbaev 47', 89'
Ivanov 47'		 Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Fahed Al-Damisi (Jordan)
  • The match between Syria and Kyrgyzstan was not played.

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
8 April 1997 Jordan  0–0  United Arab Emirates Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain
(report) Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Omer Saleh Al Mehannah (Saudi Arabia)
11 April 1997 Bahrain  1–2  United Arab Emirates Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain
Darwish 84' (report) Abdulla 18', 57' Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
14 April 1997 Bahrain  1–0  Jordan Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain
Al-Doseri 27' (report) Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Eskandar Hammal (Syria)
19 April 1997 Jordan  4–1  Bahrain Sports Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Tadrus 14', 89'
Qasem Al-Sheikh 33'
Al-Khateeb 88'		 (report) Rashed 43' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Menfi Redha Falah (Iraq)
22 April 1997 United Arab Emirates  3–0  Bahrain Sports Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Saeed 14'
Mubarak 50', 60'		 (report) Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Kiyoshi Ota (Japan)
26 April 1997 United Arab Emirates  2–0  Jordan Sports Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Al Talyani 27'
Mubarak 88'		 (report) Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Hossein Asgari (Iran)

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
23 March 1997 Nepal    1–1  Macau Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman
Khadka 23' (report) Cheang 13' Attendance: 500
Referee: Mahmoud Nurilddin (Iraq)
23 March 1997 Oman  0–1  Japan Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman
(report) Omura 10' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nik Ahmad HajiI Yaakub (Malaysia)
25 March 1997 Macau  0–10  Japan Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman
(report) Akita 1'
Takagi 14', 33', 72'
Soma 45'
Miura 54', 89'
Morishima 80', 82'
Nanami 86'		 Attendance: 600
Referee: Wang Xuezhi (China)
25 March 1997 Oman  1–0    Nepal Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman
Al Busaidy 75' (report) Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Yousef Shaikho (Syria)
27 March 1997 Nepal    0–6  Japan Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman
(report) Morishima 24'
Takagi 47', 55', 89'
Omura 76'
Honda 90'		 Attendance: 500
Referee: Sardar Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)
27 March 1997 Oman  4–0  Macau Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman
Samir 32'
Al Siyabi 42', 56'
Abdul Noor 83'		 (report) Attendance: 0
Referee: Mahmoud Nurilddin (Iraq)
22 June 1997 Japan  10–0  Macau Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Nakata 17', 61'
Nishizawa 21'
Miura 23', 29', 44', 57', 62', 79'
Nanami 42'		 (report) Attendance: 27,342
Referee: Ali Naghi Mostafanezhad (Iran)
22 June 1997 Nepal    0–6  Oman Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
(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)
25 June 1997 Japan  3–0    Nepal Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Nishizawa 44'
Miura 72', 87'		 (report) Attendance: 28,360
Referee: Abayawansa Mahasena Yapa (Sri Lanka)
25 June 1997 Macau  0–2  Oman Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
(report) Al Araimi 44'
Ahmed Hassan 89'		 Attendance: 8,737
Referee: Mahmoud Al Rifaee (Syria)
28 June 1997 Japan  1–1  Oman Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Nakata 4' (report) Samir 63' Attendance: 48,839
Referee: Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)
28 June 1997 Macau  2–1    Nepal Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Che 78'
da Cruz Martins 89'		 (report) Deepak Amatya 19' Attendance: 22,972

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
6 April 1997 Indonesia  8–0  Cambodia Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia
Putro 1'
Lubis 6', 52'
Putiray 12', 44', 70'
Wabia 31', 36'		 (report) Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
13 April 1997 Indonesia  0–0  Yemen Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia
(report) Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)
20 April 1997 Cambodia  0–1  Yemen Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
(report) Dariban 39' Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ng Yim Kin (Hong Kong)
27 April 1997 Cambodia  1–1  Indonesia Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Sochetra 65' (report) Putro 80' Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Li Haiseng (China)
9 May 1997 Yemen  0–1  Uzbekistan Althawra Sports City Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen
(report) Khasanov 27' Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Yousef Sawarkeh (Jordan)
16 May 1997 Yemen  7–0  Cambodia Althawra Sports City Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen
Al Ariki 4', 13', 15', 83'
Noman 50'
Bashafal 55'
Abdulla 65'		 (report) Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Khaled Dalu (Syria)
25 May 1997 Uzbekistan  6–0  Cambodia Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Shirshov 8'
Khasanov 18'
Lebedev 38', 73'
Fedorov 45'
Irismetov 55'		 (report) Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Viktor Kolpakov(Kyrgyzstan)
1 June 1997 Indonesia  1–1  Uzbekistan Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia
Sudirman 34' (report) Shatskikh 74' Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kim Kwang-Jong (South Korea)
13 June 1997 Yemen  1–1  Indonesia Althawra Sports City Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen
Al Ariki 33' (report) Putro 59' Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ali Al Hosni Ali Bin Mubarak (Oman)
20 June 1997 Uzbekistan  3–0  Indonesia Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Shatskikh 12'
Maksudov 37', 87'		 (report) Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Jalal Moradi (Iran)
29 June 1997 Cambodia  1–4  Uzbekistan Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Sochetra 12' (report) Abdukahhor Marifaliev 2', 60'
Ravshan Bozorov 9', 30'		 Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Abdul Shakoor Baloch (Pakistan)
24 August 1997 Uzbekistan  5–1  Yemen Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Shkvyrin 8', 63'
Shatskikh 55', 75'
Bazarov 62'		 (report) Zughair 30' Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sultan Mujalli Al Aalaq (Bahrain)

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
23 February 1997 Hong Kong  0–2  South Korea Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
(report) Seo Jung-Won 60'
Choi Moon-Sik 75'		 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa (Japan)
2 March 1997 Thailand  1–3  South Korea Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
Piyapong 48' (report) Roh Sang-Rae 18'
Ha Seok-Ju 74'
Choi Moon-Sik 86'		 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
9 March 1997 Thailand  2–0  Hong Kong Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
Krissada 23'
Natipong 79'		 (report) Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Abdul Aziz A. Al Dokhail (Saudi Arabia)
30 March 1997 Hong Kong  3–2  Thailand Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Lee Kin Woo 23'
Cheng Sin Siu 48'
Au Wai Lun 88'		 (report) Natipong 43'
Chalermsan 70'		 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nazri Abdullah Mohamed (Malaysia)
28 May 1997 South Korea  4–0  Hong Kong Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex, Daejeon, South Korea
Yoo Sang-Chul 25'
Choi Yong-Soo 39', 72'
Park Kun-Ha 86'		 (report) Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hussein Issa (Iraq)
1 June 1997 South Korea  0–0  Thailand Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
(report) Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

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
13 April 1997 Lebanon  1–1  Singapore Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
Nazha 49' (report) Zainal 88' Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (Saudi Arabia)
26 April 1997 Singapore  0–1  Kuwait National Stadium, Singapore
(report) Hani Al Saqer 29' Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Park Hae-Yong (South Korea)
8 May 1997 Kuwait  2–0  Lebanon Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Al Huwaidi 38'
Al Ahmad 79'		 (report) Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
24 May 1997 Singapore  1–2  Lebanon National Stadium, Singapore
Chuan Tan Teng 58' (pen.) (report) Shehab 35'
Melikian 80'		 Attendance: 14,455
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)
5 June 1997 Kuwait  4–0  Singapore Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Saihan 28'
Al Ahmad 35'
Al Huwaidi 43'
Abdulaziz 78'		 (report) Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Suleman Abo Allo (Syria)
22 June 1997 Lebanon  1–3  Kuwait Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon
Shehab 29' (report) Otaibi 7'
Al Saleh 32', 74'		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 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
4 May 1997 Tajikistan  4–0  Vietnam Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Alidodov 8'
Mouminov 15'
Dzhaborov 50', 84'		 (report) Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Alexander Koulzalov (Kazakhstan)
4 May 1997 Turkmenistan  1–4  China Nisa-Çandybil Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Meredov 90' (report) Peng Weiguo 26', 39'
Gao Feng 78'
Li Bing 80'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Saeed Abdulla Ibrahim United Arab Emirates
11 May 1997 Tajikistan  0–1  China Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
(report) Hao Haidong 65' Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Masoud Kaabi (Iran)
11 May 1997 Turkmenistan  2–1  Vietnam Nisa-Çandybil Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Agabaev 39'
Gulyan 53'		 (report) Nguyen Cong Vinh 71' Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Gyanu Shrestha (Nepal)
25 May 1997 Vietnam  1–3  China Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Le Huynh Duc 38' (report) Li Bing 23'
Fan Zhiyi 32'
Hao Haidong 44'		 Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Russamee Jindamai (Thailand)
25 May 1997 Turkmenistan  1–2  Tajikistan Nisa-Çandybil Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Tkavadze 18' (report) Knizaev 41', 49' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Inayath Ulla Khan (India)
1 June 1997 China  1–0  Turkmenistan Workers Stadium, Beijing, China
Li Jinyu 81' (report) Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa (Japan)
1 June 1997 Vietnam  0–4  Tajikistan Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
(report) Mouminov 5'
Alidodov 24'
Avakov 67'
Achourmamadov 75'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ngadiman Asri (Indonesia)
8 June 1997 China  0–0  Tajikistan Workers Stadium, Beijing, China
(report) Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Abdul Khudheir Abdul Hussein (Iraq)
8 June 1997 Vietnam  0–4  Turkmenistan Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
(report) Agaev 16', 57', 63'
Broshin 20'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kyaw U Kyaw (Myanmar)
22 June 1997 China  4–0  Vietnam Workers Stadium, Beijing, China
Fan Zhiyi 7'
Hao Haidong 45'
Ma Mingyu 65'
Su Maozhen 70'		 (report) Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jang Sok Jin (North Korea)
22 June 1997 Tajikistan  5–0  Turkmenistan Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Avakov 4', 26', 34'
Dzhaborov 14'
Mouminov 88'		 (report) Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Nail Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

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
11 May 1997 Kazakhstan  3–0  Pakistan Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Esmagambetov 2', 62'
Yablochkin 49'		 (report) Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Allabergen Sapaev (Turkmenistan)
23 May 1997 Pakistan  2–6  Iraq Railway Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
Umer 8'
Rafiq 53'		 (report) Fawzi 1', 62'
Chathir 35', 61'
Hussein 52'
Radhi 70'		 Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sunil Senaweera (Sri Lanka)
6 June 1997 Iraq  1–2  Kazakhstan Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq
Saadoun 2' (report) Klishin 41'
Loginov 48'		 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)
11 June 1997 Pakistan  0–7  Kazakhstan Railway Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
(report) Esmagambetov 28'
Klishin 32'
Loginov 36'
Mazbaev 53'
Zubarev 64', 68', 72'		 Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Abbas Al Dashti Essa (Kuwait)
20 June 1997 Iraq  6–1  Pakistan Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq
Hussein 11', 26'
Fawzi 69', 76'
Abbas 71', 89'		 (report) Umer 58' Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)
29 June 1997 Kazakhstan  3–1  Iraq Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Mazbaev 4'
Loginov 26'
Abdul Ridha 56' (o.g.)		 (report) Abdullah Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jindamai Russamee (Thailand)

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
20 September 1996 Qatar  3–0  Sri Lanka Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Souf 35'
Al-Enazi 51'
Fazli 81'		 (report) Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kurmanbek Ordabayev (Kazakhstan)
21 September 1996 India  2–0  Philippines Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Vijayan 81'
Coutinho 85'		 (report) Attendance: 700
Referee: Omar Ali Al Shughair (Saudi Arabia)
23 September 1996 Qatar  5–0  Philippines Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Al-Enazi 19', 41'
Souf 29'
Al Noobi 30'
Jaloof 38'		 (report) Attendance: 800
Referee: Muhammad Sahib (Iraq)
24 September 1996 Sri Lanka  1–1  India Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Silva 14' (report) Chapman 39' Attendance: 400
Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)
26 September 1996 Philippines  0–3  Sri Lanka Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar
(report) Steinwall 28'
Perera 55', 80'		 Attendance: 200
Referee: Kurmanbek Ordabayev (Kazakhstan)
27 September 1996 Qatar  6–0  India Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Al-Enazi 27', 40'
Al Kuwari 42'
Maayof 47'
Souf 52'
Fazli 61'		 (report) Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Omar Ali Al Shughair (Saudi Arabia)

Final round

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 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
China 2–4 Iran
Fan Zhiyi 44' (pen.)
Li Ming 54'		 (report) Bagheri 61' (pen.)
Mahdavikia 67', 73'
Roosta 86'
Attendance: 31,000
Saudi Arabia 2–1 Kuwait
Mehalel 43'
Al Thuniyan 55'		 (report) Abdulaziz 18'
Attendance: 21,500
Iran 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Bagheri 64' (report) Al Sharani 32'
Attendance: 120,000
Qatar 0–2 Kuwait
(report) Al Huwaidi 16'
Abdulaziz 88'
Attendance: 10,000
Qatar 1–1 China
Nasir Khamees 10' (report) Hao Haidong 67'
Attendance: 9,000
Kuwait 1–1 Iran
Al Huwaidi 20' (report) Bagheri 90'
Attendance: 25,000
China 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Zhang Enhua 69' (report)
Attendance: 30,000
Iran 3–0 Qatar
Daei 31'
Bagheri 42', 56'		 (report)
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)
Kuwait 1–2 China
Al Huwaidi 24' (report) Hao Haidong 3'
Gao Feng 89'
Attendance: 25,000
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Qatar
Mehalel 66' (report)
Attendance: 15,000
Kuwait 2–1 Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz 48'
Mubarak 67'		 (report) Al Muwallid 31'
Attendance: 15,000
Iran 4–1 China
Mansourian 2'
Roosta 44'
Bagheri 69'
Ali Daei 73'		 (report) Mao Yijun 87'
Attendance: 100,000
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Iran
Al Muwallid 88' (report)
Attendance: 55,000
Kuwait 0–1 Qatar
(report) Al Noobi 10'
Attendance: 18,000
China 2–3 Qatar
Gao Feng 19'
Fan Zhiyi 80'		 (report) Al Naemi 44'
Al-Enazi 54'
Al Kuwari 60'
Attendance: 35,000
Iran 0–0 Kuwait
(report)
Attendance: 100,000
Saudi Arabia 1–1 China
Al-Muwallid 4' (report) Hao Haidong 10'
Attendance: 70,000
Qatar 2–0 Iran
Al-Enazi 38', 81' (report)
Attendance: 20,000
China 1–0 Kuwait
Ma Mingyu 32'[1] (report)
Qatar 0–1 Saudi Arabia
(report) Al Shahrani 61'

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
6 September 1997 South Korea  3–0  Kazakhstan Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul
19:00 UTC+9 Choi Yong-Soo 24', 67', 74' (report) Attendance: 41,219
Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore)
7 September 1997 Japan  6–3  Uzbekistan Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
19:00 UTC+9 Miura 4' (pen.), 24', 64', 80'
Nakata 40'
Jo 44'		 (report) Shatskikh 56', 77'
Fyodorov 69' (pen.)		 Attendance: 54,328
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (Saudi Arabia)
12 September 1997 South Korea  2–1  Uzbekistan Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul
Choi Yong-Soo 15'
Lee Sang-Yoon 87'		 (report) Shatskikh 74' Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)
12 September 1997 United Arab Emirates  4–0  Kazakhstan Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Ali 20'
Obaid 48'
Zuhair Bakheet 75'
Mubarak 85'		 (report) Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)
19 September 1997 United Arab Emirates  0–0  Japan Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
(report) Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Nazri Abdullah Mohamed (Malaysia)
20 September 1997 Kazakhstan  1–1  Uzbekistan Central Stadium, Almaty
Baltiyev 84' (report) Shatskikh 85' Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)
27 September 1997 Uzbekistan  2–3  United Arab Emirates Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Shirshov 10'
Bazarov 90'		 (report) Zuhair Bakheet 51'
Alabadla 60'
Adnan Al Talyani 85'		 Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jalal Moradi (Iran)
28 September 1997 Japan  1–2  South Korea Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Yamaguchi 67' (report) Seo Jung-Won 83'
Lee Min-Sung 86'		 Attendance: 56,704
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
4 October 1997 South Korea  3–0  United Arab Emirates Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul
Ha Seok-Ju 8'
Yoo Sang-Chul 69'
Lee Sang-Yoon 81'		 (report) Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
4 October 1997 Kazakhstan  1–1  Japan Central Stadium, Almaty
Zubarev 90+2' (report) Akita 23' Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Taj Addin Fares (Syria)
11 October 1997 Uzbekistan  1–1  Japan Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Kambaraliev 30' (report) Lopes 89' Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Sultan Mujalli Al Aalaq (Bahrain)
11 October 1997 Kazakhstan  1–1  South Korea Central Stadium, Almaty
Yevteyev 50' (report) Choi Yong-Soo 5' Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Omar Abu Loom (Jordan)
18 October 1997 Uzbekistan  1–5  South Korea Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Fedorov 61' (pen.) (report) Choi Yong-Soo 19', 41'
Yoo Sang-Chul 38'
Ko Jeong-Woon 57'
Kim Do-Hoon 70'		 Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Abdul Khudheir Abdul Hussein (Iraq)
18 October 1997 Kazakhstan  3–0  United Arab Emirates Central Stadium, Almaty
Sparyshev 55'
Yevteyev 64'
Yurist 75'		 (report) Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Nik Ahmad Haji Yaakub (Malaysia)
25 October 1997 Uzbekistan  4–0  Kazakhstan Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Shkvyrin 19', 33'
Fedorov 44'
Kasimov 71'		 (report) Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Hassan Al Ajmi (Oman)
26 October 1997 Japan  1–1  United Arab Emirates Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Lopes 4' (report) Mubarak 37' Attendance: 56,000
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)
1 November 1997 South Korea  0–2  Japan Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul
(report) Nanami 2'
Lopes 37'		 Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Esse Baharmast (United States)
2 November 1997 United Arab Emirates  0–0  Uzbekistan Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
(report) Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Khaled Dalu (Syria)
8 November 1997 Japan  5–1  Kazakhstan Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Akita 11'
Nakata 15'
Nakayama 44'
Ihara 66'
Takagi 88'		 (report) Yevteyev 73' Attendance: 56,032
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
9 November 1997 United Arab Emirates  1–3  South Korea Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Zuhair Bakheet 58' (report) Lee Sang-Yoon 11'
Kim Do-Hoon 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 46'
Daei 58'		 report (FIFA)
report (Japanese)		 Nakayama 39'
Jo 75'
Okano gold-colored soccer ball 118'
Attendance: 22,000

Inter-confederation play-offs

Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off)
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
14 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes

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

External links

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