1998 Arab Cup qualification
Appearance
The 1998 Arab Nations Cup is the seventh edition of the Arab Nations Cup hosted by Qatar. Saudi Arabia won their first title.
Qualifying format
- Qatar qualified as hosts.
- Egypt qualified as holders.
- Saudi Arabia and Morocco qualified as World Cup qualifiers.
- The Qualifying Stage is divided into 4 Groups based on the Geography regions, the groups are: The Levant, The Gulf, The Red sea and The North Africa group, Top teams qualify to the 1998 Arab Nations Cup.
Qualification
Group A (Gulf Region)
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kuwait | Qualified | |||||||
United Arab Emirates | Qualified | |||||||
Bahrain | Withrew | |||||||
Oman | Withrew |
- Bahrain and Oman withdrew.
- Kuwait and United Arab Emirates qualified for finals.
Group B (Red Sea Region)
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sudan | Qualified | |||||||
Yemen | Withrew | |||||||
Somalia | Withrew | |||||||
Comoros | Withrew |
Group C (North Africa Region)
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Algeria | Qualified | |||||||
Libya | Qualified | |||||||
Tunisia | Withrew | |||||||
Mauritania | Withrew |
- Tunisia and Mauritania withdrew.
- Algeria and Libya qualified for finals.
Group D (East Region)
- Iraq disqualified
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Syria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
Jordan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
Palestine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |