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1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Teams36 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Iran Karim Bagheri
(19 goals)
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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.

Format

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 advanced 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 qualified for the World Cup. The runners-up advanced to the AFC play-off.
  • Play-off: The two teams played against each other once in Malaysia. The winner qualify for the World Cup. The loser advanced to the AFC–OFC intercontinental play-offs.

First round

Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners qualify for the Final 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
Source: RSSSF


Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iran 6 5 1 0 39 3 +36 16
  Syria 6 3 1 2 30 5 +25 10
  Kyrgyzstan 6 3 0 3 12 14 −2 9
  Maldives 6 0 0 6 0 59 −59 0
Source: RSSSF


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
Source: RSSSF


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
Source: RSSSF


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
Source: RSSSF


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
Source: RSSSF


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
Source: RSSSF


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
Source: RSSSF


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
Source: RSSSF


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
Source: RSSSF


Final round

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
Runners-up advance to the AFC play off

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
Source: RSSSF


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) Abdullah 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
Referee: Said Belqola ( Morocco)
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

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
Source: RSSSF


South Korea 3–0  Kazakhstan
Choi Yong-soo 24', 67', 74' Report
Attendance: 41,219
Japan 6–3  Uzbekistan
Miura 4' ( pen.), 40', 64', 80'
Nakata 40'
Jo 44'		 Report Shatskikh 56', 77'
Fyodorov 69' ( pen.)
Attendance: 54,328
South Korea 2–1  Uzbekistan
Choi Yong-soo 15'
Lee Sang-yoon 87'		 Report Shatskikh 74'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Wei Jihong ( China)
United Arab Emirates 4–0  Kazakhstan
Ali 20'
Obaid 48'
Zuhair Bakheet 75'
Mubarak 85'		 Report
Attendance: 15,000
United Arab Emirates 0–0  Japan
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Kazakhstan 1–1  Uzbekistan
Baltiyev 84' Report Shatskikh 85'
Attendance: 12,000
Japan 1–2  South Korea
Yamaguchi 67' Report Seo Jung-won 83'
Lee Min-sung 86'
Attendance: 56,704
Referee: Saad Mane ( Kuwait)
Kazakhstan 1–1  Japan
Zubarev 90+2' Report Akita 23'
Attendance: 10,000
Uzbekistan 1–1  Japan
Kambaraliev 30' Report Lopes 89'
Attendance: 54,000
Kazakhstan 1–1  South Korea
Yevteyev 50' Report Choi Yong-soo 5'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Omar Abu Loom ( Jordan)
Kazakhstan 3–0  United Arab Emirates
Sparyshev 55'
Yevteyev 64'
Yurist 75'		 Report
Attendance: 18,000
Uzbekistan 4–0  Kazakhstan
Shkvyrin 19', 33'
Fedorov 44'
Kasimov 71'		 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Hassan Al Ajmi ( Oman)
Japan 1–1  United Arab Emirates
Lopes 4' Report Mubarak 37'
Attendance: 56,000
South Korea 0–2  Japan
Report Nanami 2'
Lopes 37'
Attendance: 75,000
United Arab Emirates 0–0  Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Khaled Dalu ( Syria)
Japan 5–1  Kazakhstan
Akita 11'
Nakata 15'
Nakayama 44'
Ihara 66'
Takagi 88'		 Report Yevteyev 73'
Attendance: 56,032

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 Cup 1
  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

There were 459 goals scored in 132 matches (including 2 international play-offs), for an average of 3.53 goals per match.

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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