1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round

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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)
Al-Shahrani
37'
Attendance: 15,000
Malaysia 2–0 Bangladesh
Azman 43'
Abdul Karim 87'		 (Report)
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)
Bangladesh 1–3 Chinese Taipei
Jewel Rana 56' (Report) Lin Wen Han 59'
Huang Che-ming 62'
Chen Kuei-jen 78'
Attendance: 10,000
Malaysia 0–0 Saudi Arabia
(Report)
Attendance: 20,000
Bangladesh 1–4 Saudi Arabia
Jewel Rana 44' (Report)
Al-Shahrani 65'
Al-Mehallel
73'
Hong Kong
)
Malaysia 2–0 Chinese Taipei
Che Zambil 2'
Sulong 16'		 (Report)
Attendance: 10,293
Chinese Taipei 0–0 Malaysia
(Report)
Youth Welfare, Jeddah
Attendance: 20,000
)
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Bangladesh
Al-Shahrani
O. Al-Dosari
Abdullah Al-Dosari
 (Report)
Libanon
)
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Malaysia
Al-Muwallid 59', 85'
O. Al-Dosari
87'		 (Report)
Chinese Taipei 1–2 Bangladesh
Hsu Te Ming (Report) Alfaz Ahmed
Nakib
Youth Welfare, Jeddah
Attendance: 2,000
)
Bangladesh 0–1 Malaysia
(Report) Zainal
Saudi Arabia 6–0 Chinese Taipei
Al-Muwallid 5'
Abdulaziz Al-Dosari 30'
Al-Zahrani
46'		 (Report)

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'
Attendance: 7,000

Note: This match broke the score difference record in FIFA A-level matches, while the previous record was created by Denmark in the 1908 Summer Olympics against France by 17–1.

Syria 3–0
Awarded[note 1]		 Kyrgyzstan
Syria 12–0 Maldives
Jokhadar 9', 37', 89'
Rifai 10'
Jabban 12', 78'
Srour 21'
Zaher 49'
Boshi
70', 79'		 (Report)
Attendance: 15,000
Kyrgyzstan 0–7 Iran
(Report) Bagheri 35', 51'
Daei 57'
Majidi 68', 88'
Minavand 76'
Mousavi 82'
Attendance: 8,000
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'
Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand
)
Maldives 0–12 Syria
(Report)
Al-Said 62', 63', 87'
Rihawi 66'
Abrash 80', 90'
Zaher
85', 89'
Attendance: 25,000
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)
Al-Said
39'
Attendance: 100,000
Maldives 0–6 Kyrgyzstan
(Report)
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
Jordan 0–0 United Arab Emirates
(Report)
Saudi Arabia
)
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)
Attendance: 4,000
Jordan 4–1 Bahrain
Tadrus 14', 89'
Al-Sheikh 33'
Al-Khateeb 88'		 (Report) Rashed 43'
Sharjah
Attendance: 4,000
)
United Arab Emirates 3–0 Bahrain
Saeed 14'
Mubarak 50', 60'		 (Report)
Sharjah
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Kiyoshi Ota (Japan
)
United Arab Emirates 2–0 Jordan
Al Talyani 27'
Mubarak 88'		 (Report)
Sharjah
Attendance: 12,000
)

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'
Muscat
Attendance: 500
)
Oman 0–1 Japan
(Report) Omura 10'
Muscat
Attendance: 2,000
)
Macau 0–10 Japan
(Report) Akita 1'
Takagi 14', 33', 72'
Soma 45'
Miura 54', 89'
Moroshima 80', 82'
Nanami 86'
Muscat
Attendance: 600
Referee: Wang Xuezhi (China
)
Oman 1–0   Nepal
Al Busaidy 75' (Report)
Muscat
Attendance: 1,000
)
Nepal   0–6 Japan
(Report) Morishima 24'
Takagi 47', 55', 89'
Omura 76'
Honda 90'
Uzbekistan
)
Oman 4–0 Macau
Samir 32'
Al Siyabi 42', 56'
Abdul Noor 83'		 (Report)
Muscat
Attendance: 0
)
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'
Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
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
Da Cruz Martins
89'		 (Report) Deepak Amatya 19'

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
Putiray 12', 44', 70'
Wabia
31', 36'		 (Report)
Attendance: 25,000
Indonesia 0–0 Yemen
(Report)
Attendance: 25,000
Cambodia 0–1 Yemen
(Report) Dariban 39'
Hong Kong
)
Cambodia 1–1 Indonesia
Sochetra 65' (Report)
Putro
80'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Li Haiseng (China)
Yemen 0–1 Uzbekistan
(Report) Khasanov 27'
Sana'a
Attendance: 28,000
)
Yemen 7–0 Cambodia
Al Ariki 4', 13', 15', 83'
Noman 50'
Bashafal 55'
Abdulla 65'		 (Report)
Sana'a
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Khaled Dalu (Syria
)
Uzbekistan 6–0 Cambodia
Shirshov 8'
Khasanov 18'
Lebedev 38', 73'
Fedorov 45'
Irismetov
55'		 (Report)
Kyrgyzstan
)
Indonesia 1–1 Uzbekistan
Sudirman
34'		 (Report) Shatskikh 74'
Attendance: 30,000
Yemen 1–1 Indonesia
Al Ariki 33' (Report)
Putro
59'
Sana'a
Attendance: 35,000
)
Uzbekistan 3–0 Indonesia
Maksudov
37', 87'		 (Report)
Cambodia 1–4 Uzbekistan
Sochetra 12' (Report) Abdukahhor Marifaliev 2', 60'
Ravshan Bozorov 9', 30'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Abdul Shakoor Baloch (Pakistan)
Uzbekistan 5–1 Yemen
Shkvirin 8', 63'
Shatskikh 55', 75'
Bazarov
62'		 (Report) Zughair 30'
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 20,000
)

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
Hong Kong 0–2 South Korea
(Report)
Choi Moon-Sik
75'
Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa (Japan)
Thailand 1–3 South Korea
Piyapong 48' (Report)
Choi Moon-Sik
86'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Thailand 2–0 Hong Kong
Krissada 23'
Natipong 79'		 (Report)
Saudi Arabia
)
Hong Kong 3–2 Thailand
Lee Kin Wo 23'
Cheng Siu Chung 48'
Au Wai Lun 88'		 (Report) Natipong 43'
Chalermsan 70'
Attendance: 20,000
South Korea 4–0 Hong Kong
Park Kun-Ha
86'		 (Report)
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hussein Issa (Iraq)
South Korea 0–0 Thailand
(Report)
Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul
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'
Saudi Arabia
)
Singapore 0–1 Kuwait
(Report)
Al Saqer
29'
Attendance: 13,000
Kuwait 2–0 Lebanon
Al Ahmad
79'		 (Report)
Attendance: 12,000
Singapore 1–2 Lebanon
Chuan Tan Teng 58' (pen.) (Report)
Melikian
80'
Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand
)
Kuwait 4–0 Singapore
Al Huwaidi 43'
Abdullah
78'		 (Report)
Attendance: 13,000
Lebanon 1–3 Kuwait
Shehab 29' (Report) Otaibi 7'
Al Saleh 32', 74'
Attendance: 2,500

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
Dzhaborov
50', 84'		 (Report)
Kazakhstan
)
Turkmenistan 1–4 China
Meredov 90' (Report) Peng Weiguo 26', 39'
Gao Feng 78'
Li Bing 80'
Nisa-Çandybil Stadium, Ashgabat
Attendance: 3,000
)
Tajikistan 0–1 China
(Report) Hao Haidong 65'
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Masoud Kaabi (Iran)
Turkmenistan 2–1 Vietnam
Agabaev 39'
Gulyan 53'		 (Report) Nguyen Cong Vinh 71'
Nisa-Çandybil Stadium, Ashgabat
Attendance: 2,500
)
Vietnam 1–3 China
Le Huynh Duc
38'		 (Report) Li Bing 23'
Fan Zhiyi 32'
Hao Haidong 44'
Turkmenistan 1–2 Tajikistan
Tkavadze 18' (Report) Knizaev 41', 49'
China 1–0 Turkmenistan
Li Jinyu 81' (Report)
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 20,000
)
Vietnam 0–4 Tajikistan
(Report) Mouminov 5'
Alidodov 24'
Avakov 67'
Achourmamadov 75'
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)
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 15,000
)
Tajikistan 5–0 Turkmenistan
Dzhaborov 14'
Mouminov
88'		 (Report)
Uzbekistan
)

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
Yablochkin
49'		 (Report)
Turkmenistan
)
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
Saadoun 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'
Attendance: 3,500
Iraq 6–1 Pakistan
Hussein 11', 26'
Fawzi 69', 76'
Abbas 71', 89'		 (Report) Umer 58'
Lebanon
)
Kazakhstan 3–1 Iraq
Mazbaev 4'
Loginov 36'
Saadoun 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
Soufi 35'
Al-Enazi 51'
Fazli 81'		 (Report)
Kazakhstan
)
India 2–0 Philippines
Vijayan 81'
Coutinho 85'		 (Report)
Saudi Arabia
)
Qatar 5–0 Philippines
Al-Enazi 19', 41'
Soufi 29'
Al Noobi 30'
Jaloof 38'		 (Report)
Attendance: 800
Referee: Muhammad Sahib (Iraq)
Sri Lanka 1–1 India
Silva 14' (Report) Chapman 39'
Lebanon
)
Philippines 0–3 Sri Lanka
(Report) Steinwall 28'
Perera 55', 80'
Kazakhstan
)
Qatar 6–0 India
Al-Enazi 27', 40'
Al Kuwari 42'
Maayof 47'
Soufi 52'
Fazli 61'		 (Report)
Saudi Arabia
)

Notes

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

External links

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