1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
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.
Tournament details | |
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Teams | 36 (from 1 confederation) |
AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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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 |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 16 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 11 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 |
Source:
16 March 1997 | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia |
(report) | O.Al-Dosari ![]() Al-Shahrani ![]() |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto (Japan) |
16 March 1997 | Malaysia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia |
Azman ![]() Abdul ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Wei Jihong (China) |
18 March 1997 | Bangladesh ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia |
Rana ![]() |
(report) | Lin Wen Han ![]() Huang Che-ming ![]() Chen Kuei-jen ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 |
18 March 1997 | Malaysia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia |
(report) | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto (Japan) |
20 March 1997 | Bangladesh ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia |
Rana ![]() |
(report) | Al-Muwallid ![]() Al-Temawi ![]() Al-Shahrani ![]() Al-Mehallel ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Fong Fat Wah (Hong Kong) |
20 March 1997 | Malaysia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia |
Che Zambil ![]() Sulong ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 10,293 Referee: Ahmed Ibrahim Hakeem (United Arab Emirates) |
27 March 1997 | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Youth Welfare, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
(report) | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mohamed Bin Khamis Al Kabi (Oman) |
27 March 1997 | Saudi Arabia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Youth Welfare, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Al-Shahrani ![]() O.Al-Dosari ![]() Abdullah Al-Dosari ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon) |
29 March 1997 | Saudi Arabia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Youth Welfare, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Al-Muwallid ![]() O.Al-Dosari ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand) |
29 March 1997 | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Youth Welfare, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
(report) | Zainal ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand) |
31 March 1997 | Saudi Arabia ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Youth Welfare, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Al-Jaber ![]() ![]() ![]() Al-Muwallid ![]() Abdulaziz Al-Dosari ![]() Al-Zahrani ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Kim Young-joo (South Korea) |
Group 2
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 | +36 | 16 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 9 |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 7 |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 59 | −59 | 0 |
Source:
2 June 1997 | Maldives ![]() | 0–17 | ![]() | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria |
16:30 | (report) | Bagheri ![]() Estili ![]() Azizi ![]() Shahroudi ![]() Mahdavikia ![]() Daei ![]() Minavand ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: An Bong-ki (South Korea) |
4 June 1997 | Syria ![]() | 12–0 | ![]() | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria |
Bayazid ![]() Jokhadar ![]() Rifai ![]() Jabban ![]() Srour ![]() Zaher ![]() Boushi ![]() ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Esa Mohamed Saleh (United Arab Emirates) |
4 June 1997 | Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria |
15:30 | (report) | Bagheri ![]() Daei ![]() Majidi ![]() Minavand ![]() Mousavi ![]() |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore) |
6 June 1997 | Syria ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria |
17:30 | (report) | Daei ![]() |
Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan) |
6 June 1997 | Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria |
Korzanov ![]() Merzlikin ![]() Yusupov ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Wang Xuezhi (China) |
9 June 1997 | Iran ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |
19:00 | Azizi ![]() Bagheri ![]() |
(report) | Kutsov ![]() |
Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand) |
9 June 1997 | Maldives ![]() | 0–12 | ![]() | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |
(report) | Agha ![]() Dib ![]() Taleb ![]() Bayazid ![]() Rihawi ![]() Abrash ![]() Zaher ![]() |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mohamed Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia) |
11 June 1997 | Iran ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |
19:00 | Mansourian ![]() Bagheri ![]() Daei ![]() Mahdavikia ![]() Shahroudi ![]() Azizi ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mohamed Sanhoub (Yemen) |
11 June 1997 | Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |
Sardarov ![]() Kutsov ![]() |
(report) | Boushi ![]() |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Yu Jingyin (China) |
13 June 1997 | Iran ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |
Shahroudi ![]() Mansourian ![]() |
(report) | Boushi ![]() Bayazid ![]() |
Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Mohamed Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia) |
13 June 1997 | Maldives ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |
(report) | Merzlikin ![]() Chertkov ![]() Kutsov ![]() Haitbaev ![]() Ivanov ![]() |
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 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 10 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
Source:
8 April 1997 | Jordan ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |
(report) | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Omer Saleh Al Mehannah (Saudi Arabia) |
11 April 1997 | Bahrain ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |
Darwish ![]() |
(report) | Abdulla ![]() |
Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Lu Jun (China) |
14 April 1997 | Bahrain ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |
Al-Doseri ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Eskandar Hammal (Syria) |
19 April 1997 | Jordan ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Sports Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
Tadrus ![]() Qasem Al-Sheikh ![]() Al-Khateeb ![]() |
(report) | Rashed ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Menfi Redha Falah (Iraq) |
22 April 1997 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Sports Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
Saeed ![]() Mubarak ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Kiyoshi Ota (Japan) |
26 April 1997 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Sports Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
Al Talyani ![]() Mubarak ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Hossein Asgari (Iran) |
Group 4
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | +30 | 16 |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 13 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 4 |
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 1 |
Source:
23 March 1997 | Nepal ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |
Khadka ![]() |
(report) | Cheang ![]() |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Mahmoud Nurilddin (Iraq) |
23 March 1997 | Oman ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |
(report) | Omura ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Nik Ahmad HajiI Yaakub (Malaysia) |
25 March 1997 | Macau ![]() | 0–10 | ![]() | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |
(report) | Akita ![]() Takagi ![]() Soma ![]() Miura ![]() Morishima ![]() Nanami ![]() |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Wang Xuezhi (China) |
25 March 1997 | Oman ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |
Al Busaidy ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Yousef Shaikho (Syria) |
27 March 1997 | Nepal ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |
(report) | Morishima ![]() Takagi ![]() Omura ![]() Honda ![]() |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Sardar Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan) |
27 March 1997 | Oman ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |
Samir ![]() Al Siyabi ![]() Abdul Noor ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 0 Referee: Mahmoud Nurilddin (Iraq) |
22 June 1997 | Japan ![]() | 10–0 | ![]() | National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |
Nakata ![]() Nishizawa ![]() Miura ![]() Nanami ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 27,342 Referee: Ali Naghi Mostafanezhad (Iran) |
22 June 1997 | Nepal ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |
(report) | Shakya ![]() Al Busaidy ![]() Ahmed Hassan ![]() Al Araimi ![]() Al Masori ![]() |
Attendance: 15,875 Referee: Sun Baojie (China) |
25 June 1997 | Japan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |
Nishizawa ![]() Miura ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 28,360 Referee: Abayawansa Mahasena Yapa (Sri Lanka) |
25 June 1997 | Macau ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |
(report) | Al Araimi ![]() Ahmed Hassan ![]() |
Attendance: 8,737 Referee: Mahmoud Al Rifaee (Syria) |
28 June 1997 | Japan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |
Nakata ![]() |
(report) | Samir ![]() |
Attendance: 48,839 Referee: Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia) |
28 June 1997 | Macau ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |
Che ![]() da Cruz Martins ![]() |
(report) | Deepak Amatya ![]() |
Attendance: 22,972 |
Group 5
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 16 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 |
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6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 |
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 27 | −25 | 1 |
Source:
6 April 1997 | Indonesia ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() | Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Putro ![]() Lubis ![]() Putiray ![]() Wabia ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore) |
13 April 1997 | Indonesia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia |
(report) | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia) |
20 April 1997 | Cambodia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
(report) | Dariban ![]() |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ng Yim Kin (Hong Kong) |
27 April 1997 | Cambodia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
Sochetra ![]() |
(report) | Putro ![]() |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Li Haiseng (China) |
9 May 1997 | Yemen ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Althawra Sports City Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen |
(report) | Khasanov ![]() |
Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Yousef Sawarkeh (Jordan) |
16 May 1997 | Yemen ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Althawra Sports City Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen |
Al Ariki ![]() Noman ![]() Bashafal ![]() Abdulla ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Khaled Dalu (Syria) |
25 May 1997 | Uzbekistan ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Shirshov ![]() Khasanov ![]() Lebedev ![]() Fedorov ![]() Irismetov ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Viktor Kolpakov (Kyrgyzstan) |
1 June 1997 | Indonesia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Sudirman ![]() |
(report) | Shatskikh ![]() |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Kim Kwang-jong (South Korea) |
13 June 1997 | Yemen ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Althawra Sports City Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen |
Al Ariki ![]() |
(report) | Putro ![]() |
Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ali Al Hosni Ali Bin Mubarak (Oman) |
20 June 1997 | Uzbekistan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Shatskikh ![]() Maksudov ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Jalal Moradi (Iran) |
29 June 1997 | Cambodia ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
Sochetra ![]() |
(report) | Abdukahhor Marifaliev ![]() Ravshan Bozorov ![]() |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Abdul Shakoor Baloch (Pakistan) |
24 August 1997 | Uzbekistan ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Shkvyrin ![]() Shatskikh ![]() Bazarov ![]() |
(report) | Zughair ![]() |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Sultan Mujalli Al Aalaq (Bahrain) |
Group 6
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 10 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 |
Source:
23 February 1997 | Hong Kong ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
(report) | Seo Jung-won ![]() Choi Moon-sik ![]() |
Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa (Japan) |
2 March 1997 | Thailand ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
Piyapong ![]() |
(report) | Roh Sang-rae ![]() Ha Seok-ju ![]() Choi Moon-sik ![]() |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Lu Jun (China) |
9 March 1997 | Thailand ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
Krissada ![]() Natipong ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Abdul Aziz A. Al Dokhail (Saudi Arabia) |
30 March 1997 | Hong Kong ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |
Lee Kin Woo ![]() Cheng Sin Siu ![]() Au Wai Lun ![]() |
(report) | Natipong ![]() Chalermsan ![]() |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Nazri Abdullah Mohamed (Malaysia) |
28 May 1997 | South Korea ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex, Daejeon, South Korea |
Yoo Sang-chul ![]() Choi Yong-soo ![]() Park Kun-ha ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Hussein Issa (Iraq) |
1 June 1997 | South Korea ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | 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 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 12 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
Source:
13 April 1997 | Lebanon ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon |
Nazha ![]() |
(report) | Zainal ![]() |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (Saudi Arabia) |
26 April 1997 | Singapore ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | National Stadium, Singapore |
(report) | Hani Al Saqer ![]() |
Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Park Hae-Yong (South Korea) |
8 May 1997 | Kuwait ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait |
Al Huwaidi ![]() Al Ahmad ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) |
24 May 1997 | Singapore ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | National Stadium, Singapore |
Chuan Tan Teng ![]() |
(report) | Shehab ![]() Melikian ![]() |
Attendance: 14,455 Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand) |
5 June 1997 | Kuwait ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait |
Saihan ![]() Al Ahmad ![]() Al Huwaidi ![]() Abdulaziz ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Suleman Abo Allo (Syria) |
22 June 1997 | Lebanon ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon |
Shehab ![]() |
(report) | Otaibi ![]() Al Saleh ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan) |
Group 8
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 16 |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 13 |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 0 |
Source:
4 May 1997 | Tajikistan ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
Alidodov ![]() Mouminov ![]() Dzhaborov ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alexander Koulzalov (Kazakhstan) |
4 May 1997 | Turkmenistan ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Nisa-Çandybil Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
Meredov ![]() |
(report) | Peng Weiguo ![]() Gao Feng ![]() Li Bing ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Saeed Abdulla Ibrahim United Arab Emirates |
11 May 1997 | Tajikistan ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
(report) | Hao Haidong ![]() |
Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Masoud Kaabi (Iran) |
11 May 1997 | Turkmenistan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Nisa-Çandybil Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
Agabaev ![]() Gulyan ![]() |
(report) | Nguyễn Công Vinh ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Gyanu Shrestha (Nepal) |
25 May 1997 | Vietnam ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Lê Huỳnh Đức ![]() |
(report) | Li Bing ![]() Fan Zhiyi ![]() Hao Haidong ![]() |
Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Russamee Jindamai (Thailand) |
25 May 1997 | Turkmenistan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Nisa-Çandybil Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
Tkavadze ![]() |
(report) | Knizaev ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Inayath Ulla Khan (India) |
1 June 1997 | China PR ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Workers Stadium, Beijing, China |
Li Jinyu ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa (Japan) |
1 June 1997 | Vietnam ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
(report) | Mouminov ![]() Alidodov ![]() Avakov ![]() Achourmamadov ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ngadiman Asri (Indonesia) |
8 June 1997 | China PR ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Workers Stadium, Beijing, China |
(report) | Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Abdul Khudheir Abdul Hussein (Iraq) |
8 June 1997 | Vietnam ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
(report) | Agaev ![]() Broshin ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Kyaw U Kyaw (Myanmar) |
22 June 1997 | China PR ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Workers Stadium, Beijing, China |
Fan Zhiyi ![]() Hao Haidong ![]() Ma Mingyu ![]() Su Maozhen ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Jang Sok Jin (North Korea) |
22 June 1997 | Tajikistan ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
Avakov ![]() Dzhaborov ![]() Mouminov ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Nail Lutfullin (Uzbekistan) |
Group 9
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 12 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 6 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 0 |
Source:
11 May 1997 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Esmagambetov ![]() Yablochkin ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Allabergen Sapaev (Turkmenistan) |
23 May 1997 | Pakistan ![]() | 2–6 | ![]() | Railway Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan |
Umer ![]() Rafiq ![]() |
(report) | Fawzi ![]() Chathir ![]() Hussein ![]() Radhi ![]() |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Sunil Senaweera (Sri Lanka) |
6 June 1997 | Iraq ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq |
Saadoun ![]() |
(report) | Klishin ![]() Loginov ![]() |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Wei Jihong (China) |
11 June 1997 | Pakistan ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() | Railway Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan |
(report) | Esmagambetov ![]() Klishin ![]() Loginov ![]() Mazbaev ![]() Zubarev ![]() |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Abbas Al Dashti Essa (Kuwait) |
20 June 1997 | Iraq ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq |
Hussein ![]() Fawzi ![]() Abbas ![]() |
(report) | Umer ![]() |
Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon) |
29 June 1997 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Mazbaev ![]() Loginov ![]() Saadoun ![]() |
(report) | Najim ![]() |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Jindamai Russamee (Thailand) |
Group 10
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Source:
20 September 1996 | Qatar ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar |
Soufi ![]() Al-Enazi ![]() Fazli ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Kurmanbek Ordabayev (Kazakhstan) |
21 September 1996 | India ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar |
Vijayan ![]() Coutinho ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 700 Referee: Omar Ali Al Shughair (Saudi Arabia) |
23 September 1996 | Qatar ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar |
Al-Enazi ![]() Soufi ![]() Al Noobi ![]() Jaloof ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 800 Referee: Muhammad Sahib (Iraq) |
24 September 1996 | Sri Lanka ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar |
Silva ![]() |
(report) | Chapman ![]() |
Attendance: 400 Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon) |
26 September 1996 | Philippines ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar |
(report) | Steinwall ![]() Perera ![]() |
Attendance: 200 Referee: Kurmanbek Ordabayev (Kazakhstan) |
Final round
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 14 |
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8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 12 |
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 11 |
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 10 |
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8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 |
Source:
China PR ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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Fan Zhiyi ![]() Li Ming ![]() |
(report) | Bagheri ![]() Mahdavikia ![]() Roosta ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Mehalel ![]() Al Thuniyan ![]() |
(report) | Abdulaziz ![]() |
Iran ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Bagheri ![]() |
(report) | Al Sharani ![]() |
Qatar ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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(report) | Al Huwaidi ![]() Abdulaziz ![]() |
Qatar ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Nasir Khamees ![]() |
(report) | Hao Haidong ![]() |
Kuwait ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Al Huwaidi ![]() |
(report) | Bagheri ![]() |
China PR ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Zhang Enhua ![]() |
(report) |
Kuwait ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Al Huwaidi ![]() |
(report) | Hao Haidong ![]() Gao Feng ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Mehalel ![]() |
(report) |
Kuwait ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Abdulaziz ![]() Mubarak ![]() |
(report) | Al Muwallid ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Al Muwallid ![]() |
(report) |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Muwallid ![]() |
(report) | Hao Haidong ![]() |
China PR ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Ma Mingyu ![]() |
(report) |
Referee: Arturo Angeles (United States)
Qatar ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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(report) | Al Shahrani ![]() |
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 19 |
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8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 13 |
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8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 9 |
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8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 6 |
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8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 6 |
Source:
6 September 1997 | South Korea ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul |
19:00 UTC+9 | Choi Yong-soo ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 41,219 Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore) |
7 September 1997 | Japan ![]() | 6–3 | ![]() | National Stadium, Tokyo |
19:00 UTC+9 | Miura ![]() Nakata ![]() Jo ![]() |
(report) | Shatskikh ![]() Fyodorov ![]() |
Attendance: 54,328 Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (Saudi Arabia) |
12 September 1997 | South Korea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul |
Choi Yong-soo ![]() Lee Sang-yoon ![]() |
(report) | Shatskikh ![]() |
Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Wei Jihong (China) |
12 September 1997 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Ali ![]() Obaid ![]() Zuhair Bakheet ![]() Mubarak ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand) |
19 September 1997 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
(report) | Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Nazri Abdullah Mohamed (Malaysia) |
20 September 1997 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Central Stadium, Almaty |
Baltiyev ![]() |
(report) | Shatskikh ![]() |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon) |
27 September 1997 | Uzbekistan ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent |
Shirshov ![]() Bazarov ![]() |
(report) | Zuhair Bakheet ![]() Alabadla ![]() Adnan Al Talyani ![]() |
Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Jalal Moradi (Iran) |
28 September 1997 | Japan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | National Stadium, Tokyo |
Yamaguchi ![]() |
(report) | Seo Jung-won ![]() Lee Min-sung ![]() |
Attendance: 56,704 Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait) |
4 October 1997 | South Korea ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul |
Ha Seok-ju ![]() Yoo Sang-chul ![]() Lee Sang-yoon ![]() |
(report) | Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger) |
4 October 1997 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Central Stadium, Almaty |
Zubarev ![]() |
(report) | Akita ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Taj Addin Fares (Syria) |
11 October 1997 | Uzbekistan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent |
Kambaraliev ![]() |
(report) | Lopes ![]() |
Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Sultan Mujalli Al Aalaq (Bahrain) |
11 October 1997 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Central Stadium, Almaty |
Yevteyev ![]() |
(report) | Choi Yong-soo ![]() |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Omar Abu Loom (Jordan) |
18 October 1997 | Uzbekistan ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent |
Fedorov ![]() |
(report) | Choi Yong-soo ![]() Yoo Sang-chul ![]() Ko Jeong-woon ![]() Kim Do-hoon ![]() |
Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Abdul Khudheir Abdul Hussein (Iraq) |
18 October 1997 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Central Stadium, Almaty |
Sparyshev ![]() Yevteyev ![]() Yurist ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Nik Ahmad Haji Yaakub (Malaysia) |
25 October 1997 | Uzbekistan ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent |
Shkvyrin ![]() Fedorov ![]() Kasimov ![]() |
(report) | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Hassan Al Ajmi (Oman) |
26 October 1997 | Japan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | National Stadium, Tokyo |
Lopes ![]() |
(report) | Mubarak ![]() |
Attendance: 56,000 Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica) |
1 November 1997 | South Korea ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul |
(report) | Nanami ![]() Lopes ![]() |
Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Esse Baharmast (United States) |
2 November 1997 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
(report) | Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Khaled Dalu (Syria) |
8 November 1997 | Japan ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | National Stadium, Tokyo |
Akita ![]() Nakata ![]() Nakayama ![]() Ihara ![]() Takagi ![]() |
(report) | Yevteyev ![]() |
Attendance: 56,032 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) |
9 November 1997 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
Zuhair Bakheet ![]() |
(report) | Lee Sang-yoon ![]() Kim Do-hoon ![]() |
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.) | ![]() |
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Azizi ![]() Daei ![]() |
report (FIFA) report (Japanese) |
Nakayama ![]() Jo ![]() Okano ![]() |
Qualified teams
The following four teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
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![]() | Final Round Group A winners | 12 November 1997 | 1 (1994) |
![]() | Final Round Group B winners | 18 October 1997 | 4 (1954, 1986, 1990, 1994) |
![]() | Play-off winners | 16 November 1997 | 0 (debut) |
![]() | 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
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- 4 goals
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- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
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Notes
- FIFA report made a mistake here, the scorer is Ma Mingyu.
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