1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round
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 |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 16 | Final round |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 11 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 |
Source: RSSSF
Chinese Taipei ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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(Report) | O. Al-Dosari ![]() Al-Shahrani ![]() |
Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto (Japan)
Malaysia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Azman ![]() Abdul Karim ![]() | (Report) |
Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)
Bangladesh ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Jewel Rana ![]() | (Report) | Lin Wen Han ![]() Huang Che-ming ![]() Chen Kuei-jen ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000
Malaysia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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(Report) |
Bangladesh ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Jewel Rana ![]() | (Report) | Al-Muwallid ![]() Al-Temawi ![]() Al-Shahrani ![]() Al-Mehallel ![]() |
Malaysia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Che Zambil ![]() Sulong ![]() | (Report) |
Chinese Taipei ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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(Report) |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Shahrani ![]() O. Al-Dosari ![]() Abdullah Al-Dosari ![]() | (Report) |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Muwallid ![]() O. Al-Dosari ![]() | (Report) |
Chinese Taipei ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Hsu Te Ming ![]() | (Report) | Alfaz Ahmed ![]() Nakib ![]() |
Bangladesh ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Zainal ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Jaber ![]() Al-Muwallid ![]() Abdulaziz Al-Dosari ![]() Al-Zahrani ![]() | (Report) |
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 | +36 | 16 | Final round |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 5 | +25 | 10 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 9 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 59 | −59 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
Maldives ![]() | 0–17 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Bagheri ![]() Estili ![]() Azizi ![]() Shahroudi ![]() Mahdavikia ![]() Daei ![]() Minavand ![]() |
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] | ![]() |
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Syria ![]() | 12–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Said ![]() Jokhadar ![]() Rifai ![]() Jabban ![]() Srour ![]() Zaher ![]() Boshi ![]() | (Report) |
Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Korzanov ![]() Merzlikin ![]() Yusupov ![]() | (Report) |
Iran ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Azizi ![]() Bagheri ![]() | (Report) | Kutsov ![]() |
Maldives ![]() | 0–12 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Agha ![]() Dib ![]() Taleb ![]() Al-Said ![]() Rihawi ![]() Abrash ![]() Zaher ![]() |
Iran ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() |
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Mansourian ![]() Bagheri ![]() Daei ![]() Mahdavikia ![]() Shahroudi ![]() Azizi ![]() | (Report) |
Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Sardarov ![]() Kutsov ![]() | (Report) | Boshi ![]() |
Iran ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Shahroudi ![]() Mansourian ![]() | (Report) | Boshi ![]() Al-Said ![]() |
Maldives ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Merzlikin ![]() Chertkov ![]() Kutsov ![]() Haitbaev ![]() Ivanov ![]() |
Group 3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 10 | Final round |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
Source: RSSSF
Jordan ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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(Report) |
Bahrain ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Darwish ![]() | (Report) | Abdulla ![]() |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Saeed ![]() Mubarak ![]() | (Report) |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Al Talyani ![]() Mubarak ![]() | (Report) |
Group 4
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | +30 | 16 | Final round |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 13 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
Macau ![]() | 0–10 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Akita ![]() Takagi ![]() Soma ![]() Miura ![]() Moroshima ![]() Nanami ![]() |
Nepal ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Shakya ![]() Al Busaidy ![]() Ahmed Hassan ![]() Al Araimi ![]() Al Masori ![]() |
Macau ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Che ![]() Da Cruz Martins ![]() | (Report) | Deepak Amatya ![]() |
Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 22,972
Group 5
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 16 | Final round |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 27 | −25 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
Yemen ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Khasanov ![]() |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Shirshov ![]() Khasanov ![]() Lebedev ![]() Fedorov ![]() Irismetov ![]() | (Report) |
Indonesia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Sudirman ![]() | (Report) | Shatskikh ![]() |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Shatskikh ![]() Maksudov ![]() | (Report) |
Cambodia ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Sochetra ![]() | (Report) | Abdukahhor Marifaliev ![]() Ravshan Bozorov ![]() |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Shkvirin ![]() Shatskikh ![]() Bazarov ![]() | (Report) | Zughair ![]() |
Group 6
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 10 | Final round |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 |
Source: RSSSF
Hong Kong ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Seo Jung-Won ![]() Choi Moon-Sik ![]() |
Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa (Japan)
Thailand ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Piyapong ![]() | (Report) | Roh Sang-Rae ![]() Ha Seok-Ju ![]() Choi Moon-Sik ![]() |
Hong Kong ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Lee Kin Wo ![]() Cheng Siu Chung ![]() Au Wai Lun ![]() | (Report) | Natipong ![]() Chalermsan ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Yoo Sang-Chul ![]() Choi Yong-Soo ![]() Park Kun-Ha ![]() | (Report) |
South Korea ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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(Report) |
Group 7
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 12 | Final round |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
Kuwait ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Al Huwaidi ![]() Al Ahmad ![]() | (Report) |
Group 8
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 16 | Final round |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 13 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
Tajikistan ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Alidodov ![]() Mouminov ![]() Dzhaborov ![]() | (Report) |
Turkmenistan ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Meredov ![]() | (Report) | Peng Weiguo ![]() Gao Feng ![]() Li Bing ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Saeed Abdulla Ibrahim (United Arab Emirates)
Tajikistan ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Hao Haidong ![]() |
Turkmenistan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Agabaev ![]() Gulyan ![]() | (Report) | Nguyen Cong Vinh ![]() |
Vietnam ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Le Huynh Duc ![]() | (Report) | Li Bing ![]() Fan Zhiyi ![]() Hao Haidong ![]() |
Turkmenistan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Tkavadze ![]() | (Report) | Knizaev ![]() |
China ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Li Jinyu ![]() | (Report) |
Vietnam ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Mouminov ![]() Alidodov ![]() Avakov ![]() Achourmamadov ![]() |
China ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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(Report) |
Vietnam ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Agaev ![]() Broshin ![]() |
China ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Fan Zhiyi ![]() Hao Haidong ![]() Ma Mingyu ![]() Su Maozhen ![]() | (Report) |
Tajikistan ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Avakov ![]() Dzhaborov ![]() Mouminov ![]() | (Report) |
Group 9
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 12 | Final round |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
Kazakhstan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Esmagambetov ![]() Yablochkin ![]() | (Report) |
Iraq ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Saadoun ![]() | (Report) | Klishin ![]() Loginov ![]() |
Pakistan ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Esmagambetov ![]() Klishin ![]() Loginov ![]() Mazbaev ![]() Zubarev ![]() |
Iraq ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Hussein ![]() Fawzi ![]() Abbas ![]() | (Report) | Umer ![]() |
Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)
Kazakhstan ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Mazbaev ![]() Loginov ![]() Saadoun ![]() | (Report) | Abdullah ![]() |
Group 10
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Final round |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
India ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Vijayan ![]() Coutinho ![]() | (Report) |
Qatar ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Enazi ![]() Soufi ![]() Al Noobi ![]() Jaloof ![]() | (Report) |
Philippines ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Steinwall ![]() Perera ![]() |
Notes
- ^ FIFA awarded Syria a 3–0 win as a result of Kyrgyzstan was late on the pitch.
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