1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification
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| AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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Qualification for the Asian Football Confederation's 1988 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Qatar between 2 and 18 December. Saudi Arabia defeated Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
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- * Withdrew
Qualification
Group 1
- All matches played in United Arab Emirates.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United Arab Emirates |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 |
 China |
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
 North Yemen |
5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Thailand |
4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | –7 |
 Bangladesh |
3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | –8 |
 India |
1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | –6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3–0 | India |
|---|---|---|
Khamees  59'Mohamed 63'Al Talyani 67' |
Report |
Group 2
- All matches played in Malaysia.
- Iraq were originally drawn in this group, but they withdrew on 6 April 1988 in protest at the AFC changing the fixtures schedule at late notice.[2]
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kuwait |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
 Japan |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
 Jordan |
5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
 Malaysia |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 |
 Pakistan |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | –11 |
Group 3
- All matches played in Nepal.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Syria |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
 Iran |
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
 North Korea |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
 Hong Kong |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | –5 |
 Nepal |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | –7 |
| Syria | 2–1 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Al Nasser 28' Kareghli 90' |
Kang Myong-sam 45' |
| Iran | 2–0 | Hong Kong |
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| Ghayeghran 9' Marfavi 73' |
Referee: Xu Bingsheng (China)
| Nepal | 0–1 | North Korea |
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| Ju Kyong-shik 52' |
| Iran | 0–0 | North Korea |
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Group 4
- All matches played in Indonesia.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
 South Korea |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
 Indonesia |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
 South Yemen |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
