1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round
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The first round of AFC matches for 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 9 April to 7 July 1993, to determine the six teams which would play for the two available 1994 FIFA World Cup slots for AFC.[1]
Group stage
Group A
Source: [1]
Iraq advanced to the Final Round.
Jordan  | 1–1 |  Yemen |
|---|---|---|
Subhi Al-Gnimaz  65' |
Wagdan Mahmoud Shadli 72' |
Referee: Mohamed Al-Mulla Abdalaziz (United Arab Emirates)
Pakistan  | 0–5 |  China |
|---|---|---|
| Gao Hongbo 38' Cai Sheng 55', 59', 82' Hao Haidong 71' |
| Jordan | 1–1 |  Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Jeris Tadrus 16' |
Khalaf 75' |
Referee: Pirom Anprasert (Thailand)
| Yemen | 5–1 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Omar Mubarak 20', 53' Ahmed Bareed 77' Wagdan Mahmoud Shadli 80' Mohamed Hassan Abdullah 82' |
Tahir Agha 12' |
Referee: Hossein Askari Milajerdi (Iran)
Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)
Referee: Mohamed Al-Mulla Abdalaziz (United Arab Emirates)
| Jordan | 3–1 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Muharam 8', 89' Hisham Abdul-Munam 90' |
Abdul Farooq 80' |
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
| Yemen | 1–1 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Sharaf Mahfood 52' |
Aref Al-Shewaier 73' |
| China | 3–0 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Gao Hongbo 60', 89' Hao Haidong 62' |
Referee: Kim Jong Sik (North Korea)
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
Referee: An Bong-ki (South Korea)
| China | 4–1 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Li Bing 16', 76' Gao Hongbo 50', 80' |
Jamal Abu Abed 56' |
Referee: An Bong-ki (South Korea)
Referee: Santos Jose Manuel (Macau)
| Iraq | 4–0 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Qais 16', 67' Shenaishil 37' Daham 64' |
Referee: Kim Jong Sik (North Korea)
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
| Pakistan | 0–5 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Subhi Al-Gnimaz 14', 70' Jeris Tadrus 28' Mohammad Muharam 43' Ahmad Al-Bashir 44' |
Referee: Santos Jose Manuel (Macau)
| China | 2–1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Xu Hong 63' Zhao Faqing 89' |
Emmanuel 47' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 9 |
| 2 |  Syria |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 9 |
| 3 |  Oman |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 0 |
| 5 |  Myanmar (W) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iran advanced to the Final Round.
Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran
| Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Afash 15' Mohamad Moustafa Kadir 42' |
Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran
Tehran, Iran
| Iran | 6–0 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Hamid Estili 18' Modir Roosta 40', 46', 50', 75' Ali Daei 43' |
Tehran, Iran
| Oman | 2–1 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Yousuf Saleh Al-Alawi 29' Yunis Aman Al-Naseeb 35' |
Chen Fu-Yuan 78' |
Tehran, Iran
| Iran | 1–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Modir Roosta 63' |
Abdul Latif Helou 82' |
Tehran, Iran
| Oman | 0–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Hamid Derakhshan 36' |
Tehran, Iran
| Syria | 8–1 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Latif Helou 3', 71' Jamal Kazem 6' Munaf Ramadan 12' Ali Cheikh Dib 19' (pen.) Mohammad Afash 23', 45' Nizar Mahrous 80' |
Chen Jiunn-ming |
| Syria | 2–1 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Nizar Mahrous 45' Mohamad Moustafa Kadir 62' (pen.) |
Hamdan Abdulla Al-Moamari 57' |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–6 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Hamid Derakhshan 8' Majid Namjoo-Motlagh 15' (pen.) Ali Daei 19', 48' Mehdi Abtahi 22' Hamid Estili 74' |
| Chinese Taipei | 1–7 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Yeh Ching-Tueng 66' |
Yousuf Saleh Al-Alawi 6' Mohammed Abdul Noor 15', 88' Rashid Al-Wahaibi 34', 82' Mattar Al-Mukhaini 64' Nabil Al-Siyabi 74' |
| Syria | 1–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamad Moustafa Kadir 89' (pen.) |
Hamid Derakhshan 15' |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  North Korea |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 15 |
| 2 |  Qatar |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 11 |
| 3 |  Singapore |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 |  Indonesia |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 2 |
| 5 |  Vietnam |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 2 |
Source: [1]
North Korea advanced to the Final Round.
| North Korea | 3–0 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Yun Jong-Su 29' Choe Yong-Son 85' Ryu Song-Gun 86' |
| North Korea | 2–1 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Cho In-Chol 64' Choe Won-Nam 75' |
Sundramoorthy 33' |
| North Korea | 4–0 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Ryu Song-Gun 19' Choe Yong-Son 42', 58' Robby Darwis  77' (o.g.) |
| Vietnam | 2–3 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Lư Đình Tuấn 14' Phan Thanh Hùng 77' |
Fandi Ahmad 19' Steven Tan 35' (pen.) Sundramoorthy 73' |
| Vietnam | 1–0 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Hà Vương Ngầu Nại 61' |
| Indonesia | 0–2 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Mohd Rafi Ali 75' Sundramoorthy 83' |
| Qatar | 1–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Malki 89' |
Ryu Song-Gun 49', 57' |
| Vietnam | 0–1 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Yong Jin-Li 61' |
| Singapore | 1–3 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Razali Saad 72' |
Choe Won-Nam 26' Choe Yong-Son 41', 76' |
| Indonesia | 1–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Rahmad Darmawan 35' |
Pang Gwang-Chol 4' Ryu Song-Gun 68' |
| Singapore | 1–0 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Mohd Rafi Ali 54' |
| Singapore | 1–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Fandi Ahmad 80' |
| Indonesia | 2–1 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Putut Widjanarko 55' Sudirman 75' |
Nguyễn Hồng Sơn 30' |
| Singapore | 2–1 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Fandi Ahmad 70' Sundramoorthy 85' |
Alexander Saununu 2' |
| North Korea | 2–2 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Cho In-Chol 40' Kim Kyong-Il 55' |
Al-Malki 1', 86' |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 | 15 |
| 2 |  Bahrain |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 |
| 3 |  Lebanon |
8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 |
| 4 |  Hong Kong |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 5 |
| 5 |  India |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 3 |
Source: [1]
South Korea advanced to the Final Round.
| Lebanon | 2–2 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Babkin Melikian 37' Jamal Taha 53' |
Tejinder Kumar 68' V. P. Sathyan 82' |
Referee: Nizar Watti (Syria)
| Hong Kong | 2–1 |  Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Cheung Kam Wa 20' Au Wai Lun 57' |
Juma Marzouq 44' |
| Lebanon | 2–2 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Rafi Joulfagi 43' Fadi Alloush 80' (pen.) |
Tam Siu Wai 13' Cheung Kam Wa 19' |
| India | 1–2 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Bhupinder Thakur 54' |
Loh Wai Chi 15' Lee Kin Wo 59' |
| India | 0–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Myung-bo 19' (pen.) Choi Moon-sik 70' Ha Seok-ju 89' |
Referee: Al-Hindyani (Kuwait)
| Hong Kong | 0–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Ha Seok-ju 21' Seo Jung-won 50' Choi Moon-sik 73' |
| Bahrain | 2–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Khamis Thani 4' Saad 31' |
V. P. Sathyan 90' (pen.) |
| South Korea | 4–1 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Choi Moon-sik 12' Jung Jae-kwon 76' Ha Seok-ju 81' Noh Jung-yoon 85' |
Au Wai Lun 21' |
| India | 0–3 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Khamis Mubarak 20', 53' Khamis Thani 54' |
Referee: Shariff (Singapore)
| South Korea | 2–0 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Ha Seok-ju 31' Hwangbo Kwan 56' |
| Hong Kong | 1–2 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Kin Wo 17' |
Youssef Farhat 38' Wael Nazha 76' |
| South Korea | 7–0 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Gi-bum 5', 25', 49' Kim Tae-young 37', 70' Park Jung-bae 39' Ha Seok-ju 68' |
Referee: Al-Yenbua'awy (Saudi Arabia)
| India | 1–2 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Bhupinder Thakur 34' |
Hassan Ayoub 41' Rafi Joulfagi 79' |
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)
| Bahrain | 3–0 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Adel Abdulrahman Marzouq 1' Samir Mubarak 46' Khamis Thani 49' |
| South Korea | 3–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Kang Chul 51' Park Nam-yeol 63' Gu Sang-bum 85' |
| Hong Kong | 1–3 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Wong Chi Keung 66' |
I. M. Vijayan 6', 77' Bhupinder Thakur 55' |
Referee: Ali (Iraq)
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 10 |
| 2 |  Kuwait |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 8 |
| 3 |  Malaysia |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 6 |
| 4 |  Macau |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 46 | −45 | 0 |
| 5 |  Nepal (W) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.
| Macau | 0–6 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Sami Al-Jaber 12' Saeed Al-Owairan 21', 24' Abdullah Al-Dosari 65' Fahad Al-Mehallel 68' Khaled Al-Muwallid 79' (pen.) |
| Malaysia | 1–1 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Azman Adnan 59' |
Ayman Al Husaini 8' |
| Macau | 1–10 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Pinto 76' |
Ali Marwi 22', 24', 55', 87' Hamed Al-Saleh 61', 65' Jasem Al Huwaidi 71', 72', 81' Basel Abdul Rahim 84' (pen.) |
| Malaysia | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Mubin Mokhtar 31' |
Khaled Al-Muwallid 88' (pen.) |
| Kuwait | 0–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 9–0 | Macau |
|---|---|---|
| Azman Adnan 6', 14', 74' Azizol Abu Haniffah 32', 75' A. Elangovan 42' Abdul Mubin Mokhtar 47', 54' Zainal Abidin Hassan 87' |
| Kuwait | 2–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Saihan 11' Ali Marwi 18' |
| Saudi Arabia | 8–0 | Macau |
|---|---|---|
| Hamzah Idris Falatah 8', 25', 85' Khaled Al-Muwallid 22' (pen.) Saeed Owairan 37', 56', 79' Mansour Al-Muainea 40' |
| Kuwait | 8–0 | Macau |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Marwi 11' Abdullah Saihan 44' Jasem Al Huwaidi 52', 60' Hamed Al-Saleh 54' Wail Al Habashi 81' Hamoud Al-Shemmari 84' Fayez Al-Felaij 90' |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Majed Abdullah 9', 64' Ahmad Jamil Madani 58' |
| Macau | 0–5 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Azman Adnan 10', 43' Azizol Abu Haniffah 74' Paramasivan Ravindran 77', 85' |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Saeed Owairan 23' Majed Abdullah 89' |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 15 |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 13 |
| 3 |  Thailand |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 8 |
| 4 |  Bangladesh |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 4 |
| 5 |  Sri Lanka |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 | −26 | 0 |
Source: [1]
Japan advanced to the Final Round.
| Sri Lanka | 0–4 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Thani Jumaa 21' Adnan Al Talyani 24' Khamees Mubarak 56', 88' |
| Japan | 8–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
| Sri Lanka | 0–1 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Rizvi Karim Rumi 69' |
| Thailand | 0–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulrazaq Balooshi 86' |
| Japan | 5–0 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
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Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
| Bangladesh | 0–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulrazaq Balooshi 56' |
| Japan | 2–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
|
Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
| Thailand | 4–1 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Songserm 20' Piyapong 21', 58', 88' |
Mamun Joarder 84' |
| United Arab Emirates | 3–0 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Adnan Al Talyani 40', 54' Ismail Rashid Ismail 89' |
| United Arab Emirates | 2–1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulrazaq Balooshi 10' (pen.) Adnan Al Talyani 63' |
Songserm 90' |
| United Arab Emirates | 7–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Adnan Al Talyani 4', 65' Abdulrazaq Balooshi 26', 59' Fahad Khamees 28' Nasir Khamees 38' Mohamed Ahmed 74' |
| Bangladesh | 1–4 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Sayed Rumman Sabbir 72' |
Piyapong 20', 52' Kiatisuk 26' Pongthorn 54' |
| Bangladesh | 3–0 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Mamun Joarder 8', 78' Kaiser Hamid 73' (pen.) |
| United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
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Teams qualified for final round
With all of Iran, North Korea and Iraq qualifying for the final round fears were expressed in the United States of those countries potentially turning up at their tournament, since the three nations at the time were under economic sanctions by the United States.[2]