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 (H) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 16 | Final round |
| 2 |  Malaysia (H) |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Taiwan |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Bangladesh |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 |
| Taiwan | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | O. Al-Dosari  34'Al-Shahrani 37' |
| Malaysia | 2–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Azman 43' Abdul Karim 87' |
Report |
| Bangladesh | 1–3 | Taiwan |
|---|---|---|
| Jewel 56' |
Report | Lin Wen-han 59' Huang Che-ming 62'Chen Kuei-jen 78' |
| Bangladesh | 1–4 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Jewel 44' |
Report | Al-Muwallid 20' Al-Temawi 27'Al-Shahrani 65'Al-Mehallel 73' |
Referee: Ahmed Ibrahim Hakeem (United Arab Emirates)
| Malaysia | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Muwallid 59', 85' O. Al-Dosari 87' |
| Taiwan | 1–2 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Hsu Te-ming 53' |
Report | Alfaz 45' Nakib 81' |
| Bangladesh | 0–1 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zainal 32' |
| Saudi Arabia | 6–0 | Taiwan |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Jaber 3', 16', 63' 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kyrgyzstan | 3–0 | Maldives |
|---|---|---|
| Korzanov 4' Merzlikin 24'Yusupov 28' |
Report |
| Iran | 9–0 | Maldives |
|---|---|---|
| Mansourian 15', 44' Bagheri 22', 39'Daei 33', 43'Mahdavikia 38'Shahroudi 68'Azizi 87' |
Report |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Sardarov 76' Kutsov 89' |
Report | Boshi 84' |
| Maldives | 0–6 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Merzlikin 14' Chertkov 22'Kutsov 26'Haitbaev 47', 89'Ivanov 47' |
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
| Bahrain | 1–2 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Darwish 84' |
Report | Abdulla 18', 57' |
| United Arab Emirates | 3–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Saeed 14' Mubarak 50', 60' |
Report |
| United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Al Talyani 27' Mubarak 88' |
Report |
Group 4
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
| Yemen | 0–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Khasanov 27' |
| Indonesia | 1–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Sudirman 34' |
Report | Shatskikh 74' |
| Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Shatskikh 12' Maksudov 37', 87' |
Report |
| Cambodia | 1–4 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Sochetra 12' |
Report | Abdukahhor Marifaliev 2', 60' Ravshan Bozorov 9', 30' |
| Uzbekistan | 5–1 | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Shkvirin 8', 63' Shatskikh 55', 75'Bazarov 62' |
Report | Zughair 30' |
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 | Seo Jung-won 60' Choi Moon-sik 75' |
| Thailand | 1–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Piyapong 48' |
Report | Roh Sang-rae 18' Ha Seok-ju 74'Choi Moon-sik 86' |
| Hong Kong | 3–2 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Kin Wo 23' Cheng Siu Chung 48'Au Wai Lun 88' |
Report | Natipong 43' Chalermsan 70' |
| South Korea | 4–0 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Yoo Sang-chul 25' Choi Yong-soo 39', 72'Park Kun-ha 86' |
Report |
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
| Kuwait | 2–0 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Al Huwaidi 38' Al Ahmad 79' |
Report |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alidodov 8' Muminov 15'Dzhaborov 50', 84' |
Report |
| Turkmenistan | 1–4 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Meredov 90' |
Report | Peng Weiguo 26', 39' Gao Feng 78'Li Bing 80' |
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Saeed Abdulla Ibrahim (United Arab Emirates)
| Tajikistan | 0–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hao Haidong 65' |
| Turkmenistan | 2–1 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Agabaev 39' Gulyan 53' |
Report | Nguyen Cong Vinh 71' |
| 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 |
| Vietnam | 0–4 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Muminov 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 |
| Tajikistan | 5–0 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Avakov 4', 26', 34' Dzhaborov 14'Muminov 88' |
Report |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yesmagambetov 2', 62' Yablochkin 49' |
Report |
| Pakistan | 0–7 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yesmagambetov 28' Klishin 32'Loginov 36'Mazbayev 53'Zubarev 64', 68', 72' |
Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)
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
| India | 2–0 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Vijayan 81' Coutinho 85' |
Report |
| Philippines | 0–3 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Steinwall 28' Perera 55', 80' |
Notes
- FIFA awarded Syria a 3–0 win as a result of Kyrgyzstan being late on the pitch.[citation needed]