1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
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The AFC second round of 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between the ten group winners from the first round split across two groups.
The top country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the 1998 FIFA World Cup, with the two runners-up facing each other in a play-off. The winner of this play-off progressed to the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the loser went on to compete for a place in the World Cup in the AFC–OFC inter-confederation play-off.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 14 | 1998 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 |  Iran |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 12 | Third round |
| 3 |  China |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 11 | |
| 4 |  Qatar |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 10 | |
| 5 |  Kuwait |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 |
Source: RSSSF
| Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
Mehalel  43'Al-Thuniyan 55' |
Report | Abdullah 18' |
| Iran | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Bagheri 64' |
Report | Al-Sharani 32' |
| Qatar | 0–2 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Huwaidi 16' Abdulaziz 88' |
| Qatar | 1–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Nasir Khamees 10' |
Report | Hao Haidong 67' |
| Kuwait | 1–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Huwaidi 20' |
Report | Bagheri 90' |
| China | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Zhang Enhua 69' |
Report |
| Kuwait | 1–2 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Huwaidi 24' |
Report | Hao Haidong 3' Gao Feng 89' |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Mehalel 66' |
Report |
| Kuwait | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulaziz 48' Mubarak 67' |
Report | Al-Muwallid 31' |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Muwallid 88' |
Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Muwallid 4' |
Report | Hao Haidong 10' |
Referee: Arturo Angeles (United States)
| Qatar | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Shahrani 61' |
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 19 | 1998 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 |  Japan |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 13 | Third round |
| 3 |  United Arab Emirates |
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 6 |
Source: RSSSF
South Korea  | 3–0 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Choi Yong-soo 24', 67', 74' |
Report |
| South Korea | 2–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Choi Yong-soo 15' Lee Sang-yoon 87' |
Report | Shatskikh 74' |
| United Arab Emirates | 4–0 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Ali 20' Obaid 48'Zuhair Bakheet 75'Mubarak 85' |
Report |
| Kazakhstan | 1–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Baltiyev 84' |
Report | Shatskikh 85' |
| Uzbekistan | 2–3 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Shirshov 10' Bazarov 90' |
Report | Zuhair Bakheet 51' Alabadla 60'Adnan Al Talyani 85' |
| Japan | 1–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Yamaguchi 67' |
Report | Seo Jung-won 83' Lee Min-sung 86' |
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
| Kazakhstan | 1–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Zubarev 90+2' |
Report | Akita 23' |
| Uzbekistan | 1–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Kambaraliev 30' |
Report | Lopes 89' |
| Kazakhstan | 1–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Yevteyev 50' |
Report | Choi Yong-soo 5' |
| Uzbekistan | 1–5 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Fedorov 61' (pen.) |
Report | Choi Yong-soo 19', 41' Yoo Sang-chul 38'Ko Jeong-woon 57'Kim Do-hoon 70' |
| Kazakhstan | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Sparyshev 55' Yevteyev 64'Yurist 75' |
Report |
| Uzbekistan | 4–0 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Shkvyrin 19', 33' Fedorov 44'Kasimov 71' |
Report |
| Japan | 1–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Lopes 4' |
Report | Mubarak 37' |
| South Korea | 0–2 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nanami 2' Lopes 37' |
| United Arab Emirates | 1–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Zuhair Bakheet 58' |
Report | Lee Sang-yoon 11' Kim Do-hoon 42', 67' |