1998 Arab Cup qualification
The 1998 Arab Cup was the seventh edition of the Arab Cup that hosted by Qatar. Saudi Arabia won their first title.
Qualifying format
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Qatar qualified as hosts.
Egypt qualified as holders.
Saudi Arabia and
Morocco qualified as World Cup qualifiers.- The Qualifying Stage is divided into 4 Groups based on the Geography regions, the groups are: The Levant, The Gulf, The Red sea and The North Africa group, Top teams qualify to the 1998 Arab Cup.
Qualification
[edit]Group A (Gulf Region)
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualified | ||||||||
| Qualified | ||||||||
| Withdrew | ||||||||
| Withdrew | ||||||||
- Bahrain and Oman withdrew.
- Kuwait and United Arab Emirates qualified for finals.
Group B (Red Sea Region)
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualified | ||||||||
| Withdrew | ||||||||
| Withdrew | ||||||||
| Withdrew | ||||||||
Group C (North Africa Region)
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualified | ||||||||
| Qualified | ||||||||
| Withdrew | ||||||||
| Withdrew | ||||||||
- Tunisia and Mauritania withdrew.
- Algeria and Libya qualified for finals.
Group D (East Region)
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Iraq disqualified
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |