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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 6 5 1 0 18 1 +17 16 Final round
2  Malaysia 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2 11
3  Chinese Taipei 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4
4  Bangladesh 6 1 0 5 4 14 −10 3
Source: RSSSF
Chinese Taipei 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report O. Al-Dosari 34'
Al-Shahrani 37'
Chinese Taipei 0–0 Malaysia
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Malaysia 0–3 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Muwallid 59', 85'
O. Al-Dosari 87'
Attendance: 15,000
Saudi Arabia 6–0 Chinese Taipei
Al-Jaber 3', 16', 63'
Al-Muwallid 5'
Abdulaziz Al-Dosari 30'
Al-Zahrani 46'		 Report
Attendance: 9,000

Group 2

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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
Maldives 0–17 Iran
Report Bagheri 9', 13', 16', 60', 66', 67', 86'
Estili 29', 47', 55'
Azizi 35', 36'
Shahroudi 56'
Mahdavikia 63'
Daei 75', 77'
Minavand 87'
Attendance: 7,000

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 12–0 Maldives
Al-Said 7', 13'
Jokhadar 9', 37', 89'
Rifai 10'
Jabban 12', 78'
Srour 21'
Zaher 49'
Boshi 70', 79'		 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Kyrgyzstan 0–7 Iran
Report Bagheri 35', 51'
Daei 57'
Majidi 68', 88'
Minavand 76'
Mousavi 82'
Attendance: 8,000
Syria 0–1 Iran
Report Daei 65'
Attendance: 33,000
Kyrgyzstan 3–0 Maldives
Korzanov 4'
Merzlikin 24'
Yusupov 28'		 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Wang Xuezhi (China)
Iran 3–1 Kyrgyzstan
Azizi 3', 77'
Bagheri 52'		 Report Kutsov 16'
Attendance: 50,000
Maldives 0–12 Syria
Report Agha 24', 50'
Dib 55'
Taleb 60'
Al-Said 62', 63', 87'
Rihawi 66'
Abrash 80', 90'
Zaher 85', 89'
Attendance: 25,000
Iran 9–0 Maldives
Mansourian 15', 44'
Bagheri 22', 39'
Daei 33', 43'
Mahdavikia 38'
Shahroudi 68'
Azizi 87'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Kyrgyzstan 2–1 Syria
Sardarov 76'
Kutsov 89'		 Report Boshi 84'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yu Jingyin (China)
Iran 2–2 Syria
Shahroudi 10'
Mansourian 30'		 Report Boshi 11'
Al-Said 39'
Attendance: 100,000
Maldives 0–6 Kyrgyzstan
Report Merzlikin 14'
Chertkov 22'
Kutsov 26'
Haitbaev 47', 89'
Ivanov 47'
Attendance: 70,000

Group 3

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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'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Bahrain 1–0 Jordan
Al-Doseri 27' Report
Attendance: 4,000
Jordan 4–1 Bahrain
Tadrus 14', 89'
Al-Sheikh 33'
Al-Khateeb 88'		 Report Rashed 43'
Attendance: 4,000
United Arab Emirates 3–0 Bahrain
Saeed 14'
Mubarak 50', 60'		 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Kiyoshi Ota (Japan)
United Arab Emirates 2–0 Jordan
Al Talyani 27'
Mubarak 88'		 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Hossein Asgari (Iran)

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 6 5 1 0 31 1 +30 16 Final round
2  Oman 6 4 1 1 14 2 +12 13
3  Macau 6 1 1 4 3 28 −25 4
4    Nepal 6 0 1 5 2 19 −17 1
Source: RSSSF
Nepal   1–1 Macau
Khadka 23' Report Cheng 13'
Attendance: 500
Oman 0–1 Japan
Report Omura 10'
Attendance: 2,000
Macau 0–10 Japan
Report Akita 1'
Takagi 14', 33', 72'
Soma 45'
Miura 54', 89'
Moroshima 80', 82'
Nanami 86'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Wang Xuezhi (China)
Oman 1–0   Nepal
Al Busaidy 75' Report
Attendance: 1,000
Nepal   0–6 Japan
Report Morishima 24'
Takagi 47', 55', 89'
Omura 76'
Honda 90'
Attendance: 500
Oman 4–0 Macau
Samir 32'
Al Siyabi 42', 56'
Abdul Noor 83'		 Report
Attendance: 0
Japan 10–0 Macau
Nakata 17', 61'
Nishizawa 21'
Miura 23', 29', 44', 57', 62', 79'
Nanami 42'		 Report
Attendance: 27,342
Nepal   0–6 Oman
Report Shakya 1' (o.g.)
Al Busaidy 13'
Ahmed Hassan 17', 50'
Al Araimi 73'
Al Masori 78'
Attendance: 15,875
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Japan 3–0   Nepal
Nishizawa 44'
Miura 72', 87'		 Report
Attendance: 28,360
Macau 0–2 Oman
Report Al Araimi 44'
Ahmed Hassan 89'
Attendance: 8,737
Japan 1–1 Oman
Nakata 4' Report Samir 63'
Attendance: 48,839
Macau 2–1   Nepal
Che 78'
Da Cruz Martins 89'		 Report Deepak Amatya 19'
Attendance: 22,972

Group 5

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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
Indonesia 8–0 Cambodia
Putro 1'
Lubis 6', 52'
Putiray 12', 44', 70'
Wabia 31', 36'		 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Indonesia 0–0 Yemen
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Cambodia 0–1 Yemen
Report Dariban 39'
Attendance: 20,000
Cambodia 1–1 Indonesia
Sochetra 65' Report Putro 80'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Li Haiseng (China)
Yemen 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report Khasanov 27'
Attendance: 28,000
Yemen 7–0 Cambodia
Al Ariki 4', 13', 15', 83'
Noman 50'
Bashafal 55'
Abdulla 65'		 Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Khaled Dalu (Syria)
Indonesia 1–1 Uzbekistan
Sudirman 34' Report Shatskikh 74'
Attendance: 30,000
Yemen 1–1 Indonesia
Al Ariki 33' Report Putro 59'
Attendance: 35,000
Uzbekistan 3–0 Indonesia
Shatskikh 12'
Maksudov 37', 87'		 Report
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Jalal Moradi (Iran)
Uzbekistan 5–1 Yemen
Shkvirin 8', 63'
Shatskikh 55', 75'
Bazarov 62'		 Report Zughair 30'
Attendance: 20,000

Group 6

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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
Thailand 1–3 South Korea
Piyapong 48' Report Roh Sang-rae 18'
Ha Seok-ju 74'
Choi Moon-sik 86'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Hong Kong 3–2 Thailand
Lee Kin Wo 23'
Cheng Siu Chung 48'
Au Wai Lun 88'		 Report Natipong 43'
Chalermsan 70'
Attendance: 20,000
South Korea 0–0 Thailand
Report
Attendance: 20,000

Group 7

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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
Lebanon 1–1 Singapore
Nazha 49' Report Zainal 88'
Attendance: 12,000
Singapore 0–1 Kuwait
Report Al Saqer 29'
Attendance: 13,000
Kuwait 2–0 Lebanon
Al Huwaidi 38'
Al Ahmad 79'		 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Singapore 1–2 Lebanon
Steven Tan 58' (pen.) Report Shehab 35'
Melikian 80'
Attendance: 14,455
Kuwait 4–0 Singapore
Wabran 28'
Al Ahmad 35'
Al Huwaidi 43'
Abdullah 78'		 Report
Attendance: 13,000
Lebanon 1–3 Kuwait
Shehab 29' Report Otaibi 7'
Al Saleh 32', 74'
Attendance: 2,500

Group 8

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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'
Mouminov 15'
Dzhaborov 50', 84'		 Report
Attendance: 18,000
Tajikistan 0–1 China
Report Hao Haidong 65'
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Masoud Kaabi (Iran)
Turkmenistan 2–1 Vietnam
Agabaev 39'
Gulyan 53'		 Report Nguyen Cong Vinh 71'
Attendance: 2,500
Turkmenistan 1–2 Tajikistan
Tkavadze 18' Report Knizaev 41', 49'
Attendance: 3,000
China 1–0 Turkmenistan
Li Jinyu 81' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa (Japan)
China 0–0 Tajikistan
Report
Attendance: 21,000
Vietnam 0–4 Turkmenistan
Report Agaev 16', 57', 63'
Broshin 20'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kyaw U Kyaw (Myanmar)
China 4–0 Vietnam
Fan Zhiyi 7'
Hao Haidong 45'
Ma Mingyu 65'
Su Maozhen 70'		 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Tajikistan 5–0 Turkmenistan
Avakov 4', 26', 34'
Dzhaborov 14'
Mouminov 88'		 Report
Attendance: 7,000

Group 9

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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
Attendance: 12,000
Pakistan 2–6 Iraq
Umar 8'
Rafiq 53'		 Report Fawzi 1', 62'
Chathir 35', 61'
Hussein 52'
Radhi 70'
Attendance: 12,000
Iraq 1–2 Kazakhstan
Saadoun 2' Report Klishin 41'
Loginov 48'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)
Pakistan 0–7 Kazakhstan
Report Yesmagambetov 28'
Klishin 32'
Loginov 36'
Mazbayev 53'
Zubarev 64', 68', 72'
Attendance: 3,500
Iraq 6–1 Pakistan
Hussein 11', 26'
Fawzi 69', 76'
Abbas 71', 89'		 Report Umar 58'
Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)
Kazakhstan 3–1 Iraq
Mazbayev 4'
Loginov 36'
Saadoun 56' (o.g.)		 Report Abdullah 1'
Attendance: 12,000

Group 10

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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
Qatar 3–0 Sri Lanka
Soufi 35'
Al-Enazi 51'
Mustafa 81'		 Report
Attendance: 1,000
India 2–0 Philippines
Vijayan 81'
Coutinho 85'		 Report
Attendance: 700
Qatar 5–0 Philippines
Al-Enazi 19', 41'
Soufi 29'
Khamis 30'
Jaloof 38'		 Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Muhammad Sahib (Iraq)
Sri Lanka 1–1 India
Silva 14' Report Chapman 39'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)
Philippines 0–3 Sri Lanka
Report Steinwall 28'
Perera 55', 80'
Attendance: 200
Qatar 6–0 India
Al-Enazi 27', 40'
Al Kuwari 42'
Maayof 47'
Soufi 52'
Mustafa 61'		 Report
Attendance: 3,000

Notes

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  1. ^ FIFA awarded Syria a 3–0 win as a result of Kyrgyzstan being late on the pitch.[citation needed]
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