FIFA World Cup France 1998 Asian Zone Qualifying

Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam & Yemen (36)

Afghanistan, Bhutan, Brunei, Myanmar & North Korea not entered

1st Round

Group 1

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Saudi Arabia 6 5 1 0 18 1 17 16
2 Malaysia 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
1 Saudi Arabia (Host) (2nd Round)
Sunday 16 March 1997
Saudi Arabia 2-0 Taiwan
  2-0  
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Malaysia 2-0 Bangladesh
  1-0  
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Tuesday 18 March 1997
Malaysia 0-0 Saudi Arabia
  0-0  
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Bangladesh 1-3 Taiwan
  0-0  
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Thursday 20 March 1997
Saudi Arabia 4-1 Bangladesh
  2-1  
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Malaysia 2-0 Taiwan
  2-0  
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Thursday 27 March 1997
Malaysia 0-0 Taiwan
  0-0  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia 3-0 Bangladesh
  0-0  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Saturday 29 March 1997
Saudi Arabia 3-0 Malaysia
  0-0  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Bangladesh 2-0 Taiwan
  1-0  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Monday 31 March 1997
Malaysia 1-0 Bangladesh
  1-0  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia 6-0 Taiwan
  4-0  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)

Group 2

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Iran 6 5 1 0 39 3 36 16
2 Kyrgyzstan 5 3 0 2 12 11 1 9
3 Syria 5 2 1 2 27 5 22 7
4 Maldives 6 0 0 6 0 59 -59 0
Syria - Kyrgyzstan not played
1 Iran (Host) (2nd Round)
Monday 2 June 1997
Iran 17-0 Maldives
  6-0  
Damascus (Syria)
Wednesday 4 June 1997
Iran 7-0 Kyrgyzstan
  1-0  
Damascus (Syria)
Syria 12-0 Maldives
  7-0  
Damascus (Syria)
Friday 6 June 1997
Kyrgyzstan 3-0 Maldives
  3-0  
Damascus (Syria)
Syria 0-1 Iran
  0-0  
Damascus (Syria)
Monday 9 June 1997
Syria 12-0 Maldives
  1-0  
Tehran (iran)
Iran 3-1 Kyrgyzstan
  1-0  
Tehran (iran)
Wednesday 11 June 1997
Syria 1-2 Kyrgyzstan
  0-0  
Tehran (iran)
Iran 9-0 Maldives
  7-0  
Tehran (iran)
Friday 13 June 1997
Kyrgyzstan 6-0 Maldives
  3-0  
Tehran (iran)
Iran 2-2 Syria
  2-2  
Tehran (iran)

Group 3

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 United Arab Emirates 4 3 1 0 7 1 6 10
2 Jordan 4 1 1 2 4 4 0 4
3 Bahrain 4 1 0 3 3 9 -6 3
1 United Arab Emirates (Host) (2nd Round)
Tuesday 8 April 1997
United Arab Emirates 0-0 Jordan
  0-0  
Manama (Bahrain)
Friday 11 April 1997
Bahrain 1-2 United Arab Emirates
  0-1  
Manama (Bahrain)
Monday 14 April 1997
Bahrain 1-0 Jordan
  1-0  
Manama (Bahrain)
Saturday 19 April 1997
Bahrain 1-4 Jordan
  1-2  
Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)
Tuesday 22 April 1997
United Arab Emirates 3-0 Bahrain
  1-0  
Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)
Saturday 26 April 1997
United Arab Emirates 2-0 Jordan
  1-0  
Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)

Group 4

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Japan 6 5 1 0 31 1 30 16
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
1 Japan (Host) (2nd Round)
Sunday 23 March 1997
Nepal 1-1 Macau
  1-1  
Muscat (Oman)
Oman 0-1 Japan
  0-1  
Muscat (Oman)
Tuesday 25 March 1997
Japan 10-0 Macau
  3-0  
Muscat (Oman)
Oman 1-0 Nepal
  0-0  
Muscat (Oman)
Thursday 27 March 1997
Japan 6-0 Nepal
  1-0  
Muscat (Oman)
Oman 4-0 Macau
  2-0  
Muscat (Oman)
Sunday 22 June 1997
Oman 6-0 Nepal
  3-0  
Tokyo (Japan)
Japan 10-0 Macau
  6-0  
Tokyo (Japan)
Wednesday 25 June 1997
Oman 2-0 Macau
  1-0  
Tokyo (Japan)
Japan 3-0 Nepal
  1-0  
Tokyo (Japan)
Saturday 28 June 1997
Nepal 1-2 Macau
  0-1  
Tokyo (Japan)
Japan 1-1 Oman
  1-0  
Tokyo (Japan)

Group 5

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Uzbekistan 6 5 1 0 20 3 17 16
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
1 Uzbekistan (2nd Round)
Sunday 6 April 1997
Indonesia 8-0 Cambodia
  6-0  
Jakarta (Indonesia)
Sunday 13 April 1997
Indonesia 0-0 Yemen
  0-0  
Manado (Indonesia)
Sunday 20 April 1997
Cambodia 0-1 Yemen
  0-1  
Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Sunday 27 April 1997
Cambodia 1-1 Indonesia
  0-0  
Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Friday 9 May 1997
Yemen 0-1 Uzbekistan
  0-1  
Sanaa (Yemen)
Friday 16 May 1997
Yemen 7-0 Cambodia
  3-0  
Sanaa (Yemen)
Friday 25 May 2001
Uzbekistan 6-0 Cambodia
  4-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Sunday 1 June 2001
Indonesia 1-1 Uzbekistan
  1-0  
Jakarta (Indonesia)
Friday 13 June 2001
Yemen 1-1 Indonesia
  1-0  
Sanaa (Yemen)
Wednesday 25 June 2001
Uzbekistan 3-0 Indonesia
  1-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Sunday 29 June 2001
Cambodia 1-4 Uzbekistan
  1-3  
Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Uzbekistan 5-1 Yemen
  1-1  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)

Group 6

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 South Korea 4 3 1 0 9 1 8 10
2 Thailand 4 1 1 3 5 6 -1 4
3 Hong Kong 4 1 0 3 3 10 -7 3
1 South Korea (2nd Round)
Monday 3 February 1997
Hong Kong 0-2 South Korea
  0-0  
Hong Kong (China)
Sunday 2 March 1997
Thailand 1-3 South Korea
  0-1  
Bangkok (Thailand)
Sunday 9 March 1997
Thailand 2-0 Hong Kong
  1-0  
Bangkok (Thailand)
Sunday 30 March 1997
Hong Kong 3-2 Thailand
  1-1  
Hong Kong (China)
Wednesday 28 May 1997
South Korea 4-0 Hong Kong
  2-0  
Taejon (South Korea)
Sunday 1 June 2001
South Korea 0-0 Thailand
  0-0  
Seoul (South Korea)

Group 7

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Kuwait 4 4 0 0 10 1 9 12
2 Lebanon 4 1 1 2 4 7 -3 4
3 Singapore 4 0 1 3 2 8 -6 1
1 Kuwait (2nd Round)
Sunday 13 April 1997
Lebanon 1-1 Singapore
  0-0  
Beirut (Lebanon)
Saturday 26 April 1997
Singapore 0-1 Kuwait
  0-0  
Singapore (Singapore)
Thursday 8 May 1997
Kuwait 2-0 Lebanon
  1-0  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Saturday 24 May 1997
Singapore 1-2 Lebanon
  0-1  
Singapore (Singapore)
Thursday 5 June 1997
Kuwait 4-0 Singapore
  3-0  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Sunday 22 June 1997
Lebanon 1-3 Kuwait
  0-2  
Beirut (Lebanon)

Group 8

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 China 6 5 1 0 13 2 11 16
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
1 China (2nd Round)
Sunday 4 May 1997
Tajikistan 4-0 Vietnam
  2-0  
Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
Turkmenistan 1-4 China
  0-2  
Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)
Sunday 11 May 1997
Turkmenistan 2-1 Vietnam
  1-0  
Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)
Tajikistan 0-1 China
  0-0  
Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
Sunday 25 May 1997
Turkmenistan 1-2 Tajikistan
  1-1  
Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)
Vietnam 1-3 China
  1-3  
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
Sunday 1 June 1997
Vietnam 0-4 Tajikistan
  0-2  
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
China 1-0 Turkmenistan
  1-0  
Beijing (China)
Sunday 8 June 1997
Vietnam 0-4 Turkmenistan
  0-2  
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
China 5-0 Tajikistan
  4-0  
Beijing (China)
Sunday 22 June 1997
Tajikistan 5-0 Turkmenistan
  4-0  
Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
China 4-0 Vietnam
  2-0  
Beijing (China)

Group 9

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Kazakhstan 4 4 0 0 15 2 13 12
2 Iraq 4 2 0 2 14 8 6 6
3 Pakistan 4 0 0 4 3 22 -19 0
1 Kazakhstan (2nd Round)
Sunday 11 May 1997
Kazakhstan 3-0 Pakistan
  1-0  
Almaty (Kazakhstan)
Friday 23 May 1997
Pakistan 2-6 Iraq
  1-2  
Lahore (Pakistan)
Friday 6 June 1997
Iraq 1-2 Kazakhstan
  1-1  
Baghdad (Iraq)
Wednesday 11 June 1997
Pakistan 0-7 Kazakhstan
  0-3  
Lahore (Pakistan)
Friday 20 June 1997
Iraq 6-1 Pakistan
  2-0  
Baghdad (Iraq)
Sunday 29 June 1997
Kazakhstan 3-1 Iraq
  2-0  
Almaty (Kazakhstan)

Group 10

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Qatar 3 3 0 0 14 0 14 9
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
1 Qatar (Host) (2nd Round)
Friday 20 September 1996
Qatar 3-0 Sri Lanka
  1-0  
Doha (Qatar)
Saturday 21 September 1996
India 2-0 Philippines
  0-0  
Doha (Qatar)
Monday 23 September 1996
Qatar 5-0 Philippines
  5-0  
Doha (Qatar)
Tuesday 24 September 1996
India 1-1 Sri Lanka
  1-1  
Doha (Qatar)
Thursday 26 September 1996
Sri Lanka 3-0 Philippines
  1-0  
Doha (Qatar)
Friday 27 September 1996
Qatar 6-0 India
  3-0  
Doha (Qatar)

2nd Round

Group A

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Saudi Arabia 8 4 2 2 8 6 2 14
2 Iran 8 3 3 2 13 8 5 12
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
1 Saudi Arabia (FIFA World Cup France 1998)
2 Iran (3rd Round)
Saturday 13 September 1997
China 2-4 Iran
  1-0  
Dalian (China)
Sunday 14 September 1997
Saudi Arabia 2-1 Kuwait
  1-1  
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Friday 19 September 1997
Iran 1-1 Saudi Arabia
  0-1  
Tehran (Iran)
Qatar 0-2 Kuwait
  0-1  
Doha (Qatar)
Friday 26 September 1997
Qatar 1-1 China
  1-0  
Doha (Qatar)
Kuwait 1-1 Iran
  1-0  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Friday 3 October 1997
China 1-0 Saudi Arabia
  1-0  
Dalian (China)
Iran 3-0 Qatar
  2-0  
Tehran (Iran)
Friday 10 October 1997
Kuwait 1-2 China
  1-1  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Saturday 11 October 1997
Saudi Arabia 1-0 Qatar
  0-0  
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Friday 17 October 1997
Iran 4-1 China
  2-0  
Tehran (Iran)
Kuwait 2-1 Saudi Arabia
  0-1  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Friday 24 October 1997
Kuwait 0-1 Qatar
  0-1  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Saudi Arabia 1-0 Iran
  1-0  
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Friday 31 October 1997
Iran 0-0 Kuwait
  0-0  
Tehran (Iran)
China 2-3 Qatar
  1-1  
Dalian (China)
Thursday 6 November 1997
Saudi Arabia 1-1 China
  1-1  
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Friday 7 November 1997
Qatar 2-0 Iran
  1-0  
Doha (Qatar)
Wednesday 12 November 1997
Qatar 0-1 Saudi Arabia
  0-0  
Doha (Qatar)
China 1-0 Kuwait
  1-0  
Dalian (China)

Group B

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 South Korea 8 6 1 1 19 7 12 19
2 Japan 8 3 4 1 17 9 8 13
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
1 South Korea (FIFA World Cup France 1998)
2 Japan (3rd Round)
Saturday 6 September 1997
South Korea 3-0 Kazakhstan
  1-0  
Seoul (South Korea)
Sunday 7 September 1997
Japan 6-3 Uzbekistan
  4-0  
Tokyo (Japan)
Friday 12 September 1997
United Arab Emirates 4-0 Kazakhstan
  1-0  
Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
South Korea 2-1 Uzbekistan
  1-0  
Seoul (South Korea)
Friday 19 September 1997
United Arab Emirates 0-0 Japan
  0-0  
Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
Saturday 20 September 1997
Kazakhstan 1-1 Uzbekistan
  0-0  
Almaty (Kazakhstan)
Saturday 27 September 1997
Uzbekistan 2-3 United Arab Emirates
  1-0  
Almaty (Kazakhstan)
Sunday 28 September 1997
Japan 1-2 South Korea
  0-0  
Tokyo (Japan)
Saturday 4 October 1997
Kazakhstan 1-1 Japan
  0-1  
Almaty (Kazakhstan)
South Korea 3-0 United Arab Emirates
  1-0  
Seoul (South Korea)
Saturday 11 October 1997
Kazakhstan 1-1 South Korea
  0-1  
Almaty (Kazakhstan)
Uzbekistan 1-1 Japan
  1-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Saturday 18 October 1997
Kazakhstan 3-0 United Arab Emirates
  0-0  
Almaty (Kazakhstan)
Uzbekistan 1-5 South Korea
  0-3  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Saturday 25 October 1997
Uzbekistan 4-0 Kazakhstan
  3-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Sunday 26 October 1997
Japan 1-1 United Arab Emirates
  1-1  
Tokyo (Japan)
Saturday 1 November 1997
South Korea 0-0 Japan
  0-0  
Seoul (South Korea)
Sunday 2 November 1997
United Arab Emirates 2-0 Uzbekistan
  1-0  
Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
Saturday 8 November 1997
Japan 5-1 Kazakhstan
  3-0  
Tokyo (Japan)
Sunday 9 November 1997
United Arab Emirates 1-3 South Korea
  0-2  
Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)

3rd Round

Sunday 16 November 1997
Iran 2-3 Japan
  2-2  
  0-1  
Johor Bahru (Malaysia)
Japan (FIFA World Cup France 1998 Qualifying Play-offs)