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) |
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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) |
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