1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Final Round

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Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

The AFC Final Round of 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between the 10 group winners from the First Round split across 2 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 went on to compete for a place in the World Cup in the OFC / AFC Intercontinental Play-off.

Format

The seeded teams were as follows:

Seeded teams

 Saudi Arabia
 South Korea

Group A

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Saudi Arabia 8 4 2 2 8 6 2 14
2  Iran 8 3 3 2 13 8 5 12
3  China PR 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

13 September 1997
16:15 UTC+8
China PR  2–4  Iran
Fan Zhiyi Goal 44' (pen.)
Li Ming Goal 54'		 (Report) Bagheri Goal 61' (pen.)
Mahdavikia Goal 67', 73'
Roosta Goal 86'
Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Park Hae-Yong (South Korea)

14 September 1997
20:30
Saudi Arabia  2–1  Kuwait
Al-Mehallel Goal 43'
Al-Thunayan Goal 55'		 (Report) Abdullah Goal 18'

19 September 1997
18:00
Iran  1–1  Saudi Arabia
Bagheri Goal 64' (Report) Al-Shahrani Goal 32'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

19 September 1997
18:30
Qatar  0–2  Kuwait
(Report) Al-Huwaidi Goal 16'
Abdullah Goal 88'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jamal Al-Sharif (Syria)

26 September 1997
18:15
Qatar  1–1  China PR
Nasir Khamees Goal 10' (Report) Hao Haidong Goal 67'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Mahmoud Nurilddin (Iraq)

26 September 1997
19:15
Kuwait  1–1  Iran
Al-Huwaidi Goal 20' (Report) Bagheri Goal 90'

3 October 1997
16:15
China PR  1–0  Saudi Arabia
Zhang Enhua Goal 69' (Report)
Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

3 October 1997
17:00
Iran  3–0  Qatar
Daei Goal 31'
Bagheri Goal 42', 56'		 (Report)
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)

10 October 1997
19:00
Kuwait  1–2  China PR
Al-Huwaidi Goal 24' (Report) Hao Haidong Goal 3'
Gao Feng Goal 89'
Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Eddie Lennie (Australia)

11 October 1997
Saudi Arabia  1–0  Qatar
Al-Mehallel Goal 66' (Report)

17 October 1997
Kuwait  2–1  Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Goal 48'
Mubarak Goal 67'		 (Report) Al Muwallid Goal 31'
Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

17 October 1997
Iran  4–1  China PR
Mansourian Goal 2'
Roosta Goal 44'
Bagheri Goal 69'
Ali Daei Goal 73'		 (Report) Mao Yijun Goal 87'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

24 October 1997
Saudi Arabia  1–0  Iran
Al Muwallid Goal 88' (Report)

24 October 1997
Kuwait  0–1  Qatar
(Report) Al Noobi Goal 10'

31 October 1997
China PR  2–3  Qatar
Gao Feng Goal 19'
Fan Zhiyi Goal 80'		 (Report) Al Naemi Goal 44'
Al-Enazi Goal 54'
Al Kuwari Goal 60'
Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore)

31 October 1997
Iran  0–0  Kuwait
(Report)
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

6 November 1997
Saudi Arabia  1–1  China PR
Al-Muwallid Goal 4' (Report) Hao Haidong Goal 10'
King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: David Elleray (England)

7 November 1997
Qatar  2–0  Iran
Al-Enazi Goal 38', 81' (Report)

12 November 1997
China PR  1–0  Kuwait
Ma Mingyu Goal 32'[1] (Report)

12 November 1997
Qatar  0–1  Saudi Arabia
(Report) Al Shahrani Goal 61'

Group B

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD 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

6 September 1997
19:00 UTC+9
South Korea  3–0  Kazakhstan
Choi Yong-Soo Goal 24', 67', 74' (Report)

7 September 1997
19:00 UTC+9
Japan  6–3  Uzbekistan
Miura Goal 4' (pen.), 40', 64', 80'
Nakata Goal 40'
Jo Goal 44'		 (Report) Shatskikh Goal 56', 77'
Fyodorov Goal 69' (pen.)

12 September 1997
South Korea  2–1  Uzbekistan
Choi Yong-Soo Goal 15'
Lee Sang-Yoon Goal 87'		 (Report) Shatskikh Goal 74'
Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)

12 September 1997
United Arab Emirates  4–0  Kazakhstan
Ali Goal 20'
Obaid Goal 48'
Zuhair Bakheet Goal 75'
Mubarak Goal 85'		 (Report)

19 September 1997
United Arab Emirates  0–0  Japan
(Report)

20 September 1997
Kazakhstan  1–1  Uzbekistan
Baltiyev Goal 84' (Report) Shatskikh Goal 85'
Central Stadium, Almaty
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

27 September 1997
Uzbekistan  2–3  United Arab Emirates
Shirshov Goal 10'
Bazarov Goal 90'		 (Report) Zuhair Bakheet Goal 51'
Alabadla Goal 60'
Adnan Al Talyani Goal 85'
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jalal Moradi (Iran)

28 September 1997
Japan  1–2  South Korea
Yamaguchi Goal 67' (Report) Seo Jung-Won Goal 83'
Lee Min-Sung Goal 86'
Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 56,704
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)

4 October 1997
South Korea  3–0  United Arab Emirates
Ha Seok-Ju Goal 8'
Yoo Sang-Chul Goal 69'
Lee Sang-Yoon Goal 81'		 (Report)

4 October 1997
Kazakhstan  1–1  Japan
Zubarev Goal 90+2' (Report) Akita Goal 23'
Central Stadium, Almaty
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Taj Addin Fares (Syria)

11 October 1997
Uzbekistan  1–1  Japan
Kambaraliev Goal 30' (Report) Lopes Goal 89'

11 October 1997
Kazakhstan  1–1  South Korea
Yevteyev Goal 50' (Report) Choi Yong-Soo Goal 5'
Central Stadium, Almaty
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Omar Abu Loom (Jordan)

18 October 1997
Uzbekistan  1–5  South Korea
Fedorov Goal 61' (Report) Choi Yong-Soo Goal 19', 41'
Yoo Sang-Chul Goal 38'
Ko Jeong-Woon Goal 57'
Kim Do-Hoon Goal 70'

18 October 1997
Kazakhstan  3–0  United Arab Emirates
Sparyshev Goal 55'
Yevteyev Goal 64'
Yurist Goal 75'		 (Report)
Central Stadium, Almaty
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Nik Ahmad Haji Yaakub (Malaysia)

25 October 1997
Uzbekistan  4–0  Kazakhstan
Shkvirin Goal 19', 33'
Fedorov Goal 44'
Kasimov Goal 71'		 (Report)

26 October 1997
Japan  1–1  United Arab Emirates
Lopes Goal 4' (Report) Mubarak Goal 37'
Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 56,000
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)

1 November 1997
South Korea  0–2  Japan
(Report) Nanami Goal 2'
Lopes Goal 37'

2 November 1997
United Arab Emirates  0–0  Uzbekistan
(Report)
Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Khaled Dalu (Syria)

8 November 1997
Japan  5–1  Kazakhstan
Akita Goal 11'
Nakata Goal 15'
Nakayama Goal 44'
Ihara Goal 66'
Takagi Goal 88'		 (Report) Yevteyev Goal 73'

9 November 1997
United Arab Emirates  1–3  South Korea
Zuhair Bakheet Goal 58' (Report) Lee Sang-Yoon Goal 11'
Kim Do-Hoon Goal 42', 67'

References

  1. ↑ FIFA report made a mistake here, the scorer is Ma Mingyu.

External links

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