1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

The AFC second round of 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between the ten group winners from the first round split across two 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 progressed to the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the loser went on to compete for a place in the World Cup in the AFC–OFC inter-confederation play-off.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 8 4 2 2 8 6 +2 14 1998 FIFA World Cup
2  Iran 8 3 3 2 13 8 +5 12 Third round
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
Source: RSSSF


China 2–4 Iran
Fan Zhiyi 44' (pen.)
Li Ming 54'		 Report Bagheri 61' (pen.)
Mahdavikia 67', 73'
Roosta 86'
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Park Hae Yong (South Korea)
Saudi Arabia 2–1 Kuwait
Mehalel 43'
Al-Thuniyan 55'		 Report Abdullah 18'
Attendance: 21,500
Iran 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Bagheri 64' Report Al-Sharani 32'
Attendance: 120,000
Qatar 0–2 Kuwait
Report Al-Huwaidi 16'
Abdulaziz 88'
Attendance: 10,000
Qatar 1–1 China
Nasir Khamees 10' Report Hao Haidong 67'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Mahmoud Nurilddin (Iraq)
Kuwait 1–1 Iran
Al-Huwaidi 20' Report Bagheri 90'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jimdamai Russamee (Thailand)
China 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Zhang Enhua 69' Report
Attendance: 30,000
Iran 3–0 Qatar
Daei 31'
Bagheri 42', 56'		 Report
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Sidi Magassa (Mali)
Kuwait 1–2 China
Al-Huwaidi 24' Report Hao Haidong 3'
Gao Feng 89'
Attendance: 25,000
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Qatar
Mehalel 66' Report
Attendance: 15,000
Kuwait 2–1 Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz 48'
Mubarak 67'		 Report Al-Muwallid 31'
Attendance: 15,000
Iran 4–1 China
Mansourian 2'
Roosta 44'
Bagheri 69'
Ali Daei 73'		 Report Mao Yijun 87'
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Iran
Al-Muwallid 88' Report
Attendance: 55,000
Kuwait 0–1 Qatar
Report Al-Noobi 10'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Nazri Abdullah Mohamed (Malaysia)
China 2–3 Qatar
Gao Feng 19'
Fan Zhiyi 80'		 Report Al-Naemi 44'
Al-Enazi 54'
Al-Kuwari 60'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore)
Iran 0–0 Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 100,000
Saudi Arabia 1–1 China
Al-Muwallid 4' Report Hao Haidong 10'
Attendance: 70,000
Qatar 2–0 Iran
Al-Enazi 38', 81' Report
Attendance: 20,000

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 8 6 1 1 19 7 +12 19 1998 FIFA World Cup
2  Japan 8 3 4 1 17 9 +8 13 Third round
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
Source: RSSSF


South Korea 3–0 Kazakhstan
Choi Yong-soo 24', 67', 74' Report
Attendance: 41,219
Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore)
Japan 6–3 Uzbekistan
Miura 4' (pen.), 40', 64', 80'
Nakata 40'
Jo 44'		 Report Shatskikh 56', 77'
Fyodorov 69' (pen.)
Attendance: 54,328
South Korea 2–1 Uzbekistan
Choi Yong-soo 15'
Lee Sang-yoon 87'		 Report Shatskikh 74'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)
United Arab Emirates 4–0 Kazakhstan
Ali 20'
Obaid 48'
Zuhair Bakheet 75'
Mubarak 85'		 Report
Attendance: 15,000
United Arab Emirates 0–0 Japan
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Nazri Abdullah Mohamed (Malaysia)
Kazakhstan 1–1 Uzbekistan
Baltiyev 84' Report Shatskikh 85'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)
Uzbekistan 2–3 United Arab Emirates
Shirshov 10'
Bazarov 90'		 Report Zuhair Bakheet 51'
Alabadla 60'
Adnan Al Talyani 85'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jalal Moradi (Iran)
Japan 1–2 South Korea
Yamaguchi 67' Report Seo Jung-won 83'
Lee Min-sung 86'
Attendance: 56,704
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
Kazakhstan 1–1 Japan
Zubarev 90+2' Report Akita 23'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Taj Addin Fares (Syria)
Uzbekistan 1–1 Japan
Kambaraliev 30' Report Lopes 89'
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Sultan Mujalli Al Aalaq (Bahrain)
Kazakhstan 1–1 South Korea
Yevteyev 50' Report Choi Yong-soo 5'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Omar Abu Loom (Jordan)
Uzbekistan 1–5 South Korea
Fedorov 61' (pen.) Report Choi Yong-soo 19', 41'
Yoo Sang-chul 38'
Ko Jeong-woon 57'
Kim Do-hoon 70'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Abdul Khudheir Abdul Hussein (Iraq)
Kazakhstan 3–0 United Arab Emirates
Sparyshev 55'
Yevteyev 64'
Yurist 75'		 Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Nik Ahmad Haji Yaakub (Malaysia)
Uzbekistan 4–0 Kazakhstan
Shkvyrin 19', 33'
Fedorov 44'
Kasimov 71'		 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Hassan Al Ajmi (Oman)
Japan 1–1 United Arab Emirates
Lopes 4' Report Mubarak 37'
Attendance: 56,000
South Korea 0–2 Japan
Report Nanami 2'
Lopes 37'
Attendance: 75,000
United Arab Emirates 0–0 Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Khaled Dalu (Syria)
Japan 5–1 Kazakhstan
Akita 11'
Nakata 15'
Nakayama 44'
Ihara 66'
Takagi 88'		 Report Yevteyev 73'
Attendance: 56,032

References

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