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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 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 14 | 1998 FIFA World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 12 | Play-off |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 11 | |
4 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 10 | |
5 | ![]() |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: RSSSF
China ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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Fan Zhiyi ![]() Li Ming ![]() |
(report) | Bagheri ![]() Mahdavikia ![]() Roosta ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Mehalel ![]() Al-Thuniyan ![]() |
(report) | Abdullah ![]() |
Iran ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Bagheri ![]() |
(report) | Al-Sharani ![]() |
Qatar ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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(report) | Al-Huwaidi ![]() Abdulaziz ![]() |
Qatar ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Nasir Khamees ![]() |
(report) | Hao Haidong ![]() |
Kuwait ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Al-Huwaidi ![]() |
(report) | Bagheri ![]() |
China ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Zhang Enhua ![]() |
(report) |
Kuwait ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Al-Huwaidi ![]() |
(report) | Hao Haidong ![]() Gao Feng ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Mehalel ![]() |
(report) |
Kuwait ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Abdulaziz ![]() Mubarak ![]() |
(report) | Al-Muwallid ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Muwallid ![]() |
(report) |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Al-Muwallid ![]() |
(report) | Hao Haidong ![]() |
China ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Ma Mingyu ![]() |
(report) |
Referee: Arturo Angeles (United States)
Qatar ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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(report) | Al-Shahrani ![]() |
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 19 | 1998 FIFA World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 13 | Play-off |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 9 | |
4 | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 6 | |
5 | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 6 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: RSSSF
South Korea ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Choi Yong-soo ![]() |
Report |
Japan ![]() | 6–3 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Miura ![]() Nakata ![]() Jo ![]() |
Report | Shatskikh ![]() Fyodorov ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Choi Yong-soo ![]() Lee Sang-yoon ![]() |
Report | Shatskikh ![]() |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Ali ![]() Obaid ![]() Zuhair Bakheet ![]() Mubarak ![]() |
Report |
Kazakhstan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Baltiyev ![]() |
Report | Shatskikh ![]() |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Shirshov ![]() Bazarov ![]() |
Report | Zuhair Bakheet ![]() Alabadla ![]() Adnan Al Talyani ![]() |
Japan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Yamaguchi ![]() |
Report | Seo Jung-won ![]() Lee Min-sung ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Ha Seok-ju ![]() Yoo Sang-chul ![]() Lee Sang-yoon ![]() |
Report |
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
Kazakhstan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Zubarev ![]() |
Report | Akita ![]() |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Kambaraliev ![]() |
Report | Lopes ![]() |
Kazakhstan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Yevteyev ![]() |
Report | Choi Yong-soo ![]() |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Fedorov ![]() |
Report | Choi Yong-soo ![]() Yoo Sang-chul ![]() Ko Jeong-woon ![]() Kim Do-hoon ![]() |
Kazakhstan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Sparyshev ![]() Yevteyev ![]() Yurist ![]() |
Report |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Shkvyrin ![]() Fedorov ![]() Kasimov ![]() |
Report |
Japan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Lopes ![]() |
Report | Mubarak ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Nanami ![]() Lopes ![]() |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Zuhair Bakheet ![]() |
Report | Lee Sang-yoon ![]() Kim Do-hoon ![]() |
References
- ^ FIFA report made a mistake here, the scorer is Ma Mingyu.