1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round

The AFC First Round of 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 36 AFC members.

The top country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the final round, where the ten remaining teams will be divided into two groups of five.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saudi Arabia	6	5	1	0	18	1	+17	16	Final Round
2	Malaysia	6	3	2	1	5	3	+2	11
3	Chinese Taipei	6	1	1	4	4	13	−9	4
4	Bangladesh	6	1	0	5	4	14	−10	3

Source: RSSSF

Chinese Taipei  v  Saudi Arabia

16 March 1997

Chinese Taipei	0–2	Saudi Arabia
	(Report)	O. Al-Dosari  34' Al-Shahrani  37'

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto (Japan)

Malaysia  v  Bangladesh

16 March 1997

Malaysia	2–0	Bangladesh
Azman  43' Abdul Karim  87'	(Report)

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Wei Jihong (China)

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Bangladesh  v  Chinese Taipei

18 March 1997

Bangladesh	1–3	Chinese Taipei
Rana  56'	(Report)	Lin Wen Han  59' Huang Che-ming  62' Chen Kuei-jen  78'

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam Attendance: 10,000

Malaysia  v  Saudi Arabia

18 March 1997

Malaysia	0–0	Saudi Arabia
	(Report)

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto (Japan)

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Bangladesh  v  Saudi Arabia

20 March 1997

Bangladesh	1–4	Saudi Arabia
Rana  44'	(Report)	Al-Muwallid  20' Al-Temawi  27' Al-Shahrani  65' Al-Mehallel  73'

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Fong Fat Wah (Hong Kong)

Malaysia  v  Chinese Taipei

20 March 1997

Malaysia	2–0	Chinese Taipei
Che Zambil  2' Sulong  16'	(Report)

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam Attendance: 10,293 Referee: Ahmed Ibrahim Hakeem (United Arab Emirates)

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Chinese Taipei  v  Malaysia

27 March 1997

Chinese Taipei	0–0	Malaysia
	(Report)

Youth Welfare, Jeddah Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mohamed Bin Khamis Al Kabi (Oman)

Saudi Arabia  v  Bangladesh

27 March 1997

Saudi Arabia	3–0	Bangladesh
Al-Shahrani O. Al-Dosari Abdullah Al-Dosari	(Report)

Youth Welfare, Jeddah Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Libanon)

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Saudi Arabia  v  Malaysia

29 March 1997

Saudi Arabia	3–0	Malaysia
Al-Muwallid  59', 85' O. Al-Dosari  87'	(Report)

Youth Welfare, Jeddah Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

Chinese Taipei  v  Bangladesh

29 March 1997

Chinese Taipei	1–2	Bangladesh
Hsu Te Ming	(Report)	Alfaz Ahmed Imtiaz

Youth Welfare, Jeddah Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Omar Abu Loom (Jordan)

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Bangladesh  v  Malaysia

31 March 1997

Bangladesh	0–1	Malaysia
	(Report)	Zainal

Youth Welfare, Jeddah Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

Saudi Arabia  v  Chinese Taipei

31 March 1997

Saudi Arabia	6–0	Chinese Taipei
Al-Jaber  3', 16', 63' Al-Muwallid  5' Abdulaziz Al-Dosari  30' Al-Zahrani  46'	(Report)

Youth Welfare, Jeddah Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Kim Young-Joo (South Korea)

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	6	5	1	0	39	3	+36	16	Final Round
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

Source: RSSSF

Maldives  v  Iran

2 June 1997 16:30

Maldives	0–17	Iran
	(Report)	Bagheri  9', 13', 16', 60', 66', 67', 86' Estili  29', 47', 55' Azizi  35', 36' Shahroudi  56' Mahdavikia  63' Daei  75', 77' Minavand  87'

Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus Attendance: 7,000 Referee: An Bong-Ki (South Korea)

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Syria  v  Maldives

4 June 1997

Syria	12–0	Maldives
Al-Said  7', 13' Jokhadar  9', 37', 89' Rifai  10' Jabban  12', 78' Srour  21' Zaher  49' Boshi  70'  79'	(Report)

Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Esa Mohamed Saleh (United Arab Emirates)

Kyrgyzstan  v  Iran

4 June 1997 15:30

Kyrgyzstan	0–7	Iran
	(Report)	Bagheri  35', 51' Daei  57' Majidi  68', 88' Minavand  76' Mousavi  82'

Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

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Syria  v  Iran

6 June 1997 17:30

Syria	0–1	Iran
	(Report)	Daei  65'

Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Kyrgyzstan  v  Maldives

6 June 1997

Kyrgyzstan	3–0	Maldives
Korzanov  4' Merzlikin  24' Yusupov  28'	(Report)

Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Wang Xuezhi (China)

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Iran  v  Kyrgyzstan

9 June 1997 19:00

Iran	3–1	Kyrgyzstan
Azizi  3', 77' Bagheri  52'	(Report)	Kutsov  16'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

Maldives  v  Syria

9 June 1997

Maldives	0–12	Syria
	(Report)	Agha  24', 50' Dib  55' Taleb  60' Al-Said  62', 63', 87' Rihawi  66' Abrash  80', 90' Zaher  85', 89'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mohamed Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

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Iran  v  Maldives

11 June 1997 19:00

Iran	9–0	Maldives
Mansourian  15', 44' Bagheri  22', 39' Daei  33', 43' Mahdavikia  38' Shahroudi  68' Azizi  87'	(Report)

Azadi Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mohamed Sanhoub (Yemen)

Kyrgyzstan  v  Syria

11 June 1997

Kyrgyzstan	2–1	Syria
Sardarov  76' Kutsov  89'	(Report)	Boshi  84'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Yu Jingyin (China)

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Iran  v  Syria

13 June 1997

Iran	2–2	Syria
Shahroudi  10' Mansourian  30'	(Report)	Boshi  11' Al-Said  39'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Mohamed Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

Maldives  v  Kyrgyzstan

13 June 1997

Maldives	0–6	Kyrgyzstan
	(Report)	Merzlikin  14' Chertkov  22' Kutsov  26' Haitbaev  47', 89' Ivanov  47'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Fahed Al-Damisi (Jordan)

Syria vs Kyrgyzstan was not played.

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United Arab Emirates	4	3	1	0	7	1	+6	10	Final Round
2	Jordan	4	1	1	2	4	4	0	4
3	Bahrain	4	1	0	3	3	9	−6	3

Source: RSSSF

Jordan  v  United Arab Emirates

8 April 1997

Jordan	0–0	United Arab Emirates
	(Report)

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Omer Al Mehannah (Saudi Arabia)

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Bahrain  v  United Arab Emirates

11 April 1997

Bahrain	1–2	United Arab Emirates
Darwish  84'	(Report)	Abdulla  18', 57'

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Lu Jun (China)

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Bahrain  v  Jordan

14 April 1997

Bahrain	1–0	Jordan
Al-Doseri  27'	(Report)

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Eskandar Hammal (Syria)

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Jordan  v  Bahrain

19 April 1997

Jordan	4–1	Bahrain
Tadrus  14', 89' Al-Sheikh  33' Al-Khateeb  88'	(Report)	Rashed  43'

Sports Stadium, Sharjah Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Menfi Redha Falah (Iraq)

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United Arab Emirates  v  Bahrain

22 April 1997

United Arab Emirates	3–0	Bahrain
Saeed  14' Mubarak  50', 60'	(Report)

Sports Stadium, Sharjah Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Kiyoshi Ota (Japan)

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United Arab Emirates  v  Jordan

26 April 1997

United Arab Emirates	2–0	Jordan
Al Talyani  27' Mubarak  88'	(Report)

Sports Stadium, Sharjah Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Hossein Asgari (Iran)

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	6	5	1	0	31	1	+30	16	Final Round
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

Source: RSSSF

Nepal    v  Macau

23 March 1997

Nepal	1–1	Macau
Khadka  23'	(Report)	Cheng  13'

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat Attendance: 500 Referee: Mahmoud Nurilddin (Iraq)

Oman  v  Japan

23 March 1997

Oman	0–1	Japan
	(Report)	Omura  10'

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Nik Ahmad Haji Yaakub (Malaysia)

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Macau  v  Japan

25 March 1997

Macau	0–10	Japan
	(Report)	Akita  1' Takagi  14', 33', 72' Soma  45' Miura  54', 89' Moroshima  80', 82' Nanami  86'

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat Attendance: 600 Referee: Wang Xuezhi (China)

Oman  v    Nepal

25 March 1997

Oman	1–0	Nepal
Al Busaidy  75'	(Report)

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Yousef Shaikho (Syria)

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Nepal    v  Japan

27 March 1997

Nepal	0–6	Japan
	(Report)	Morishima  24' Takagi  47', 55', 89' Omura  76' Honda  90'

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat Attendance: 500 Referee: Sardar Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)

Oman  v  Macau

27 March 1997

Oman	4–0	Macau
Samir  32' Al Siyabi  42', 56' Abdul Noor  83'	(Report)

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat Attendance: 0 Referee: Mahmoud Nurilddin (Iraq)

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Japan  v  Macau

22 June 1997

Japan	10–0	Macau
Nakata  17', 61' Nishizawa  21' Miura  23', 29', 44', 57', 62', 79' Nanami  42'	(Report)

Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 27,342 Referee: Ali Naghi Mostafanezhad (Iran)

Nepal    v  Oman

22 June 1997

Nepal	0–6	Oman
	(Report)	Shakya  1' (o.g.) Al Busaidy  13' Ahmed Hassan  17', 50' Al Araimi  73' Al Masori  78'

Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 15,875 Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

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Japan  v    Nepal

25 June 1997

Japan	3–0	Nepal
Nishizawa  44' Miura  72', 87'	(Report)

Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 28,360 Referee: Abayawansa Mahasena Yapa (Sri Lanka)

Macau  v  Oman

25 June 1997

Macau	0–2	Oman
	(Report)	Al Araimi  44' Ahmed Hassan  89'

Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 8,737 Referee: Mahmoud Al Rifaee (Syria)

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Japan  v  Oman

28 June 1997

Japan	1–1	Oman
Nakata  4'	(Report)	Samir  63'

Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 48,839 Referee: Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)

Macau  v    Nepal

28 June 1997

Macau	2–1	Nepal
Che  78' Da Cruz Martins  89'	(Report)	Deepak Amatya  19'

Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 22,972

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uzbekistan	6	5	1	0	20	3	+17	16	Final Round
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

Source: RSSSF

Indonesia  v  Cambodia

6 April 1997

Indonesia	8–0	Cambodia
Putro  1' Lubis  6', 52' Putiray  12', 44', 70' Wabia  31', 36'	(Report)

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Jakarta Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

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Indonesia  v  Yemen

13 April 1997

Indonesia	0–0	Yemen
	(Report)

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Jakarta Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)

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Cambodia  v  Yemen

20 April 1997

Cambodia	0–1	Yemen
	(Report)	Dariban  39'

Olympic Stadium Phnom Penh Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ng Yim Kin (Hong Kong)

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Cambodia  v  Indonesia

27 April 1997

Cambodia	1–1	Indonesia
Sochetra  65'	(Report)	Putro  80'

Olympic Stadium Phnom Penh Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Li Haiseng (China)

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Yemen  v  Uzbekistan

9 May 1997

Yemen	0–1	Uzbekistan
	(Report)	Khasanov  27'

Althawra Sports City Stadium Sana'a Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Yousef Sawarkeh (Jordan)

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Yemen  v  Cambodia

16 May 1997

Yemen	7–0	Cambodia
Al Ariki  4', 13', 15', 83' Noman  50' Bashafal  55' Abdulla  65'	(Report)

Althawra Sports City Stadium Sana'a Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Khaled Dalu (Syria)

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Uzbekistan  v  Cambodia

25 May 1997

Uzbekistan	6–0	Cambodia
Shirshov  8' Khasanov  18' Lebedev  38', 73' Fedorov  45' Irismetov  55'	(Report)

Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium Tashkent Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Viktor Kolpakov (Kyrgyzstan)

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Indonesia  v  Uzbekistan

1 June 1997

Indonesia	1–1	Uzbekistan
Sudirman  34'	(Report)	Shatskikh  74'

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Jakarta Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Kim Kwang-Jong (South Korea)

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Yemen  v  Indonesia

13 June 1997

Yemen	1–1	Indonesia
Al Ariki  33'	(Report)	Putro  59'

Althawra Sports City Stadium Sana'a Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ali Al Hosni Ali Bin Mubarak (Oman)

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Uzbekistan  v  Indonesia

20 June 1997

Uzbekistan	3–0	Indonesia
Shatskikh  12' Maksudov  37', 87'	(Report)

Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium Tashkent Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Jalal Moradi (Iran)

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Cambodia  v  Uzbekistan

29 June 1997

Cambodia	1–4	Uzbekistan
Sochetra  12'	(Report)	Abdukahhor Marifaliev  2', 60' Ravshan Bozorov  9', 30'

Olympic Stadium Phnom Penh Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Abdul Shakoor Baloch (Pakistan)

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Uzbekistan  v  Yemen

24 August 1997

Uzbekistan	5–1	Yemen
Shkvirin  8', 63' Shatskikh  55', 75' Bazarov  62'	(Report)	Zughair  30'

Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium Tashkent Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Sultan Mujalli Al Aalaq (Bahrain)

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	4	3	1	0	9	1	+8	10	Final Round
2	Thailand	4	1	1	2	5	6	−1	4
3	Hong Kong	4	1	0	3	3	10	−7	3

Source: RSSSF

Hong Kong  v  South Korea

22 February 1997

Hong Kong	0–2	South Korea
	(Report)	Seo Jung-Won  60' Choi Moon-Sik  75'

Hong Kong Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa (Japan)

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Thailand  v  South Korea

2 March 1997

Thailand	1–3	South Korea
Piyapong  48'	(Report)	Roh Sang-Rae  18' Ha Seok-Ju  74' Choi Moon-Sik  86'

Rajamangala Stadium Bangkok Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Lu Jun (China)

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Thailand  v  Hong Kong

9 March 1997

Thailand	2–0	Hong Kong
Krissada  23' Natipong  79'	(Report)

Rajamangala Stadium Bangkok Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Abdul Aziz A. Al Dokhail (Saudi Arabia)

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Hong Kong  v  Thailand

30 March 1997

Hong Kong	3–2	Thailand
Lee Kin Woo  23' Cheng Sin Siu  48' Au Wai Lun  88'	(Report)	Natipong  43' Chalermsan  70'

Hong Kong Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Nazri Abdullah Mohamed (Malaysia)

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South Korea  v  Hong Kong

28 May 1997

South Korea	4–0	Hong Kong
Yoo Sang-Chul  25' Choi Yong-Soo  39', 72' Park Kun-Ha  86'	(Report)

Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex Daejeon Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Hussein Issa (Iraq)

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South Korea  v  Thailand

1 June 1997

South Korea	0–0	Thailand
	(Report)

Seoul Olympic Stadium Seoul Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Group 7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kuwait	4	4	0	0	10	1	+9	12	Final Round
2	Lebanon	4	1	1	2	4	7	−3	4
3	Singapore	4	0	0	4	2	8	−6	0

Source: RSSSF

Lebanon  v  Singapore

13 April 1997

Lebanon	1–1	Singapore
Nazha  49'	(Report)	Zainal  88'

Bourj Hammoud Stadium Beirut Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (Saudi Arabia)

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Singapore  v  Kuwait

26 April 1997

Singapore	0–1	Kuwait
	(Report)	Al Saqer  29'

National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Park Hae-Yong (South Korea)

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Kuwait  v  Lebanon

8 May 1997

Kuwait	2–0	Lebanon
Al Huwaidi  38' Al Ahmad  79'	(Report)

Kuwait City Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

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Singapore  v  Lebanon

24 May 1997

Singapore	1–2	Lebanon
Chuan Tan Teng  58' (pen.)	(Report)	Shehab  35' Melikian  80'

National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 14,455 Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

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Kuwait  v  Singapore

5 June 1997

Kuwait	4–0	Singapore
Wabran  28' Al Ahmad  35' Al Huwaidi  43' Abdullah  78'	(Report)

Kuwait City Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Suleman Abo Allo (Syria)

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Lebanon  v  Kuwait

22 June 1997

Lebanon	1–3	Kuwait
Shehab  29'	(Report)	Otaibi  7' Al Saleh  32', 74'

Bourj Hammoud Stadium Beirut Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Group 8

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	China PR	6	5	1	0	13	2	+11	16	Final Round
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

Source: RSSSF

Tajikistan  v  Vietnam

4 May 1997

Tajikistan	4–0	Vietnam
Alidodov  8' Mouminov  15' Dzhaborov  50', 84'	(Report)

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alexander Koulzalov (Kazakhstan)

Turkmenistan  v  China PR

4 May 1997

Turkmenistan	1–4	China PR
Meredov  90'	(Report)	Peng Weiguo  26', 39' Gao Feng  78' Li Bing  80'

Nisa-Çandybil Stadium, Ashgabat Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Saeed Abdulla Ibrahim United Arab Emirates

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Tajikistan  v  China PR

11 May 1997

Tajikistan	0–1	China PR
	(Report)	Hao Haidong  65'

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Masoud Kaabi (Iran)

Turkmenistan  v  Vietnam

11 May 1997

Turkmenistan	2–1	Vietnam
Agabaev  39' Gulyan  53'	(Report)	Nguyen Cong Vinh  71'

Nisa-Çandybil Stadium, Ashgabat Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Gyanu Shrestha (Nepal)

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Vietnam  v  China PR

25 May 1997

Vietnam	1–3	China PR
Le Huynh Duc  38'	(Report)	Li Bing  23' Fan Zhiyi  32' Hao Haidong  44'

Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Russamee Jindamai (Thailand)

Turkmenistan  v  Tajikistan

25 May 1997

Turkmenistan	1–2	Tajikistan
Tkavadze  18'	(Report)	Knizaev  41', 49'

Nisa-Çandybil Stadium, Ashgabat Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Inayath Ulla Khan (India)

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China PR  v  Turkmenistan

1 June 1997

China PR	1–0	Turkmenistan
Li Jinyu  81'	(Report)

Workers Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa (Japan)

Vietnam  v  Tajikistan

1 June 1997

Vietnam	0–4	Tajikistan
	(Report)	Mouminov  5' Alidodov  24' Avakov  67' Achourmamadov  75'

Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ngadiman Asri (Indonesia)

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China PR  v  Tajikistan

8 June 1997

China PR	0–0	Tajikistan
	(Report)

Workers Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Abdul Khudheir Abdul Hussein (Iraq)

Vietnam  v  Turkmenistan

8 June 1997

Vietnam	0–4	Turkmenistan
	(Report)	Agaev  16', 57', 63' Broshin  20'

Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Kyaw U Kyaw (Myanmar)

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China PR  v  Vietnam

22 June 1997

China PR	4–0	Vietnam
Fan Zhiyi  7' Hao Haidong  45' Ma Mingyu  65' Su Maozhen  70'	(Report)

Workers Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Jang Sok Jin (North Korea)

Tajikistan  v  Turkmenistan

22 June 1997

Tajikistan	5–0	Turkmenistan
Avakov  4', 26', 34' Dzhaborov  14' Mouminov  88'	(Report)

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Nail Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

Group 9

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kazakhstan	4	4	0	0	15	2	+13	12	Final Round
2	Iraq	4	2	0	2	14	8	+6	6
3	Pakistan	4	0	0	4	3	22	−19	0

Source: RSSSF

Kazakhstan  v  Pakistan

11 May 1997

Kazakhstan	3–0	Pakistan
Esmagambetov  2', 62' Yablochkin  49'	(Report)

Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Allabergen Sapaev (Turkmenistan)

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Pakistan  v  Iraq

23 May 1997

Pakistan	2–6	Iraq
Umer  8' Rafiq  53'	(Report)	Fawzi  1', 62' Chathir  35', 61' Hussein  52' Radhi  70'

Railway Stadium Lahore Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Sunil Senaweera (Sri Lanka)

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Iraq  v  Kazakhstan

6 June 1997

Iraq	1–2	Kazakhstan
Abdul Ridha  2'	(Report)	Klishin  41' Loginov  48'

Al-Shaab Stadium Baghdad Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Wei Jihong (China)

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Pakistan  v  Kazakhstan

11 June 1997

Pakistan	0–7	Kazakhstan
	(Report)	Esmagambetov  28' Klishin  32' Loginov  36' Mazbaev  53' Zubarev  64', 68', 72'

Railway Stadium Lahore Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Abbas Al Dashti Essa (Kuwait)

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Iraq  v  Pakistan

20 June 1997

Iraq	6–1	Pakistan
Hussein  11', 26' Fawzi  69', 76' Abbas  71', 89'	(Report)	Umer  58'

Al-Shaab Stadium Baghdad Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)

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Kazakhstan  v  Iraq

29 June 1997

Kazakhstan	3–1	Iraq
Mazbaev  4' Loginov  36' Abdul Ridha  56' (o.g.)	(Report)	Abdullah  56'

Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Jindamai Russamee (Thailand)

Group 10

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Qatar	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14	9	Final Round
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

Source: RSSSF

Qatar  v  Sri Lanka

20 September 1996

Qatar	3–0	Sri Lanka
Souf  35' Al-Enazi  51' Fazli  81'	(Report)

Khalifa International Stadium Doha Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Kurmanbek Ordabayev (Kazakhstan)

India  v  Philippines

21 September 1996

India	2–0	Philippines
Vijayan  81' Coutinho  85'	(Report)

Khalifa International Stadium Doha Attendance: 700 Referee: Omar Ali Al Shughair (Saudi Arabia)

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Qatar  v  Philippines

23 September 1996

Qatar	5–0	Philippines
Al-Enazi  19', 41' Souf  29' Al Noobi  30' Jaloof  38'	(Report)

Khalifa International Stadium Doha Attendance: 800 Referee: Muhammad Sahib (Iraq)

Sri Lanka  v  India

24 September 1996

Sri Lanka	1–1	India
Silva  14'	(Report)	Chapman  39'

Khalifa International Stadium Doha Attendance: 400 Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)

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Philippines  v  Sri Lanka

26 September 1996

Philippines	0–3	Sri Lanka
	(Report)	Steinwall  28' Perera  55', 80'

Khalifa International Stadium Doha Attendance: 200 Referee: Kurmanbek Ordabayev (Kazakhstan)

Qatar  v  India

27 September 1996

Qatar	6–0	India
Al-Enazi  27', 40' Al Kuwari  42' Maayof  47' Souf  52' Fazli  61'	(Report)

Khalifa International Stadium Doha Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Omar Ali Al Shughair (Saudi Arabia)

External links

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