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1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Teams25 (from 1 confederation)

The Asian Football Confederation was allocated two assured qualifying berths for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. 26 teams were in the running for these spots; Bahrain, India, Maldives and South Yemen withdrew without playing a qualifying match.

Asia's two automatic qualifying berths were taken by Korea Republic and the United Arab Emirates.

Format

  • First Round: The Maldives withdrew before the final draw, leaving 25 teams to be divided into 6 groups of 4 or 5 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis, except in Group 4, where the teams played against each other twice in South Korea and Singapore. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
  • Final Round: The 6 teams played against each other once over a 16-day period based in Singapore. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.

First round

Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round

Group 1

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts QAT IRQ JOR OMA
Qatar 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 9 — 1 – 0 1 – 0 3 – 0
Iraq 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 8 1 – 3 — 4 – 0 2 – 2
Jordan 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 5 1 – 1 0 – 1 — 2 – 0
Oman 6 0 2 4 2 11 −9 2 0 – 0 1 – 1 0 – 2 —
Source:

Qatar advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts KSA SYR NYE BHR
Saudi Arabia 4 3 1 0 7 4 +3 7 — 5 – 4 1 – 0 X – X
Syria 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 5 0 – 0 — 2 – 0 X – X
North Yemen 4 0 0 4 0 5 −5 0 0 – 1 0 – 1 — X – X
Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X – X X – X X – X —
Source:

Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.

Group 3

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts UAE KUW PAK SYE
United Arab Emirates 4 3 0 1 12 4 +8 6 — 1 – 0 5 – 0 X – X
Kuwait 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 6 3 – 2 — 2 – 0 X – X
Pakistan 4 0 0 4 1 12 −11 0 1 – 4 0 – 1 — X – X
South Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X – X X – X X – X —
Source:

United Arab Emirates advanced to the Final Round.

Group 4

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts KOR MAS SIN NEP IND
South Korea 6 6 0 0 25 0 +25 12 — 3 – 0 3 – 0 9 – 0 X – X
Malaysia 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 7 0 – 3 — 1 – 0 3 – 0 X – X
Singapore 6 2 1 3 12 9 +3 5 0 – 3 2 – 2 — 7 – 0 X – X
Nepal 6 0 0 6 0 28 −28 0 0 – 4 0 – 2 0 – 3 — X – X
India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X – X X – X X – X X – X —
Source:

Korea Republic advanced to the Final Round.

Group 5

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CHN IRN BAN THA
China PR 6 5 0 1 13 3 +10 10 — 2 – 0 2 – 0 2 – 0
Iran 6 5 0 1 12 5 +7 10 3 – 2 — 1 – 0 3 – 0
Bangladesh 6 1 0 5 4 9 −5 2 0 – 2 1 – 2 — 3 – 1
Thailand 6 1 0 5 2 14 −12 2 0 – 3 0 – 3 1 – 0 —
Source:

China PR advanced to the Final Round.

Group 6

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PRK JPN IDN HKG
North Korea 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 9 — 2 – 0 2 – 1 4 – 1
Japan 6 2 3 1 7 3 +4 7 2 – 1 — 5 – 0 0 – 0
Indonesia 6 1 3 2 5 10 −5 5 0 – 0 0 – 0 — 3 – 2
Hong Kong 6 0 3 3 5 10 −5 3 1 – 2 0 – 0 1 – 1 —
Source:

Korea DPR advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea 5 3 2 0 5 1 +4 8
United Arab Emirates 5 1 4 0 4 3 +1 6
Qatar 5 1 3 1 4 5 −1 5
China China 5 2 0 3 5 6 −1 4
Saudi Arabia 5 1 2 2 4 5 −1 4
North Korea 5 1 1 3 2 4 −2 3
Source:

Korea Republic and the United Arab Emirates qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Results

United Arab Emirates 0 – 0 North Korea
National Stadium, Singapore
Referee: Rune Larsson (Sweden)
China PR 2 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Mai Chao Goal 63' (pen.), 70' (Report) Al-Bishi Goal 24' (pen.)
National Stadium, Singapore
Referee: Carlos Esposito (Argentina)
South Korea 0 – 0 Qatar
National Stadium, Singapore
Qatar 1 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Muftah Goal 87' (Report) Al-Suwaiti Goal 4'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)
South Korea 1 – 0 North Korea
Hwang Sun-Hong Goal 18'
National Stadium, Singapore
Referee: José Antonio García (Mexico)
United Arab Emirates 2 – 1 China PR
K. Mubarak Goal 87'
Al Talyani Goal 88'		 Tang Yaodong Goal 61'
National Stadium, Singapore
South Korea 1 – 0 China PR
Kim Joo-Sung Goal 67'
National Stadium, Singapore
Referee: Rune Larsson (Sweden)
North Korea 2 – 0 Qatar
Kim Pung-Il Goal 23'
Ghu Gyong-Sik Goal 32'
National Stadium, Singapore
Referee: José Antonio García (Mexico)
Saudi Arabia 0 – 0 United Arab Emirates
(Report)
National Stadium, Singapore
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
United Arab Emirates 1 – 1 Qatar
K. Mubarak Goal 20' Sulaiti Goal 37'
National Stadium, Singapore
Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)
China PR 1 – 0 North Korea
Xie Yuxin Goal 67'
National Stadium, Singapore
Referee: Rune Larsson (Sweden)
South Korea 2 – 0 Saudi Arabia
Hwangbo Kwan Goal 42'
Hwang Sun-Hong Goal 89'		 (Report)
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 11,288
Referee: Carlos Esposito (Argentina)
Qatar 2 – 1 China PR
Al-Soufi Goal 87'
Muftah Goal 87'		 Ma Lin Goal 76'
National Stadium, Singapore
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
United Arab Emirates 1 – 1 South Korea
Al Talyani Goal 16' Hwangbo Kwan Goal 8'
Jurong Stadium, Singapore
Saudi Arabia 2 – 0 North Korea
Al-Musaibeah Goal 13'
Al-Suwaiti Goal 57'		 (Report)
Referee: José Antonio García (Mexico)

Goalscorers

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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