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1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone (AFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 29 teams entered the competition. The Asian zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.

There were two rounds of play:

  • First Round: The teams were divided into 6 groups of 4 or 5 teams each, although Myanmar withdrew after playing no matches. The teams would play against each other twice. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
  • Final Round: The 6 teams would play against each other once in Qatar. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.

First round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Iraq 8 6 1 1 28 4 +24 13
2 China China 8 6 0 2 18 4 +14 12
3 Yemen 8 3 2 3 12 13 −1 8
4 Jordan 8 2 3 3 12 15 −3 7
5 Pakistan 8 0 0 8 2 36 −34 0
Source:

Iraq advanced to the Final Round.

22 May 1993 Jordan 1–1 Yemen Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Subhi Al-Gnimaz Goal 65' Wagdan Mahmoud Shadli Goal 72' Referee: Mohamed Al-Mulla Abdalaziz(United Arab Emirates))
22 May 1993 Pakistan 0–5 China PR Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Gao Hongbo Goal 38'
Cai ShengGoal 55', 59', 82'
Hao Haidong Goal 71'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)
24 May 1993 Jordan 1–1 Iraq Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Jeris Tadrus Goal 16' Khalaf Goal 75' Referee: Pirom Anprasert(Thailand)
24 May 1993 Yemen 5–1 Pakistan Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Omar Mubarak Goal 20', 53'
Ahmed Bareed Goal 77'
Wagdan Mahmoud Shadli Goal 80'
Mohamed Hassan Abdullah Goal 82'		 Tahir Agha Goal 12' Referee: Hossein Askari Milajerdi(Iran)
26 May 1993 Jordan 0–3 China PR Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Gao Hongbo Goal 61'
Wu Qunli Goal 66'
Cai Sheng Goal 89'		 Referee: Hossein Askari Milajerdi(Iran)
26 May 1993 Yemen 1–6 Iraq Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Asam Duraiban Goal 16' Hussein Goal 1'
A.Kadhim Goal 22', 76'
M.Kadhim Goal 35'
Radhi Goal 55'
Qais Goal 73'		 Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)
28 May 1993 Pakistan 0–8 Iraq Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Hussein Goal 12'
Qais Goal 21', 70'
A.Kadhim Goal 27', 75'
Radhi Goal 44'
Khalaf Goal 77'
Saddam Goal 88'		 Referee: Mohamed Al-Mulla Abdalaziz(United Arab Emirates))
28 May 1993 Yemen 1–0 China PR Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Saleh Rabiah Ben Goal 62' Attendance: 800
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif(Syria)
30 May 1993 Jordan 3–1 Pakistan Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Mohammad Muharam Goal 8', 89'
Hisham Abdul-Munam Goal 90'		 Abdul Farooq Goal 80' Referee: Jamal Al Sharif(Syria)
30 May 1993 Iraq 1–0 China PR Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Radhi Goal 55' Referee: Pirom Anprasert(Thailand)
12 June 1993 Yemen 1–1 Jordan Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Sharaf Mahfood Goal 52' Aref Al-Shewaier Goal 73' Referee: Ali Mohamed Bujsaim(United Arab Emirates))
12 June 1993 China PR 3–0 Pakistan Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Gao Hongbo Goal 60', 89'
Hao Haidong Goal 62'		 Referee: Kim Jong Sik(North Korea)
14 June 1993 Iraq 4–0 Jordan Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Hussein Goal 3', 17'
Kadhim Goal 25'
Radhi Goal 52'		 Referee: Masayoshi Okada(Japan)
14 June 1993 Pakistan 0–3 Yemen Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Ahmed Abdul Karim Al-Brid Goal 39', 72'
Mohamed Hassan Abdullah Goal 77'		 Referee: An Bong-ki(South Korea)
16 June 1993 China PR 4–1 Jordan Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Li Bing Goal 16', 76'
Gao Hongbo Goal 50', 80'		 Jamal Abu Abed Goal 56' Referee: An Bong-ki(South Korea)
16 June 1993 Iraq 3–0 Yemen Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Saddam Goal 46'
Qais Goal 64'
Hussein Goal 80'		 Referee: Santos Jose Manuel(Macau)
18 June 1993 Iraq 4–0 Pakistan Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Qais Goal Goal
Shenaishil Goal
Daham Goal		 Referee: Kim Jong Sik(North Korea)
18 June 1993 China PR 1–0 Yemen Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Xu Hong Goal 73' Referee: Masayoshi Okada(Japan)
20 June 1993 Pakistan 0–5 Jordan Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Subhi Al-Gnimaz Goal 14', 70'
Jeris Tadrus Goal 28'
Mohammad Muharam Goal 43'
Ahmad Al-Bashir Goal 44'		 Referee: Santos Jose Manuel(Macau)
20 June 1993 China PR 2–1 Iraq Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Xu Hong Goal 63'
Zhao Faqing Goal 89'		 Emmanuel Goal 47' Referee: Ali Mohamed Bujsaim(United Arab Emirates))

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Iran 6 3 3 0 15 2 +13 9
2 Syria 6 3 3 0 14 4 +10 9
3 Oman 6 2 2 2 10 5 +5 6
4 Chinese Taipei 6 0 0 6 3 31 −28 0
5 Myanmar (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
(W) Withdrew.

Iran advanced to the Final Round.

23 June 1993 Iran 0–0 Oman Tehran, Iran
23 June 1993 Chinese Taipei 0–2 Syria Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Afash Goal 15'
Mohamad Moustafa Kadir Goal 42'
25 June 1993 Oman 0–0 Syria Tehran, Iran
25 June 1993 Iran 6–0 Chinese Taipei Tehran, Iran
Hamid Estili Goal 18'
Modir Roosta Goal 40', 46', 50', 75'
Ali Daei Goal 43'
27 June 1993 Oman 2–1 Chinese Taipei Tehran, Iran
Yousuf Saleh Al-Alawi Goal 29'
Yunis Aman Al-Naseeb Goal 35'		 Chen Fu-Yuan Goal 78'
27 June 1993 Iran 1–1 Syria Tehran, Iran
Modir Roosta Goal 63' Abdul Latif Helou Goal 82'
2 July 1993 Oman 0–1 Iran Damascus, Syria
Hamid Derakhshan Goal 36'
2 July 1993 Syria 8–1 Chinese Taipei Damascus, Syria
Abdul Latif Helou Goal 3', 71'
Jamal Kazem Goal 6'
Munaf Ramadan Goal 12'
Ali Cheikh Dib Goal 19' (pen.)
Mohammad Afash Goal 23', 45'
Nizar Mahrous Goal 80'		 Chen Jiunn-ming
4 July 1993 Syria 2–1 Oman Damascus, Syria
Nizar Mahrous Goal 45'
Mohamad Moustafa Kadir Goal 62' (pen.)		 Hamdan Abdulla Al-Moamari Goal 57'
4 July 1993 Chinese Taipei 0–6 Iran Damascus, Syria
Hamid Derakhshan Goal 8'
Majid Namjoo-Motlagh Goal 15' (pen.)
Ali Daei Goal 19', 48'
Mehdi Abtahi Goal 22'
Hamid Estili Goal 74'
7 July 1993 Chinese Taipei 1–7 Oman Damascus, Syria
Yeh Ching-Tueng Goal 66' Yousuf Saleh Al-Alawi Goal 6'
Mohammed Abdul Noor Goal 15', 88'
Rashid Al-Wahaibi Goal 34', 82'
Mattar Al-Mukhaini Goal 64'
Nabil Al-Siyabi Goal 74'
7 July 1993 Syria 1–1 Iran Damascus, Syria
Mohamad Moustafa Kadir Goal 89' (pen.) Hamid Derakhshan Goal 15'

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 North Korea 8 7 1 0 19 6 +13 15
2 Qatar 8 5 1 2 22 8 +14 11
3 Singapore 8 5 0 3 12 12 0 10
4 Indonesia 8 1 0 7 6 19 −13 2
5 Vietnam 8 1 0 7 4 18 −14 2
Source:

North Korea advanced to the Final Round.

9 April 1993 Qatar 3–1 Indonesia Doha, Qatar
Mahmoud Soufi Goal 51', 79'
Fahad Al Kuwari Goal 55'		 Singgih Pitono Goal 85'
9 April 1993 North Korea 3–0 Vietnam Doha, Qatar
Yun Jong-Su Goal 29'
Choe Yong-Son Goal 85'
Ryu Song-Gun Goal 86'
11 April 1993 North Korea 2–1 Singapore Doha, Qatar
Cho In-Chol Goal 64'
Choe Won-Nam Goal 75'		 Sundramoorthy Goal 33'
11 April 1993 Qatar 4–0 Vietnam Doha, Qatar
Mubarak Fazli Goal 34'
Mahmoud Soufi Goal 37'
Yousef Khalaf Goal 50'
Sultan Bakhit Al-Kuwari Goal 60'
13 April 1993 North Korea 4–0 Indonesia Doha, Qatar
Ryu Song-Gun Goal 19'
Choe Yong-Son Goal 42', 58'
Robby Darwis Goal 77' (o.g.)
13 April 1993 Vietnam 2–3 Singapore Doha, Qatar
Lư Đình Tuấn Goal 14'
Phan Thanh Hùng Goal 77'		 Fandi Ahmad Goal 19'
Steven Tan Goal 35' (pen.)
Sundramoorthy Goal 73'
16 April 1993 Qatar 4–1 Singapore Doha, Qatar
Mubarak Fazli Goal 70', 90' (pen.)
Mahmoud Soufi Goal 84'
Khalil Al-Malki Goal 89'		 Fandi Ahmad Goal 58'
16 April 1993 Vietnam 1–0 Indonesia Doha, Qatar
Hà Vương Ngầu Nại Goal 61'
18 April 1993 Indonesia 0–2 Singapore Doha, Qatar
Mohd Rafi Ali Goal 75'
Sundramoorthy Goal 83'
18 April 1993 Qatar 1–2 North Korea Doha, Qatar
Khalil Al-Malki Goal 89' Ryu Song-Gun Goal 49', 57'
24 April 1993 Indonesia 1–4 Qatar Singapore
Sudirman Goal 28' (pen.) Khalil Al-Malki Goal 35', 61'
Fahad Al Kuwari Goal 75'
Zamel Al Kuwari Goal 83'
24 April 1993 Vietnam 0–1 North Korea Singapore
Yong Jin-Li Goal 61'
26 April 1993 Singapore 1–3 North Korea Singapore
Razali Saad Goal 72' Choe Won-Nam Goal 26'
Choe Yong-Son Goal 41', 76'
26 April 1993 Vietnam 0–4 Qatar Singapore
Khalil Al-Malki Goal 7'
Zamel Al Kuwari Goal 13'
Fahad Al Kuwari Goal 52' (pen.)
Rayed Al-Boloushi Goal 65'
28 April 1993 Indonesia 1–2 North Korea Singapore
Rahmad Darmawan Goal 35' Pang Gwang-Chol Goal 4'
Ryu Song-Gun Goal 68'
28 April 1993 Singapore 1–0 Vietnam Singapore
Mohd Rafi Ali Goal 54'
30 April 1993 Singapore 1–0 Qatar Singapore
Fandi Ahmad Goal 80'
30 April 1993 Indonesia 2–1 Vietnam Singapore
Putut Widjanarko Goal 55'
Sudirman Goal 75'		 Nguyễn Hồng Sơn Goal 30'
2 May 1993 Singapore 2–1 Indonesia Singapore
Fandi Ahmad Goal 70'
Sundramoorthy Goal 85'		 Alexander Saununu Goal 2'
2 May 1993 North Korea 2–2 Qatar Singapore
Cho In-Chol Goal 40'
Kim Kyong-il Goal 55'		 Khalil Al-Malki Goal 1', 86'

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 South Korea 8 7 1 0 23 1 +22 15
2 Bahrain 8 3 3 2 9 6 +3 9
3 Lebanon 8 2 4 2 8 9 −1 8
4 Hong Kong 8 2 1 5 9 19 −10 5
5 India 8 1 1 6 8 22 −14 3
Source:

South Korea advanced to the Final Round.

7 May 1993 Lebanon 2–2 India Beirut, Lebanon
Babkin Melikian Goal 37'
Jamal Taha Goal 53'		 V. P. Sathyan Goal 68', 82' Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
Referee: Nizar Watti (Syria)
7 May 1993 Hong Kong 2–1 Bahrain Beirut, Lebanon
Cheung Kam Wa Goal 20'
Au Wai Lun Goal 57'		 Juma Marzouq Goal 44' Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
9 May 1993 Bahrain 0–0 South Korea Beirut, Lebanon
Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
9 May 1993 Lebanon 2–2 Hong Kong Beirut, Lebanon
Rafi Joulfagi Goal 43'
Fadi Alloush Goal 80' (pen.)		 Tam Siu Wai Goal 13'
Cheung Kam Wa Goal 19'		 Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
11 May 1993 India 1–2 Hong Kong Beirut, Lebanon
Bhupinder Thakur Goal 54' Loh Wai Chi Goal 15'
Lee Kin Wo Goal 59'		 Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
Referee: Qazi Asif (Pakistan)
11 May 1993 Lebanon 0–1 South Korea Beirut, Lebanon
Ha Seok-Ju Goal 17' Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
13 May 1993 Lebanon 0–0 Bahrain Beirut, Lebanon
Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
13 May 1993 India 0–3 South Korea Beirut, Lebanon
Hong Myung-Bo Goal 19' (pen.)
Choi Moon-Sik Goal 70'
Ha Seok-Ju Goal 89'		 Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
Referee: Al-Hindyani (Kuwait)
15 May 1993 Hong Kong 0–3 South Korea Beirut, Lebanon
Ha Seok-Ju Goal 21'
Seo Jung-Won Goal 50'
Choi Moon-Sik Goal 73'		 Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
15 May 1993 Bahrain 2–1 India Beirut, Lebanon
Khamis Thani Goal 4'
Saad Goal 31'		 V. P. Sathyan Goal 90' (pen.) Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
Referee: Qazi Asif (Pakistan)
5 June 1993 South Korea 4–1 Hong Kong Seoul, South Korea
Choi Moon-Sik Goal 12'
Jung Jae-Kwon Goal 76'
Ha Seok-Ju Goal 81'
Noh Jung-Yoon Goal 85'		 Au Wai Lun Goal 21'
5 June 1993 Bahrain 0–0 Lebanon Seoul, South Korea
7 June 1993 India 0–3 Bahrain Seoul, South Korea
Khamis Mubarak Goal 20', 53'
Khamis Thani Goal 54'		 Referee: Shariff (Singapore)
7 June 1993 South Korea 2–0 Lebanon Seoul, South Korea
Ha Seok-Ju Goal 31'
Hwangbo Kwan Goal 56'
9 June 1993 Hong Kong 1–2 Lebanon Seoul, South Korea
Lee Kin Wo Goal 17' Youssef Farhat Goal 38'
Wael Nazha Goal 76'
9 June 1993 South Korea 7–0 India Seoul, South Korea
Lee Ki-Bum Goal 5', 25', 49'
Kim Tae-Young Goal 37', 70'
Park Jung-bae Goal 39'
Ha Seok-Ju Goal 68'		 Referee: Al-Yenbua'awy (Saudi Arabia)
11 June 1993 India 1–2 Lebanon Seoul, South Korea
Bhupinder Thakur Goal 34' Hassan Ayoub Goal 41'
Rafi Joulfagi Goal 79'		 Referee: Wei Jihong (China)
11 June 1993 Bahrain 3–0 Hong Kong Seoul, South Korea
Adel Abdulrahman Marzouq Goal 1'
Samir Mubarak Goal 46'
Khamis Thani Goal 49'
13 June 1993 South Korea 3–0 Bahrain Seoul, South Korea
Kang Chul Goal 51'
Park Nam-Yeol Goal 63'
Gu Sang-Bum Goal 85'
13 June 1993 Hong Kong 1–3 India Seoul, South Korea
Wong Chi Keung Goal 66' I. M. Vijayan Goal 6', 77'
Bhupinder Thakur Goal 55'		 Referee: Ali (Iraq)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Saudi Arabia 6 4 2 0 20 1 +19 10
2 Kuwait 6 3 2 1 21 4 +17 8
3 Malaysia 6 2 2 2 16 7 +9 6
4 Macau 6 0 0 6 1 46 −45 0
Source:

Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.

1 May 1993 Macau 0–6 Saudi Arabia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sami Al-Jaber Goal 12'
Saeed Al-Owairan Goal 21', 24'
Abdullah Al-Dosari Goal 65'
Fahad Al-Mehallel Goal 68'
Khaled Al-Muwallid Goal 79' (pen.)
1 May 1993 Malaysia 1–1 Kuwait Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Azman Adnan Goal 59' Ayman Al Husaini Goal 8'
3 May 1993 Macau 1–10 Kuwait Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Daniel Pinto Goal 76' Ali Al-Hadyah Goal 22', 24', 55', 87'
Hamed Al-Saleh Goal 61', 65'
Jasem Al Huwaidi Goal 71', 72', 81'
Basel Abdul Rahim Goal 84' (pen.)
3 May 1993 Malaysia 1–1 Saudi Arabia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abdul Mubin Mokhtar Goal 31' Khaled Al-Muwallid Goal 88' (pen.)
5 May 1993 Kuwait 0–0 Saudi Arabia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
5 May 1993 Malaysia 9–0 Macau Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Azman Adnan Goal 6', 14', 74'
Azizol Abu Haniffah Goal 32', 75'
A. Elangovan Goal 42'
Abdul Mubin Mokhtar Goal 47', 54'
Zainal Abidin Hassan Goal 87'
14 May 1993 Kuwait 2–0 Malaysia Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Saihan Goal 11'
Ali Al-Hadyah Goal 18'
14 May 1993 Saudi Arabia 8–0 Macau Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Hamzah Idris Falatah Goal 8', 25', 85'
Khaled Al-Muwallid Goal 22' (pen.)
Saeed Owairan Goal 37', 56', 79'
Mansour Al-Muainea Goal 40'
16 May 1993 Kuwait 8–0 Macau Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Ali Al-Hadyah Goal 11'
Abdullah Saihan Goal 44'
Jasem Al Huwaidi Goal 52', 60'
Hamed Al-Saleh Goal 54'
Wail Al Habashi Goal 81'
Hamoud Al-Shemmari Goal 84'
Fayez Al-Felaij Goal 90'
16 May 1993 Saudi Arabia 3–0 Malaysia Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Majed Abdullah Goal 9', 64'
Ahmad Jamil Madani Goal 58'
18 May 1993 Macau 0–5 Malaysia Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Azman Adnan Goal 10', 43'
Azizol Abu Haniffah Goal 74'
Paramasivan Ravindran Goal 77', 85'
18 May 1993 Saudi Arabia 2–0 Kuwait Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Saeed Owairan Goal 23'
Majed Abdullah Goal 89'

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Japan 8 7 1 0 28 2 +26 15
2 United Arab Emirates 8 6 1 1 19 4 +15 13
3 Thailand 8 4 0 4 13 7 +6 8
4 Bangladesh 8 2 0 6 7 28 −21 4
5 Sri Lanka 8 0 0 8 0 26 −26 0
Source:

Japan advanced to the Final Round.

8 April 1993 Japan 1–0 Thailand Kobe, Japan
Kazuyoshi Miura Goal 29'
8 April 1993 Sri Lanka 0–4 United Arab Emirates Kyoto, Japan
Ali Thani Jumaa Goal 21'
Adnan Al Talyani Goal 24'
Khamees Mubarak Goal 56', 88'
11 April 1993 Japan 8–0 Bangladesh Tokyo, Japan
Kazuyoshi Miura Goal 18', 44', 52', 53'
Takuya Takagi Goal 25', 57'
Masahiro Fukuda Goal 58', 88'
11 April 1993 Thailand 1–0 Sri Lanka Kobe, Japan
Kiatisuk Senamuang Goal 62'
13 April 1993 Sri Lanka 0–1 Bangladesh Yokohama, Japan
Karim Mohammed Rumi Rizvi Goal 69' Etc.
13 April 1993 Thailand 0–1 United Arab Emirates Tokyo, Japan
Abdulrazaq Balooshi Goal 86'
15 April 1993 Japan 5–0 Sri Lanka Tokyo, Japan
Takuya Takagi Goal 10', 49'
Tetsuji Hashiratani Goal 18'
Kazuyoshi Miura Goal 34', 51'
15 April 1993 Bangladesh 0–1 United Arab Emirates Yokohama, Japan
Abdulrazaq Balooshi Goal 56'
18 April 1993 Japan 2–0 United Arab Emirates Tokyo, Japan
Tetsuji Hashiratani Goal 20'
Takuya Takagi Goal 76'
18 April 1993 Thailand 4–1 Bangladesh Tokyo, Japan
Songserm Maperm Goal 20'
Piyapong Pue-On Goal 21', 58', 88'		 Hossain Joarder Goal 84'
28 April 1993 Thailand 0–1 Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Takumi Horiike Goal 49'
28 April 1993 United Arab Emirates 3–0 Sri Lanka Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Adnan Al Talyani Goal 40', 54'
Ismail Rashid Ismail Goal 89'
30 April 1993 Bangladesh 1–4 Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Karim Mohammed Runi Rizvi Goal 11' Masahiro Fukuda Goal 2'
Kazuyoshi Miura Goal 30'
Mitsunori Yoshida Goal 36'
Takuya Takagi Goal 61'
30 April 1993 United Arab Emirates 2–1 Thailand Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Abdulrazaq Balooshi Goal 10' (pen.)
Adnan Al Talyani Goal 63'		 Songserm Maperm Goal 90'
3 May 1993 United Arab Emirates 7–0 Bangladesh Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Adnan Al Talyani Goal 4', 65'
Abdulrazaq Balooshi Goal 26', 59'
Fahad Khamees Goal 28'
Nasir Khamees Goal 38'
Mohamed Ahmed Goal 74'
3 May 1993 Sri Lanka 0–3 Thailand Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Piyapong Pue-On Goal 27', 37', 71' (pen.)
5 May 1993 Bangladesh 1–4 Thailand Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sayed Rumman Sabbir Goal 72' Piyapong Pue-On Goal 20', 52'
Kiatisuk Senamuang Goal 26'
Pongthorn Thiubthong Goal 54'
5 May 1993 Sri Lanka 0–6 Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ruy Ramos Goal 31'
Masami Ihara Goal 42', 56'
Takuya Takagi Goal 61'
Kazuyoshi Miura Goal 80'
Masashi Nakayama Goal 82'
7 May 1993 Bangladesh 3–0 Sri Lanka Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Hossain Joarder Goal 8', 78'
Kaiser Hamid Goal 73' (pen.)
7 May 1993 United Arab Emirates 1–1 Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Abdulrazaq Balooshi Goal 83' Masaaki Sawanobori Goal 84'

Final round

With all of Iran, North Korea and Iraq qualifying for the final round fears were expressed in the United States of those countries potentially turning up at their tournament, since the three nations at the time were under economic sanctions by the United States.[1]

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Saudi Arabia 5 2 3 0 8 6 +2 7
2 South Korea 5 2 2 1 9 4 +5 6
3 Japan 5 2 2 1 7 4 +3 6
4 Iraq 5 1 3 1 9 9 0 5
5 Iran 5 2 0 3 8 11 −3 4
6 North Korea 5 1 0 4 5 12 −7 2

Saudi Arabia and South Korea qualified.

North Korea 3–2 Iraq
Kim Kwang-min Goal 63'
Kim Kyong-il Goal 76'
Choi Won-Nam Goal 80'		 Kadhim Goal 8', 46'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Uilenberg (Netherlands)
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Japan
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
Iran 0–3 South Korea
Park Jung-bae Goal 18'
Ha Seok-Ju Goal 79'
Ko Jeong-Woon Goal 81'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Schmidhuber (Germany)
North Korea 1–2 Saudi Arabia
Ryu Song-Gun Goal 68' Mehalel Goal 56'
Al-Muwallid Goal 73'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Crăciunescu (Romania)
Japan 1–2 Iran
Nakayama Goal 88' Hassanzadeh Goal 45'
Daei Goal 85'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Baldas (Italy)
Iraq 2–2 South Korea
Hussein Goal 32'
Jafar Goal 86'		 Kim Pan-Keun Goal 40'
Hong Myung-Bo Goal 67' (pen)
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Quiniou (France)
North Korea 0–3 Japan
Miura Goal 28', 69'
Nakayama Goal 51'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
Iraq 2–1 Iran
Radhi Goal 20'
Kadhim Goal 38'		 Daei Goal 21'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Crăciunescu (Romania)
South Korea 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Shin Hong-Ki Goal 63' Madani Goal 90'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Uilenberg (Netherlands)
Iraq 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Radhi Goal 1' Owairan Goal 36'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Quiniou (France)
Japan 1–0 South Korea
Miura Goal 61'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Schmidhuber (Germany)
Iran 2–1 North Korea
Daei Goal 49', 66' Choi Won-Nam Goal 22'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Baldas (Italy)
South Korea 3–0 North Korea
Ko Jeong-Woon Goal 49'
Hwang Seon-Hong Goal 53'
Ha Seok-Ju Goal 75'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Crăciunescu (Romania)
Saudi Arabia 4–3 Iran
Al-Jaber Goal 21'
Mehalel Goal 27'
Al-Mousa Goal 47'
Falatah Goal 74'		 Fonounizadeh Goal 43', 52'
Manafi Goal 90'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Uilenberg (Netherlands)
Iraq 2–2 Japan
Radhi Goal 54'
Omran Goal 90'		 Miura Goal 5'
Nakayama Goal 69'
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

See 1993 Japan v Iraq football match

To date, this is the last time Japan failed to qualify for a World Cup.

Qualified teams

The following two teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
Saudi Arabia Final round winners 28 October 1993 0 (debut)
South Korea Final round runners-up 28 October 1993 3 (1954, 1986, 1990)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Hersh, Phil. LIBYAN BAN RAISES CUP QUESTIONS. Chicago Tribune. 11 July 1993. 3.
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