1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round

The first round of AFC matches for 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 9 April to 7 July 1993, to determine the six teams which would play for the two available 1994 FIFA World Cup slots for AFC.[1]

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Iraq 8 6 1 1 28 4 +24 13
2   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: [citation needed]

Iraq advanced to the Final Round.

Jordan  1–1  Yemen
Subhi Al-Gnimaz   65' Wagdan Mahmoud Shadli   72'
Referee: Mohamed Al-Mulla Abdalaziz (United Arab Emirates)

Pakistan  0–5  China
Gao Hongbo   38'
Cai Sheng  55', 59', 82'
Hao Haidong   71'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)

Jordan  1–1  Iraq
Jeris Tadrus   16' Khalaf   75'
Referee: Pirom Anprasert (Thailand)

Yemen  5–1  Pakistan
Omar Mubarak   20', 53'
Ahmed Bareed   77'
Wagdan Mahmoud Shadli   80'
Mohamed Hassan Abdullah   82'
Tahir Agha   12'
Referee: Hossein Askari Milajerdi (Iran)

Jordan  0–3  China
Gao Hongbo   61'
Wu Qunli   66'
Cai Sheng   89'
Referee: Hossein Askari Milajerdi (Iran)

Yemen  1–6  Iraq
Asam Duraiban   16' Hussein   1'
A.Kadhim   22', 76'
M.Kadhim   35'
Radhi   55'
Qais   73'
Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)

Pakistan  0–8  Iraq
Hussein   12'
Qais   21', 70'
A.Kadhim   27', 75'
Radhi   44'
Khalaf   77'
Saddam   88'
Referee: Mohamed Al-Mulla Abdalaziz (United Arab Emirates)

Yemen  1–0  China
Saleh Rabiah Ben   62'
Attendance: 800

Jordan  3–1  Pakistan
Mohammad Muharam   8', 89'
Hisham Abdul-Munam   90'
Abdul Farooq   80'

Iraq  1–0  China
Radhi   55'
Referee: Pirom Anprasert (Thailand)


China  3–0  Pakistan
Gao Hongbo   60', 89'
Hao Haidong   62'
Referee: Kim Jong Sik (North Korea)

Iraq  4–0  Jordan
Hussein   3', 17'
Kadhim   25'
Radhi   52'

Pakistan  0–3  Yemen
Ahmed Abdul Karim Al-Brid   39', 72'
Mohamed Hassan Abdullah   77'

China  4–1  Jordan
Li Bing   16', 76'
Gao Hongbo   50', 80'
Jamal Abu Abed   56'

Iraq  3–0  Yemen
Saddam   46'
Qais   64'
Hussein   80'
Referee: Santos Jose Manuel (Macau)

Iraq  4–0  Pakistan
Qais   16', 67'
Shenaishil   37'
Daham   64'
Referee: Kim Jong Sik (North Korea)

China  1–0  Yemen
Xu Hong   73'

Pakistan  0–5  Jordan
Subhi Al-Gnimaz   14', 70'
Jeris Tadrus   28'
Mohammad Muharam   43'
Ahmad Al-Bashir   44'
Referee: Santos Jose Manuel (Macau)

Group B edit

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: [citation needed]
(W) Withdrew

Iran advanced to the Final Round.

Iran  0–0  Oman

Chinese Taipei  0–2  Syria
Mohammad Afash   15'
Mohamad Moustafa Kadir   42'

Oman  0–0  Syria

Iran  6–0  Chinese Taipei
Hamid Estili   18'
Modir Roosta   40', 46', 50', 75'
Ali Daei   43'

Oman  2–1  Chinese Taipei
Yousuf Saleh Al-Alawi   29'
Yunis Aman Al-Naseeb   35'
Chen Fu-Yuan   78'

Iran  1–1  Syria
Modir Roosta   63' Abdul Latif Helou   82'

Oman  0–1  Iran
Hamid Derakhshan   36'

Syria  8–1  Chinese Taipei
Abdul Latif Helou   3', 71'
Jamal Kazem   6'
Munaf Ramadan   12'
Ali Cheikh Dib   19' (pen.)
Mohammad Afash   23', 45'
Nizar Mahrous   80'
Chen Jiunn-ming

Syria  2–1  Oman
Nizar Mahrous   45'
Mohamad Moustafa Kadir   62' (pen.)
Hamdan Abdulla Al-Moamari   57'

Chinese Taipei  0–6  Iran
Hamid Derakhshan   8'
Majid Namjoo-Motlagh   15' (pen.)
Ali Daei   19', 48'
Mehdi Abtahi   22'
Hamid Estili   74'

Chinese Taipei  1–7  Oman
Yeh Ching-Tueng   66' Yousuf Saleh Al-Alawi   6'
Mohammed Abdul Noor   15', 88'
Rashid Al-Wahaibi   34', 82'
Mattar Al-Mukhaini   64'
Nabil Al-Siyabi   74'

Syria  1–1  Iran
Mohamad Moustafa Kadir   89' (pen.) Hamid Derakhshan   15'

Group C edit

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: [citation needed]

North Korea advanced to the Final Round.

Qatar  3–1  Indonesia
Mahmoud Soufi   51', 79'
Fahad Al Kuwari   55'
Singgih Pitono   85'

North Korea  3–0  Vietnam
Yun Jong-Su   29'
Choe Yong-Son   85'
Ryu Song-Gun   86'

North Korea  2–1  Singapore
Cho In-Chol   64'
Choe Won-Nam   75'
Sundramoorthy   33'

Qatar  4–0  Vietnam
Mubarak Fazli   34'
Mahmoud Soufi   37'
Yousef Khalaf   50'
Sultan Bakhit Al-Kuwari   60'

North Korea  4–0  Indonesia
Ryu Song-Gun   19'
Choe Yong-Son   42', 58'
Robby Darwis   77' (o.g.)

Vietnam  2–3  Singapore
Lư Đình Tuấn   14'
Phan Thanh Hùng   77'
Fandi Ahmad   19'
Steven Tan   35' (pen.)
Sundramoorthy   73'

Qatar  4–1  Singapore
Mubarak Fazli   70', 90' (pen.)
Mahmoud Soufi   84'
Khalil Al-Malki   89'
Fandi Ahmad   58'

Vietnam  1–0  Indonesia
Hà Vương Ngầu Nại   61'

Indonesia  0–2  Singapore
Mohd Rafi Ali   75'
Sundramoorthy   83'

Qatar  1–2  North Korea
Khalil Al-Malki   89' Ryu Song-Gun   49', 57'

Indonesia  1–4  Qatar
Sudirman   28' (pen.) Khalil Al-Malki   35', 61'
Fahad Al Kuwari   75'
Zamel Al Kuwari   83'

Vietnam  0–1  North Korea
Yong Jin-Li   61'

Singapore  1–3  North Korea
Razali Saad   72' Choe Won-Nam   26'
Choe Yong-Son   41', 76'

Vietnam  0–4  Qatar
Khalil Al-Malki   7'
Zamel Al Kuwari   13'
Fahad Al Kuwari   52' (pen.)
Rayed Al-Boloushi   65'

Indonesia  1–2  North Korea
Rahmad Darmawan   35' Pang Gwang-Chol   4'
Ryu Song-Gun   68'

Singapore  1–0  Vietnam
Mohd Rafi Ali   54'

Singapore  1–0  Qatar
Fandi Ahmad   80'

Indonesia  2–1  Vietnam
Putut Widjanarko   55'
Sudirman   75'
Nguyễn Hồng Sơn   30'

Singapore  2–1  Indonesia
Fandi Ahmad   70'
Sundramoorthy   85'
Alexander Saununu   2'

North Korea  2–2  Qatar
Cho In-Chol   40'
Kim Kyong-Il   55'
Khalil Al-Malki   1', 86'

Group D edit

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: [citation needed]

South Korea advanced to the Final Round.





India  1–2  Hong Kong
Bhupinder Thakur   54' Loh Wai Chi   15'
Lee Kin Wo   59'



India  0–3  South Korea
Hong Myung-Bo   19' (pen.)
Choi Moon-Sik   70'
Ha Seok-Ju   89'
Referee: Al-Hindyani (Kuwait)


Bahrain  2–1  India
Khamis Thani   4'
Saad   31'
V. P. Sathyan   90' (pen.)

South Korea  4–1  Hong Kong
Choi Moon-Sik   12'
Jung Jae-Kwon   76'
Ha Seok-Ju   81'
Noh Jung-Yoon   85'
Au Wai Lun   21'

Bahrain  0–0  Lebanon

India  0–3  Bahrain
Khamis Mubarak   20', 53'
Khamis Thani   54'
Referee: Shariff (Singapore)

South Korea  2–0  Lebanon
Ha Seok-Ju   31'
Hwangbo Kwan   56'

Hong Kong  1–2  Lebanon
Lee Kin Wo   17' Youssef Farhat   38'
Wael Nazha   76'

South Korea  7–0  India
Lee Ki-Bum   5', 25', 49'
Kim Tae-Young   37', 70'
Park Jung-bae   39'
Ha Seok-Ju   68'
Referee: Al-Yenbua'awy (Saudi Arabia)

India  1–2  Lebanon
Bhupinder Thakur   34' Hassan Ayoub   41'
Rafi Joulfagi   79'
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)

Bahrain  3–0  Hong Kong
Adel Abdulrahman Marzouq   1'
Samir Mubarak   46'
Khamis Thani   49'

South Korea  3–0  Bahrain
Kang Chul   51'
Park Nam-Yeol   63'
Gu Sang-Bum   85'

Hong Kong  1–3  India
Wong Chi Keung   66' I. M. Vijayan   6', 77'
Bhupinder Thakur   55'
Referee: Ali (Iraq)

Group E edit

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: [citation needed]

Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.

Macau  0–6  Saudi Arabia
Sami Al-Jaber   12'
Saeed Al-Owairan   21', 24'
Abdullah Al-Dosari   65'
Fahad Al-Mehallel   68'
Khaled Al-Muwallid   79' (pen.)

Malaysia  1–1  Kuwait
Azman Adnan   59' Ayman Al Husaini   8'

Macau  1–10  Kuwait
Daniel Pinto   76' Ali Marwi   22', 24', 55', 87'
Hamed Al-Saleh   61', 65'
Jasem Al Huwaidi   71', 72', 81'
Basel Abdul Rahim   84' (pen.)

Malaysia  1–1  Saudi Arabia
Abdul Mubin Mokhtar   31' Khaled Al-Muwallid   88' (pen.)

Kuwait  0–0  Saudi Arabia

Malaysia  9–0  Macau
Azman Adnan   6', 14', 74'
Azizol Abu Haniffah   32', 75'
A. Elangovan   42'
Abdul Mubin Mokhtar   47', 54'
Zainal Abidin Hassan   87'

Kuwait  2–0  Malaysia
Abdullah Saihan   11'
Ali Marwi   18'

Saudi Arabia  8–0  Macau
Hamzah Idris Falatah   8', 25', 85'
Khaled Al-Muwallid   22' (pen.)
Saeed Owairan   37', 56', 79'
Mansour Al-Muainea   40'

Kuwait  8–0  Macau
Ali Marwi   11'
Abdullah Saihan   44'
Jasem Al Huwaidi   52', 60'
Hamed Al-Saleh   54'
Wail Al Habashi   81'
Hamoud Al-Shemmari   84'
Fayez Al-Felaij   90'

Saudi Arabia  3–0  Malaysia
Majed Abdullah   9', 64'
Ahmad Jamil Madani   58'

Macau  0–5  Malaysia
Azman Adnan   10', 43'
Azizol Abu Haniffah   74'
Paramasivan Ravindran   77', 85'

Saudi Arabia  2–0  Kuwait
Saeed Owairan   23'
Majed Abdullah   89'

Group F edit

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: [citation needed]

Japan advanced to the Final Round.

Japan  1–0  Thailand
Kazuyoshi Miura   29'

Sri Lanka  0–4  United Arab Emirates
Ali Thani Jumaa   21'
Adnan Al Talyani   24'
Khamees Mubarak   56', 88'

Japan  8–0  Bangladesh
Kazuyoshi Miura   18', 44', 52', 53'
Takuya Takagi   25', 57'
Masahiro Fukuda   58', 88'

Thailand  1–0  Sri Lanka
Kiatisuk   62'

Sri Lanka  0–1  Bangladesh
Rizvi Karim Rumi   69' Etc.

Thailand  0–1  United Arab Emirates
Abdulrazaq Balooshi   86'

Japan  5–0  Sri Lanka
Takuya Takagi   10', 49'
Tetsuji Hashiratani   18'
Kazuyoshi Miura   34', 51'

Bangladesh  0–1  United Arab Emirates
Abdulrazaq Balooshi   56'

Japan  2–0  United Arab Emirates
Tetsuji Hashiratani   20'
Takuya Takagi   76'

Thailand  4–1  Bangladesh
Songserm   20'
Piyapong   21', 58', 88'
Mamun Joarder   84'

Thailand  0–1  Japan
Takumi Horiike   49'

United Arab Emirates  3–0  Sri Lanka
Adnan Al Talyani   40', 54'
Ismail Rashid Ismail   89'

Bangladesh  1–4  Japan
Rizvi Karim Rumi   11' Masahiro Fukuda   2'
Kazuyoshi Miura   30'
Mitsunori Yoshida   36'
Takuya Takagi   61'

United Arab Emirates  2–1  Thailand
Abdulrazaq Balooshi   10' (pen.)
Adnan Al Talyani   63'
Songserm   90'

United Arab Emirates  7–0  Bangladesh
Adnan Al Talyani   4', 65'
Abdulrazaq Balooshi   26', 59'
Fahad Khamees   28'
Nasir Khamees   38'
Mohamed Ahmed   74'

Sri Lanka  0–3  Thailand
Piyapong   27', 37', 71' (pen.)

Bangladesh  1–4  Thailand
Sayed Rumman Sabbir   72' Piyapong   20', 52'
Kiatisuk   26'
Pongthorn   54'

Sri Lanka  0–6  Japan
Ruy Ramos   31'
Masami Ihara   42', 56'
Takuya Takagi   61'
Kazuyoshi Miura   80'
Masashi Nakayama   82'

Bangladesh  3–0  Sri Lanka
Mamun Joarder   8', 78'
Kaiser Hamid   73' (pen.)

United Arab Emirates  1–1  Japan
Abdulrazaq Balooshi   83' Masaaki Sawanobori   84'

Teams qualified for final round edit

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.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "World Cup 1994 qualifications".
  2. ^ Hersh, Phil. LIBYAN BAN RAISES CUP QUESTIONS Archived 2012-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. Chicago Tribune. 11 July 1993. 3.