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

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)

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)

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

18 March 1997
Malaysia  0–0  Saudi Arabia
(Report)
Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hiroyuki Umemoto (Japan)

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)

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)

27 March 1997
Chinese Taipei  0–0  Malaysia
(Report)
Youth Welfare, Jeddah
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohamed Bin Khamis Al Kabi (Oman)

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)

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)

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)

31 March 1997
Bangladesh  0–1  Malaysia
(Report) Zainal
Youth Welfare, Jeddah
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

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  Syria 6 3 1 2 30 5 +25 10
3  Kyrgyzstan 6 3 0 3 12 14 −2 9
4  Maldives 6 0 0 6 0 59 −59 0
Source: RSSSF

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)

2 June 1997
Syria  3–0
Awarded[note 1] 		 Kyrgyzstan

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)

4 June 1997
15:30
Kyrgyzstan  0–7  Iran
(Report) Bagheri  35', 51'
Daei  57'
Majidi  68', 88'
Minavand  76'
Mousavi  82'

6 June 1997
17:30
Syria  0–1  Iran
(Report) Daei  65'
Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

6 June 1997
Kyrgyzstan  3–0  Maldives
Korzanov  4'
Merzlikin  24'
Yusupov  28'		 (Report)
Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Wang Xuezhi (China)

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)

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)

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)

11 June 1997
Kyrgyzstan  2–1  Syria
Sardarov  76'
Kutsov  89'		 (Report) Boshi  84'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yu Jingyin (China)

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)

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)

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

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)

14 April 1997
Bahrain  1–0  Jordan
Al-Doseri  27' (Report)
Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Eskandar Hammal (Syria)

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)

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)

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

23 March 1997
Nepal    1–1  Macau
Khadka  23' (Report) Cheng  13'
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mahmoud Nurilddin (Iraq)

23 March 1997
Oman  0–1  Japan
(Report) Omura  10'
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nik Ahmad Haji Yaakub (Malaysia)

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)

25 March 1997
Oman  1–0    Nepal
Al Busaidy  75' (Report)
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Yousef Shaikho (Syria)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

28 June 1997
Japan  1–1  Oman
Nakata  4' (Report) Samir  63'
Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 48,839
Referee: Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)

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

6 April 1997
Indonesia  8–0  Cambodia
Putro  1'
Lubis  6', 52'
Putiray  12', 44', 70'
Wabia  31', 36'		 (Report)

13 April 1997
Indonesia  0–0  Yemen
(Report)
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)

20 April 1997
Cambodia  0–1  Yemen
(Report) Dariban  39'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ng Yim Kin (Hong Kong)

27 April 1997
Cambodia  1–1  Indonesia
Sochetra  65' (Report) Putro  80'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Li Haiseng (China)

9 May 1997
Yemen  0–1  Uzbekistan
(Report) Khasanov  27'
Althawra Sports City Stadium, Sana'a
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Yousef Sawarkeh (Jordan)

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)

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)

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)

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)

20 June 1997
Uzbekistan  3–0  Indonesia
Shatskikh  12'
Maksudov  37', 87'		 (Report)
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Jalal Moradi (Iran)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

28 May 1997
South Korea  4–0  Hong Kong
Yoo Sang-Chul  25'
Choi Yong-Soo  39', 72'
Park Kun-Ha  86'		 (Report)

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 1 3 2 8 −6 1
Source: RSSSF

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)

26 April 1997
Singapore  0–1  Kuwait
(Report) Al Saqer  29'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Park Hae-Yong (South Korea)

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)

24 May 1997
Singapore  1–2  Lebanon
Chuan Tan Teng  58' (pen.) (Report) Shehab  35'
Melikian  80'

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)

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

4 May 1997
Tajikistan  4–0  Vietnam
Alidodov  8'
Mouminov  15'
Dzhaborov  50', 84'		 (Report)
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Alexander Koulakov (Kazakhstan)

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

11 May 1997
Tajikistan  0–1  China PR
(Report) Hao Haidong  65'
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Masoud Kaabi (Iran)

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)

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)

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)

1 June 1997
China PR  1–0  Turkmenistan
Li Jinyu  81' (Report)
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa (Japan)

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)

8 June 1997
China PR  0–0  Tajikistan
(Report)
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Abdul Khudheir Abdul Hussein (Iraq)

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)

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)

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

11 May 1997
Kazakhstan  3–0  Pakistan
Esmagambetov  2', 62'
Yablochkin  49'		 (Report)
Central Stadium, Almaty
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Allabergen Sapaev (Turkmenistan)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

24 September 1996
Sri Lanka  1–1  India
Silva  14' (Report) Chapman  39'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)

26 September 1996
Philippines  0–3  Sri Lanka
(Report) Steinwall  28'
Perera  55', 80'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kurmanbek Ordabayev (Kazakhstan)

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)

Notes

  1. ↑ FIFA awarded Syria a 3–0 win as a result of Kyrgyzstan was late on the pitch.

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