1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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.

1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Teams30 (from 1 confederation)
AFC Asian Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup
AFC Asian Cup

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 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  65' Wagdan Mahmoud Shadli  72' Referee: Mohamed Al-Mulla Abdalaziz(United Arab Emirates))
22 May 1993 Pakistan  0–5  China PR Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Gao Hongbo  38'
Cai Sheng 55', 59', 82'
Hao Haidong  71'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)
24 May 1993 Jordan  1–1  Iraq Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Jeris Tadrus  16' Khalaf  75' Referee: Pirom Anprasert(Thailand)
24 May 1993 Yemen  5–1  Pakistan Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Omar Mubarak  20', 53'
Ahmed Bareed  77'
Wagdan Mahmoud Shadli  80'
Mohamed Hassan Abdullah  82'		 Tahir Agha  12' Referee: Hossein Askari Milajerdi(Iran)
26 May 1993 Jordan  0–3  China PR Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Gao Hongbo  61'
Wu Qunli  66'
Cai Sheng  89'		 Referee: Hossein Askari Milajerdi(Iran)
26 May 1993 Yemen  1–6  Iraq Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Asam Duraiban  16' Hussein  1'
A.Kadhim  22', 76'
M.Kadhim  35'
Radhi  55'
Qais  73'		 Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)
28 May 1993 Pakistan  0–8  Iraq Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Hussein  12'
Qais  21', 70'
A.Kadhim  27', 75'
Radhi  44'
Khalaf  77'
Saddam  88'		 Referee: Mohamed Al-Mulla Abdalaziz(United Arab Emirates))
28 May 1993 Yemen  1–0  China PR Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Saleh Rabiah Ben  62' Attendance: 800
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif(Syria)
30 May 1993 Jordan  3–1  Pakistan Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Mohammad Muharam  8', 89'
Hisham Abdul-Munam  90'		 Abdul Farooq  80' Referee: Jamal Al Sharif(Syria)
30 May 1993 Iraq  1–0  China PR Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Radhi  55' Referee: Pirom Anprasert(Thailand)
12 June 1993 Yemen  1–1  Jordan Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Sharaf Mahfood  52' Aref Al-Shewaier  73' Referee: Ali Mohamed Bujsaim(United Arab Emirates))
12 June 1993 China PR  3–0  Pakistan Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Gao Hongbo  60', 89'
Hao Haidong  62'		 Referee: Kim Jong Sik(North Korea)
14 June 1993 Iraq  4–0  Jordan Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Hussein  3', 17'
Kadhim  25'
Radhi  52'		 Referee: Masayoshi Okada(Japan)
14 June 1993 Pakistan  0–3  Yemen Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Ahmed Abdul Karim Al-Brid  39', 72'
Mohamed Hassan Abdullah  77'		 Referee: An Bong-ki(South Korea)
16 June 1993 China PR  4–1  Jordan Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Li Bing  16', 76'
Gao Hongbo  50', 80'		 Jamal Abu Abed  56' Referee: An Bong-ki(South Korea)
16 June 1993 Iraq  3–0  Yemen Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Saddam  46'
Qais  64'
Hussein  80'		 Referee: Santos Jose Manuel(Macau)
18 June 1993 Iraq  4–0  Pakistan Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Qais
Shenaishil
Daham 		Referee: Kim Jong Sik(North Korea)
18 June 1993 China PR  1–0  Yemen Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Xu Hong  73' Referee: Masayoshi Okada(Japan)
20 June 1993 Pakistan  0–5  Jordan Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Subhi Al-Gnimaz  14', 70'
Jeris Tadrus  28'
Mohammad Muharam  43'
Ahmad Al-Bashir  44'		 Referee: Santos Jose Manuel(Macau)
20 June 1993 China PR  2–1  Iraq Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu
Xu Hong  63'
Zhao Faqing  89'		 Emmanuel  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  15'
Mohamad Moustafa Kadir  42'
25 June 1993 Oman  0–0  Syria Tehran, Iran
25 June 1993 Iran  6–0  Chinese Taipei Tehran, Iran
Hamid Estili  18'
Modir Roosta  40', 46', 50', 75'
Ali Daei  43'
27 June 1993 Oman  2–1  Chinese Taipei Tehran, Iran
Yousuf Saleh Al-Alawi  29'
Yunis Aman Al-Naseeb  35'		 Chen Fu-Yuan  78'
27 June 1993 Iran  1–1  Syria Tehran, Iran
Modir Roosta  63' Abdul Latif Helou  82'
2 July 1993 Oman  0–1  Iran Damascus, Syria
Hamid Derakhshan  36'
2 July 1993 Syria  8–1  Chinese Taipei Damascus, Syria
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
4 July 1993 Syria  2–1  Oman Damascus, Syria
Nizar Mahrous  45'
Mohamad Moustafa Kadir  62' (pen.)		 Hamdan Abdulla Al-Moamari  57'
4 July 1993 Chinese Taipei  0–6  Iran Damascus, Syria
Hamid Derakhshan  8'
Majid Namjoo-Motlagh  15' (pen.)
Ali Daei  19', 48'
Mehdi Abtahi  22'
Hamid Estili  74'
7 July 1993 Chinese Taipei  1–7  Oman Damascus, Syria
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'
7 July 1993 Syria  1–1  Iran Damascus, Syria
Mohamad Moustafa Kadir  89' (pen.) Hamid Derakhshan  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  51', 79'
Fahad Al Kuwari  55'		 Singgih Pitono  85'
9 April 1993 North Korea  3–0  Vietnam Doha, Qatar
Yun Jong-Su  29'
Choe Yong-Son  85'
Ryu Song-Gun  86'
11 April 1993 North Korea  2–1  Singapore Doha, Qatar
Cho In-Chol  64'
Choe Won-Nam  75'		 Sundramoorthy  33'
11 April 1993 Qatar  4–0  Vietnam Doha, Qatar
Mubarak Fazli  34'
Mahmoud Soufi  37'
Yousef Khalaf  50'
Sultan Bakhit Al-Kuwari  60'
13 April 1993 North Korea  4–0  Indonesia Doha, Qatar
Ryu Song-Gun  19'
Choe Yong-Son  42', 58'
Robby Darwis  77' (o.g.)
13 April 1993 Vietnam  2–3  Singapore Doha, Qatar
Lư Đình Tuấn  14'
Phan Thanh Hùng  77'		 Fandi Ahmad  19'
Steven Tan  35' (pen.)
Sundramoorthy  73'
16 April 1993 Qatar  4–1  Singapore Doha, Qatar
Mubarak Fazli  70', 90' (pen.)
Mahmoud Soufi  84'
Khalil Al-Malki  89'		 Fandi Ahmad  58'
16 April 1993 Vietnam  1–0  Indonesia Doha, Qatar
Hà Vương Ngầu Nại  61'
18 April 1993 Indonesia  0–2  Singapore Doha, Qatar
Mohd Rafi Ali  75'
Sundramoorthy  83'
18 April 1993 Qatar  1–2  North Korea Doha, Qatar
Khalil Al-Malki  89' Ryu Song-Gun  49', 57'
24 April 1993 Indonesia  1–4  Qatar Singapore
Sudirman  28' (pen.) Khalil Al-Malki  35', 61'
Fahad Al Kuwari  75'
Zamel Al Kuwari  83'
24 April 1993 Vietnam  0–1  North Korea Singapore
Yong Jin-Li  61'
26 April 1993 Singapore  1–3  North Korea Singapore
Razali Saad  72' Choe Won-Nam  26'
Choe Yong-Son  41', 76'
26 April 1993 Vietnam  0–4  Qatar Singapore
Khalil Al-Malki  7'
Zamel Al Kuwari  13'
Fahad Al Kuwari  52' (pen.)
Rayed Al-Boloushi  65'
28 April 1993 Indonesia  1–2  North Korea Singapore
Rahmad Darmawan  35' Pang Gwang-Chol  4'
Ryu Song-Gun  68'
28 April 1993 Singapore  1–0  Vietnam Singapore
Mohd Rafi Ali  54'
30 April 1993 Singapore  1–0  Qatar Singapore
Fandi Ahmad  80'
30 April 1993 Indonesia  2–1  Vietnam Singapore
Putut Widjanarko  55'
Sudirman  75'		 Nguyễn Hồng Sơn  30'
2 May 1993 Singapore  2–1  Indonesia Singapore
Fandi Ahmad  70'
Sundramoorthy  85'		 Alexander Saununu  2'
2 May 1993 North Korea  2–2  Qatar Singapore
Cho In-Chol  40'
Kim Kyong-il  55'		 Khalil Al-Malki  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  37'
Jamal Taha  53'		 V. P. Sathyan  68', 82' Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
Referee: Nizar Watti (Syria)
7 May 1993 Hong Kong  2–1  Bahrain Beirut, Lebanon
Cheung Kam Wa  20'
Au Wai Lun  57'		 Juma Marzouq  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  43'
Fadi Alloush  80' (pen.)		 Tam Siu Wai  13'
Cheung Kam Wa  19'		 Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
11 May 1993 India  1–2  Hong Kong Beirut, Lebanon
Bhupinder Thakur  54' Loh Wai Chi  15'
Lee Kin Wo  59'		 Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
Referee: Qazi Asif (Pakistan)
11 May 1993 Lebanon  0–1  South Korea Beirut, Lebanon
Ha Seok-Ju  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  19' (pen.)
Choi Moon-Sik  70'
Ha Seok-Ju  89'		 Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
Referee: Al-Hindyani (Kuwait)
15 May 1993 Hong Kong  0–3  South Korea Beirut, Lebanon
Ha Seok-Ju  21'
Seo Jung-Won  50'
Choi Moon-Sik  73'		 Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium
15 May 1993 Bahrain  2–1  India Beirut, Lebanon
Khamis Thani  4'
Saad  31'		 V. P. Sathyan  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  12'
Jung Jae-Kwon  76'
Ha Seok-Ju  81'
Noh Jung-Yoon  85'		 Au Wai Lun  21'
5 June 1993 Bahrain  0–0  Lebanon Seoul, South Korea
7 June 1993 India  0–3  Bahrain Seoul, South Korea
Khamis Mubarak  20', 53'
Khamis Thani  54'		 Referee: Shariff (Singapore)
7 June 1993 South Korea  2–0  Lebanon Seoul, South Korea
Ha Seok-Ju  31'
Hwangbo Kwan  56'
9 June 1993 Hong Kong  1–2  Lebanon Seoul, South Korea
Lee Kin Wo  17' Youssef Farhat  38'
Wael Nazha  76'
9 June 1993 South Korea  7–0  India Seoul, South Korea
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)
11 June 1993 India  1–2  Lebanon Seoul, South Korea
Bhupinder Thakur  34' Hassan Ayoub  41'
Rafi Joulfagi  79'		 Referee: Wei Jihong (China)
11 June 1993 Bahrain  3–0  Hong Kong Seoul, South Korea
Adel Abdulrahman Marzouq  1'
Samir Mubarak  46'
Khamis Thani  49'
13 June 1993 South Korea  3–0  Bahrain Seoul, South Korea
Kang Chul  51'
Park Nam-Yeol  63'
Gu Sang-Bum  85'
13 June 1993 Hong Kong  1–3  India Seoul, South Korea
Wong Chi Keung  66' I. M. Vijayan  6', 77'
Bhupinder Thakur  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  12'
Saeed Al-Owairan  21', 24'
Abdullah Al-Dosari  65'
Fahad Al-Mehallel  68'
Khaled Al-Muwallid  79' (pen.)
1 May 1993 Malaysia  1–1  Kuwait Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Azman Adnan  59' Ayman Al Husaini  8'
3 May 1993 Macau  1–10  Kuwait Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Daniel Pinto  76' Ali Al-Hadyah  22', 24', 55', 87'
Hamed Al-Saleh  61', 65'
Jasem Al Huwaidi  71', 72', 81'
Basel Abdul Rahim  84' (pen.)
3 May 1993 Malaysia  1–1  Saudi Arabia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abdul Mubin Mokhtar  31' Khaled Al-Muwallid  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  6', 14', 74'
Azizol Abu Haniffah  32', 75'
A. Elangovan  42'
Abdul Mubin Mokhtar  47', 54'
Zainal Abidin Hassan  87'
14 May 1993 Kuwait  2–0  Malaysia Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Saihan  11'
Ali Al-Hadyah  18'
14 May 1993 Saudi Arabia  8–0  Macau Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Hamzah Idris Falatah  8', 25', 85'
Khaled Al-Muwallid  22' (pen.)
Saeed Owairan  37', 56', 79'
Mansour Al-Muainea  40'
16 May 1993 Kuwait  8–0  Macau Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Ali Al-Hadyah  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'
16 May 1993 Saudi Arabia  3–0  Malaysia Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Majed Abdullah  9', 64'
Ahmad Jamil Madani  58'
18 May 1993 Macau  0–5  Malaysia Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Azman Adnan  10', 43'
Azizol Abu Haniffah  74'
Paramasivan Ravindran  77', 85'
18 May 1993 Saudi Arabia  2–0  Kuwait Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Saeed Owairan  23'
Majed Abdullah  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  29'
8 April 1993 Sri Lanka  0–4  United Arab Emirates Kyoto, Japan
Ali Thani Jumaa  21'
Adnan Al Talyani  24'
Khamees Mubarak  56', 88'
11 April 1993 Japan  8–0  Bangladesh Tokyo, Japan
Kazuyoshi Miura  18', 44', 52', 53'
Takuya Takagi  25', 57'
Masahiro Fukuda  58', 88'
11 April 1993 Thailand  1–0  Sri Lanka Kobe, Japan
Kiatisuk Senamuang  62'
13 April 1993 Sri Lanka  0–1  Bangladesh Yokohama, Japan
Karim Mohammed Rumi Rizvi  69' Etc.
13 April 1993 Thailand  0–1  United Arab Emirates Tokyo, Japan
Abdulrazaq Balooshi  86'
15 April 1993 Japan  5–0  Sri Lanka Tokyo, Japan
Takuya Takagi  10', 49'
Tetsuji Hashiratani  18'
Kazuyoshi Miura  34', 51'
15 April 1993 Bangladesh  0–1  United Arab Emirates Yokohama, Japan
Abdulrazaq Balooshi  56'
18 April 1993 Japan  2–0  United Arab Emirates Tokyo, Japan
Tetsuji Hashiratani  20'
Takuya Takagi  76'
18 April 1993 Thailand  4–1  Bangladesh Tokyo, Japan
Songserm Maperm  20'
Piyapong Pue-On  21', 58', 88'		 Hossain Joarder  84'
28 April 1993 Thailand  0–1  Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Takumi Horiike  49'
28 April 1993 United Arab Emirates  3–0  Sri Lanka Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Adnan Al Talyani  40', 54'
Ismail Rashid Ismail  89'
30 April 1993 Bangladesh  1–4  Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Karim Mohammed Runi Rizvi  11' Masahiro Fukuda  2'
Kazuyoshi Miura  30'
Mitsunori Yoshida  36'
Takuya Takagi  61'
30 April 1993 United Arab Emirates  2–1  Thailand Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Abdulrazaq Balooshi  10' (pen.)
Adnan Al Talyani  63'		 Songserm Maperm  90'
3 May 1993 United Arab Emirates  7–0  Bangladesh Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Adnan Al Talyani  4', 65'
Abdulrazaq Balooshi  26', 59'
Fahad Khamees  28'
Nasir Khamees  38'
Mohamed Ahmed  74'
3 May 1993 Sri Lanka  0–3  Thailand Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Piyapong Pue-On  27', 37', 71' (pen.)
5 May 1993 Bangladesh  1–4  Thailand Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sayed Rumman Sabbir  72' Piyapong Pue-On  20', 52'
Kiatisuk Senamuang  26'
Pongthorn Thiubthong  54'
5 May 1993 Sri Lanka  0–6  Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ruy Ramos  31'
Masami Ihara  42', 56'
Takuya Takagi  61'
Kazuyoshi Miura  80'
Masashi Nakayama  82'
7 May 1993 Bangladesh  3–0  Sri Lanka Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Hossain Joarder  8', 78'
Kaiser Hamid  73' (pen.)
7 May 1993 United Arab Emirates  1–1  Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Abdulrazaq Balooshi  83' Masaaki Sawanobori  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 523086+27
2  South Korea 522194+56
3  Japan 522174+36
4  Iraq 51319905
5  Iran 5203811−34
6  North Korea 5104512−72

Saudi Arabia and South Korea qualified.

North Korea 3–2 Iraq
Kim Kwang-min  63'
Kim Kyong-il  76'
Choi Won-Nam  80'		 Kadhim  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  18'
Ha Seok-Ju  79'
Ko Jeong-Woon  81'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Schmidhuber (Germany)
North Korea 1–2 Saudi Arabia
Ryu Song-Gun  68' Mehalel  56'
Al-Muwallid  73'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Crăciunescu (Romania)
Japan 1–2 Iran
Nakayama  88' Hassanzadeh  45'
Daei  85'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Baldas (Italy)
Iraq 2–2 South Korea
Hussein  32'
Jafar  86'		 Kim Pan-Keun  40'
Hong Myung-Bo  67' (pen)
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Quiniou (France)
North Korea 0–3 Japan
Miura  28', 69'
Nakayama  51'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
Iraq 2–1 Iran
Radhi  20'
Kadhim  38'		 Daei  21'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Crăciunescu (Romania)
South Korea 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Shin Hong-Ki  63' Madani  90'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Uilenberg (Netherlands)
Iraq 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Radhi  1' Owairan  36'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Quiniou (France)
Japan 1–0 South Korea
Miura  61'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Schmidhuber (Germany)
Iran 2–1 North Korea
Daei  49', 66' Choi Won-Nam  22'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Baldas (Italy)
South Korea 3–0 North Korea
Ko Jeong-Woon  49'
Hwang Seon-Hong  53'
Ha Seok-Ju  75'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Crăciunescu (Romania)
Saudi Arabia 4–3 Iran
Al-Jaber  21'
Mehalel  27'
Al-Mousa  47'
Falatah  74'		 Fonounizadeh  43', 52'
Manafi  90'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Uilenberg (Netherlands)
Iraq 2–2 Japan
Radhi  54'
Omran  90'		 Miura  5'
Nakayama  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 ArabiaFinal round winners28 October 19930 (debut)
 South KoreaFinal round runners-up28 October 19933 (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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