Asian Cup 1988 Qualifiers : Kuwait beats Malaysia 5-0 to qualify for 1988 Asian Cup

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Posted on 18 April 1988

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 18, 1988 (AMP) — Qatar 1988 (Qualifiers) : Kuwait defeated Malaysia by a big score of 5-0 (halftime: 5-0), in a Asian Cup qualifying game on Monday. Kuwait secured their ticket to the Asian Cup finals. Malaysia is eliminated.

Fixtures and Results : Group 2

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Overview

Malaysia at the Asian Cup

2 appearances (first in 1976)
9 participations in the qualifications (first in 1956)

Kuwait at the Asian Cup

1 title (1980)
4 appearances (first in 1972)
5 participations in the qualifications (first in 1972)
Statistics: Champions (1980) Runners-up (1976) Third Place (1984)

Malaysia

0:5

Kuwait

0:5 (0:5)

18 April 1988
Kuala Lumpur

Group 2

Team	Pts
Kuwait	10
Japan	7
Jordan	6
Malaysia	4
Pakistan	0

Matches

Malaysia 4-0 Pakistan (7 Apr. 1988)
Kuwait 1-0 Japan (8 Apr. 1988)
Jordan 1-0 Pakistan (10 Apr. 1988)
Malaysia 0-1 Japan (11 Apr. 1988)
Kuwait 0-0 Jordan (12 Apr. 1988)
Malaysia 0-0 Jordan (14 Apr. 1988)
Kuwait 3-0 Pakistan (15 Apr. 1988)
Japan 1-1 Jordan (16 Apr. 1988)
Malaysia 0-5 Kuwait (18 Apr. 1988)
Japan 4-1 Pakistan (18 Apr. 1988)

Asian Cup History

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