Asian Cup 1988 Qualifiers : Iran beats Nepal 3-0 to qualify for 1988 Asian Cup

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Posted on 4 June 1988

KATMANDU, Jun. 4, 1988 (AMP) — Qatar 1988 (Qualifiers) : Iran defeated Nepal by a score of 3-0 (halftime: 3-0), in a Asian Cup qualifying game on Saturday. Iran secured their ticket to the Asian Cup finals. Nepal is eliminated.

Fixtures and Results : Group 3

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Overview

Nepal at the Asian Cup

Never qualified
2 participations in the qualifications (first in 1984)

Iran at the Asian Cup

3 titles (1968, 1972, 1976)
5 appearances (first in 1968)
7 participations in the qualifications (first in 1960)
Statistics: Champions (1968, 1972, 1976) Third Place (1980) Fourth Place (1984)

Nepal

0:3

Iran

0:3 (0:3)

4 June 1988
Katmandu

Group 3

Team	Pts
Syria	10
Iran	8
North Korea	7
Hong Kong	1
Nepal	1

Matches

Nepal 0-0 Hong Kong (25 May. 1988)
Syria 2-1 North Korea (26 May. 1988)
Iran 2-0 Hong Kong (27 May. 1988)
Nepal 0-1 North Korea (27 May. 1988)
Syria 1-1 Iran (29 May. 1988)
North Korea 1-0 Hong Kong (31 May. 1988)
Nepal 0-3 Syria (1 Jun. 1988)
Iran 0-0 North Korea (2 Jun. 1988)
Syria 2-0 Hong Kong (3 Jun. 1988)
Nepal 0-3 Iran (4 Jun. 1988)

Asian Cup History

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