Asian Cup 1996 Qualifiers : Saudi Arabia beats Yemen 1-0 to qualify for 1996 Asian Cup

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Posted on 4 February 1996

RIYADH, Feb. 4, 1996 (AMP) — Emirates 1996 (Qualifiers) : Saudi Arabia defeated Yemen by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a Asian Cup qualifying game on Sunday. Saudi Arabia secured their ticket to the Asian Cup finals. Yemen is eliminated.

Fixtures and Results : Group 9

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Overview

Yemen at the Asian Cup

Never qualified
1 participation in the qualifications

Saudi Arabia at the Asian Cup

2 titles (1984, 1988)
3 appearances (first in 1984)
5 participations in the qualifications (first in 1976)
Statistics: Champions (1984, 1988) Runners-up (1992)

Yemen

0:1

Saudi Arabia

0:1 (0:1)

4 February 1996
Riyadh

Group 9

Team	Pts
Saudi Arabia	12
Kyrgyzstan	3
Yemen	3

Matches

Saudi Arabia 3-0 Kyrgyzstan (24 Jan. 1996)
Yemen 1-0 Kyrgyzstan (26 Jan. 1996)
Saudi Arabia 4-0 Yemen (28 Jan. 1996)
Kyrgyzstan 0-2 Saudi Arabia (31 Jan. 1996)
Kyrgyzstan 3-1 Yemen (2 Feb. 1996)
Yemen 0-1 Saudi Arabia (4 Feb. 1996)

Asian Cup History

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