World Cup 1998 Asian Qualifiers (AFC)
1st Round - Group 1
 Saudi Arabia | 16 |
 Malaysia | 11 |
 Taiwan | 4 |
 Bangladesh | 3 |
1st Round - Group 2
 Iran | 16 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 9 |
 Syria | 7 |
 Maldives | 0 |
1st Round - Group 3
 United Arab Emirates | 10 |
 Jordan | 4 |
 Bahrain | 3 |
1st Round - Group 4
 Japan | 16 |
 Oman | 13 |
 Macau | 4 |
 Nepal | 1 |
1st Round - Group 5
 Uzbekistan | 16 |
 Yemen | 8 |
 Indonesia | 7 |
 Cambodia | 1 |
1st Round - Group 6
 South Korea | 10 |
 Thailand | 4 |
 Hong Kong | 3 |
1st Round - Group 7
 Kuwait | 12 |
 Lebanon | 4 |
 Singapore | 1 |
1st Round - Group 8
 China | 16 |
 Tajikistan | 13 |
 Turkmenistan | 6 |
 Vietnam | 0 |
1st Round - Group 9
 Kazakhstan | 12 |
 Iraq | 6 |
 Pakistan | 0 |
1st Round - Group 10
 Qatar | 9 |
 Sri Lanka | 4 |
 India | 4 |
 Philippines | 0 |
2nd Round - Group A
| Saudi Arabia | 14 |
| Iran | 12 |
| China | 11 |
| Qatar | 10 |
| Kuwait | 8 |
2nd Round - Group B
| South Korea | 19 |
| Japan | 13 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 |
| Uzbekistan | 6 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 |
Highlights
Japan and Iran qualify for the final stage
JOHOR BAHRU, Nov. 16, 1997 (AMP) — France 98 (Asian Qualifiers) : Japan defeated Iran 3-2 after extra time, in the first leg of a qualifying game on Sunday night. Japan and Iran both qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup tournament.