World Cup 1998 Qualifiers : 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.
Fixtures and Results : Play-off
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Overview
Japan at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 10 participations in the qualifications (first in 1954)
Iran at the World Cup
- 1 appearances (1978)
- 5 participations in the qualifications (first in 1974)
Japan
3:2
Iran
3:2 (a.e.t.), 2:2 (0:1)
- 16 November 1997
- 21:00
- Johor Bahru
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