World Cup 1998 Qualifiers : Japan and Iran qualify for the final stage

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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)
1998 World Cup Poster
Japan
3:2
Iran
3:2 (a.e.t.), 2:2 (0:1)
  • 16 November 1997
  • 21:00
  • Johor Bahru

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