1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)


Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 36 teams entered the competition. The Asian zone was allocated 3.5 places in the final tournament.
There were three rounds of play:

Group [|1]

Group 2


Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Group 9

Group 10

Final round

Group A


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Group B

Play-off

Qualified teams

The following four teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.
TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup1
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Goalscorers

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;14 goals
;9 goals
;8 goals
;7 goals
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;4 goals
;3 goals
;2 goals
;1 goal
;1 own goal