1994_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_–_AFC_first_round
The first round of AFC matches for 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 9 April to 7 July 1993, to determine the six teams which would play for the two available 1994 FIFA World Cup slots for AFC.[1]
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Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iraq |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 13 |
| 2 |  China |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 12 |
| 3 |  Yemen |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 8 |
| 4 |  Jordan |
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 7 |
| 5 |  Pakistan |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 36 | −34 | 0 |
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Iraq advanced to the Final Round.
More information Jordan, 1–1 ...
| Jordan | 1–1 | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
Subhi Al-Gnimaz  65' |
Wagdan Mahmoud Shadli 72' |
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Referee: Mohamed Al-Mulla Abdalaziz (United Arab Emirates)
More information Pakistan, 0–5 ...
| Pakistan | 0–5 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Gao Hongbo 38' Cai Sheng 55', 59', 82' Hao Haidong 71' |
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Referee: Pirom Anprasert (Thailand)
More information Yemen, 5–1 ...
| Yemen | 5–1 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Omar Mubarak 20', 53' Ahmed Bareed 77' Wagdan Mahmoud Shadli 80' Mohamed Hassan Abdullah 82' |
Tahir Agha 12' |
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Referee: Hossein Askari Milajerdi (Iran)
Referee: Hossein Askari Milajerdi (Iran)
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Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)
More information Pakistan, 0–8 ...
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Referee: Mohamed Al-Mulla Abdalaziz (United Arab Emirates)
More information Jordan, 3–1 ...
| Jordan | 3–1 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Muharam 8', 89' Hisham Abdul-Munam 90' |
Abdul Farooq 80' |
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Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Referee: Pirom Anprasert (Thailand)
Referee: Kim Jong Sik (North Korea)
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
More information Pakistan, 0–3 ...
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Referee: An Bong-ki (South Korea)
More information China, 4–1 ...
| China | 4–1 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Li Bing 16', 76' Gao Hongbo 50', 80' |
Jamal Abu Abed 56' |
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Referee: An Bong-ki (South Korea)
Referee: Santos Jose Manuel (Macau)
Referee: Kim Jong Sik (North Korea)
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
More information Pakistan, 0–5 ...
| Pakistan | 0–5 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Subhi Al-Gnimaz 14', 70' Jeris Tadrus 28' Mohammad Muharam 43' Ahmad Al-Bashir 44' |
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Referee: Santos Jose Manuel (Macau)
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 9 |
| 2 |  Syria |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 9 |
| 3 |  Oman |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 0 |
| 5 |  Myanmar (W) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Iran advanced to the Final Round.
More information Chinese Taipei, 0–2 ...
| Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Afash 15' Mohamad Moustafa Kadir 42' |
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More information Iran, 6–0 ...
| Iran | 6–0 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Hamid Estili 18' Modir Roosta 40', 46', 50', 75' Ali Daei 43' |
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More information Oman, 2–1 ...
| Oman | 2–1 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Yousuf Saleh Al-Alawi 29' Yunis Aman Al-Naseeb 35' |
Chen Fu-Yuan 78' |
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More information Syria, 8–1 ...
| Syria | 8–1 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Latif Helou 3', 71' Jamal Kazem 6' Munaf Ramadan 12' Ali Cheikh Dib 19' (pen.) Mohammad Afash 23', 45' Nizar Mahrous 80' |
Chen Jiunn-ming |
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More information Syria, 2–1 ...
| Syria | 2–1 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Nizar Mahrous 45' Mohamad Moustafa Kadir 62' (pen.) |
Hamdan Abdulla Al-Moamari 57' |
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More information Chinese Taipei, 0–6 ...
| Chinese Taipei | 0–6 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Hamid Derakhshan 8' Majid Namjoo-Motlagh 15' (pen.) Ali Daei 19', 48' Mehdi Abtahi 22' Hamid Estili 74' |
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More information Chinese Taipei, 1–7 ...
| Chinese Taipei | 1–7 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Yeh Ching-Tueng 66' |
Yousuf Saleh Al-Alawi 6' Mohammed Abdul Noor 15', 88' Rashid Al-Wahaibi 34', 82' Mattar Al-Mukhaini 64' Nabil Al-Siyabi 74' |
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More information Syria, 1–1 ...
| Syria | 1–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamad Moustafa Kadir 89' (pen.) |
Hamid Derakhshan 15' |
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Group C
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 |  North Korea |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 15 |
| 2 |  Qatar |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 11 |
| 3 |  Singapore |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 |  Indonesia |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 2 |
| 5 |  Vietnam |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 2 |
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North Korea advanced to the Final Round.
More information Qatar, 3–1 ...
| Qatar | 3–1 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud Soufi 51', 79' Fahad Al Kuwari 55' |
Singgih Pitono 85' |
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More information North Korea, 3–0 ...
| North Korea | 3–0 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Yun Jong-Su 29' Choe Yong-Son 85' Ryu Song-Gun 86' |
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More information North Korea, 2–1 ...
| North Korea | 2–1 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Cho In-Chol 64' Choe Won-Nam 75' |
Sundramoorthy 33' |
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More information Qatar, 4–0 ...
| Qatar | 4–0 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Mubarak Fazli 34' Mahmoud Soufi 37' Yousef Khalaf 50' Sultan Bakhit Al-Kuwari 60' |
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More information North Korea, 4–0 ...
| North Korea | 4–0 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Ryu Song-Gun 19' Choe Yong-Son 42', 58' Robby Darwis 77' (o.g.) |
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More information Vietnam, 2–3 ...
| Vietnam | 2–3 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Lư Đình Tuấn 14' Phan Thanh Hùng 77' |
Fandi Ahmad 19' Steven Tan 35' (pen.) Sundramoorthy 73' |
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More information Qatar, 4–1 ...
| Qatar | 4–1 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Mubarak Fazli 70', 90' (pen.) Mahmoud Soufi 84' Khalil Al-Malki 89' |
Fandi Ahmad 58' |
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More information Indonesia, 0–2 ...
| Indonesia | 0–2 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Mohd Rafi Ali 75' Sundramoorthy 83' |
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More information Qatar, 1–2 ...
| Qatar | 1–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Khalil Al-Malki 89' |
Ryu Song-Gun 49', 57' |
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More information Indonesia, 1–4 ...
| Indonesia | 1–4 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Sudirman 28' (pen.) |
Khalil Al-Malki 35', 61' Fahad Al Kuwari 75' Zamel Al Kuwari 83' |
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More information Singapore, 1–3 ...
| Singapore | 1–3 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Razali Saad 72' |
Choe Won-Nam 26' Choe Yong-Son 41', 76' |
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More information Vietnam, 0–4 ...
| Vietnam | 0–4 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Khalil Al-Malki 7' Zamel Al Kuwari 13' Fahad Al Kuwari 52' (pen.) Rayed Al-Boloushi 65' |
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More information Indonesia, 1–2 ...
| Indonesia | 1–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Rahmad Darmawan 35' |
Pang Gwang-Chol 4' Ryu Song-Gun 68' |
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More information Indonesia, 2–1 ...
| Indonesia | 2–1 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Putut Widjanarko 55' Sudirman 75' |
Nguyễn Hồng Sơn 30' |
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More information Singapore, 2–1 ...
| Singapore | 2–1 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Fandi Ahmad 70' Sundramoorthy 85' |
Alexander Saununu 2' |
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More information North Korea, 2–2 ...
| North Korea | 2–2 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Cho In-Chol 40' Kim Kyong-Il 55' |
Khalil Al-Malki 1', 86' |
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Group D
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 |  South Korea |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 | 15 |
| 2 |  Bahrain |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 |
| 3 |  Lebanon |
8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 |
| 4 |  Hong Kong |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 5 |
| 5 |  India |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 3 |
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South Korea advanced to the Final Round.
More information Lebanon, 2–2 ...
| Lebanon | 2–2 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Babkin Melikian 37' Jamal Taha 53' |
Tejinder Kumar 68' V. P. Sathyan 82' |
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Referee: Nizar Watti (Syria)
More information Hong Kong, 2–1 ...
| Hong Kong | 2–1 |  Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Cheung Kam Wa 20' Au Wai Lun 57' |
Juma Marzouq 44' |
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More information Lebanon, 2–2 ...
| Lebanon | 2–2 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Rafi Joulfagi 43' Fadi Alloush 80' (pen.) |
Tam Siu Wai 13' Cheung Kam Wa 19' |
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More information India, 1–2 ...
| India | 1–2 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Bhupinder Thakur 54' |
Loh Wai Chi 15' Lee Kin Wo 59' |
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Referee: Qazi Asif (Pakistan)
More information India, 0–3 ...
| India | 0–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Myung-Bo 19' (pen.) Choi Moon-Sik 70' Ha Seok-Ju 89' |
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Referee: Al-Hindyani (Kuwait)
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| Hong Kong | 0–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Ha Seok-Ju 21' Seo Jung-Won 50' Choi Moon-Sik 73' |
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More information Bahrain, 2–1 ...
| Bahrain | 2–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Khamis Thani 4' Saad 31' |
V. P. Sathyan 90' (pen.) |
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Referee: Qazi Asif (Pakistan)
More information South Korea, 4–1 ...
| South Korea | 4–1 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Choi Moon-Sik 12' Jung Jae-Kwon 76' Ha Seok-Ju 81' Noh Jung-Yoon 85' |
Au Wai Lun 21' |
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Referee: Shariff (Singapore)
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| Hong Kong | 1–2 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Kin Wo 17' |
Youssef Farhat 38' Wael Nazha 76' |
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More information South Korea, 7–0 ...
| South Korea | 7–0 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Ki-Bum 5', 25', 49' Kim Tae-Young 37', 70' Park Jung-bae 39' Ha Seok-Ju 68' |
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Referee: Al-Yenbua'awy (Saudi Arabia)
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| India | 1–2 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Bhupinder Thakur 34' |
Hassan Ayoub 41' Rafi Joulfagi 79' |
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Referee: Wei Jihong (China)
More information Bahrain, 3–0 ...
| Bahrain | 3–0 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Adel Abdulrahman Marzouq 1' Samir Mubarak 46' Khamis Thani 49' |
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More information South Korea, 3–0 ...
| South Korea | 3–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Kang Chul 51' Park Nam-Yeol 63' Gu Sang-Bum 85' |
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More information Hong Kong, 1–3 ...
| Hong Kong | 1–3 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Wong Chi Keung 66' |
I. M. Vijayan 6', 77' Bhupinder Thakur 55' |
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Referee: Ali (Iraq)
Group E
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 |  Saudi Arabia |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 10 |
| 2 |  Kuwait |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 8 |
| 3 |  Malaysia |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 6 |
| 4 |  Macau |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 46 | −45 | 0 |
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Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.
More information Macau, 0–6 ...
| Macau | 0–6 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Sami Al-Jaber 12' Saeed Al-Owairan 21', 24' Abdullah Al-Dosari 65' Fahad Al-Mehallel 68' Khaled Al-Muwallid 79' (pen.) |
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More information Macau, 1–10 ...
| Macau | 1–10 | Kuwait |
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| Daniel Pinto 76' |
Ali Marwi 22', 24', 55', 87' Hamed Al-Saleh 61', 65' Jasem Al Huwaidi 71', 72', 81' Basel Abdul Rahim 84' (pen.) |
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More information Malaysia, 1–1 ...
| Malaysia | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Abdul Mubin Mokhtar 31' |
Khaled Al-Muwallid 88' (pen.) |
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More information Malaysia, 9–0 ...
| Malaysia | 9–0 | Macau |
|---|---|---|
| Azman Adnan 6', 14', 74' Azizol Abu Haniffah 32', 75' A. Elangovan 42' Abdul Mubin Mokhtar 47', 54' Zainal Abidin Hassan 87' |
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More information Saudi Arabia, 8–0 ...
| Saudi Arabia | 8–0 | Macau |
|---|---|---|
| Hamzah Idris Falatah 8', 25', 85' Khaled Al-Muwallid 22' (pen.) Saeed Owairan 37', 56', 79' Mansour Al-Muainea 40' |
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More information Kuwait, 8–0 ...
| Kuwait | 8–0 | Macau |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Marwi 11' Abdullah Saihan 44' Jasem Al Huwaidi 52', 60' Hamed Al-Saleh 54' Wail Al Habashi 81' Hamoud Al-Shemmari 84' Fayez Al-Felaij 90' |
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More information Saudi Arabia, 3–0 ...
| Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Majed Abdullah 9', 64' Ahmad Jamil Madani 58' |
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More information Macau, 0–5 ...
| Macau | 0–5 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Azman Adnan 10', 43' Azizol Abu Haniffah 74' Paramasivan Ravindran 77', 85' |
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More information Saudi Arabia, 2–0 ...
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Saeed Owairan 23' Majed Abdullah 89' |
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Group F
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 |  Japan |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 15 |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 13 |
| 3 |  Thailand |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 8 |
| 4 |  Bangladesh |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 4 |
| 5 |  Sri Lanka |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 | −26 | 0 |
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Japan advanced to the Final Round.
More information Sri Lanka, 0–4 ...
| Sri Lanka | 0–4 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Thani Jumaa 21' Adnan Al Talyani 24' Khamees Mubarak 56', 88' |
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More information Japan, 8–0 ...
| Japan | 8–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Kazuyoshi Miura 18', 44', 52', 53' Takuya Takagi 25', 57' Masahiro Fukuda 58', 88' |
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More information Japan, 5–0 ...
| Japan | 5–0 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Takuya Takagi 10', 49' Tetsuji Hashiratani 18' Kazuyoshi Miura 34', 51' |
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More information Bangladesh, 0–1 ...
| Bangladesh | 0–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulrazaq Balooshi 56' |
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More information Japan, 2–0 ...
| Japan | 2–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Tetsuji Hashiratani 20' Takuya Takagi 76' |
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More information Thailand, 4–1 ...
| Thailand | 4–1 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Songserm 20' Piyapong 21', 58', 88' |
Mamun Joarder 84' |
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More information United Arab Emirates, 3–0 ...
| United Arab Emirates | 3–0 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Adnan Al Talyani 40', 54' Ismail Rashid Ismail 89' |
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More information Bangladesh, 1–4 ...
| Bangladesh | 1–4 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Rizvi Karim Rumi 11' |
Masahiro Fukuda 2' Kazuyoshi Miura 30' Mitsunori Yoshida 36' Takuya Takagi 61' |
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More information United Arab Emirates, 2–1 ...
| United Arab Emirates | 2–1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulrazaq Balooshi 10' (pen.) Adnan Al Talyani 63' |
Songserm 90' |
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More information United Arab Emirates, 7–0 ...
| United Arab Emirates | 7–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Adnan Al Talyani 4', 65' Abdulrazaq Balooshi 26', 59' Fahad Khamees 28' Nasir Khamees 38' Mohamed Ahmed 74' |
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More information Bangladesh, 1–4 ...
| Bangladesh | 1–4 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Sayed Rumman Sabbir 72' |
Piyapong 20', 52' Kiatisuk 26' Pongthorn 54' |
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More information Sri Lanka, 0–6 ...
| Sri Lanka | 0–6 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Ramos 31' Masami Ihara 42', 56' Takuya Takagi 61' Kazuyoshi Miura 80' Masashi Nakayama 82' |
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More information Bangladesh, 3–0 ...
| Bangladesh | 3–0 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Mamun Joarder 8', 78' Kaiser Hamid 73' (pen.) |
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More information United Arab Emirates, 1–1 ...
| United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | Japan |
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| Abdulrazaq Balooshi 83' |
Masaaki Sawanobori 84' |
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With all of Iran, North Korea and Iraq qualifying for the final round fears were expressed in the United States of those countries potentially turning up at their tournament, since the three nations at the time were under economic sanctions by the United States.[2]
- Hersh, Phil. LIBYAN BAN RAISES CUP QUESTIONS Archived 2012-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. Chicago Tribune. 11 July 1993. 3.