1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Teams30 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Miura
(13 goals)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone (AFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification .

Contents

A total of 29 teams entered the competition. The Asian zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.

Format

There were two rounds of play:

First round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq 8611284+2413
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 8602184+1412
3Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 83231213−18
4Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 82331215−37
5Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 8008236−340
Source: RSSSF

Iraq advanced to the Final Round.

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 6330152+139
2Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 6330144+109
3Old Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 6222105+56
4Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 6006331−280
5Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar (W)00000000
Source: RSSSF
(W) Withdrew

Iran advanced to the Final Round.

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 8710196+1315
2Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 8512228+1411
3Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 85031212010
4Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 8107619−132
5Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 8107418−142
Source: RSSSF


North Korea advanced to the Final Round.

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 8710231+2215
2Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain 833296+39
3Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 824289−18
4Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 8215919−105
5Flag of India.svg  India 8116822−143
Source: RSSSF

South Korea advanced to the Final Round.

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 6420201+1910
2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 6321214+178
3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 6222167+96
4Flag of Municipal Council of Macau.svg  Macau 6006146−450
Source: RSSSF

Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 8710282+2615
2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 8611194+1513
3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 8404137+68
4Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 8206728−214
5Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 8008026−260
Source: RSSSF

Japan advanced to the final round.


Final round

With 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. [1]

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 523086+27
2Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 522194+56
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 522174+36
4Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq 51319905
5Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 5203811−34
6Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 5104512−72

Saudi Arabia and South Korea qualified.

North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg3–2Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq
Kim Kwang-min Soccerball shade.svg63'
Kim Kyong-il Soccerball shade.svg76'
Choi Won-Nam Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Kadhim Soccerball shade.svg8', 46'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Uilenberg (Netherlands)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg0–0Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg0–3Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Park Jung-bae Soccerball shade.svg18'
Ha Seok-Ju Soccerball shade.svg79'
Ko Jeong-Woon Soccerball shade.svg81'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Schmidhuber (Germany)
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg1–2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Ryu Song-Gun Soccerball shade.svg68' Mehalel Soccerball shade.svg56'
Al-Muwallid Soccerball shade.svg73'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Crăciunescu (Romania)
Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg1–2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Nakayama Soccerball shade.svg88' Hassanzadeh Soccerball shade.svg45'
Daei Soccerball shade.svg85'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Baldas (Italy)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg2–2Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Hussein Soccerball shade.svg32'
Jafar Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Kim Pan-Keun Soccerball shade.svg40'
Hong Myung-Bo Soccerball shade.svg67' (pen.)
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Quiniou (France)
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg0–3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Miura Soccerball shade.svg28', 69'
Nakayama Soccerball shade.svg51'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg2–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Radhi Soccerball shade.svg20'
Kadhim Soccerball shade.svg38'		 Daei Soccerball shade.svg21'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Crăciunescu (Romania)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg1–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Shin Hong-Ki Soccerball shade.svg63' Madani Soccerball shade.svg90'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Uilenberg (Netherlands)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg1–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Radhi Soccerball shade.svg1' Owairan Soccerball shade.svg36'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Quiniou (France)
Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg1–0Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Miura Soccerball shade.svg61'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Schmidhuber (Germany)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg2–1Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Daei Soccerball shade.svg49', 66'Choi Won-Nam Soccerball shade.svg22'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Baldas (Italy)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg3–0Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Ko Jeong-Woon Soccerball shade.svg49'
Hwang Seon-Hong Soccerball shade.svg53'
Ha Seok-Ju Soccerball shade.svg75'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Crăciunescu (Romania)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg4–3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Al-Jaber Soccerball shade.svg21'
Mehalel Soccerball shade.svg27'
Al-Mousa Soccerball shade.svg47'
Falatah Soccerball shade.svg64'		 Fonounizadeh Soccerball shade.svg43', 52'
Manafi Soccerball shade.svg90'
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Uilenberg (Netherlands)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg 2–2 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Radhi Soccerball shade.svg54'
Omran Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Miura Soccerball shade.svg5'
Nakayama Soccerball shade.svg69'
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

See 1993 Japan v Iraq football match

To date, this was the last time Japan failed to qualify for a World Cup.


Qualified teams

The following two teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup 1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Final round winners28 October 19930 (debut)
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea Final round runners-up28 October 19933 (1954, 1986, 1990)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

13 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Awards

On 28 October 1993, the experts of FIFA and AFC selected the best players of the competition.

Most Outstanding Player [2]

Asian All Stars [3]

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigetatsu Matsunaga Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Hong Myung-bo
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tetsuji Hashiratani
Flag of Iran.svg Javad Zarincheh 		Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Fuad Anwar
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Khaled Massad
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Shin Hong-gi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ruy Ramos 		Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kazuyoshi Miura
Flag of Iran.svg Ali Daei

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "LIBYAN BAN RAISES CUP QUESTIONS". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  2. ↑ 辛홍기·洪명보 베스트11에. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 30 October 1993. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  3. ↑ 辛홍기·洪명보「아시아베스트11」올라. Naver.com (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. 30 October 1993. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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