The 1998 Arab Cup is the seventh edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Qatar. Saudi Arabia won their first title.
Qatar qualified as hosts.
Egypt qualified as holders.
Saudi Arabia and 
Morocco qualified as World Cup qualifiers.| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kuwait | Qualified | |||||||
 United Arab Emirates | Qualified | |||||||
 Bahrain | Withdrew | |||||||
 Oman | Withdrew | |||||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sudan | Qualified | |||||||
 Yemen | Withdrew | |||||||
 Somalia | Withdrew | |||||||
 Comoros | Withdrew | |||||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | Qualified | |||||||
 Libya | Qualified | |||||||
 Tunisia | Withdrew | |||||||
 Mauritania | Withdrew | |||||||
Iraq disqualified| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Syria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
 Jordan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
 Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
 Palestine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia. It is the second oldest continental football championship in the world after Copa América. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and until 2015 qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup.
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The Saudi Arabia national football team represent Saudi Arabia in men's international football. They are known as Al-Suqour Al-Khodhur in reference to their traditional colours of green and white and represent both FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The Iraq national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association (IFA), the governing body for football in Iraq. Iraq's usual home venue is the Basra International Stadium.
The United Arab Emirates national football team represents United Arab Emirates in international football and serves under the auspices of the country's Football Association.
The Bahrain national football team represents Bahrain in international football and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association, which was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in 1966. They have never reached the World Cup, but have twice come within one match of doing so. Bahrain won the FIFA's most improved team award in 2004, and finished fourth in the 2004 Asian Cup, beating Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals but losing to Japan in the semi-finals 4–3. Bahrain then lost to Iran in the third-place match, thus finishing in fourth place overall. Bahrain had a golden year in 2019, winning both the WAFF Championship and the Arabian Gulf Cup for the first time, under the stewardship of Hélio Sousa.
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