1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round

The AFC first round of 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a draw which was conducted in Zürich, Switzerland, on 12 December 1987. The round began on 6 January 1989 and finished on 29 July 1989.

The top countries in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the final round, where the six remaining teams competed for the two places at the final tournament.

Format edit

The Maldives withdrew before the final draw, leaving 25 teams to be divided into 6 groups of 4 or 5 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis, except in Group 4, where the teams played against each other twice but all games were held in South Korea and Singapore. The group winners would advance to the Final Round. Bahrain, India, and South Yemen withdrew after the draw, meaning a total of 22 teams competed.

Groups edit

Group 1 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  QAT  IRQ  JOR  OMA
  Qatar 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 9 1 – 0 1 – 0 3 – 0
  Iraq 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 8 2 – 2 4 – 0 3 – 1
  Jordan 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 5 1 – 1 0 – 1 2 – 0
  Oman 6 0 2 4 2 11 −9 2 0 – 0 1 – 1 0 – 2
Source: [citation needed]

Qatar  1–0  Jordan
Al-Soufi   21'
Attendance: 2,859
Referee: Lee Peng Ann (Singapore)
Oman  1–1  Iraq
Mahmoud   37' Sharif   18'
Referee: Pratumthong (Thailand)

Oman  0–0  Qatar
Referee: Al-Nasir (Saudi Arabia)
Jordan  0–1  Iraq
Jafar   60'

Jordan  2–0  Oman
Al-Diabaz   32', 43'
Referee: Nizar (Syria)
Qatar  1–0  Iraq
Al-Soufi   21'
Attendance: 3,243
Referee: Zhong Bohong (China PR)

Jordan  1–1  Qatar
Awad   90' Al-Soufi   90'
Referee: Syed Iqbal (India)
Iraq  3–1  Oman
Shihab   33'
Hashim   54'
Radhi   85'
Nasser   90'

Qatar  3–0  Oman
Joher   32'
Al-Soufi   67', 81'
Referee: Al-Jassas (Kuwait)
Iraq  4–0  Jordan
Radhi   26', 42', 66', 80'
Referee: Hi Yacob (Malaysia)

Oman  0–2  Jordan
Al-Dawoud   49'
Awad   66'
Referee: Kil Ki-Chul (Korea Republic)
Iraq  2–2  Qatar
Radhi   31'
Saeed   75'
S. Aid   18'
Khamis   85'
Referee: Sano (Japan)

Group 2 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  KSA  SYR  NYE  BHR
  Saudi Arabia 4 3 1 0 7 4 +3 7 5 – 4 1 – 0 X – X
  Syria 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 5 0 – 0 2 – 0 X – X
  North Yemen 4 0 0 4 0 5 −5 0 0 – 1 0 – 1 X – X
  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X – X X – X X – X
Source: [citation needed]

North Yemen  0 – 1  Syria
(Report) Mahrous   44'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Hartasardjono (Indonesia)

Saudi Arabia  5 – 4  Syria
Al-Bishi   13'
Al-Jam'an   44', 75'
Al-Thunayan   50'
Abdullah   69'
(Report) Jakalan   30'
Al-Nasser   61'
Helou   70'
Mahrous   85'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Chen Shengcai (China PR)

North Yemen  0 – 1  Saudi Arabia
(Report) Madani   79'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Abd Rashid Wan Jaafar (Malaysia)

Syria  2 – 0  North Yemen
El-Sel   41'
Mahrous   48'
(Report)
Attendance: 35,000

Syria  0 – 0  Saudi Arabia
(Report)
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Takada (Japan)

Saudi Arabia  1 – 0  North Yemen
Abdullah   44' (Report)
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Mohammed Saleh Alawi (Oman)

Group 3 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  UAE  KUW  PAK  SYE
  United Arab Emirates 4 3 0 1 12 4 +8 6 1 – 0 5 – 0 X – X
  Kuwait 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 6 3 – 2 2 – 0 X – X
  Pakistan 4 0 0 4 1 12 −11 0 1 – 4 0 – 1 X – X
  South Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X – X X – X X – X
Source: [citation needed]

Pakistan  0 – 1  Kuwait
Al-Hajeri   5'
Referee: Syed Iqbal (India)

Kuwait  3 – 2  United Arab Emirates
Al-Sovayed   26'
Al-Hasawi   75', 84'
Bakhit   54', 69'

United Arab Emirates  5 – 0  Pakistan
A. Ibrahim   1', 25'
Khalid Ismaïl   64'
Abdulrahman Mohamed   78'
Abdulaziz Mohamed   85'

Kuwait  2 – 0  Pakistan
Al-Hadyah   42', 78'

United Arab Emirates  1 – 0  Kuwait
Al-Talyani   62'
Referee: Jassim Mohammed (Bahrain)

Pakistan  1 – 4  United Arab Emirates
Shali   81' Khalid Ismaïl   7'
A. Ibrahim   26'
Al-Talyani   27'
Abdulaziz Mohamed   70'
Referee: Nazari (Iran)

Group 4 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  KOR  MAS  SIN    NEP  IND
  South Korea 6 6 0 0 25 0 +25 12 3 – 0 3 – 0 9 – 0 X – X
  Malaysia 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 7 0 – 3 1 – 0 3 – 0 X – X
  Singapore 6 2 1 3 12 9 +3 5 0 – 3 2 – 2 7 – 0 X – X
    Nepal 6 0 0 6 0 28 −28 0 0 – 4 0 – 2 0 – 3 X – X
  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X – X X – X X – X X – X
Source: [citation needed]

Malaysia  2 – 0    Nepal
Azizol   2'
Dollah Salleh   90' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,974
Referee: Asgari (Iran)
South Korea  3 – 0  Singapore
Hwang Sun-Hong   7', 20'
Chung Hae-Won   89'
Attendance: 9,974
Referee: Antonio (Macau)

Malaysia  1 – 0  Singapore
Dollah Salleh   61'
Attendance: 8,360
Referee: Chang Jicheng (China PR)
South Korea  9 – 0    Nepal
Chung Yong-Hwan   1'
Lee Tae-Ho   16' (pen.)
Choi Sang-Kuk   24', 48'
Kim Yong-Se   29', 83'
Lee Young-jin   38'
Noh Soo-Jin   46'
Cho Min-Kook   87'
Attendance: 8,360
Referee: Samuel (Hong Kong)

Singapore  3 – 0    Nepal
Ahmad Satter   37', 44'
Tay Peng Kee   53'
Attendance: 20,217
Referee: Somogod (Philippines)
South Korea  3 – 0  Malaysia
Choi Soon-Ho   5'
Hwang Sun-Hong   56', 79'
Attendance: 20,217
Referee: Sano (Japan)

Singapore  2 – 2  Malaysia
Changatamilman   31'
Salim   38'
Lim Teong Kim   19'
Dollah Salleh   84'
Attendance: 11,967
Referee: Hartasardjono (Indonesia)
South Korea  4 – 0    Nepal
Lee Hak-Jong   31'
Park Kyung-Hoon   41'
Kim Yong-Se   43'
Lee Tae-Ho   84'
Attendance: 11,967
Referee: Mahasena (Sri Lanka)

South Korea  3 – 0  Malaysia
Hwang Sun-Hong   66'
Cho Min-Kook   83'
Hwangbo Kwan   87'
Attendance: 7,425
Referee: Al-Malood (Bahrain)
Singapore  7 – 0    Nepal
Tokijan   4', 29', 44', 48'
Salim   38'
Devaraj   58', 63'
Attendance: 7,425
Referee: Pratumthong (Thailand)

Singapore  0 – 3  South Korea
Kim Yong-Se   8'
Noh Soo-Jin   61', 69'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Al-Rahal (Jordan)
Malaysia  3 – 0    Nepal
Dollah Salleh   10', 66'
Gunalan   81'

Group 5 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  CHN  IRN  BAN  THA
  China 6 5 0 1 13 3 +10 10 2 – 0 2 – 0 2 – 0
  Iran 6 5 0 1 12 5 +7 10 3 – 2 1 – 0 3 – 0
  Bangladesh 6 1 0 5 4 9 −5 2 0 – 2 1 – 2 3 – 1
  Thailand 6 1 0 5 2 14 −12 2 0 – 3 0 – 3 1 – 0
Source: [citation needed]

Thailand  1 – 0  Bangladesh
Piyapong   10'

China  2 – 0  Bangladesh
Wang Baoshan   51'
Mai Chao   57'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kim Gwang-Ho (Korea DPR)
Thailand  0 – 3  Iran
Bavi   12'
Ghayeghran   28'
Garousi   87'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Chan (Hong Kong)

Bangladesh  1 – 2  Iran
Aslam   70' Bavi   44'
Ansarifard   50'
Attendance: 10,879
Referee: Bin Saleh (Oman)

Thailand  0 – 3  China
Tang Yaodong   55'
Ma Lin   62', 79'
Attendance: 4,174
Referee: Abdul Latif (Iraq)

Bangladesh  0 – 2  China
Wang Baoshan   23'
Ma Lin   62'
Attendance: 11,946
Referee: Murthi (Singapore)

Bangladesh  3 – 1  Thailand
Iqbal   10'
Sabbir   28'
Rupu   76'
Prasert   79'
Attendance: 8,352
Referee: Mohammed Fodah (Saudi Arabia)

Iran  1 – 0  Bangladesh
Marfavi   81'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Al-Mullah (Qatar)

Iran  3 – 0  Thailand
Pious   33', 64'
Garousi   42'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Chan (Hong Kong)

China  2 – 0  Iran
Liu Haiguang   73'
Zhang Xiaowen   87'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Takada (Japan)

Iran  3 – 2  China
Garousi   15'
Eftekhari   16'
Pious   53'
Mai Chao   64' (pen.)
Ma Lin   66'
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Al-Sharif (Syria)

China  2 – 0  Thailand
Jia Xiuquan   2'
Ma Lin   4'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mandi (Bahrain)

Group 6 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  PRK  JPN  IDN  HKG
  North Korea 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 9 2 – 0 2 – 1 4 – 1
  Japan 6 2 3 1 7 3 +4 7 2 – 1 5 – 0 0 – 0
  Indonesia 6 1 3 2 5 10 −5 5 0 – 0 0 – 0 3 – 2
  Hong Kong 6 0 3 3 5 10 −5 3 1 – 2 0 – 0 1 – 1
Source: [citation needed]

Indonesia  0 – 0  North Korea

Hong Kong  0 – 0  Japan
Attendance: 16,313
Referee: Kil Ki-Chul (Korea Republic)

Hong Kong  1 – 2  North Korea
Santos   60' (pen.) Kim Kwang-min   3'
Tak Yong-Bin   4'
Attendance: 16,327
Referee: Ismail Yacob (Malaysia)

Indonesia  0 – 0  Japan
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Salah Karim (Iraq)

Hong Kong  1 – 1  Indonesia
Bredbury   31' Mustamu   67'
Attendance: 12,334
Referee: Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
Japan  2 – 1  North Korea
Mizunuma   74'
Oh Yong-Nam   88' (o.g.)
Yun Jong-Su   71'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Mandi (Bahrain)

Japan  5 – 0  Indonesia
Horiike   5'
Maeda   16'
Shinto   19'
Hasegawa   24'
Kurosaki   69'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Buaboocha (Thailand)

Japan  0 – 0  Hong Kong
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Subramaniam Nathan (Malaysia)

Indonesia  3 – 2  Hong Kong
Mustaqim   60'
Kiswanto   74', 89'
Nang Yan Leung   11', 64'
North Korea  2 – 0  Japan
Kim Pung-Il   36'
Ri Hyok-chon   84'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Kunalan (Singapore)

North Korea  4 – 1  Hong Kong
Ri Hyok-chon   18'
Han Hyong-Il   29'
Kim Pung-Il   80'
Chu Gyong-Sik  
Bredbury   23'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Wang Xuezhi (China PR)

North Korea  2 – 1  Indonesia
Chu Gyong-Sik   40'
Han Hyong-Il   64'
Lolumbuman   73'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Nazari (Iran)

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