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
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
Group 1
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Group 2
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15 March 1989 |
Saudi Arabia | 5 – 4 | Syria |
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Al-Jamaan Al-Mosaibeth Abdullah Al-Saleh |
Mohamad Jaqlan Walid al-Nasser Abdullatif al-Helou Nizar Mahrous |
Group 3
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20 January 1989 |
United Arab Emirates | 5 – 0 | Pakistan |
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A. Ibrahim 1', 25' Khalid Ismaïl 64' Abdulrahman Mohamed 78' Abdulaziz Mohamed 85' |
10 February 1989 |
Pakistan | 1 – 4 | United Arab Emirates |
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Shali 81' | Khalid Ismaïl 7' A. Ibrahim 26' Al-Talyani 27' Abdulaziz Mohamed 70' |
Group 4
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25 May 1989 |
South Korea | 9 – 0 | Nepal |
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Chung Yong-Hwan 2' Park Kyung-Hoon 16' (pen.) Choi Sang-Kuk 24', 29' Kim Joo-Sung 39', 48' Lee Young-jin 50' Noh Soo-Jin 84' Cho Min-Kook 89' |
3 June 1989 |
South Korea | 4 – 0 | Nepal |
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Lee Kwang-Jong 34' Park Kyung-Hoon 43' Kim Joo-Sung 43' Lee Tae-Ho 83' |
Group 5
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Group 6
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2 July 1989 |
North Korea | 4 – 1 | Hong Kong |
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Li Hyok-Chom 18' Han Hyong-Il 29' Kim Pung-Il 80' Chu Gyong-Sik |
Bredbury 23' |
External links
- Asian Zone at FIFA.com