1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Tournament details
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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.

A total of 30 teams entered the competition. The Asian zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.

There were two rounds of play:

• First Round: The 30 teams were divided into 6 groups of 5 teams each, although Myanmar and Nepal withdrew after playing no match. The teams would play against each other twice. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
• Final Round: The 6 teams would play against each other once in Qatar. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.

First round

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round

Group A

Rank	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

Iraq advanced to the Final Round.

Group B

Rank	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	Withdrew

Iran advanced to the Final Round.

Group C

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

North Korea advanced to the Final Round.

Group D

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

South Korea advanced to the Final Round.

Group E

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
5	Nepal	withdrew

Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.

Group F

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Japan advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Final Round

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.

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Saudi Arabia	5	2	3	0	8	6	+2	7
2	South Korea	5	2	2	1	9	4	+5	6
3	Japan	5	2	2	1	7	4	+3	6
4	Iraq	5	1	3	1	9	9	0	5
5	Iran	5	2	0	3	8	11	−3	4
6	North Korea	5	1	0	4	5	12	−7	2

Saudi Arabia and South Korea qualified.

See also

• Agony of Doha
• 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
• 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
• 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
• 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
• 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)