1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round

Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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

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'
Referee: Mandi (Bahrain)
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

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

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'
Referee: Takada (Japan)
Kuwait 2 – 0 Pakistan
Al-Hadyah 42', 78'
United Arab Emirates 1 – 0 Kuwait
Al-Talyani 62'
Referee: Jassim Mohammed (Bahrain)

Group 4

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-kook 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'
Attendance: 7,000

Group 5

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'
Referee: Somogod (Philippines)
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

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
Referee: Murthi (Singapore)
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'
Referee: El-Nasir (Saudi Arabia)
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 86'		 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)