1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

The Asian Football Confederation was allocated two assured qualifying berths for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. 26 teams were in the running for these spots; Bahrain, India, Maldives and South Yemen withdrew without playing a qualifying match.

Asia's two automatic qualifying berths were taken by Korea Republic and the United Arab Emirates.

Format

• First Round: 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 in South Korea and Singapore. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
• Final Round: The 6 teams played against each other once over a 16-day period based in Singapore. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.

First round

Group 1

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Qatar 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 9  Iraq 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 8  Jordan 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 5  Oman 6 0 2 4 2 11 −9 2

Iraq  – 4 – 0 3 – 1 2 – 2 Jordan  0 – 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 1 Oman  1 – 1 0 – 2 – 0 – 0 Qatar  1 – 0 1 – 0 3 – 0 –

Qatar advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Saudi Arabia 4 3 1 0 7 4 +3 7  Syria 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 5  North Yemen 4 0 0 4 0 5 −5 0  Bahrain Withdrew

Bahrain  – X – X X – X X – X North Yemen  X – X – 0 – 1 0 – 1 Saudi Arabia  X – X 1 – 0 – 5 – 4 Syria  X – X 2 – 0 0 – 0 –

Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.

Group 3

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  United Arab Emirates 4 3 0 1 12 4 +8 6  Kuwait 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 6  Pakistan 4 0 0 4 1 12 −11 0  South Yemen Withdrew

Kuwait  – 2 – 0 X – X 3 – 2 Pakistan  0 – 1 – X – X 1 – 4 South Yemen  X – X X – X – X – X United Arab Emirates  1 – 0 5 – 0 X – X –

United Arab Emirates advanced to the Final Round.

Group 4

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  South Korea 6 6 0 0 25 0 +25 12  Malaysia 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 7  Singapore 6 2 1 3 12 9 +3 5    Nepal 6 0 0 6 0 28 −28 0  India Withdrew

India  – X – X X – X X – X X – X South Korea  X – X – 3 – 0 9 – 0 3 – 0 Malaysia  X – X 0 – 3 – 3 – 0 1 – 0 Nepal    X – X 0 – 4 0 – 2 – 0 – 3 Singapore  X – X 0 – 3 2 – 2 7 – 0 –

Korea Republic advanced to the Final Round.

Group 5

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts China 6 5 0 1 13 3 +10 10  Iran 6 5 0 1 12 5 +7 10  Bangladesh 6 1 0 5 4 9 −5 2  Thailand 6 1 0 5 2 14 −12 2

Bangladesh  – 0 – 2 1 – 2 3 – 1 China PR  2 – 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 0 Iran  1 – 0 3 – 2 – 3 – 0 Thailand  1 – 0 0 – 3 0 – 3 –

China PR advanced to the Final Round.

Group 6

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  North Korea 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 9  Japan 6 2 3 1 7 3 +4 7  Indonesia 6 1 3 2 5 10 −5 5  Hong Kong 6 0 3 3 5 10 −5 3

Hong Kong  – 1 – 1 0 – 0 1 – 2 Indonesia  3 – 2 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 Japan  0 – 0 5 – 0 – 2 – 1 North Korea  4 – 1 2 – 1 2 – 0 –

Korea DPR advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

Standings

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  South Korea 5 3 2 0 5 1 +4 8  United Arab Emirates 5 1 4 0 4 3 +1 6  Qatar 5 1 3 1 4 5 −1 5 China 5 2 0 3 5 6 −1 4  Saudi Arabia 5 1 2 2 4 5 −1 4  North Korea 5 1 1 3 2 4 −2 3

Korea Republic and the United Arab Emirates qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Results

United Arab Emirates  v  North Korea

12 October 1989

United Arab Emirates	0 – 0	North Korea

National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Rune Larsson (Sweden)

China PR  v  Saudi Arabia

12 October 1989

China PR	2 – 1	Saudi Arabia
Mai Chao  63' (pen.), 70'		Al-Bishi  24' (pen.)

National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Carlos Esposito (Argentina)

South Korea  v  Qatar

13 October 1989

South Korea	0 – 0	Qatar

National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

Qatar  v  Saudi Arabia

16 October 1989

Qatar	1 – 1	Saudi Arabia
Muftah  87'		Al-Suwaiti  3'

National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)

South Korea  v  North Korea

16 October 1989

South Korea	1 – 0	North Korea
Hwang Sun-Hong  18'

National Stadium, Singapore Referee: José Antonio Garza (Mexico)

United Arab Emirates  v  China PR

17 October 1989

United Arab Emirates	2 – 1	China PR
K. Mubarak  87' Al Talyani  88'		Tang Yaodong  61'

National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

South Korea  v  China PR

20 October 1989

South Korea	1 – 0	China PR
Kim Joo-Sung  67'

National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Rune Larsson (Sweden)

North Korea  v  Qatar

20 October 1989

North Korea	2 – 0	Qatar
Kim Pung-Il  23' Ghu Gyong-Sik  32'

National Stadium, Singapore Referee: José Antonio Garza (Mexico)

Saudi Arabia  v  United Arab Emirates

21 October 1989

Saudi Arabia	0 – 0	United Arab Emirates

National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)

United Arab Emirates  v  Qatar

24 October 1989

United Arab Emirates	1 – 1	Qatar
K. Mubarak  20'		Sulaiti  37'

National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)

China PR  v  North Korea

24 October 1989

China PR	1 – 0	North Korea
Xie Yuxin  67'

National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Rune Larsson (Sweden)

South Korea  v  Saudi Arabia

25 October 1989

South Korea	2 – 0	Saudi Arabia
Hwangbo Kwan  42' Hwang Sun-Hong  89'

National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Carlos Esposito (Argentina)

Qatar  v  China PR

28 October 1989

Qatar	2 – 1	China PR
Al-Soufi  87' Muftah  87'		Ma Lin  76'

National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)

United Arab Emirates  v  South Korea

28 October 1989

United Arab Emirates	1 – 1	South Korea
Al Talyani  16'		Hwangbo Kwan  8'

Jurong Stadium, Singapore Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

Saudi Arabia  v  North Korea

28 October 1989

Saudi Arabia	2 – 0	North Korea
Al-Musaibeah  13' Al-Suwaiti  57'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore Referee: José Antonio Garza (Mexico)

Notes

External links

• Asian Zone at FIFA.com