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1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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Qualification for the Asian Football Confederation's 1988 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Qatar between 2 and 18 December. Saudi Arabia defeated Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha.

1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates4 February 1988 – 22 June 1988
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
1984
1992

Groups

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Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4

 Bangladesh
 China
 India
 North Yemen
 Thailand
 United Arab Emirates

 Iraq *
 Japan
 Jordan
 Kuwait
 Malaysia
 Pakistan

 Hong Kong
 Iran
   Nepal
 North Korea
 Singapore *
 Syria

 Bahrain
 Burma *
 Indonesia
 Oman *
 South Korea
 South Yemen

  • * Withdrew

Qualification

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Group 1

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United Arab Emirates 9 5 4 1 0 12 1 +11
 China 8 5 3 2 0 10 0 +10
 North Yemen 5 5 1 3 1 5 5 0
 Thailand 4 5 1 2 2 5 12 –7
 Bangladesh 3 5 0 3 2 1 9 –8
 India 1 5 0 1 4 0 6 –6

China 0–0 North Yemen

Bangladesh 0–0 India
Report


China 4–0 Bangladesh

India 0–1 Thailand


North Yemen 1–0 India
Mohammed Al Sharani



China 5–0 Thailand

North Yemen 0–0 Bangladesh

China 1–0 India
Liu Haiguang 30' Report

North Yemen 3–3 Thailand

Group 2

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  • All matches played in Malaysia.
  • Iraq were originally drawn in this group, but they withdrew on 6 April 1988 in protest at the AFC changing the fixtures schedule at late notice.[1]
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Kuwait 7 4 3 1 0 9 0 +9
 Japan 5 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3
 Jordan 5 4 1 3 0 2 1 +1
 Malaysia 3 4 1 1 2 4 6 –2
 Pakistan 0 4 0 0 4 1 12 –11
Malaysia 4–0 Pakistan
Mat Din 49'
Hassan 79', 80'
Salleh 84'
Report

Kuwait 1–0 Japan

Jordan 1–0 Pakistan
Al-Turk 44' Report

Malaysia 0–1 Japan

Kuwait 0–0 Jordan

Malaysia 0–0 Jordan

Kuwait 3–0 Pakistan
Al-Haddad ?'
Al-Anezi ?'
Hussain ?'
Report

Japan 1–1 Jordan

Malaysia 0–5 Kuwait

Japan 4–1 Pakistan
Maeda 3'
Oenoki 37'
Matsuyama 69'
Minoguchi 88'
Report Sarwar 63'

Group 3

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  • All matches played in Nepal.
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Syria 7 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6
 Iran 6 4 2 2 0 6 1 +5
 North Korea 5 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1
 Hong Kong 1 4 0 1 3 0 5 –5
   Nepal 1 4 0 1 3 0 7 –7

Syria 2–1 North Korea
Al Nasser 28'
Kareghli 90'
Kang Myong-sam 45'


Nepal   0–1 North Korea
Ju Kyong-shik 52'



Nepal   0–3 Syria
unknown
Ahmed 23'
Al Nasser 65'



Group 4

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Bahrain 5 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4
 South Korea 3 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2
 Indonesia 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 –3
 South Yemen 1 3 0 1 2 1 4 –3
Indonesia 1–0 South Yemen

Bahrain 2–0 South Korea

South Korea 1–1 South Yemen

Indonesia 0–0 Bahrain

Bahrain 2–0 South Yemen

Indonesia 0–4 South Korea

Qualified teams

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Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 Qatar Hosts N/A 2 (1980, 1984)
 Saudi Arabia 1984 AFC Asian Cup champions 16 December 1984 1 (1984)
 United Arab Emirates Group 1 winners 17 February 1988 1 (1980, 1984)
 China Group 1 runners-up 16 February 1988 3 (1976, 1980, 1984)
 Kuwait Group 2 winners 18 April 1988 4 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984)
 Japan Group 2 runners-up 18 April 1988 0 (debut)
 Syria Group 3 winners 3 June 1988 2 (1980, 1984)
 Iran Group 3 runners-up 4 June 1988 5 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984)
 Bahrain Group 4 winners 22 June 1988 0 (debut)
 South Korea Group 4 runners-up 22 June 1988 6 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984)

References

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  1. ^ Rokk, Lazarus (7 April 1988). "Angry Iraq pull out". New Straits Times.