1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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

Format

There were two rounds of play:

First Round: The teams were divided into 6 groups of 4 or 5 teams each, although Myanmar and Nepal withdrew after playing no matches. 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

Group A

Iraq advanced to the Final Round.

Group B

Iran advanced to the Final Round.

Group C

North Korea advanced to the Final Round.

Group D

South Korea advanced to the Final Round.

Group E

Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.

Group F

Japan advanced to the final round.

Final round

With 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.

Saudi Arabia and South Korea qualified.

See 1993 Japan v Iraq football match

To date, this was the last time Japan failed to qualify for a World Cup.

Qualified teams

The following two teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.

<div id="1"><sup>1</sup> Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.</div>

Goalscorers

13 goals

Kazuyoshi Miura

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Robby Darwis (playing against North Korea)

Awards

On 28 October 1993, the experts of FIFA and AFC selected the best players of the competition.

Most Outstanding Player

Ali Daei

Asian All Stars

References