World Cup '98 Qualifying Results: Asia (March 30-31)
- by Soccer America , Mar 31, 1997
Group 1
March 31 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Malaysia 1 Bangladesh 0. Goal: al-Abedine (pen.) 32.
Saudi Arabia 6 Chinese Taipei 0. Goals: Gaber 3, 17, 63, Mas'ad 5, al-Dhasiri 31, al-Zahrani 46.
Final Standings
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 16 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| C. Taipei | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 |
Saudi Arabia advances to next round of qualifying.
Group 6
March 30 in Hong Kong
Hong Kong 3 Thailand 2
Standings
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
