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SO WHAT DOES THE 47TH BEST PLAYER AT THE WORLD CUP GET, THE WOODEN BALL OR THE CERAMIC BALL?

IRAN

AFC		first group phase	second group phase	playoffs
AFC		first group phase	second group phase	AFC	AFC/OFC
¤	Iran	1st in group 2	2nd in group A	lost to JPN 02-03 [F/OT]	defeated AUS 03-03 [away: 02-01]

FIRST GROUP PHASE

GROUP 2		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
»	Iran	6	5	1	0	39	3	+36	16
HOME		3	2	1	0	14	3	+11	7
AWAY		3	3	0	0	25	0	+25	9
×	Syria	6	3	1	2	30	5	+25	10
HOME		3	2	0	1	15	1	+14	6
AWAY		3	1	1	1	15	4	+11	4
×	Kyrgyzstan	6	3	0	3	12	14	-2	9
HOME		3	2	0	1	5	8	-3	6
AWAY		3	1	0	2	7	6	+1	3
×	Maldives	6	0	0	6	0	59	-59	0
HOME		3	0	0	3	0	35	-35	0
AWAY		3	0	0	3	0	24	-24	0

Group 2

MON 02 JUN 1997

Damascus [SYR]

17–00

at Maldives

WED 04 JUN 1997

Damascus [SYR]

07–00

at Kyrgyzstan

FRI 06 JUN 1997

Damascus

01–00

at Syria

MON 09 JUN 1997

Tehran

03–01

v Kyrgyzstan

WED 11 JUN 1997

Tehran

09–00

v Maldives

FRI 13 JUN 1997

Tehran

02–02

v Syria

SECOND GROUP PHASE

GROUP A		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
¤	Saudi Arabia	8	4	2	2	8	6	+2	14
HOME		4	3	1	0	5	2	+3	10
AWAY		4	1	1	2	3	4	-1	4
»	Iran	8	3	3	2	13	8	+5	12
HOME		4	2	2	0	8	2	+6	8
AWAY		4	1	1	2	5	6	-1	4
×	China PR	8	3	2	3	11	14	-3	11
HOME		4	2	0	2	6	7	-1	6
AWAY		4	1	2	1	5	7	-2	5
×	Qatar	8	3	1	4	7	10	-3	10
HOME		4	1	1	2	3	4	-1	4
AWAY		4	2	0	2	4	6	-2	6
×	Kuwait	8	2	2	4	7	8	-1	8
HOME		4	1	1	2	4	5	-1	4
AWAY		4	1	1	2	3	3	0	4

Group A

SAT 13 SEP 1997

Dalian

04–02

at China PR

FRI 19 SEP 1997

Tehran

01–01

v Saudi Arabia

FRI 26 SEP 1997

Kuwait City

01–01

at Kuwait

FRI 03 OCT 1997

Tehran

03–00

v Qatar

FRI 17 OCT 1997

Tehran

04–01

v China PR

FRI 24 OCT 1997

Riyadh

00–01

at Saudi Arabia

FRI 31 OCT 1997

Tehran

00–00

v Kuwait

FRI 07 NOV 1997

Doha

00–02

at Qatar

PLAYOFFS

AFC
	Iran	02
¤	Japan	03
F/OT

AFC/OFC
¤		Iran	01	02
×		Australia	01	02

AFC

SUN 16 NOV 1997

Johor Bahru [MAS]

02–03
F/OT

v Japan

AFC/OFC

SAT 22 NOV 1997

Tehran

01–01

v Australia

SAT 29 NOV 1997

Melbourne, VIC

02–02

at Australia

MEN’S WORLD CUP HISTORY

	2026	Qualified
	2022	Group phase
	2018	Group phase
	2014	Group phase
×	2010	[did not qualify]
	2006	Group phase
×	2002	[did not qualify]
	1998	Group phase
×	1994	[did not qualify]
×	1990	[did not qualify]
×	1986	[disqualified]
×	1982	[withdrew]
	1978	First group phase
×	1974	[did not qualify]
×	1970	[did not enter]
×	1966	[did not enter]
×	1962	[did not enter]
×	1958	[did not enter]
×	1954	[did not enter]
×	1950	[did not enter]

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