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JAPAN

AFC		first group phase	second group phase	playoffs
AFC		first group phase	second group phase	AFC	AFC/OFC
¤	Japan	1st in group 4	2nd in group B	defeated IRN 03-02 [AET]

FIRST GROUP PHASE

GROUP 4		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
»	Japan	6	5	1	0	31	1	+30	16
HOME		3	2	1	0	14	1	+13	7
AWAY		3	3	0	0	17	0	+17	9
×	Oman	6	4	1	1	14	2	+12	13
HOME		3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	6
AWAY		3	2	1	0	9	1	+8	7
×	Macao	6	1	1	4	3	28	-25	4
HOME		3	1	0	2	2	13	-11	3
AWAY		3	0	1	2	1	15	-14	1
×	Nepal	6	0	1	5	2	19	-17	1
HOME		3	0	1	2	1	13	-12	1
AWAY		3	0	0	3	1	6	-5	0

Group 4

SUN 23 MAR 1997

Muscat

01–00

at Oman

TUE 25 MAR 1997

Muscat [OMA]

10–00

at Macao

THU 27 MAR 1997

Muscat [OMA]

06–00

at Nepal

SUN 22 JUN 1997

Tokyo

10–00

v Macao

WED 25 JUN 1997

Tokyo

03–00

v Nepal

SAT 28 JUN 1997

Tokyo

01–01

v Oman

SECOND GROUP PHASE

GROUP B		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
¤	Korea Rep	8	6	1	1	19	7	+12	19
HOME		4	3	0	1	8	3	+5	9
AWAY		4	3	1	0	11	4	+7	10
»	Japan	8	3	4	1	17	9	+8	13
HOME		4	2	1	1	13	7	+6	7
AWAY		4	1	3	0	4	2	+2	6
×	United Arab Emirates	8	2	3	3	9	12	-3	9
HOME		4	1	2	1	5	3	+2	5
AWAY		4	1	1	2	4	9	-5	4
×	Uzbekistan	8	1	3	4	13	18	-5	6
HOME		4	1	1	2	8	9	-1	4
AWAY		4	0	2	2	5	9	-4	2
×	Kazakhstan	8	1	3	4	7	19	-12	6
HOME		4	1	3	0	6	3	+3	6
AWAY		4	0	0	4	1	16	-15	0

Group B

SUN 07 SEP 1997

Tokyo

06–03

v Uzbekistan

FRI 19 SEP 1997

Abu Dhabi

00–00

at UAE

SUN 28 SEP 1997

Tokyo

01–02

v Korea Rep

SAT 04 OCT 1997

Almaty

01–01

at Kazakhstan

SAT 11 OCT 1997

Tashkent

01–01

at Uzbekistan

SUN 26 OCT 1997

Tokyo

01–01

v UAE

SAT 01 NOV 1997

Seoul

02–00

at Korea Rep

SAT 08 NOV 1997

Tokyo

05–01

v Kazakhstan

PLAYOFFS

AFC
	Iran	02
¤	Japan	03
AET

AFC

SUN 16 NOV 1997

Johor Bahru [MAS]

03–02
AET

at Iran

MEN’S WORLD CUP HISTORY

	2026	Qualified
	2022	Round of 16
	2018	Round of 16
	2014	Group phase
	2010	Round of 16
	2006	Group phase
	2002	Round of 16
	1998	Group phase
×	1994	[did not qualify]
×	1990	[did not qualify]
×	1986	[did not qualify]
×	1982	[did not qualify]
×	1978	[did not qualify]
×	1974	[did not qualify]
×	1970	[did not qualify]
×	1966	[did not enter]
×	1962	[did not qualify]
×	1958	[did not enter]
×	1954	[did not qualify]
×	1950	[disqualified]
×	1938	[withdrew]
×	1934	[did not enter]
×	1930	[withdrew]

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