1998 Arab Cup qualification

The 1998 Arab Cup is the seventh edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Qatar. Saudi Arabia won their first title.

Qualifying format

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  •  Qatar qualified as hosts.
  •  Egypt qualified as holders.
  •  Saudi Arabia and  Morocco qualified as World Cup qualifiers.
  • The Qualifying Stage is divided into 4 Groups based on the Geography regions, the groups are: The Levant, The Gulf, The Red sea and The North Africa group, Top teams qualify to the 1998 Arab Cup.

Qualification

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Group A (Gulf Region)

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TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 KuwaitQualified
 United Arab EmiratesQualified
 BahrainWithdrew
 OmanWithdrew

Group B (Red Sea Region)

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TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 SudanQualified
 YemenWithdrew
 SomaliaWithdrew
 ComorosWithdrew

Group C (North Africa Region)

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TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 AlgeriaQualified
 LibyaQualified
 TunisiaWithdrew
 MauritaniaWithdrew

Group D (East Region)

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  •  Iraq disqualified
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Syria330061+59
 Jordan311134-14
 Lebanon310234-13
 Palestine301236-31
Syria  3 - 0  Jordan


Lebanon  3 - 1  Palestine

Palestine  1 - 2  Syria


Lebanon  0 - 2  Jordan

Jordan  1 - 1  Palestine


Lebanon  0 - 1  Syria
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