2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 8

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{{Qualification for championships (AFC)}}

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification was the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification

| dates = 3 August 1999 – 9 April 2000

| num_teams = 42

| confederations = 1

| matches =

| goals =

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|Kuwait}} Bashar Abdullah (15 goals)

| prevseason = 1996

| nextseason = 2004

}}

Groups

= Group 1 =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 1

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=y

|team1=IRQ|name_IRQ={{fb|IRQ|1991}}

|team2=TJK|name_TJK={{fb|TJK}}

|team3=OMA|name_OMA={{fb|OMA}}

|team4=KGZ|name_KGZ={{fb|KGZ}}

|win_IRQ=3|draw_IRQ=0|loss_IRQ=0|gf_IRQ=9|ga_IRQ=2

|win_TJK=2|draw_TJK=0|loss_TJK=1|gf_TJK=6|ga_TJK=5

|win_OMA=1|draw_OMA=0|loss_OMA=2|gf_OMA=4|ga_OMA=4

|win_KGZ=0|draw_KGZ=0|loss_KGZ=3|gf_KGZ=3|ga_KGZ=11

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

All matches were held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

{{football box

|date=3 August 1999

|time=

|team1={{fb-rt|OMA}}

|score=3–0

|team2={{fb|KGZ}}

|goals1=Al-Wahaibi {{goal|7}}
Al-Habsi {{goal|39||90}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Central Stadium, Dushanbe

|attendance=5,000

|referee=Saeed Abdullah Ibrahim (United Arab Emirates)

}}

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{{football box

|date=3 August 1999

|time=

|team1={{fb-rt|TJK}}

|score=1–2

|team2={{fb|IRQ|1991}}

|goals1=Muminov {{goal|32|pen.}}

|goals2=Hamad {{goal|28|pen.}}
Jafar {{goal|90}}

|stadium=Central Stadium, Dushanbe

}}

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{{football box

|date=5 August 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|KGZ}}

|score=2–3

|team2={{fb|TJK}}

|goals1=Zhumagulov {{goal|45}}
Berdaly {{goal|75}}

|goals2=Muminov {{goal|6||11|pen.}}
Nazarov {{goal|57}}

|stadium=Central Stadium, Dushanbe

|attendance=6,000

|referee=Saeed Abdullah Ibrahim (U.A.E)

}}

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{{football box

|date=5 August 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|IRQ|1991}}

|score=2–0

|team2={{fb|OMA}}

|goals1=Farhan {{goal|55||70}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Central Stadium, Dushanbe

}}

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{{football box

|date=7 August 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|TJK}}

|score=2–1

|team2={{fb|OMA}}

|goals1=Knyazev {{goal|21}}
Kulbayev {{goal|29}}

|goals2=Al-Balushi {{goal|43}}

|stadium=Central Stadium, Dushanbe

}}

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{{football box

|date=7 August 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|IRQ|1991}}

|score=5–1

|team2={{fb|KGZ}}

|goals1=Farhan {{goal|54}}
Fawzi {{goal|60}}
Hamad {{goal|62}}
Obeid {{goal|67||80}}

|goals2=Zakirov {{goal|51}}

|stadium=Central Stadium, Dushanbe

|attendance=5,000

|referee=Fereydoun Esfahanian (Iran)

}}

= Group 2 =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 2

|res_col_header=Q

|ptsfirst=y

|team1=IRN|name_IRN={{fb|IRN}}

|team2=SYR|name_SYR={{fb|SYR|1980}}

|team3=BHR|name_BHR={{fb|BHR|1972}}

|team4=MDV|name_MDV={{fb|MDV}}

|win_IRN=4|draw_IRN=1|loss_IRN=1|gf_IRN=16|ga_IRN=2

|win_SYR=4|draw_SYR=1|loss_SYR=1|gf_SYR=11|ga_SYR=3

|win_BHR=3|draw_BHR=0|loss_BHR=3|gf_BHR=6|ga_BHR=6

|win_MDV=0|draw_MDV=0|loss_MDV=6|gf_MDV=2|ga_MDV=24

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

Played in Aleppo, Syria.

{{football box

|date=31 March 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Maldives}}

|score=0–8

|team2={{fb|Iran}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Hasheminasab {{goal|2}}
Dinmohammadi {{goal|9}}
Mahdavikia {{goal|14}}
Estili {{goal|19}}
Daei {{goal|20||27||30}}
Mousavi {{goal|50}}

|stadium=Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

|}}

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{{football box

|date=31 March 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Syria|1980}}

|score=1–0

|team2={{fb|Bahrain|1972}}

|goals1= Taleb {{goal|64}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

|}}

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{{football box

| date = 2 April 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|Bahrain|1972}}

| score = 4–1

| team2 = {{fb|Maldives}}

| goals1 = Sahinni {{goal|2||43}}
Jaffer {{goal|55||59}}

| goals2 = Izema Katu Mohamed {{goal|83}}

| stadium = Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo|

| penalties1 =

| referee =

| attendance =

| location =

| penalties2 =

| round =

| penaltyscore =

| report =

| score2 =

| score1 =

| time =

| event =

| aet =

}}

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{{football box

|date=2 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Syria|1980}}

|score=0–1

|team2={{fb|Iran}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Daei {{goal|55}}

|stadium=Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

|}}

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{{football box

|date=4 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Bahrain|1972}}

|score=1–0

|team2={{fb|Iran}}

|goals1= Mohammad Salman {{goal|17}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

|}}

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{{football box

|date=4 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Syria|1980}}

|score=6–0

|team2={{fb|Maldives}}

|goals1= Abaza {{goal|10}}
Azzam {{goal|12}}
Srour {{goal|30}}
Al-Basha {{goal|50}}
Hamami {{goal|70}}
A. John {{goal|92|o.g.}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

|}}

Played in Tehran, Iran.

{{football box

|date=7 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Maldives}}

|score=1–2

|team2={{fb|Syria|1980}}

|goals1= Latheef {{goal|90}}

|goals2= Al Zaher {{goal|10}}
Kordieh {{goal|33}}

|stadium= Azadi Stadium, Tehran

|}}

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{{football box

|date=7 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Iran}}

|score=3–0

|team2={{fb|Bahrain|1972}}

|goals1= Fekri {{goal|57}}
Karimi {{goal|72}}
Daei {{goal|82}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Azadi Stadium, Tehran

|}}

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{{football box

|date=9 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Maldives}}

|score=0–1

|team2={{fb|Bahrain|1972}}

|goals1=

|goals2= Wahab {{goal|47}}

|stadium= Azadi Stadium, Tehran

|}}

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{{football box

|date=9 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Iran}}

|score=1–1

|team2={{fb|Syria|1980}}

|goals1= Hasheminasab {{goal|40}}

|goals2=Al Sayed {{goal|15}}

|stadium= Azadi Stadium, Tehran

|}}

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{{football box

|date=11 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Bahrain|1972}}

|score=0–1

|team2={{fb|Syria|1980}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Haj Moustafa {{goal|24}}

|stadium= Azadi Stadium, Tehran

|}}

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{{football box

|date=11 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Iran}}

|score=3–0

|team2={{fb|Maldives}}

|goals1= Abolghasempour {{goal|3}}
Estili {{goal|32}}
Daei {{goal|63|pen.}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Azadi Stadium, Tehran

|}}

= Group 3 =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 3

|res_col_header=Q

|ptsfirst=y

|team1=UZB|name_UZB={{fb|Uzbekistan}}

|team2=UAE|name_UAE={{fb|United Arab Emirates}}

|team3=IND|name_IND={{fb|India}}

|team4=BAN|name_BAN={{fb|Bangladesh}}

|team5=SRI|name_SRI={{fb|Sri Lanka}}

|win_UZB=4|draw_UZB=0|loss_UZB=0|gf_UZB=16|ga_UZB=2

|win_UAE=3|draw_UAE=0|loss_UAE=1|gf_UAE=12|ga_UAE=2

|win_IND=1|draw_IND=1|loss_IND=2|gf_IND=8|ga_IND=9

|win_BAN=1|draw_BAN=1|loss_BAN=2|gf_BAN=5|ga_BAN=12

|win_SRI=0|draw_SRI=0|loss_SRI=4|gf_SRI=2|ga_SRI=18

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

All matches played in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

{{football box

|date=21 November 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|BAN}}

|score= 0–6

|team2={{fb|UZB}}

|goals1=

|goals2= Kasymov {{goal|1}}
Pirmatov {{goal|2}}
Davletov {{goal|3}}
Statskikh {{goal|30||45+3}}
Marifaliev {{goal|89}}

|stadium=Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE

|attendance= 15,000

|referee= Rashid Al-Hamdan Saudi Arabia

|}}

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{{football box

|date=21 November 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|United Arab Emirates}}

|score= 3–1

|team2={{fb|India}}

|goals1= Al Kass {{goal|60||85}}
Jumaa {{goal|90|pen.}}

|goals2= Vijayan {{goal|21}}

|stadium= Abu Dhabi, UAE

|}}

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{{football box

|date=23 November 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|SRI}}

|score= 0–6

|team2={{fb|UZB}}

|goals1=

|goals2= Irismetov {{goal|3||21}}
Davletov {{goal|28}}
Shirshov {{goal|29||55}}
Bazarov {{goal|71}}

|stadium=Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE

|attendance=

|referee= Selearajan Subraman (Malaysia)

|}}

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{{football box

|date=23 November 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|United Arab Emirates}}

|score= 3–0

|team2={{fb|Bangladesh}}

|goals1= Abdulrahim Jumaa {{goal|4}}
Mattar {{goal|17}}
Khalil {{goal|21}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Abu Dhabi, UAE

|}}

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{{football box

|date=25 November 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|Sri Lanka}}

|score= 1–3

|team2={{fb|Bangladesh}}

|goals1= Fuad {{goal|34}}

|goals2= Dawn {{goal|37}}
Munna{{goal|61|pen.}}
Faysal {{goal|64}}

|stadium= Abu Dhabi, UAE

|}}

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{{football box

|date=25 November 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|IND}}

|score= 2–3

|team2={{fb|UZB}}

|goals1= Ancheri {{goal|18}}
Vijayan {{goal|55}}

|goals2= Rakhmanqulov {{goal|17}}
Fyodorov {{goal|77}}
Shirshov {{goal|86}}

|stadium=Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE

|attendance=

|referee=

|}}

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{{football box

|date=27 November 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|Sri Lanka}}

|score= 1–3

|team2={{fb|India}}

|goals1= Sabir {{goal|76}}

|goals2= Mondal {{goal|24}}
R. Singh {{goal|40}}
Jayasuriya {{goal|65}}

|stadium= Abu Dhabi, UAE

|}}

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{{football box

|date=27 November 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|UAE}}

|score= 0–1

|team2={{fb|UZB}}

|goals1=

|goals2= Shatskikh {{goal|71}}

|stadium=Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE

|attendance= 23,000

|referee= Selearajan Subramaniam (Malaysia)

|}}

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{{football box

|date=29 November 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|India}}

|score= 2–2

|team2={{fb|Bangladesh}}

|goals1= Vijayan {{goal|25}}
Dias {{goal|50}}

|goals2= Alfaz {{goal|19||49}}

|stadium= Abu Dhabi, UAE

|}}

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{{football box

|date=29 November 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|United Arab Emirates}}

|score= 6–0

|team2={{fb|Sri Lanka}}

|goals1= Khalil {{goal|28}}
Al-Hammadi {{goal|39}}
Al-Boloushi {{goal|45||77}}
Ali {{goal|63}}
Omer {{goal|81}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Abu Dhabi, UAE

|}}

= Group 4 =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 4

|res_col_header=Q

|ptsfirst=y

|team1=QAT|name_QAT={{fb|Qatar}}

|team2=KAZ|name_KAZ={{fb|Kazakhstan}}

|team3=JOR|name_JOR={{fb|Jordan}}

|team4=PAL|name_PAL={{fb|Palestine}}

|team5=PAK|name_PAK={{fb|Pakistan}}

|win_QAT=3|draw_QAT=1|loss_QAT=0|gf_QAT=11|ga_QAT=3

|win_KAZ=3|draw_KAZ=0|loss_KAZ=1|gf_KAZ=8|ga_KAZ=3

|win_JOR=2|draw_JOR=1|loss_JOR=1|gf_JOR=12|ga_JOR=4

|win_PAL=1|draw_PAL=0|loss_PAL=3|gf_PAL=3|ga_PAL=8

|win_PAK=0|draw_PAK=0|loss_PAK=4|gf_PAK=0|ga_PAK=16

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

All matches played in Doha, Qatar.

{{football box

|date=31 March 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|QAT}}

|score= 1–0

|team2={{fb|PLE}}

|goals1= Mustafa {{goal|16}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Al-Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar

|attendance=

|referee=

|}}

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{{football box

|date=31 March 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Jordan}}

|score= 0–1

|team2={{fb|Kazakhstan}}

|goals1=

|goals2= Avdeyev {{goal|10}}

|stadium= Al-Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar

|}}

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{{football box

|date=2 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|PLE}}

|score= 2–0

|team2={{fb|PAK}}

|goals1= El-Manasri {{goal|1}}
Al-Jaish {{goal|62}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Al-Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar

|attendance= 6,000

|referee=

|}}

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{{football box

| date = 2 April 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|Qatar}}

| score = 3–1

| team2 = {{fb|Kazakhstan}}

| goals1 = Nazmi {{goal|36}}
Mustafa {{goal|39}}
Al Enazi {{goal|73}}

| goals2 = Avdeyev {{goal|82}}

| stadium = Al-Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar|

| event =

| time =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

| report =

| attendance =

| referee = Amin Samareh Moradi (Iran)

}}

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{{football box

|date=4 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|PLE}}

|score= 1–5

|team2={{fb|JOR}}

|goals1= Fahad {{goal|49}}

|goals2= Abu Zema {{goal|6||22}}
Abdullah {{goal|35}}
Al-Khatib {{goal|37||47}}

|stadium=Al-Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar

|attendance= 11,000

|referee=

|}}

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{{football box

|date=4 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Qatar}}

|score= 5–0

|team2={{fb|Pakistan}}

|goals1= Nazmi {{goal|25|pen.|85|pen.}}
Al Kuwari {{goal|51||73}}
Hassan {{goal|68}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Al-Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar

|}}

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{{football box

| date = 6 April 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|KAZ}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fb|PLE}}

| goals1 = Kadyrkulov {{goal|38}}
Litvinenko {{goal|90}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Al-Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar

| attendance = 2,500

| referee = Amin Samareh Moradi (Iran)|

| event =

| time =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

| report =

}}

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{{football box

|date=6 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Pakistan}}

|score= 0–5

|team2={{fb|Jordan}}

|goals1=

|goals2= Al-Sheikh {{goal|6}}
Abu Raba {{goal|11}}
Ghanem Hamarsheh {{goal|13||34}}
Al-Khatib {{goal|80}}

|stadium= Al-Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar

|}}

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{{football box

|date=8 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Pakistan}}

|score= 0–4

|team2={{fb|Kazakhstan}}

|goals1=

|goals2= Zubarev {{goal|21||43}}
Kucheryavykh {{goal|60}}
Klishin {{goal|72}}

|stadium= Al-Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar

|}}

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{{football box

|date=8 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Qatar}}

|score= 2–2

|team2={{fb|Jordan}}

|goals1= Al Kuwari {{goal|66}}
Al Enazi {{goal|67}}

|goals2= Abu Zema {{goal|25}}
Abdullah {{goal|45}}

|stadium= Al-Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar

|}}

= Group 5 =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 5

|res_col_header=Q

|ptsfirst=y

|team1=KUW|name_KUW={{fb|KUW}}

|team2=TKM|name_TKM={{fb|TKM|1997}}

|team3=YEM|name_YEM={{fb|YEM}}

|team4=NEP|name_NEP={{fb|NEP}}

|team5=BHU|name_BHU={{fb|BHU}}

|win_KUW=4|draw_KUW=0|loss_KUW=0|gf_KUW=33|ga_KUW=1

|win_TKM=3|draw_TKM=0|loss_TKM=1|gf_TKM=15|ga_TKM=6

|win_YEM=2|draw_YEM=0|loss_YEM=2|gf_YEM=14|ga_YEM=5

|win_NEP=1|draw_NEP=0|loss_NEP=3|gf_NEP=3|ga_NEP=13

|win_BHU=0|draw_BHU=0|loss_BHU=4|gf_BHU=2|ga_BHU=42

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

All matches played in Kuwait.

{{football box

|date=10 February 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Kuwait}}

|score=6–1

|team2={{fb|TKM|1997}}

|goals1= Haji {{goal|4}}
Abdullah {{goal|16||27}}
Al-Houwaidi {{goal|17||37}}
Al-Khodari {{goal|90}}

|goals2= Agabaýew {{goal|89}}

|stadium= Kuwait

|}}

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{{football box

|date=10 February 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Nepal}}

|score=0–3

|team2={{fb|Yemen}}

|goals1=

|goals2= Tahous {{goal|27}}
Al-Nono {{goal|32}}
Al-Salimi {{goal|59|pen.}}

|stadium= Kuwait

|}}

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{{football box

|date=12 February 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Yemen}}

|score=0–1

|team2={{fb|TKM|1997}}

|goals1=

|goals2= Bayramov {{goal|79}}

|stadium= Kuwait

|}}

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{{football box

|date=12 February 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Bhutan}}

|score=0–3

|team2={{fb|Nepal}}

|goals1=

|goals2= Gaba {{goal|21}}
Joshi {{goal|29}}
Rayamajhi {{goal|60}}

|stadium= Kuwait

|}}

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{{football box

|date=14 February 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Kuwait}}

|score=20–0

|team2={{fb|Bhutan}}

|goals1= Al-Houwaidi {{goal|4||6|pen.|10||52|pen.|60}}
Abdullah {{goal|20||24||38||45|pen.|47||50||59||89}}
Al-Mutairi {{goal|21||51||63}}
Bakhit {{goal|31}}
Al-Shammari {{goal|21}}
Sakeen {{goal|65}}
Jassem {{goal|77|pen.}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Kuwait

|}}

Note: At the time this match was the largest score difference in FIFA A-level matches.

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{{football box

|date=14 February 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|TKM|1997}}

|score=5–0

|team2={{fb|Nepal}}

|goals1= Kulyýew {{goal|35}}
Bayramov {{goal|39}}
Muhadow {{goal|48||61}}
Agabaýew {{goal|89}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Kuwait

|}}

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{{football box

|date=16 February 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Kuwait}}

|score=2–0

|team2={{fb|Yemen}}

|goals1= Mubarak {{goal|33}}
Awad {{goal|51|o.g.}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Kuwait

|}}

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{{football box

|date=16 February 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Bhutan}}

|score=0–8

|team2={{fb|TKM|1997}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Bayramov {{goal|21||31||81}}
Agabaýew {{goal|12||25}}
Aleksandr Ignatow {{goal|48}}
Goçgulyýew {{goal|66}}
Kulyýew {{goal|85}}

|stadium= Kuwait

|}}

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{{football box

|date=18 February 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Yemen}}

|score=11–2

|team2={{fb|Bhutan}}

|goals1= Briek {{goal|4}}
Al-Salimi {{goal|18||55}}
Al-Nono {{goal|15||56||87}}
Tahous {{goal|24||81}}
Al-Ghurbani {{goal|25||26}}
Al-Kahta {{goal|82}}

|goals2= Ogissen {{goal|42}}
Won Dei {{goal|45}}

|stadium= Kuwait

|}}

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{{football box

|date=18 February 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Kuwait}}

|score=5–0

|team2={{fb|Nepal}}

|goals1= Abdullah {{goal|9||24||45||66||90|pen.}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Kuwait

|}}

= Group 6 =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 6

|res_col_header=Q

|ptsfirst=y

|team1=KOR|name_KOR={{fb|South Korea|1997}}

|team2=MYA|name_MYA={{fb|Myanmar|1974}}

|team3=LAO|name_LAO={{fb|Laos}}

|team4=MNG|name_MNG={{fb|Mongolia|1992}}

|win_KOR=3|draw_KOR=0|loss_KOR=0|gf_KOR=19|ga_KOR=0

|win_MYA=2|draw_MYA=0|loss_MYA=1|gf_MYA=6|ga_MYA=4

|win_LAO=1|draw_LAO=0|loss_LAO=2|gf_LAO=2|ga_LAO=14

|win_MNG=0|draw_MNG=0|loss_MNG=3|gf_MNG=1|ga_MNG=10

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

All matches played in Seoul, Korea Republic.

{{football box

|date=5 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|MYA|1974}}

|score= 2–0

|team2={{fb|MGL|1992}}

|goals1= Soe Myat Min {{goal|74}}
Myo Hlaing Win {{goal|86}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=5 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|KOR|1997}}

|score= 9–0

|team2={{fb|LAO}}

|goals1= Sim Jae-won {{goal|32}}
Kim Eun-jung {{goal|45||67||71}}
Lee Chun-soo {{goal|50}}
Seol Ki-hyun {{goal|58||77||86}}
Ahn Hyo-yeon {{goal|75}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea

|attendance= 16,500

|referee= Hisaharu Kitamura (Japan)

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=7 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|MYA|1974}}

|score= 4–0

|team2={{fb|LAO}}

|goals1= Myo Hlaing Win {{goal|32||62}}
Aung Kyaw Moe {{goal|43}}
Than Toe Aung {{goal|51}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=7 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|KOR|1997}}

|score= 6–0

|team2={{fb|MGL|1992}}

|goals1= Ahn Hyo-yeon {{goal|21||24}}
Choi Tae-uk {{goal|37|pen.|89}}
Choi Chul-woo {{goal|46}}
Lee Chun-soo {{goal|71}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea

|attendance= 2,150

|referee= Sung Ho Liu (Chinese Taipei)

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=9 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|LAO}}

|score= 2–1

|team2={{fb|MGL|1992}}

|goals1= Khenkitisack {{goal|26}}
Homsombath {{goal|80}}

|goals2= Buman-Uchral {{goal|63}}

|stadium= Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=9 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|KOR|1997}}

|score= 4–0

|team2={{fb|MYA|1974}}

|goals1= Seol Ki-hyun {{goal|61||67}}
Ahn Hyo-yeon {{goal|78||89}}

|goals2= Soe Myat Min {{sent off|0|51}}

|stadium=Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea

|attendance= 15,600

|referee= Hisaharu Kitamura (Japan)

|}}

= Group 7 =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 7

|res_col_header=Q

|ptsfirst=y

|team1=IDN|name_IDN={{fb|Indonesia}}

|team2=HKG|name_HKG={{fb|Hong Kong}}

|team3=CAM|name_CAM={{fb|Cambodia}}

|win_IDN=3|draw_IDN=1|loss_IDN=0|gf_IDN=18|ga_IDN=5

|win_HKG=2|draw_HKG=1|loss_HKG=1|gf_HKG=7|ga_HKG=5

|win_CAM=0|draw_CAM=0|loss_CAM=4|gf_CAM=4|ga_CAM=19

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{football box

|date=18 October 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|Hong Kong}}

|score= 4–1

|team2={{fb|Cambodia}}

|goals1= Chen Sin Syu-Chung {{goal|34||52}}
Lee Kin Wo {{goal|54}}
Wong Chi Kyung {{goal|83}}

|goals2= Sochetra {{goal|40}}

|stadium=Mongkok Stadium, Hong Kong

|attendance=5,461

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=24 October 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|HKG}}

|score= 1–1

|team2={{fb|IDN}}

|goals1= Au Wai Lun {{goal|62}}

|goals2= Putiray {{goal|88}}

|stadium=Mongkok Stadium, Hong Kong

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=30 October 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|CAM}}

|score= 1–5

|team2={{fb|IDN}}

|goals1= Arunreath {{goal|72}}

|goals2= Prasetyo {{goal|14}}
Pamungkas {{goal|28}}
Putiray {{goal|39||46}}
Sunan {{goal|47}}

|stadium=Phnom Penh, Cambodia

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=7 November 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|Cambodia}}

|score= 0–1

|team2={{fb|Hong Kong}}

|goals1=

|goals2= Lai Kai Cheuk {{goal|58}}

|stadium=

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=14 November 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|IDN}}

|score= 3–1

|team2={{fb|HKG}}

|goals1= Ma'ruf {{goal|9}}
Putiray {{goal|48}}
Pamungkas {{goal|72}}

|goals2= Au Wai Lun {{goal|62}}

|stadium= Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=20 November 1999

|team1={{fb-rt|IDN}}

|score= 9–2

|team2={{fb|CAM}}

|goals1= Putiray {{goal|2||38||90}}
Purjianto {{goal|15}}
Nahumarury {{goal|33}}
Nawawi {{goal|40}}
Pamungkas {{goal|53||70}}
Putro {{goal|85}}

|goals2= Sochetra {{goal|13||58}}

|stadium= Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia

|}}

= Group 8 =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 8

|res_col_header=Q

|ptsfirst=y

|team1=THA|name_THA={{fb|Thailand}}

|team2=PRK|name_PRK={{fb|North Korea}}

|team3=MYS|name_MYS={{fb|Malaysia}}

|team4=TPE|name_TPE={{fb|Chinese Taipei}}

|win_THA=4|draw_THA=1|loss_THA=1|gf_THA=13|ga_THA=8

|win_PRK=3|draw_PRK=2|loss_PRK=1|gf_PRK=11|ga_PRK=7

|win_MYS=2|draw_MYS=1|loss_MYS=3|gf_MYS=12|ga_MYS=13

|win_TPE=1|draw_TPE=0|loss_TPE=5|gf_TPE=3|ga_TPE=11

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

Played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

{{football box

|date=25 March 2000

|time=18:45

|team1={{fb-rt|PRK}}

|score= 0–0

|team2={{fb|THA}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium= Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

|attendance= 15,150

|referee= Yam-Ming Chan (Hong Kong)

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=25 March 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Malaysia}}

|score= 3–0

|team2={{fb|Chinese Taipei}}

|goals1= Derus {{goal|34}}
Suparman {{goal|82||86}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=27 March 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Chinese Taipei}}

|score= 0–2

|team2={{fb|Thailand}}

|goals1=

|goals2= Piturat {{goal|74}}
Cheng Yung-Jen {{goal|81|o.g.}}

|stadium= Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=27 March 2000

|time=20:45

|team1={{fb-rt|MAS}}

|score= 1–1

|team2={{fb|PRK}}

|goals1= Yusoff {{goal|58}}

|goals2= Ko Jong-Nam {{goal|6}}

|stadium= Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

|attendance=18,000

|referee= Naotsugu Fuse (Japan)

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=29 March 2000

|time=18:45

|team1={{fb-rt|TPE}}

|score= 0–2

|team2={{fb|PRK}}

|goals1=

|goals2= Ryang Gyu-Sa {{goal|12||21}}

|stadium= Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

|attendance=4,000

|referee= Jerry Andre (Philippines)

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=29 March 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Malaysia}}

|score= 3–2

|team2={{fb|Thailand}}

|goals1= Suparman {{goal|14}}
Derus {{goal|21|pen.}}
Jusoh {{goal|48}}

|goals2= Fuangprakob {{goal|55}}
Surasiang {{goal|90}}

|stadium= Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

|}}

Played in Bangkok, Thailand.

{{football box

|date=4 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Chinese Taipei}}

|score= 3–2

|team2={{fb|Malaysia}}

|goals1= R.C {{goal|14}}
Ming Tuan {{goal|29||34}}

|goals2=Derus {{goal|21||90+13}}

|stadium= Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=4 April 2000

|time=18:30

|team1={{fb-rt|THA}}

|score= 5–3

|team2={{fb|PRK}}

|goals1= Damrong-Ontrakul {{goal|34}}
Surasiang {{goal|35}}
Piturat {{goal|73}}
Noosarung {{goal|86}}
Thonkanya {{goal|88}}

|goals2= Ju Song-Il {{goal|28}}
Kim Ho-Gun {{goal|53}}
Ko Jong-Nam {{goal|60}}

|stadium= Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand

|attendance=

|referee=

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=6 April 2000

|time=16:30

|team1={{fb-rt|PRK}}

|score= 4–1

|team2={{fb|MAS}}

|goals1= Ri Kyong-Min {{goal|16}}
Ryang Gyu-Sa {{goal|49}}
Ri Hyok-Choi {{goal|73||84}}

|goals2= Ooi Hoe Guan {{goal|26}}

|stadium= Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand

|attendance=20,000

|referee=

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=6 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Thailand}}

|score= 1–0

|team2={{fb|Chinese Taipei}}

|goals1= Damrong-Ontrakul {{goal|43}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=9 April 2000

|time=16:30

|team1={{fb-rt|PRK}}

|score= 1–0

|team2={{fb|TPE}}

|goals1= Ri Hyok-Choi {{goal|53}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand

|attendance=45,000

|referee=

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=9 April 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Thailand}}

|score= 3–2

|team2={{fb|Malaysia}}

|goals1= Noosarung {{goal|14}}
Baribarn {{goal|24|pen.|67}}

|goals2= Suparman {{goal|35}}
Yusoff {{goal|60}}

|stadium= Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand

|}}

= Group 9 =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 9

|res_col_header=Q

|ptsfirst=y

|team1=CHN|name_CHN={{fb|China}}

|team2=VIE|name_VIE={{fb|Vietnam}}

|team3=PHI|name_PHI={{fb|Philippines}}

|team4=GUA|name_GUA={{fb|Guam}}

|win_CHN=3|draw_CHN=0|loss_CHN=0|gf_CHN=29|ga_CHN=0

|win_VIE=2|draw_VIE=0|loss_VIE=1|gf_VIE=14|ga_VIE=2

|win_PHI=1|draw_PHI=0|loss_PHI=2|gf_PHI=2|ga_PHI=11

|win_GUA=0|draw_GUA=0|loss_GUA=3|gf_GUA=0|ga_GUA=32

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

All matches played in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

{{football box

|date=23 January 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Vietnam}}

|score= 11–0

|team2={{fb|Guam}}

|goals1= Phạm Như Thuần {{goal|1}}
Vũ Công Tuyền {{goal|2||12||13||19||90+3}}
Văn Sỹ Hùng {{goal|39||81}}
Võ Minh Hiếu {{goal|45}}
Đặng Phương Nam {{goal|59}}
Ngô Quang Trường {{goal|75}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=23 January 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|CHN}}

|score= 8–0

|team2={{fb|PHI}}

|goals1= Su Maozhen {{goal|3||12||19||35||45}}
Hao Haidong {{goal|26}}
Yao Xia {{goal|41}}
Li Tie {{goal|80}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

|attendance=

|referee= Duraman Zulkifle (Brunei)

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=26 January 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|CHN}}

|score= 19–0

|team2={{fb|GUM}}

|goals1= Hao Haidong {{goal|2||56||58||63|}}
Ma Mingyu {{goal|12|}}
Su Maozhen {{goal|20||40||80|}}
Li Weifeng {{goal|23|}}
Yao Xia {{goal|38||55|}}
Qu Shengqing {{goal|55||61||73||83||87|}}
Li Tie {{goal|75}}
Shen Si {{goal|84}}
Qi Hong {{goal|85}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

|attendance=

|referee= U Tun Tun (Myanmar)

|}}

Note: At the time this match was the largest score difference in FIFA A-level matches.

----

{{football box

|date=26 January 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Vietnam}}

|score= 3–0

|team2={{fb|Philippines}}

|goals1= Vũ Công Tuyền {{goal|21}}
Ngô Quang Trường {{goal|72||88}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=29 January 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|Guam}}

|score= 0–2

|team2={{fb|Philippines}}

|goals1=

|goals2= N. Fegidero {{goal|63}}
T. Fegidero {{goal|86}}

|stadium= Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

|}}

----

{{football box

|date=29 January 2000

|team1={{fb-rt|VIE}}

|score= 0–2

|team2={{fb|CHN}}

|goals1=

|goals2= Su Maozhen {{goal|27}}
Zhang Enhua {{goal|89}}

|stadium= Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

|attendance=16,000

|referee=

|}}

= Group 10 =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 10

|res_col_header=Q

|ptsfirst=y

|team1=JPN|name_JPN={{fb|Japan}}

|team2=SIN|name_SIN={{fb|Singapore}}

|team3=MAC|name_MAC={{fb|Macau}}

|team4=BRU|name_BRU={{fb|Brunei}}

|win_JPN=3|draw_JPN=0|loss_JPN=0|gf_JPN=15|ga_JPN=0

|win_SIN=2|draw_SIN=0|loss_SIN=1|gf_SIN=2|ga_SIN=3

|win_MAC=1|draw_MAC=0|loss_MAC=2|gf_MAC=1|ga_MAC=4

|win_BRU=0|draw_BRU=0|loss_BRU=3|gf_BRU=0|ga_BRU=11

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

All matches played in Macau.

{{football box

| date = 13 February 2000

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|Macau}}

| score = 1–0

| report =

| team2 = {{fb|Brunei}}

| goals1 = Fi Fai {{goal|77}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Macau

| attendance =

| referee =

| event =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

| penaltyscore =

| penalties1 =

| penalties2 =

| location =

| aet =

}}

----

{{football box

|date= 13 February 2000

|time=

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Singapore}}

|score = 0–3

|report=

|team2 = {{fb|Japan}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Nakazawa {{goal|13||90}},
Nakayama {{goal|42|pen.}}

|stadium = Macau

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

----

{{football box

|date= 16 February 2000

|time=

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Macau}}

|score = 0–1

|report=

|team2 = {{fb|Singapore}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Mohd Salem {{goal|40|pen.}}

|stadium = Macau

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

----

{{football box

|date= 16 February 2000

|time=

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Japan}}

|score = 9–0

|report=

|team2 = {{fb|Brunei}}

|goals1 = Nakayama {{goal|1||2||4}}
Kazu {{goal|36}}
Nakamura {{goal|45}}
Hirano {{goal|66}}
Takahara {{goal|75||88}}
Sawanobori {{goal|85}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Macau

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

----

{{football box

|date= 20 February 2000

|time=

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Macau}}

|score = 0–3

|report=

|team2 = {{fb|Japan}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Nakayama {{goal|35||65}}
Takahara {{goal|57}}

|stadium = Macau

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

----

{{football box

|date= 20 February 2000

|time=

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Singapore}}

|score = 1–0

|report=

|team2 = {{fb|Brunei}}

|goals1 = Mohd Ali {{goal|88}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Macau

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Qualified teams

class="wikitable sortable"
style="width:1%;"|Countrystyle="width:11%;"|Qualified asstyle="width:10%;"|Date qualification was securedstyle="width:25%;"|Previous appearances in tournament
{{fb|LIB}}{{sort|*Hosts|Hosts}}20 December 1996{{Sort|00|0}} (Debut)
{{fb|KSA}}{{Sort|961|1996 AFC Asian Cup winners}}21 December 1996{{Sort|04|4}} (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)
{{fb|IRQ|1991}}{{Sort|A1|Qualifying round Group 1 winners}}7 August 1999{{Sort|03|3}} (1972, 1976, 1996)
{{fb|IDN}}{{Sort|G1|Qualifying round Group 7 winners}}20 November 1999{{Sort|01|1}} (1996)
{{fb|UZB}}{{Sort|C1|Qualifying round Group 3 winners}}26 November 1999{{Sort|01|1}} (1996)
{{fb|CHN}}{{Sort|I1|Qualifying round Group 9 winners}}29 January 2000{{Sort|06|6}} (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)
{{fb|KUW}}{{Sort|E1|Qualifying round Group 5 winners}}18 February 2000{{Sort|06|6}} (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996)
{{fb|JPN}}{{Sort|J1|Qualifying round Group 10 winners}}20 February 2000{{Sort|03|3}} (1988, 1992, 1996)
{{fb|QAT}}{{Sort|D1|Qualifying round Group 4 winners}}8 April 2000{{Sort|04|4}} (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992)
{{fb|KOR|1997}}{{Sort|F1|Qualifying round Group 6 winners}}9 April 2000{{Sort|08|8}} (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996)
{{fb|THA}}{{Sort|H1|Qualifying round Group 8 winners}}9 April 2000{{Sort|03|3}} (1972, 1992, 1996)
{{fb|IRN}}{{Sort|B1|Qualifying round Group 2 winners}}11 April 2000{{Sort|08|8}} (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)