1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

The AFC second round of 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between the ten group winners from the first round split across two groups.
The top country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the 1998 FIFA World Cup, with the two runners-up facing each other in a play-off. The winner of this play-off progressed to the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the loser went on to compete for a place in the World Cup in the AFC–OFC inter-confederation play-off.

Group A

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Group B

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