1998 Arab Cup qualification explained

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

Qualifying format

• qualified as hosts.
• qualified as holders.
• and 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

Group A (Gulf Region)

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	Qualified
	Qualified
	Withdrew
	Withdrew

• Bahrain and Oman withdrew.
• Kuwait and United Arab Emirates qualified for finals.

Group B (Red Sea Region)

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	Qualified
	Withdrew
	Withdrew
	Withdrew

• Yemen, Somalia and Comoros withdrew.
• Sudan qualified for finals.

Group C (North Africa Region)

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	Qualified
	Qualified
	Withdrew
	Withdrew

• Tunisia and Mauritania withdrew.
• Algeria and Libya qualified for finals.

Group D (East Region)

• disqualified

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	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
	3	1	0	2	3	4	-1	3
	3	0	1	2	3	6	-3	1

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External links

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