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1998 AFC Youth Championship

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1998 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
Dates17–31 October
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (9th title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Saudi Arabia
Fourth place Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored76 (3.17 per match)
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The 1998 AFC Youth Championship was held from 17 to 31 October 1998, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The tournament was won for the ninth time by South Korea in the final against Japan.

Participants

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The teams that reached the semi-finals qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria.

Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 4 3 1 0 5 1 +4 10
 Kazakhstan 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7
 Thailand 4 1 3 0 6 2 +4 6
 Kuwait 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2
 India 4 0 1 3 3 10 −7 1
17 October 1998
Thailand  0 – 0  Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan  3 – 2  India
19 October 1998
Thailand  4 – 0  India
Kuwait  0 – 1  Saudi Arabia
21 October 1998
Kuwait  0 – 2  Kazakhstan
Saudi Arabia  2 – 0  India
23 October 1998
India  1 – 1  Kuwait
Thailand  1 – 1  Kazakhstan
25 October 1998
Saudi Arabia  2 – 1  Kazakhstan
Thailand  1 – 1  Kuwait

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 10
 Japan 4 2 1 1 13 6 +7 7
 China 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 4
 Qatar 4 1 1 2 2 6 −4 4
 Iraq 4 1 0 3 6 13 −7 3
18 October 1998
South Korea  3 – 2  China
Qatar  2 – 1  Iraq
20 October 1998
Qatar  0 – 0  South Korea
Japan  2 – 2  China
22 October 1998
Japan  6 – 2  Iraq
China  1 – 0  Qatar
24 October 1998
Qatar  0 – 4  Japan
Iraq  0 – 3  South Korea
26 October 1998
China  2 – 3  Iraq
South Korea  2 – 1  Japan

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 October
 
 
 Saudi Arabia2
 
31 October
 
 Japan4
 
 South Korea2
 
29 October
 
 Japan1
 
 South Korea (pen)2 (4)
 
 
 Kazakhstan2 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
31 October
 
 
 Saudi Arabia3
 
 
 Kazakhstan1

Semifinal

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South Korea 2 – 2
(4 PK 3)
 Kazakhstan

Third-place match

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Final

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Winners

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 AFC Youth Championship
1998 winners 

South Korea

Ninth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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The following teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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