| Soccer Asia Cup 1996
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AFC Asian Cup 1996
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Number of nations
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12 (of 37 applicants)
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Asian champion
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Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (3rd title)
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venue
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United Arab Emirates UA Emirates
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Opening game
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4th December 1996
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Endgame
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December 21, 1996
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Games
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26th
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Gates
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69 (⌀: 2.65 per game)
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spectator
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249,000 (⌀: 9,577 per game)
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Top scorer
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Iran Ali Daei (8 goals)
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Best player
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Iran Chodadad Azizi
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 yellow cards
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58 (⌀: 2.23 per game)
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 Yellow-red cards
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1 (⌀: 0.04 per game)
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 Red cards
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1 (⌀: 0.04 per game)
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The 11th AFC Asian Cup took place in the period from December 4th to 21st December 1996 in the UAE instead. The largest Asian football tournament has been held by the Asian Football Association (AFC) since 1956 .
Saudi Arabia was able to prevail against the hosts in the final. The tournament's top scorer was Ali Daei (Iran) with eight goals.
qualification
Automatically qualified:
The following ten teams were also able to qualify:
Preliminary round
Group A
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Pl.
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country
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Sp.
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S.
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U
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N |
Gates
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Diff.
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Points
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| 1.
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United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
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3
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2
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1
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0
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006: 300
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+3
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07th
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| 2.
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Kuwait Kuwait
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3
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1
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1
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1
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006: 500
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+1
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04th
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| 3.
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Korea South South Korea
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3
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1
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1
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1
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005: 500
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± 0
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04th
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| 4th
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Indonesia Indonesia
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3
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0
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1
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2
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004: 800
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−4
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01
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| December 4, 1996 in Dubai
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| UAE |
- |
South Korea |
1: 1 (1: 0)
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| Indonesia |
- |
Kuwait |
2: 2 (2: 0)
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| December 7, 1996 in Dubai
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| UAE |
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Kuwait |
3: 2 (0: 2)
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| South Korea |
- |
Indonesia |
4: 2 (3: 0)
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| December 10, 1996 in Dubai
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| UAE |
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Indonesia |
2: 0 (0: 0)
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| South Korea |
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Kuwait |
0: 2 (0: 0)
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Group B
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Pl.
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country
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Sp.
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S.
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U
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N |
Gates
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Diff.
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Points
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| 1.
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Iran Iran
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3
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2
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0
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1
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007: 300
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+4
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06th
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| 2.
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Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
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3
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2
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0
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1
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007: 300
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+4
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06th
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| 3.
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Iraq 1991 Iraq
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3
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2
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0
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1
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006: 300
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+3
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06th
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| 4th
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Thailand Thailand
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3
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0
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0
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3
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002:130
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−11
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00
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| December 5, 1996 in Dubai
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| Saudi Arabia |
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Thailand |
6: 0 (4: 0)
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| Iran |
- |
Iraq |
1: 2 (0: 1)
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| December 8, 1996 in Dubai
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| Saudi Arabia |
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Iraq |
1: 0 (1: 0)
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| Thailand |
- |
Iran |
1: 3 (0: 1)
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| December 11, 1996 in Dubai
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| Saudi Arabia |
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Iran |
0: 3 (0: 2)
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| Iraq |
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Thailand |
4: 1 (2: 1)
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Group C
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Pl.
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country
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Sp.
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S.
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U
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N |
Gates
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Diff.
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Points
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| 1.
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Japan Japan
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3
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3
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0
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0
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007: 100
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+6
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09
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| 2.
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China People's Republic People's Republic of China
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3
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1
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0
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2
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003: 300
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± 0
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03
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| 3.
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Syria Syria
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3
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1
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0
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2
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003: 500
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−2
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03
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| 4th
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Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
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3
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1
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0
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2
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002: 600
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−4
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03
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| December 6, 1996 in Al Ain
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| Japan |
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Syria |
2: 1 (0: 1)
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| China |
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Uzbekistan |
0: 2 (0: 0)
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| December 9, 1996 in Al Ain
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| Uzbekistan |
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Japan |
0: 4 (0: 2)
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| Syria |
- |
China |
0: 3 (0: 1)
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| December 12, 1996 in Al Ain
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| Japan |
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China |
1: 0 (0: 0)
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| Uzbekistan |
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Syria |
0: 2 (0: 0)
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Comparison of third party groups
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Pl.
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country
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Sp.
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S.
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U
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Gates
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Diff.
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Points
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| 1.
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Iraq 1991 Iraq
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3
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2
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0
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1
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006: 300
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+3
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06th
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| 2.
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Korea South South Korea
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3
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1
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1
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1
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005: 500
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± 0
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04th
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| 3.
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Syria Syria
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3
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1
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0
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2
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003: 500
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−2
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03
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Final round
Quarter finals
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| December 15, 1996 in Abu Dhabi
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United Arab Emirates UAE
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Iraq 1991 Iraq |
1: 0 n.GG
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| December 15, 1996 in Al Ain
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Japan Japan |
- |
Kuwait Kuwait
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0: 2 (0: 1)
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| December 16, 1996 in Dubai
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Korea South South Korea |
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Iran Iran
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2: 6 (2: 1)
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| December 16, 1996 in Abu Dhabi
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Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
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China People's Republic China |
4: 3 (3: 2)
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Semifinals
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| December 18, 1996 in Abu Dhabi
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United Arab Emirates UAE
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Kuwait Kuwait |
1: 0 (0: 0)
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| December 18, 1996 in Abu Dhabi
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Iran Iran |
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Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
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0: 0 a.d., 3: 4 i. E.
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3rd place match
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| December 21, 1996 in Abu Dhabi
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Iran Iran
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Kuwait Kuwait |
1: 1 (1: 1), 3: 2 i. E.
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final
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| December 21, 1996 in Abu Dhabi
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Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
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United Arab Emirates UAE |
0: 0 a.d., 4: 2 i. E.
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Best goal scorers
Web links
yellow cards
Yellow-red cards
Red cards
Kuwait
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Iraq
Syria
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