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1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone (AFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article ''1994 FIFA World Cup qualification''. A total of 29 teams entered the competition. The Asian zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. There were two rounds of play: *First Round: The teams were divided into 6 groups of 4 or 5 teams each, although Myanmar and Nepal withdrew after playing no matches. The teams would play against each other twice. The group winners would advance to the Final Round. *Final Round: The 6 teams would play against each other once in Qatar. The group winner and runner-up would qualify. First round Group A ''Iraq'' advanced to the Final Round. Group B ''Iran'' advanced to the Final Round. Group C ''North Korea'' advanced to the Final Round. Group D ''South Korea'' advanced to the Final Round. Group E ''Saudi Arabia'' advanced to the Final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuyoshi Miura
, often known simply as Kazu (nicknamed "King Kazu"), is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Japan Football League club Suzuka Point Getters on loan from Yokohama FC. He played for the Japan national team from 1990 to 2000, and was the first Japanese recipient of the IFFHS Asia's Footballer of the Year award. Miura, whose rise to fame in Japan coincided with the launch of the J.League in 1993, was arguably Japan's first superstar in football. He is also known for his trademark "Kazu Feint" and his famous "Kazu dance", when he scores great goals or produces great plays. Miura holds the records for being the oldest goalscorer in the J-League, the footballer with the world's longest professional career, and, as of 2022, is the oldest professional footballer in the world at 55. He also holds the unique distinction of having played professional football in five separate decades (1980s–2020s). His elder brother Yasutoshi is also a former professi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaap Uilenberg
Jaap may refer to: * Jaap Sahib, Sikh prayer * Jaap (given name) Jaap is a Dutch given name that is short for Jacob or Jacobus (Jacob or James in English). People with this name include: Academics * Jaap R. Bruijn (born 1938), Dutch maritime historian * Jaap Doek (born 1942), Dutch jurist *Jaap van Ginneken (bo ..., Dutch given name (short for "Jacob") * Jaap, protagonist in the Dutch version of ''Bobo'' (Belgian comic) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Baldas
Fabio Baldas (born 19 March 1949 in Trieste) is a former association football referee from Italy. He is mostly known for supervising one match in the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, the first-round Group A contest between the United States and Colombia. Baldas served as a referee in numerous international competitions, including the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship and the 1992 Olympic tournament. He also officiated in 1994 World Cup qualifiers.Siminiceanu, Radu"Romania in the World Cup Qualifiers" ''RSSSF The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) is an international organization dedicated to collecting statistics about association football. The foundation aims to build an exhaustive archive of football-related information from around th ...'', 14 July 1998. Retrieved on 16 May 2013. References External links Fabio Baldasat WorldFootball.net 1949 births Italian football referees FIFA World Cup referees Living people 1994 FIFA World Cup refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Daei
Ali Daei ( fa, ; born 21 March 1969) is an Iranian football manager and former player. A striker, he was the captain of the Iranian national team between 2000 and 2006 and played in the German Bundesliga for Arminia Bielefeld, Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin. He is regarded as one of the greatest Asian footballers of all time. A tall forward, Daei was a prolific goalscorer and was known for his heading accuracy and ability in the air. He was the world's top international goalscorer with 109 goals, until his record was broken by Cristiano Ronaldo in 2021. During his playing career, Daei was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2001. Following his retirement, Daei served as a member of the FIFA Football Committee between 2007 and 2013. In 2014, he was inducted into the Asian Football Hall of Fame. Club career Early years Daei was born in Ardabil, Imperial Iran to an Iranian Azerbaijani family. Daei graduated from Sharif University of Technology in Materials Engin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Hassanzadeh (Esteghlal, Footballer)
Reza Hassanzadeh ( fa, رضا حسنزاده; born 1964 in Tehran, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player who played for Esteghlal Tehran for most of his career. He played defender in Esteghlal and Team Melli for almost a decade in 90's. During his professional career he scored 2 important goals. one of them was against Liaoning FC in 1990–91 Asian Club Championship Final. Reza scored Tehran giants first goal which later Samad Marfavi scored second goal and helped Esteghlal FC to win Asian title for second time. Reza also scored Team Melli's first goal against Japan in Asia (AFC). Beach Soccer career After his retirement from professional football, he played for Iran in 2006. He was Team Melli's captain in 2006 AFC Beach Soccer Championship which was qualification for 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Overall, this was the 12th edition of a List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masashi Nakayama
is a Japanese football manager and former player who is the manager of Azul Claro Numazu from 2023. He played as a forward in his playing career. Club career Playing as a forward, Nakayama made his J1 League debut on 11 March 1994. From then until 2009, he was an ever-present part of the Júbilo Iwata lineup as they were consistently one of the top teams in the J1 League since its inception. With a strike-rate of more than a goal every two games throughout his career, Nakayama was the inspirational and talismanic leader for both Júbilo Iwata and the Japanese national team. At the 1998 World Cup finals in France, Nakayama scored the only goal of the tournament and the first goal for Japan in the history of the World Cup against Jamaica on 26 June 1998.Japan icon Nakayama calls time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ion Crăciunescu
Ion Crăciunescu (born 27 September 1950) is a Romanian former football referee and player. Born in Craiova, he comes from the town of Râmnicu Vâlcea. Crăciunescu was a footballer at Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea and Universitatea Craiova until he retired in 1975, choosing to start a new career as a referee. He became an international referee in 1984. Although he never refereed at a World Cup or European Championship finals, he was selected as one of five referees for the 1995 King Fahd Cup (later known as the FIFA Confederations Cup). He is best known for officiating the 1995 UEFA Champions League Final between Ajax and Milan. He retired as a professional later that year. From 2003 to 2005, he was the president of the Romanian Referees Committee. His son, Theodor Crăciunescu was also a football referee. Honours Player ;Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea *Cupa României: 1972–73 ;Universitatea Craiova *Liga I The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid Al-Muwallid
Khalid Massad Al-Muwalid ( ar, خالد مسعد المولد; born 23 November 1971) is a retired Saudi Arabian footballer. He played most of his career for Al Ahli and Al Ittihad. Al-Muwallid played for the Saudi Arabia national football team and was a participant at the 1994 FIFA World Cup and at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. International career International goals :''Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.'' Championships With Al-Ahli Club: * 1998 Crown Prince Cup. * Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup 2001. With Al Ittihad Club: * Saudi League Championship 2001. * Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup 2001. * Saudi League Championship 2003. International and individual achievements with the national team: * Gulf Cup 12 in Bahrain. * 88th Asian Cup in Qatar. * 96th Asian Cup in the UAE. * Participation in the 94th World Cup in America and 98th in France. * 3 participations in the Confederations Cup 1992, 1995, 1997 AD. * He participated in the U-17 World Cup tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fahad Mehalel
Fahad Al Mehalel ( ar, فهد المهلل, born November 11, 1970) is a retired Saudi Arabian football striker. He played at a club level for Al-Shabab and Al-Nassr. For the national team, he played at the World Cups in 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup. He also played at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Saudi Arabia between 16 February and 3 March 1989. The 1989 championship was the 7th contested. The tournament took place across four cities: Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, and Ta'if. Qualification .... Club Career Stats References External links * 1970 births Living people Saudi Arabian men's footballers Saudi Arabia men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players Al Nassr FC players 1992 King Fahd Cup players 1992 AFC Asian Cup players 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1995 King Fahd Cup players 1996 AFC Asian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aron Schmidhuber
Aron Schmidhuber (born 28 February 1947 in Ottobrunn) is a retired football referee from Germany. He refereed two matches in the 1990 FIFA World Cup The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second time (the first being Me ... in Italy. References External links * * * 1947 births Living people German football referees UEFA Champions League referees FIFA World Cup referees 1990 FIFA World Cup referees UEFA Euro 1992 referees {{Germany-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
