The Asian Football Confederation was allocated two assured qualifying berths for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. 26 teams were in the running for these spots; Bahrain, India, Maldives and South Yemen withdrew without playing a qualifying match. Asia's two automatic qualifying berths were taken by Korea Republic and the United Arab Emirates.

Format

First round

Group 1

Qatar advanced to the final round.

Group 2

Saudi Arabia advanced to the final round.

Group 3

United Arab Emirates advanced to the final round.

Group 4

Korea Republic advanced to the final round.

Group 5

China advanced to the final round.

Group 6

Korea DPR advanced to the final round.

Final round

Standings

Korea Republic and the United Arab Emirates qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Results

Qualified teams

The following two teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.

Goalscorers