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

Qualifying format

•   Qatar qualified as hosts.
•   Egypt qualified as holders.
•   Saudi Arabia and   Morocco 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)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kuwait	Qualified
United Arab Emirates	Qualified
Bahrain	Withdrew
Oman	Withdrew

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

Group B (Red Sea Region)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sudan	Qualified
Yemen	Withdrew
Somalia	Withdrew
Comoros	Withdrew

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

Group C (North Africa Region)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Algeria	Qualified
Libya	Qualified
Tunisia	Withdrew
Mauritania	Withdrew

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

Group D (East Region)

•   Iraq disqualified

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Syria	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
Jordan	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
Lebanon	3	1	0	2	3	4	-1	3
Palestine	3	0	1	2	3	6	-3	1

20 July 1998

Syria	3 - 0	Jordan

Lebanon

20 July 1998

Lebanon	3 - 1	Palestine

Lebanon

23 July 1998

Palestine	1 - 2	Syria

Lebanon

23 July 1998

Lebanon	0 - 2	Jordan

Lebanon

26 July 1998

Jordan	1 - 1	Palestine

Lebanon

26 July 1998

Lebanon	0 - 1	Syria

Lebanon

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