Tournament details | |
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Host country | Qatar |
Dates | 22 September – 1 October |
Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Saudi Arabia (1st title) |
Runners-up | Qatar |
Third place | Kuwait |
Fourth place | United Arab Emirates |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 52 (3.25 per match) |
The 1998 Arab Nations Cup is the seventh edition of the Arab Nations Cup hosted by Qatar, in Doha. Saudi Arabia won their first title.
Algeria, Egypt and Morocco did not send their senior national teams but instead sent their Under-23 teams to the competition.