RESULTS:
Group A:
17-Oct-98: India 2-3 Kazakhstan - Goals: 0:1 Nitin Pradhan (19'), 1:1 Tarassov Yevgeniy (20'), 2:1 Urazayev Yerlan (36'),
2:2 Nitin Pradhan (45'), 3:2 Tarassov Yevgeniy (63').
INDIA: Naseem Aktar, Prabhjot Singh, Covan Lawrence, Mahesh Gawli, Mir Farooq Hyder (Nongmaithem Rajesh Meetei), Roque Barreto, Lukram James Singh, Noel Anthony Wilson, Shanmugam Venkatesh (Chandan Das), Sanjib Sheikh, Nitin Pradhan.
19-Oct-98: India 0-4 Thailand: Goals: 0:1 Pisan Rumrai (23'),0:2 Sutee Suksomkit (39'), 0:3 Tongchai Akarapong (54'), 0:4 Sutee Suksomkit (70').
INDIA: Naseem Aktar, Prabhjot Singh, Mahesh Gawli, Roque Barreto, Lukram James Singh (Shanmugam Venkatesh), Noel Anthony Wilson (Joseph Muralidharan), Sanjib Sheikh, Nitin Pradhan, Chandan Das, Subhashish Roy Chowdhury, Rajesh Meetei
Nongmaithem (Mir Farooq Hyder).
21-Oct-98: India 0-2 Saudi Arabi - Goals: 0:1 Saleh F. Alsaqri (5'), 0:2 Bandr H.F. Almutairi (80')
INDIA: Naseem Aktar, Prabhjot Singh, Covan Lawrence, Mahesh Gawli (Subhashish Roy Chowdhury), Mir Farooq Hyder, Roque Barreto, Lukram James Singh, Noel Anthony Wilson, Shanmugam Venkatesh (Joseph Muralidharan), Sanjib Sheikh, Chandan Das
(Nitin Pradhan).
23-Oct-98: India 1-1 Kuwait - Goals: 0:1 Bader MZ Najem(15'), 1:1 Climax Lawrence (80').
INDIA: Naseem Aktar, Covan Lawrence, Mahesh Gawli (Janak Basumatary), Mir Farooq Hyder, Roque Barreto, Lukram James Singh, Shanmugam Venkatesh, Sanjib Sheikh, Nitin Pradhan (Climax Lawrence), Chandan Das, Mohammed Waseen (Nongmaithem Rajesh Meetei).
India finished fifth and last with one point from four matches.