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The 1998 FIFA World Cup AFC – OFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament Australia and the losing team in the AFC play-off from the Asian qualifying tournament Iran. The games were played on November 22 and November 29 of 1997 in Tehran and Melbourne respectively. Australia was hoping to play in the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1974 and Iran in 1978.