DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia -- Talal Al-Mashal scored four goals Monday night
as Saudi Arabia routed Vietnam 4-0 in a World Cup qualifier.
Saudi Arabia, which already had clinched first place in Group 10 and a spot
in the second round of Asian qualifying, finished the first round with a 6-0
record and outscored opponents 30-0.
Vietnam (3-2-1) finished second in the group with 10 points, eight behind
the Saudis. Bangladesh (1-3-2) was third with five points, followed by Mongolia
(0-5-1) with one.
Al-Mashal scored in the 30th, 71st, 79th and 88th minutes.
In the other game of the doubleheader, Mongolia tied Bangladesh 2-2.
Saudi Arabia was the first team to qualify for the 10-nation Asian finals,
which will produce two qualifiers for the 2002 tournament in Japan and South
Korea.
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