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Teams | 21 (from 2 confederations) |
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AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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OFC Qualifiers |
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone (AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams and Israel[1] entered the competition. However, South Vietnam could not compete after being annexed by Vietnam. The Asian zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament.
Format
[edit]There would be two rounds of play:
- First Round: The 21 teams would be divided into 5 groups. The groups had different rules, as follows:
- Group 1 had 6 teams. The teams played against each other once in Singapore. The top 2 teams after the group matches played against each other in a single match. The winner would advance to the Final Round.
- Groups 2 and 3 had 4 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
- Group 4 had 4 teams. The teams played against each other twice in Qatar. The group winner would qualify.
- Group 5 had 3 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
- Final Round: The 5 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
First round
[edit]Group 1
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Play-off |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 2 | |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Singapore ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Quah Kim Song ![]() Rajagopal ![]() |
Hong Kong ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Chung Chor Wai ![]() Wun Chee Keung ![]() Kwok Ka Ming ![]() Lau Wing Yip ![]() |
Waskito Kaihun ![]() |
Malaysia ![]() | 6–4 | ![]() |
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James ![]() Isa Bakar ![]() |
Jesdaporn ![]() Witthaya ![]() Niwat ![]() |
Singapore ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Quah Kim Song ![]() Dollah Kassim ![]() |
Wun Chee Keung ![]() |
Hong Kong ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Kwok Ka Ming ![]() Chung Chor Wai ![]() |
Witthaya ![]() |
Singapore ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Mohammad Noh Hussein ![]() |
Thailand ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Cherdsak ![]() Jesdaporn ![]() Niwat ![]() |
Risdianto ![]() Junaedi Abdillah ![]() |
Malaysia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Bakri Ibni ![]() |
Fung Chi Ming ![]() |
Singapore ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Ronny Pattinasarany ![]() Anjas Asmara ![]() Andi Lala ![]() Iswadi Idris ![]() |
Play-off
[edit]Hong Kong and Singapore finished in the top two places, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
Singapore ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Lau Wing Yip ![]() |
Hong Kong advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Final round |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Israel ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Cha Bum-Kun ![]() Park Sang-In ![]() Choi Jong-Duk ![]() |
Malmilian ![]() |
Japan ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Cha Bum-Kun ![]() |
Korea Republic advanced to the Final Round. North Korea withdrew prior to the tournament in protest of Israel's participation.[3]
Group 3
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 8 | Advance to Final round |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Al Fahad ![]() Bo Saeed ![]() |
Syria ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Al Katbi ![]() Khouri ![]() |
Ghani ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Mazloumi ![]() Roshan ![]() |
Iran ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Yousefi ![]() Sharifi ![]() |
Iran advanced to the Final Round.
Group 4
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 8 | Advance to Final round |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Qatar ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Muftah ![]() Al Suwaidi ![]() |
Qatar ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Yaqoub ![]() Al-Anberi ![]() |
Bahrain ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Shaqr ![]() |
Al-Anberi ![]() Al Duraihem ![]() |
Qatar ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Abubakr ![]() |
Yaqoub ![]() Ma'yoof ![]() Al Saleh ![]() Bo Hamad ![]() |
Kuwait advanced to the Final Round.
Group 5
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Advance to Final round |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
Australia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Rooney ![]() Abonyi ![]() |
Taiwan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Chang Kuo Chi ![]() |
Kosmina ![]() Abonyi ![]() |
New Zealand ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Nelson ![]() Campbell ![]() Taylor ![]() Weymouth ![]() |
Taiwan ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() |
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Nelson ![]() Sumner ![]() Lo Chih Tsong ![]() |
Australia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Ollerton ![]() Kosmina ![]() |
Nelson ![]() |
New Zealand ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Nelson ![]() |
Ollerton ![]() |
Australia advanced to the Final Round.
Final round
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 14 | Qualification for 1978 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | ||
3 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 9 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 7 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | ||
5 | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–5 | — |
Hong Kong ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Cha Bum-Kun ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Australia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Kosmina ![]() Barnes ![]() |
Australia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Kosmina ![]() |
Cha Bum-Kun ![]() |
Hong Kong ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Chung Chor Wai ![]() |
Al-Dakhil ![]() Yaqoub ![]() Bo Hamad ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Park Sang-In ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Hong Kong ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() |
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Tang Hung Cheong ![]() Chung Chor Wai ![]() |
Ollerton ![]() Abonyi ![]() Bennett ![]() |
Kuwait ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Al-Dakhil ![]() Bo Abbas ![]() |
Cha Bum-Kun ![]() Choi Jong-Duk ![]() |
Iran ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Roshan ![]() |
Lee Young-Moo ![]() |
Iran ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Jahani ![]() Kazerani ![]() |
Iran ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Jahani ![]() |
Kuwait ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Al-Dakhil ![]() |
Fariba ![]() Khabiri ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Kim Ho-Kon ![]() Huh Jung-Moo ![]() Kim Jae-Han ![]() Park Sang-in ![]() |
Kwok Ka Ming ![]() Chan Fat Chi ![]() |
Iran qualified.
Qualified teams
[edit]The following team from AFC qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
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Final Round winners | 25 November 1977 | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
[edit]- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Murray Barnes
Colin Bennett
Ibrahim Al Farhan
Ebrahim Zowayed
Chan Fat Chi
Fung Chi Ming
Tang Hung Cheong
Junaedi Abdillah
Anjas Asmara
Iswadi Idris
Waskito Kaihun
Andi Lala
Ronny Pattinasarany
Risdianto
Behtash Fariba
Habib Khabiri
Ali Parvin
Habib Shareefi
Mohsin Yousifi
Haim Bar
Uri Malmilian
Itzhak Peretz
Ibrahim Mohammed Al Duraihem
Farouk Ibrahim Al Awadi Al Saleh
Badr Abdul Hameed Bo Abbas
Abdullah Yousuf Ma'yoof
Bakri Ibni
Clive Campbell
Dave Taylor
Kevin Weymouth
Anbar Bashir Abubakr
Hassan Myuter Saied Al Suwaidi
Mansour Muftah Faraj Bekhit
Samir Sultan Al Fahad
Saoud Al Gassem Mohammed Bo Saeed
Mohammed Abdul Ghani
Mohammed Noh Hussein
Dollah Kassim
Suriamurthy Rajagopal
Huh Jung-Moo
Kim Ho-Kon
Abdul Hamid Al Katbi
Marwan Khalifa Khouri
Chang Kuo Chi
Cherdsak Chaiyabutr
- 1 own goal
Lo Chih Tsong (playing against New Zealand)
See also
[edit]- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
References
[edit]- ^ Israel left the AFC in 1974
- ^ Japan played its "home" match against Israel away at Israel.
- ^ "North Korea Out Of World Soccer Cup Preliminaries". The Wichita Eagle. Associated Press. 29 January 1977. p. 2D. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Both matches between Australia and Taiwan were played on neutral ground.
- ^ Both matches between Australia and Taiwan were played on neutral ground.
- ^ Taiwan played its "home" match against New Zealand away instead.