1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup

The 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup (Vietnamese: 1967 Quốc Khánh Cup) was an invitational association football tournament.[1]

1967 Quốc Khánh Cup
Vietnam National Day Tournament
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Vietnam
CitySaigon
Dates4 November 1967 (1967-11-04)
14 November 1967 (1967-11-14)
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Australia
Runners-up South Korea
Third place South Vietnam
Fourth place Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored62 (3.88 per match)

The competition took place during the Vietnam War. The participants were mostly national teams from the anti-communist nations that supported the war effort. It was to become Australia's first honour in international football.

Participants

Group stage

Group A

South Vietnam 2–0 Singapore
Australia 5–3 New Zealand
South Vietnam 0–1 Australia
New Zealand 3–1 Singapore
South Vietnam 5–1 New Zealand
Australia 5–1 Singapore

Group B

Malaysia 3–2 Thailand
South Korea 1–0 Hong Kong
South Korea 3–1 Thailand
Hong Kong 0–2 Malaysia
Thailand 5–1 Hong Kong
South Korea 2–1 Malaysia

Knockout stage

 
Semi-FinalFinal
 
      
 
12 November
 
 
 Australia 1
 
14 November
 
 Malaysia 0
 
 Australia 3
 
12 November
 
 South Korea 2
 
 South Vietnam0
 
 
 South Korea 3
 
Third place playoff
 
 
14 November
 
 
 South Vietnam 4
 
 
 Malaysia 1

Semi-finals

Australia 1–0 Malaysia
South Vietnam 0–3 South Korea

Third place playoff

South Vietnam 4–1 Malaysia

Final

Australia 3–2 South Korea
Attendance: 14,547

References

  1. "(South) Vietnam Friendly Football Tournaments". rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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