1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone (AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification.

1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
Tournament details
Teams15 (from 1 confederation)

India, Sri Lanka and the Philippines withdrew before the matches were played. The remaining 15 teams were divided into 2 zones, based on geographical and political considerations, as follows:

  • Zone A had 7 teams (teams from East Asia, plus Israel). All matches were played in Korea Republic. There would be four stages of play:
    • Classification matches: All teams except Korea Republic would be paired up to play preliminary matches to determine group classification.
    • Group stage: Based on the results of the classification matches, the 7 teams were divided into 2 groups (Group 1 with 3 teams and Group 2 with 4 teams). The teams played against each other once. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the semifinals.
    • Semifinals: The winner of Group 1 played against the runner-up of Group 2 in a single match, and the winner of Group 2 played against the runner-up of Group 1 in a single match. The winners would advance to the Final.
    • Final: The 2 teams played against each other in a single match. The winner would advance to the Final Round.
  • Zone B had 8 teams (teams from West Asia and Oceania, plus Indonesia and Korea DPR). There would be two stages of play:
    • Group stage: The 8 teams were divided into 2 groups of 4 teams each. The teams played against each other twice (Group 1 in Iran and Group 2 in Australia and New Zealand). The group winners would advance to the final.
    • Final: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would advance to the Final Round.

In the Final Round, the winners of Zone A and Zone B played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.

Zone A

Classification Matches
16 May 1973 South Vietnam 1 – 0 ThailandSeoul, Korea Republic
Meelarpkit  83' (o.g.) Referee: Coffman (New Zealand)
16 May 1973 Israel 2 – 1 JapanSeoul, Korea Republic
Onana  5', 61' Hirasawa  28' Referee: Boskovic (Australia)
17 May 1973 Hong Kong 1 – 0 MalaysiaSeoul, Korea Republic
Lo Hung-Hoi  53' Referee: Azam (India)

Based on the results, South Vietnam, Japan and Hong Kong were placed in Group 1, while Thailand, Israel and Malaysia were placed in Group 2 with Korea Republic.

Group 1
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Hong Kong 4220020+2
2  Japan 2210141+3
3  South Vietnam 0200205−5
20 May 1973 Japan 4 – 0 South VietnamSeoul, Korea Republic
Kamamoto  6', 86'
Mori  19'
Quang  54' (o.g.)		 Referee: Coffman (New Zealand)
22 May 1973 Hong Kong 1 – 0 JapanSeoul, Korea Republic
Kwok Ka-ming  83' Referee: Boskovic (Australia)
24 May 1973 Hong Kong 1 – 0 South VietnamSeoul, Korea Republic
Yuen Kuen-Chu  68' Referee: Aing Kim Ean (Khmer Republic)

Hong Kong and Japan advanced to the Zone A Semifinals.

Group 2
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Israel 5321090+9
2  South Korea 4312040+4
3  Malaysia 3311123−1
4  Thailand 03003012−12
19 May 1973 Israel 3 – 0 MalaysiaSeoul, Korea Republic
Farkash  50'
Shum  62'
Onana  82'		 Referee: Aing Kim Ean (Khmer Republic)
19 May 1973 South Korea 4 – 0 ThailandSeoul Stadium, Seoul
Cha Bum-Kun  52'
Kim Jae-Han  63'
Chung Kyu-Poong  79', 84'		 Attendance: 50.000
Referee: Ruslan Hatta (Indonesia)
21 May 1973 South Korea 0 – 0 MalaysiaSeoul, Korea Republic
Referee: U Tin Thut (Burma)
21 May 1973 Israel 6 – 0 ThailandSeoul, Korea Republic
Borba  12'
Spiegler  62'
Shum  69'
Rozen  73', 84'
Onana  78'		 Referee: Dhillon (Singapore)
23 May 1973 South Korea 0 – 0 IsraelSeoul, Korea Republic
Referee: U Tin Thut (Burma)
23 May 1973 Malaysia 2 – 0 ThailandSeoul, Korea Republic
Abdullah  70'
Jusoh  89'		 Referee: Azam (India)

Israel and Korea Republic advanced to the Zone A Semifinals.

Semifinals
26 May 1973 South Korea 3 – 1 Hong KongSeoul Stadium, Seoul
Kim Jae-Han  45'
Park Yi-Chun  52'
Chung Kyu-Poong  72'		 Yuen Kuen-Chu  5' Referee: Ruslan Hatta (Indonesia
26 May 1973 Israel 1 – 0
(a.e.t.)		 JapanSeoul, Korea Republic
Onana  110' Referee: Dhillon (Singapore)

Korea Republic and Israel advanced to the Zone A Final.

Final
28 May 1973 South Korea 1 – 0
(a.e.t.)		 IsraelSeoul Stadium, Seoul
Cha Bum-Kun  109' Referee: U Tin Thut (Burma)

Korea Republic advanced to the Final Round.

Zone B

Group 1
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Iran 9641173+4
2  Syria 76312660
3  North Korea 56132550
4  Kuwait 3611448−4
4 May 1973 Iran 0 – 0 North KoreaTehran, Iran
Referee: Ramalingam (Malaysia)
4 May 1973 Syria 2 – 1 KuwaitTehran, Iran
Chahrestan  62'
Nano  65'		 Al Duraihem  57' Referee: Ong Eng Young (Singapore)
6 May 1973 North Korea 1 – 1 SyriaTehran, Iran
Kim Jong-Min  53' Chahrestan  71' Referee: Getkaew (Thailand)
6 May 1973 Iran 2 – 1 KuwaitTehran, Iran
Vafakhah  23'
Parvin  56'		 Kameel  83' Referee: Er Wee Kiam (Malaysia)
8 May 1973 North Korea 0 – 0 KuwaitTehran, Iran
Referee: Vaz (India)
8 May 1973 Iran 1 – 0 SyriaTehran, Iran
Kargarjam  85' Referee: Sridaranop (Thailand)
11 May 1973 Iran 2 – 1 North KoreaTehran, Iran
Monajati  19'
Sadeghi  89'		 Pak Sung-Jin  48' Referee: Ong Eng Young (Singapore)
11 May 1973 Syria 2 – 0 KuwaitTehran, Iran
Said  18'
Chahrestan  90'		 Referee: Hamza Ali Mirza (Bahrain)
13 May 1973 North Korea 3 – 0 SyriaTehran, Iran
An Se-Uk  30'
Ma Jung-U  39', 77'		 Referee: Vaz (India)
13 May 1973 Iran 2 – 0 KuwaitTehran, Iran
Ghelichkhani  60' (pen)
Djabari  74'		 Referee: Sridaranop (Thailand)
15 May 1973 Syria 1 – 0 IranTehran, Iran
Tatiche  12' Referee: Demirdjian (Lebanon)
15 May 1973 Kuwait 2 – 0 North KoreaTehran, Iran
Bo Hamad  31', 51' Referee: Getkaew (Thailand)

Iran advanced to the Zone B Final.

Group 2
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Australia 96330156+9
2  Iraq 86321116+5
3  Indonesia 46123613−7
4  New Zealand 36033512−7
4 March 1973 New Zealand 1 – 1 AustraliaAuckland, New Zealand
Turner  57' Campbell  85' Stadium: Newmarket Ground
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Luk Tat Sun (Hong Kong)
11 March 1973 Indonesia 1 – 1 New ZealandSydney, Australia
Sarman Panggabean  13' Vest  74' Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 28,514
Referee: K Mahendran (Malaysia)
11 March 1973 Australia 3 – 1 IraqSydney, Australia
Richards  49'
Alston  80', 85'		 Nouri  89' Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 28,514
Referee: Govindasamy Suppiah (Singapore)
13 March 1973 Iraq 2 – 0 New ZealandSydney, Australia
Rashid  10'
Hatim  40'		 Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 12,763
Referee: Fernando Alvarez (Philippines)
13 March 1973 Australia 2 – 1 IndonesiaSydney, Australia
Campbell  23'
Alston  42'		 Iswadi Idris  36' Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 12,763
Referee: Dau Van Dzu (South Vietnam)
16 March 1973 Iraq 1 – 1 IndonesiaSydney, Australia
Kadhim  23' Iswadi Idris  43' Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 14,071
Referee: Kim Joo-Wom (Korea Republic)
16 March 1973 Australia 3 – 3 New ZealandSydney, Australia
Utjesenovic  11'
Baartz  19'
Buljevic  26'		 Vest  10'
Tindall  50'
Hogg  86' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 14,071
Referee: K Mahendran (Malaysia)
18 March 1973 Australia 0 – 0 IraqMelbourne, Australia
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 10,684
Referee: Masatoshi Nagashima (Japan)
18 March 1973 Indonesia 1 – 0 New ZealandMelbourne, Australia
Tillotson  7' (o.g.) Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 10,684
Referee: Govindasamy Suppiah (Singapore)
21 March 1973 Iraq 3 – 2 IndonesiaSydney, Australia
Aziz  22' (pen.)
Obeid  33'
Nouri  72'		 Sarman Panggabean  25'
Andjas Asmara  58'		 Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Luk Tat Sun (Hong Kong)
24 March 1973 Iraq 4 – 0 New ZealandSydney, Australia
Hatim  4', 15', 67'
Kadhim  23'		 Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 12,390
Referee: Kim Joo-Won (Korea Republic)
24 March 1973 Australia 6 – 0 IndonesiaSydney, Australia
Mackay  3', 40'
Abonyi  23', 54'
Richards  72'
Baartz  78'		 Attendance: 12,390
Referee: Masatoshi Nagashima (Japan)

Australia advanced to the Zone B Final.

Final
18 August 1973 Australia 3 – 0 IranSydney, Australia
Alston  43'
Abonyi  45'
Wilson  83'		 Referee: Scheurer (Switzerland)
24 August 1973 Iran 2 – 0
(2 – 3 agg.)		 AustraliaTehran, Iran
Ghelichkhani  14', 32' Referee: Kazakov (Soviet Union)

Australia advanced to the Final Round.

Final round
28 October 1973 Australia 0 – 0 South KoreaSydney, Australia
Referee: Loraux (Belgium)
10 November 1973 South Korea 2 – 2
(2 – 2 agg.)		 AustraliaSeoul, Korea Republic
Kim Jae-han  15'
Ko Jae-wook  27'		 Buljevic  29'
Baartz  48'		 Referee: Van Gemert (Netherlands)

The aggregate score was tied 2–2, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

13 November 1973 Australia 1 – 0 South KoreaHong Kong
Mackay  70' Referee: Van Gemert (Netherlands)

Australia qualified, via the play-off.

Goalscorers
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
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