1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 21 (from 2 confederations) |
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.
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
Group 1
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| 2 |  |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
| 3 |  |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| 4 |  |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 |  |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 |
| — |  |
withdrew | |||||||
| 27 February 1977 | Singapore | 2 – 0 | | National Stadium, Singapore |
Quah Kim Song  Rajagopal |
Attendance: 55.000 Referee: Boskovic (Australia) |
| 28 February 1977 | Hong Kong | 4 – 1 | | Singapore |
| Chung Chor Wai Wun Chee Keung Kwok Ka Ming Lau Wing Yip |
Waskito Kaihun |
Referee: Namdar (Iran) |
| 1 March 1977 | Malaysia | 6 – 4 | | Singapore |
| James Isa Bakar |
Na phatalung Laohakul Srisawat |
Referee: Vaz (India) |
| 2 March 1977 | Singapore | 2 – 2 | | Singapore |
| Quah Kim Song Dollah Kassim |
Wun Chee Keung |
Referee: Harries (New Zealand) |
| 5 March 1977 | Hong Kong | 2 – 1 | | Singapore |
| Kwok Ka Ming Chung Chor Wai |
Laohakul |
Referee: Kim Joo-Won (Korea Republic) |
| 6 March 1977 | Singapore | 1 – 0 | | Singapore |
| Mohammad Noh Hussein |
Referee: Asami (Japan) |
| 7 March 1977 | Thailand | 3 – 2 | | Singapore |
| Chaiyabutr Na Phatalung Srisawat |
Risdianto Junaedi Abdillah |
Referee: Alex Vaz (India) |
| 8 March 1977 | Malaysia | 1 – 1 | | Singapore |
| Bakri Ibni |
Fung Chi Ming |
Referee: Harries (New Zealand) |
| 9 March 1977 | Singapore | 0 – 4 | | Singapore |
| Ronny Pattinasarany Anjas Asmara Andi Lala Iswadi Idris |
Referee: Kim Joo-Won (Korea Republic) |
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.
Hong Kong advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| 2 |  |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
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1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
| — |  |
withdrew | |||||||
| 10 March 1977 | Japan | 0 – 2 | | Tel Aviv, Israel[2] |
| Machnes Peretz |
Referee: Verbeke (France) |
| 20 March 1977 | South Korea | 3 – 1 | | Seoul, Korea Republic |
| Cha Bum-Kun Park Sang-In Choi Jong-Duk |
Malmilian |
| 26 March 1977 | Japan | 0 – 0 | | Tokyo, Japan |
| Referee: Kathiravalc (Malaysia) |
| 3 April 1977 | South Korea | 1 – 0 | | Seoul, Korea Republic |
| Cha Bum-Kun |
Referee: Zainal Abidin (Malaysia) |
Korea Republic advanced to the Final Round.
Group 3
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
| 2 |  |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
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2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
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withdrew | |||||||
| 12 November 1976 | Saudi Arabia | 2 – 0 | | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Al Fahad Bo Saeed |
Referee: Dörflinger (Switzerland) |
| 26 November 1976 | Syria | 2 – 1 | | Damascus, Syria |
| Al Katbi Khouri |
Ghani |
Referee: Babacan (Turkey) |
| 7 January 1977 | Saudi Arabia | 0 – 3 | | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Mazloumi Roshan |
Referee: Linemayr (Austria) |
| 28 January 1977 | Syria | 0 – 1 | | Damascus, Syria |
| (Report) | Parvin |
Stadium: Abbasiyyin Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Robert Fratz (France) |
| 22 April 1977 | Iran | 2 – 0 | | Shiraz, Iran |
| Yousifi Shareefi |
Referee: Dörflinger (Switzerland) |
Iran advanced to the Final Round.
Group 4
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 |
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2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| 3 |  |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 |
| — |  |
withdrew | |||||||
| 13 March 1977 | Qatar | 2 – 0 | | Doha, Qatar |
| Bekhit Al Suwaidi |
Referee: Hungerbühler (Switzerland) |
| 17 March 1977 | Bahrain | 1 – 2 | | Doha, Qatar |
| Shaqr |
Al-Anberi Al Duraihem |
Referee: Lattana (Italy) |
| 19 March 1977 | Qatar | 0 – 3 | | Doha, Qatar |
| Shaqr Zowayed Al Farhan |
Referee: Partridge (England) |
| 21 March 1977 | Qatar | 1 – 4 | | Doha, Qatar |
| Abubakr |
Yaqoub Ma'yoof Al Saleh Bo Hamad |
Referee: Lattanzi (Italy) |
Kuwait advanced to the Final Round.
Group 5
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
| 2 |  |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 |
| 3 |  |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | −16 |
| 13 March 1977 | Australia | 3 – 0 | | Suva, Fiji[3] |
| Rooney Abonyi |
Referee: Promakash (Thailand) |
| 16 March 1977 | Taiwan | 1 – 2 | | Suva, Fiji[4] |
| Chang Kuo Chi |
Kosmina Abonyi |
Referee: Getkaew (Thailand) |
| 20 March 1977 | New Zealand | 6 – 0 | | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nelson Campbell Taylor Weymouth |
Referee: Suppiah (Singapore) |
| 23 March 1977 | Taiwan | 0 – 6 | | Auckland, New Zealand[5] |
| Nelson Sumner Lo Chih Tsong |
Referee: Dhillon (Singapore) |
| 27 March 1977 | Australia | 3 – 1 | | Sydney, Australia |
| Ollerton Kosmina |
Nelson |
Referee: Chan Tam Sun (Hong Kong) |
| 30 March 1977 | New Zealand | 1 – 1 | | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nelson |
Ollerton |
Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong) |
Australia advanced to the Final Round.
Final round
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 |
| 2 | |
10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 |
| 3 | |
9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 |
| 4 | |
7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | +3 |
| 5 | |
0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 26 | −21 |
| 19 June 1977 | Hong Kong | 0 – 2 | | Hong Kong |
| Kazerani Jahani |
Stadium: Government Stadium Referee: Gussoni, (Italy) |
| 26 June 1977 | Hong Kong | 0 – 1 | | Hong Kong |
| Cha Bum-Kun |
Referee: Biwersi (West Germany) |
| 3 July 1977 | South Korea | 0 – 0 | | Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, Korea Republic |
| Referee: Fute (Scotland) |
| 10 July 1977 | Australia | 3 – 0 | | Adelaide, Australia |
| Kosmina Barnes |
Referee: Hungerbühler (Switzerland) |
| 14 August 1977 | Australia | 0 – 1 | | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia |
| Roshan |
Referee: Wöhrer (Austria) |
| 27 August 1977 | Australia | 2 – 1 | | Sydney, Australia |
| Kosmina |
Cha Bum-Kun |
Referee: Keizer (Netherlands) |
| 2 October 1977 | Hong Kong | 1 – 3 | | Hong Kong |
| Chung Chor Wai |
Al-Dakhil Yaqoub Bo Hamad |
Referee: Martinez (Spain) |
| 9 October 1977 | South Korea | 1 – 0 | | Seoul, Korea Republic |
| Park Sang-In |
Referee: Ciacci (Italy) |
| 16 October 1977 | Australia | 1 – 2 | | Sydney, Australia |
| Rooney |
Kameel Al-Anberi |
Referee: Vautrot (France) |
| 23 October 1977 | South Korea | 0 – 0 | | Seoul, Korea Republic |
| Referee: Eriksson (Sweden) |
| 30 October 1977 | Hong Kong | 2 – 5 | | Hong Kong |
| Tang Hung Cheong Chung Chor Wai |
Ollerton Abonyi Bennett |
Referee: Ponnet (Belgium) |
| 5 November 1977 | Kuwait | 2 – 2 | | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Al-Dakhil Bo Abbas |
Cha Bum-Kun Choi Jong-Duk |
Referee: Dubach (Switzerland) |
| 11 November 1977 | Iran | 2 – 2 | | Tehran, Iran |
| Roshan |
Lee Young-Moo |
Referee: Partridge (England) |
| 12 November 1977 | Kuwait | 4 – 0 | | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Al-Dakhil Al-Anberi Kameel |
Referee: Victor (Luxembourg) |
| 18 November 1977 | Iran | 3 – 0 | | Tehran, Iran |
| Jahani Kazerani |
Referee: Raus (Yugoslavia) |
| 3 December 1977 | Kuwait | 1 – 2 | | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Al-Dakhil |
Fariba Khabiri |
Referee: Wright (Northern Ireland) |
| 4 December 1977 | South Korea | 5 – 2 | | Seoul, Korea Republic |
| Kim Ho-Kon Huh Jung-Moo Kim Jae-Han |
Kwok Ka Ming Chan Fat Chi |
Referee: Aldinger (West Germany) |
Iran qualified.
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
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- 4 goals
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- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- 1 own goal
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See also
- 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
- Israel left the AFC in 1974
- Japan played its "home" match against Israel away at Israel.
- 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.
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