1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone (AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Tournament details | |
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Teams | 20 (from 2 confederations) |
A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams entered the competition. However, Iran withdrew before the draw was made. The Asian and Oceanian zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.
There would be two rounds of play:
- First Round: The remaining 20 teams would be divided into 4 groups. The groups had different rules, as follows:
- Group 1 had 5 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
- Group 2 had 5 teams. The teams played against each other once in Saudi Arabia. The group winner would qualify.
- Group 3 had 4 teams. The teams played against each other once in Kuwait. The group winner would qualify.
- Group 4 had 6 teams. All matches were played in Hong Kong. There would be four stages of play:
- Classification matches: All teams would be paired up to play preliminary matches to determine group classification.
- Group stage: Based on the results of the classification matches, the 6 teams were divided into 2 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other once. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the semifinals.
- Semifinals: The winner of Group A played against the runner-up of Group B in a single match, and the winner of Group B played against the runner-up of Group A 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.
- Final Round: The 4 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.
First round
Group 1
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | +28 | |
2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | |
3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | |
4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | |
5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 35 | −29 |
25 April 1981 | New Zealand | 3–3 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
Grant Turner Steve Wooddin Steve Sumner |
Eddie Krncevic Ken Boden |
Referee: Mencgali (Italy) |
3 May 1981 | Fiji | 0–4 | Suva, Fiji | |
Brian Turner Steve Sumner |
Referee: Omar (Malaysia) |
7 May 1981 | Chinese Taipei | 0–0 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | |
Referee: Asami (Japan) |
11 May 1981 | Indonesia | 0–2 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
Brian Turner Grant Turner |
Referee: Ausukont (Thailand) |
16 May 1981 | Australia | 0–2 | Sydney, Australia | |
Steve Wooddin Grant Turner |
Referee: Courtney (England) |
20 May 1981 | Australia | 2–0 | Melbourne, Australia | |
John Kosmina Alan Davidson |
Referee: Oliva (Portugal) |
23 May 1981 | New Zealand | 5–0 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
Grant Turner Adrian Elrick Brian Turner Steve Wooddin |
Referee: Oliva (Portugal) |
30 May 1981 | New Zealand | 2–0 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
Steve Wooddin Grant Turner |
Referee: Boskovic (Australia) |
6 June 1981 | Fiji | 2–1 | Suva, Fiji | |
Ratu Jone |
Chang Kuo Chi |
Referee: Dhillon (Singapore) |
10 June 1981 | Australia | 3–2 | Adelaide, Australia | |
Henderson Kosmina Byrne |
Deng Chyan |
Referee: Getkaew (Thailand) |
15 June 1981 | Indonesia | 1–0 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
Hadi Ismanto |
Referee: Charupunt (Thailand) |
28 June 1981 | Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | |
Deng Chyan Jyn Tson |
Referee: Nishi (Japan) |
26 July 1981 | Fiji | 1–4 | Suva, Fiji | |
Meli Vuilabasa |
Gary Cole Murray Barnes Peter Sharne |
Referee: Hardjowasito (Indonesia) |
4 August 1981 | Chinese Taipei | 0–0 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | |
Referee: Brillantes (Philippines) |
10 August 1981 | Indonesia | 3–3 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
Budi Johannis Upendran Choy Risdianto |
Ratu Jone Meli Vuilabasa John Morris Williams |
Referee: Gurkan (Philippines) |
14 August 1981 | Australia | 10–0 | Melbourne, Australia | |
Dave Mitchell Gary Cole |
Referee: Ausukont (Thailand) |
16 August 1981 | New Zealand | 13–0 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
Steve Sumner Brian Turner Grant Turner Duncan Cole Keith Mackay Steve Wooddin |
Referee: Getkaew (Thailand) |
30 August 1981 | Indonesia | 1–0 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
Risdianto |
Referee: Reyes (Philippines) |
6 September 1981 | Chinese Taipei | 0–0 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | |
Referee: Gurkan (Philippines) |
New Zealand advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | |
2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | |
3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |
4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | |
5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
19 March 1981 | Bahrain | 1–0 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
Boushagr |
Referee: Sano (Japan) |
21 March 1981 | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
Mohammad |
Referee: Rubio Vesquez (Mexico) |
22 March 1981 | Qatar | 3–0 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
Bekhit Al Muhannadi |
Referee: Lee Kok Leong (Singapore) |
24 March 1981 | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
Jassem |
Referee: Nishi (Japan) |
27 March 1981 | Qatar | 2–1 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
Ahmed Bekhit |
Jehad |
Referee: Rampley (Australia) |
28 March 1981 | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
Al Nafeesah |
Referee: Sano (Japan) |
30 March 1981 | Iraq | 2–1 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
Ashraf Khudhair |
Jehad |
Referee: Rampley (Australia) |
31 March 1981 | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
Al Ola |
Referee: Boskovic (Australia) |
Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.
Group 3
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | |
2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | |
3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 |
21 April 1981 | South Korea | 2–1 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | |
Hong Sung-Ho Lee Kang-Jo |
Wong Chye |
22 April 1981 | Kuwait | 6–0 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | |
Al-Anbari Al-Dakhil Kameel Karam J. Yaqoub |
Referee: D'Souza (India) |
24 April 1981 | South Korea | 5–1 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | |
Choi Soon-Ho Choi Jong-Deok Oh Seok-Jae Lee Tae-Ho |
Piyapong Pue-On |
Referee: Hardjowasito (Indonesia) |
25 April 1981 | Kuwait | 4–0 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | |
M. Juma'a Al-Ghanem J. Yaqoub |
Referee: Cheung Kwok Hui (Hong Kong) |
27 April 1981 | Malaysia | 2–2 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | |
Ibrahim Din |
Songwuti Suwannapluoh |
Referee: Valentine (Scotland) |
29 April 1981 | Kuwait | 2–0 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | |
Al-Anbari Al-Ghanem |
Referee: Aristizábal Murcia (Colombia) |
Kuwait advanced to the Final Round.
Group 4
Classification matches
China PR | 1–0 | |
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Chen Jingang |
Japan | 1–0 | |
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Kazushi Kimura |
North Korea | 3–0 | |
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Li Yong-Sob Li Chang-Ha Kim Yong-Nam |
Based on the results, China PR, Japan and Macau were placed in Group A, while Hong Kong, Korea DPR and Singapore were placed in Group B.
Group A
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
China PR | 3–0 | |
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Gu Guangming Zuo Shusheng Rong Zhixing |
China PR | 1–0 | |
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Rong Zhixing |
Japan | 3–0 | |
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Kazushi Kimura Hideki Maeda Haruhisa Hasegawa |
China and Japan advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.
Group B
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Hong Kong | 1–1 | |
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Choi York Yee |
Pathmanathan |
North Korea | 1–0 | |
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Li Yong-Sob |
Hong Kong | 2–2 | |
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Wan Chi Keung Wu Kwok Hung |
Li Yong-Man Li Yong-Sob |
Korea DPR and Hong Kong advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.
Semifinals
North Korea | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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Kim Yong-Nam |
Korea DPR advanced to the Group 4 Final.
Hong Kong | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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Penalties | ||
Wu Kwok Hung Chee Yit Bo Chan Fat Chi Fung Chi Ming Wan Chi Keung |
4–5 | Huang Xiangdong Zuo Shusheng Chi Shangbin Wang Feng Rong Zhixing |
China PR advanced to the Group 4 Final on penalties.
Final
China PR | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | |
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Huang Xiangdong Chen Xirong Gu Guangming |
Li Chang-Ha Kim Yong-Nam |
China PR advanced to the Final Round.
Final round
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | |
2= | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | |
2= | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | |
4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | −12 |
China PR | 0–0 | |
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New Zealand | 1–0 | |
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Ricki Herbert |
New Zealand | 1–2 | |
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Steve Wooddin |
Al-Dakhil J. Yaqoub |
China PR | 3–0 | |
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Rong Zhixing Gu Guangming Shen Xiangfu |
Saudi Arabia | 0–1 | |
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Al-Anbari |
China PR | 4–2 | |
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Zuo Shusheng Chen Jingang Gu Guangming Huang Xiangdong |
Al Nifawi Majed Abdullah |
China PR | 2–0 | |
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Huang Xiangdong Cai Jinbiao |
New Zealand | 2–2 | |
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Billy McClure Ricki Herbert |
Majed Abdullah |
Kuwait | 2–0 | |
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Al-Dakhil |
Kuwait | 2–2 | |
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Kameel Al-Hashash |
Steve Sumner Wynton Rufer |
Saudi Arabia | 0–5 | |
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Wynton Rufer Brian Turner Steve Wooddin |
- Notes
- ^ The match was held in Malaysia due to China and Saudi Arabia not having diplomatic relations.
Final round play-off
China PR and New Zealand finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
New Zealand | 2–1 | |
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Steve Wooddin Wynton Rufer |
Huang Xiangdong |
Kuwait and New Zealand qualified.
Goalscorers
- 9 goals
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- 8 goals
- 5 goals
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- 4 goals
- 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
- 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
- 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
- 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
- 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Notes
- To date, this was the last time that South Korea failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup.