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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name   = 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
| year           = 
| alt            =
| caption        =
| host countries = 
| dates          = 
| num_teams      = 20
| confederations = 2
| matches        = 
| goals          = 
| attendance     = 
| top_scorer     = {{fbicon|AUS}} [[Gary Cole (soccer)|Gary Cole]]<br>{{fbicon|NZL}} [[Steve Sumner]]<br>{{fbicon|NZL}} [[Brian Turner (footballer, born 1949)|Brian Turner]] (9 goals)
| prevseason     = [[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|1978]]
| nextseason     = [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1986 (AFC)]]{{0|&nbsp;→}}<br />[[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|1986 (OFC)]]
}}
{{Qualification for championships (AFC)}}
{{Qualification for championships (OFC)}}

Listed below are the dates and results for the '''[[1982 FIFA World Cup]] [[FIFA World Cup qualification|qualification]]''' rounds for the '''Asian and Oceanian zone ([[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] and [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]])'''. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article ''[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification]]''.

A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams entered the competition. However, [[Iran national football team|Iran]] withdrew before the draw was made. The Asian and Oceanian zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.

==Format==
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===
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|show_matches=y
|class_rules=
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/82qual.html#gr13 RSSSF]
|winpoints=2

<!--Team positions below-->
|team_order=NZL, AUS, IDN, TPE, FIJ

<!--Team results below-->
|update=complete
|win_NZL=6 |draw_NZL=2 |loss_NZL=0 |gf_NZL=31|ga_NZL=3
|win_AUS=4 |draw_AUS=2 |loss_AUS=2 |gf_AUS=22|ga_AUS=9
|win_IDN=2 |draw_IDN=2 |loss_IDN=4 |gf_IDN=5 |ga_IDN=14
|win_TPE=1 |draw_TPE=3 |loss_TPE=4 |gf_TPE=5 |ga_TPE=8
|win_FIJ=1 |draw_FIJ=3 |loss_FIJ=4 |gf_FIJ=6 |ga_FIJ=35

<!--Match results below-->
|match_NZL_AUS=3–3
|match_NZL_IDN=5–0
|match_NZL_TPE=2–0
|match_NZL_FIJ=13–0

|match_AUS_NZL=0–2
|match_AUS_IDN=2–0
|match_AUS_TPE=3–2
|match_AUS_FIJ=10–0

|match_IDN_NZL=0–2
|match_IDN_AUS=1–0
|match_IDN_TPE=1–0
|match_IDN_FIJ=3–3

|match_TPE_NZL=0–0
|match_TPE_AUS=0–0
|match_TPE_IDN=2–0
|match_TPE_FIJ=0–0

|match_FIJ_NZL=0–4
|match_FIJ_AUS=1–4
|match_FIJ_IDN=0–0
|match_FIJ_TPE=2–1

<!--Team definitions-->
|name_NZL={{fb|NZL}} |short_NZL={{flagdeco|NZL}}
|name_AUS={{fb|AUS}} |short_AUS={{flagdeco|AUS}}
|name_IDN={{fb|IDN}} |short_IDN={{flagdeco|IDN}}
|name_TPE={{fb|TPE}} |short_TPE={{flagdeco|TPE}}
|name_FIJ={{fb|FIJ}} |short_FIJ={{flagdeco|FIJ}}

<!--Qualification column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Final round|Final round]]
}}</onlyinclude>

{{Football box
|date = 25 April 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|NZL}}
|score = 3–3
|team2 = {{Fb|AUS}}
|goals1 = [[Grant Turner (footballer)|G. Turner]] {{Goal|25}}<br />[[Steve Wooddin|Wooddin]] {{Goal|34}}<br />[[Steve Sumner|Sumner]] {{Goal|80}}
|goals2 = [[Eddie Krncevic|Krncevic]] {{Goal|15||42}}<br />[[Ken Boden|Boden]] {{Goal|31}}
|stadium = [[Mount Smart Stadium]]
|location = [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]
|attendance = 10,000
|referee = [[Gianfranco Menegali]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 3 May 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|FIJ}}
|score = 0–4
|team2 = {{Fb|NZL}}
|goals2 = [[Brian Turner (New Zealand footballer)|B. Turner]] {{Goal|8||31||85}}<br />[[Steve Sumner|Sumner]] {{Goal|20}}
|stadium = [[Govind Park]]
|location = [[Ba (town)|Ba]], [[Fiji]]
|attendance = 
|referee = Othman bin Omar ([[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 7 May 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|TPE}}
|score = 0–0
|team2 = {{Fb|NZL}}
|stadium = [[Taipei Stadium]]
|location = [[Taipei]], [[Chinese Taipei]]
|attendance = 12,000
|referee = T. Asami ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 11 May 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|IDN}}
|score = 0–2
|team2 = {{Fb|NZL}}
|goals2 = [[Brian Turner (New Zealand footballer)|B. Turner]] {{Goal|14}}<br />[[Grant Turner (footballer)|G. Turner]] {{Goal|75}}
|stadium = [[Senayan Stadium]]
|location = [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
|attendance = 47,000
|referee = N. Ausukont ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 16 May 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|AUS}}
|score = 0–2
|team2 = {{Fb|NZL}}
|goals2 = [[Steve Wooddin|Wooddin]] {{Goal|29}}<br />[[Grant Turner (footballer)|G. Turner]] {{Goal|81}}
|stadium = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]]
|location = [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
|attendance = 15,854
|referee = [[George Courtney|Courtney]] ([[The Football Association|England]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 20 May 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|AUS}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{Fb|IDN}}
|goals1 = [[John Kosmina|Kosmina]] {{Goal|29}} <br /> [[Alan Edward Davidson|Davidson]] {{Goal|33}}
|stadium = [[Olympic Park, Melbourne|Olympic Park]]
|location = [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]
|attendance = 10,000
|referee = V. Garcia Oliveira ([[Portuguese Football Federation|Portugal]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 23 May 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|NZL}}
|score = 5–0
|team2 = {{Fb|IDN}}
|goals1 = [[Steve Wooddin|Wooddin]] {{Goal|9}}<br />[[Brian Turner (footballer, born 1949)|B. Turner]] {{Goal|34}}<br />[[Grant Turner (footballer)|G. Turner]] {{Goal|59||65}}<br />[[Adrian Elrick|Elrick]] {{Goal|81}}
|stadium = [[Mount Smart Stadium]]
|location = [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]
|attendance = 4,742
|referee = V. Garcia Oliveira ([[Portuguese Football Federation|Portugal]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 30 May 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|NZL}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{Fb|TPE}}
|goals1 = [[Steve Wooddin|Wooddin]] {{Goal|14}}<br />[[Grant Turner (footballer)|G. Turner]] {{Goal|75}}
|stadium = [[Mount Smart Stadium]]
|location = [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]
|attendance = 3,077
|referee = [[Tony Boskovic|Boskovic]] ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 31 May 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|FIJ}}
|score = 0–0
|team2 = {{Fb|IDN}}
|stadium = [[HFC Bank Stadium|National Stadium]]
|location = [[Suva]], [[Fiji]]
|attendance = 8,000
|referee = Lee Kok Leong ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 6 June 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|FIJ}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{Fb|TPE}}
|goals1 = [[Ratu Jone]] {{Goal|55||55}}
|goals2 = [[Chang Kuo Chi]] {{Goal|40}}
|stadium = [[Govind Park]]
|location = [[Ba (town)|Ba]], [[Fiji]]
|attendance = 6,000
|referee = Dhillon ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 10 June 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|AUS}}
|score = 3–2
|team2 = {{Fb|TPE}}
|goals1 = [[Tony Henderson|Henderson]] {{Goal|17}}<br />[[John Kosmina|Kosmina]] {{Goal|54}}<br />[[Gary Byrne (soccer)|Byrne]] {{Goal|68|pen.}}
|goals2 = [[Duh Deng-Sheng]] {{Goal|82||89}}
|stadium = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]]
|location = [[Adelaide]], [[Australia]]
|attendance = 3,200
|referee = Vijit Getkaen ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 15 June 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|IDN}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{Fb|TPE}}
|goals1 = [[Hadi Ismanto]] {{Goal|75}}
|stadium = [[Senayan Stadium]]
|location = [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
|attendance = 14,000
|referee = Charupunt ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 28 June 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|TPE}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{Fb|IDN}}
|goals1 = [[Deng Chyan]] {{Goal}}<br />[[Jyn Tson]] {{Goal}}
|stadium = [[Taipei Stadium]]
|location = [[Taipei]], [[Chinese Taipei]]
|attendance = 7,500
|referee = Nishi ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 26 July 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|FIJ}}
|score = 1–4
|team2 = {{Fb|AUS}}
|goals1 = [[Meli Vuilabasa|Vuilabasa]] {{Goal|82}}
|goals2 = [[Gary Cole (soccer)|Cole]] {{Goal|4||31}}<br />[[Murray Barnes|Barnes]] {{Goal|10}}<br />[[Peter Sharne|Sharne]] {{Goal|28}}
|stadium = [[HFC Bank Stadium|National Stadium]]
|location = [[Suva]], [[Fiji]]
|attendance = 11,000
|referee = Hardjowasito ([[Football Association of Indonesia|Indonesia]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 4 August 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|TPE}}
|score = 0–0
|team2 = {{Fb|FIJ}}
|stadium = [[Taipei Stadium]]
|location = [[Taipei]], [[Chinese Taipei]]
|attendance = 5,600
|referee = Brillantes ([[Philippine Football Federation|Philippines]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 10 August 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|IDN}}
|score = 3–3
|team2 = {{Fb|FIJ}}
|goals1 = [[Budi Johannis]] {{Goal}}<br /> [[Upendran Choy]] {{Goal|o.g.}}<br />[[Herry Risdianto|Risdianto]] {{Goal}}
|goals2 = [[Ratu Jone]] {{Goal}}<br />[[Meli Vuilabasa]] {{Goal}}<br />[[John Morris Williams]] {{Goal}}
|stadium = [[Senayan Stadium]]
|location = [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
|attendance = 16,000
|referee = T. Gurkan ([[Philippine Football Federation|Philippines]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 14 August 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|AUS}}
|score = 10–0
|team2 = {{Fb|FIJ}}
|goals1 = [[Dave Mitchell (footballer)|Mitchell]] {{Goal|29||43||80}} <br />[[Gary Cole (soccer)|Cole]] {{Goal|37||54||63||67||70||71|pen.|75}}
|stadium = [[Olympic Park, Melbourne|Olympic Park]]
|location = [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]
|attendance = 3,500
|referee = Ausukont Nobnom ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 16 August 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|NZL}}
|score = 13–0
|team2 = {{Fb|FIJ}}
|goals1 = [[Steve Wooddin|Wooddin]] {{Goal|2}}<br />[[Steve Sumner|Sumner]] {{Goal|8||45||55||60||72||86}}<br />[[Grant Turner (footballer)|G. Turner]] {{Goal|9||31}}<br />[[Duncan Cole|Cole]] {{Goal|36}}<br />[[Brian Turner (footballer, born 1949)|B. Turner]] {{Goal|40||85}}<br />[[Keith Mackay|Mackay]] {{Goal|48}}
|stadium = [[Mount Smart Stadium]]
|location = [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]
|attendance = 3,345
|referee = Vijit Getkaew ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 30 August 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|IDN}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{Fb|AUS}}
|goals1 = [[Herry Risdianto|Risdianto]] {{Goal|88}}
|stadium = [[Senayan Stadium]]
|location = [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
|attendance = 25,000
|referee = R. Reyes ([[Philippine Football Federation|Philippines]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 6 September 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|TPE}}
|score = 0–0
|team2 = {{Fb|AUS}}
|stadium = [[Taipei Stadium]]
|location = [[Taipei]], [[Chinese Taipei]]
|attendance = 7,000
|referee = T. Gurkan ([[Philippine Football Federation|Philippines]])
}}

'''New Zealand''' advanced to the Final Round.

===Group 2===
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|class_rules=
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/82qual.html#gr13 RSSSF]
|winpoints=2

<!--Team positions below-->
|team_order=KSA, IRQ, QAT, BHR, SYR

<!--Team results below-->
|update=complete
|win_KSA=4 |draw_KSA=0 |loss_KSA=0 |gf_KSA=5 |ga_KSA=0
|win_IRQ=3 |draw_IRQ=0 |loss_IRQ=1 |gf_IRQ=5 |ga_IRQ=2
|win_QAT=2 |draw_QAT=0 |loss_QAT=2 |gf_QAT=5 |ga_QAT=3
|win_BHR=1 |draw_BHR=0 |loss_BHR=3 |gf_BHR=1 |ga_BHR=6
|win_SYR=0 |draw_SYR=0 |loss_SYR=4 |gf_SYR=2 |ga_SYR=7

<!--Team definitions-->
|name_KSA={{fb|KSA}} |short_KSA={{flagdeco|KSA}}
|name_IRQ={{fb|IRQ|1963}} |short_IRQ={{flagdeco|IRQ|1963}}
|name_QAT={{fb|QAT}} |short_QAT={{flagdeco|QAT}}
|name_BHR={{fb|BHR|1972}} |short_BHR={{flagdeco|BHR|1972}}
|name_SYR={{fb|SYR|1980}} |short_SYR={{flagdeco|SYR|1980}}

<!--Qualification column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Final round|Final round]]
}}</onlyinclude>

{{Football box
|date = 18 March 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|IRQ|1963}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{Fb|QAT}}
|goals1 = [[Hussein Saeed|Saeed]] {{Goal|84}}
|stadium = [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium|Al Malaz Stadium]]
|location = [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
|attendance = 10,751
|referee = [[Tony Boskovic|Boskovic]] ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 19 March 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|BHR|1972}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{Fb|SYR|1980}}
|goals1 = [[Fouad Bushegir|Bushegir]] {{Goal|89|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium|Al Malaz Stadium]]
|location = [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
|attendance = 4,154
|referee = Sano ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 21 March 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|KSA}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{Fb|IRQ|1963}}
|goals1 = [[Amin Dabo|Dabo]] {{Goal|82}}
|stadium = [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium|Al Malaz Stadium]]
|location = [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
|attendance = 18,738
|referee = Rubio Vesquez ([[Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación|Mexico]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 22 March 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|QAT}}
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{Fb|BHR|1972}}
|goals1 = [[Mansour Muftah|Muftah]] {{Goal|21||64}} <br />[[Khalid Salman|Salman]] {{Goal|35}}
|stadium = [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium|Al Malaz Stadium]]
|location = [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
|attendance = 1,662
|referee = Lee Kok Leong ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 24 March 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|KSA}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{Fb|SYR|1980}}
|goals1 = [[Saud Jassem|Jassem]] {{Goal|47||62}} 
|stadium = [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium|Al Malaz Stadium]]
|location = [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
|attendance = 30,000
|referee = Nishi ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 25 March 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|IRQ|1963}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{Fb|BHR|1972}}
|goals1 = [[Hadi Ahmed|Ahmed]] {{Goal|26}}<br />[[Adnan Dirjal|Dirjal]] {{Goal|89}}
|stadium = [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium|Al Malaz Stadium]]
|location = [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
|attendance = 1,752
|referee = Dhillon ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 27 March 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|QAT}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{Fb|SYR|1980}}
|goals1 = [[Ibrahim Khalfan|Khalfan]] {{Goal|8}}<br />[[Mansour Muftah|Muftah]] {{Goal|53}}
|goals2 = [[Shait Ahmed Jehad|Jehad]] {{Goal|15}}
|stadium = [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium|Al Malaz Stadium]]
|location = [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
|attendance = 3,967
|referee = Rampley ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 28 March 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|KSA}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{Fb|BHR|1972}}
|goals1 = [[Shaye Al Nafeesah|Al Nafeesah]] {{Goal|71}}
|stadium = [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium|Al Malaz Stadium]]
|location = [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
|attendance = 7,876
|referee = Sano ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 30 March 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|IRQ|1963}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{Fb|SYR|1980}}
|goals1 = [[Nazar Ashraf|Ashraf]] {{Goal|34}} <br /> [[Adel Khudhair|Khudhair]] {{Goal|63}}
|goals2 = [[Shait Ahmed Jehad|Jehad]] {{Goal|47}}
|stadium = [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium|Al Malaz Stadium]]
|location = [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
|attendance = 3,285
|referee = Rampley ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 31 March 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|KSA}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{Fb|QAT}}
|goals1 = [[Yousef Aboloya|Aboloya]] {{Goal|85}}
|stadium = [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium|Al Malaz Stadium]]
|location = [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
|attendance = 40,000
|referee = [[Tony Boskovic|Boskovic]] ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]])
}}

'''Saudi Arabia''' advanced to the Final Round.

===Group 3===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|class_rules=
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/82qual.html#gr13 RSSSF]
|winpoints=2

<!--Team positions below-->
|team_order=KUW, KOR, MAS, THA

<!--Team results below-->
|update=complete
|win_KUW=3 |draw_KUW=0 |loss_KUW=0 |gf_KUW=12|ga_KUW=0
|win_KOR=2 |draw_KOR=0 |loss_KOR=1 |gf_KOR=7 |ga_KOR=4
|win_MAS=0 |draw_MAS=1 |loss_MAS=2 |gf_MAS=3 |ga_MAS=8
|win_THA=0 |draw_THA=1 |loss_THA=2 |gf_THA=3 |ga_THA=13

<!--Team definitions-->
|name_KUW={{fb|KUW}} |short_KUW={{flagdeco|KUW}}
|name_KOR={{fb|KOR|1949}} |short_KOR={{flagdeco|KOR|1949}}
|name_MAS={{fb|MAS}} |short_MAS={{flagdeco|MAS}}
|name_THA={{fb|THA}} |short_THA={{flagdeco|THA}}

<!--Qualification column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Final round|Final round]]
}}</onlyinclude>

{{Football box
|date = 21 April 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|KOR|1949}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{Fb|MAS}}
|goals1 = [[Hong Sung-ho]] {{Goal|33}}<br />[[Lee Kang-jo]] {{Goal|84}}
|goals2 = [[James Wong Chye Fook|Wong Chye]] {{Goal|6}}
|stadium = [[Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance = 4,000
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 22 April 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|KUW}}
|score = 6–0
|team2 = {{Fb|THA}}
|goals1 = [[Abdulaziz Al-Anberi|Al-Anbari]] {{Goal|12||37}} <br />[[Jasem Yaqoub|J. Yaqoub]] {{Goal|12}}<br />[[Fathi Kameel|Kameel]] {{Goal|34}}<br />[[Mohammed Karam|Karam]] {{Goal|62}}<br />[[Faisal Al-Dakhil|Al-Dakhil]] {{Goal|80}}
|stadium = [[Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance = 5,000
|referee = Melvyn D'Souza ([[All India Football Federation|India]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 24 April 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|KOR|1949}}
|score= 5–1
|team2 = {{Fb|THA}}
|goals1 = [[Choi Soon-ho]] {{Goal|26||85}}<br />[[Choi Jong-duk]] {{Goal|33}}<br />[[Oh Seok-jae]] {{Goal|68}}<br />[[Lee Tae-ho]] {{Goal|70}}
|goals2 = [[Piyapong Pue-On|Piyapong]] {{Goal|36}}
|stadium = [[Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance = 1,000
|referee = Hardjowasito ([[Football Association of Indonesia|Indonesia]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 25 April 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|KUW}}
|score = 4–0
|team2 = {{Fb|MAS}}
|goals1 = [[Jasem Yaqoub|J. Yaqoub]] {{Goal|1}}<br />[[Mahboub Juma'a|M. Juma'a]] {{Goal|23||46}}<br />[[Nassir Al-Ghanem|Al-Ghanem]] {{Goal|49}}
|stadium = [[Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance = 15,000
|referee = Cheung Kwok Hui ([[The Hong Kong Football Association|Hong&nbsp;Kong]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 27 April 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|MAS}}
|score = 2–2
|team2 = {{Fb|THA}}
|goals1 = [[Ibrahim Din]] {{Goal|50||63}}
|goals2 = [[Khanthatat Songwuti|Khanthatat]] {{Goal|72}}<br />[[Sompit Suwannapluoh|Sompit]] {{Goal|49}}
|stadium = [[Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance = 2,000
|referee = [[Bob Valentine (referee)|Valentine]] ([[Scottish Football Association|Scotland]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|date = 29 April 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|KUW}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{Fb|KOR|1949}}
|goals1 = [[Abdulaziz Al-Anberi|Al-Anbari]] {{Goal|50}}<br />[[Nassir Al-Ghanem|Al-Ghanem]] {{Goal|81}}
|stadium = [[Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance = 15,000
|referee = [[Gilberto Aristizábal|Aristizábal Murcia]] ([[Federación Colombiana de Fútbol|Colombia]])
}}

'''Kuwait''' advanced to the Final Round.


To date, it is last time that South Korea failed to qualify.

===Group 4===

====Classification matches====
{{football box
|id = China PR v Hong Kong
|date = 21 December 1980
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|CHN}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{Fb|HKG|1959}}
|goals1 = [[Chen Jingang]] {{Goal|89}}
|stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium|Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]]
|attendance = 23,602
|referee = Al-Mauzan ([[Saudi Arabia Football Federation|Saudi&nbsp;Arabia]])
}}
---- 
{{football box
|id = Japan v Singapore
|date = 22 December 1980
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|JPN|1870}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{Fb|SIN}}
|goals1 = [[Kazushi Kimura|Kimura]] {{Goal|20}}
|stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium|Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]]
|attendance = 3,730
|referee = Ausukont ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
}}
---- 
{{football box
|id = North Korea v Macau
|date = 22 December 1980
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|PRK|1948}}
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{Fb|MAC|municipal}}
|goals1 = [[Li Yong-sob]] {{Goal|34}}<br />Li Chang-ha {{Goal|41}}<br />[[Kim Yong-Nam (footballer)|Kim Yong-nam]] {{Goal|87}}
|stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium|Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]]
|attendance = 3,730
|referee = Demirdjian ([[Federation Libanaise de Football|Lebanon]])
}}

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 4A====
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|class_rules=
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/82qual.html#gr13 RSSSF]
|winpoints=2

<!--Team positions below-->
|team_order=CHN, JPN, MAC

<!--Team results below-->
|update=complete
|win_CHN=2 |draw_CHN=0 |loss_CHN=0 |gf_CHN=4 |ga_CHN=0
|win_JPN=1 |draw_JPN=0 |loss_JPN=1 |gf_JPN=3 |ga_JPN=1
|win_MAC=0 |draw_MAC=0 |loss_MAC=2 |gf_MAC=0 |ga_MAC=6

<!--Team definitions-->
|name_CHN={{fb|CHN}} |short_CHN={{flagdeco|CHN}}
|name_JPN={{fb|JPN|1870}} |short_JPN={{flagdeco|JPN}}
|name_MAC={{fb|MAC|municipal}} |short_MAC={{flagdeco|MAC|municipal}}

<!--Qualification column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=Q |result2=Q
|col_Q=blue1 |text_Q=[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Zonal semi-finals|Zonal semi-finals]]
}}</onlyinclude>

{{football box
|id = China PR v Macau
|date = 24 December 1980
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|CHN}}
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{Fb|MAC|municipal}}
|goals1 = [[Gu Guangming]] {{Goal|17}}<br />[[Zuo Shusheng]] {{Goal|20}}<br />[[Rong Zhixing]] {{Goal|59}}
|stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium|Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]]
|attendance = 16,562
|referee = Getkaew ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
}}
---- 
{{football box
|id = China PR v Japan
|date = 26 December 1980
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|CHN}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{Fb|JPN|1870}}
|goals1 = [[Rong Zhixing]] {{Goal|7}}
|stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium|Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]]
|attendance = 16,900
|referee = Ali Al-Bannai ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]])
}}
---- 
{{football box
|id = Japan v Macau
|date = 28 December 1980
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|JPN|1870}}
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{Fb|MAC|municipal}}
|goals1 = [[Kazushi Kimura|Kimura]] {{Goal|68}}<br />[[Hideki Maeda|Maeda]] {{Goal|80|pen.}}<br />[[Haruhisa Hasegawa|Hasegawa]] {{Goal|88}}
|stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium|Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]]
|attendance = 27,629
|referee = Arafat ([[Syrian Arab Federation for Football|Syria]])
}}

'''China''' and '''Japan''' advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.

====Group 4B====
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|class_rules=
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/82qual.html#gr13 RSSSF]
|winpoints=2

<!--Team positions below-->
|team_order=PRK, HKG, SGP

<!--Team results below-->
|update=complete
|win_PRK=1 |draw_PRK=1 |loss_PRK=0 |gf_PRK=3 |ga_PRK=2
|win_HKG=0 |draw_HKG=2 |loss_HKG=0 |gf_HKG=3 |ga_HKG=3
|win_SGP=0 |draw_SGP=1 |loss_SGP=1 |gf_SGP=1 |ga_SGP=2

<!--Team definitions-->
|name_PRK={{fb|PRK|1948}} |short_PRK={{flagdeco|PRK|1948}}
|name_HKG={{fb|HKG|1959}} |short_HKG={{flagdeco|HKG|1959}}
|name_SGP={{fb|SGP}} |short_SGP={{flagdeco|SGP}}

<!--Qualification column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=Q |result2=Q
|col_Q=blue1 |text_Q=[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Zonal semi-finals|Zonal semi-finals]]
}}</onlyinclude>

{{football box
|id = Hong Kong v Singapore
|date = 24 December 1980
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|HKG|1959}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{Fb|SIN}}
|goals1 = [[Choi York Yee]] {{Goal|55}}
|goals2 = [[Thasmbiayah Pathmanathan|Pathmanathan]] {{Goal|87}}
|stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium|Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]]
|attendance = 16,562
|referee = Arafat ([[Syrian Arab Federation for Football|Syria]])
}}
---- 
{{football box
|id = North Korea v Singapore
|date = 26 December 1980
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|PRK|1948}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{Fb|SIN}}
|goals1 = [[Li Yong-sob]] {{Goal|7}}
|stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium|Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]]
|attendance = 16,900
|referee = [[Ibrahim Youssef Al-Doy|Al-Doy]] ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]])
}}
---- 
{{football box
|id = Hong Kong v North Korea
|date = 28 December 1980
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|HKG|1959}}
|score = 2–2
|team2 = {{Fb|PRK|1948}}
|goals1 = [[Wan Chi Keung]] {{Goal|40}}<br />[[Wu Kwok Hung]] {{Goal|62}}
|goals2 = [[Li Yong-man]] {{Goal|3}}<br />[[Li Yong-sob]] {{Goal|25}}
|stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium|Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]]
|attendance = 27,629
|referee = Demirdjian ([[Federation Libanaise de Football|Lebanon]])
}}

'''Korea DPR''' and '''Hong Kong''' advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.

====Zonal semi-finals====
{{football box
|id = North Korea v Japan
|date = 30 December 1980
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|PRK|1948}}
|score = 1–0
|aet = yes
|team2 = {{Fb|JPN|1870}}
|goals1 = [[Kim Yong-Nam (footballer)|Kim Yong-nam]] {{Goal|114}}
|stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium|Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]]
|attendance = 8,266
|referee = Ali Al-Bannai ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]])
}}

'''Korea DPR''' advanced to the Group 4 Final.
---- 
{{football box
|id = Hong Kong v China Pr
|date = 31 December 1980
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|HKG|1959}}
|score = 0–0
|aet = yes
|team2 = {{Fb|CHN}}
|stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium|Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]]
|attendance = 27,582
|referee = Getkaew ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
|penalties1 =[[Wu Kwok Hung]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Chee Yit Bo]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Chan Fat Chi]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Fung Chi Ming]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Wan Chi Keung]] {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore = 4–5
|penalties2 ={{pengoal}} [[Huang Xiangdong]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Zuo Shusheng]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Chi Shangbin]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Wang Feng (footballer)|Wang Feng]] <br />{{pengoal}} [[Rong Zhixing]]
}}

'''China PR''' advanced to the Group 4 Final on [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]].

====Zonal final====
{{football box
|id = China PR v North Korea
|date = 4 January 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|CHN}}
|score = 4–2
|aet = yes
|team2 = {{Fb|PRK|1948}}
|goals1 = [[Huang Xiangdong]] {{Goal|44||110}}<br />[[Chen Xirong]] {{Goal|55}}<br />[[Gu Guangming]] {{Goal|112}}
|goals2 = Li Chang-ha {{Goal|2}}<br />[[Kim Yong-Nam (footballer)|Kim Yong-nam]] {{Goal|56}}
|stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium|Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]]
|attendance = 15,974
|referee = Al-Deq ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]])
}}

'''China PR''' advanced to the Final Round.

==Final round==
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|show_matches=y
|class_rules=
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/78qual.html RSSSF]
|winpoints=2

<!--Team positions below-->
|team_order=KUW, NZL, CHN, KSA

<!--Team results below-->
|update=complete
|win_KUW=4 |draw_KUW=1 |loss_KUW=1 |gf_KUW=8 |ga_KUW=6
|win_NZL=2 |draw_NZL=3 |loss_NZL=1 |gf_NZL=11|ga_NZL=6
|win_CHN=3 |draw_CHN=1 |loss_CHN=2 |gf_CHN=9 |ga_CHN=4
|win_KSA=0 |draw_KSA=1 |loss_KSA=5 |gf_KSA=4 |ga_KSA=16

<!--Match results below-->
|match_KUW_CHN=1–0
|match_KUW_NZL=2–2
|match_KUW_KSA=2–0

|match_NZL_KUW=1–2
|match_NZL_CHN=1–0
|match_NZL_KSA=2–2

|match_CHN_KUW=3–0
|match_CHN_NZL=0–0
|match_CHN_KSA=4–2

|match_KSA_KUW=0–1
|match_KSA_CHN=0–2
|match_KSA_NZL=0–5

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|name_KUW={{fb|KUW}} |short_KUW={{flagdeco|KUW}}
|name_NZL={{fb|NZL}} |short_NZL={{flagdeco|NZL}}
|name_CHN={{fb|CHN}} |short_CHN={{flagdeco|CHN}}
|name_KSA={{fb|KSA}} |short_KSA={{flagdeco|KSA}}

<!--Qualification column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=WC |result2=PO |result3=PO
|col_WC=green1 |text_WC=[[1982 FIFA World Cup]]
|col_PO=blue1 |text_PO=[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Play-off|Play-off]]
}}</onlyinclude>

{{Football box
|id = China v New Zealand
|date = 24 September 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|CHN}}
|score = 0–0
|team2 = {{Fb|NZL}}
|stadium = [[Worker's Stadium]], [[Beijing]]
|attendance = 63,000
|referee = Sano ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|id = New Zealand v China
|date = 3 October 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|NZL}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{Fb|CHN}}
|goals1 = [[Ricki Herbert|Herbert]] {{Goal|43}}
|stadium = [[Mt. Smart Stadium]], [[Auckland]]
|attendance = 15,903
|referee = Getkaew ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|id = New Zealand v Kuwait
|date = 10 October 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|NZL}}
|score = 1–2
|team2 = {{Fb|KUW}}
|goals1 = [[Steve Wooddin|Wooddin]] {{Goal|24}}
|goals2 = [[Faisal Al-Dakhil|Al-Dakhil]] {{Goal|61|pen.}}<br />[[Jasem Yaqoub|J. Yaqoub]] {{Goal|90}}
|stadium = [[Mt. Smart Stadium]], [[Auckland]]
|attendance = 21,101
|referee = Hardjowasito ([[Football Association of Indonesia|Indonesia]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|id = China v Kuwait
|date = 18 October 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|CHN}}
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{Fb|KUW}}
|goals1 = [[Rong Zhixing]] {{Goal|24}}<br />[[Gu Guangming]] {{Goal|28}}<br />[[Shen Xiangfu]] {{Goal|59}}
|stadium = [[Worker's Stadium]], [[Beijing]]
|attendance = 63,000
|referee = [[Tony Boskovic|Boskovic]] ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|id = Saudi Arabia v Kuwait
|date = 4 November 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|KSA}}
|score = 0–1
|team2 = {{Fb|KUW}}
|goals2 = [[Abdulaziz Al-Anberi|Al-Anbari]] {{Goal|55}}
|stadium = [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|attendance = 28,000
|referee = [[Alf Grey|Grey]] ([[The Football Association|England]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|id = China v Saudi Arabia
|date = 12 November 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|CHN}}
|score = 4–2
|team2 = {{Fb|KSA}}
|goals1 = [[Zuo Shusheng]] {{Goal|62}}<br />[[Chen Jingang]] {{Goal|63}}<br />[[Gu Guangming]] {{Goal|76}}<br />[[Huang Xiangdong]] {{Goal|88}}
|goals2 = [[Ahmed Al Nifawi|Al Nifawi]] {{Goal|10}}<br />[[Majed Abdullah]] {{Goal|11}}
|stadium = [[Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], ([[Malaysia]]){{Cref2|A}}
|attendance = 40,000
|referee = Ponnet ([[Royal Belgian Football Association|Belgium]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|id = China v Saudi Arabia
|date = 19 November 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|CHN}}
|score= 2–0
|team2 = {{Fb|KSA}}
|goals1 = [[Huang Xiangdong]] {{Goal|24}}<br />[[Cai Jinbiao]] {{Goal|27}}
|stadium = [[Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]],([[Malaysia]]){{Cref2|A}}
|attendance = 45,000
|referee = [[José Roberto Wright|Wright]] ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|id = New Zealand v Saudi Arabia
|date = 28 November 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|NZL}}
|score = 2–2
|team2 = {{Fb|KSA}}
|goals1 = [[Billy McClure|McClure]] {{Goal|5|pen.}}<br />[[Ricki Herbert|Herbert]] {{Goal|87}}
|goals2 = [[Majed Abdullah]] {{Goal|37||41}}
|stadium = [[Mt. Smart Stadium]], [[Auckland]]
|referee = [[Arturo Ithurralde|Ithurralde]] ([[Asociación del Fútbol Argentino|Argentina]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|id = Kuwait v China
|date = 30 November 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|KUW}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{Fb|CHN}}
|goals1 = [[Abdulaziz Al-Anberi|Al-Anbari]] {{Goal|7}}
|stadium = [[Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance = 15,000
|referee = Lee Kok Leong ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|id = Kuwait v Saudi Arabia
|date = 7 December 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|KUW}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{Fb|KSA}}
|goals1 = [[Faisal Al-Dakhil|Al-Dakhil]] {{Goal|36||56}}
|stadium = [[Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance = 25,000
|referee = Redelfs ([[German Football Association|West Germany]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|id = Kuwiat v New Zealand
|date = 14 December 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|KUW}}
|score = 2–2
|team2 = {{Fb|NZL}}
|goals1 = [[Fathi Kameel|Kameel]] {{Goal|41}}<br />[[Sami Al-Hashash|Al-Hashash]] {{Goal|89}}
|goals2 = [[Steve Sumner|Sumner]] {{Goal|65}}<br />[[Wynton Rufer|Rufer]] {{Goal|66}}
|stadium = [[Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]
|attendance = 20,000
|referee = [[Henning Lund-Sørensen|Lund-Sørensen]] ([[Danish Football Association|Denmark]])
}}
---- 
{{Football box
|id = New Zealand v Saudi Arabia
|date = 19 December 1981
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|KSA}}
|score = 0–5
|team2 = {{Fb|NZL}}
|goals2 = [[Wynton Rufer|Rufer]] {{Goal|16||39}}<br />[[Brian Turner (New Zealand footballer)|B. Turner]] {{Goal|17||43|pen.}}<br />[[Steve Wooddin|Wooddin]] {{Goal|38}}
|stadium = [[Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|attendance = 5,000
|referee = [[Charles Corver|Corver]] ([[Royal Dutch Football Association|Netherlands]])
}}

;Notes
{{Cnote2 Begin}}
{{Cnote2|A|The matches were held in Malaysia due to China and Saudi Arabia not having diplomatic relations.}}
{{Cnote2 End}}

===Play-off===
At the time, goals scored and head-to-head results were not used to rank teams level on points and goal difference. As China PR and New Zealand finished level on points and [[goal difference]], a play-off on neutral ground was played to determine who would qualify.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 December 1981 |title=Spanish play off for China? |page=27 |work=[[The Standard (London)|The Standard]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard-spanish-play-off-for-ch/140637308/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=10 February 2024}}</ref>

The match was originally planned to be played in [[Kuala Lumpur]] until New Zealand protested due to the venue hosting previous matches for China. [[Melbourne]] was also considered before [[Singapore]] was ultimately chosen.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 December 1981 |title=Sport Round-Up |page=57 |work=[[The Sun-Herald]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-sport-round-up/140637280/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=10 February 2024}}</ref>

{{football box
|id = New Zealand v China PR
|date = 10 January 1982
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|NZL}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{Fb|CHN}}
|goals1 = [[Steve Wooddin|Wooddin]] {{Goal|24}}<br />[[Wynton Rufer|Rufer]] {{Goal|47}}
|goals2 = [[Huang Xiangdong]] {{Goal|75}}
|stadium = [[National Stadium, Singapore|National Stadium]], [[Singapore]]
|attendance = 60,000
|referee = [[Romualdo Arppi Filho|Arppi Filho]] ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]])
}}

'''Kuwait''' and '''New Zealand''' qualified.

==Qualified teams==
The following two teams from AFC and OFC qualified for the final tournament.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Qualified as
! Qualified on
! data-sort-type="number"|Previous [[National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup|appearances]] in [[FIFA World Cup]]<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup>
|-
| {{fb|KUW}} || {{sort|A1|[[#Final round|Final round]] winners}} || {{dts|14 December 1981|addkey=1}} || 0 (debut)
|-
| {{fb|NZL}} || {{sort|PO|[[#Play-off|Play-off]] winners}} || {{dts|10 January 1982}} || 0 (debut)
|}
:<div id="1"><sup>1</sup> '''Bold''' indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.</div>

==Goalscorers==
;9 goals
{{div col|colwidth=20em|small=yes}}
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gary Cole (soccer)|Gary Cole]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Steve Sumner]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Brian Turner (footballer, born 1949)|Brian Turner]]
{{div col end}}

;8 goals
{{div col|colwidth=20em|small=yes}}
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Grant Turner (footballer)|Grant Turner]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Steve Wooddin]]
{{div col end}}

;5 goals
{{div col|colwidth=20em|small=yes}}
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Huang Xiangdong]]
*{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Abdulaziz Al-Anberi]]
{{div col end}}

;4 goals
{{div col|colwidth=20em|small=yes}}
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Gu Guangming]]
*{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Faisal Al-Dakhil]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Wynton Rufer]]
{{div col end}}

;3 goals
{{div col|colwidth=20em|small=yes}}
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dave Mitchell (footballer)|Dave Mitchell]]
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Rong Zhixing]]
*{{flagicon|TPE|1981}} [[Deng Chyan]]
*{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Ratu Jone]]
*{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Jasem Yaqoub]]
*{{flagicon|PRK|1948}} [[Kim Yong-Nam (footballer)|Kim Yong-nam]]
*{{flagicon|PRK|1948}} [[Li Yong-sob]]
*{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Mansour Muftah]]
*{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Majed Abdullah]]
{{div col end}}

;2 goals
{{div col|colwidth=20em|small=yes}}
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Kosmina]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Eddie Krncevic]]
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Jingang]]
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zuo Shusheng]]
*{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Meli Vuilabasa]]
*{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Herry Risdianto]]
*{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Kazushi Kimura]]
*{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Nassir Al-Ghanem]]
*{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Fathi Kameel]]
*{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Ibrahim Din]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ricki Herbert]]
*{{flagicon|PRK|1948}} Li Chang-ha
*{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Saud Jassem]]
*{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Choi Soon-ho]]
*{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Shait Ahmed Jehad]]
{{div col end}}

;1 goal
{{div col|colwidth=20em|small=yes}}
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Murray Barnes]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Boden]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gary Byrne (soccer)|Gary Byrne]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alan Davidson (Australian soccer)|Alan Davidson]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tony Henderson]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Sharne]]
*{{flagicon|BHR|1972}} [[Fouad Bushegir]]
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Cai Jinbiao]]
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Xirong]]
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shen Xiangfu]]
*{{flagicon|TPE|1981}} [[Chang Kuo Chi]]
*{{flagicon|TPE|1981}} [[Jyn Tson]]
*{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[John Morris Williams]]
*{{flagicon|HKG|colonial}} [[Choi Jork Yee]]
*{{flagicon|HKG|colonial}} [[Wan Chi Keung]]
*{{flagicon|HKG|colonial}} [[Wu Kwok Hung]]
*{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Hadi Ismanto]]
*{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Budi Johannis]]
*{{flagicon|IRQ|1963}} [[Nazar Ashraf]]
*{{flagicon|IRQ|1963}} [[Hadi Ahmed]]
*{{flagicon|IRQ|1963}} [[Adnan Dirjal]]
*{{flagicon|IRQ|1963}} [[Adel Khudhair]]
*{{flagicon|IRQ|1963}} [[Hussein Saeed]]
*{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Haruhisa Hasegawa]]
*{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Hideki Maeda]]
*{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Sami Al-Hashash]]
*{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Mahboub Juma'a]]
*{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Mohammed Karam]]
*{{flagicon|MAS}} [[James Wong Chye Fook]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Duncan Cole]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Adrian Elrick]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Keith Mackay]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Billy McClure]]
*{{flagicon|PRK|1948}} [[Li Yong-man]]
*{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Ibrahim Khalfan]]
*{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Khalid Salman]]
*{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Shaye Al Nafeesah]]
*{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Ahmed Al Nifawi]]
*{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Yousef Aboloya]]
*{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Amin Dabo]]
*{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Thasmbiayah Pathmanathan]]
*{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Choi Jong-duk]]
*{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Hong Sung-ho]]
*{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Lee Kang-jo]]
*{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Lee Tae-ho]]
*{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Oh Seok-jae]]
*{{flagicon|THA}} [[Piyapong Pue-On]]
*{{flagicon|THA}} [[Khan Thatat Songwuti]]
*{{flagicon|THA}} [[Sompit Suwannapluoh]]
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*{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Upendran Choy]] (playing against [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]])

==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)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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