1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
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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.
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:
Format
- 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 A1 with 3 teams and Group A2 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 A1 played against the runner-up of Group A2 in a single match, and the winner of Group A2 played against the runner-up of Group A1 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 B1 in Australia and New Zealand and Group B2 in Iran). 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
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- All matches played in Seoul, South Korea.
Classification matches
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Group stage
Group A1
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Group A2
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Semi-finals
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Final
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Zone B
Group Stage
Group B1
- All matches played in Australia in a double round-robin format (except New Zealand–Australia first leg)
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Group B2
- All matches played in Tehran, Iran in a double round-robin format
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Final
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Final round
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Australia and South Korea tied 2–2 on aggregate; a final play-off was decided.
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Australia qualified.
Qualified teams
The following team qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Australia | flag alias = Flag of Australia (converted).svg | flag alias-1901 = Flag of Australia (1901-1903).svg | flag alias-1903 = Flag of Australia (1903-1908).svg | flag alias-union = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-colonial = Australian Colonial Flag.svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Australia.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Australia.svg | flag alias-naval-1913 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Australian Navy | link alias-army = Australian Army | flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Australia.svg | link alias-air force = Royal Australian Air Force | flag alias-air force-1948 = Air Force Ensign of Australia (1948–1982).svg | flag alias-air force-1922 = Air Force Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | link alias-football = Australia men's national soccer team | flag alias-marines=UCP 2RAR.svg | link alias-marines=2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Australia.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Australian Navy | flag alias-military = Ensign of the Australian Defence Force.svg | link alias-military = Australian Defence Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
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- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
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- 4 goals
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- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
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- Template:Flagicon Branko Buljevic
- Template:Flagicon Ernie Campbell
- Template:Flagicon Ray Richards
- Template:Flagicon Yuen Kuen Chu
- Template:Flagicon Iswadi Idris
- Template:Flagicon Sarman Panggabean
- Template:Flagicon Ali Kadhim
- Template:Flagicon Zvi Rozen
- Template:Flagicon Itzhak Shum
- Template:Flagicon Mordechai Spiegler
- Template:Flagicon Kunishige Kamamoto
- Template:Flagicon Hamad Bo Hamad
- Template:Flagicon Alan Vest
- Template:Flagicon Ma Jung-u
- Template:Flagicon Cha Bum-kun
- 1 goal
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- Template:Flagicon Doug Utjesenovic
- Template:Flagicon Peter Wilson
- Template:Flagicon Kwok Ka Ming
- Template:Flagicon Lo Hung Hoi
- Template:Flagicon Andjas Asmara
- Template:Flagicon Ali Jabbari
- Template:Flagicon Akbar Kargarjam
- Template:Flagicon Mehdi Monajati
- Template:Flagicon Ali Parvin
- Template:Flagicon Mohammad Sadeghi
- Template:Flagicon Gholam Vafakhah
- Template:Flagicon Douglas Aziz
- Template:Flagicon Riyadh Nouri
- Template:Flagicon Bashar Rashid
- Template:Flagicon Salah Obeid
- Template:Flagicon George Borba
- Template:Flagicon Zvi Farkash
- Template:Flagicon Shusaku Hirasawa
- Template:Flagicon Koji Mori
- Template:Flagicon Ibrahim Al Duraihem
- Template:Flagicon Fathi Kameel
- Template:Flagicon Shaharuddin Abdullah
- Template:Flagicon Harun Jusoh
- Template:Flagicon Dennis Tindall
- Template:Flagicon Brian Turner
- Template:Flagicon An Se-uk
- Template:Flagicon Kim Jong-min
- Template:Flagicon Pak Sung-jin
- Template:Flagicon Ko Jae-wook
- Template:Flagicon Park Yi-chun
- Template:Flagicon Nabil Nano
- Template:Flagicon Samir Said
- Template:Flagicon Abdulghani Tatiche
- 1 own goal
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- Template:Flagicon Bobby Hogg (playing against New Zealand)
- Template:Flagicon Maurice Tillotson (playing against Indonesia)
- Template:Flagicon Nguyễn Vinh Quang (playing against Japan)
- Template:Flagicon Supakit Meelarpkit (playing against South Vietnam)