1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
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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.
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.
Format
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
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Play-off
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.
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Hong Kong advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
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Korea Republic advanced to the Final Round. North Korea withdrew prior to the tournament in protest of Israel's participation.[2]
Group 3
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Iran advanced to the Final Round.
Group 4
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Kuwait advanced to the Final Round.
Group 5
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Australia advanced to the Final Round.
Final round
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Qualified teams
The following team from AFC qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Fb | Template:Sort | Template:Dts | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- Template:Flagicon Chung Chor Wai
- Template:Flagicon Hassan Roshan
- Template:Flagicon Abdulaziz Al-Anberi
- Template:Flagicon Jasem Yaqoub
- Template:Flagicon James Wong
- 3 goals
- Template:Flagicon Attila Abonyi
- Template:Flagicon Jimmy Rooney
- Template:Flagicon Kwok Ka Ming
- Template:Flagicon Wun Chee Keung
- Template:Flagicon Fat'hi Kameel Fayaz Matar Marzouq
- Template:Flagicon Steve Sumner
- Template:Flagicon Park Sang-in
- Template:Flagicon Jesdaporn Naphatalung
- 2 goals
- Template:Flagicon Fuad Abou Shaqr
- Template:Flagicon Lau Wing Yip
- Template:Flagicon Hossein Kazerani
- Template:Flagicon Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
- Template:Flagicon Oded Machnes
- Template:Flagicon Hamad Khalid Bo Hamad
- Template:Flagicon Isa Bakar
- Template:Flagicon Quah Kim Song
- Template:Flagicon Choi Jong-duk
- Template:Flagicon Kim Jae-han
- Template:Flagicon Lee Young-moo
- Template:Flagicon Vidthaya Laohakul
- Template:Flagicon Niwat Srisawat
- 1 goal
- Template:Flagicon Murray Barnes
- Template:Flagicon Colin Bennett
- Template:Flagicon Ibrahim Al Farhan
- Template:Flagicon Ebrahim Zowayed
- Template:Flagicon Chan Fat Chi
- Template:Flagicon Fung Chi Ming
- Template:Flagicon Tang Hung Cheong
- Template:Flagicon Junaedi Abdillah
- Template:Flagicon Anjas Asmara
- Template:Flagicon Iswadi Idris
- Template:Flagicon Waskito Kaihun
- Template:Flagicon Andi Lala
- Template:Flagicon Ronny Pattinasarany
- Template:Flagicon Risdianto
- Template:Flagicon Behtash Fariba
- Template:Flagicon Habib Khabiri
- Template:Flagicon Ali Parvin
- Template:Flagicon Habib Shareefi
- Template:Flagicon Mohsin Yousifi
- Template:Flagicon Haim Bar
- Template:Flagicon Uri Malmilian
- Template:Flagicon Itzhak Peretz
- Template:Flagicon Ibrahim Mohammed Al Duraihem
- Template:Flagicon Farouk Ibrahim Al Awadi Al Saleh
- Template:Flagicon Badr Abdul Hameed Bo Abbas
- Template:Flagicon Abdullah Yousuf Ma'yoof
- Template:Flagicon Bakri Ibni
- Template:Flagicon Clive Campbell
- Template:Flagicon Dave Taylor
- Template:Flagicon Kevin Weymouth
- Template:Flagicon Anbar Bashir Abubakr
- Template:Flagicon Hassan Myuter Saied Al Suwaidi
- Template:Flagicon Mansour Muftah Faraj Bekhit
- Template:Flagicon Samir Sultan Al Fahad
- Template:Flagicon Saoud Al Gassem Mohammed Bo Saeed
- Template:Flagicon Mohammed Abdul Ghani
- Template:Flagicon Mohammed Noh Hussein
- Template:Flagicon Dollah Kassim
- Template:Flagicon Suriamurthy Rajagopal
- Template:Flagicon Huh Jung-moo
- Template:Flagicon Kim Ho-kon
- Template:Flagicon Abdul Hamid Al Katbi
- Template:Flagicon Marwan Khalifa Khouri
- Template:Flagicon Chang Kuo Chi
- Template:Flagicon Cherdsak Chaiyabutr
- 1 own goal
- Template:Flagicon Lo Chih Tsong (playing against New Zealand)
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
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- ↑ Israel left the AFC in 1974
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