1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
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Teams | 7 (from 2 confederations) |
AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone (AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification.
North Korea withdrew before the matches were played as they refused to play with Israel. There would be three rounds of play:
- First Round: Israel, New Zealand and Rhodesia received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 3 teams, Australia, Japan and South Korea, played against each other twice in South Korea. The group winner would advance to the Second Round.
- Second Round: The 4 teams were divided into 2 groups of 2 teams each. The teams played against each other twice. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.
First round[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
2 | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
3 | Japan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 |
Source:[citation needed]
South Korea | 2–2 | Japan |
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Kim Ki-bok 8' 39' |
Miyamoto 34' Kuwahara 50' |
South Korea | 1–2 | Australia |
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Lee Yi-woo 45' | Watkiss 37' McColl 82' |
South Korea | 2–0 | Japan |
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17', 40' |
South Korea | 1–1 | Australia |
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29' | Baartz 58' |
Australia advanced to the Second Round.
Second round[]
Group 1[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1= | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1= | Rhodesia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Source:[citation needed]
23 November 1969 | Rhodesia | 1–1 | Australia | showLourenço Marques, Mozambique[notes 1] |
27 November 1969 | Rhodesia | 0–0 | Australia | showLourenço Marques, Mozambique[notes 1] |
Australia and Rhodesia finished level on points, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
29 November 1969 | Rhodesia | 1–3 | Australia | showLourenço Marques, Mozambique[notes 1] |
Australia advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Israel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 |
2 | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
— | North Korea (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
(W) Withdrew
(W) Withdrew
28 September 1969 | Israel | 4–0 | New Zealand | showRamat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel[notes 2] |
1 October 1969 | Israel | 2–0 | New Zealand | showRamat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel[notes 2] |
Israel advanced to the Final Round. North Korea, despite their good performance in the previous tournament staged in England in 1966, refused to play in Israel.[1]
Final round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Israel | 2–1 | Australia | 1–0 | 1–1 |
First leg[]
Second leg[]
Israel qualified.
Goalscorers[]
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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- 1 own goal
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Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c All matches were played on neutral ground due to the boycott of Rhodesia.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Both matches were played in Israel.
References[]
Categories:
- 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
- FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
- FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
- 1969 in Asian football
- 1969–70 in OFC football