1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

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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.

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[]

Main article:

Group 1[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Hong Kong 6 4 2 2 0 9 5 +4
2  Singapore 5 4 2 1 1 5 6 −1
3  Malaysia 4 4 1 2 1 7 6 +1
4  Indonesia 3 4 1 1 2 7 7 0
5  Thailand 2 4 1 0 3 8 12 −4
—  Sri Lanka Withdrew
27 February 1977 Singapore  2–0  Thailand National Stadium, Singapore
Quah Kim Song Goal 48'
Goal 70'		 Attendance: 55.000
Referee: Boskovic (Australia)
28 February 1977 Hong Kong  4–1  Indonesia Singapore
Goal 61' (pen.)
Goal 67'
Kwok Ka Ming Goal 71'
Goal 83'		 Goal 12' Referee: Namdar (Iran)
1 March 1977 Malaysia  6–4  Thailand Singapore
James Goal 15', 38', 51', 60'
Isa Bakar Goal 17', 19'		 Goal 24', 67'
Laohakul Goal 86'
Srisawat Goal 88'		 Referee: Vaz (India)
2 March 1977 Singapore  2–2  Hong Kong Singapore
Quah Kim Song Goal 37'
Dollah Kassim Goal 70'		 Goal 19', 51' Referee: Harries (New Zealand)
3 March 1977 Indonesia  0–0  Malaysia Singapore
Referee: Asami (Japan)
5 March 1977 Hong Kong  2–1  Thailand Singapore
Kwok Ka Ming Goal 49'
Goal 81'		 Laohakul Goal 55' Referee: Kim Joo-Won (Korea Republic)
6 March 1977 Singapore  1–0  Malaysia Singapore
Mohammad Noh Hussein Goal 31' (pen) Referee: Asami (Japan)
7 March 1977 Thailand  3–2  Indonesia Singapore
Goal 27'
Goal 30' (pen.)
Srisawat Goal 36'		 Goal 44'
Goal 70'		 Referee: (India)
8 March 1977 Malaysia  1–1  Hong Kong Singapore
Bakri Ibni Goal 78' Fung Chi Ming Goal 15' Referee: Harries (New Zealand)
9 March 1977 Singapore  0–4  Indonesia Singapore
Goal 4'
Goal 13'
Goal 26'
Iswadi Idris Goal 48'		 Referee: Kim Joo-Won (Korea Republic)

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.

12 March 1977 Singapore  0–1  Hong Kong Singapore
Goal 33' Referee: Boskovic (Australia)

Hong Kong advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  South Korea 6 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3
2  Israel 5 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2
3  Japan 1 4 0 1 3 0 5 −5
—  North Korea Withdrew
27 February 1977 Israel  0–0  South Korea Ramat Gan, Israel
Referee: McGinlay (Scotland)
6 March 1977 Israel  2–0  Japan Ramat Gan, Israel
Machnes Goal 43'
Bar Goal 57'		 Referee: Kitabdjian (France)
10 March 1977 Japan  0–2  Israel Ramat Gan, Israel[2]
Machnes Goal 41'
Peretz Goal 54'		 Referee: Verbeke (France)
20 March 1977 South Korea  3–1  Israel Seoul, Korea Republic
Cha Bum-Kun Goal 23'
Park Sang-In Goal 86'
Choi Jong-Duk Goal 88'		 Malmilian Goal 76'
26 March 1977 Japan  0–0  South Korea Tokyo, Japan
Referee: Kathiravalc (Malaysia)
3 April 1977 South Korea  1–0  Japan Seoul, Korea Republic
Cha Bum-Kun Goal 84' (pen.) Referee: Zainal Abidin (Malaysia)

Korea Republic advanced to the Final Round.

Group 3[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Iran 8 4 4 0 0 8 0 +8
2  Saudi Arabia 2 4 1 0 3 3 7 −4
3  Syria 2 4 1 0 3 2 6 −4
—  Iraq Withdrew
12 November 1976 Saudi Arabia  2–0  Syria Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Goal 22'
Goal 54'		 Referee: Dörflinger (Switzerland)
26 November 1976 Syria  2–1  Saudi Arabia Damascus, Syria
Goal 36'
Goal 82'		 Goal 44' Referee: Babacan (Turkey)
7 January 1977 Saudi Arabia  0–3  Iran Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mazloumi Goal 16', 78'
Roshan Goal 62'		 Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz
Referee: Linemayr (Austria)
28 January 1977 Syria  0–1  Iran Damascus, Syria
(Report) Parvin Goal 36' Stadium: Abbasiyyin Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Robert Fratz (France)
6 April 1977 Iran  2 – 0
(w/o)		  Syria Shiraz, Iran
Forfeited Stadium: Tajgozari Stadium
22 April 1977 Iran  2–0  Saudi Arabia Shiraz, Iran
Goal 10'
Goal 84'		 Stadium: Tajgozari Stadium
Referee: Dörflinger (Switzerland)

Iran advanced to the Final Round.

Group 4[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Kuwait 8 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8
2  Bahrain 2 4 1 0 3 4 6 −2
3  Qatar 2 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6
—  United Arab Emirates Withdrew
11 March 1977 Bahrain  0–2  Kuwait Doha, Qatar
Kameel Goal 5'
Yaqoub Goal 21'		 Referee: Partridge (England)
13 March 1977 Qatar  2–0  Bahrain Doha, Qatar
Goal 40'
Goal 62'		 Referee: Hungerbühler (Switzerland)
15 March 1977 Qatar  0–2  Kuwait Doha, Qatar
Yaqoub Goal 28'
Al-Anberi Goal 68'		 Referee: Ohmsen (West Germany)
17 March 1977 Bahrain  1–2  Kuwait Doha, Qatar
Goal 73' Al-Anberi Goal 33'
Goal 56' (pen.)		 Referee: Lattana (Italy)
19 March 1977 Qatar  0–3  Bahrain Doha, Qatar
Goal 32'
Goal 57'
Goal 73' (pen.)		 Referee: Partridge (England)
21 March 1977 Qatar  1–4  Kuwait Doha, Qatar
Goal 82' (pen.) Yaqoub Goal 10'
Goal 16'
Goal 24'
Goal 60'		 Referee: Lattanzi (Italy)

Kuwait advanced to the Final Round.

Group 5[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Australia 7 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6
2  New Zealand 5 4 2 1 1 14 4 +10
3  Taiwan 0 4 0 0 4 1 17 −16
13 March 1977 Australia  3–0  Taiwan Suva, Fiji[3]
Rooney Goal 8', 46'
Abonyi Goal 16'		 Referee: Promakash (Thailand)
16 March 1977 Taiwan  1–2  Australia Suva, Fiji[4]
Goal 29' Kosmina Goal 35'
Abonyi Goal 58'		 Referee: Getkaew (Thailand)
20 March 1977 New Zealand  6–0  Taiwan Auckland, New Zealand
Nelson Goal 4', 6', 60'
Campbell Goal 16'
Taylor Goal 42'
Weymouth Goal 74'		 Referee: Suppiah (Singapore)
23 March 1977 Taiwan  0–6  New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand[5]
Nelson Goal 10', 74'
Sumner Goal 15', 51', 55'
Goal 71' (o.g.)		 Referee: Dhillon (Singapore)
27 March 1977 Australia  3–1  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
Ollerton Goal 60', 80'
Kosmina Goal 72'		 Nelson Goal 4' Referee: Chan Tam Sun (Hong Kong)
30 March 1977 New Zealand  1–1  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Nelson Goal 34' Ollerton Goal 18' Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong)

Australia advanced to the Final Round.

Final round[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Iran 14 8 6 2 0 12 3 +9
2  South Korea 10 8 3 4 1 12 8 +4
3  Kuwait 9 8 4 1 3 13 8 +5
4  Australia 7 8 3 1 4 11 8 +3
5  Hong Kong 0 8 0 0 8 5 26 −21
19 June 1977 Hong Kong  0–2  Iran Hong Kong
Kazerani Goal 22'
Jahani Goal 77'		 Stadium: Government Stadium
Referee: Gussoni, (Italy)
26 June 1977 Hong Kong  0–1  South Korea Hong Kong
Cha Bum-Kun Goal 81' Referee: Biwersi (West Germany)
3 July 1977 South Korea  0–0  Iran Busan, Korea Republic
Stadium: Busan Gudeok Stadium
Referee: Fute (Scotland)
10 July 1977 Australia  3–0  Hong Kong Adelaide, Australia
Kosmina Goal 28', 84'
Barnes Goal 46'		 Referee: Hungerbühler (Switzerland)
14 August 1977 Australia  0–1  Iran Melbourne, Australia
Roshan Goal 70' Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Referee: Wöhrer (Austria)
27 August 1977 Australia  2–1  South Korea Sydney, Australia
Kosmina Goal 63', 75' Cha Bum-Kun Goal 23' Referee: Keizer (Netherlands)
2 October 1977 Hong Kong  1–3  Kuwait Hong Kong
Goal 9' Al-Dakhil Goal 35'
Yaqoub Goal 52'
Goal 72'		 Referee: Martinez (Spain)
9 October 1977 South Korea  1–0  Kuwait Seoul, Korea Republic
Park Sang-In Goal 59' Referee: Ciacci (Italy)
16 October 1977 Australia  1–2  Kuwait Sydney, Australia
Rooney Goal 83' Kameel Goal 42'
Al-Anberi Goal 49'		 Referee: Vautrot (France)
23 October 1977 South Korea  0–0  Australia Seoul, Korea Republic
Referee: Eriksson (Sweden)
28 October 1977 Iran  1–0  Kuwait Tehran, Iran
Jahani Goal 48' Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium
Referee: Thomas (Wales)
30 October 1977 Hong Kong  2–5  Australia Hong Kong
Goal 65'
Goal 80'		 Ollerton Goal 19', 31', 65'
Abonyi Goal 39' (pen.)
Bennett Goal 85'		 Referee: Ponnet (Belgium)
5 November 1977 Kuwait  2–2  South Korea Kuwait City, Kuwait
Al-Dakhil Goal 47'
Goal 76'		 Cha Bum-Kun Goal 18'
Choi Jong-Duk Goal 82'		 Referee: Dubach (Switzerland)
11 November 1977 Iran  2–2  South Korea Tehran, Iran
Roshan Goal 52', 68' Lee Young-Moo Goal 28', 88' Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium
Referee: Partridge (England)
12 November 1977 Kuwait  4–0  Hong Kong Kuwait City, Kuwait
Al-Dakhil Goal 3', 17'
Al-Anberi Goal 45'
Kameel Goal 80'		 Referee: Victor (Luxembourg)
18 November 1977 Iran  3–0  Hong Kong Tehran, Iran
Jahani Goal 3', 35'
Kazerani Goal 19'		 Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium
Referee: Raus (Yugoslavia)
19 November 1977 Kuwait  1–0  Australia Kuwait City, Kuwait
Al-Dakhil Goal 52' Referee: Bucek (Austria)
25 November 1977 Iran  1–0  Australia Tehran, Iran
Jahani Goal 44' Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium
Referee: Kitabdjian (France)
3 December 1977 Kuwait  1–2  Iran Kuwait City, Kuwait
Al-Dakhil Goal 14' Fariba Goal 48'
Khabiri Goal 59'		 Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Referee: Malcolm Hall Wright (Northern Ireland)
4 December 1977 South Korea  5–2  Hong Kong Seoul, Korea Republic
Kim Ho-Kon Goal 22'
Huh Jung-Moo Goal 43'
Kim Jae-Han Goal 76', 81'
Park Sang-in Goal 89'		 Kwok Ka Ming Goal 49'
Chan Fat Chi Goal 79'		 Referee: Heinz Aldinger (West Germany)

Iran qualified.

Goalscorers[]

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Israel left the AFC in 1974
  2. ^ Japan played its "home" match against Israel away at Israel.
  3. ^ Both matches between Australia and Taiwan were played on neutral ground.
  4. ^ Both matches between Australia and Taiwan were played on neutral ground.
  5. ^ Taiwan played its "home" match against New Zealand away instead.
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