1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
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Teams | 21 (from 2 confederations) |
AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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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[]
Group 1[]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 48' 70' |
Attendance: 55.000 Referee: Boskovic (Australia) |
28 February 1977 | Hong Kong | 4–1 | Indonesia | Singapore |
61' (pen.) 67' Kwok Ka Ming 71' 83' |
12' | Referee: Namdar (Iran) |
1 March 1977 | Malaysia | 6–4 | Thailand | Singapore |
James 15', 38', 51', 60' Isa Bakar 17', 19' |
24', 67' Laohakul 86' Srisawat 88' |
Referee: Vaz (India) |
2 March 1977 | Singapore | 2–2 | Hong Kong | Singapore |
Quah Kim Song 37' Dollah Kassim 70' |
19', 51' | Referee: Harries (New Zealand) |
5 March 1977 | Hong Kong | 2–1 | Thailand | Singapore |
Kwok Ka Ming 49' 81' |
Laohakul 55' | Referee: Kim Joo-Won (Korea Republic) |
6 March 1977 | Singapore | 1–0 | Malaysia | Singapore |
Mohammad Noh Hussein 31' (pen) | Referee: Asami (Japan) |
8 March 1977 | Malaysia | 1–1 | Hong Kong | Singapore |
Bakri Ibni 78' | Fung Chi Ming 15' | Referee: Harries (New Zealand) |
9 March 1977 | Singapore | 0–4 | Indonesia | Singapore |
4' 13' 26' Iswadi Idris 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.
Hong Kong advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2[]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 |
10 March 1977 | Japan | 0–2 | Israel | Ramat Gan, Israel[2] |
Machnes 41' Peretz 54' |
Referee: Verbeke (France) |
20 March 1977 | South Korea | 3–1 | Israel | Seoul, Korea Republic |
Cha Bum-Kun 23' Park Sang-In 86' Choi Jong-Duk 88' |
Malmilian 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 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 |
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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 |
22' 54' |
Referee: Dörflinger (Switzerland) |
7 January 1977 | Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | Iran | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Mazloumi 16', 78' Roshan 62' |
Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz Referee: Linemayr (Austria) |
28 January 1977 | Syria | 0–1 | Iran | Damascus, Syria |
(Report) | Parvin 36' | Stadium: Abbasiyyin Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Robert Fratz (France) |
22 April 1977 | Iran | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia | Shiraz, Iran |
10' 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 |
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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 |
13 March 1977 | Qatar | 2–0 | Bahrain | Doha, Qatar |
40' 62' |
Referee: Hungerbühler (Switzerland) |
21 March 1977 | Qatar | 1–4 | Kuwait | Doha, Qatar |
82' (pen.) | Yaqoub 10' 16' 24' 60' |
Referee: Lattanzi (Italy) |
Kuwait advanced to the Final Round.
Group 5[]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 8', 46' Abonyi 16' |
Referee: Promakash (Thailand) |
16 March 1977 | Taiwan | 1–2 | Australia | Suva, Fiji[4] |
29' | Kosmina 35' Abonyi 58' |
Referee: Getkaew (Thailand) |
20 March 1977 | New Zealand | 6–0 | Taiwan | Auckland, New Zealand |
Nelson 4', 6', 60' Campbell 16' Taylor 42' Weymouth 74' |
Referee: Suppiah (Singapore) |
23 March 1977 | Taiwan | 0–6 | New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand[5] |
Nelson 10', 74' Sumner 15', 51', 55' 71' (o.g.) |
Referee: Dhillon (Singapore) |
27 March 1977 | Australia | 3–1 | New Zealand | Sydney, Australia |
Ollerton 60', 80' Kosmina 72' |
Nelson 4' | Referee: Chan Tam Sun (Hong Kong) |
30 March 1977 | New Zealand | 1–1 | Australia | Auckland, New Zealand |
Nelson 34' | Ollerton 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 |
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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 22' Jahani 77' |
Stadium: Government Stadium Referee: Gussoni, (Italy) |
26 June 1977 | Hong Kong | 0–1 | South Korea | Hong Kong |
Cha Bum-Kun 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 28', 84' Barnes 46' |
Referee: Hungerbühler (Switzerland) |
14 August 1977 | Australia | 0–1 | Iran | Melbourne, Australia |
Roshan 70' | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Referee: Wöhrer (Austria) |
27 August 1977 | Australia | 2–1 | South Korea | Sydney, Australia |
Kosmina 63', 75' | Cha Bum-Kun 23' | Referee: Keizer (Netherlands) |
2 October 1977 | Hong Kong | 1–3 | Kuwait | Hong Kong |
9' | Al-Dakhil 35' Yaqoub 52' 72' |
Referee: Martinez (Spain) |
9 October 1977 | South Korea | 1–0 | Kuwait | Seoul, Korea Republic |
Park Sang-In 59' | Referee: Ciacci (Italy) |
16 October 1977 | Australia | 1–2 | Kuwait | Sydney, Australia |
Rooney 83' | Kameel 42' Al-Anberi 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 48' | Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Referee: Thomas (Wales) |
30 October 1977 | Hong Kong | 2–5 | Australia | Hong Kong |
65' 80' |
Ollerton 19', 31', 65' Abonyi 39' (pen.) Bennett 85' |
Referee: Ponnet (Belgium) |
5 November 1977 | Kuwait | 2–2 | South Korea | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
Al-Dakhil 47' 76' |
Cha Bum-Kun 18' Choi Jong-Duk 82' |
Referee: Dubach (Switzerland) |
11 November 1977 | Iran | 2–2 | South Korea | Tehran, Iran |
Roshan 52', 68' | Lee Young-Moo 28', 88' | Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Referee: Partridge (England) |
12 November 1977 | Kuwait | 4–0 | Hong Kong | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
Al-Dakhil 3', 17' Al-Anberi 45' Kameel 80' |
Referee: Victor (Luxembourg) |
18 November 1977 | Iran | 3–0 | Hong Kong | Tehran, Iran |
Jahani 3', 35' Kazerani 19' |
Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Referee: Raus (Yugoslavia) |
25 November 1977 | Iran | 1–0 | Australia | Tehran, Iran |
Jahani 44' | Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Referee: Kitabdjian (France) |
3 December 1977 | Kuwait | 1–2 | Iran | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
Al-Dakhil 14' | Fariba 48' Khabiri 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 22' Huh Jung-Moo 43' Kim Jae-Han 76', 81' Park Sang-in 89' |
Kwok Ka Ming 49' Chan Fat Chi 79' |
Referee: Heinz Aldinger (West Germany) |
Iran qualified.
Goalscorers[]
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- Ghafour Jahani
- Cha Bum-Kun
- 4 goals
- Hassan Roshan
- Abdulaziz Al-Anberi
- Jasem Yaqoub
- James Wong
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Hossein Kazerani
- Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
- Oded Machnes
- Isa Bakar
- Quah Kim Song
- Choi Jong-Duk
- Kim Jae-Han
- Lee Young-Moo
- Niwat Srisawat
- 1 goal
- Murray Barnes
- Colin Bennett
- Chan Fat Chi
- Fung Chi Ming
- Iswadi Idris
- Behtash Fariba
- Habib Khabiri
- Ali Parvin
- Haim Bar
- Uri Malmilian
- Itzhak Peretz
- Bakri Ibni
- Clive Campbell
- Dave Taylor
- Kevin Weymouth
- Dollah Kassim
- Huh Jung-Moo
- Kim Ho-Kon
- 1 own goal
- (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[]
- ^ Israel left the AFC in 1974
- ^ Japan played its "home" match against Israel away at Israel.
- ^ Both matches between Australia and Taiwan were played on neutral ground.
- ^ Both matches between Australia and Taiwan were played on neutral ground.
- ^ Taiwan played its "home" match against New Zealand away instead.
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
- FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
- FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
- 1976 in Asian football
- 1977 in Asian football
- 1976–77 in OFC football
- 1977–78 in OFC football
- 1976–77 in Israeli football
- Iran at the 1978 FIFA World Cup