1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
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Tournament details | |
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Teams | 20 (from 2 confederations) |
AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone (AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams entered the competition. However, Iran withdrew before the draw was made. The Asian and Oceanian zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.
There would be two rounds of play:
- First Round: The remaining 20 teams would be divided into 4 groups. The groups had different rules, as follows:
- Group 1 had 5 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
- Group 2 had 5 teams. The teams played against each other once in Saudi Arabia. The group winner would qualify.
- Group 3 had 4 teams. The teams played against each other once in Kuwait. The group winner would qualify.
- Group 4 had 6 teams. All matches were played in Hong Kong. There would be four stages of play:
- Classification matches: All teams would be paired up to play preliminary matches to determine group classification.
- Group stage: Based on the results of the classification matches, the 6 teams were divided into 2 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other once. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the semifinals.
- Semifinals: The winner of Group A played against the runner-up of Group B in a single match, and the winner of Group B played against the runner-up of Group A 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.
- Final Round: The 4 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.
First round[]
Group 1[]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | +28 |
2 | ![]() |
10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 35 | −29 |
New Zealand ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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G. Turner ![]() Wooddin ![]() Sumner ![]() |
Krncevic ![]() Boden ![]() |
Fiji ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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B. Turner ![]() Sumner ![]() |
Chinese Taipei ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Indonesia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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B. Turner ![]() G. Turner ![]() |
Australia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Wooddin ![]() G. Turner ![]() |
New Zealand ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Wooddin ![]() B. Turner ![]() G. Turner ![]() Elrick ![]() |
New Zealand ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Wooddin ![]() G. Turner ![]() |
Fiji ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Indonesia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Chinese Taipei ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Chinese Taipei ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Indonesia ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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New Zealand ![]() | 13–0 | ![]() |
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Wooddin ![]() Sumner ![]() G. Turner ![]() Cole ![]() B. Turner ![]() Mackay ![]() |
New Zealand advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2[]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
4 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Al Nafeesah ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Aboloya ![]() |
Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.
Group 3[]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
4 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 |
South Korea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Hong Sung-Ho ![]() Lee Kang-Jo ![]() |
Wong Chye ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Choi Soon-Ho ![]() Choi Jong-Deok ![]() ![]() Lee Tae-Ho ![]() |
Piyapong Pue-On ![]() |
Kuwait ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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J. Yaqoub ![]() M. Juma'a ![]() Al-Ghanem ![]() |
Kuwait ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Anbari ![]() Al-Ghanem ![]() |
Kuwait advanced to the Final Round.
To date, it is last time that South Korea failed to qualify.
Group 4[]
Classification matches[]
China PR ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Chen Jingang ![]() |
Japan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Kazushi Kimura ![]() |
North Korea ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Li Yong-Sob ![]() Li Chang-Ha ![]() Kim Yong-Nam ![]() |
Based on the results, China PR, Japan and Macau were placed in Group A, while Hong Kong, Korea DPR and Singapore were placed in Group B.
Group A[]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
China PR ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Gu Guangming ![]() Zuo Shusheng ![]() Rong Zhixing ![]() |
China PR ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Rong Zhixing ![]() |
Japan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Kazushi Kimura ![]() Hideki Maeda ![]() Haruhisa Hasegawa ![]() |
China and Japan advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.
Group B[]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Hong Kong ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Choi York Yee ![]() |
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North Korea ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Li Yong-Sob ![]() |
Hong Kong ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Wan Chi Keung ![]() Wu Kwok Hung ![]() |
Li Yong-Man ![]() Li Yong-Sob ![]() |
Korea DPR and Hong Kong advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.
Semifinals[]
North Korea ![]() | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Kim Yong-Nam ![]() |
Korea DPR advanced to the Group 4 Final.
Hong Kong ![]() | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
Wu Kwok Hung ![]() ![]() Chan Fat Chi ![]() Fung Chi Ming ![]() Wan Chi Keung ![]() |
4–5 | Huang Xiangdong ![]() Zuo Shusheng ![]() Chi Shangbin ![]() Wang Feng ![]() Rong Zhixing ![]() |
China PR advanced to the Group 4 Final on penalties.
Final[]
China PR ![]() | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Huang Xiangdong ![]() Chen Xirong ![]() Gu Guangming ![]() |
Li Chang-Ha ![]() Kim Yong-Nam ![]() |
China PR advanced to the Final Round.
Final round[]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
2= | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
2= | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
4 | ![]() |
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | −12 |
China PR ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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New Zealand ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Herbert ![]() |
China PR ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Rong Zhixing ![]() Gu Guangming ![]() Shen Xiangfu ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Anbari ![]() |
China PR ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Zuo Shusheng ![]() Chen Jingang ![]() Gu Guangming ![]() Huang Xiangdong ![]() |
![]() Majed Abdullah ![]() |
China PR ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Huang Xiangdong ![]() Cai Jinbiao ![]() |
New Zealand ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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McClure ![]() Herbert ![]() |
Majed Abdullah ![]() |
Kuwait ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Dakhil ![]() |
Kuwait ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Kameel ![]() Al-Hashash ![]() |
Sumner ![]() Rufer ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Rufer ![]() B. Turner ![]() Wooddin ![]() |
- Notes
- ^ The match was held in Malaysia due to China and Saudi Arabia not having diplomatic relations.
Final round play-off[]
At the time, head-to-head results were not used to rank teams level on points, goal difference and goals scored. As China PR and New Zealand finished level on points and goal difference, a play-off on neutral ground was played to determine who would qualify.
New Zealand ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Wooddin ![]() Rufer ![]() |
Huang Xiangdong ![]() |
Kuwait and New Zealand qualified.
Goalscorers[]
- 9 goals
Gary Cole
Steve Sumner
Brian Turner
- 8 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Dave Mitchell
Rong Zhixing
Jasem Yaqoub
Kim Yong-Nam
Li Yong-Sob
Mansour Muftah
Majed Abdullah
- 2 goals
John Kosmina
Eddie Krncevic
Chen Jingang
Zuo Shusheng
Kazushi Kimura
Nassir Al-Ghanem
Fathi Kameel
Ricki Herbert
Li Chang-Ha
Choi Soon-Ho
- 1 goal
Murray Barnes
Ken Boden
Gary Byrne
Alan Davidson
Tony Henderson
Peter Sharne
Cai Jinbiao
Chen Xirong
Shen Xiangfu
Wan Chi Keung
Wu Kwok Hung
Nazar Ashraf
Hadi Ahmed
Adnan Dirjal
Adel Khudhair
Hussein Saeed
Haruhisa Hasegawa
Hideki Maeda
Sami Al-Hashash
Mahboub Juma'a
Mohammed Karam
James Wong Chye Fook
Duncan Cole
Adrian Elrick
Keith Mackay
Billy McClure
Li Yong-Man
Ibrahim Khalfan
Khalid Salman
Shaye Al Nafeesah
Yousef Aboloya
Choi Jong-Deok
Hong Sung-Ho
Lee Kang-Jo
Lee Tae-Ho
Piyapong Pue-On
- 1 own goal
(playing against Indonesia)
See also[]
- 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
- 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
- 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
- 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Notes[]
- To date, this was the last time that South Korea failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup.
References[]
- 1980 in Asian football
- 1981 in Asian football
- 1982 in Asian football
- 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
- FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
- FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
- 1981–82 in OFC football
- 1980–81 in OFC football