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(Top) 1 Format 2 Zone A 2.1 Classification matches 2.2 Group stage 2.2.1 Group A1 2.2.2 Group A2 2.3 Bracket 2.4 Semi-finals 2.5 Final 3 Zone B 3.1 Group Stage 3.1.1 Group B1 3.1.2 Group B2 3.2 Bracket 3.3 Final 4 Final round 5 Qualified teams 6 Goalscorers 7 Notes 8 External links

1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

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1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
Tournament details
Dates	4 March – 13 November 1973
Teams	18^[a] (from 2 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	44
Goals scored	101 (2.3 per match)
Attendance	634,884 (14,429 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sabah Hatim Moshe Onana (5 goals each)
← 1970 1978 →

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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone (AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification.

India, Sri Lanka and the Philippines withdrew before the matches were played. The remaining 15 teams were divided into 2 zones, based on geographical and political considerations, as follows:

Format[edit]

Zone A had 7 teams (teams from East Asia, plus Israel). All matches were played in Korea Republic. There would be four stages of play:
- Classification matches: All teams except Korea Republic would be paired up to play preliminary matches to determine group classification.
- Group stage: Based on the results of the classification matches, the 7 teams were divided into 2 groups (Group A1 with 3 teams and Group A2 with 4 teams). The teams played against each other once. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the semifinals.
- Semifinals: The winner of Group A1 played against the runner-up of Group A2 in a single match, and the winner of Group A2 played against the runner-up of Group A1 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.
Zone B had 8 teams (teams from West Asia and Oceania, plus Indonesia and Korea DPR). There would be two stages of play:
- Group stage: The 8 teams were divided into 2 groups of 4 teams each. The teams played against each other twice (Group B1 in Australia and New Zealand and Group B2 in Iran). The group winners would advance to the final.
- Final: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would advance to the Final Round.

In the Final Round, the winners of Zone A and Zone B played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.

Zone A[edit]

All matches played in Seoul, South Korea.

Classification matches[edit]

16 May 1973

South Vietnam	1–0	Thailand
Meelarpkit 83' (o.g.)

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 4,091

Referee: Les Coffman (New Zealand)

16 May 1973

Israel	2–1	Japan
Onana 5', 61'	Report	Hirasawa 28'

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 4,091

Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

17 May 1973

Hong Kong	1–0	Malaysia
Lo Hung-Hoi 53'	Report

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 188

Referee: Mahomed Azam (India)

Group stage[edit]

Group A1[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hong Kong	2	2	0	2	0	+2	4	Advance to Zonal semi-finals	—	1–0	1–0
2	Japan	2	1	1	4	1	+3	2	Advance to Zonal semi-finals	—	—	4–0
3	South Vietnam	2	0	2	0	5	−5	0		—	—	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

20 May 1973

Japan	4–0	South Vietnam
Kamamoto 6', 86' Mori 19' Quang 54' (o.g.)

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 6,352

Referee: Les Coffman (New Zealand)

22 May 1973

Hong Kong	1–0	Japan
Kwok Ka-ming 83'	Report

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 10,871

Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

24 May 1973

Hong Kong	1–0	South Vietnam
Yuen Kuen-Chu 68'

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 6,352

Referee: Aing Kim Ean (Khmer Republic)

Group A2[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Israel	3	2	1	0	9	0	+9	5	Advance to Zonal semi-finals	—	—	3–0	6–0
2	South Korea	3	1	2	0	4	0	+4	4	Advance to Zonal semi-finals	0–0	—	0–0	4–0
3	Malaysia	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	3		—	—	—	2–0
4	Thailand	3	0	0	3	0	12	−12	0		—	—	—	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

19 May 1973

Israel	3–0	Malaysia
Farkash 50' Shum 62' Onana 82'	Report

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 6,352

Referee: Aing Kim Ean (Khmer Republic)

19 May 1973

South Korea	4–0	Thailand
Kim Jae-Han 52' Cha Bum-Kun 60' Chung Kyu-Poong 79', 84'	Report

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 6,352

Referee: Ruslan Hatta (Indonesia)

21 May 1973

South Korea	0–0	Malaysia
	Report

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 5,554

Referee: U Tin Thut (Burma)

21 May 1973

Israel	6–0	Thailand
George Borba 12' Spiegler 62' Shum 69' Rozen 73', 84' Onana 78'	Report

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 5,554

Referee: H. D. Dhillon (Singapore)

23 May 1973

South Korea	0–0	Israel
	Report

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: U Tin Thut (Burma)

23 May 1973

Malaysia	2–0	Thailand
Abdullah 70' Jusoh 89'	Report

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 6,222

Referee: Mahomed Azam (India)

Bracket[edit]

Semi-finals		Final

26 May – Seoul

Hong Kong	1
		28 May – Seoul
South Korea	3
		South Korea (a.e.t.)	1
26 May – Seoul
		Israel	0
Israel (a.e.t.)	1

Japan	0

Semi-finals[edit]

26 May 1973

Hong Kong	1–3	South Korea
Yuen Kuen-Chu 5'	Report	Kim Jae-Han 45' Park Yi-Chun 52' Chung Kyu-Poong 72'

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Ruslan Hatta (Indonesia)

26 May 1973

Israel	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Japan
Onana 110'	Report

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 6,008

Referee: H. D. Dhillon (Singapore)

Final[edit]

28 May 1973

South Korea	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Israel
Cha Bum-Kun 109'	Report

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 6,213

Referee: U Tin Thut (Burma)

Zone B[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Group B1[edit]

All matches played in Australia in a double round-robin format (except New Zealand–Australia first leg)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	6	3	3	0	15	6	+9	9	Advance to Zonal final	—	3–1	2–1	3–3
2	Iraq	6	3	2	1	11	6	+5	8		0–0	—	1–1	2–0
3	Indonesia	6	1	2	3	6	13	−7	4		0–6	2–3	—	1–0
4	New Zealand	6	0	3	3	5	12	−7	3		1–1	0–4	1–1	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

4 March 1973

New Zealand	1–1	Australia
Turner 57'	Report	Campbell 85'

Newmarket Ground, Auckland

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Luk Tat Sun (Hong Kong)

11 March 1973

Indonesia	1–1	New Zealand
Sarman Panggabean 13'	Report	Vest 74'

Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney

Attendance: 28,514

Referee: K Mahendran (Malaysia)

11 March 1973

Australia	3–1	Iraq
Richards 49' Alston 80', 85'	Report	Nouri 89'

Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney

Attendance: 28,514

Referee: Govindasamy Suppiah (Singapore)

13 March 1973

Iraq	2–0	New Zealand
Rashid 10' Hatim 40'	Report

Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney

Attendance: 12,763

Referee: Fernando Alvarez (Philippines)

13 March 1973

Australia	2–1	Indonesia
Campbell 23' Alston 42'	Report	Iswadi Idris 36'

Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney

Attendance: 12,763

Referee: Dau Van Dzu (South Vietnam)

16 March 1973

Iraq	1–1	Indonesia
Kadhim 23'	Report	Iswadi Idris 43'

Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney

Attendance: 3,013

Referee: Kim Joo-Wom (Korea Republic)

16 March 1973

Australia	3–3	New Zealand
Utjesenovic 11' Baartz 19' Buljevic 26'	Report	Vest 10' Tindall 50' Hogg 86' (o.g.)

Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney

Attendance: 14,071

Referee: K Mahendran (Malaysia)

18 March 1973

Australia	0–0	Iraq
	Report

Olympic Park, Melbourne

Attendance: 10,684

Referee: Masatoshi Nagashima (Japan)

18 March 1973

Indonesia	1–0	New Zealand
Tillotson 7' (o.g.)	Report

Olympic Park, Melbourne

Attendance: 10,684

Referee: Govindasamy Suppiah (Singapore)

21 March 1973

Iraq	3–2	Indonesia
Aziz 22' (pen.) Obeid 33' Hatim 72'	Report	Sarman Panggabean 25' Andjas Asmara 58'

Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney

Attendance: 11,730

Referee: Luk Tat Sun (Hong Kong)

24 March 1973

Iraq	4–0	New Zealand
Hatim 4', 15', 67' Kadhim 23'	Report

Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney

Attendance: 12,390

Referee: Kim Joo-Won (Korea Republic)

24 March 1973

Australia	6–0	Indonesia
Mackay 3', 40' Abonyi 23', 54' Richards 72' Baartz 78'	Report

Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney

Attendance: 12,390

Referee: Masatoshi Nagashima (Japan)

Group B2[edit]

All matches played in Tehran, Iran in a double round-robin format

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	6	4	1	1	7	3	+4	9	Advance to Zonal final	—	1–0	0–0	2–1
2	Syria	6	3	1	2	6	6	0	7		1–0	—	0–3	2–1
3	North Korea	6	1	3	2	5	5	0	5		1–2	1–1	—	0–0
4	Kuwait	6	1	1	4	4	8	−4	3		0–2	0–2	1–0	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

4 May 1973

Iran	0–0	North Korea
	Report

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 63,366

Referee: M. Ramalingam (Malaysia)

4 May 1973

Syria	2–1	Kuwait
Chahrestan 62' Nano 65'	Report	Al Duraihem 57'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 63,366

Referee: Hamza Ali Mirza (Bahrain)

6 May 1973

North Korea	1–1	Syria
Kim Jong-Min 53'	Report	Chahrestan 71'

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 11,940

Referee: Vijit Getkaew (Thailand)

6 May 1973

Iran	2–1	Kuwait
Vafakhah 23' Parvin 56'	Report	Kameel 83'

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 11,940

Referee: Er Wee Kiam (Malaysia)

8 May 1973

North Korea	0–0	Kuwait
	Report

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 22,362

Referee: Alex Vaz (India)

8 May 1973

Iran	1–0	Syria
Kargarjam 85'	Report

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 6,028

Referee: Manit Sridaranop (Thailand)

11 May 1973

Iran	2–1	North Korea
Monajati 19' Sadeghi 89'	Report	Pak Sung-Jin 48'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 53,829

Referee: Ong Eng Young (Singapore)

11 May 1973

Syria	2–0	Kuwait
Said 18' Chahrestan 90'	Report

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 53,829

Referee: Hamza Ali Mirza (Bahrain)

13 May 1973

North Korea	3–0	Syria
An Se-Uk 30' Ma Jung-U 39', 77'	Report

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 11,940

Referee: Alex Vaz (India)

13 May 1973

Iran	2–0	Kuwait
Ghelichkhani 60' (pen.) Djabari 74'	Report

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 18,154

Referee: Manit Sridaranop (Thailand)

15 May 1973

Syria	1–0	Iran
Tatiche 12'	Report

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 22,362

Referee: Sarkis Demirdjian (Lebanon)

15 May 1973

Kuwait	2–0	North Korea
Bo Hamad 31', 51'	Report

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 6,028

Referee: Vijit Getkaew (Thailand)

Bracket[edit]

Final

Iran	0	2	2

Australia	3	0	3

Final[edit]

18 August 1973

Australia	3–0	Iran
Alston 43' Abonyi 45' Wilson 83'

Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney

Attendance: 30,881

Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)

24 August 1973

Iran	2–0	Australia
Ghelichkhani 14', 32'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 55,997

Referee: Pavel Kazakov (Soviet Union)

Australia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final round[edit]

Zonal Semi-finals		Zonal Final				Qualification Final

26 May 1973 – Seoul

Hong Kong	1
		28 May 1973 – Seoul
South Korea	3
		South Korea (a.e.t.)			1
26 May 1973 – Seoul
		Israel			0
Israel (a.e.t.)	1
						October/November 1973 – Sydney/Seoul/Hong Kong
Japan	0
						South Korea	0	2	2	0

						Australia	0	2	2	1

		18/24 August 1973 – Sydney/Tehran

		Australia	3	0	3

		Iran	0	2	2

28 October 1973

Australia	0–0	South Korea

Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney

Attendance: 32,005

Referee: Loraux (Belgium)

10 November 1973

South Korea	2–2	Australia
Kim Jae-han 15' Ko Jae-wook 27'		Buljevic 29' Baartz 48'

Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 32,000

Referee: Van Gemert (Netherlands)

Australia and South Korea tied 2–2 on aggregate; a final play-off was decided.

13 November 1973

Australia	1–0	South Korea
Mackay 70'

Government Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 27,284

Referee: Van Gemert (Netherlands)

Australia won 1–0.

Qualified teams[edit]

The following team from OFC qualified for the final tournament.

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearancesinFIFA World Cup¹
Australia	Final round winners	13 November 1973	0 (debut)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers[edit]

5 goals

Sabah Hatim

Moshe Onana

4 goals

Adrian Alston

3 goals

Attila Abonyi

2 goals

Branko Buljevic

Ma Jung-U

1 goal

Doug Utjesenovic

1 own goal

Bobby Hogg (playing against New Zealand)

Maurice Tillotson (playing against Indonesia)

Nguyễn Vinh Quang (playing against Japan)

Supakit Meelarpkit (playing against South Vietnam)

Notes[edit]

^ India, Sri Lanka and the Philippines withdrew before the start of the qualification phase.

External links[edit]

Results at RSSSF

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