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FIFA WORLD CUP
ARGENTINA 1978
AFC-OFC qualification





Qualified teams



  Team Qualified to
Iran 1978 FIFA World Cup


1st Round - Group 1



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Hong Kong 6 4 2 2 0 9 5    
2 Singapore 5 4 2 1 1 5 6
3 Malaysia 4 4 1 2 1 7 6
4 Indonesia 3 4 1 1 2 7 7
5 Thailand 2 4 1 0 3 8 12
6 Sri Lanka * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Final round
* Sri Lanka withdrew




             
27/02/1977     Singapore (SIN) Singapore - Thailand 2-0  
28/02/1977     Singapore (SIN) Hong Kong - Indonesia 4-1  
01/03/1977     Singapore (SIN) Malaysia - Thailand 6-4  
02/03/1977     Singapore (SIN) Hong Kong - Singapore 2-2  
03/03/1977     Singapore (SIN) Indonesia - Malaysia 0-0  
05/03/1977     Singapore (SIN) Thailand - Hong Kong 1-2  
06/03/1977 Singapore (SIN) Singapore - Malaysia 1-0
07/03/1977 Singapore (SIN) Thailand - Indonesia 3-2
08/03/1977 Singapore (SIN) Malaysia - Hong Kong 1-1
09/03/1977 Singapore (SIN) Indonesia - Singapore 4-0
Group final            
12/03/1977 Singapore (SIN) Singapore - Hong Kong 0-1 Qual. Hong Kong


 


1st Round - Group 2



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Republic of Korea 6 4 2 2 0 4 1    
2 Israel 5 4 2 1 1 5 3
3 Japan 1 4 0 1 3 0 5
4 DPR Korea * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Final round
* DPR Korea withdrew




             
27/02/1977     Tel Aviv (ISR) Israel - Republic of Korea 0-0  
06/03/1977     Tel Aviv (ISR) Israel - Japan 2-0  
10/03/1977     Tel Aviv (ISR) Japan - Israel 0-2  
20/03/1977     Seoul (KOR) Republic of Korea - Israel 3-1  
26/03/1977     Tokyo (JPN) Japan - Republic of Korea 0-0  
03/04/1977     Seoul (KOR) Republic of Korea - Japan 1-0 Qual. Republic of Korea


 


1st Round - Group 3



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Iran 8 4 4 0 0 8 0    
2 Saudi Arabia 2 4 1 0 3 3 7
3 Syria 2 4 1 0 3 2 6
4 Iraq * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Final round
* Iraq withdrew




             
12/11/1976     Jedda (KSA) Saudi Arabia - Syria 2-0  
26/11/1976     Damascus (SYR) Syria - Saudi Arabia 2-1  
07/01/1977     Riyadh (KSA) Saudi Arabia - Iran 0-3  
28/01/1977     Damascus (SYR) Syria - Iran 0-1  
06/04/1977     Shiraz (IRN) Iran - Syria 2-0 - awarded Qual. Iran
22/04/1977     Shiraz (IRN) Iran - Saudi Arabia 2-0  


 


1st Round - Group 4



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Kuwait 8 4 4 0 0 10 2    
2 Bahrain 2 4 1 0 3 4 6
3 Qatar 2 4 1 0 3 3 9
4 United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Final round
* United Arab Emirates withdrew




             
11/03/1977     Doha (QAT) Bahrain - Kuwait 0-2  
13/03/1977     Doha (QAT) Qatar - Bahrain 2-0  
15/03/1977     Doha (QAT) Qatar - Kuwait 0-2  
17/03/1977     Doha (QAT) Bahrain - Kuwait 1-2  
19/03/1977     Doha (QAT) Qatar - Bahrain 0-3 Qual. Kuwait
21/03/1977     Doha (QAT) Qatar - Kuwait 1-4  


 


1st Round - Group 5



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Australia 7 4 3 1 0 9 3    
2 New Zealand 5 4 2 1 1 14 4
3 Taiwan 0 4 0 0 4 1 17
  Final round




             
13/03/1977     Suva (FIJ) Australia - Taiwan 3-0  
16/03/1977     Suva (FIJ) Taiwan - Australia 1-2  
20/03/1977     Auckland (NZL) New Zealand - Taiwan 6-0  
23/03/1977     Auckland (NZL) Taiwan - New Zealand 0-6  
27/03/1977     Sydney (AUS) Australia - New Zealand 3-1  
30/03/1977     Auckland (NZL) New Zealand - Australia 1-1 Qual. Australia


 


Final Round



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Iran 14 8 6 2 0 12 3    
2 Republic of Korea 10 8 3 4 1 12 8
3 Kuwait 9 8 4 1 3 13 8
4 Australia 7 8 3 1 4 11 8
5 Hong Kong 0 8 0 0 8 5 26
  FIFA World Cup 1978




             
19/06/1977     Hong Kong (HKG) Hong Kong - Iran 0-2  
26/06/1977     Hong Kong (HKG) Hong Kong - Republic of Korea 0-1  
03/07/1977     Busan (KOR) Republic of Korea - Iran 0-0  
10/07/1977     Adelaide (AUS) Australia - Hong Kong 3-0  
14/08/1977     Melbourne (AUS) Australia - Iran 0-1  
27/08/1977     Sydney (AUS) Australia - Republic of Korea 2-1  
02/10/1977 Hong Kong (HKG) Hong Kong - Kuwait 1-3
09/10/1977 Seoul (KOR) Republic of Korea - Kuwait 1-0
16/10/1977 Sydney (AUS) Australia - Kuwait 1-2
23/10/1977 Seoul (KOR) Republic of Korea - Australia 0-0
28/10/1977 Tehran (IRN) Iran - Kuwait 1-0
30/10/1977 Hong Kong (HKG) Hong Kong - Australia 2-5
05/11/1977 Kuwait City (KUW) Kuwait - Republic of Korea 2-2
11/11/1977 Tehran (IRN) Iran - Republic of Korea 2-2
12/11/1977 Kuwait City (KUW) Kuwait - Hong Kong 4-0
18/11/1977 Tehran (IRN) Iran - Hong Kong 3-0 Qual. Iran
19/11/1977 Kuwait City (KUW) Kuwait - Australia 1-0
25/11/1977 Tehran (IRN) Iran - Australia 1-0
03/12/1977 Kuwait City (KUW) Kuwait - Iran 1-2
04/12/1977 Seoul (KOR) Republic of Korea - Hong Kong 5-2