1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

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1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
Tournament details
Dates28 September – 14 December 1969
Teams7 (from 3 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored32 (2.46 per match)
Attendance181,511 (13,962 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom McColl (4 Goals)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone (AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification .

Contents

Seven teams entered the qualifying stage, four from AFC (Israel, Japan, North and South Korea), two from OFC (Australia and New Zealand) and one from CAF (Rhodesia). Rhodesia was included in the Asian and Oceanian zone after the boycott of the African teams due to the country's apartheid policies. North Korea withdrew before the matches were played as they refused to play in Israel, so that only six teams actually played qualifying games.

Format

There would be two rounds of play:

First round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 422074+36 Group A second stage
2Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 412165+14
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 402248−42
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
McColl Soccerball shade.svg5'
Ogi Soccerball shade.svg68' (o.g.)
Baartz Soccerball shade.svg69'		 Watanabe Soccerball shade.svg11'
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: Nice (Malaysia)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg2–2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Kim Ki-bok Soccerball shade.svg8'
Park Soo-il Soccerball shade.svg39'		 Miyamoto Soccerball shade.svg34'
Kuwahara Soccerball shade.svg50'
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 21,128
Referee: Cheung Tang-Sun (China Republic)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg1–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Lee Yi-woo Soccerball shade.svg45' Watkiss Soccerball shade.svg37'
McColl Soccerball shade.svg82'
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 10,250
Referee: Suppiah (Singapore)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
McColl Soccerball shade.svg39' Miyamoto Soccerball shade.svg4'
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 1,359
Referee: Suvaree (Thailand)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg2–0Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Jeong Kang-ji Soccerball shade.svg17', 40'
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 9,264
Referee: Lee Kan Chi (Hong Kong)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg1–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Park Soo-il Soccerball shade.svg35' Baartz Soccerball shade.svg58'
Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 9,676
Referee: Nice (Malaysia)

Australia advanced to the Group A Second Stage.

Second stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1=Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20201102Play-off
1=Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg  Rhodesia 20201102
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
Rhodesia  Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg1–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Chalmers Soccerball shade.svg63' McColl Soccerball shade.svg68'
Attendance: 3,540
Referee: Antonio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)
Rhodesia  Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg0–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Attendance: 2,512
Referee: Antonio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)

Australia and Rhodesia finished level on points, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.

Rhodesia  Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg1–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Chalmers Soccerball shade.svg49' Rutherford Soccerball shade.svg12'
Tigere Soccerball shade.svg22' (o.g.)
Warren Soccerball shade.svg57'
Attendance: 11,066
Referee: Antonio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)

Australia advanced to the Final Round.

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 220060+64 Final round
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 200206−60
3Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 00000000Withdrew
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg4–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Spiegler Soccerball shade.svg48'
Spiegel Soccerball shade.svg65'
Feigenbaum Soccerball shade.svg72', 86'
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel [notes 2]
Attendance: 26,669
Referee: Nassiri (Iran)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg2–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Spiegler Soccerball shade.svg24'
Spiegel Soccerball shade.svg38'
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel [notes 2]
Attendance: 10,898
Referee: Nassiri (Iran)

Israel advanced to the Final Round. North Korea refused to play in Israel [4] and were officially withdrawn by FIFA on 5 June 1969. [5]

Final round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 211021+13 1970 FIFA World Cup
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 201112−11
Source: RSSSF
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Spiegel Soccerball shade.svg18' Report
Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Attendance: 41,899
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Watkiss Soccerball shade.svg88' Spiegler Soccerball shade.svg79'
Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 29,737
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

Israel qualified.

Qualified teams

The following team from AFC qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup 1
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Final round winners14 December 19690 (debut)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 All matches were played on neutral ground in Mozambique due to visa issues for the Rhodesian team.
  2. 1 2 Both matches were played in Israel.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Soccer 1965 to 1977 and beyond - World Cup drama
  2. ↑ Ozfootball - 1969 Australia Men's National Team Results
  3. ↑ Inside FIFA - When Rhodesia flirted with the World Cup
  4. ↑ Fifa.com: preliminaries 1970
  5. ↑ "North Korea Ousted". The Miami Herald . Associated Press. 5 June 1969. p. 5F. Retrieved 20 July 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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