Tournament details | |
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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) |
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AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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OFC Qualifiers |
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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:
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.
South Vietnam | 1–0 | Thailand |
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Meelarpkit 83' (o.g.) |
Hong Kong | 1–0 | Malaysia |
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Lo Hung Hoi 53' | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Zonal semi-finals | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 2 | — | — | 4–0 | ||
3 | South Vietnam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | — | — | — |
Hong Kong | 1–0 | Japan |
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Kwok Ka Ming 83' | Report |
Hong Kong | 1–0 | South Vietnam |
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Yuen Kuen Chu 68' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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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 | 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 | — | — | — | — |
South Korea | 4–0 | Thailand |
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Kim Jae-han 52' Cha Bum-kun 60' Chung Kyu-poong 79', 84' | Report |
South Korea | 0–0 | Israel |
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Report |
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 | |||||
Hong Kong | 1–3 | South Korea |
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Yuen Kuen Chu 5' | Report | Kim Jae-han 45' Park Yi-chun 52' Chung Kyu-poong 72' |
South Korea | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Israel |
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Cha Bum-kun 109' | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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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 | — |
New Zealand | 1–1 | Australia |
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Turner 57' | Report | Campbell 85' |
Indonesia | 1–1 | New Zealand |
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Panggabean 13' | Report | Vest 74' |
Iraq | 2–0 | New Zealand |
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Rashid 10' Hatim 40' | Report |
Iraq | 1–1 | Indonesia |
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Kadhim 23' | Report | Iswadi Idris 43' |
Australia | 3–3 | New Zealand |
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Utjesenovic 11' Baartz 19' Buljevic 26' | Report | Vest 10' Tindall 50' Hogg 86' (o.g.) |
Indonesia | 1–0 | New Zealand |
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Tillotson 7' (o.g.) | Report |
Iraq | 4–0 | New Zealand |
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Hatim 4', 15', 67' Kadhim 23' | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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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 | — |
Syria | 2–1 | Kuwait |
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Chahrestan 62' Nano 65' | Report | Al Duraihem 57' |
Iran | 0–0 | North Korea |
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Report |
Syria | 1–1 | North Korea |
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Chahrestan 71' | Report | Kim Jong-min 53' |
Kuwait | 0–0 | North Korea |
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Report |
Iran | 2–1 | North Korea |
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Monajati 19' Sadeghi 89' | Report | Pak Sung-jin 48' |
Syria | 2–0 | Kuwait |
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Said 18' Chahrestan 90' | Report |
North Korea | 3–0 | Syria |
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An Se-uk 30' Ma Jung-u 39', 77' | Report |
Kuwait | 2–0 | North Korea |
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Bo Hamad 31', 51' | Report |
Final | ||||||
Iran | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Iran | 2–0 | Australia |
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Ghelichkhani 14', 32' |
Australia won 3–2 on aggregate.
Zonal Semi-finals | Zonal Final | Qualification Final | |||||||||||||||||
26 May 1973 – Seoul | |||||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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South Korea | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
South Korea (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
Australia | 0–0 | South Korea |
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South Korea | 2–2 | Australia |
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Kim Jae-han 15' Ko Jae-wook 27' | Buljevic 29' Baartz 48' |
Australia and South Korea tied 2–2 on aggregate; a final play-off was decided.
Australia | 1–0 | South Korea |
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Mackay 70' |
Australia won 1–0.
The following team qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup 1 |
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Australia | Final round winners | 13 November 1973 | 0 (debut) |
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