1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (Africa, Asia and Oceania)

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21 teams entered the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African, Asian, and Oceanian zone (Confederation of African Football, Asian Football Confederation, and what later would become the Oceania Football Confederation).

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21 teams entered, but the entries of the Philippines and the Republic of the Congo were rejected.

1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
Tournament details
DatesNovember 21st 1965 - November 24th 1965
Teams2 [1]  (from 2 [2] confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored11 (5.5 per match)
Attendance115,000 (57,500 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of North Korea.svg Pak Seung-Zin (3 Goals)

South Africa, which had been moved to the Asia/Oceania zone, were disqualified in September 1964 after being previously suspended by FIFA due to apartheid, and all fifteen African zone teams withdrew in protest in October 1964 after FIFA, citing competitive and logistical issues, confirmed that there would be no direct qualification for an African team.

South Korea were subsequently forced to withdraw on 2 November 1965 due to logistical difficulties after the three-team tournament was moved from Japan to Cambodia, leaving only Australia and North Korea to contest the final place: North Korea easily won both legs to qualify.

Format

The plans were for four rounds of play:

Africa First Round

The original group draws were:

Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6

The Second Round pairings were scheduled as follows: Group 1 winners v Group 5 winners, Group 2 winners v Group 4 winners and Group 3 winners v Group 6 winners. These would be played home-and-away, with the winners advancing to the Final Round.

As all fifteen teams withdrew in protest after FIFA declined to allocate a direct qualifying place for an African team, the African First and Second Rounds were scratched.

Asia–Oceania First Round

Originally, this was scheduled as a four-team tournament between Australia, North Korea, South Africa and South Korea, to be played in Japan.

Before the tournament began, South Africa were disqualified after being suspended by FIFA due to apartheid, and South Korea were subsequently forced to withdraw due to logistical difficulties after the tournament was moved to Cambodia.

Further complicating matters, North Korea lacked diplomatic relations with most countries and did not have a FIFA-standard venue at the time, while Australian immigration laws then in force meant the North Korean team would be unlikely to receive visas to enter the country.

As such, finding a venue for the matches proved difficult until Head of State Norodom Sihanouk, an ally of Kim Il-sung, allowed the matches to be held in Phnom Penh.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 220092+74Qualification for 1966 FIFA World Cup
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 200229−70
—Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 00000000Disqualified
—Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 00000000Withdrew
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg6–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Pak Doo-Ik Soccerball shade.svg15'
Pak Seung-Zin Soccerball shade.svg54', 80'
Im Seung-Hwi Soccerball shade.svg58'
Han Bong-Zin Soccerball shade.svg65', 88'		 Scheinflug Soccerball shade.svg70' (pen.)
National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–3Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Scheinflug Soccerball shade.svg15' Kim Seung-Il Soccerball shade.svg18', 75'
Pak Seung-Zin Soccerball shade.svg53'
National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: AG de Silva (Singapore)

North Korea won 9–2 on aggregate: due to the withdrawal of all African teams, the Final Round was scratched and North Korea qualified.

Qualified teams

The following team from AFC qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup 1
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea First round winners24 November 19650 (debut)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

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References

  1. ↑ At the start of the qualification for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, there were 21 teams from three confederations who entered, but the entries of the Philippines and the Republic of the Congo were rejected. Subsequently, all 15 African teams withdrew in protest after FIFA, citing competitive and logistical issues, confirmed that there would be no direct qualification for an African team. South Korea, South Africa, North Korea and Australia were entered in the Asia/Oceania First Round, but South Africa were disqualified after being suspended due to apartheid, and after the matches were moved from Japan to Cambodia, South Korea were forced to withdraw due to logisticial issues. Thus, only North Korea and Australia played.
  2. ↑ There were three confederations entered, but all African teams withdrew.
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