| Men at the 1970 Asian Games | |||||||
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Football at the 1970 Asian Games was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 10 to 20 December 1970.
| Men at the 1970 Asian Games | |||||||
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Football at the 1970 Asian Games was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 10 to 20 December 1970.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
 Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
 South Vietnam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
| India | 2–0 | South Vietnam |
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Habib  76'Rajvi 85' |
| Thailand | 1–0 | South Vietnam |
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| Sudtha 41' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
 Burma | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
 Khmer Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
| Burma | 2–1 | Khmer Republic |
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| Win Maung 26' Myo Win Nyunt 50' | Doeuk Miladord 90' (pen.) |
| Japan | 1–0 | Khmer Republic |
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| Yuguchi 58' |
| Malaysia | 0–2 | Khmer Republic |
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| Sleyman Selim 12' Pen Phat 68' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
 Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
| Iran | 0–1 | South Korea |
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| Lee Hoe-taik 59' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 2 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burma | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Thailand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 |
| South Korea | 2–1 | Thailand |
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| Park Lee-chun 9' Park Soo-il 22' | Chatchai 72' |
| Burma | 1–0 | South Korea |
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| Than Soe 70' |
| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 18 December | ||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||
| 20 December | ||||||
| South Korea (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| South Korea (a.e.t.) | 0 | |||||
| 18 December | ||||||
| Burma | 0 | |||||
| Burma | 2 | |||||
| India | 0 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 19 December | ||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| India | 1 | |||||
| Japan | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | South Korea |
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| Ueda 73' | Jeong Kang-ji 15' Park Lee-chun 114' |
| Japan | 0–1 | India |
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| Report | Manjit Singh 36' |
| South Korea | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Burma |
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| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 | Burma | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 |
| South Korea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 |
 | India | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
| 4 | Japan | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 |
| 6 | Thailand | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
| 7 | Khmer Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
| 9 | South Vietnam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
| 10 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
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