1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)Tournament details |
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Dates | 4 March – 13 November 1973 |
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Teams | 18[a] (from 2 confederations) |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 44 |
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Goals scored | 101 (2.3 per match) |
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Attendance | 634,884 (14,429 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Sabah Hatim
Moshe Onana (5 goals each) |
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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:
- Zone A had 7 teams (teams from East Asia, plus Israel). All matches were played in Korea Republic. There would be four stages of play:
- Classification matches: All teams except Korea Republic would be paired up to play preliminary matches to determine group classification.
- Group stage: Based on the results of the classification matches, the 7 teams were divided into 2 groups (Group A1 with 3 teams and Group A2 with 4 teams). The teams played against each other once. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the semifinals.
- Semifinals: The winner of Group A1 played against the runner-up of Group A2 in a single match, and the winner of Group A2 played against the runner-up of Group A1 in a single match. The winners would advance to the Final.
- Final: The 2 teams played against each other in a single match. The winner would advance to the Final Round.
- Zone B had 8 teams (teams from West Asia and Oceania, plus Indonesia and Korea DPR). There would be two stages of play:
- Group stage: The 8 teams were divided into 2 groups of 4 teams each. The teams played against each other twice (Group B1 in Australia and New Zealand and Group B2 in Iran). The group winners would advance to the final.
- Final: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would advance to the Final Round.
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.
Zone A
Classification matches
Attendance: 188
Referee: Mahomed Azam (
India)
Group stage
Group A1
Source:
[citation needed]Rules for classification:
Tiebreakers
Group A2
Source:
[citation needed]Rules for classification:
Tiebreakers
Attendance: 5,554
Referee: U Tin Thut (
Burma)
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: U Tin Thut (
Burma)
Attendance: 6,222
Referee: Mahomed Azam (
India)
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Attendance: 6,213
Referee: U Tin Thut (
Burma)
Zone B
Group Stage
Group B1
Source:
[citation needed]Rules for classification:
Tiebreakers
Attendance: 10,684
Referee: Masatoshi Nagashima (
Japan)
Attendance: 12,390
Referee: Masatoshi Nagashima (
Japan)
Group B2
Source:
[citation needed]Rules for classification:
Tiebreakers
Syria ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Flag_of_Syria_%281972%E2%80%931980%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Syria_%281972%E2%80%931980%29.svg.png) | 2–1 | Kuwait |
Chahrestan 62' Nano 65' | Report | Al Duraihem 57' |
Attendance: 22,362
Referee: Alex Vaz (
India)
Attendance: 11,940
Referee: Alex Vaz (
India)
Attendance: 22,362
Referee: Sarkis Demirdjian (
Lebanon)
Bracket
Final
Australia won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final round
Australia and South Korea tied 2–2 on aggregate; a final play-off was decided.
Australia won 1–0.
Qualified teams
The following team from OFC qualified for the final tournament.
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Notes
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