1978 Merdeka Tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Malaysia |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 28 |
← 1977 1979 → |
International football competition
The 1978 Merdeka Tournament was held in Malaysia from 12 to 29 July. South Korea won the tournament for the fifth time, beating Iraq in the final.[1][2]
Matches
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | ![]() | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 14 | Final |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 11 | |
3 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 10 | |
4 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | |
5 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 | |
6 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 5 | |
7 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 5 | |
8 | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Malaysia ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
South Korea ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Syria ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Final
South Korea ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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