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1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)


FieldValue
tourney_name1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
dates4 March – 13 November 1973
num_teams18
confederations2
matches
goals
attendance
top_scorerIRQ Sabah Hatim
ISR Moshe Onana
(5 goals each)
prevseason[1970](1970-fifa-world-cup-qualification-afc-and-ofc)
nextseason[1978](1978-fifa-world-cup-qualification-afc-and-ofc)

ISR Moshe Onana (5 goals each)

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:

Format

  • 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

Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC and OFC Zone A

  • All matches played in Seoul, South Korea.

Classification matches



Group stage

Group A1

Mori Quang


Group A2

Shum Onana

Cha Bum-kun
Chung Kyu-poong


Spiegler Shum Rozen Onana


Jusoh

Semi-finals

Park Yi-chun Chung Kyu-poong

Final

Zone B

Group Stage

Group B1

  • All matches played in Australia in a double round-robin format (except New Zealand–Australia first leg)


Alston

Hatim

Alston


Baartz Buljevic Tindall Hogg



Obeid Hatim Asmara

Kadhim

Abonyi Richards Baartz

Group B2

  • All matches played in Tehran, Iran in a double round-robin format

Nano

Parvin


Sadeghi Chahrestan

Ma Jung-u

Djabari

Final

Abonyi Wilson Australia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final round

Ko Jae-wook Baartz

Australia and South Korea tied 2–2 on aggregate; a final play-off was decided.

Australia qualified.

Qualified teams

The following team qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup**[1](1)**
0 (debut)

:1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

;5 goals

  • IRQ Sabah Hatim
  • ISR Moshe Onana

;4 goals

  • AUS Adrian Alston

;3 goals

  • AUS Attila Abonyi
  • AUS Ray Baartz
  • AUS Jimmy Mackay
  • IRN Parviz Ghelichkhani
  • KOR Chung Kyu-poong
  • KOR Kim Jae-han
  • SYR Joseph Chahrestan

;2 goals

  • AUS Branko Buljevic
  • AUS Ernie Campbell
  • AUS Ray Richards
  • HKG Yuen Kuen Chu
  • IDN Iswadi Idris
  • IDN Sarman Panggabean
  • IRQ Ali Kadhim
  • ISR Zvi Rozen
  • ISR Itzhak Shum
  • ISR Mordechai Spiegler
  • JPN Kunishige Kamamoto
  • KUW Hamad Bo Hamad
  • NZL Alan Vest
  • PRK Ma Jung-u
  • KOR Cha Bum-kun

;1 goal

  • AUS Doug Utjesenovic
  • AUS Peter Wilson
  • HKG Kwok Ka Ming
  • HKG Lo Hung Hoi
  • IDN Andjas Asmara
  • IRN Ali Jabbari
  • IRN Akbar Kargarjam
  • IRN Mehdi Monajati
  • IRN Ali Parvin
  • IRN Mohammad Sadeghi
  • IRN Gholam Vafakhah
  • IRQ Douglas Aziz
  • IRQ Riyadh Nouri
  • IRQ Bashar Rashid
  • IRQ Salah Obeid
  • ISR George Borba
  • ISR Zvi Farkash
  • JPN Shusaku Hirasawa
  • JPN Koji Mori
  • KUW Ibrahim Al Duraihem
  • KUW Fathi Kameel
  • MAS Shaharuddin Abdullah
  • MAS Harun Jusoh
  • NZL Dennis Tindall
  • NZL Brian Turner
  • PRK An Se-uk
  • PRK Kim Jong-min
  • PRK Pak Sung-jin
  • KOR Ko Jae-wook
  • KOR Park Yi-chun
  • SYR Nabil Nano
  • SYR Samir Said
  • SYR Abdulghani Tatiche

;1 own goal

  • AUS Bobby Hogg (playing against New Zealand)
  • NZL Maurice Tillotson (playing against Indonesia)
  • VSO Nguyễn Vinh Quang (playing against Japan)
  • THA Supakit Meelarpkit (playing against South Vietnam)

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