1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
International football competition
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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.
Dates4 March – 13 November 1973
Teams18[a] (from 2 confederations)
Matchesplayed44
Goals scored101 (2.3 per match)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 March – 13 November 1973 |
| Teams | 18[a] (from 2 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Goals scored | 101 (2.3 per match) |
| Attendance | 634,884 (14,429 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Sabah Hatim Moshe Onana(5 goals each) |
← 1970 1978 → | |
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 semi-finals.
- Semi-finals: 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.[1]
Zone A
- All matches played in Seoul, South Korea.
Classification matches
South Vietnam  | 1–0 |  Thailand |
|---|---|---|
Meelarpkit  83' (o.g.) |
Group stage
Group A1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
 |
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Japan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 2 | — | — | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | South Vietnam |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Japan | 4–0 | South Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
Kamamoto  6', 86'Mori 19'Quang 54' (o.g.) |
| Hong Kong | 1–0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Kwok Ka Ming 83' |
Report |
| Hong Kong | 1–0 | South Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Yuen Kuen Chu 68' |
Group A2
South Korea  | 4–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Jae-han 52' Cha Bum-kun 60' Chung Kyu-poong 79', 84' |
Report |
| South Korea | 0–0 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Semi-finals
| Hong Kong | 1–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Yuen Kuen Chu 5' |
Report | Kim Jae-han 45' Park Yi-chun 52'Chung Kyu-poong 72' |
Final
| South Korea | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| Cha Bum-kun 109' |
Report |
Zone B
Group Stage
Group B1
- All matches played in Australia in a double round-robin format (except New Zealand–Australia first leg)
New Zealand  | 1–1 |  Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Turner 57' |
Report | Campbell 85' |
Indonesia  | 1–1 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Panggabean 13' |
Report | Vest 74' |
| Iraq | 2–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Rashid 10' Hatim 40' |
Report |
| Iraq | 1–1 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Kadhim 23' |
Report | Iswadi Idris 43' |
| Australia | 3–3 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Utjesenovic 11' Baartz 19'Buljevic 26' |
Report | Vest 10' Tindall 50'Hogg 86' (o.g.) |
| Indonesia | 1–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Tillotson 7' (o.g.) |
Report |
| Iraq | 4–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Hatim 4', 15', 67' Kadhim 23' |
Report |
Group B2
Iran  | 0–0 |  North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Syria  | 1–1 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Chahrestan 71' |
Report | Kim Jong-min 53' |
Kuwait  | 0–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Iran | 2–1 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Monajati 19' Sadeghi 89' |
Report | Pak Sung-jin 48' |
| North Korea | 3–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| An Se-uk 30' Ma Jung-u 39', 77' |
Report |
| Kuwait | 2–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Bo Hamad 31', 51' |
Report |
Final
| Iran | 2–0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Ghelichkhani 14', 32' |
Australia won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final round
| Australia | 0–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2–2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Jae-han 15' Ko Jae-wook 27' |
Buljevic 29' Baartz 48' |
Australia and South Korea tied 2–2 on aggregate; a final play-off was decided.
| Australia | 1–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Mackay 70' |
Australia qualified.
Qualified teams
The following team qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Final round winners | 13 November 1973 | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Attila Abonyi- Ray Baartz
- Jimmy Mackay
Parviz Ghelichkhani
Chung Kyu-poong- Kim Jae-han
Joseph Chahrestan
- 2 goals
- Branko Buljevic
- Ernie Campbell
- Ray Richards
Yuen Kuen Chu
Iswadi Idris- Sarman Panggabean
Ali Kadhim
Zvi Rozen- Itzhak Shum
Kunishige Kamamoto
Hamad Bo Hamad
Alan Vest
Ma Jung-u- Cha Bum-kun
- 1 goal
- Doug Utjesenovic
- Peter Wilson
- Kwok Ka Ming
- Lo Hung Hoi
- Andjas Asmara
- Ali Jabbari
- Akbar Kargarjam
- Mehdi Monajati
- Ali Parvin
- Mohammad Sadeghi
- Gholam Vafakhah
- Douglas Aziz
- Riyadh Nouri
- Bashar Rashid
- Salah Obeid
- George Borba
- Zvi Farkash
- Mordechai Spiegler
- Shusaku Hirasawa
- Koji Mori
- Ibrahim Al Duraihem
- Fathi Kameel
Shaharuddin Abdullah- Harun Jusoh
- Dennis Tindall
- Brian Turner
- An Se-uk
- Kim Jong-min
- Pak Sung-jin
- Ko Jae-wook
- Park Yi-chun
- Nabil Nano
- Samir Said
- Abdulghani Tatiche
- 1 own goal
- Bobby Hogg (playing against New Zealand)
- Maurice Tillotson (playing against Indonesia)
Nguyễn Vinh Quang (playing against Japan)
Supakit Meelarpkit (playing against South Vietnam)
Notes
- India, Sri Lanka and the Philippines withdrew before the start of the qualification phase.