1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone (AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Teams20 (from 2 confederations)
Top scorer(s)
Gary Cole
Steve Sumner
Brian Turner (9 goals)
Gary Cole
Steve Sumner Brian Turner (9 goals)| Tournament details | |
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| Teams | 20 (from 2 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Gary Cole Steve Sumner Brian Turner (9 goals) |
← 1978 | |
A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams entered the competition. However, Iran withdrew before the draw was made. The Asian and Oceanian zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.
Format
There would be two rounds of play:
- First Round: The remaining 20 teams would be divided into 4 groups. The groups had different rules, as follows:
- Group 1 had 5 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
- Group 2 had 5 teams. The teams played against each other once in Saudi Arabia. The group winner would qualify.
- Group 3 had 4 teams. The teams played against each other once in Kuwait. The group winner would qualify.
- Group 4 had 6 teams. All matches were played in Hong Kong. There would be four stages of play:
- Classification matches: All teams would be paired up to play preliminary matches to determine group classification.
- Group stage: Based on the results of the classification matches, the 6 teams were divided into 2 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other once. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the semi-finals.
- Semifinals: The winner of Group A played against the runner-up of Group B in a single match, and the winner of Group B played against the runner-up of Group A 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.
- Final Round: The 4 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.
First round
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | +28 | 14 | Final round | — | 3–3 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 13–0 | |
| 2 | Australia |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 10 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 10–0 | ||
| 3 | Indonesia |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 6 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–3 | ||
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 5 | Fiji |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 35 | −29 | 5 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — |
Source: RSSSF
| Fiji | 0–4 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
B. Turner  8', 31', 85'Sumner 20' |
Referee: Othman bin Omar (Malaysia)
| Indonesia | 0–2 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| B. Turner 14' G. Turner 75' |
| Australia | 0–2 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Wooddin 29' G. Turner 81' |
| New Zealand | 2–0 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Wooddin 14' G. Turner 75' |
| Fiji | 2–1 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Ratu Jone 55', 55' |
Chang Kuo Chi 40' |
| Indonesia | 1–0 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Hadi Ismanto 75' |
| Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Deng Chyan Jyn Tson |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–0 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
New Zealand advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 8 | Final round |
| 2 |  Iraq |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Qatar |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Bahrain |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Syria |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Dabo 82' |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Jassem 47', 62' |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Al Nafeesah 71' |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Aboloya 85' |
Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kuwait |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 |  South Korea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Thailand |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
| South Korea | 2–1 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Sung-ho 33' Lee Kang-jo 84' |
Wong Chye 6' |
Attendance: 4,000
| South Korea | 5–1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Choi Soon-ho 26', 85' Choi Jong-duk 33'Oh Seok-jae 68'Lee Tae-ho 70' |
Piyapong 36' |
| Malaysia | 2–2 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Din 50', 63' |
Khanthatat 72' Sompit 49' |
| Kuwait | 2–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Anbari 50' Al-Ghanem 81' |
Kuwait advanced to the Final Round.
To date, it is last time that South Korea failed to qualify.
Group 4
Classification matches
China  | 1–0 |  Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Chen Jingang 89' |
North Korea  | 3–0 |  Macau |
|---|---|---|
| Li Yong-sob 34' Li Chang-ha 41'Kim Yong-nam 87' |
Based on the results, China PR, Japan and Macau were placed in Group A, while Hong Kong, Korea DPR and Singapore were placed in Group B.
Group 4A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | Zonal semi-finals |
| 2 |  Japan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 2 | |
| 3 | Macau |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| China | 3–0 | Macau |
|---|---|---|
| Gu Guangming 17' Zuo Shusheng 20'Rong Zhixing 59' |
| China | 1–0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Rong Zhixing 7' |
China and Japan advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.
Group 4B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Korea |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Zonal semi-finals |
| 2 | Hong Kong |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Singapore |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
| Hong Kong | 1–1 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Choi York Yee 55' |
Pathmanathan 87' |
| North Korea | 1–0 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Li Yong-sob 7' |
| Hong Kong | 2–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Wan Chi Keung 40' Wu Kwok Hung 62' |
Li Yong-man 3' Li Yong-sob 25' |
Korea DPR and Hong Kong advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.
Zonal semi-finals
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 31 December 1980 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 0 (4) | |||||
| 4 January 1981 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| China | 0 (5) | |||||
| China (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||
| 30 December 1980 – Hong Kong | ||||||
| North Korea | 2 | |||||
| North Korea | 1 | |||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| North Korea | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Yong-nam 114' |
Korea DPR advanced to the Group 4 Final.
China PR advanced to the Group 4 Final on penalties.
Zonal final
| China | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Huang Xiangdong 44', 110' Chen Xirong 55'Gu Guangming 112' |
Li Chang-ha 2' Kim Yong-nam 56' |
China PR advanced to the Final Round.
Final round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | 1982 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | China |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Play-off | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 4–2 | |
| 3 | New Zealand |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Saudi Arabia |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | — |
Source: RSSSF
| China | 0–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 1–0 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert 43' |
| China | 3–0 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Rong Zhixing 24' Gu Guangming 28'Shen Xiangfu 59' |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–1 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Anbari 55' |
| China | 4–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Zuo Shusheng 62' Chen Jingang 63'Gu Guangming 76'Huang Xiangdong 88' |
Al Nifawi 10' Majed Abdullah 11' |
| China | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Huang Xiangdong 24' Cai Jinbiao 27' |
| New Zealand | 2–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| McClure 5' (pen.) Herbert 87' |
Majed Abdullah 37', 41' |
Referee: Ithurralde (Argentina)
| Kuwait | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Dakhil 36', 56' |
| Kuwait | 2–2 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Kameel 41' Al-Hashash 89' |
Sumner 65' Rufer 66' |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–5 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Rufer 16', 39' B. Turner 17', 43' (pen.)Wooddin 38' |
- Notes
- ^ The matches were held in Malaysia due to China and Saudi Arabia not having diplomatic relations.
Play-off
At the time, goals scored and head-to-head results were not used to rank teams level on points and goal difference. As China PR and New Zealand finished level on points and goal difference, a play-off on neutral ground was played to determine who would qualify.[1]
The match was originally planned to be played in Kuala Lumpur until New Zealand protested because the venue had hosted previous matches for China. Melbourne was also considered before Singapore was ultimately chosen.[2]
| New Zealand | 2–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Wooddin 24' Rufer 47' |
Huang Xiangdong 75' |
Kuwait and New Zealand qualified.
Qualified teams
The following two teams from AFC and OFC qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | Final round winners | 14 December 1981 | 0 (debut) |
| New Zealand | Play-off winners | 10 January 1982 | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
- 9 goals
- 8 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Dave Mitchell
Rong Zhixing
Deng Chyan
Ratu Jone
Jasem Yaqoub
Kim Yong-nam- Li Yong-sob
Mansour Muftah
Majed Abdullah
- 2 goals
- John Kosmina
- Eddie Krncevic
- Chen Jingang
- Zuo Shusheng
- Meli Vuilabasa
Herry Risdianto
Kazushi Kimura- Nassir Al-Ghanem
- Fathi Kameel
Ibrahim Din- Ricki Herbert
- Li Chang-ha
- Saud Jassem
Choi Soon-ho
Shait Ahmed Jehad
- 1 goal
- Murray Barnes
- Ken Boden
- Gary Byrne
- Alan Davidson
- Tony Henderson
- Peter Sharne
Fouad Bushegir- Cai Jinbiao
- Chen Xirong
- Shen Xiangfu
- Chang Kuo Chi
- Jyn Tson
- John Morris Williams
Choi Jork Yee- Wan Chi Keung
- Wu Kwok Hung
- Hadi Ismanto
- Budi Johannis
Nazar Ashraf- Hadi Ahmed
- Adnan Dirjal
- Adel Khudhair
- Hussein Saeed
- Haruhisa Hasegawa
- Hideki Maeda
- Sami Al-Hashash
- Mahboub Juma'a
- Mohammed Karam
- James Wong Chye Fook
- Duncan Cole
- Adrian Elrick
- Keith Mackay
- Billy McClure
- Li Yong-man
- Ibrahim Khalfan
- Khalid Salman
- Shaye Al Nafeesah
- Ahmed Al Nifawi
- Yousef Aboloya
- Amin Dabo
Thasmbiayah Pathmanathan- Choi Jong-duk
- Hong Sung-ho
- Lee Kang-jo
- Lee Tae-ho
- Oh Seok-jae
Piyapong Pue-On- Khan Thatat Songwuti
- Sompit Suwannapluoh
- 1 own goal
- Upendran Choy (playing against Indonesia)