1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone (AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams and Israel entered the competition. However, South Vietnam could not compete after being annexed by Vietnam. The Asian zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament.
Format
There would be two rounds of play:
First Round: The 21 teams would be divided into 5 groups. The groups had different rules, as follows:
Group 1 had 6 teams. The teams played against each other once in Singapore. The top 2 teams after the group matches played against each other in a single match. The winner would advance to the Final Round.
Groups 2 and 3 had 4 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
Group 4 had 4 teams. The teams played against each other twice in Qatar. The group winner would qualify.
Group 5 had 3 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
Final Round: The 5 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
First round
Group 1
Play-off
Hong Kong and Singapore finished in the top two places, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
Hong Kong advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
Korea Republic advanced to the Final Round. North Korea withdrew prior to the tournament in protest of Israel's participation.
Group 3
Iran advanced to the Final Round.
Group 4
Kuwait advanced to the Final Round.
Group 5
Australia advanced to the Final Round.
Final round
Iran qualified.
Qualified teams
The following team from AFC qualified for the final tournament.
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
7 goals
Keith Nelson
6 goals
John Kosmina
Peter Ollerton
Faisal Al-Dakhil
5 goals
Ghafour Jahani
Cha Bum-Kun
4 goals
Chung Chor Wai
Hassan Roshan
Abdulaziz Al-Anberi
Jasem Yaqoub
James Wong
3 goals
Attila Abonyi
Jimmy Rooney
Kwok Ka Ming
Wun Chee Keung
Fat'hi Kameel Fayaz Matar Marzouq
Steve Sumner
Park Sang-In
Jesdaporn Naphatalung
2 goals
Fuad Abou Shaqr
Lau Wing Yip
Hossein Kazerani
Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
Oded Machnes
Hamad Khalid Bo Hamad
Isa Bakar
Quah Kim Song
Choi Jong-Duk
Kim Jae-Han
Lee Young-Moo
Vidthaya Laohakul
Niwat Srisawat
1 goal
Murray Barnes
Colin Bennett
Ibrahim Al Farhan
Ebrahim Zowayed
Chan Fat Chi
Fung Chi Ming
Tang Hung Cheong
Junaedi Abdillah
Anjas Asmara
Iswadi Idris
Waskito Kaihun
Andi Lala
Ronny Pattinasarany
Risdianto
Behtash Fariba
Habib Khabiri
Ali Parvin
Habib Shareefi
Mohsin Yousifi
Haim Bar
Uri Malmilian
Itzhak Peretz
Ibrahim Mohammed Al Duraihem
Farouk Ibrahim Al Awadi Al Saleh
Badr Abdul Hameed Bo Abbas
Abdullah Yousuf Ma'yoof
Bakri Ibni
Clive Campbell
Dave Taylor
Kevin Weymouth
Anbar Bashir Abubakr
Hassan Myuter Saied Al Suwaidi
Mansour Muftah Faraj Bekhit
Samir Sultan Al Fahad
Saoud Al Gassem Mohammed Bo Saeed
Mohammed Abdul Ghani
Mohammed Noh Hussein
Dollah Kassim
Suriamurthy Rajagopal
Huh Jung-Moo
Kim Ho-Kon
Abdul Hamid Al Katbi
Marwan Khalifa Khouri
Chang Kuo Chi
Cherdsak Chaiyabutr
1 own goal
Lo Chih Tsong (playing against New Zealand)
See also
1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
References
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