1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 15 (from 2 confederations) |
| AFC Asian Qualifiers |
|---|
| OFC Qualifiers |
|---|
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:
- 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 1 with 3 teams and Group 2 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 1 played against the runner-up of Group 2 in a single match, and the winner of Group 2 played against the runner-up of Group 1 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 1 in Iran and Group 2 in Australia and New Zealand). 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
- All matches played in South Korea.
Classification Matches
South Vietnam  | 1–0 |  Thailand |
|---|---|---|
Meelarpkit  83' (o.g.) |
Referee: Coffman (New Zealand)
Based on the results, South Vietnam, Japan and Hong Kong were placed in Group 1, while Thailand, Israel and Malaysia were placed in Group 2 with Korea Republic.
Group 1
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hong Kong |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| 3 | South Vietnam |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
| Japan | 4–0 | South Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Kamamoto 6', 86' Mori 19'Quang 54' (o.g.) |
Referee: Coffman (New Zealand)
| Hong Kong | 1–0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Kwok Ka-ming 83' |
| Hong Kong | 1–0 | South Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Yuen Kuen-Chu 68' |
Referee: Aing Kim Ean (Khmer Republic)
Hong Kong and Japan advanced to the Zone A Semifinals.
Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Israel |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| 3 |  Malaysia |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| 4 | Thailand |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 |
| Israel | 3–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Farkash 50' Shum 62'Onana 82' |
Referee: Aing Kim Ean (Khmer Republic)
| South Korea | 4–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Jae-Han 52' Cha Bum-Kun 60' Chung Kyu-Poong 79', 84' |
Attendance: 50.000
Referee: Ruslan Hatta (Indonesia)
| South Korea | 0–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
Referee: U Tin Thut (Burma)
| Israel | 6–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Borba 12' Spiegler 62'Shum 69'Rozen 73', 84'Onana 78' |
Referee: Dhillon (Singapore)
| South Korea | 0–0 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
Referee: U Tin Thut (Burma)
Israel and Korea Republic advanced to the Zone A Semifinals.
Semifinals
| South Korea | 3–1 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Jae-Han 45' Park Yi-Chun 52'Chung Kyu-Poong 72' |
Yuen Kuen-Chu 5' |
Referee: Ruslan Hatta (Indonesia)
Korea Republic and Israel advanced to the Zone A Final.
Final
| South Korea | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| Cha Bum-Kun 109' |
Referee: U Tin Thut (Burma)
Korea Republic advanced to the Final Round.
Zone B
Group 1
- All matches played in Tehran, Iran in a double round-robin format
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iran |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Syria |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} North Korea |
5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 |  Kuwait |
3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 |
| Iran | 0–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Ramalingam (Malaysia)
| North Korea | 1–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Jong-Min 53' |
Chahrestan 71' |
Referee: Getkaew (Thailand)
| North Korea | 0–0 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Vaz (India)
| Iran | 2–1 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Monajati 19' Sadeghi 89' |
Pak Sung-Jin 48' |
Referee: Ong Eng Young (Singapore)
| North Korea | 3–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| An Se-Uk 30' Ma Jung-U 39', 77' |
Referee: Vaz (India)
| Kuwait | 2–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Bo Hamad 31', 51' |
Referee: Getkaew (Thailand)
Iran advanced to the Zone B Final.
Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iraq |
8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
| 3 |  Indonesia |
4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 |
| 4 |  New Zealand |
3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 |
| New Zealand | 1–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Turner 57' |
Campbell 85' |
| Indonesia | 1–1 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Sarman Panggabean 13' |
Vest 74' |
| Iraq | 2–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Rashid 10' Hatim 40' |
| Australia | 2–1 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell 23' Alston 42' |
Iswadi Idris 36' |
| Iraq | 1–1 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Kadhim 23' |
Iswadi Idris 43' |
| Australia | 3–3 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Utjesenovic 11' Baartz 19'Buljevic 26' |
Vest 10' Tindall 50'Hogg 86' (o.g.) |
| Indonesia | 1–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Tillotson 7' (o.g.) |
| Iraq | 4–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Hatim 4', 15', 67' Kadhim 23' |
Australia advanced to the Zone B Final.
Final
| Iran | 2–0 (2–3 agg.) | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Ghelichkhani 14', 32' |
Referee: Kazakov (Soviet Union)
Australia advanced to the Final Round.
Final round
| Australia | 0–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Loraux (Belgium)
| South Korea | 2–2 (2–2 agg.) | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Jae-han 15' Ko Jae-wook 27' |
Buljevic 29' Baartz 48' |
Municipal Stadium, Seoul, Korea Republic
Referee: Van Gemert (Netherlands)
The aggregate score was tied 2–2, so a play-off on a neutral ground (Hong Kong) was played to decide who would qualify.
| Australia | 1–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Mackay 70' |
Referee: Van Gemert (Netherlands)
Australia qualified, via the play-off.
Goalscorers
- 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
- Riyadh Nouri
- Zvi Rozen
- Itzhak Shum
- Mordechai Spiegler
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
- Bashar Rashid
- Salah Obeid
- George Borba
- Zvi Farkash
- 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)
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