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Teams | 21 (from 2 confederations) |
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AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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OFC Qualifiers |
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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 [1] 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.
There would be two rounds of play:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Play-off |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 2 | |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Singapore ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Quah Kim Song ![]() Rajagopal ![]() |
Hong Kong ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Chung Chor Wai ![]() Wun Chee Keung ![]() Kwok Ka Ming ![]() Lau Wing Yip ![]() |
Waskito Kaihun ![]() |
Malaysia ![]() | 6–4 | ![]() |
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James ![]() Isa Bakar ![]() |
Jesdaporn ![]() Witthaya ![]() Niwat ![]() |
Singapore ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Quah Kim Song ![]() Dollah Kassim ![]() |
Wun Chee Keung ![]() |
Hong Kong ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Kwok Ka Ming ![]() Chung Chor Wai ![]() |
Witthaya ![]() |
Singapore ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Mohammad Noh Hussein ![]() |
Thailand ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Cherdsak ![]() Jesdaporn ![]() Niwat ![]() |
Risdianto ![]() Junaedi Abdillah ![]() |
Malaysia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Bakri Ibni ![]() |
Fung Chi Ming ![]() |
Singapore ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Ronny Pattinasarany ![]() Anjas Asmara ![]() Andi Lala ![]() Iswadi Idris ![]() |
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.
Singapore ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Lau Wing Yip ![]() |
Hong Kong advanced to the Final Round.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Final round |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Israel ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Cha Bum-Kun ![]() Park Sang-In ![]() Choi Jong-Duk ![]() |
Malmilian ![]() |
Japan ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Cha Bum-Kun ![]() |
Korea Republic advanced to the Final Round. North Korea withdrew prior to the tournament in protest of Israel's participation. [3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 8 | Advance to Final round |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Al Fahad ![]() Bo Saeed ![]() |
Syria ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Al Katbi ![]() Khouri ![]() |
Ghani ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Mazloumi ![]() Roshan ![]() |
Iran ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Yousefi ![]() Sharifi ![]() |
Iran advanced to the Final Round.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 8 | Advance to Final round |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Qatar ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Muftah ![]() Al Suwaidi ![]() |
Qatar ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Yaqoub ![]() Al-Anberi ![]() |
Bahrain ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Shaqr ![]() |
Al-Anberi ![]() Al Duraihem ![]() |
Qatar ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Abubakr ![]() |
Yaqoub ![]() Ma'yoof ![]() Al Saleh ![]() Bo Hamad ![]() |
Kuwait advanced to the Final Round.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Advance to Final round |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
Australia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Rooney ![]() Abonyi ![]() |
Taiwan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Chang Kuo Chi ![]() |
Kosmina ![]() Abonyi ![]() |
New Zealand ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Nelson ![]() Campbell ![]() Taylor ![]() Weymouth ![]() |
Taiwan ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() |
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Nelson ![]() Sumner ![]() Lo Chih Tsong ![]() |
Australia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Ollerton ![]() Kosmina ![]() |
Nelson ![]() |
New Zealand ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Nelson ![]() |
Ollerton ![]() |
Australia advanced to the Final Round.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 14 | Qualification for 1978 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | ||
3 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 9 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 7 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | ||
5 | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–5 | — |
Hong Kong ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Cha Bum-Kun ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Australia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Kosmina ![]() Barnes ![]() |
Australia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Kosmina ![]() |
Cha Bum-Kun ![]() |
Hong Kong ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Chung Chor Wai ![]() |
Al-Dakhil ![]() Yaqoub ![]() Bo Hamad ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Park Sang-In ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Hong Kong ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() |
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Tang Hung Cheong ![]() Chung Chor Wai ![]() |
Ollerton ![]() Abonyi ![]() Bennett ![]() |
Kuwait ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Al-Dakhil ![]() Bo Abbas ![]() |
Cha Bum-Kun ![]() Choi Jong-Duk ![]() |
Iran ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Roshan ![]() |
Lee Young-Moo ![]() |
Iran ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Jahani ![]() Kazerani ![]() |
Iran ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Jahani ![]() |
Kuwait ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Al-Dakhil ![]() |
Fariba ![]() Khabiri ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Kim Ho-Kon ![]() Huh Jung-Moo ![]() Kim Jae-Han ![]() Park Sang-in ![]() |
Kwok Ka Ming ![]() Chan Fat Chi ![]() |
Iran qualified.
The following team from AFC qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup 1 |
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Final Round winners | 25 November 1977 | 0 (debut) |