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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name   = 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
| year           =
| alt            =
| caption        =
| host countries =
| dates          = 28 September – 14 December 1969
| num_teams      = 7
| confederations = 2
| matches        = 13
| goals          = 32
| attendance     = 181511
| top_scorer     = {{fbicon|AUS}} [[Tom McColl]] (4 Goals)
| prevseason     = [[1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|1966]]
| nextseason     = [[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|1974]]
}}
{{Qualification for championships (AFC)}}
{{Qualification for championships (OFC)}}
Listed below are the dates and results for the '''[[1970 FIFA World Cup]] [[FIFA World Cup qualification|qualification]]''' rounds for the '''Asian and Oceanian zone ([[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] and [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]])'''. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article ''[[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification]]''.
[[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] withdrew before the matches were played as they refused to play [[Israel national football team|Israel]].
==Format==
There would be three rounds of play:
*'''First Round''': [[Israel national football team|Israel]], [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]] and [[Zimbabwe national football team|Rhodesia]] received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 3 teams, Australia, Japan and South Korea, played against each other twice in South Korea. The group winner would advance to the Second Round.
*'''Second Round''': The 4 teams were divided into 2 groups of 2 teams each. The teams played against each other twice. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
*'''Final Round''': The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.
==First round==
*All matches played in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]].
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=First round
|winpoints=2
|drawpoints=1
|source=
|team1=AUS|name_AUS={{fb|AUS}}
|team2=KOR|name_KOR={{fb|KOR|1949}}
|team3=JPN|name_JPN={{fb|JPN|1870}}
|win_AUS=2|draw_AUS=2|loss_AUS=0|gf_AUS=7|ga_AUS=4
|win_KOR=1|draw_KOR=2|loss_KOR=1|gf_KOR=6|ga_KOR=5
|win_JPN=0|draw_JPN=2|loss_JPN=2|gf_JPN=4|ga_JPN=8
<!--Qualification column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=2R
|col_2R=green1 |text_2R=Advance to [[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Second round|Second round]]
}}</onlyinclude>
{{football box
| date         = 10 October 1969
| event        =
| round        =
| time         = 19:30 [[Korean Standard Time|KST]] ([[UTC+09]])
| team1        = {{fb-rt|Australia}}
| score        = 3–1
| report       =
| team2        = {{fb|Japan|1870}}
| goals1       = [[Tom McColl|McColl]] {{goal|5}}<br /> [[Aritatsu Ogi|Ogi]] {{goal|68|o.g.}}<br /> [[Ray Baartz|Baartz]] {{goal|69}}
| goals2       = [[Masashi Watanabe|Watanabe]] {{goal|11}}
| stadium      = [[Dongdaemun Stadium]], [[Seoul]]
| attendance   = 3,513
| referee      = Nice ([[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date         = 12 October 1969
| event        =
| round        =
| time         = 16:30 [[Korean Standard Time|KST]] ([[UTC+09]])
| team1        = {{fb-rt|South Korea|1949}}
| score        = 2–2
| report       =
| team2        = {{fb|Japan|1870}}
| goals1       = [[Kim Ki-bok]] {{goal|8}}<br /> [[Park Soo-il (footballer, born 1944)|Park Soo-il]] {{goal|39}}
| goals2       = [[Teruki Miyamoto|Miyamoto]] {{goal|34}}<br /> [[Yasuyuki Kuwahara|Kuwahara]] {{goal|50}}
| stadium      = [[Dongdaemun Stadium]], [[Seoul]]
| attendance   = 21,128
| referee      = Cheung Tang-Sun ([[Chinese Taipei Football Association|China Republic]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date         = 14 October 1969
| event        =
| round        =
| time         = 19:30 [[Korean Standard Time|KST]] ([[UTC+09]])
| team1        = {{fb-rt|South Korea|1949}}
| score        = 1–2
| report       =
| team2        = {{fb|Australia}}
| goals1       = [[Lee Yi-woo]] {{goal|45}}
| goals2       = [[Johnny Watkiss|Watkiss]] {{goal|37}} <br /> [[Tom McColl|McColl]] {{goal|82}}
| stadium      = [[Dongdaemun Stadium]], [[Seoul]]
| attendance   = 10,250
| referee      = [[Govindasamy Suppiah|Suppiah]] ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date         = 16 October 1969
| event        =
| round        =
| time         = 18:30 [[Korean Standard Time|KST]] ([[UTC+09]])
| team1        = {{fb-rt|Australia}}
| score        = 1–1
| report       =
| team2        = {{fb|Japan|1870}}
| goals1       = [[Tom McColl|McColl]] {{goal|39}}
| goals2       = [[Teruki Miyamoto|Miyamoto]] {{goal|4}}
| stadium      = [[Dongdaemun Stadium]], [[Seoul]]
| attendance   = 1,359
| referee      = Suvaree ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date         = 18 October 1969
| event        =
| round        =
| time         = 16:00 [[Korean Standard Time|KST]] ([[UTC+09]])
| team1        = {{fb-rt|South Korea|1949}}
| score        = 2–0
| report       =
| team2        = {{fb|Japan|1870}}
| goals1       = [[Jeong Kang-ji]] {{goal|17||40}}
| goals2       =
| stadium      = [[Dongdaemun Stadium]], [[Seoul]]
| attendance   = 9,264
| referee      = Lee Kan Chi ([[Hong Kong Football Association|Hong Kong]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date         = 20 October 1969
| event        =
| round        =
| time         = 18:30 [[Korean Standard Time|KST]] ([[UTC+09]])
| team1        = {{fb-rt|South Korea|1949}}
| score        = 1–1
| report       =
| team2        = {{fb|Australia}}
| goals1       = [[Park Soo-il (footballer, born 1944)|Park Soo-il]] {{goal|29}}
| goals2       = [[Ray Baartz|Baartz]] {{goal|58}}
| stadium      = [[Dongdaemun Stadium]], [[Seoul]]
| attendance   = 9,676
| referee      = Nice ([[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]])
}}
'''Australia''' advanced to the Second Round.
==Second round==
===Group 1===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=R2 Group 1
|ptsfirst=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=AUS|pos_AUS=1=|name_AUS={{fb|AUS}}
|team2=RHO|pos_RHO=1=|name_RHO={{fb|RHO}}
|win_AUS=0|draw_AUS=2|loss_AUS=0|gf_AUS=1|ga_AUS=1
|win_RHO=0|draw_RHO=2|loss_RHO=0|gf_RHO=1|ga_RHO=1
<!--Qualification column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=PO |result2=PO
|col_PO=blue1 |text_PO=Advance to Play-off
}}</onlyinclude>
{{football box
|date = 23 November 1969
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Rhodesia}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{fb|AUS}}
|goals1 = [[Bobby Chalmers|Chalmers]] {{goal|63}}
|goals2 = [[Tom McColl|McColl]] {{goal|68}}
|stadium = [[Maputo|Lourenço Marques]], [[Mozambique]]<ref group="notes" name="boycott">All matches were played on neutral ground due to the boycott of Rhodesia.</ref>
|referee = Antonio Saldanha Ribeiro ([[Portuguese Football Federation|Portugal]])
|attendance = 3,540
|nobars = 1
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 27 November 1969
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Rhodesia}}
|score = 0–0
|team2 = {{fb|AUS}}
|stadium = [[Maputo|Lourenço Marques]], [[Mozambique]]<ref group="notes" name="boycott"/>
|referee = Antonio Saldanha Ribeiro ([[Portuguese Football Federation|Portugal]])
|attendance = 2,512
|nobars = 1
}}
Australia and Rhodesia finished level on points, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
{{football box
|date = 29 November 1969
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Rhodesia}}
|score = 1–3
|team2 = {{fb|AUS}}
|goals1 = [[Bobby Chalmers|Chalmers]] {{goal|54}}
|goals2 = [[Johnny Warren|Warren]] {{goal|17}}<br /> [[Phillemon Tegire|Tegire]] {{goal|22|o.g.}}<br /> [[Willie Rutherford|Rutherford]] {{goal|57}}
|stadium = [[Maputo|Lourenço Marques]], [[Mozambique]]<ref group="notes" name="boycott"/>
|referee = Antonio Saldanha Ribeiro ([[Portuguese Football Federation|Portugal]])
|attendance = 11,066
|nobars = 1
}}
'''Australia''' advanced to the Final Round.
===Group 2===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=R2 Group 2
|ptsfirst=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=ISR|name_ISR={{fb|ISR}}
|team2=NZL|name_NZL={{fb|NZL}}
|team3=PRK|name_PRK={{fb|PRK}}
|win_ISR=2|draw_ISR=0|loss_ISR=0|gf_ISR=6|ga_ISR=0
|win_NZL=0|draw_NZL=0|loss_NZL=2|gf_NZL=0|ga_NZL=6
|status_text_W=Withdrew
<!--Qualification column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=FR |result3=W
|col_FR=green1 |text_FR=Advance to [[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)#Final round|Final round]]
|col_W=black1  |text_W=Withdrew
}}</onlyinclude>
{{football box
|date = 28 September 1969
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ISR}}
|score = 4–0
|team2 = {{fb|NZL}}
|goals1 = [[Mordechai Spiegler|Spiegler]] {{goal|48}}<br /> [[Giora Spiegel|Spiegel]] {{goal|65}}<br /> [[Yehoshua Feigenbaum|Feigenbaum]] {{goal|72||86}}
|stadium = [[Ramat Gan Stadium]], [[Ramat Gan]], [[Israel]]<ref group="notes" name="Israel">Both matches were played in Israel.</ref>
|attendance = 26,669
|referee = Nassiri ([[Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation|Iran]])
|nobars = 1
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 1 October 1969
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ISR}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{fb|NZL}}
|goals1 = [[Mordechai Spiegler|Spiegler]] {{goal|24}}<br /> [[Giora Spiegel|Spiegel]] {{goal|33}}
|stadium = [[Ramat Gan Stadium]], [[Ramat Gan]], [[Israel]]<ref group="notes" name="Israel"/>
|attendance = 10,898
|referee = Nassiri ([[Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation|Iran]])
|nobars = 1
}}
Israel advanced to the Final Round. North Korea refused to play in Israel<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070813203816/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/preliminaries/index.html Fifa.com]: preliminaries 1970</ref> and were officially withdrawn by FIFA on 5 June 1969.<ref>{{cite news |date=5 June 1969 |title=North Korea Ousted |page=5F |work=[[The Miami Herald]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-north-korea-ousted/128599935/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=20 July 2023}}</ref>
==Final round==
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|show_matches=n
|class_rules=
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/70qual.html RSSSF]
|winpoints=2
<!--Team positions below-->
|team_order=ISR, AUS
<!--Team results below-->
|update=complete
|win_ISR=1 |draw_ISR=1 |loss_ISR=0 |gf_ISR=2|ga_ISR=1
|win_AUS=0 |draw_AUS=1 |loss_AUS=1 |gf_AUS=1|ga_AUS=2
<!--Team definitions-->
|name_ISR={{fb|ISR}} |short_ISR={{flagdeco|ISR}}
|name_AUS={{fb|AUS}}
<!--Qualification column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=WC
|col_WC=green1 |text_WC=Qualification for [[1970 FIFA World Cup]]
}}</onlyinclude>
{{football box
| date         = 4 December 1969
| event        =
| round        =
| time         =
| team1        = {{fb-rt|Israel}}
| score        = 1–0
| report       = http://www.allworldcup.narod.ru/1970/ASIA/Q70ASIAF.HTM
| team2        = {{fb|Australia}}
| goals1       = [[David Zeman|Zeman]] {{goal|16|o.g.}}
| goals2       =
| stadium      = [[Ramat Gan Stadium]], [[Ramat Gan]]
| attendance   = 41,899
| referee      = Ferdinand Marschall ([[Austrian Football Association|Austria]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date         = 14 December 1969
| event        =
| round        =
| time         =
| team1        = {{fb-rt|Australia}}
| score        = 1–1
| report       =
| team2        = {{fb|Israel}}
| goals1       = [[Johnny Watkiss|Watkiss]] {{Goal|88}}
| goals2       = [[Mordechai Spiegler|Spiegler]] {{Goal|79}}
| stadium      = [[Sydney Sports Ground]], [[Sydney]]
| attendance   = 29,737
| referee      = Ferdinand Marschall ([[Austrian Football Association|Austria]])
}}
'''Israel''' qualified.
==Qualified teams==
The following team from AFC qualified for the final tournament.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Qualified as
! Qualified on
! data-sort-type="number"|Previous [[National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup|appearances]] in [[FIFA World Cup]]<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup>
|-
| {{fb|ISR}} || {{sort|A1|[[#Final round|Final Round]] winners}} || {{dts|14 December 1969|addkey=1}} || 0 (debut)
|}
:<div id="1"><sup>1</sup> '''Bold''' indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.</div>
==Goalscorers==
;4 goals
{{div col|colwidth=20em|small=yes}}
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tom McColl]]
{{div col end}}
;3 goals
{{div col|colwidth=20em|small=yes}}
*{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Mordechai Spiegler]]
{{div col end}}
;2 goals
{{div col|colwidth=20em|small=yes}}
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ray Baartz]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Johnny Watkiss]]
*{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Yehoshua Feigenbaum]]
*{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Giora Spiegel]]
*{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Teruki Miyamoto]]
*{{flagicon|RHO}} [[Bobby Chalmers]]
*{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Jeong Kang-ji]]
*{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Park Soo-il (footballer, born 1944)|Park Soo-il]]
{{div col end}}
;1 goal
{{div col|colwidth=20em|small=yes}}
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Willie Rutherford]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Johnny Warren]]
*{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Yasuyuki Kuwahara]]
*{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Masashi Watanabe]]
*{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Kim Ki-bok]]
*{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Lee Yi-woo]]
{{div col end}}
;1 own goal
{{div col|colwidth=20em|small=yes}}
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Zeman]] (playing against [[Israel national football team|Israel]])
*{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Aritatsu Ogi]] (playing against [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]])
*{{flagicon|RHO}} [[Phillemon Tegire]] (playing against [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]])
{{div col end}}
==Notes==
{{reflist|group=notes}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{1970 FIFA World Cup qualifiers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1970 Fifa World Cup Qualification (Afc And Ofc)}}
[[Category:1970 FIFA World Cup qualification|AFC and OFC]]
[[Category:FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)]]
[[Category:FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)]]
[[Category:1969 in Asian football|Qual]]
[[Category:1969–70 in OFC football|qual]]