1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

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1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
Tournament details
Dates28 September – 14 December 1969
Teams7 (from 2 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored32 (2.46 per match)
Attendance181,511 (13,962 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Tom McColl (4 Goals)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone (AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification. North Korea withdrew before the matches were played as they refused to play Israel.

Format

There would be three rounds of play:

  • First Round: Israel, New Zealand and 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 6 Advance to Second round
2 File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 4
3 File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan 4 0 2 2 4 8 −4 2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Australia advanced to the Second Round.

Second round

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1= File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 Advance to Play-off
1= File:Flag of Rhodesia (1968–1979).svg Rhodesia 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Australia and Rhodesia finished level on points, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.

Australia advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 4 Advance to Final round
2 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
3 File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Israel advanced to the Final Round. North Korea refused to play in Israel[1] and were officially withdrawn by FIFA on 5 June 1969.[2]

Final round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3 Qualification for 1970 FIFA World Cup
2 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: RSSSF

Israel qualified.

Qualified teams

The following team from AFC qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Final Round winners 14 December 1969 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 All matches were played on neutral ground due to the boycott of Rhodesia.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Both matches were played in Israel.

References

  1. ↑ Fifa.com: preliminaries 1970
  2. ↑ "North Korea Ousted". The Miami Herald. Associated Press. 5 June 1969. p. 5F. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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