1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

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.

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)
1966
1974

North Korea withdrew before the matches were played as they refused to play Israel.

Format

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 6 Advance to Second round
2   South Korea 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 4
3   Japan 4 0 2 2 4 8 −4 2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Australia  3–1  Japan
McColl   5'
Ogi   68' (o.g.)
Baartz   69'
Watanabe   11'
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: Nice (Malaysia)

South Korea  2–2  Japan
Kim Ki-bok   8'
Park Soo-il   39'
Miyamoto   34'
Kuwahara   50'
Attendance: 21,128
Referee: Cheung Tang-Sun (China Republic)

South Korea  1–2  Australia
Lee Yi-woo   45' Watkiss   37'
McColl   82'
Attendance: 10,250
Referee: Suppiah (Singapore)

Australia  1–1  Japan
McColl   39' Miyamoto   4'
Attendance: 1,359
Referee: Suvaree (Thailand)

South Korea  2–0  Japan
Jeong Kang-ji   17', 40'
Attendance: 9,264
Referee: Lee Kan Chi (Hong Kong)

South Korea  1–1  Australia
Park Soo-il   29' Baartz   58'
Attendance: 9,676
Referee: Nice (Malaysia)

Australia advanced to the Second Round.

Second round

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1=   Australia 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 Advance to Play-off
1=   Rhodesia 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Rhodesia  1–1  Australia
Chalmers   63' McColl   68'
Attendance: 3,540
Referee: Antonio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)

Rhodesia  0–0  Australia
Attendance: 2,512
Referee: Antonio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)

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

Rhodesia  1–3  Australia
Chalmers   54' Warren   17'
Tegire   22' (o.g.)
Rutherford   57'
Attendance: 11,066
Referee: Antonio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)

Australia advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Israel 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 4 Advance to Final round
2   New Zealand 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
3   North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Israel  4–0  New Zealand
Spiegler   48'
Spiegel   65'
Feigenbaum   72', 86'
Attendance: 26,669
Referee: Nassiri (Iran)

Israel  2–0  New Zealand
Spiegler   24'
Spiegel   33'
Attendance: 10,898
Referee: Nassiri (Iran)

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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Israel 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3 Qualification for 1970 FIFA World Cup
2   Australia 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: RSSSF
Israel  1–0  Australia
Zeman   16' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 41,899
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

Australia  1–1  Israel
Watkiss   88' Spiegler   79'
Attendance: 29,737
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

Israel qualified.

Qualified teams

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The following team from AFC qualified for the final tournament.

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

Goalscorers

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4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c All matches were played on neutral ground due to the boycott of Rhodesia.
  2. ^ a b Both matches were played in Israel.

References

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  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.