1970_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC_and_OFC)
1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
International football competition
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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 28th 1969 - December 14th 1969 |
| Teams | 7 (from 2 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 32 (2.46 per match) |
| Attendance | 181,511 (13,962 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Tom McColl (4 Goals) |
← 1966 1974 → | |
North Korea withdrew before the matches were played as they refused to play Israel.
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.
- All matches played in Seoul, South Korea.
| 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 |
| South Korea | 2–2 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
Kim Ki-bok  8'Park Soo-il 39' |
Miyamoto 34' Kuwahara 50' |
| South Korea | 1–2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Yi-woo 45' |
Watkiss 37' McColl 82' |
Australia advanced to the Second Round.
Group 1
| 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 |
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 |  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 |
| Israel | 4–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Spiegler 48' Spiegel 65'Feigenbaum 72', 86' |
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]
| 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 |
Israel qualified.
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.
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
David Zeman (playing against Israel)
Aritatsu Ogi (playing against Australia)
Phillemon Tegire (playing against Australia)
- "North Korea Ousted". The Miami Herald. Associated Press. 5 June 1969. p. 5F. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.