1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (Africa, Asia and Oceania)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Africa, Asian and Oceanian zone (CAF, AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification.

FIFA rejected the application of Congo and Philippines. There would be three rounds of play:

First Round: Australia, North Korea, South Africa and South Korea received byes and advanced to the AFC–OFC First Round directly. The remaining 15 teams, all from Africa, were divided into 6 groups of two or three teams. The group winners would advance to the Second Round.
Second Round: The 6 teams were divided into 3 matches and would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winning three teams would advance to the Final Round.
AFC–OFC First Round: The 4 teams Australia, North Korea, South Africa and South Korea would have played each other twice in a round-robin tournament at a neutral venue, originally Japan but ultimately Cambodia.
Final Round: The AFC winner would have to play the 3 African teams on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.

South Africa was suspended by FIFA due to apartheid. All fifteen remaining African teams withdrew in protest against there being no automatic qualification for an African team, leaving the AFC–OFC winner to qualify by default. South Korea then withdrew because the 3 team tournament was moved from Japan to Cambodia, leaving only Australia and North Korea to contest the final place. North Korea easily won both legs to qualify.

CAF First Round

Group 1

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
—	Ghana	withdrew
—	Guinea	withdrew

Ghana and Guinea both withdrew to protest the allocation of spots.

Group 2

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
—	Cameroon	withdrew
—	Sudan	withdrew

Cameroon and Sudan both withdrew to protest the allocation of spots.

Group 3

Rank	Team	Pts
—	Algeria	withdrew
—	Liberia	withdrew
—	Tunisia	withdrew

Algeria, Liberia and Tunisia all withdrew to protest the allocation of spots.

Group 4

Rank	Team	Pts
—	Mali	withdrew
—	Morocco	withdrew
—	Senegal	withdrew

Mali, Morocco and Senegal all withdrew to protest the allocation of spots.

Group 5

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
—	Ethiopia	withdrew
—	Gabon	withdrew

Ethiopia and Gabon both withdrew to protest the allocation of spots.

Group 6

Rank	Team	Pts
—	Libya	withdrew
—	Nigeria	withdrew
—	United Arab Republic	withdrew

Libya, Nigeria and the United Arab Republic all withdrew to protest the allocation of spots.

CAF Second Round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Group 1 Winners	A	Group 5 Winners	–	–
Group 2 Winners	B	Group 4 Winners	–	–
Group 3 Winners	C	Group 6 Winners	–	–

AFC – OFC First Round

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	North Korea	2	2	0	0	9	2	7	4
2	Australia	2	0	0	2	2	9	−7	0
—	South Africa	banned
—	South Korea	withdrew

21 November 1965

North Korea	6 – 1	Australia
Pak Doo-Ik 15' Pak Seung-Zin 54', 80' Im Seung-Hwi 58' Han Bong-Zin 65', 88'		Scheinflug 70' (pen.)

National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)

24 November 1965

Australia	1 – 3	North Korea
Scheinflug 15'		18', 75' Kim Seung-Il 53' Pak Seung-Zin

National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

Referee: AG de Silva (Singapore)

South Korea withdrew to protest the tournament being moved from Japan to Cambodia. North Korea advanced to the Final Round.

CAF – AFC or OFC Final Round

Rank	Team	Pld
1	North Korea	qualified
—	Winners Match A	withdrew
—	Winners Match B	withdrew
—	Winners Match C	withdrew

Because of the withdrawal of the African teams, North Korea qualified automatically.