1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone (AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams entered the competition. However, Iran withdrew before the draw was made. The Asian and Oceanian zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.
There would be two rounds of play:
- First Round: The remaining 20 teams would be divided into 4 groups. The groups had different rules, as follows:
- Group 1 had 5 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
- Group 2 had 5 teams. The teams played against each other once in Saudi Arabia. The group winner would qualify.
- Group 3 had 4 teams. The teams played against each other once in Kuwait. The group winner would qualify.
- Group 4 had 6 teams. All matches were played in Hong Kong. There would be four stages of play:
- Classification matches: All teams would be paired up to play preliminary matches to determine group classification.
- Group stage: Based on the results of the classification matches, the 6 teams were divided into 2 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other once. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the semifinals.
- Semifinals: The winner of Group A played against the runner-up of Group B in a single match, and the winner of Group B played against the runner-up of Group A in a single match. The winners would advance to the Final.
- Final: The 2 teams played against each other in a single match. The winner would advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The 4 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.
First Round
Group 1
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand
|
14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | +28 |
| 2 |  Australia
|
10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 |
| 3 |  Indonesia
|
6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei
|
5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 |
| 5 |  Fiji
|
5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 35 | −29 |
| 25 April 1981 | New Zealand | 3 – 3 | Australia | Auckland, New Zealand |
Grant Turner  Steve Wooddin Steve Sumner |
Krncevic Boden |
Referee: Mencgali (Italy) |
| 3 May 1981 | Fiji | 0 – 4 | New Zealand | Suva, Fiji |
| Brian Turner Steve Sumner |
Referee: Omar (Malaysia) |
| 7 May 1981 | Chinese Taipei | 0 – 0 | New Zealand | Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
| Referee: Asami (Japan) |
| 11 May 1981 | Indonesia | 0 – 2 | New Zealand | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Brian Turner Grant Turner |
Referee: Ausukont (Thailand) |
| 16 May 1981 | Australia | 0 – 2 | New Zealand | Sydney, Australia |
| Steve Wooddin Grant Turner |
Referee: Courtney (England) |
| 20 May 1981 | Australia | 2 – 0 | Indonesia | Melbourne, Australia |
| Davidson Kosmina |
Referee: Oliva (Portugal) |
| 23 May 1981 | New Zealand | 5 – 0 | Indonesia | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Grant Turner Adrian Elrick Brian Turner Steve Wooddin |
Referee: Oliva (Portugal) |
| 30 May 1981 | New Zealand | 2 – 0 | Chinese Taipei | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Steve Wooddin 14' Grant Turner 75' |
Referee: Boskovic (Australia) |
| 6 June 1981 | Fiji | 2 – 1 | Chinese Taipei | Suva, Fiji |
| Referee: Dhillon (Singapore) |
| 10 June 1981 | Australia | 3 – 2 | Chinese Taipei | Adelaide, Australia |
| Henderson 17' Kosmina 54'Byrne 68' (pen.) |
Deng Chyan 82', 89' |
Referee: Getkaew (Thailand) |
| 15 June 1981 | Indonesia | 1 – 0 | Chinese Taipei | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Ismante 75' |
Referee: Charupunt (Thailand) |
| 28 June 1981 | Chinese Taipei | 2 – 0 | Indonesia | Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
| Deng Chyan Jyn Tson |
Referee: Nishi (Japan) |
| 26 July 1981 | Fiji | 1 – 4 | Australia | Suva, Fiji |
| Meli Vuilabasa |
Gary Cole Murria Barnes Peter Sharne |
Referee: Hardjowasito (Indonesia) |
| 4 August 1981 | Chinese Taipei | 0 – 0 | Fiji | Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
| Referee: Brillantes (Philippines) |
| 10 August 1981 | Indonesia | 3 – 3 | Fiji | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Yohanes Budi Upendran Choy (o.g.)Herry Riswanto |
Jone Ratu Meli Vuilabasa John Morris Williams |
Referee: Gurkan (Philippines) |
| 14 August 1981 | Australia | 10 – 0 | Fiji | Melbourne, Australia |
| David Mitchell 29', 35', 83' Gary Cole 42', 52', 64', 67', 71' (pen.), 75', 78' |
Referee: Ausukont (Thailand) |
| 16 August 1981 | New Zealand | 13 – 0 | Fiji | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Steve Sumner Brian Turner Grant Turner Duncan Cole Keith Mackay Steve Wooddin |
Referee: Getkaew (Thailand) |
| 30 August 1981 | Indonesia | 1 – 0 | Australia | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Ridianto |
Referee: Reyes (Philippines) |
| 6 September 1981 | Chinese Taipei | 0 – 0 | Australia | Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
| Referee: Gurkan (Philippines) |
New Zealand advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia
|
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| 2 |  Iraq
|
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| 3 |  Qatar
|
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 4 |  Bahrain
|
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
| 5 |  Syria
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
| 18 March 1981 | Iraq | 1 – 0 | Qatar | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Hussein Said |
Referee: Boskovic (Australia) |
| 19 March 1981 | Bahrain | 1 – 0 | Syria | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Shagr |
Referee: Sano (Japan) |
| 21 March 1981 | Saudi Arabia | 1 – 0 | Iraq | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Amin Mohammad |
Referee: Rubio Vesquez (Mexico) |
| 22 March 1981 | Qatar | 3 – 0 | Bahrain | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Muftah Salman |
Referee: Lee Kok Leong (Singapore) |
| 24 March 1981 | Saudi Arabia | 2 – 0 | Syria | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Saud Jassem |
Referee: Nishi (Japan) |
| 25 March 1981 | Iraq | 2 – 0 | Bahrain | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Bashir A. Derjal |
Referee: Dhillon (Singapore) |
| 27 March 1981 | Qatar | 2 – 1 | Syria | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Khalfan Muftah |
Jehad |
Referee: Rampley (Australia) |
| 28 March 1981 | Saudi Arabia | 1 – 0 | Bahrain | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Al-Dosari |
Referee: Sano (Japan) |
| 30 March 1981 | Iraq | 2 – 1 | Syria | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Khedheyer Nazar |
Jehad |
Referee: Rampley (Australia) |
| 31 March 1981 | Saudi Arabia | 1 – 0 | Qatar | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Khamis |
Referee: Boskovic (Australia) |
Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.
Group 3
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kuwait
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 |
| 2 |  South Korea
|
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| 3 |  Malaysia
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
| 4 |  Thailand
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 |
| 21 April 1981 | South Korea | 2 – 1 | Malaysia | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Hong Sung-Ho 30' Jung Hae-Wong 85' |
Wong Chye 6' |
| 22 April 1981 | Kuwait | 6 – 0 | Thailand | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Al-Anbari Al-Dakheel Kameel Karam I. Yacoub |
Referee: D'Souza (India) |
| 24 April 1981 | South Korea | 5 – 1 | Thailand | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Choi Soon-Ho Lee Tae-Ho So Man-So |
vaitalla |
Referee: Hardjowasito (Indonesia) |
| 25 April 1981 | Kuwait | 4 – 0 | Malaysia | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| J. Mubarak Al-Ghanem I. Yacoub |
Referee: Cheung Kwok Hui (Hong Kong) |
| 27 April 1981 | Malaysia | 2 – 2 | Thailand | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Ibrahim Din |
Ranchatat Suvannaplich |
Referee: Valentine (Scotland) |
| 29 April 1981 | Kuwait | 2 – 0 | South Korea | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Al-Anbari Al-Ghanen |
Referee: Aristizabal Murcia (Colombia) |
Kuwait advanced to the Final Round.
Group 4
Classification matches
| 21 December 1980 | China  | 1 – 0 |  Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| Chen Jingang |
Referee: Al-Mauzan (Saudi Arabia) |
| 22 December 1980 | North Korea  | 3 – 0 |  Macau | Hong Kong |
| Kim Yong-Nam Li Chang-Ha Li Yong-Sob |
Referee: Demirdjian (Lebanon) |
Based on the results, China PR, Japan and Macau were placed in Group A, while Hong Kong, Korea DPR and Singapore were placed in Group B.
Group A
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| 2 | China
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| 3 | Macau
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
| 24 December 1980 | China | 3 – 0 | Macau | Hong Kong |
| Gu Guangming Rong Zhihang Zuo Shusheng |
Referee: Getkaew (Thailand) |
Japan advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.
Group B
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Korea
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| 2 | Hong Kong
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 |  Singapore
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| 24 December 1980 | Hong Kong | 1 – 1 | Singapore | Hong Kong |
| Choi Jork Yee |
Pathmanathan |
Referee: Arafat (Syria) |
| 26 December 1980 | North Korea | 1 – 0 | Singapore | Hong Kong |
| Li Jong-Sob |
Referee: Al-Doy (Bahrain) |
| 28 December 1980 | Hong Kong | 2 – 2 | North Korea | Hong Kong |
| Wong Chi-Keung Wu Kwok-Huk |
Li Yong-Man Li Yong-Sob |
Korea DPR and Hong Kong advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.
Semifinals
| 30 December 1980 | North Korea | 1 – 0 | Japan | Hong Kong |
| Kim Yong-Nam |
Referee: Ali Al-Bannai (Kuwait) |
Korea DPR advanced to the Group 4 Final.
China PR advanced to the Group 4 Final on penalties.
Final
| 4 January 1981 | China | 4 – 2 (a.e.t.) | North Korea | Hong Kong |
| Huang Xiangdong Chen Xirong Gu Guanming |
Kim Young-Nam Li Chang-Ha |
Referee: Al-Deq (Bahrain) |
China PR advanced to the Final Round.
Final Round
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait
|
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| 2= | New Zealand
|
7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
| 2= | China
|
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia
|
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | −12 |
| 24 September 1981 | China | 0 – 0 | New Zealand | Beijing, China PR |
| Referee: Sano (Japan) |
| 3 October 1981 | New Zealand | 1 – 0 | China | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Ricki Herbert 45' |
Referee: Getkaew (Thailand) |
| 10 October 1981 | New Zealand | 1 – 2 | Kuwait | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Steve Wooddin 23' |
Al-Dakheel 47' (pen.) J. Yacoub 82' |
Referee: Hardjowasito (Indonesia) |
| 18 October 1981 | China | 3 – 0 | Kuwait | Beijing, China PR |
| Rong Zhihang 24' Gu Guanming 28'Shen Xiangfu 59' |
Referee: Boskovic (Australia) |
| 4 November 1981 | Saudi Arabia | 0 – 1 | Kuwait | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Al-Anbari |
Referee: Grey (England) |
| 12 November 1981 | China | 4 – 2 | Saudi Arabia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Zuo Shisheng 62' Chen Jingiang 63'Gu Guanming 76'Chi Shang 88' |
Al-Nefayyia 10' Majed Abdullah 11' |
Referee: Ponnet (Belgium) |
| 19 November 1981 | China | 2 – 0 | Saudi Arabia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Huang Xiangdong 24' Cai Jubiao 27' |
Referee: Wright (Brazil) |
| 28 November 1981 | New Zealand | 2 – 2 | Saudi Arabia | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Ricki Herbert Billy McClure |
Majed Abdullah |
Referee: Ithurralde (Argentina) |
| 30 November 1981 | Kuwait | 1 – 0 | China | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Al-Anbari 7' |
Referee: Lee Kok Leong (Singapore) |
| 7 December 1981 | Kuwait | 2 – 0 | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Al-Dakheel 36', 56' |
Referee: Redelfs (West Germany) |
| 14 December 1981 | Kuwait | 2 – 2 | New Zealand | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Al-Hashash Kameel |
Steve Sumner Wynton Rufer |
Referee: Lund-Sarensen (Denmark) |
| 19 December 1981 | Saudi Arabia | 0 – 5 | New Zealand | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Wynton Rufer Brian Turner Steve Wooddin |
Referee: Corver (Netherlands) |
Final Round Play-off
China PR and New Zealand finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
| 10 January 1982 | New Zealand | 2 – 1 | China | Singapore |
| Steve Wooddin 24' Wynton Rufer 47' |
Huang Xiangdong 75' |
Referee: Arppi Filho (Brazil) |
Kuwait and New Zealand qualified.