1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Appearance
AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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Qualification for the 1976 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Iran.
Groups
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
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Brunei |
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- * Withdrew
- ** Qualified as host
- *** Moved to Group 4
- **** Moved to Group 3
- ***** Expelled
- China and North Korea were allocated to Group 3 later
Group 1
- All the others withdrew, so Kuwait and South Yemen qualified automatically.
Group 2
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Iraq | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 |
Saudi Arabia | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
Qatar | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | –3 |
Afghanistan | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 | –15 |
Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Afghanistan |
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Mohammed Al Mugnim 40' Hamed Subhi 50' |
Report |
Iraq | 3–1 | Afghanistan |
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Subhi 9' Alwan 17' Kadhim 78' |
Saudi Arabia | 0–1 | Qatar |
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Report | ? 8' |
Iraq | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Ahmed 86' | Report | Mohammed Al Mugnim 4' |
Saudi Arabia | 6–0 | Afghanistan |
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Mohammed Al Mugnim 7', 41' Muhsen Bakhit 12', 33' Sultan Naseab 25' Mohammed Saad Al-Abdali 65' |
Report |
Iraq | 4–0 | Afghanistan |
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Mahmoud 2', 5' Mustafa 70' Ahmed 84' |
Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Qatar |
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Mohammed Al Mugnim 52' Muhsen Bakhit 59' |
Report | Majed Alsaieq 7' |
Group 3
Group Allocation Matches:
Group 3A
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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China | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 |
Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
Brunei | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | –12 |
Group 3B
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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North Korea | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Japan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Singapore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
North Korea | 1–0 | Japan |
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Se-Wook An 65' (pen.) |
Attendance: 30,000
Semifinal
North Korea | 3–3 (11–10 pen.) | Hong Kong |
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Third place match
Final
Korea DPR and China PR qualified for final tournament
Group 4
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Malaysia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
Thailand | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
South Korea | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Indonesia | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 |
South Vietnam | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | –9 |
Thailand | 3–1 | Indonesia |
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Jesdaporn 60' (66) Pallop Maklamthong 88' |
Prajrit Pangdee 70' (o.g) |
Malaysia | 2–1 | South Korea |
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Isa Bakar 19' Mokhtar Dahari 50' |
Cho Dong-hyun 34' |
Indonesia | 2–1 | South Vietnam |
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Wibisono 9' 13' | ? 32' |
References
- "Singapore grouped with Burma in Asian Cup"
- The Straits Times, 23 November 1973, Page 29
- "S'pore have an uphill task in Asian Cup tournament"
- The Straits Times, 20 December 1974, Page 35