1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

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1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
Tournament details
Teams20 (from 2 confederations)
1978
1986

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
New Zealand 3–3 Australia
Grant Turner
Steve Wooddin
Steve Sumner
Eddie Krncevic
Ken Boden
Referee: Mencgali (Italy)

Fiji 0–4 New Zealand
Brian Turner
Steve Sumner
Referee: Omar (Malaysia)

Chinese Taipei 0–0 New Zealand
Referee: Asami (Japan)

Indonesia 0–2 New Zealand
Brian Turner
Grant Turner
Referee: Ausukont (Thailand)


Australia 2–0 Indonesia
John Kosmina 29'
Alan Davidson 33'
Referee: Oliva (Portugal)



Fiji 0–0 Indonesia
Referee: Lee Kok Leong (Singapore)

Fiji 2–1 Chinese Taipei
Ratu Jone 35', 55' Chang Kuo Chi 40'
Referee: Dhillon (Singapore)

Australia 3–2 Chinese Taipei
Henderson 17'
Kosmina 54'
Byrne 68' (pen.)
Deng Chyan 82', 89'
Referee: Getkaew (Thailand)

Indonesia 1–0 Chinese Taipei
Hadi Ismanto 75'
Referee: Charupunt (Thailand)

Chinese Taipei 2–0 Indonesia
Deng Chyan
Jyn Tson
Referee: Nishi (Japan)

Fiji 1–4 Australia
Meli Vuilabasa Gary Cole
Murray Barnes
Peter Sharne
Referee: Hardjowasito (Indonesia)

Chinese Taipei 0–0 Fiji
Referee: Brillantes (Philippines)


Australia 10–0 Fiji
Dave Mitchell 29', 35', 83'
Gary Cole 42', 52', 64', 67', 71' (pen.), 75', 78'
Referee: Ausukont (Thailand)


Indonesia 1–0 Australia
Risdianto 88'
Referee: Reyes (Philippines)

Chinese Taipei 0–0 Australia
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
Iraq 1–0 Qatar
Saeed 84'
Referee: Boskovic (Australia)

Bahrain 1–0 Syria
Boushagr
Referee: Sano (Japan)

Saudi Arabia 1–0 Iraq
Mohammad
Referee: Rubio Vesquez (Mexico)

Qatar 3–0 Bahrain
Bekhit
Al Muhannadi
Referee: Lee Kok Leong (Singapore)

Saudi Arabia 2–0 Syria
Jassem
Referee: Nishi (Japan)

Iraq 2–0 Bahrain
Ahmed 26'
Dirjal 89'
Referee: Dhillon (Singapore)

Qatar 2–1 Syria
Ahmed
Bekhit
Jehad
Referee: Rampley (Australia)

Saudi Arabia 1–0 Bahrain
Al Nafeesah
Referee: Sano (Japan)

Iraq 2–1 Syria
Ashraf 34'
Khudhair 63'
Jehad
Referee: Rampley (Australia)

Saudi Arabia 1–0 Qatar
Al Ola
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
South Korea 2–1 Malaysia
Hong Sung-Ho 33'
Lee Kang-Jo 84'
Wong Chye 6'

Kuwait 6–0 Thailand
Al-Anbari
Al-Dakhil
Kameel
Karam
J. Yaqoub
Referee: D'Souza (India)

South Korea 5–1 Thailand
Choi Soon-Ho 26' 85'
Choi Jong-Deok 33'
Oh Seok-Jae 68'
Lee Tae-Ho 70'
Piyapong Pue-On 36'
Referee: Hardjowasito (Indonesia)

Kuwait 4–0 Malaysia
M. Juma'a
Al-Ghanem
J. Yaqoub
Referee: Cheung Kwok Hui (Hong Kong)


Kuwait 2–0 South Korea
Al-Anbari 50'
Al-Ghanem 81'

Kuwait advanced to the Final Round.

Group 4

Classification matches

China 1–0 Hong Kong
Chen Jingang 89'
Attendance: 25,602
Referee: Al-Mauzan (Saudi Arabia)

Japan 1–0 Singapore
Kazushi Kimura 20'
Attendance: 3,730
Referee: Ausukont (Thailand)

North Korea 3–0 Macau
Li Yong-Sob 34'
Li Chang-Ha 41'
Kim Yong-Nam 87'
Attendance: 3,730
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  China 4 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
2  Japan 2 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2
3  Macau 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6
China 3–0 Macau
Gu Guangming 17'
Zuo Shusheng 20'
Rong Zhixing 59'
Attendance: 16,562
Referee: Getkaew (Thailand)

China 1–0 Japan
Rong Zhixing 7'
Attendance: 16,900
Referee: Ali Al-Bannai (Kuwait)

Japan 3–0 Macau
Kazushi Kimura 68'
Hideki Maeda 80' (pen.)
Haruhisa Hasegawa 88'
Attendance: 27,629
Referee: Arafat (Syria)

China and 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
Hong Kong 1–1 Singapore
Choi York Yee 55' Pathmanathan 87'
Attendance: 16,562
Referee: Arafat (Syria)

North Korea 1–0 Singapore
Li Yong-Sob 7'
Attendance: 16,900
Referee: Al-Doy (Bahrain)

Hong Kong 2–2 North Korea
Wan Chi Keung 40'
Wu Kwok Hung 62'
Li Yong-Man 3'
Li Yong-Sob 25'
Attendance: 27,629
Referee: Demirdjian (Lebanon)

Korea DPR and Hong Kong advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.

Semifinals

North Korea 1–0
(a.e.t.)
 Japan
Kim Yong-Nam 114'
Attendance: 8,266
Referee: Ali Al-Bannai (Kuwait)

Korea DPR advanced to the Group 4 Final.


China PR advanced to the Group 4 Final on penalties.

Final

China 4–2
(a.e.t.)
 North Korea
Huang Xiangdong 44' 110'
Chen Xirong 55'
Gu Guangming 112'
Li Chang-Ha 2'
Kim Yong-Nam 56'
Attendance: 15,974
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
China 0–0 New Zealand
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Sano (Japan)

New Zealand 1–0 China
Ricki Herbert 43'
Attendance: 15,903
Referee: Getkaew (Thailand)

New Zealand 1–2 Kuwait
Steve Wooddin 24' Al-Dakhil 61' (pen.)
J. Yaqoub 90'
Attendance: 21,101
Referee: Hardjowasito (Indonesia)

China 3–0 Kuwait
Rong Zhixing 24'
Gu Guangming 28'
Shen Xiangfu 59'
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Boskovic (Australia)

Saudi Arabia 0–1 Kuwait
Al-Anbari 55'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Grey (England)

China 4–2 Saudi Arabia
Zuo Shusheng 62'
Chen Jingang 63'
Gu Guangming 76'
Huang Xiangdong 88'
Al Nifawi 10'
Majed Abdullah 11'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ponnet (Belgium)

China 2–0 Saudi Arabia
Huang Xiangdong 24'
Cai Jinbiao 27'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Wright (Brazil)


Kuwait 1–0 China
Al-Anbari 7'
Al-Qadisiyyah Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lee Kok Leong (Singapore)

Kuwait 2–0 Saudi Arabia
Al-Dakhil 36', 56'
Al-Qadisiyyah Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Redelfs (West Germany)

Kuwait 2–2 New Zealand
Kameel 41'
Al-Hashash 89'
Steve Sumner 65'
Wynton Rufer 66'
Al-Qadisiyyah Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000

Saudi Arabia 0–5 New Zealand
Wynton Rufer 16', 39'
Brian Turner 17', 43' (pen.)
Steve Wooddin 38'
Notes
  1. ^
    The match was held in Malaysia due to China and Saudi Arabia not having diplomatic relations.

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.

New Zealand 2–1 China
Steve Wooddin 24'
Wynton Rufer 47'
Huang Xiangdong 75'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Arppi Filho (Brazil)

Kuwait and New Zealand qualified.

Goalscorers

9 goals
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also

Notes

  • To date, this was the last time that South Korea failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup.

References