1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
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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 | 28 September – 14 December 1969 |
| Teams | 7 (from 3 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 → | |
Seven teams entered the qualifying stage, four from AFC (Israel, Japan, North and South Korea), two from OFC (Australia and New Zealand) and one from CAF (Rhodesia). Rhodesia was included in the Asian and Oceanian zone after the boycott of the African teams due to the country's apartheid policies. North Korea withdrew before the matches were played as they refused to play in Israel, so that only six teams actually played qualifying games.
Format
There would be two rounds of play:
- First Round: The seven teams were split in two groups, Group A consisting of four teams and Group B consisting of three teams. Rhodesia was included in Group A but the other three countries involved refused to play against them due to political concerns regarding apartheid.[1] Australia, Japan and South Korea played against each other twice in South Korea. After the matches in Seoul were completed, FIFA determined that Australia (who emerged as the winning team) would still have to meet Rhodesia in what resulted to be the second stage of Group A.[2][3] North Korea was originally included in Group B but withdrew for political reasons and the group was contested by only two teams. 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.
First round
Summarize
Perspective
Group A
- 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 Group A second stage |
| 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' |
| South Korea | 2–0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Jeong Kang-ji 17', 40' |
| South Korea | 1–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Park Soo-il 35' |
Baartz 58' |
Australia advanced to the Group A Second Stage.
Second stage
Group A
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 B
| 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 | 2–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Spiegler 24' Spiegel 38' |
Israel advanced to the Final Round. North Korea refused to play in Israel[4] and were officially withdrawn by FIFA on 5 June 1969.[5]
Final round
| 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 |
Source: RSSSF
Israel qualified.
Qualified teams
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.
Goalscorers
- 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)
Notes
References
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