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1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

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1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
Tournament details
Dates28 September – 14 December 1969
Teams7 (from 2 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored32 (2.46 per match)
Attendance181,511 (13,962 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Tom McColl (4 Goals)
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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.

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

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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

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Group A

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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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Australia 3–1 Japan
McColl 5'
Ogi 68' (o.g.)
Baartz 69'		 Watanabe 11'
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: Nice (Malaysia)
South Korea 2–2 Japan
Kim Ki-bok 8'
Park Soo-il 39'		 Miyamoto 34'
Kuwahara 50'
Attendance: 21,128
Referee: Cheung Tang-Sun (China Republic)
South Korea 1–2 Australia
Lee Yi-woo 45' Watkiss 37'
McColl 82'
Attendance: 10,250
Referee: Suppiah (Singapore)
Australia 1–1 Japan
McColl 39' Miyamoto 4'
Attendance: 1,359
Referee: Suvaree (Thailand)
South Korea 2–0 Japan
Jeong Kang-ji 17', 40'
Attendance: 9,264
Referee: Lee Kan Chi (Hong Kong)
South Korea 1–1 Australia
Park Soo-il 35' Baartz 58'
Attendance: 9,676
Referee: Nice (Malaysia)

Australia advanced to the Group A Second Stage.

Group A Second Stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1=  Australia 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 Advance to Play-off
1=  Rhodesia 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Rhodesia 1–1 Australia
Chalmers 63' McColl 68'
Attendance: 3,540
Referee: Antonio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)
Rhodesia 0–0 Australia
Attendance: 2,512
Referee: Antonio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)

Australia and Rhodesia finished level on points, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.

Rhodesia 1–3 Australia
Chalmers 49' Rutherford 12'
Tigere 22' (o.g.)
Warren 57'
Attendance: 11,066
Referee: Antonio Saldanha Ribeiro (Portugal)

Australia advanced to the Final Round.

Group B

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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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Israel 4–0 New Zealand
Spiegler 48'
Spiegel 65'
Feigenbaum 72', 86'
Attendance: 26,669
Referee: Nassiri (Iran)
Israel 2–0 New Zealand
Spiegler 24'
Spiegel 38'
Attendance: 10,898
Referee: Nassiri (Iran)

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

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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 1–0 Australia
Spiegel 18' Report
Attendance: 41,899
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)
Australia 1–1 Israel
Watkiss 88' Spiegler 79'
Attendance: 29,737
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

Israel qualified.

Qualified teams

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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

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4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c All matches were played on neutral ground in Mozambique due to visa issues for the Rhodesian team.
  2. ^ a b Both matches were played in Israel.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Soccer 1965 to 1977 and beyond - World Cup drama [1]
  2. ^ Ozfootball - 1969 Australia Men's National Team Results [2]
  3. ^ Inside FIFA - When Rhodesia flirted with the World Cup [3]
  4. ^ Fifa.com: preliminaries 1970
  5. ^ "North Korea Ousted". The Miami Herald. Associated Press. 5 June 1969. p. 5F. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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