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1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

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.

1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
Tournament details
Teams20 (from 2 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Australia Gary Cole
New Zealand Steve Sumner
New Zealand Brian Turner (9 goals)
← 1978

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.

Format edit

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 edit

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   New Zealand 8 6 2 0 31 3 +28 14 Advance to Final round — 3–3 5–0 2–0 13–0
2   Australia 8 4 2 2 22 9 +13 10 0–2 — 2–0 3–2 10–0
3   Indonesia 8 2 2 4 5 14 −9 6 0–2 1–0 — 1–0 3–3
4   Chinese Taipei 8 1 3 4 5 8 −3 5 0–0 0–0 2–0 — 0–0
5   Fiji 8 1 3 4 6 35 −29 5 0–4 1–4 0–0 2–1 —
Source: RSSSF
New Zealand  3–3  Australia
G. Turner   25'
Wooddin   34'
Sumner   80'		 Krncevic   15', 42'
Boden   31'
Attendance: 10,000
Fiji  0–4  New Zealand
B. Turner   8', 31', 85'
Sumner   20'
Referee: Othman bin Omar (Malaysia)
Chinese Taipei  0–0  New Zealand
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: T. Asami (Japan)
Indonesia  0–2  New Zealand
B. Turner   14'
G. Turner   75'
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: N. Ausukont (Thailand)
Australia  0–2  New Zealand
Wooddin   29'
G. Turner   81'
Attendance: 15,854
Referee: Courtney (England)
Australia  2–0  Indonesia
Kosmina   29'
Davidson   33'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: V. Garcia Oliveira (Portugal)
New Zealand  5–0  Indonesia
Wooddin   9'
B. Turner   34'
G. Turner   59', 65'
Elrick   81'
Attendance: 4,742
Referee: V. Garcia Oliveira (Portugal)
New Zealand  2–0  Chinese Taipei
Wooddin   14'
G. Turner   75'
Attendance: 3,077
Referee: Boskovic (Australia)
Fiji  0–0  Indonesia
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Lee Kok Leong (Singapore)
Fiji  2–1  Chinese Taipei
Ratu Jone   55', 55' Chang Kuo Chi   40'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Dhillon (Singapore)
Australia  3–2  Chinese Taipei
Henderson   17'
Kosmina   54'
Byrne   68' (pen.)		 Duh Deng-Sheng   82', 89'
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Vijit Getkaen (Thailand)
Indonesia  1–0  Chinese Taipei
Hadi Ismanto   75'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Charupunt (Thailand)
Chinese Taipei  2–0  Indonesia
Deng Chyan  
Jyn Tson  
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Nishi (Japan)
Fiji  1–4  Australia
Vuilabasa   82' Cole   4', 31'
Barnes   10'
Sharne   28'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Hardjowasito (Indonesia)
Chinese Taipei  0–0  Fiji
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Brillantes (Philippines)
Indonesia  3–3  Fiji
Budi Johannis  
Upendran Choy   o.g.'
Risdianto  		 Ratu Jone  
Meli Vuilabasa  
John Morris Williams  
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: T. Gurkan (Philippines)
Australia  10–0  Fiji
Mitchell   29', 43', 80'
Cole   35', 52', 64', 67', 71' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Ausukont Nobnom (Thailand)
New Zealand  13–0  Fiji
Wooddin   2'
Sumner   8', 45', 55', 60', 72', 86'
G. Turner   9', 31'
Cole   36'
B. Turner   40', 85'
Mackay   48'
Attendance: 3,345
Referee: Vijit Getkaew (Thailand)
Indonesia  1–0  Australia
Risdianto   88'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: R. Reyes (Philippines)
Chinese Taipei  0–0  Australia
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: T. Gurkan (Philippines)

New Zealand advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Saudi Arabia 4 4 0 0 5 0 +5 8 Advance to Final round
2   Iraq 4 3 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3   Qatar 4 2 0 2 5 3 +2 4
4   Bahrain 4 1 0 3 1 6 −5 2
5   Syria 4 0 0 4 2 7 −5 0
Source: RSSSF
Iraq  1–0  Qatar
Saeed   84'
Attendance: 10,751
Referee: Boskovic (Australia)
Bahrain  1–0  Syria
Bushegir   89' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,154
Referee: Sano (Japan)
Saudi Arabia  1–0  Iraq
Dabo   82'
Attendance: 18,738
Referee: Rubio Vesquez (Mexico)
Qatar  3–0  Bahrain
Muftah   21', 64'
Salman   35'
Attendance: 1,662
Referee: Lee Kok Leong (Singapore)
Saudi Arabia  2–0  Syria
Jassem   47', 62'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Nishi (Japan)
Iraq  2–0  Bahrain
Ahmed   26'
Dirjal   89'
Attendance: 1,752
Referee: Dhillon (Singapore)
Qatar  2–1  Syria
Khalfan   8'
Muftah   53'		 Jehad   15'
Attendance: 3,967
Referee: Rampley (Australia)
Saudi Arabia  1–0  Bahrain
Al Nafeesah   71'
Attendance: 7,876
Referee: Sano (Japan)
Iraq  2–1  Syria
Ashraf   34'
Khudhair   63'		 Jehad   47'
Attendance: 3,285
Referee: Rampley (Australia)
Saudi Arabia  1–0  Qatar
Aboloya   85'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Boskovic (Australia)

Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.

Group 3 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Kuwait 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 6 Advance to Final round
2   South Korea 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 4
3   Malaysia 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
4   Thailand 3 0 1 2 3 13 −10 1
Source: RSSSF
South Korea  2–1  Malaysia
Hong Sung-Ho   33'
Lee Kang-Jo   84'		 Wong Chye   6'
Attendance: 4,000
Kuwait  6–0  Thailand
Al-Anbari   ?', ?'
Al-Dakhil   ?'
Kameel   ?'
Karam   ?'
J. Yaqoub   ?'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Melvyn 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   36'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Hardjowasito (Indonesia)
Kuwait  4–0  Malaysia
J. Yaqoub   1'
M. Juma'a   23', 46'
Al-Ghanem   49'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Cheung Kwok Hui (Hong Kong)
Malaysia  2–2  Thailand
Ibrahim Din   50', 63' Khanthatat   72'
Sompit   49'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Valentine (Scotland)
Kuwait  2–0  South Korea
Al-Anbari   50'
Al-Ghanem   81'
Attendance: 15,000

Kuwait advanced to the Final Round.


To date, it is last time that South Korea failed to qualify.

Group 4 edit

Classification matches edit

China  1–0  Hong Kong
Chen Jingang   89'
Attendance: 23,602
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 4A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   China 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 4 Advance to Zonal semi-finals
2   Japan 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 2
3   Macau 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: RSSSF
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 4B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   North Korea 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 3 Advance to Zonal semi-finals
2   Hong Kong 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
3   Singapore 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: RSSSF
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.

Zonal semi-finals edit

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.

Zonal final edit

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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Kuwait 6 4 1 1 8 6 +2 9 Qualification for 1982 FIFA World Cup — 2–2 1–0 2–0
2   New Zealand 6 2 3 1 11 6 +5 7 Advance to Play-off 1–2 — 1–0 2–2
3   China 6 3 1 2 9 4 +5 7 3–0 0–0 — 4–2
4   Saudi Arabia 6 0 1 5 4 16 −12 1 0–1 0–5 0–2 —
Source: RSSSF
China  0–0  New Zealand
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Sano (Japan)
New Zealand  1–0  China
Herbert   43'
Attendance: 15,903
Referee: Getkaew (Thailand)
New Zealand  1–2  Kuwait
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)
New Zealand  2–2  Saudi Arabia
McClure   5' (pen.)
Herbert   87'		 Majed Abdullah   37', 41'
Kuwait  1–0  China
Al-Anbari   7'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lee Kok Leong (Singapore)
Kuwait  2–0  Saudi Arabia
Al-Dakhil   36', 56'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Redelfs (West Germany)
Kuwait  2–2  New Zealand
Kameel   41'
Al-Hashash   89'		 Sumner   65'
Rufer   66'
Attendance: 20,000
Saudi Arabia  0–5  New Zealand
Rufer   16', 39'
B. Turner   17', 43' (pen.)
Wooddin   38'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Corver (Netherlands)
Notes
  1. ^
    The match was held in Malaysia due to China and Saudi Arabia not having diplomatic relations.

Play-off edit

At the time, goals scored and head-to-head results were not used to rank teams level on points and goal difference. As China PR and New Zealand finished level on points and goal difference, a play-off on neutral ground was played to determine who would qualify.[1]

The match was originally planned to be played in Kuala Lumpur until New Zealand protested due to the venue hosting previous matches for China. Melbourne was also considered before Singapore was ultimately chosen.[2]

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

Kuwait and New Zealand qualified.

Qualified teams edit

The following two teams from AFC and OFC qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
  Kuwait Final Round winners 14 December 1981 0 (debut)
  New Zealand Play-off winners 10 January 1982 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Spanish play off for China?". The Standard. 21 December 1981. p. 27. Retrieved 10 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sport Round-Up". The Sun-Herald. 27 December 1981. p. 57. Retrieved 10 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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