1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Qualification for the 1968 AFC Asian Cup. The winner of each group advances to the final tournament.

1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates22 March – 19 November 1967
Teams14 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored86 (3.31 per match)
1964
1972

Zones

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Central zone Eastern zone Western zone 1 Western zone 2

  Hongkong
  Malaysia
  Singapur
  South Vietnam
  Thailand

  Indonesien
  Japan
  Philippinen
  Republic of China
  Südkorea

  Afghanistan*
  Israel
  Kuwait*

  Burma
  Kambodscha
  Ceylon*
  Indien
  Pakistan

  • * Withdrew

Central zone

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All matches held in Hong Kong.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Hongkong 4 4 0 0 9 1 +8 8
  Thailand 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 4
  South Vietnam 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 4
  Malaysia 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 3
  Singapur 4 0 1 3 2 10 −8 1

Malaysia  1–1  Singapur


Thailand  4–1  Singapur

Hongkong  3–1  Malaysia


Hongkong  2–0  Singapur

Thailand  1–0  Malaysia

Hongkong  2–0  Thailand

Eastern zone

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All matches held in Republic of China.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Republic of China 4 3 1 0 15 4 +11 7
  Japan 4 3 1 0 8 4 +4 7
  Südkorea 4 1 1 2 9 4 +5 3
  Indonesien 4 1 1 2 10 6 +4 3
  Philippinen 4 0 0 4 0 24 −24 0



Japan  2–1  Südkorea


Japan  2–0  Philippinen

Japan  2–1  Indonesien



Western zone 1

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All the others withdrew, so   Israel qualified automatically.

Western zone 2

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All matches held in Burma.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Burma 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 6
  Kambodscha 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4
  Pakistan 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
  Indien 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Burma  2–0  Indien

Kambodscha  1–0  Pakistan
Neou Kandien   80' Bericht

Pakistan  1–1  Indien
Maula Bux   Bericht Subramanium  

Burma  1–0  Kambodscha

Kambodscha  3–1  Indien
Sea Cheang Eng   35'
Sieng Tara   57'   60'
Bericht P. Kannan   89'

Burma  2–0  Pakistan
Suk Bahadur   61'
Hla Kyi   77'
Bericht

Qualified teams

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Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
  Iran Hosts[1] K.A. 0 (debut)
  Hongkong Central Zone winners 2 April 1967 2 (1956, 1964)
  Republic of China Eastern zone winners 7 August 1967 1 (1960)
  Israel Western Zone 1 winners (automatically qualified) 1967 3 (1956, 1960, 1964)
  Burma Western Zone 2 winners 16 November 1967 0 (debut)

References

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  1. ^ "Malaysia to meet Iraq, Indonesia". The Straits Times. 27 December 1966. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.