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1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC and OFC Zone A

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The AFC and OFC Zone A of 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 7 AFC and OFC members.

Classification matches

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16 May 1973 South Vietnam  1 – 0  Thailand Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
18:00 KST (UTC+09) Supakit Meelarpkit 81' (o.g.) Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Coffman (New Zealand)

16 May 1973 Israel  2 – 1  Japan Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
19:45 KST (UTC+09) Mordechai Spiegler 5'
Moshe Onana 61'
Shusaku Hirasawa 27' Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Boskovic (Australia)

17 May 1973 Hong Kong  1 – 0  Malaysia Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
19:00 KST (UTC+09) Lo Hung Hoi 53' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Azam (India)

Based on the results, South Vietnam, Japan and Hong Kong were placed in Group 1, while Thailand, Israel and Malaysia were placed in Group 2 with Korea Republic.

Group 1

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Hong Kong 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2
2  Japan 2 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3
3  South Vietnam 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5
20 May 1973 Japan  4 – 0  South Vietnam Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
15:00 KST (UTC+09) Kunishige Kamamoto 5', 86'
Takaji Mori 19'
Nguyen Vinh Quang 55' (o.g.)
Report Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Coffman (New Zealand)

22 May 1973 Hong Kong  1 – 0  Japan Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
19:00 KST (UTC+09) Kwok Ka Ming 82' Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Boskovic (Australia)

24 May 1973 Hong Kong  1 – 0  South Vietnam Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
19:00 KST (UTC+09) Yuen Kuen Chu 68' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Aing Kim Ean (Khmer Republic)

Hong Kong and Japan advanced to the Zone A Semifinals.

Group 2

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Israel 5 3 2 1 0 9 0 +9
2  South Korea 4 3 1 2 0 4 0 +4
3  Malaysia 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1
4  Thailand 0 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12
19 May 1973 South Korea  4 – 0  Thailand Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
15:40 KST (UTC+09) Kim Jae-Han 52'
Cha Bum Kun 63'
Chung Kyu-Poong 79', 84'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ruslan Hatta (Indonesia)

19 May 1973 Israel  3 – 0  Malaysia Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
17:25 KST (UTC+09) Farkas 50'
Itzhak Shum 62'
Moshe Onana 82'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Aing Kim Ean (Khmer Republic)

21 May 1973 Israel  6 – 0  Thailand Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
18:00 KST (UTC+09) George Borba 12'
Mordechai Spiegler 62'
Itzhak Shum 69'
Zvi Rozen 73', 84'
Moshe Onana 78'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Dhillon (Singapore)

21 May 1973 South Korea  0 – 0  Malaysia Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
19:45 KST (UTC+09) Attendance: 35,000
Referee: U Tin Thut (Burma)

23 May 1973 Malaysia  2 – 0  Thailand Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
18:00 KST (UTC+09) Rahim Abdullah
Harun Jusoh
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Azam (India)

23 May 1973 South Korea  0 – 0  Israel Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
19:45 KST (UTC+09) Attendance: 40,000
Referee: U Tin Thut (Burma)

Israel and Korea Republic advanced to the Zone A Semifinals.

Semifinals

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26 May 1973 Hong Kong  1 – 3  South Korea Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
15:00 KST (UTC+09) Yuen Kuen Chu 5' Kim Jae-Han 45'
Park Yi-Chun 52'
Chung Kyu-Poong 72'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ruslan Hatta (Indonesia)

26 May 1973 Israel  1 – 0
(a.e.t.)
 Japan Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
16:45 KST (UTC+09) Moshe Onana 110' Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Dhillon (Singapore)

Korea Republic and Israel advanced to the Zone A Final.

Final

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28 May 1973 South Korea  1 – 0
(a.e.t.)
 Israel Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul
19:00 KST (UTC+09) Cha Bum-Kun 109' Attendance: 40,000
Referee: U Tin Thut (Burma)

Korea Republic advanced to the Final Round.

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