1982 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC and OFC First Round

The AFC and OFC First Round of 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 20 AFC and OFC members.

Standings

Group 1

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	New Zealand	14	8	6	2	0	31	3	+28
2	Australia	10	8	4	2	2	22	9	+13
3	Indonesia	6	8	2	2	4	5	14	−9
4	Chinese Taipei	5	8	1	3	4	5	8	−3
5	Fiji	5	8	1	3	4	6	35	−29

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New Zealand advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Saudi Arabia	8	4	4	0	0	5	0	+5
2	Iraq	6	4	3	0	1	5	2	+3
3	Qatar	4	4	2	0	2	5	3	+2
4	Bahrain	2	4	1	0	3	1	6	−5
5	Syria	0	4	0	0	4	2	7	−5

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Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.

Group 3

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Kuwait	6	3	3	0	0	12	0	+12
2	South Korea	4	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3
3	Malaysia	1	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5
4	Thailand	1	3	0	1	2	3	13	−10

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Kuwait advanced to the Final Round.

Group 4

Classification matches

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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 A

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	China PR	4	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4
2	Japan	2	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2
3	Macau	0	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6

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China and Japan advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.

Group B

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	North Korea	3	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
2	Hong Kong	2	2	0	2	0	3	3	0
3	Singapore	1	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1

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Korea DPR and Hong Kong advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.

Semifinals

Korea DPR advanced to the Group 4 Final.

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China PR advanced to the Group 4 Final on penalties.

Final

China PR advanced to the Final Round.

External links

• RSSSF Page