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Qualification for the 1976 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Iran.

1976 AFC Asian Cup qualificationTournament details

Dates| 15 March 1975 – 2 December 1975
Teams| 15 (from 1 confederation)

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International football competition

## Groups

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Group 1  | Group 2  | Group 3  | Group 4

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~~Bahrain~~*
Kuwait
~~Lebanon~~*
~~Pakistan~~*
South Yemen
~~Syria~~*

Afghanistan
~~Bangladesh~~*
~~India~~*
Iraq
~~Jordan~~*
~~ Nepal~~*
Qatar
Saudi Arabia

Brunei
~~Burma~~*
China
Hong Kong
Japan
North Korea
Singapore
~~Sri Lanka~~*

Indonesia
~~Khmer Republic~~*
~~Laos~~*
Malaysia
~~Philippines~~*
South Korea
South Vietnam
Thailand

* * Withdrew
* Iran qualified as host and defending champions
* Israel and  Republic of China expelled from AFC in 1974

## Qualification

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### Group 1

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* All the others withdrew, so  Kuwait and  South Yemen qualified automatically.

### Group 2

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* All matches played in Iraq.

Team  | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD

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Iraq | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11
Saudi Arabia | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7
Qatar | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | –3
Afghanistan | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 | –15

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Iraq and  Saudi Arabia qualified for the final tournament.
Saudi Arabia eventually withdrew from the competition.

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21 November 1975

Iraq | 1–0|  Qatar

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Hassan 55' |  |

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

21 November 1975

Saudi Arabia | 2–0|  Afghanistan

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Mohammed Al Mugnim  40'
Hamed Subhi 50' | Report |

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

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23 November 1975

Iraq | 3–1|  Afghanistan

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Subhi 9'
Alwan 17'
Kadhim 78' |  |

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

23 November 1975

Saudi Arabia | 0–1|  Qatar

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| Report | ?  8'

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

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25 November 1975

Iraq | 1–1|  Saudi Arabia

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Ahmed 86' | Report | Mohammed Al Mugnim  4'

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

25 November 1975

Qatar | 2–1|  Afghanistan

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Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

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28 November 1975

Iraq | 3–0|  Qatar

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Alwan 9'
Hassan 60'
Waal 74' |  |

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

28 November 1975

Saudi Arabia | 6–0|  Afghanistan

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Mohammed Al Mugnim  7', 41'
Muhsen Bakhit  12', 33'
Sultan Naseab 25'
Mohammed Saad Al-Abdali  65' | Report |

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

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30 November 1975

Iraq | 4–0|  Afghanistan

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Mahmoud 2', 5'
Mustafa 70'
Ahmed 84' |  |

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

30 November 1975

Saudi Arabia | 2–1|  Qatar

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Mohammed Al Mugnim  52'
Muhsen Bakhit  59' | Report | Majed Alsaieq  7'

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

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2 December 1975

Iraq | 2–1|  Saudi Arabia

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Subhi 13'
Hassan 42' | Report | Bakhit 54'

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Referee: Mohsen Zamanyhe (Iran)

2 December 1975

Qatar | 1–1|  Afghanistan

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Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

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### Group 3

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* All matches played in Hong Kong.

#### Group Allocation Matches

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14 June 1975

Hong Kong | 0–0|  Japan

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Penalties
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Government Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 26,000

Referee: Watana (Thailand)

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15 June 1975

China | 1–0|  North Korea

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Government Stadium, Hong Kong

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15 June 1975

Singapore | 6–0|  Brunei

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Government Stadium, Hong Kong

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#### Group 3A

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Team  | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD

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China | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10
Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2
Brunei | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | –12

17 June 1975

China | 10–1|  Brunei

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Government Stadium, Hong Kong

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19 June 1975

Hong Kong | 3–0|  Brunei

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Government Stadium, Hong Kong

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21 June 1975

Hong Kong | 0–1|  China

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Government Stadium, Hong Kong

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#### Group 3B

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Team  | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD

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North Korea | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2
Japan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0
Singapore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2

17 June 1975

North Korea | 1–0|  Japan

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An Se-wook 65' (pen.) |  |

Government Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 30,000

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19 June 1975

North Korea | 1–0|  Singapore

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Government Stadium, Hong Kong

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21 June 1975

Japan | 2–1|  Singapore

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Ochiai 40'
Nagai 81' |  |

Government Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Tam Sun Luk (Hong Kong)

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#### Semifinal

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23 June 1975

China | 2–1|  Japan

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Li Yutie 6'
Ke Wushang 20' |  | Arai 43'[2]

Government Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 20,000

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24 June 1975

North Korea | 3–3|  Hong Kong

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Penalties
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Government Stadium, Hong Kong

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#### Third place match

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26 June 1975

Hong Kong | 0–1|  Japan

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|  | Watanabe 6'[3]

Government Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Hashita (Indonesia)

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#### Final

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26 June 1975

North Korea | 2–0|  China

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Government Stadium, Hong Kong

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North Korea and  China qualified for the final tournament.
North Korea eventually withdrew from the competition.

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### Group 4

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* All matches played in Thailand.

Team  | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD

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Malaysia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5
Thailand | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6
South Korea | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0
Indonesia | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2
South Vietnam | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | –9

Malaysia and  Thailand qualified for the final tournament.
Thailand eventually withdrew from the competition.

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15 March 1975

Thailand | 3–1|  Indonesia

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Jesdaporn 60', 66'
Pallop Maklamthong 88' |  | Prajrit Pangdee 70' (o.g.)

Bangkok, Thailand

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16 March 1975

Malaysia | 2–1|  South Korea

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Isa Bakar 19'
Mokhtar Dahari 50' |  | Cho Dong-hyun 34'

Bangkok, Thailand

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17 March 1975

Indonesia | 2–1|  South Vietnam

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Wibisono 9', 13' |  | ?  32'

Bangkok, Thailand

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18 March 1975

Thailand | 0–1|  Malaysia

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Bangkok, Thailand

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19 March 1975

South Korea | 1–0|  South Vietnam

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Bangkok, Thailand

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20 March 1975

Malaysia | 0–0|  Indonesia

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Bangkok, Thailand

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21 March 1975

Thailand | 4–0|  South Vietnam

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Bangkok, Thailand

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22 March 1975

South Korea | 1–0|  Indonesia

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Bangkok, Thailand

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23 March 1975

Malaysia | 3–0|  South Vietnam

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Bangkok, Thailand

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24 March 1975

Thailand | 1–0|  South Korea

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Bangkok, Thailand

## Qualified teams

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Team  | Qualified as  | Qualified on  | Previous appearance

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Iran | Hosts | N/A | 2 (1968, 1972)
Kuwait | Automatically qualified from Group 1 | 1975 | 1 (1972)
South Yemen | Automatically qualified from Group 1 | 1975 | 0 (debut)
Iraq | Group 2 winners | 2 December 1975 | 1 (1972)
~~Saudi Arabia~~[note 1] | ~~Group 2 runners-up~~ | ~~2 December 1975~~ | ~~0 (debut)~~
~~North Korea~~[note 1] | ~~Group 3 winners~~ | ~~24 June 1975~~ | ~~0 (debut)~~
China | Group 3 runners-up | 23 June 1975 | 0 (debut)
Malaysia | Group 4 winners | 23 March 1975 | 0 (debut)
~~Thailand~~[note 1] | ~~Group 4 runners-up~~ | ~~24 March 1975~~ | ~~1 (1972)~~

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c Withdrew after qualifying

## References

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1. ^ "مباريات منتخب العراق الدولية 70-79".
2. ^ "Japan International Matches - Details 1970-1979".
3. ^ "Japan International Matches - Details 1970-1979".

* "Singapore grouped with Burma in Asian Cup"
* The Straits Times, 23 November 1973, Page 29 Archived 31 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
* "S'pore have an uphill task in Asian Cup tournament"
* The Straits Times, 20 December 1974, Page 35

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