1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Qualification for the 1976 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Iran.
| AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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Groups
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
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Iran qualified as hosts
Israel and
Republic of China expelled from AFC in 1974
Group 1
- All the others withdrew, so
Kuwait and
South Yemen qualified automatically.
Group 2
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | –3 | |
| 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.
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Al Mugnim Hamed Subhi |
Report |
| Iraq | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Subhi Alwan Kadhim |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ? |
| Iraq | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed |
Report | Mohammed Al Mugnim |
| Saudi Arabia | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Al Mugnim Muhsen Bakhit Sultan Naseab Mohammed Saad Al-Abdali |
Report |
| Iraq | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud Mustafa Ahmed |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Al Mugnim Muhsen Bakhit |
Report | Majed Alsaieq |
Group 3
Group 3B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| North Korea | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Se-Wook An |
Semifinal
| North Korea | 3–3 (11–10 pen.) | |
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Final
North Korea
and
China PR qualified for the final tournament.
North Korea
eventually withdrew from the competition.
Group 4
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | |
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | –9 |
Malaysia and
Thailand qualified for the final tournament.
Thailand eventually withdrew from the competition.
| Malaysia | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Isa Bakar Mokhtar Dahari |
Cho Dong-hyun |
| Indonesia | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wibisono |
? |
References
- "Singapore grouped with Burma in Asian Cup"
- The Straits Times, 23 November 1973, Page 29
- "S'pore have an uphill task in Asian Cup tournament"
- The Straits Times, 20 December 1974, Page 35