1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC and OFC Zone A
The AFC and OFC Zone A of 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 7 AFC and OFC members.
Classification matches
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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.