The qualification for the

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consisted of 19 teams separated in three zones. The winner of each zone would join hosts

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in the final tournament. Qualification was done on a two-legged format, home and away games.

Central zone

First round

First leg

Second leg

''Malaya won 11–5 on aggregate.''

Second round

First leg

Second leg

''South Vietnam won 7–3 on aggregate.''

Third round

Eastern zone

First round

Second round

First leg

Second leg

''South Korea won 5–0 on aggregate.''

Third round

First leg

Second leg

''South Korea won 4–1 on aggregate.''

Western zone

First round

Second round

Third round

Qualified teams

Goal scorers

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References

* Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter
"Asian Nations Cup 1956".
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