Listed below are the dates and results for the 1970 FIFA World Cup

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rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone ( AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article '' 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification''.

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withdrew before the matches were played as they refused to play with

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. There would be three rounds of play: *First Round:

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and Rhodesia received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 3 teams, Australia, Japan and South Korea, played against each other twice in South Korea. The group winner would advance to the Second Round. *Second Round: The 4 teams were divided into 2 groups of 2 teams each. The teams played against each other twice. The group winners would advance to the Final Round. *Final Round: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.

First round

*All matches played in

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. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Australia advanced to the Second Round.

Second round

Group 1

---- Australia and Rhodesia finished level on points, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round. Australia advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2

---- Israel advanced to the Final Round. North Korea, despite their good performance in the previous tournament staged in England in 1966, refused to play in Israel.Fifa.com
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Final round

---- Israel qualified.

Qualified teams

The following team from AFC qualified for the final tournament. :

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

;4 goals *

Tom McColl Thomas Gunn McColl (born 19 September 1945) is a former association football player who played as a forward. Born in Scotland, he represented Australia national team at international level. Club career Born in Glasgow, Scotland, McColl played h ...

;3 goals *

Mordechai Spiegler Mordechai "Motaleh" Shpigler ( he, מרדכי "מוטל'ה" שפיגלר; born 19 August 1944) is a retired Israeli footballer, and manager. Shpigler is placed second in Israel's all time goalscoring list, with 32 goals in 83 caps. Early life ...

;2 goals *

Ray Baartz Raymond Henry "Ray" Baartz (born 6 March 1947) is an Australian former soccer player. He represented Australia 48 times, scoring 18 goals, making him the 8th highest goal scorer of all time. Baartz was born in Newcastle, New South Wales and sp ...

Johnny Watkiss John Watkiss (born 28 March 1941 in Willenhall, England) is a former football (soccer) defender.Yehoshua Feigenbaum Yehoshua "Shiye" Feigenbaum ( he, יהושע "שייע" פייגנבוים, born 5 December 1947) is a former Israeli football player. As a striker, he holds many records with Israel national football team. Honours As a Player *Israeli Premier ...

Giora Spiegel Giora Spiegel ( he, גיורא שפיגל), (born July 27, 1947) is an Israeli former footballer and coach. As a footballer, he holds the record for the longest Israeli international career, spanning 14 years and 357 days. Biography Born in P ...

Teruki Miyamoto was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Miyamoto was born in Hiroshima on December 26, 1940. After graduating from high school, he joined Yawata Steel (later ''Nippon Steel'') in 1959. The clu ...

Bobby Chalmers Robert Barry Lionel "Bobby" Chalmers (19 February 1941- October 2022) is a former association football forward who played professionally for the Rhodesia national team and various clubs in South Africa, where he scored 303 goals in all compet ...

Jeong Gang-Ji Jeong (the Revised Romanization spelling of ) may refer to: *Jeong (surname) *Jung (Korean given name) *Qing (concept), concept from Neo-Confucian philosophy {{Disambiguation ...

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;1 goal * Willie Rutherford *

Johnny Warren John Norman Warren, Order of the British Empire, MBE, Order of Australia, OAM (17 May 1943 – 6 November 2004) was an Australian association football, soccer player, coach, administrator, writer and broadcaster. He was known as ''Captain Soccer ...

Yasuyuki Kuwahara was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Kuwahara was born in Hiroshima on December 22, 1942. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined his local club Toyo Industries in 1965. The club won league ch ...

Masashi Watanabe was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan national team. Club career Watanabe was born in Hiroshima on January 11, 1936. After graduating from high school, he joined Yawata Steel (la ...

Kim Ki-Bok Kim Ki-bok (born 1944) is a former South Korean football player and manager. He was first manager of Jeonbuk Buffalo and Daejeon Citizen FC Daejeon Hana Citizen Football Club (Korean 대전 하나 시티즌 축구단) is a South Korean profes ...

Lee Yi-Woo Lee Yi-woo (born 18 February 1941) is a South Korean former footballer who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 ...

;1 own goal * David Zeman (playing against

) *

Aritatsu Ogi is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Ogi was born in Hiroshima on December 10, 1942. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined his local club Toyo Industries in 1965. The club won the cham ...

(playing against Australia) * Phillemon Tegire (playing against Australia)

Notes

References

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