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1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the tenth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany (and West Berlin) between 13 June and 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the ...

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rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone ( AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article '' 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification''.

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

and the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

withdrew before the matches were played. The remaining 15 teams were divided into 2 zones, based on geographical and political considerations, as follows: * Zone A had 7 teams (teams from East Asia, plus

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 ...

). All matches were played in Korea Republic. There would be four stages of play: ** Classification matches: All teams except

Korea Republic South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

would be paired up to play preliminary matches to determine group classification. ** Group stage: Based on the results of the classification matches, the 7 teams were divided into 2 groups (Group 1 with 3 teams and Group 2 with 4 teams). The teams played against each other once. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the semifinals. ** Semifinals: The winner of Group 1 played against the runner-up of Group 2 in a single match, and the winner of Group 2 played against the runner-up of Group 1 in a single match. The winners would advance to the Final. ** Final: The 2 teams played against each other in a single match. The winner would advance to the Final Round. * Zone B had 8 teams (teams from West Asia and Oceania, plus

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

and

Korea DPR North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...

). There would be two stages of play: ** Group stage: The 8 teams were divided into 2 groups of 4 teams each. The teams played against each other twice (Group 1 in Iran and Group 2 in Australia and New Zealand). The group winners would advance to the final. ** Final: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would advance to the Final Round. In the Final Round, the winners of Zone A and Zone B played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.

First round

*All matches played in

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...

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Zone A classification matches

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Second round

Zone A

Group 1

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Group 2

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Zone A play-offs

=Zone A Semi-finals

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=Zone A Final

Zone B

Group 1

*All matches played in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

in a double round-robin format ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Group 2

*All matches played in

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in a double round-robin format (except New Zealand–Australia first leg) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Zone B play-offs

=Zone B Final

= ''Australia won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Third round

Second round final

''Australia and South Korea tied 2–2 on aggregate; a final play-off was decided.''

Second round final play-off

''Australia won 1–0.''

Qualified teams

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

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

Goalscorers

;5 goals * Moshe Onana ;4 goals *

Adrian Alston Adrian Alston (born 6 February 1949) is a former professional soccer player. Born in England, he began his career as a youth player with Preston North End and briefly at non-league Fleetwood before moving to Australia. In Australia, he played f ...

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;3 goals *

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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 ...

Jimmy Mackay James Birrell Mackay (19 December 1943, in Scotland – 11 December 1998) was a Scottish-born Australian association football player. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany. In late 1973, he scored the decisiv ...

Parviz Ghelichkhani Parviz Ghelichkhani ( fa, پرویز قلیچ‌خانی, born 4 December 1945) is an Iranian-French retired football player and former captain of Iran national football team. He is now based in France, where he is the editor and publisher of ...

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Kim Jae-Han Kim Jae-han (born 1 April 1947) is a former South Korean football player. Early life Kim decided to be a baseball player in Daegu High School, but his baseball team was disbanded while he attended the school. He changed his career path late t ...

* Joseph Chahrestan ;2 goals * Branko Buljevic *

Ernie Campbell William Ernest "Ernie" Campbell (born 20 October 1949) is a former association football forward. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and represented Australia 24 times between 1971 and 1975 and scored 3 goals. ...

Ray Richards Raymond William Richards (July 16, 1906 – September 18, 1974) was an American football player and coach on both the college and professional levels, including head coach for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). Richard ...

Yuen Kuen-Chu Yuen is a Cantonese Chinese surname, which can refer to: 袁, 阮, 元, 源, 原 and 苑 *Yuan (surname), the Pinyin transliteration of the Han Chinese surnames 袁, 元, 源, 原 and 苑 *Ruan (surname), the Pinyin transliteration of the Han Chin ...

Iswadi Idris Iswadi Idris (18 March 1948 in Banda Aceh, Aceh – 11 July 2008 in Jakarta) was an Indonesian footballer. He was nicknamed "Boncel" because of his small, stature. He was captain of the Indonesian national football team The Indonesia nat ...

* Sarman Panggabean * Ali Kadhim *

Riyadh Nouri Riyadh Nouri (born 1 July 1951) is a former Iraqi football midfielder who played for Iraq in the 1972 AFC Asian Cup and 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification. He played for the national team between 1970 and 1977. On 11 March 1973, Riyadh scored ...

* Zvi Rozen *

Itzhak Shum Itzhak Shum ( he, יצחק שום; born 1 September 1948 in Kishinev, Moldavian SSR) is a retired Israeli football player and manager, and currently the owner of Hapoel Kfar Saba. Playing career He played 78 times and scored 10 goals for Is ...

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 ...

Kunishige Kamamoto is a former Japanese football player, manager and politician. He won the bronze medal with the Japan national team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, finishing as the tournament's top scorer with seven goals, and is the all-time leading ...

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* Ma Jung-U * Cha Bum-Kun ;1 goal * Doug Utjesenovic * Peter Wilson * Kwok Ka-Ming *

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* Andjas Asmara * Ali Jabbari * Akbar Kargarjam *

Mehdi Monajati Mehdi Monajati ( fa, مهدی مناجاتی, born 29 June 1947) is a retired Iranian footballer and Coach. Club career Monajati started his professional football career with Pas Tehran in his homeland in Tehran. He played his whole football ca ...

Ali Parvin Ali Parvin ( fa, علی پروين ; born 25 September 1946) is a retired Iranian football player and coach. He is regarded as one of the most prominent Iranian footballers. During his career, he has been associated mainly with Persepolis, pla ...

* Mohammad Sadeghi *

Gholam Vafakhah Gholam Vafakhah ( fa, غلام وفاخواه, born 23 February 1947 in Tehran) is a retired Iranian forward who played for Iran national football team in 1972 Summer Olympics and 1970 RCD Cup. He was formerly playing for Taj Tehran and Iran ...

Douglas Aziz Douglas Aziz Shamasha Eshaya (; born 1 January 1942) is an Iraqi former football player and caretaker coach. He represented the Iraq national team, and is ethnically Assyrian. Club career He was a pillar for club and country during the late 19 ...

* Bashar Rashid * Salah Obeid *

George Borba George Borba ( he, ג'ורג' בורבה; born on 12 July 1944 in Italy), is a former Israeli international footballer who was part of the squad that competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Israel's only world cup appea ...

* Zvi Farkash *

Shusaku Hirasawa is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Hirasawa was born in Akita Prefecture on March 5, 1949. After graduating from high school, he joined Hitachi in 1967. In 1972, the club won the champions at Ja ...

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* Ibrahim Al Duraihem *

Fathi Kameel Fathi Kameel Matar Marzouq ( ar, فتحي كميل مطر مرزوق; born 23 May 1955) was a Kuwaiti football player in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He helped Kuwait qualify to the World Cup in 1982 by scoring a goal against New Zealand. Fa ...

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* Dennis Tindall * Brian Turner *

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* Pak Sung-Jin *

Ko Jae-Wook Ko Jae-wook is a former Korean footballer and football manager. He was a member of Korean national football team for five years in the 1970s. He played in the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Australia, scoring the equalizing goa ...

* Park Yi-Chun *

Nabil Nano Nabīl or Nabeel ( ar, نبيل) is a male given name of Arabic origin, meaning " noble".Online translati ...

Samir Said Samir Said (5 November 1963 – 15 April 2012) was a professional Kuwaiti football goalkeeper who played for Kuwait in the 1984 Asian Cup. Death On April 15, 2012 he died in a car accident. Honours *Asian Cup: :Third Place : 1984 ...

* Abdulghani Tatiche ;1 own goal * Bobby Hogg (playing against

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

) * Maurice Tillotson (playing against

) * Nguyễn Vinh Quang (playing against

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

) * Supakit Meelarpkit (playing against

South Vietnam South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Việt Nam Cộng hòa), was a state in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975, the period when the southern portion of Vietnam was a member of the Western Bloc during part of th ...

)

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