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rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone ( AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article '' 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification''. A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams entered the competition. However,

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withdrew before the draw was made. The Asian and Oceanian zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. There would be two rounds of play: * First Round: The remaining 20 teams would be divided into 4 groups. The groups had different rules, as follows: ** Group 1 had 5 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify. ** Group 2 had 5 teams. The teams played against each other once in Saudi Arabia. The group winner would qualify. ** Group 3 had 4 teams. The teams played against each other once in Kuwait. The group winner would qualify. ** Group 4 had 6 teams. All matches were played in Hong Kong. There would be four stages of play: *** Classification matches: All teams would be paired up to play preliminary matches to determine group classification. *** Group stage: Based on the results of the classification matches, the 6 teams were divided into 2 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other once. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the semifinals. *** Semifinals: The winner of Group A played against the runner-up of Group B in a single match, and the winner of Group B played against the runner-up of Group A 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. *Final Round: The 4 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.

First round

Group 1

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- New Zealand advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.

Group 3

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Kuwait advanced to the Final Round. To date, it is last time that South Korea failed to qualify.

Group 4

Classification matches

---- ---- Based on the results, China PR, Japan and Macau were placed in Group A, while Hong Kong, Korea DPR and Singapore were placed in Group B.

Group A

---- ---- China and Japan advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.

Group B

---- ---- Korea DPR and Hong Kong advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.

Semifinals

Korea DPR advanced to the Group 4 Final. ---- China PR advanced to the Group 4 Final on

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Final

China PR advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

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Play-off

At the time, goals scored and head-to-head results were not used to rank teams level on points and goal difference. As China PR and New Zealand finished level on points and

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, a play-off on neutral ground was played to determine who would qualify. Kuwait and New Zealand qualified.

Qualified teams

The following two teams from AFC and OFC qualified for the final tournament. :

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

Goalscorers

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* Steve Sumner * Brian Turner ;8 goals * Grant Turner * Steve Wooddin ;5 goals *

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* Herry Risdianto *

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* Ibrahim Din *

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* Saud Jassem *

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* Peter Sharne * Fouad Bushegir *

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* Hadi Ahmed * Adnan Dirjal *

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* Haruhisa Hasegawa * Hideki Maeda *

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* Duncan Cole *

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* Keith Mackay * Billy McClure * Li Yong-Man *

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* Khalid Salman * Shaye Al Nafeesah * Ahmed Al Nifawi * Yousef Aboloya *

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Notes

*To date, this was the last time that South Korea failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup.

References

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