Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 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 ''

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''. A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams and IsraelIsrael left the AFC in 1974
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. The Asian zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament. There would be two rounds of play: *First Round: The 21 teams would be divided into 5 groups. The groups had different rules, as follows: ** Group 1 had 6 teams. The teams played against each other once in

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. The top 2 teams after the group matches played against each other in a single match. The winner would advance to the Final Round. ** Groups 2 and 3 had 4 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. ** Group 4 had 4 teams. The teams played against each other twice in

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. The group winner would qualify. ** Group 5 had 3 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify. *Final Round: The 5 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.

First round

Group 1

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Hong Kong and Singapore finished in the top two places, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round. Hong Kong advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Korea Republic advanced to the Final Round.

Group 3

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Iran advanced to the Final Round.

Group 4

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Kuwait advanced to the Final Round.

Group 5

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Australia advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Iran 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

;7 goals * Keith Nelson ;6 goals *

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including date of birth in England) is a former Australian Faisal Al-Dakhil Faisal Ali Al-Dakhil (), also spelled Al-Dakheel ( ar, فيصل الدخيل) (born 13 August 1957) is a Kuwaiti footballer. Al-Dakhil was among the Kuwaiti players who won the 1980 Asian Cup. He played four matches for Kuwait at the 1980 Sum ...

;5 goals * Ghafour Jahani * Cha Bum-Kun ;4 goals * Chung Chor Wai *

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* James Wong ;3 goals * Attila Abonyi * Jimmy Rooney * Kwok Ka Ming * Wun Chee Keung * Fat'hi Kameel Fayaz Matar Marzouq * Steve Sumner *

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* Jesdaporn Naphatalung ;2 goals * Fuad Abou Shaqr * Lau Wing Yip * Hossein Kazerani * Gholam Hossein Mazloumi *

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* Hamad Khalid Bo Hamad *

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Choi Jong-Duk Choi Jong-duk (born 24 June 1954) is a former South Korean footballer who played as a full-back. He is a gold medalist in the 1978 Asian Games. Honours Korea University * Korean National Championship: 1974, 1976 * Korean President's Cup ru ...

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* Vidthaya Laohakul *

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;1 goal *

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* Colin Bennett * Ibrahim Al Farhan * Ebrahim Zowayed * Chan Fat Chi * Fung Chi Ming * Tang Hung Cheong * Junaedi Abdillah * Anjas Asmara *

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* Waskito Kaihun * Andi Lala *

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* Risdianto *

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* Habib Khabiri *

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* Habib Shareefi * Mohsin Yousifi *

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* Itzhak Peretz * Ibrahim Mohammed Al Duraihem * Farouk Ibrahim Al Awadi Al Saleh * Badr Abdul Hameed Bo Abbas * Abdullah Yousuf Ma'yoof *

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* Clive Campbell * Dave Taylor * Kevin Weymouth * Anbar Bashir Abubakr * Hassan Myuter Saied Al Suwaidi * Mansour Muftah Faraj Bekhit * Samir Sultan Al Fahad * Saoud Al Gassem Mohammed Bo Saeed * Mohammed Abdul Ghani * Mohammed Noh Hussein *

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* Suriamurthy Rajagopal * Huh Jung-Moo *

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* Abdul Hamid Al Katbi * Marwan Khalifa Khouri * Chang Kuo Chi * Cherdsak Chaiyabutr ;1 own goal * Lo Chih Tsong (playing against

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