1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup
qualification
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
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A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams entered the competition. However, 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:
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New Zealand advanced to the Final Round.
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Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.
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Kuwait advanced to the Final Round.
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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.
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China and Japan advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.
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Korea DPR and Hong Kong advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.
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China PR advanced to the Group 4 Final on penalties.
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, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
Kuwait and New Zealand qualified.
1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...
qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...
rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone (AFC
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
and OFC
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...
). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
A total of 109 teams entered the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament, an increase from 16 in the previous World Cups...
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A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams entered the competition. However, 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.
Group 1
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | |
| 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | |
| 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 35 | −29 |
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New Zealand advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | |
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
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Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.
Group 3
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 |
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Kuwait advanced to the Final Round.
Classification matches
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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
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
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China and Japan advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.
Group B
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
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Korea DPR and Hong Kong advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.
Semifinals
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China PR advanced to the Group 4 Final on penalties.
Final
China PR advanced to the Final Round.Final Round
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| 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2= | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2= | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | −12 |
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Final Round Play-off
China PR and New Zealand finished level on points and goal differenceGoal difference
In sports such as ice hockey and association football, goal difference is often the first tiebreaker used to rank teams which finish a league competition with an equal number of points....
, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
Kuwait and New Zealand qualified.
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