1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

February 2024 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) 20 2 AUS Gary ColeNZL Steve SumnerNZL Brian Turner (9 goals) 1978 1986 (AFC) →1986 (OFC) 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. A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams entered the competition. However, Iran withdrew before the draw was made. The Asian and Oceanian zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. Format 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 semi-finals. 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 main WDL y RSSSF 2 NZL, AUS, IDN, TPE, FIJ complete 6 2 0 31 3 4 2 2 22 9 2 2 4 5 14 1 3 4 5 8 1 3 4 6 35 3–3 5–0 2–0 13–0 0–2 2–0 3–2 10–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 3–3 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–4 1–4 0–0 2–1 NZL NZL AUS AUS IDN IDN TPE TPE FIJ FIJ Q Q green1 Final round 25 April 1981 NZL 3–3 AUS G. Turner 25Wooddin 34Sumner 80 Krncevic 15 42Boden 31 Mount Smart Stadium Auckland, New Zealand 10,000 Gianfranco Menegali (Italy) 3 May 1981 FIJ 0–4 NZL B. Turner 8 31 85Sumner 20 Govind Park Ba, Fiji Othman bin Omar (Malaysia) 7 May 1981 TPE 0–0 NZL Taipei Stadium Taipei, Chinese Taipei 12,000 T. Asami (Japan) 11 May 1981 IDN 0–2 NZL B. Turner 14G. Turner 75 Senayan Stadium Jakarta, Indonesia 47,000 N. Ausukont (Thailand) 16 May 1981 AUS 0–2 NZL Wooddin 29G. Turner 81 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney, Australia 15,854 Courtney (England) 20 May 1981 AUS 2–0 IDN Kosmina 29 Davidson 33 Olympic Park Melbourne, Australia 10,000 V. Garcia Oliveira (Portugal) 23 May 1981 NZL 5–0 IDN Wooddin 9B. Turner 34G. Turner 59 65Elrick 81 Mount Smart Stadium Auckland, New Zealand 4,742 V. Garcia Oliveira (Portugal) 30 May 1981 NZL 2–0 TPE Wooddin 14G. Turner 75 Mount Smart Stadium Auckland, New Zealand 3,077 Boskovic (Australia) 31 May 1981 FIJ 0–0 IDN National Stadium Suva, Fiji 8,000 Lee Kok Leong (Singapore) 6 June 1981 FIJ 2–1 TPE Ratu Jone 55 55 Chang Kuo Chi 40 Govind Park Ba, Fiji 6,000 Dhillon (Singapore) 10 June 1981 AUS 3–2 TPE Henderson 17Kosmina 54Byrne 68 pen. Duh Deng-Sheng 82 89 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide, Australia 3,200 Vijit Getkaen (Thailand) 15 June 1981 IDN 1–0 TPE Hadi Ismanto 75 Senayan Stadium Jakarta, Indonesia 14,000 Charupunt (Thailand) 28 June 1981 TPE 2–0 IDN Deng Chyan Jyn Tson Taipei Stadium Taipei, Chinese Taipei 7,500 Nishi (Japan) 26 July 1981 FIJ 1–4 AUS Vuilabasa 82 Cole 4 31Barnes 10Sharne 28 National Stadium Suva, Fiji 11,000 Hardjowasito (Indonesia) 4 August 1981 TPE 0–0 FIJ Taipei Stadium Taipei, Chinese Taipei 5,600 Brillantes (Philippines) 10 August 1981 IDN 3–3 FIJ Budi Johannis Upendran Choy o.g.Risdianto Ratu Jone Meli Vuilabasa John Morris Williams Senayan Stadium Jakarta, Indonesia 16,000 T. Gurkan (Philippines) 14 August 1981 AUS 10–0 FIJ Mitchell 29 43 80 Cole 37 54 63 67 70 71 pen. 75 Olympic Park Melbourne, Australia 3,500 Ausukont Nobnom (Thailand) 16 August 1981 NZL 13–0 FIJ Wooddin 2Sumner 8 45 55 60 72 86G. Turner 9 31Cole 36B. Turner 40 85Mackay 48 Mount Smart Stadium Auckland, New Zealand 3,345 Vijit Getkaew (Thailand) 30 August 1981 IDN 1–0 AUS Risdianto 88 Gelora 10 November Stadium Surabaya, Indonesia 25,000 R. Reyes (Philippines) 6 September 1981 TPE 0–0 AUS Taipei Stadium Taipei, Chinese Taipei 7,000 T. Gurkan (Philippines) New Zealand advanced to the Final Round. Group 2 main WDL RSSSF 2 KSA, IRQ, QAT, BHR, SYR complete 4 0 0 5 0 3 0 1 5 2 2 0 2 5 3 1 0 3 1 6 0 0 4 2 7 KSA KSA IRQ 1963 IRQ 1963 QAT QAT BHR 1972 BHR 1972 SYR 1980 SYR 1980 Q Q green1 Final round 18 March 1981 IRQ 1963 1–0 QAT Saeed 84 Al Malaz Stadium Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 10,751 Boskovic (Australia) 19 March 1981 BHR 1972 1–0 SYR 1980 Bushegir 89 pen. Al Malaz Stadium Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 4,154 Sano (Japan) 21 March 1981 KSA 1–0 IRQ 1963 Dabo 82 Al Malaz Stadium Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 18,738 Rubio Vesquez (Mexico) 22 March 1981 QAT 3–0 BHR 1972 Muftah 21 64 Salman 35 Al Malaz Stadium Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1,662 Lee Kok Leong (Singapore) 24 March 1981 KSA 2–0 SYR 1980 Jassem 47 62 Al Malaz Stadium Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 30,000 Nishi (Japan) 25 March 1981 IRQ 1963 2–0 BHR 1972 Ahmed 26Dirjal 89 Al Malaz Stadium Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1,752 Dhillon (Singapore) 27 March 1981 QAT 2–1 SYR 1980 Khalfan 8Muftah 53 Jehad 15 Al Malaz Stadium Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 3,967 Rampley (Australia) 28 March 1981 KSA 1–0 BHR 1972 Al Nafeesah 71 Al Malaz Stadium Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 7,876 Sano (Japan) 30 March 1981 IRQ 1963 2–1 SYR 1980 Ashraf 34 Khudhair 63 Jehad 47 Al Malaz Stadium Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 3,285 Rampley (Australia) 31 March 1981 KSA 1–0 QAT Aboloya 85 Al Malaz Stadium Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 40,000 Boskovic (Australia) Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round. Group 3 main WDL RSSSF 2 KUW, KOR, MAS, THA complete 3 0 0 12 0 2 0 1 7 4 0 1 2 3 8 0 1 2 3 13 KUW KUW KOR 1949 KOR 1949 MAS MAS THA THA Q Q green1 Final round 21 April 1981 KOR 1949 2–1 MAS Hong Sung-ho 33Lee Kang-jo 84 Wong Chye 6 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City 4,000 22 April 1981 KUW 6–0 THA Al-Anbari 12 37 J. Yaqoub 12Kameel 34Karam 62Al-Dakhil 80 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City 5,000 Melvyn D'Souza (India) 24 April 1981 KOR 1949 5–1 THA Choi Soon-ho 26 85Choi Jong-duk 33Oh Seok-jae 68Lee Tae-ho 70 Piyapong 36 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City 1,000 Hardjowasito (Indonesia) 25 April 1981 KUW 4–0 MAS J. Yaqoub 1M. Juma'a 23 46Al-Ghanem 49 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City 15,000 Cheung Kwok Hui (Hong Kong) 27 April 1981 MAS 2–2 THA Ibrahim Din 50 63 Khanthatat 72Sompit 49 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City 2,000 Valentine (Scotland) 29 April 1981 KUW 2–0 KOR 1949 Al-Anbari 50Al-Ghanem 81 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City 15,000 Aristizábal Murcia (Colombia) Kuwait advanced to the Final Round. To date, it is last time that South Korea failed to qualify. Group 4 Classification matches China PR v Hong Kong 21 December 1980 CHN 1–0 HKG 1959 Chen Jingang 89 Government Stadium, Hong Kong 23,602 Al-Mauzan (Saudi Arabia) Japan v Singapore 22 December 1980 JPN 1870 1–0 SIN Kimura 20 Government Stadium, Hong Kong 3,730 Ausukont (Thailand) North Korea v Macau 22 December 1980 PRK 1948 3–0 MAC municipal Li Yong-sob 34Li Chang-ha 41Kim Yong-nam 87 Government Stadium, Hong Kong 3,730 Demirdjian (Lebanon) 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 4A main WDL RSSSF 2 CHN, JPN, MAC complete 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 6 CHN CHN JPN 1870 JPN MAC municipal MAC municipal Q Q Q blue1 Zonal semi-finals China PR v Macau 24 December 1980 CHN 3–0 MAC municipal Gu Guangming 17Zuo Shusheng 20Rong Zhixing 59 Government Stadium, Hong Kong 16,562 Getkaew (Thailand) China PR v Japan 26 December 1980 CHN 1–0 JPN 1870 Rong Zhixing 7 Government Stadium, Hong Kong 16,900 Ali Al-Bannai (Kuwait) Japan v Macau 28 December 1980 JPN 1870 3–0 MAC municipal Kimura 68Maeda 80 pen.Hasegawa 88 Government Stadium, Hong Kong 27,629 Arafat (Syria) China and Japan advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals. Group 4B main WDL RSSSF 2 PRK, HKG, SGP complete 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 1 1 1 2 PRK 1948 PRK 1948 HKG 1959 HKG 1959 SGP SGP Q Q Q blue1 Zonal semi-finals Hong Kong v Singapore 24 December 1980 HKG 1959 1–1 SIN Choi York Yee 55 Pathmanathan 87 Government Stadium, Hong Kong 16,562 Arafat (Syria) North Korea v Singapore 26 December 1980 PRK 1948 1–0 SIN Li Yong-sob 7 Government Stadium, Hong Kong 16,900 Al-Doy (Bahrain) Hong Kong v North Korea 28 December 1980 HKG 1959 2–2 PRK 1948 Wan Chi Keung 40Wu Kwok Hung 62 Li Yong-man 3Li Yong-sob 25 Government Stadium, Hong Kong 27,629 Demirdjian (Lebanon) Korea DPR and Hong Kong advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals. Zonal semi-finals N4 white-space:nowrap yes high 200px no [[2016 OFC Nations Cup#Semi-finals Semi-finals]] [[2016 OFC Nations Cup#Final Final]] 31 December 1980 – Hong Kong HKG 1959 0 (4) CHN 0 (5) 30 December 1980 – Hong Kong PRK 1948 1 JPN 1870 0 4 January 1981 – Hong Kong CHN 4 PRK 1948 2 North Korea v Japan 30 December 1980 PRK 1948 1–0 yes JPN 1870 Kim Yong-nam 114 Government Stadium, Hong Kong 8,266 Ali Al-Bannai (Kuwait) Korea DPR advanced to the Group 4 Final. Hong Kong v China Pr 31 December 1980 HKG 1959 0–0 yes CHN Government Stadium, Hong Kong 27,582 Getkaew (Thailand) Wu Kwok Hung Chee Yit Bo Chan Fat Chi Fung Chi Ming Wan Chi Keung 4–5 Huang Xiangdong Zuo Shusheng Chi Shangbin Wang Feng Rong Zhixing China PR advanced to the Group 4 Final on penalties. Zonal final China PR v North Korea 4 January 1981 CHN 4–2 yes PRK 1948 Huang Xiangdong 44 110Chen Xirong 55Gu Guangming 112 Li Chang-ha 2Kim Yong-nam 56 Government Stadium, Hong Kong 15,974 Al-Deq (Bahrain) China PR advanced to the Final Round. Final round main WDL y RSSSF 2 KUW, CHN, NZL, KSA complete 4 1 1 8 6 3 1 2 9 4 2 3 1 11 6 0 1 5 4 16 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 3–0 0–0 4–2 0–1 0–2 0–5 KUW KUW NZL NZL CHN CHN KSA KSA Q WC PO PO green1 1982 FIFA World Cup blue1 Play-off China v New Zealand 24 September 1981 CHN 0–0 NZL Worker's Stadium, Beijing 63,000 Sano (Japan) New Zealand v China 3 October 1981 NZL 1–0 CHN Herbert 43 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland 15,903 Getkaew (Thailand) New Zealand v Kuwait 10 October 1981 NZL 1–2 KUW Wooddin 24 Al-Dakhil 61 pen.J. Yaqoub 90 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland 21,101 Hardjowasito (Indonesia) China v Kuwait 18 October 1981 CHN 3–0 KUW Rong Zhixing 24Gu Guangming 28Shen Xiangfu 59 Worker's Stadium, Beijing 63,000 Boskovic (Australia) Saudi Arabia v Kuwait 4 November 1981 KSA 0–1 KUW Al-Anbari 55 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh 28,000 Grey (England) China v Saudi Arabia 12 November 1981 CHN 4–2 KSA Zuo Shusheng 62Chen Jingang 63Gu Guangming 76Huang Xiangdong 88 Al Nifawi 10Majed Abdullah 11 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, (Malaysia)A 40,000 Ponnet (Belgium) China v Saudi Arabia 19 November 1981 CHN 2–0 KSA Huang Xiangdong 24Cai Jinbiao 27 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur,(Malaysia)A 45,000 Wright (Brazil) New Zealand v Saudi Arabia 28 November 1981 NZL 2–2 KSA McClure 5 pen.Herbert 87 Majed Abdullah 37 41 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland Ithurralde (Argentina) Kuwait v China 30 November 1981 KUW 1–0 CHN Al-Anbari 7 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City 15,000 Lee Kok Leong (Singapore) Kuwait v Saudi Arabia 7 December 1981 KUW 2–0 KSA Al-Dakhil 36 56 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City 25,000 Redelfs (West Germany) Kuwait v New Zealand 14 December 1981 KUW 2–2 NZL Kameel 41Al-Hashash 89 Sumner 65Rufer 66 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City 20,000 Lund-Sørensen (Denmark) New Zealand v Saudi Arabia 19 December 1981 KSA 0–5 NZL Rufer 16 39B. Turner 17 43 pen.Wooddin 38 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh 5,000 Corver (Netherlands) Notes A The matches were held in Malaysia due to China and Saudi Arabia not having diplomatic relations. 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 goal difference, a play-off on neutral ground was played to determine who would qualify.21 December 1981 Spanish play off for China? 27 The Standard https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard-spanish-play-off-for-ch/140637308/ Newspapers.com 10 February 2024 The match was originally planned to be played in Kuala Lumpur until New Zealand protested because the venue had hosted previous matches for China. Melbourne was also considered before Singapore was ultimately chosen.27 December 1981 Sport Round-Up 57 The Sun-Herald https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-sport-round-up/140637280/ Newspapers.com 10 February 2024 New Zealand v China PR 10 January 1982 NZL 2–1 CHN Wooddin 24Rufer 47 Huang Xiangdong 75 National Stadium, Singapore 60,000 Arppi Filho (Brazil) Kuwait and New Zealand qualified. Qualified teams The following two teams from AFC and OFC qualified for the final tournament. Team Qualified as Qualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup1 KUW A1 Final round winners 14 December 1981 1 0 (debut) NZL PO Play-off winners 10 January 1982 0 (debut) 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year. Goalscorers 9 goals 20em yes AUS Gary Cole NZL Steve Sumner NZL Brian Turner 8 goals 20em yes NZL Grant Turner NZL Steve Wooddin 5 goals 20em yes CHN Huang Xiangdong KUW Abdulaziz Al-Anberi 4 goals 20em yes CHN Gu Guangming KUW Faisal Al-Dakhil NZL Wynton Rufer 3 goals 20em yes AUS Dave Mitchell CHN Rong Zhixing TPE 1981 Deng Chyan FIJ Ratu Jone KUW Jasem Yaqoub PRK 1948 Kim Yong-nam PRK 1948 Li Yong-sob QAT Mansour Muftah KSA Majed Abdullah 2 goals 20em yes AUS John Kosmina AUS Eddie Krncevic CHN Chen Jingang CHN Zuo Shusheng FIJ Meli Vuilabasa IDN Herry Risdianto JPN 1947 Kazushi Kimura KUW Nassir Al-Ghanem KUW Fathi Kameel MAS Ibrahim Din NZL Ricki Herbert PRK 1948 Li Chang-ha KSA Saud Jassem KOR 1949 Choi Soon-ho SYR 1980 Shait Ahmed Jehad 1 goal 20em yes AUS Murray Barnes AUS Ken Boden AUS Gary Byrne AUS Alan Davidson AUS Tony Henderson AUS Peter Sharne BHR 1972 Fouad Bushegir CHN Cai Jinbiao CHN Chen Xirong CHN Shen Xiangfu TPE 1981 Chang Kuo Chi TPE 1981 Jyn Tson FIJ John Morris Williams HKG colonial Choi Jork Yee HKG colonial Wan Chi Keung HKG colonial Wu Kwok Hung IDN Hadi Ismanto IDN Budi Johannis IRQ 1963 Nazar Ashraf IRQ 1963 Hadi Ahmed IRQ 1963 Adnan Dirjal IRQ 1963 Adel Khudhair IRQ 1963 Hussein Saeed JPN 1947 Haruhisa Hasegawa JPN 1947 Hideki Maeda KUW Sami Al-Hashash KUW Mahboub Juma'a KUW Mohammed Karam MAS James Wong Chye Fook NZL Duncan Cole NZL Adrian Elrick NZL Keith Mackay NZL Billy McClure PRK 1948 Li Yong-man QAT Ibrahim Khalfan QAT Khalid Salman KSA Shaye Al Nafeesah KSA Ahmed Al Nifawi KSA Yousef Aboloya KSA Amin Dabo SIN Thasmbiayah Pathmanathan KOR 1949 Choi Jong-duk KOR 1949 Hong Sung-ho KOR 1949 Lee Kang-jo KOR 1949 Lee Tae-ho KOR 1949 Oh Seok-jae THA Piyapong Pue-On THA Khan Thatat Songwuti THA Sompit Suwannapluoh 1 own goal FIJ Upendran Choy (playing against Indonesia) See also 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) References AFC and OFC 1982 1982 Category:1980 in Asian men's international football Category:1981 in Asian men's international football Category:1982 in Asian men's international football Category:1981 in Oceanian men's international football Category:Kuwait at the 1982 FIFA World Cup Category:New Zealand at the 1982 FIFA World Cup Category:1980–81 in Saudi Arabian men's football Category:1981–82 in Saudi Arabian men's football Category:1981 in New Zealand association football Category:1980–81 in Kuwaiti football Category:1981 in Chinese men's football Category:1980 in Chinese men's football Category:1982 in Chinese men's football