1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)


Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams and Israel entered the competition. However, South Vietnam could not compete after being annexed by Vietnam. The Asian zone was allocated 1 place in the final tournament.
There would be two rounds of play:

Group 1

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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

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Korea Republic advanced to the Final Round.

Group 3

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Iran advanced to the Final Round.

Group 4

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Kuwait advanced to the Final Round.

Group 5

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Australia advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

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Iran qualified.

Goalscorers

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