Qualification for the 1972 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Thailand.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 21 May 1971 – 24 December 1971 |
Teams | 13 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 29 |
Goals scored | 98 (3.38 per match) |
Central zone | Eastern zone | Western zone 1 | Western zone 2 |
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Brunei |
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Bahrain |
Group allocation matches where winners were divided into separate groups
Malaysia | 8–0 | Brunei |
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Zulkifli Norbit 12', 28', 80' S. Abdullah 28', 38', 83' Wong Choon Wah 37' Soh Chin Aun 48' |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 4 |
Thailand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 2 |
Brunei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Khmer Republic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
Malaysia | 2–1 | Khmer Republic |
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Wong Choon Wah 12' Shaharuddin Abdullah 75' |
Sleyman Selim 44' |
Malaysia | 2–1 | Hong Kong |
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Shaharuddin Abdullah 25', 69' | Chung Chor Wai 44' |
Thailand and Khmer Republic qualified for final tournament
All the others withdrew, so South Korea qualified automatically.
Group allocation matches where winners were divided into separate groups
Ceylon (Sri Lanka) had a bye
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Iraq | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
Jordan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 |
Ceylon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
Lebanon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Syria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 |
Iraq and Kuwait qualified for final tournament
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance |
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Thailand | Hosts* and Central Zone winners | 30 May 1971 | 0 (debut) |
Iran | 1968 AFC Asian Cup Champions | 19 May 1968 | 1 (1968) |
Khmer Republic | Central Zone runners-up | 30 May 1971 | 0 (debut) |
South Korea | Eastern zone winners (automatically qualified) | 1971 | 3 (1956, 1960, 1964) |
Iraq | Western Zone winners | 22 December 1971 | 0 (debut) |
Kuwait | Western Zone runners-up | 21 December 1971 | 0 (debut) |