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1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (Africa, Asia and Oceania)

21 teams entered in the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African, Asian and Oceanian zone (Confederation of African Football, Asian Football Confederation and what later would become the Oceania Football Confederation). The entries of Congo and the Philippines were rejected.

1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
Tournament details
DatesNovember 21st 1965 - November 24th 1965
Teams2[1] (from 2[2] confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored11 (5.5 per match)
Attendance115,000 (57,500 per match)
Top scorer(s) Pak Seung-Zin (3 Goals)

South Africa, which had been moved to the Asia/Oceania zone, was disqualified in September 1965 after being previously suspended by FIFA due to apartheid, and all fifteen African zone teams withdrew in protest in October 1964 after FIFA, citing competitive and logistical issues, confirmed that there would be no direct qualification for an African team.

South Korea were subsequently forced to withdraw on 2 November 1965 due to logistical difficulties after the three-team tournament was moved from Japan to Cambodia, leaving only Australia and North Korea to contest the final place: North Korea easily won both legs to qualify.

Format

The plans were for four rounds of play:

  • Africa First Round: The 15 African teams were divided into six groups of two or three teams. The group winners would advance to the Second Round.
  • Africa Second Round: The six group winners were divided into three groups and would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round.
  • Asia–Oceania First Round: Australia, North Korea, South Africa and South Korea would play each other twice in a round-robin tournament at a neutral venue, originally scheduled to be in Japan but ultimately played in Cambodia.
  • Final Round: The Asia/Oceania winner would play the three African winners on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.

Africa First Round

The original group draws were:

Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6

The Second Round pairings were scheduled as follows: Group 1 winners v Group 5 winners, Group 2 winners v Group 4 winners and Group 3 winners v Group 6 winners. These would be played home-and-away, with the winners advancing to the Final Round.

As all fifteen teams withdrew in protest after FIFA declined to allocate a direct qualifying place for an African team, the African First and Second Rounds were scratched.

Asia–Oceania First Round

Originally, this was scheduled as a four-team tournament between Australia, North Korea, South Africa and South Korea, to be played in Japan.

Before the tournament began, South Africa were disqualified after being suspended by FIFA due to apartheid, and South Korea were subsequently forced to withdraw due to logistical difficulties after the tournament was moved to Cambodia.

Further complicating matters, North Korea lacked diplomatic relations with most countries and did not have a FIFA-standard venue at the time, while Australian immigration laws then in force meant the North Korean team would be unlikely to receive visas to enter the country.

As such, finding a venue for the matches proved difficult until Head of State Norodom Sihanouk, an ally of Kim Il-sung, allowed the matches to be held in Phnom Penh.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   North Korea 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7 4
2   Australia 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7 0
  South Africa (D) 0 0
  South Korea (W) 0 0
Source:[citation needed]
(D) Disqualified; (W) Withdrew
North Korea  6–1  Australia
Pak Doo-Ik   15'
Pak Seung-Zin   54', 80'
Im Seung-Hwi   58'
Han Bong-Zin   65', 88'
Scheinflug   70' (pen.)
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)

Australia  1–3  North Korea
Scheinflug   15' Kim Seung-Il   18', 75'
Pak Seung-Zin   53'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: AG de Silva (Singapore)

North Korea won 9–2 on aggregate: as the Final Round was scratched due to the withdrawal of all African teams, North Korea also qualified.

Qualified teams

The following team from AFC qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
  North Korea First round winners 24 November 1965 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ^ At the start of the qualification of the 1966 FIFA World Cup, there were 21 teams from three confederations who entered, but the entries of the Philippines and the Republic of the Congo’s were rejected. Subsequently, all 15 African teams in the African First Round withdrew in protest after FIFA, citing competitive and logistical issues, confirmed that there would be no direct qualification for an African team, leaving South Korea, South Africa, North Korea and Australia in the Asia/Oceania First Round. However, South Africa were disqualified after being suspended due to apartheid, and after the matches were moved from Japan to Cambodia, South Korea were forced to withdraw due to logisticial issues. Thus, only North Korea and Australia played.
  2. ^ There were three confederations entered, but all African teams withdrew.

External links

  • 1966 World Cup Qualification
  • RSSSF - 1966 World Cup Qualification

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due to apartheid and all fifteen African zone teams withdrew in protest in October 1964 after FIFA citing competitive and logistical issues confirmed that there would be no direct qualification for an African team South Korea were subsequently forced to withdraw on 2 November 1965 due to logistical difficulties after the three team tournament was moved from Japan to Cambodia leaving only Australia and North Korea to contest the final place North Korea easily won both legs to qualify Contents 1 Format 2 Africa First Round 3 Asia Oceania First Round 4 Qualified teams 5 Goalscorers 6 References 7 External linksFormat EditThe plans were for four rounds of play Africa First Round The 15 African teams were divided into six groups of two or three teams The group winners would advance to the Second Round Africa Second Round The six group winners were divided into three groups and would play against each other on a home and away basis The winners would advance to the Final Round Asia Oceania First Round Australia North Korea South Africa and South Korea would play each other twice in a round robin tournament at a neutral venue originally scheduled to be in Japan but ultimately played in Cambodia Final Round The Asia Oceania winner would play the three African winners on a home and away basis The winner would qualify Africa First Round EditThe original group draws were Group 1 Ghana GuineaGroup 2 Cameroon SudanGroup 3 Algeria Liberia TunisiaGroup 4 Mali Morocco SenegalGroup 5 Ethiopia GabonGroup 6 Libya Nigeria United Arab Republic The Second Round pairings were scheduled as follows Group 1 winners v Group 5 winners Group 2 winners v Group 4 winners and Group 3 winners v Group 6 winners These would be played home and away with the winners advancing to the Final Round As all fifteen teams withdrew in protest after FIFA declined to allocate a direct qualifying place for an African team the African First and Second Rounds were scratched Asia Oceania First Round EditOriginally this was scheduled as a four team tournament between Australia North Korea South Africa and South Korea to be played in Japan Before the tournament began South Africa were disqualified after being suspended by FIFA due to apartheid and South Korea were subsequently forced to withdraw due to logistical difficulties after the tournament was moved to Cambodia Further complicating matters North Korea lacked diplomatic relations with most countries and did not have a FIFA standard venue at the time while Australian immigration laws then in force meant the North Korean team would be unlikely to receive visas to enter the country As such finding a venue for the matches proved difficult until Head of State Norodom Sihanouk an ally of Kim Il sung allowed the matches to be held in Phnom Penh Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts1 North Korea 2 2 0 0 9 2 7 42 Australia 2 0 0 2 2 9 7 0 South Africa D 0 0 South Korea W 0 0Source citation needed D Disqualified W Withdrew 21 November 1965North Korea 6 1 AustraliaPak Doo Ik 15 Pak Seung Zin 54 80 Im Seung Hwi 58 Han Bong Zin 65 88 Scheinflug 70 pen National Olympic Stadium Phnom PenhAttendance 60 000Referee Patrick Nice Malaysia 24 November 1965Australia 1 3 North KoreaScheinflug 15 Kim Seung Il 18 75 Pak Seung Zin 53 National Olympic Stadium Phnom PenhAttendance 55 000Referee AG de Silva Singapore North Korea won 9 2 on aggregate as the Final Round was scratched due to the withdrawal of all African teams North Korea also qualified Qualified teams EditThe following team from AFC qualified for the final tournament Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 North Korea First round winners 24 November 1965 0 debut 1 Bold indicates champions for that year Italic indicates hosts for that year Goalscorers Edit3 goals Pak Seung Zin 2 goals Les Scheinflug Han Bong Zin Kim Seung Il 1 goal Im Seung Hwi Pak Doo IkReferences Edit At the start of the qualification of the 1966 FIFA World Cup there were 21 teams from three confederations who entered but the entries of the Philippines and the Republic of the Congo s were rejected Subsequently all 15 African teams in the African First Round withdrew in protest after FIFA citing competitive and logistical issues confirmed that there would be no direct qualification for an African team leaving South Korea South Africa North Korea and Australia in the Asia Oceania First Round However South Africa were disqualified after being suspended due to apartheid and after the matches were moved from Japan to Cambodia South Korea were forced to withdraw due to logisticial issues Thus only North Korea and Australia played There were three confederations entered but all African teams withdrew External links Edit1966 World Cup Qualification RSSSF 1966 World Cup Qualification Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification Africa Asia and Oceania amp oldid 1170609600, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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