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.
There would be two rounds of play:
New Zealand advanced to the Final Round.
Saudi Arabia advanced to the Final Round.
Kuwait advanced to the Final Round.
To date, it is last time that South Korea failed to qualify.
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.
China and Japan advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.
Korea DPR and Hong Kong advanced to the Group 4 Semifinals.
Korea DPR advanced to the Group 4 Final.
China PR advanced to the Group 4 Final on penalties.
China PR advanced to the Final Round.
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.[1]
The match was originally planned to be played in Kuala Lumpur until New Zealand protested due to the venue hosting previous matches for China. Melbourne was also considered before Singapore was ultimately chosen.[2]
Kuwait and New Zealand qualified.
The following two teams from AFC and OFC qualified for the final tournament.
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Dave Mitchell
Rong Zhixing
Deng Chyan
Ratu Jone
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Kim Yong-Nam Li Yong-Sob
Mansour Muftah
Majed Abdullah John Kosmina Eddie Krncevic Chen Jingang Zuo Shusheng Meli Vuilabasa
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Kazushi Kimura Nassir Al-Ghanem Fathi Kameel
Ibrahim Din
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Choi Soon-Ho
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Nazar Ashraf Hadi Ahmed Adnan Dirjal Adel Khudhair Hussein Saeed Haruhisa Hasegawa Hideki Maeda Sami Al-Hashash Mahboub Juma'a Mohammed Karam James Wong Chye Fook Duncan Cole Adrian Elrick Keith Mackay Billy McClure Li Yong-Man Ibrahim Khalfan Khalid Salman Shaye Al Nafeesah Ahmed Al Nifawi Yousef Aboloya Amin Dabo
Thasmbiayah Pathmanathan Choi Jong-Deok Hong Sung-Ho Lee Kang-Jo Lee Tae-Ho Oh Seok-Jae
Piyapong Pue-On Khan Thatat Songwuti Sompit Suwannapluoh Upendran Choy (playing against Indonesia)