South Korea qualified as hosts
Western Zone (tournament in India)
NB: all matches of 80 minutes, played at Maharaja College Stadium,
Ernakulam, India, in December 1959
5-12 Iran 3-0 Israel
6-12 India 1-0 Pakistan
[Dereyk D'Souza]
8-12 India 1-3 Israel
9-12 Pakistan 4-1 Iran
10-12 Israel 2-0 Pakistan
11-12 India 3-1 Iran
12-12 Israel 1-1 Iran
13-12 India 0-1 Pakistan
15-12 Iran 4-1 Pakistan
16-12 India 1-2 Israel
17-12 Pakistan 2-2 Israel
18-12 India 1-2 Iran
1.ISRAEL 6 3 2 1 10- 8 8
2.Iran 6 3 1 2 12-10 7
3.Pakistan 6 2 1 3 8-10 5
4.India 6 2 0 4 7- 9 4
Central Zone (Tournament at Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore)
Cambodia withdrew on 23-2-59. Thailand had withdrawn earlier.
Burma withdrew on 4-5-59.
Indonesia declined to participate due to an AFC membership dispute.
9- 5-59 Singapore 1-4 South Vietnam
11- 5-59 Singapore 2-5 Malaya (crowd 3400)
13- 5-59 South Vietnam 1-0 Malaya
1.SOUTH VIETNAM 2 2 0 0 5- 1 4
2.Malaya 2 1 0 1 5- 3 2
3.Singapore 2 0 0 2 3- 9 0
Post-tournament friendlies:
In Singapore:
14- 5-59 Malaya & Singapore combined 0-2 South Vietnam
In Kuala Lumpur:
17- 5-59 Malayan Youths 0-2 South Vietnam
18- 5-59 Malaya XI 3-3 South Vietnam
Note: the Malaya XI team included two Singaporean players who were
ineligible for the Malaya national team.
Eastern Zone (Tournament at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines)
29- 3-59 Philippines 0-7 Hong Kong
31- 3-59 Philippines 4-7 Taiwan
3- 4-59 Taiwan 7-4 Hong Kong (crowd 22000)
1.TAIWAN 2 2 0 0 14- 8 4
2.Hong Kong 2 1 0 1 11- 7 2
3.Philippines 2 0 0 2 4-14 0
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All matches were played at the Hyochang Park Stadium in Seoul.
14-10-60 South Korea 5-1 South Vietnam
16-10-60 South Vietnam 0-2 Taiwan
17-10-60 South Korea 3-0 Israel [*]
19-10-60 Israel 5-1 South Vietnam
21-10-60 South Korea 1-0 Taiwan
23-10-60 Taiwan 0-1 Israel
1.South Korea 3 3 0 0 9- 1 6
2.Israel 3 2 0 1 6- 4 4
3.Taiwan 3 1 0 2 2- 2 2
4.South Vietnam 3 0 0 3 2-12 0
[*] Over 100,000 people surrounded the stadium in the build up to this crucial match.
The crowd stormed through the gates despite mounted police. It is estimated that
more than 60,000 people crammed inside the stadium, more than twice its capacity.
Around 30 people were injured in the overcrowding, and one young boy died. During
the match the referee had to suspend play several times because the crowd spilled
over onto the playing field.
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Thanks to Yaniv Bleicher for match dates qualifying tournament in India and to Roberto Di Maggio for a score correction
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