7 groups, winner of each group to qualify.
Iceland 2-4 Denmark 1. Denmark 4 3 1 0 11- 6 7 Denmark 2-1 Norway 2. Iceland 4 1 1 2 5- 7 3 Iceland 1-0 Norway 3. Norway 4 1 0 3 5- 8 2 Denmark 1-1 Iceland Norway 2-1 Iceland Norway 2-4 Denmark
Finland 1-3 Poland 1. Poland 4 4 0 0 15- 4 8 Poland 6-2 Finland 2. West Germany 4 1 0 3 5-10 2 West Germany 2-1 Finland 3. Finland 4 1 0 3 7-13 2 West Germany 0-3 Poland Poland 3-1 West Germany Finland 3-2 West Germany
Soviet Union 1-1 Bulgaria 1. Bulgaria 4 2 1 1 4- 3 5 Soviet Union 2-0 Romania 2. Soviet Union 4 1 2 1 3- 2 4 Romania 0-0 Soviet Union 3. Romania 4 1 1 2 2- 4 3 Bulgaria 1-0 Soviet Union Romania 1-0 Bulgaria Bulgaria 2-1 Romania
Israel 2-2 Yugoslavia 1. Yugoslavia 4 2 1 1 12- 4 5 Yugoslavia 4-0 Greece 2. Israel 4 2 1 1 7- 6 5 Israel 2-1 Greece 3. Greece 4 1 0 3 3-12 2 Greece 2-1 Israel Yugoslavia 1-2 Israel Greece 0-5 Yugoslavia
Netherlands 0-0 Ireland 1. Great Britain 4 3 1 0 13- 6 7 Great Britain 3-2 Ireland 2. Ireland 4 1 1 2 9- 9 3 Ireland 1-3 Great Britain 3. Netherlands 4 0 2 2 6-13 2 Netherlands 1-5 Great Britain Great Britain 2-2 Netherlands Ireland 6-3 Netherlands
France 1-0 Luxembourg 1. France 4 3 0 1 7- 6 6 Switzerland 1-2 France 2. Luxembourg 4 1 2 1 7- 6 4 Luxembourg 0-0 Switzerland 3. Switzerland 4 0 2 2 3- 5 2 Luxembourg 5-3 France Switzerland 2-2 Luxembourg France 1-0 Switzerland
[Order of first 4 matches unknown] Czechoslovakia 0-0 Austria [in Vienna]1. Hungary 4 4 0 0 10- 3 8 Hungary 2-1 Austria 2. Czechoslovakia 4 1 1 2 4- 5 3 Austria 0-4 Hungary 3. Austria 4 0 1 3 2- 8 1 Czechoslovakia 1-2 Hungary Hungary 2-1 Czechoslovakia Austria 1-2 Czechoslovakia
3 countries to qualify. 2 rounds.
5 groups of 2. Winners progress to Round 2. Mexico 2-0 United States United States 1-1 Mexico (Mexico win 3-1 on aggregate) Surinam 4-1 Dutch Antilles Dutch Antilles 2-2 Surinam (Surinam win 6-3 on aggregate) Colombia 2-0 Brazil (Brazil win 7-3 on aggregate) Brazil 7-1 Colombia Chile 1-5 Argentina Argentina 6-0 Chile (Argentina win 11-1 on aggregate) Peru 6-0 Uruguay Uruguay 2-3 Peru (Peru win 9-2 on aggregate)
5-team tournament played in Peru. Top three to qualify. Peru 1-0 Mexico 1. Argentina 4 4 0 0 14- 5 8 Argentina 6-2 Surinam 2. Peru 4 3 0 1 7- 3 6 Peru 3-1 Surinam 3. Brazil 4 2 0 2 7- 7 4 Brazil 2-1 Mexico 4. Mexico 4 1 0 3 6- 6 2 Mexico 4-0 Surinam 5. Surinam 4 0 0 4 4-17 0 Argentina 3-1 Brazil Surinam 1-4 Brazil Peru 1-2 Argentina Peru 2-0 Brazil Mexico 1-3 Argentina
2 countries to qualify. 2 rounds.
3 groups of 3. Winners progress to Round 2.
Malta 0-0 Tunisia 1. Tunisia 4 2 1 1 5- 3 5 Malta 2-2 Morocco 2. Morocco 4 2 1 1 7- 6 5 Tunisia 2-0 Morocco 3. Malta 4 0 2 2 3- 6 2 Tunisia 2-0 Malta Morocco 2-1 Malta Morocco 3-1 Tunisia
Nigeria 3-1 Ghana 1. Egypt 4 3 0 1 11- 5 6 Ghana 4-1 Nigeria 2. Ghana 4 2 0 2 8- 6 4 Egypt 2-1 Ghana 3. Nigeria 4 1 0 3 6-14 2 Ghana 2-0 Egypt Nigeria 2-6 Egypt Egypt 3-0 Nigeria
Uganda 1-2 Ethiopia 1. Sudan 4 3 1 0 6- 2 7 Sudan 3-1 Ethiopia 2. Ethiopia 4 1 2 1 5- 6 4 Sudan 1-0 Uganda 3. Uganda 4 0 1 3 2- 5 1 Ethiopia 1-1 Uganda Ethiopia 1-1 Sudan Uganda 0-1 Sudan
1 group of 3 teams. Top 2 to qualify. Sudan 1-0 Tunisia 1. Egypt 4 3 1 0 7- 1 7 Egypt 3-1 Tunisia 2. Tunisia 4 1 1 2 3- 4 3 Sudan 0-1 Egypt 3. Sudan 4 1 0 3 1- 6 2 Tunisia 0-0 Egypt Tunisia 2-0 Sudan Egypt 3-0 Sudan
2 countries to qualify. 2 rounds.
Afghanistan 2-5 India (India progress; only one leg played) Indonesia vs Australia (Indonesia progress; Australia withdrew) Thailand 1-3 Taiwan Taiwan 3-1 Thailand (Taiwan progress 6-2 on aggregate) Japan 0-2 South Korea South Korea 0-1 Japan [in Japan] (South Korea progress 2-1 on aggregate)
Taiwan 1-2 South Korea South Korea abd Taiwan [in Taipei] (Taiwan awarded the tie) (Match abandoned 35 mins with Taiwan leading 1-0, because of arguing by the Koreans) India 4-2 Indonesia Indonesia 0-2 India (India win 6-2 on aggregate)
1 group of 3. Winner qualifies. Lebanon 0-3 Iraq 1. Turkey 2 2 0 0 10- 3 4 Iraq 8-0 Lebanon 2. Iraq 4 2 0 2 14-10 4 Turkey 7-1 Iraq 3. Lebanon 2 0 0 2 0-11 0 Iraq 2-3 Turkey Lebanon withdrew
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