4 countries to qualify QUALIFYING ROUND Iceland bye Austria bye Turkey bye France bye 8 groups of 2 teams each. Winners proceed to the Qualifying Tournament. Ireland 1-2 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1-0 Ireland (Czechoslovakia win 3-1 on aggregate) West Germany 0-0 Spain Spain 3-2 West Germany (Spain win 3-2 on aggregate) Finland 3-5 Norway Norway 1-1 Finland (Norway win 6-4 on aggregate) Greece 0-1 East Germany East Germany 4-0 Greece (East Germany win 5-0 on aggregate) Hungary 2-0 Bulgaria Bulgaria 4-0 Hungary (Bulgaria win 4-2 on aggregate) Luxembourg 0-1 Netherlands Netherlands 2-1 Luxembourg (Netherlands win 3-1 on aggregate) Romania 4-0 Denmark Denmark 1-2 Romania (Romania win 6-1 on aggregate) Yugoslavia 1-1 Soviet Union Soviet Union 3-0 Yugoslavia (Soviet Union win 4-1 on aggregate) QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT 4 groups with 3 teams each. Winner of each group to qualify for the Final Tournament. Group 1 [Soviet Union qualify] Soviet Union 4-0 Norway 1. Soviet Union 4 4 0 0 10- 1 8 Norway 1-3 Soviet Union 2. Norway 4 1 1 2 5-10 3 Soviet Union 1-0 Iceland 3. Iceland 4 0 1 3 3- 7 1 Iceland 0-2 Soviet Union Norway 3-2 Iceland Iceland 1-1 Norway Group 2 [East Germany qualify] East Germany 0-0 Czechoslovakia 1. East Germany 4 2 2 0 4- 1 6 Czechoslovakia 1-1 East Germany 2. Czechoslovakia 4 1 3 0 6- 1 5 East Germany 1-0 Austria 3. Austria 4 0 1 3 0- 8 1 Austria 0-2 East Germany Czechoslovakia 5-0 Austria Austria 0-0 Czechoslovakia Group 3 [Spain qualify] Spain 2-1 Bulgaria 1. Spain 4 2 2 0 5- 2 6 Bulgaria 1-1 Spain 2. Bulgaria 4 2 1 1 7- 3 5 Spain 2-0 Turkey 3. Turkey 4 0 1 3 0- 7 1 Turkey 0-0 Spain Bulgaria 3-0 Turkey Turkey 0-2 Bulgaria Group 4 [France qualify] France 4-0 Romania 1. France 4 3 0 1 11- 5 6 Romania 1-0 France 2. Romania 4 3 0 1 9- 5 6 France 4-2 Netherlands 3. Netherlands 4 0 0 4 5-15 0 Netherlands 2-3 France Romania 5-1 Netherlands Netherlands 0-3 Romania
1 country to qualify 6-team tournament played in Recife, Brazil. Winner to qualify for the Final Tournament. [Brazil qualify] Brazil 1-1 Uruguay 1. Brazil 5 4 1 0 12- 2 9 Colombia 0-1 Peru 2. Uruguay 5 2 3 0 9- 4 7 Argentina 2-1 Chile 3. Argentina 5 2 1 2 7- 8 5 Argentina 3-1 Peru 4. Colombia 5 1 2 2 5- 9 4 Brazil 4-0 Colombia 5. Chile 5 1 1 3 5- 7 3 Uruguay 1-1 Chile 6. Peru 5 1 0 4 3-11 2 Uruguay 3-0 Peru Brazil 2-1 Chile Argentina 2-2 Colombia Uruguay 2-0 Argentina Brazil 3-0 Peru Colombia 1-0 Chile Chile 2-1 Peru Uruguay 2-2 Colombia Brazil 2-0 Argentina NB: Newell's Old Boys of Rosario represented Argentina.
3 countries to qualify PRELIMINARY ROUND 3 groups of 2 teams each. Winners proceed to First Round. Barbados 1-1 Trinidad Trinidad 0-0 Barbados Playoff: Barbados 1-3 Trinidad (Trinidad win 4-2 on aggregate) El Salvador 4-0 Nicaragua Nicaragua 2-1 El Salvador (El Salvador win 5-2 on aggregate) Jamaica 1-0 Dominica Dominica 1-2 Jamaica (Jamaica win 3-1 on aggregate) FIRST ROUND Mexico bye 5 groups of 2 teams eachs. Winners proceed to Second Round. Bermuda 3-2 USA USA 2-0 Bermuda (USA win 4-3 on aggregate) Costa Rica 1-0 El Salvador El Salvador 1-2 Costa Rica (Costa Rica win 3-1 on aggregate) Cuba 1-0 Jamaica Jamaica 1-0 Cuba Playoff: Cuba 4-1 Jamaica (Cuba win 5-2 on aggregate) Honduras 0-0 Guatemala Guatemala 2-0 Honduras (Guatemala win 2-0 on aggregate) Surinam 2-0 Trinidad Trinidad 1-1 Surinam (Surinam win 3-1 on aggregate) SECOND ROUND 3 groups of 2 teams each. Winners proceed to Third Round. Costa Rica 1-1 Guatemala Guatemala 2-1 Costa Rica (Guatemala win 3-2 on aggregate) Mexico 8-0 USA USA 2-4 Mexico (Mexico win 12-2 on aggregate) Surinam 0-1 Cuba Cuba 6-1 Surinam (Cuba win 7-1 on aggregate) THIRD ROUND [Mexico, Guatemala and Cuba qualify] All teams qualify for the Final Tournament. Mexico 4-1 Guatemala 1. Mexico 4 2 1 1 11- 7 5 Guatemala 3-2 Mexico 2. Guatemala 4 1 2 1 6- 8 4 Mexico 4-2 Cuba 3. Cuba 4 0 3 1 5- 7 3 Cuba 1-1 Mexico Guatemala 1-1 Cuba Cuba 1-1 Guatemala
3 countries to qualify
FIRST ROUND
12 groups of 2 teams each. Winners proceed to Second Round.
Algeria 1-1 Tunesia
Tunesia 2-1 Algeria (Tunesia win 3-2 on aggregate)
Egypt 1-1 Sudan
Sudan 1-0 Egypt (Sudan win 2-1 on aggregate)
Ethiopia 0-0 Tanzania
Tanzania 3-0 Ethiopia (Tanzania win 3-0 on aggregate)
Gambia 0-1 Guinea
Guinea 6-0 Gambia (Guinea win 7-0 on aggregate)
Ghana 6-0 Liberia
Liberia 1-4 Ghana (Ghana win 10-1 on aggregate)
Malawi vs. Madagascar (Malawi walk-over; Madagascar withdrew)
Mali 6-0 Mauritania
Mauritania 0-1 Mali (Mali win 7-0 on aggregate)
Morocco 2-1 Libya
Libya 0-1 Morocco (Morocco win 3-1 on aggregate)
Nigeria vs. Cameroon (Nigeria walk-over; Cameroon withdrew)
Senegal 1-0 Togo
Togo 1-1 Senegal (Senegal win 2-1 on aggregate)
Zaire 4-1 Upper Volta
Upper Volta 1-2 Zaire (Zaire win 6-2 on aggregate)
Zambia 5-0 Mauritius
Mauritius 0-4 Zambia (Zambia win 9-0 on aggregate)
SECOND ROUND
6 groups of 2 teams each. Winners proceed to Third Round.
Guinea 1-0 Ghana
Ghana 6-2 Guinea (Ghana win 6-3 on aggregate)
Malawi 1-1 Zambia
Zambia 4-1 Malawi (Zambia win 5-2 on aggregate)
Nigeria vs. Mali (Nigeria walk-over; Mali withdrew)
Senegal 3-1 Zaire
Zaire 2-0 Senegal (Senegal win 5-4 pen.; 3-3 on aggregate)
Tanzania 1-0 Sudan
Sudan 2-0 Tanzania (Sudan win 2-1 on aggregate)
Tunesia 1-0 Morocco
Morocco 1-0 Tunesia (Morocco win ?-? pen.; 1-1 on aggregate)
THIRD ROUND [Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia qualify]
3 groups of 2 teams each. Winners qualify for the Final Tournament.
Nigeria 3-1 Morocco
Morocco 1-0 Nigeria (Nigeria qualify 3-2 on aggregate)
Senegal 0-0 Ghana
Ghana 2-1 Senegal (Ghana qualify 2-1 on aggregate)
Zambia 2-2 Sudan
Sudan 0-0 Zambia (Zambia qualify 5-4 on pen.; 2-2 on
aggregate)
3 countries to qualify
QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT
3 groups of which 2 have 5 teams each and 1 has 6 teams. Winner of each group
to qualify for the Final Tournament.
Group 1, played in Teheran, Iran [Iran qualify]
Iran 1-1 Kuwait 1. Iran 4 3 1 0 8- 1 7
Iran 1-0 Iraq 2. Kuwait 4 2 1 1 8- 6 5
Iran 3-0 Saudi Arabia 3. Iraq 4 2 0 2 6- 4 4
Iran 3-0 Bahrain 4. Saudi Arabia 4 2 0 2 5- 7 4
Kuwait 1-2 Iraq 5. Bahrain 4 0 0 4 1-10 0
Kuwait 4-2 Saudi Arabia
Kuwait 2-1 Bahrain
Iraq 0-2 Saudi Arabia
Iraq 4-0 Bahrain
Saudi Arabia 1-0 Bahrain
Group 2, played in Djakarta, Indonesia [North Korea qualify]
North Korea 2-1 Indonesia 1. North Korea 4 4 0 0 10- 1 8
North Korea 2-0 Malaysia 2. Indonesia 4 2 1 1 11- 5 5
North Korea 2-0 Singapore 3. Malaysia 4 2 0 2 17- 5 4
North Korea 4-0 Papua N. Guinea 4. Singapore 4 1 1 2 7- 8 3
Indonesia 2-1 Malaysia 5. Papua N. Guinea 4 0 0 4 3-29 0
Indonesia 0-0 Singapore
Indonesia 8-2 Papua N. Guinea
Malaysia 6-0 Singapore
Malaysia 10-1 Papua N. Guinea
Singapore 7-0 Papua N. Guinea
Playoff:
North Korea 0-0 Indonesia (North Korea win 5-4 on pen.; 0-0 on
aggregate)
Group 3 [Israel qualify]
FIRST ROUND
3 groups of 2 teams each. Winners proceed to Second Round.
Japan 3-0 Philippines
Philippines 0-3 Japan (Japan win 6-0 on aggregate)
Taiwan 0-2 South Korea
South Korea 3-0 Taiwan (South Korea win 5-0 on aggregate)
Israel vs. Vietnam (Israel walk-over; Vietnam withdrew)
SECOND ROUND
Israel 0-0 South Korea 1. Israel 4 3 1 0 10- 2 7
South Korea 1-3 Israel 2. South Korea 4 1 2 1 5- 5 4
Israel 4-1 Japan 3. Japan 4 0 1 3 3-11 1
Japan 0-3 Israel
South Korea 2-2 Japan
Japan 0-2 South Korea
Automatically Canada (hosts), Poland (holders) Europe Soviet Union, East Germany, Spain, France South America Brazil North and Central America Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba Africa Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia Asia Iran, North Korea, Israel The African representatives, Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia all withdrew from the Final Tournament due to political boycott. Thus, the competition was reduced to 13 teams, as the boycotting countries were not replaced.
With thanks to José Batalha (mop00176@mail.telepac.pt)
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