4 countries to qualify QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND France bye Poland bye West Germany bye Yugoslavia bye 4 Groups of 4 teams each. Groups 1, 2 and 4 play in two pairs. Winners hereof proceed to Second Round. Group 3 play a round-robin. Winner and Runner-up proceed to Second Round. Group 1 Bulgaria 1-0 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 4-0 Bulgaria (Czechoslovakia win 4-1 on aggregate) Romania 2-0 Hungary Hungary 3-0 Romania (Hungary win 3-2 on aggregate) Group 2 Greece 1-0 Italy Italy 4-0 Greece (Italy win 4-1 on aggregate) Austria 1-0 Turkey Turkey 2-1 Austria (Turkey win 4-3 pen.; 3-3 on aggregate) Group 3 Belgium 3-1 Spain 1. Belgium 6 4 2 0 9- 3 10 Spain 1-1 Belgium 2. Spain 6 2 3 1 10- 6 7 Belgium 0-0 Israel 3. Israel 6 1 3 2 6-10 5 Israel 0-2 Belgium 4. Netherlands 6 0 2 4 6-12 2 Belgium 1-0 Netherlands Netherlands 1-2 Belgium Spain 1-1 Israel Israel 0-3 Spain Spain 3-0 Netherlands Netherlands 1-1 Spain Israel 1-1 Netherlands Netherlands 3-4 Israel Group 4 Ireland 0-0 Norway Norway 2-1 Ireland (Norway win 2-1 on aggregate) Denmark 1-1 Finland Finland 4-1 Denmark (Finland win 5-2 on aggregate) SECOND ROUND 4 groups with 3 teams each. Winner of each group to qualify for the Final Tournament. Group 1 [Czechoslovakia qualify] Czechoslovakia 3-2 Hungary 1. Czechoslovakia 4 3 0 1 5- 5 6 Hungary 3-0 Czechoslovakia 2. Hungary 4 2 0 2 7- 4 4 Czechoslovakia 1-0 Poland 3. Poland 4 1 0 3 1- 4 2 Poland 0-1 Czechoslovakia Hungary 2-0 Poland Poland 1-0 Hungary Group 2 [Yugoslavia qualify] Yugoslavia 5-2 Italy 1. Yugoslavia 4 3 0 1 9- 3 6 Italy 1-0 Yugoslavia 2. Italy 4 3 0 1 10- 5 6 Yugoslavia 3-0 Turkey 3. Turkey 4 0 0 4 0-11 0 Turkey 0-1 Yugoslavia Italy 5-0 Turkey Turkey 0-2 Italy Group 3 [Spain qualify] Spain 3-0 Belgium 1. Spain 4 2 1 1 7- 4 5 Belgium 2-0 Spain 2. Belgium 4 2 0 2 7- 8 4 Spain 3-1 France 3. France 4 1 1 2 7- 9 3 France 1-1 Spain Belgium 4-2 France France 3-1 Belgium Group 4 [Norway qualify] Norway 2-0 West Germany 1. Norway 4 3 1 0 5- 1 7 West Germany 0-1 Norway 2. West Germany 4 1 1 2 2- 3 3 Norway 1-1 Finland 3. Finland 4 0 2 2 1- 4 2 Finland 0-1 Norway West Germany 2-0 Finland Finland 0-0 West Germany
2 countries to qualify 7-team tournament played in Colombia. Winner and Runner-up to qualify for the Final Tournament [Argentina and Colombia qualify] 23- 1-80 Cali Brazil 2-1 Venezuela 23- 1-80 Pereira Chile 2-0 Bolivia 24- 1-80 Bogotá Colombia 2-1 Peru 27- 1-80 Bogotá Argentina 1-0 Chile 27- 1-80 Barranquilla Peru 3-0 Brazil 27- 1-80 Cali Colombia 0-1 Venezuela 30- 1-80 Bogotá Brazil 4-0 Bolivia 31- 1-80 Pereira Colombia 3-1 Chile 31- 1-80 Barranquilla Argentina 1-0 Venezuela 3- 2-80 Cali Argentina 4-1 Peru 3- 2-80 Cali Venezuela 5-1 Bolivia 3- 2-80 Barranquilla Brazil 0-0 Chile 6- 2-80 Cali Peru 1-0 Chile 6- 2-80 Barranquilla Colombia 0-1 Bolivia 7- 2-80 Bogotá Brazil 1-3 Argentina 10- 2-80 Cali Colombia 5-1 Brazil 10- 2-80 Bogotá Peru 2-0 Venezuela 10- 2-80 Bogotá Argentina 4-0 Bolivia 13- 2-80 Barranquilla Chile 0-0 Venezuela 14- 2-80 Pereira Bolivia 1-1 Peru 15- 2-80 Bogotá Argentina 0-0 Colombia 1. Argentina 6 5 1 0 13- 2 11 2. Colombia 6 3 1 2 10- 5 7 3. Peru 6 3 1 2 9- 7 7 4. Venezuela 6 2 1 3 7- 6 5 5. Brazil 6 2 1 3 8-12 5 6. Chile 6 1 2 3 3- 5 4 7. Bolivia 6 1 1 4 3-16 3
Match Details 2 countries to qualify FIRST ROUND 3 regional zones. Winners proceed to Second Round. ZONE 1 (North America) Round 1 Bermuda 3-0 Canada (also qualifier for Panamerican Games 1979) Canada 2-5 Bermuda (Bermuda win 8-2 on aggregate) Mexico 4-0 USA USA 0-2 Mexico (Mexico win 6-0 on aggregate) USA filed a protest with the IOC over Mexico's use of professional players (in both matches, club side Unión de Curtidores had represented Mexico). Mexico withdrew its team which was replaced by USA. Round 2 Bermuda 0-3 USA USA 5-0 Bermuda (USA win 8-0 on aggregate) ZONE 2 (Central America) Round 1 Costa Rica 4-0 Panama Panama 0-2 Costa Rica (Costa Rica win 6-0 on aggregate) Guatemala 2-0 El Salvador El Salvador 1-0 Guatemala (Guatemala win 2-1 on aggregate) Round 2 Costa Rica 1-2 Guatemala Guatemala 0-1 Costa Rica Playoff: Costa Rica 1-0 Guatemala (Costa Rica win 3-2 on aggregate) ZONE 3 (Caribbean) Preliminary Round Barbados w/o Grenada [withdrew] Round 1 Barbados 1-2 Surinam Surinam 5-1 Barbados (Surinam win 7-2 on aggregate) Jamaica 0-3 Cuba Cuba 2-0 Jamaica (Cuba win 5-0 on aggregate) Haiti 4-1 Dominican Rep. Dominican Rep. 0-3 Haiti (Haiti win 7-1 on aggregate) Dutch Antilles 2-3 Trinidad Trinidad 6-1 Dutch Antilles (Trinidad win 9-3 on aggregate) Round 2 Cuba 0-1 Haiti Haiti 0-0 Cuba (Haiti win 1-0 on aggregate) Trinidad 2-0 Surinam Surinam 3-1 Trinidad Playoff: Trinidad 0-2 Surinam (Surinam win 5-3 on aggregate) Round 3 Haiti 2-0 Surinam Surinam 2-0 Haiti Playoff: Haiti 0-2 Surinam (Surinam win 4-2 on aggregate) SECOND ROUND [Costa Rica and USA qualify] Winner and Runner-up qualify for the Final Tournament. Costa Rica 0-1 USA 1. Costa Rica 4 2 1 1 7- 6 5 USA 1-1 Costa Rica 2. USA 4 2 1 1 6- 6 5 Costa Rica 3-2 Surinam 3. Surinam 4 1 0 3 9-10 2 Surinam 2-3 Costa Rica USA 2-1 Surinam Surinam 4-2 USA
3 countries to qualify FIRST ROUND Ghana bye Zambia bye 9 groups of 2 teams each. Winners proceed to Second Round. Algeria 1-0 Mali Mali 1-0 Algeria (aet, Algeria win 4-2 pen.; 1-1 on aggregate) Egypt vs. Tanzania (Egypt walk-over; Tanzania withdrew) Kenya vs. Sudan (Kenya walk-over; Sudan withdrew) Lesotho 4-1 Mauritius Mauritius 2-3 Lesotho (Lesotho win 7-3 on aggregate) Liberia vs. Ivory Coast (Liberia walk-over;Ivory Coast withdrew) Madagascar 2-1 Ethiopia Ethiopia 1-1 Madagascar (Madagascar win 3-2 on aggregate) Morocco 1-0 Senegal Senegal 1-0 Morocco (aet, Morocco win 6-5 pen.; 1-1 on aggregate) Sierra Leone vs. Guinea (Sierra Leone walk-over;Guinea withdrew) Tunesia 1-0 Libya Libya 3-0 Tunesia (Libya win 3-1 on aggregate) SECOND ROUND Libya bye 5 groups of 2 teams each. Winners proceed to Third Round. Algeria 5-1 Morocco Morocco 0-3 Algeria (Algeria win 8-1 on aggregate) Ghana 4-1 Kenya Kenya 0-1 Ghana (Ghana win 5-1 on aggregate) Lesotho 0-0 Zambia Zambia 5-0 Lesotho (Zambia win 5-0 on aggregate) Liberia vs. Sierra Leone (Liberia walk-over; Sierra Leone withdrew) Madagascar 1-1 Egypt Egypt 1-1 Madagascar (aet, Egypt win 4-3 pen.; 2-2 on aggregate) THIRD ROUND [Algeria, Egypt and Ghana qualify] 3 groups of 2 teams each. Winners qualify for the Final Tournament. Algeria vs. Libya (Algeria qualify; Libya withdrew) Egypt 4-1 Zambia Zambia 1-1 Egypt (Egypt qualify 5-2 on aggregate) Liberia 0-2 Ghana Ghana 2-2 Liberia (Ghana qualify 4-2 on aggregate)
3 countries to qualify QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT 3 groups of which 2 have 6 teams each and 1 has 5 teams. Winner and Runner-up of each group to play a play-off match to qualify for the Final Tournament. Group 1, played in Iraq [Kuwait qualify] Iraq 0-0 Kuwait 1. Iraq 4 3 1 0 8- 0 7 Iraq 1-0 Syria 2. Kuwait 4 3 1 0 7- 1 7 Iraq 3-0 Yemen 3. Syria 4 2 0 2 4- 3 4 Iraq 4-0 Jordan 4. Yemen 4 1 0 3 4-11 2 Kuwait 1-0 Syria 5. Jordan 4 0 0 4 1- 9 0 Kuwait 5-1 Yemen Kuwait 1-0 Jordan Syria 2-1 Yemen Syria 2-0 Jordan Yemen 2-1 Jordan Playoff: Iraq 2-3 Kuwait Group 2, played in Malaysia [Malaysia qualify] Malaysia 3-0 South Korea 1. Malaysia 5 4 1 0 21- 3 9 Malaysia 1-1 Japan 2. South Korea 5 4 0 1 15- 4 8 Malaysia 3-1 Brunei 3. Japan 5 3 1 1 16- 5 7 Malaysia 6-1 Indonesia 4. Brunei 5 2 0 3 7-10 4 Malaysia 8-0 Philippines 5. Indonesia 5 1 0 4 7-12 2 South Korea 3-1 Japan 6. Philippines 5 0 0 5 0-32 0 South Korea 3-0 Brunei South Korea 1-0 Indonesia South Korea 8-0 Philippines Japan 2-1 Brunei Japan 2-0 Indonesia Japan 10-0 Philippines Brunei 3-2 Indonesia Brunei 2-0 Philippines Indonesia 4-0 Philippines Playoff: Malaysia 2-1 South Korea Group 3, played in Singapore [Iran qualify] Burma withdrew and were replaced by China (a late entry). Iran 3-0 Singapore 1. Iran 5 3 2 0 18- 2 8 Iran 2-2 China 2. Singapore 5 4 0 1 8- 4 8 Iran 0-0 North Korea 3. China 5 2 2 1 11- 4 6 Iran 2-0 India 4. North Korea 5 2 2 1 11- 5 6 Iran 11-0 Sri Lanka 5. India 5 1 0 4 5- 6 2 Singapore 1-0 China 6. Sri Lanka 5 0 0 5 0-32 0 Singapore 3-1 North Korea Singapore 1-0 India Singapore 3-0 Sri Lanka China 1-1 North Korea China 1-0 India China 7-0 Sri Lanka North Korea 2-1 India North Korea 7-0 Sri Lanka India 4-0 Sri Lanka Playoff: Iran 4-0 Singapore
Automatically Soviet Union (hosts), East Germany (holders) Europe Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Spain, Norway South America Argentina, Colombia North and Central America Costa Rica, USA Africa Algeria, Egypt, Ghana Asia Kuwait, Malaysia, Iran Due to political boycott many of the above countries did not enter the Final Tournament in Moscow. These countries are as follows (with their replacements in brackets): Europe Norway (Finland) South America Argentina (Venezuela) North and Central America USA (Cuba) Africa Egypt (Zambia), Ghana (Nigeria) Asia Malaysia (Iraq), Iran (Syria)
With thanks to Ahmed Laïdi, César Silva, Neil Morrison and José Batalha
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