1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC and OFC Zone B

Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

The AFC and OFC Zone B of 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 8 AFC and OFC members.

Classification Matches

Group 1

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Iran	9	6	4	1	1	7	3	+4
2	Syria	7	6	3	1	2	6	6	0
3	North Korea	5	6	1	3	2	5	5	0
4	Kuwait	3	6	1	1	4	4	8	−4

4 May 1973	Iran	0 – 0	North Korea	Tehran, Iran
				Referee: Ramalingam (Malaysia)

4 May 1973	Syria	2 – 1	Kuwait	Tehran, Iran
	Shahreston 62' Nano 65'		Duraheem 57'	Referee: Ong Eng Young (Singapore)

6 May 1973	North Korea	1 – 1	Syria	Tehran, Iran
				Referee: Getkaew (Thailand)

6 May 1973	Iran	2 – 1	Kuwait	Tehran, Iran
	Vafakhah 20' Parvin 56'		Kameel 83'	Referee: Er Wee Kiam (Malaysia)

8 May 1973	North Korea	0 – 0	Kuwait	Tehran, Iran
				Referee: Vaz (India)

8 May 1973	Iran	1 – 0	Syria	Tehran, Iran
	Kargarjam 85'			Referee: Sridaranop (Thailand)

11 May 1973	Iran	2 – 1	North Korea	Tehran, Iran
	Mehdi Monajati 19' Sadeghi 89'			Referee: Ong Eng Young (Singapore)

11 May 1973	Syria	2 – 0	Kuwait	Tehran, Iran
				Referee: Hamza Ali Mirza (Bahrain)

13 May 1973	North Korea	3 – 0	Syria	Tehran, Iran
	Ma Jung-U An See-Uk			Referee: Vaz (India)

13 May 1973	Iran	2 – 0	Kuwait	Tehran, Iran
	Geilichkhani 60' Djabari 75'			Referee: Sridaranop (Thailand)

15 May 1973	Syria	1 – 0	Iran	Tehran, Iran
	Tatiche 12'			Referee: Demirdjian (Lebanon)

15 May 1973	Kuwait	2 – 0	North Korea	Tehran, Iran
	Karam			Referee: Getkaew (Thailand)

Iran advanced to the Zone B Final.

Group 2

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Australia	9	6	3	3	0	15	6	+9
2	Iraq	8	6	3	2	1	11	6	+5
3	Indonesia	4	6	1	2	3	6	13	−7
4	New Zealand	3	6	0	3	3	5	12	−7

4 March 1973	New Zealand	1 – 1	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
	B. Turner 57'		Ernie Campbell 85'	Referee: Luk Tat Sun (Hong Kong)

11 March 1973	Australia	3 – 1	Iraq	Sydney, Australia
	Richards 49' Adrian Alston 80', 85'		Noory 89'	Referee: Suppiah (Singapore)

11 March 1973	Indonesia	1 – 1	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	Sarman Panggabean 13'		Alan Vest 74'	Referee: Mahendran (Malaysia)

13 March 1973	Australia	2 – 1	Indonesia	Sydney, Australia
	Ernie Campbell 23' Adrian Alston 42'		Iswadi Idris 36'	Referee: Dan Van Dzu (South Vietnam)

13 March 1973	Iraq	2 – 0	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	Bashar Rashid 10' Sabah Hattem 40'			Referee: Alvarez (Philippines)

16 March 1973	Australia	3 – 3	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	Doug Utjesenovic 11' Ray Baartz 19' Branko Buljevic 26'		Alan Vest 10' Tindall 50' Hogg 86'	Referee: Mahendran (Malaysia)

16 March 1973	Iraq	1 – 1	Indonesia	Sydney, Australia
	Abid Kadum		Iswadi Idris	Referee: Kim Joo-Wom (Korea Republic)

18 March 1973	Australia	0 – 0	Iraq	Melbourne, Australia
				Referee: Nagashima (Japan)

18 March 1973	Indonesia	1 – 0	New Zealand	Melbourne, Australia
	Maurice Tillotson 7' (o.g.)			Referee: Suppiah (Singapore)

21 March 1973	Iraq	3 – 2	Indonesia	Sydney, Australia
	Azziz Hatem Ubeed		Asmara Panggabean	Referee: Luk Tat Sun (Hong Kong)

24 March 1973	Iraq	4 – 0	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	Sabah Hatem 4' 15' 67' Ali Kadhim 23'			Referee: Kim Joo-Won (Korea Republic)

24 March 1973	Australia	6 – 0	Indonesia	Sydney, Australia
	Jimmy Mackay 3', 40' Attila Abonyi 23', 54' Ray Richards 72' Ray Baartz 78'			Referee: Nagashima (Japan)

Australia advanced to the Zone B Final.

Final

18 August 1973	Australia	3 – 0	Iran	Sydney, Australia
	Alston 43' Abonyi 45' Wilson 83'			Referee: Scheurer (Switzerland)

24 August 1973	Iran	2 – 0 (2 – 3 agg.)	Australia	Tehran, Iran
	Parviz Ghelichkhani 14', 32'			Referee: Kazakov (Soviet Union)

Australia advanced to the Final Round.

External links

RSSSF Page

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