FIFA World Cup 1978

Qualifiers

Results and standings for every World Cup qualifying campaign since 1934. Recent cycles via API-Football; historical editions from the RSSSF archive.

Intercontinental

Hosts the early-era mixed groups (1934–1958) and the inter-confederation play-offs.

Group 13

#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Iran	8	6	2	0	9	14
2	South Korea	8	3	4	1	4	10
3	Kuwait	8	4	1	3	5	9
4	Australia	8	3	1	4	3	7
5	Hong Kong	8	0	0	8	-21	0

Group 13 · Subgroup 1

#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Hong Kong	4	2	2	0	4	6
2	Singapore	4	2	1	1	-1	5
3	Malaysia	4	1	2	1	1	4
4	Indonesia	4	1	1	2	0	3
5	Thailand	4	1	0	3	-4	2

Group 13 · Subgroup 2

#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	South Korea	4	2	2	0	3	6
2	Israel	4	2	1	1	2	5
3	Japan	4	0	1	3	-5	1

Group 13 · Subgroup 3

#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Iran	4	4	0	0	8	8
2	Saudi Arabia	4	1	0	3	-4	2
3	Syria	4	1	0	3	-4	2

Group 13 · Subgroup 4

#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Kuwait	4	4	0	0	8	8
2	Bahrain	4	1	0	3	-2	2
3	Qatar	4	1	0	3	-6	2

Group 13 · Subgroup 5

#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Australia	4	3	1	0	6	7
2	New Zealand	4	2	1	1	10	5
3	Chinese Taipei	4	0	0	4	-16	0