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1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Qualification for the 1972 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Thailand.

Zones

  • * Withdrew
  • ** originally qualified as hosts, but withdrew later
  • *** were allocated to Western zone later
  • qualified as defending champions

Central Zone

Group allocation matches where winners were divided into separate groups

Group A

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Group B

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Semifinal

Match for third place

Final

Thailand and Khmer Republic qualified for final tournament

Eastern Zone

Since all other teams withdrew, the zone was scratched and qualified automatically.

Western Zone

  • All matches played in Kuwait.

Group allocation matches where winners were divided into separate groups

Ceylon (Sri Lanka) had a bye

Group A

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Group B

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Semifinal

Match for third place

Final

Iraq and Kuwait qualified for final tournament

Qualified teams

  • originally qualified as hosts but later withdrew. replaced them later.

References

External links