Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers – Group 1 explained

The 1964 Summer Olympics football qualification – Asia Group 1 was one of the three Asian groups in the Summer Olympics football qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the 1964 Summer Olympics football finals tournament in Japan.[1] Group 1 consisted of five teams: Israel, Philippines, South Korea, South Vietnam and Taiwan. The teams played home-and-away knockout matches. South Korea qualified for the Summer Olympics football finals after defeating South Vietnam 5–2 on aggregate in the second round.

Summary

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Preliminary round

South Korea and Taiwan tied 2–2 on aggregate and advanced to a play-off.

Play-off

South Korea won on walkover and advanced to the first round.

First round

South Korea won on walkover and advanced to the second round.----South Vietnam won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

South Korea won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Tokyo, Japan, 1964): AFRICA. RSSSF. 27 July 2021.