Football Asian Cup 1968

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The 4th Asian Football Championship took place from May 10th to 19th, 1968 in Iran . The host Iran won .

qualification

Automatically qualified:

  • Iran 1964Iran Iran (hosts)
  • IsraelIsrael Israel (defending champion)

Group 1

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. BurmaBurma Burma  3  3  0  0 005-000  +5 06-00
 2. Cambodia 1948Cambodia Cambodia  3  2  0  1 004: 200  +2 04: 20
 3. PakistanPakistan Pakistan  3  0  1  2 001: 400  −3 01: 50
 4th IndiaIndia India  3  0  1  2 002: 600  −4 01: 50
Nov 12, 1967
Burma - India 2-0
Nov 13, 1967
Cambodia - Pakistan 1-0
Nov 15, 1967
Pakistan - India 1: 1
Nov 16, 1967
Burma - Cambodia 1-0
Nov 18, 1967
Cambodia - India 3: 1
Nov 19, 1967
Burma - Pakistan 2-0

Group 2

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Hong Kong 1910Hong Kong Hong Kong  4th  4th  0  0 009: 100  +8 08-00
 2. ThailandThailand Thailand  4th  2  0  2 005: 400  +1 04: 40
 3. Vietnam SudSouth Vietnam South Vietnam  4th  2  0  2 004: 400  ± 0 04: 40
 4th MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia  4th  1  1  2 004: 500  −1 03: 50
 5. SingaporeSingapore Singapore  4th  0  1  3 002:100  −8 01: 70
March 22, 1967
Hong Kong - South Vietnam 2-0
March 24, 1967
Malaysia - Singapore 1: 1
Thailand - South Vietnam 0: 1
March 26, 1967
Thailand - Singapore 4: 1
Hong Kong - Malaysia 3: 1
March 29, 1967
South Vietnam - Malaysia 0: 2
Hong Kong - Singapore 2-0
March 31, 1967
Thailand - Malaysia 1-0
April 2, 1967
Hong Kong - Thailand 2-0
South Vietnam - Singapore 3-0

Group 3

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan  4th  3  1  0 015: 400 +11 07: 10
 2. JapanJapan Japan  4th  3  1  0 008: 400  +4 07: 10
 3. Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea  4th  1  1  2 009: 400  +5 03: 50
 4th IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia  4th  1  1  2 010: 600  +4 03: 50
 5. Philippines 1919Philippines Philippines  4th  0  0  4th 000:240 −24 00: 80
July 27, 1967
Taiwan - Japan 2: 2
South Korea - Indonesia 1: 1
August 1, 1967
Taiwan - Philippines 9-0
Japan - South Korea 2: 1
3rd August 1967
Taiwan - Indonesia 3: 2
Japan - Philippines 2-0
5th August 1967
Japan - Indonesia 2: 1
South Korea - Philippines 7-0
7th August 1967
Taiwan - South Korea 1-0
Indonesia - Philippines 6-0

Finals

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Iran 1964Iran Iran  4th  4th  0  0 011: 200  +9 08th
 2. Burma 1948Burma Burma  4th  2  1  1 005: 400  +1 05
 3. IsraelIsrael Israel  4th  2  0  2 011: 500  +6 04th
 4th TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan  4th  1  0  3 003:100  −7 02
 5. Hong Kong 1959Hong Kong Hong Kong  4th  0  1  3 002:110  −9 01
May 10, 1968
Burma - Hong Kong 2-0
Iran - Taiwan 4-0
May 12, 1968
Burma - Taiwan 1: 1
Israel - Hong Kong 6: 1
May 14, 1968
Burma - Israel 1-0
Iran - Hong Kong 2-0
May 16, 1968
Iran - Burma 3: 1
17th May 1968
Israel - Taiwan 4: 1
May 19, 1968
Iran - Israel 2: 1
Taiwan - Hong Kong 1: 1

Best goal scorers

rank player Gates
1 Iran 1964Iran Homayoun Behzadi 4th
IsraelIsrael Moshe Romano 4th
IsraelIsrael Giora mirror 4th

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