Asian Cup 1980 Qualifiers : South Korea and China qualify for the final stage

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Posted on 29 December 1978

MANILA, Dec. 29, 1978 (AMP) — Kuwait 1980 (Qualifiers) : South Korea defeated China by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a Asian Cup qualifying game on Friday. South Korea and China both qualify for the 1980 AFC Asian Cup tournament.

Fixtures and Results : Group 4

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Overview

South Korea at the Asian Cup

2 titles (1956, 1960)
4 appearances (first in 1956)
7 participations in the qualifications (first in 1956)
Statistics: Champions (1956, 1960) Runners-up (1972) Third Place (1964)

China at the Asian Cup

1 appearances (1976)
2 participations in the qualifications (first in 1976)
Statistics: Third Place (1976)

South Korea

1:0

China

1:0 (1:0)

29 December 1978
Manila

Group 4

Team	Pts
South Korea	9
China	6
Macau	3
Philippines	0

Matches

South Korea 4-1 Macau (25 Dec. 1978)
Philippines 0-3 China (25 Dec. 1978)
Philippines 0-5 South Korea (27 Dec. 1978)
China 2-1 Macau (27 Dec. 1978)
South Korea 1-0 China (29 Dec. 1978)
Philippines 1-2 Macau (29 Dec. 1978)

Asian Cup History

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