title: 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification
text: # 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification
  
  Qualification for the 1968 AFC Asian Cup. The winner of each group advances to the final tournament.
  
  ## Zones
  
  | Central zone | Eastern zone | Western zone 1 | Western zone 2 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Hong Kong  Malaysia  Singapore  South Vietnam  Thailand | Indonesia  Japan  Philippines  Republic of China  South Korea | Afghanistan*  Israel  Kuwait* | Burma  Cambodia  Ceylon*  India  Pakistan |
  
  * * Withdrew
  
  ## Central zone
  
  All matches held in Hong Kong.
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Hong Kong | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 8 |
  | Thailand | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
  | South Vietnam | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  | Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
  | Singapore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 |
  
  ## Eastern zone
  
  All matches held in Republic of China.
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Republic of China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 7 |
  | Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
  | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 3 |
  | Indonesia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 3 |
  | Philippines | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 0 |
  
  ## Western zone 1
  
  All the others withdrew, so Israel qualified automatically.
  
  ## Western zone 2
  
  All matches held in Burma.
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Burma | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
  | Cambodia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
  | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
  | India | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
  
  ## Qualified teams
  
  | Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Iran | Hosts | N/A | 0 (debut) |
  | Hong Kong | Central Zone winners | 2 April 1967 | 2 (1956, 1964) |
  | Republic of China | Eastern zone winners | 7 August 1967 | 1 (1960) |
  | Israel | Western Zone 1 winners (automatically qualified) | 1967 | 3 (1956, 1960, 1964) |
  | Burma | Western Zone 2 winners | 16 November 1967 | 0 (debut) |
  