1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina ™ Preliminaries
Results, Asian Zone
First stage
| Date | Home Team | Results | Away Team | ||
| 27 February 77 |  | Singapore | 2:0 (0:0) | Thailand |  |
| 28 February 77 |  | Hong Kong | 4:1 (0:1) | Indonesia |  |
| 01 March 77 |  | Malaysia | 6:4 (4:1) | Thailand | |
| 02 March 77 | | Hong Kong | 2:2 (1:1) | Singapore | |
| 03 March 77 | | Indonesia | 0:0 | Malaysia | |
| 05 March 77 | | Thailand | 1:2 (0:0) | Hong Kong | |
| 06 March 77 | | Singapore | 1:0 (1:0) | Malaysia | |
| 07 March 77 | | Thailand | 3:2 (3:1) | Indonesia | |
| 08 March 77 | | Malaysia | 1:1 (1:1) | Hong Kong | |
| 09 March 77 | | Indonesia | 4:0 (3:0) | Singapore | |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points | |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| Singapore | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
| Date | Home Team | Results | Away Team | ||
| 12 March 77 | | Singapore | 0:1 (0:1) | Hong Kong | |
| Date | Home Team | Results | Away Team | ||
| 27 February 77 |  | Israel | 0:0 | Korea Republic |  |
| 06 March 77 | | Israel | 2:0 (1:0) | Japan |  |
| 10 March 77 | | Japan | 0:2 (0:1) | Israel | |
| 20 March 77 | | Korea Republic | 3:1 (1:0) | Israel | |
| 26 March 77 | | Japan | 0:0 | Korea Republic | |
| 03 April 77 | | Korea Republic | 1:0 (0:0) | Japan | |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points | |
| Korea Republic | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Israel | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Japan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Date | Home Team | Results | Away Team | ||
| 12 November 76 |  | Saudi Arabia | 2:0 (1:0) | Syria |  |
| 26 November 76 | | Syria | 2:1 (1:1) | Saudi Arabia | |
| 07 January 77 | | Saudi Arabia | 0:3 (0:1) | Iran |  |
| 28 January 77 | | Syria | 0:1 (0:1) | Iran | |
| 06 April 77 | | Iran | 2:0 (2:0) | Syria | |
| 22 April 77 | | Iran | 2:0 (1:0) | Saudi Arabia | |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points | |
| Iran | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Syria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Date | Home Team | Results | Away Team | ||
| 11 March 77 |  | Bahrain | 0:2 (0:2) | Kuwait |  |
| 13 March 77 |  | Qatar | 2:0 (1:0) | Bahrain | |
| 15 March 77 | | Qatar | 0:2 (0:1) | Kuwait | |
| 17 March 77 | | Bahrain | 1:2 (0:1) | Kuwait | |
| 19 March 77 | | Qatar | 0:3 (0:1) | Bahrain | |
| 21 March 77 | | Qatar | 1:4 (0:3) | Kuwait | |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points | |
| Kuwait | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Qatar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
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