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1968 AFC Asian Cup
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The Asian Football Confederation's 1968 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Iran between May 10 and May 19.
The final tournament was organised on a round robin basis, and host country Iran won with a perfect record of four wins.
Qualification
- Iran qualified automatically as hosts
- Israel qualified automatically as defending champions
The other 3 qualifying teams were:
Qualifying Rounds
In the following tables:
- Pts = total points accumulated
- Pld = total games played
- W = total games won
- D = total games drawn (tied)
- L = total games lost
- GF = total goals scored (goals for)
- GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
- GD = goal difference (GF−GA)
Group 1
All matches held in Burma
November 12, 1967
November 13, 1967
November 15, 1967
November 16, 1967
November 18, 1967
November 19, 1967
Group 1 Results
Burma qualified from group 1.
Group 2
All matches held in Hong Kong
March 22, 1967
March 24, 1967
March 26, 1967
March 29, 1967
March 31, 1967
April 2, 1967
Group 2 Results
Hong Kong qualified from group 2.
Group 3
All matches held in Taipei, Taiwan
July 27, 1967
August 1, 1967
August 3, 1967
August 5, 1967
August 7, 1967
Group 3 Results
Taiwan qualified from group 3.
Final Tournament
May 10
May 12
May 14
May 16
May 17
May 19
Final Results
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
 Iran |
8 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
+11 |
 Burma |
5 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
 Israel |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
5 |
+6 |
 Taiwan |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
−7 |
 Hong Kong |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
−9 |
Winners
| AFC Asian Cup 1968 Winners |
Iran
First title |
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Iran (1 st title)
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Myanmar
Israel
Republic of China
India
Pakistan
South Vietnam
Singapore
Japan
Indonesia
Philippines
