I dont' think we boycotted Israel the host then as they showed up in '68 in Iran!
Western zone;
Afghanistan *
Ceylon *
India
Iran *
(and Israel qualified as host)
All the others withdrew, so
India qualified automatically.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification
Games held in Israel among zone winners and they took 1st place.
Even eastern zones forfeited and Koreans advanced.
A bit of side note;
Prior to Israel’s birth in 1948, the Palestinian Football Association had represented the region. Once Israel became a fully fledged country, the Palestinian FA was replaced by a new Israeli FA. Outraged at Israel’s treatment of Palestine in general, many Muslim States flat out refused to play against Israel. This often led to farcical situations.
Take for example the 1958 AFC World Cup Qualification process when Israel qualified for the Tournament without having played a single game. How could a team qualify without playing a single match? Simple. No one in the qualifying group would play against The Blues and Whites. On this occasion FIFA stepped in and scheduled a World Cup play off between Israel and Wales to avoid a team qualifying for the World Cup without playing a match.
Incidentally Wales won the the tie 4-0 on aggregate to progress to the World Cup.
Even AFC's material has skipped '64 games mention; Israel was expelled from Asian football fed thru kuwait and others efforts.
Western zone;
(and Israel qualified as host)
All the others withdrew, so
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification
Games held in Israel among zone winners and they took 1st place.
Even eastern zones forfeited and Koreans advanced.
A bit of side note;
Prior to Israel’s birth in 1948, the Palestinian Football Association had represented the region. Once Israel became a fully fledged country, the Palestinian FA was replaced by a new Israeli FA. Outraged at Israel’s treatment of Palestine in general, many Muslim States flat out refused to play against Israel. This often led to farcical situations.
Take for example the 1958 AFC World Cup Qualification process when Israel qualified for the Tournament without having played a single game. How could a team qualify without playing a single match? Simple. No one in the qualifying group would play against The Blues and Whites. On this occasion FIFA stepped in and scheduled a World Cup play off between Israel and Wales to avoid a team qualifying for the World Cup without playing a match.
Incidentally Wales won the the tie 4-0 on aggregate to progress to the World Cup.
Even AFC's material has skipped '64 games mention; Israel was expelled from Asian football fed thru kuwait and others efforts.
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