| Tournament details | |
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| Teams | 21 (from 2 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) |  Keith Nelson (7 goals) |
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| AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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| OFC Qualifiers |
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone (AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams and Israel[1] entered the competition. However, South Vietnam could not compete after being annexed by Vietnam. The Asian zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament.