Qualification for the 1976 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Iran. Groups * Withdrew Iran qualified as host and defending champions and expelled from AFC in 1974 Qualification Group 1 All the others withdrew, so and qualified automatically. Group 2 All matches played in Iraq. and qualified for the final tournament. eventually withdrew from the competition. Group 3 All matches played in Hong Kong. Group Allocation Matches Group 3A Group 3B Semifinal Third place match Final and qualified for the final tournament. eventually withdrew from the competition. Group 4 All matches played in Thailand. and qualified for the final tournament. eventually withdrew from the competition. Qualified teams Note 1 : (Group 2 runners-up), (Group 3 winners) and (Group 4 runners-up) had qualified for the final tournament but withdrew later. References "Singapore grouped with Burma in Asian Cup" The Straits Times, 23 November 1973, Page 29 "S'pore have an uphill task in Asian Cup tournament" The Straits Times, 20 December 1974, Page 35 External links Details at RSSSF Qual AFC Asian Cup qualification Q