Quarter-finals was as follows: AFC (Asia): 100% (1 of 1 places) CAF (Africa): n/a (0 of 0 places) CONCACAF (North, Central American and Caribbean): 0% (0 of 1 places) CONMEBOL (South America): 50% (2 of 4 places) Oceania (No confederation): n/a (0 of 0 places) UEFA (Europe): 50% (5 of 10 places) Summary of qualification Tiebreakers For FIFA World Cup qualifying stages using a league format, the method used for separating teams level on points was the same for all Confederations. If teams were even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams played a play-off at a neutral ground. Confederation qualification AFC, CAF and Oceania 21 teams – Australia, three teams from AFC and 17 teams from CAF – applied to take part in qualification, but the entries of Congo-Brazzaville and the Philippines were rejected. South Africa, who had been expelled from CAF in 1958 due to the country's apartheid policies, were placed with the Asian and Oceanian teams. Also, Australia were not a member of a confederation at the time (the OFC was not founded until 1966). The qualification process began with four national teams split between two sections for qualification: Israel and Syria competed in European qualification for geographical reasons, whilst North Korea and South Korea were to take part in a group alongside Australia and South Africa. The winner of this group would then go on to play the three group winners from the second round of CAF qualifiers. However, South Africa was disqualified after being suspended by FIFA, and all 15 members of CAF withdrew in protest after FIFA declined to allocate them a direct qualifying place. Less than three weeks before the tournament, South Korea were forced to withdraw due to logistical difficulties after the tournament was moved from Japan to Cambodia. African boycott Qualification for the 15 remaining African teams saw them sorted into six groups: three groups of two and three groups of three. The winners of these groups were then to play a two-legged tie in the following combinations: Group 1 winners v Group 5 winners, Group 2 winners v Group 4 winners and Group 3 winners v Group 6 winners, with the winners advancing to play in the final group with each other and the winner of the Asia/Oceania group. However, these African nations were aggrieved that their second-round winners would be required to enter a final