The 1968 AFC Asian Cup was the 4th edition of the men's

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, a quadrennial international

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tournament organised by the

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(AFC). The finals were held in

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between 10 and 19 May 1968, with five teams competing in a round-robin format with no final for what would be the last time. It was also the first tournament with 90-minute games, after 80-minute games in the first three editions. The home team

won with a perfect record of four wins.

Qualification

Squads

Venues

Results

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Goalscorers

With 4 goals, Homayoun Behzadi of Iran, Giora Spiegel and Moshe Romano of Israel are the top scorers of the tournament. In total, 32 goals were scored by 18 players, with none of them credited as own goal. ;4 goals *

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;2 goals *

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* Hla Htay *

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* Lim Lu-shoor * Li Huan-wen * Lo Kwok Tai * Wong Chi-keung

References

External links

* Garin, Erik; Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter
"Asian Nations Cup 1968".
RSSSF.
AFC Report for 1968 Asian Cup
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