1967 Quoc Khanh Cup

1967 Quoc Khanh Cup
Vietnam National Day Tournament
Tournament details
Host country South Vietnam
City Saigon
Dates 4 November 1967
14 November 1967
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions  Australia
Runners-up  South Korea
Third place  South Vietnam
Fourth place  Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 62 (3.88 per match)

The 1967 Quoc Khanh Cup was an invitational association football tournament.[1]

The competition took place during the Vietnam War. The participants were mostly national teams from the anti-communist nations. It was to become Australia's first honour in international football.

Participants

Group Stage

Group A

4 November 1967
South Vietnam  2-0  Singapore

5 November 1967
Australia  5-3  New Zealand

7 November 1967
South Vietnam  0-1  Australia

8 November 1967
New Zealand  3-1  Singapore

10 November 1967
South Vietnam  5-1  New Zealand

11 November 1967
Australia  5-1  Singapore

Group B

4 November 1967
Malaysia  3-2  Thailand

5 November 1967
South Korea  1-0  Hong Kong

7 November 1967
South Korea  3-1  Thailand

8 November 1967
Hong Kong  0-2  Malaysia

10 November 1967
Thailand  5-1  Hong Kong

11 November 1967
South Korea  2-1  Malaysia

Knockout stage

Semi-Final Final
12 November
  Australia  1  
  Malaysia   0  
 
14 November
      Australia  3
    South Korea  2
Third place playoff
12 November 14 November
  South Vietnam  0   South Vietnam  4
  South Korea  3     Malaysia  1

Semi-finals

12 November 1967
Australia  1-0  Malaysia

12 November 1967
South Vietnam  0-3  South Korea

Third place playoff

14 November 1967
South Vietnam  4-1  Malaysia

Final

14 November 1967
Australia  3-2  South Korea

References

  1. "(South) Vietnam Friendly Football Tournaments". rsssf.com. Retrieved 24 November 2013.