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| Group 1 - West Asia - Winner Israel | | 1. Israel | | | -. Afghanistan | DNS | | -. Pakistan | DNS |
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| Group 2 - South East Asia - Winner South Vietnam | | Final | | date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | aggr. | | 03.05.56 | Saigon | South Vietnam | 4-0 | Malaya | | 7-3 | | 24.05.56 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaya | 3-3 | South Vietnam | | | Preliminary Round | | 17.03.56 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaya | 9-2 | Cambodia | | 11-5 | | 24.04.56 | Phnom-Penh | Cambodia | 3-2 | Malaysia | |
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| Group 3 - East Asia - Winner South Korea | | Final | | date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | aggr. | | 26.08.56 | Seoul | South Korea | 2-0 | Taiwan | | 4-1 | | 02.09.56 | Taipei | Taiwan | 1-2 | South Korea | | | Preliminary Round | | 25.02.56 | Manila | Philippines | 0-2 | South Korea | | 0-5 | | 21.04.56 | Seoul | South Korea | 3-0 | Philippines | |
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