1986 FIFA World Cup qualification

October 2017 detail the page much like what was done for 1998, 2002, and 2006. 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification 121 6 308 801 DEN Preben Elkjær HON 1949 José Figueroa (8 goals each) 1982 1990 121 teams entered the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for 24 places in the final tournament. Mexico, as the hosts, and Italy, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 22 spots open for competition. The draw took place on 7 December 1983 in Zürich, Switzerland. The 24 spots available in the 1986 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows: Europe (UEFA): 13.5 places, 1 of them went to automatic qualifier Italy, while the other 12.5 places were contested by 32 teams. The winner of the 0.5 place would advance to the intercontinental play-offs (against a team from OFC). South America (CONMEBOL): 4 places, contested by 10 teams. North, Central America, and Caribbean (CONCACAF): 2 places, 1 of them went to automatic qualifier Mexico, while the other place was contested by 17 teams. Africa (CAF): 2 places, contested by 29 teams. Asia (AFC): 2 places, contested by 27 teams. Oceania (OFC): 0.5 place, contested by 4 teams (including Israel and Chinese Taipei). The winner of the 0.5 place would advance to the intercontinental play-offs (against a team from UEFA). A total of 110 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 308 qualifying matches were played, and 801 goals were scored (an average of 2.60 per match). Confederation qualification AFC 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Zone A +PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1.Iraq21103123Final Tournament2.Syria201113 -21 Zone B PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1.South Korea22003124Final Tournament2.Japan200213 -20 Iraq and Korea Republic qualified. CAF 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1.Algeria22007164Final Tournament2.Tunisia200217 -60 PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1.Morocco22003124Final Tournament2.Libya200213 -20 Algeria and Morocco qualified. CONCACAF 1985 CONCACAF Championship qualification 1985 CONCACAF Championship PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1.Canada422042 +26Final Tournament2.Honduras411266033.Costa Rica403146−23 Canada qualified. CONMEBOL 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) Group 1 PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1.ARG6411126 +69Final Tournament2.PER632184 +48Advance to CONMEBOL playoffs3.COL62226606Advance to CONMEBOL playoffs4.VEN 19306015515−101 Group 2 PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1.URU430164 +26Final Tournament2.CHI4211105 +55Advance to CONMEBOL playoffs3.ECU4013411−71 Group 3 PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1.BRA422062 +46Final Tournament2.PAR 1954412154 +14Advance to CONMEBOL playoffs3.BOL402227−52 CONMEBOL Playoffs First Round PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1.Paraguay21014222Final Round2.Colombia210124 -22 PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1.Chile22005234Final Round2.Peru200225 -30 Final Round PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1.Paraguay21105233Final Tournament2.Chile201125 -31 Group 1 – Argentina qualified. Peru and Colombia advanced to the CONMEBOL play-offs. Group 2 – Uruguay qualified. Chile advanced to the CONMEBOL play-offs. Group 3 – Brazil qualified. Paraguay advanced to the CONMEBOL play-offs. Play-offs – Paraguay qualified over Chile, Colombia and Peru. OFC 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1Australia6420202 +1810Advance to Inter-confederation playoffs2Israel6312176 +1173New Zealand6312137 +674Chinese Taipei6006136−350 Australia advanced to the UEFA–OFC intercontinental play-off UEFA 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group 1 PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1.Poland6321106 +48Final Tournament2.Belgium632173 +48Advance to UEFA Playoffs3.Albania612369−344.Greece6123510−54 Group 2 PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1.West Germany8521229 +1312Final Tournament2.Portugal85031210 +210Final Tournament3.Sweden8413149 +594.Czechoslovakia83231112−185.Malta8017625−191 Group 3 PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1.England8440212 +1912Final Tournament2.Northern Ireland842285 +310Final Tournament3.Romania8332127 +594.Finland8323712−585.Turkey8017224−221 Group 4 PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1.France8512154 +1111Final Tournament2.Bulgaria8512135 +811Final Tournament3.East Germany8503169 +7104.Yugoslavia832378−185.Luxembourg8008227−250 Group 5 PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1.Hungary6501124 +810Final Tournament2.Netherlands6312115 +67Advance to UEFA Playoffs3.Austria631298 +174.Cyprus6006318−150 Group 6 PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1.Denmark8512176 +1111Final Tournament2.Soviet Union8422138 +510Final Tournament3.Switzerland8242510−584.Republic of Ireland8224510−565.Norway8134410−65 Group 7 PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1.Spain640298 +18Final Tournament2.Scotland631284 +47Advance to Inter-confederation playoffs3.Wales631276 +174.Iceland6105410−62 UEFA Playoffs +PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification1.Belgium21012202*Final Tournament2.Netherlands21012202* *As Belgium and the Netherlands finished with the same record, Belgium advanced on away goals. Group 1 – Poland qualified. Belgium advanced to the UEFA play-offs. Group 2 – West Germany and Portugal qualified. Group 3 – England and Northern Ireland qualified. Group 4 – France and Bulgaria qualified. Group 5 – Hungary qualified. Netherlands advanced to the UEFA play-offs. Group 6 – Denmark and USSR qualified. Group 7 – Spain qualified. Scotland advanced to the UEFA–OFC intercontinental play-off. Play-offs – Belgium qualified over Netherlands. Inter-confederation play-offs: UEFA v OFC 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–OFC play-off) The two teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. SCO 2–0 AUS 2–0 0–0 Qualified teams thumb|500px|Final qualification status #000cff Country qualified for World Cup #ffb400 Country failed to qualify #000000 Country did not enter World Cup #ababab Country not a FIFA member The following 24 teams qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup: TeamDate of qualificationFinals appearanceStreakLast appearanceALG18 October 19852nd21982ARG30 June 19859th41982BEL20 November 19857th21982BRA 196823 June 198513th131982BUL 197128 September 19855th11974CAN14 September 19851st1—DEN13 November 19851st1—ENG16 October 19858th21982FRA 197416 November 19859th31982HUN17 April 19859th31982IRQ 196329 November 19851st1—ITA (defending champions)11 July 198211th71982KOR3 November 19852nd11954MEX (hosts)20 May 19839th11978MAR18 October 19852nd11970NIR13 November 19853rd21982PAR17 November 19854th11958POL11 September 19855th41982POR16 October 19852nd11966SCO4 December 19856th41982SPA25 September 19857th31982URU7 April 19858th11974SOV30 October 19856th21982FRG25 September 198511th91982 (h) – qualified automatically as hosts (c) – qualified automatically as defending champions Top goalscorers 8 goals DEN Preben Elkjær HON 1949 José Figueroa 7 goals CHI Jorge Aravena HKG 1959 Lau Wing Yip 6 goals CHN Zhao Dayu GDR Rainer Ernst 5 goals AUS John Kosmina AUS Dave Mitchell ENG Bryan Robson ISR Zahi Armeli JPN 1870 Kazushi Kimura POR Fernando Gomes URS Oleh Protasov TUN 1959 Bassam Jeridi Notes June 2010 West Germany lost a World Cup qualifying match for the first time on 16 October 1985, when they were defeated 0–1 by Portugal in Stuttgart, in what was their 37th World Cup qualifier (including games played by Germany before World War II). Of the other three losses that the (now-reunified) German team suffered in the competition, two also took place on home soil: 1–5 to England in Munich in 2001, and 1–2 to North Macedonia in Duisburg in 2021, and one away: 0–2 to Slovakia in Bratislava in 2025. With only four losses in over 100 games, Germany remains the team with by far the lowest loss ratio in the FIFA World Cup qualification. Scotland manager Jock Stein died during their qualifier at Wales, suffering a heart attack immediately after the Scots scored a late equaliser. Iraq qualified for their only World Cup up until 2026. External links FIFA World Cup Official Site - 1986 World Cup Qualification https://web.archive.org/web/20070224201343/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/p/pwc/q/1986.html 2007-02-24 RSSSF - 1986 World Cup Qualification Qualification Category:FIFA World Cup qualification