1986 FIFA World Cup qualification

3.1 Group 1
3.2 Group 2
3.3 Group 3
3.4 Play -off matches

4.1 First Round 4.1.1 Group 1
4.1.2 Group 2
4.1.3 Group 3

4.2.1 Group 1
4.2.2 Group 2
4.2.3 Group 3

5.1 West Asia 5.1.1 Group 1
5.1.2 Group 2
5.1.3 Group 3
5.1.4 Group 4
5.1.5 Semi-finals
5.1.6 final

5.2.1 Group 1
5.2.2 Group 2
5.2.3 Group 3
5.2.4 Group 4
5.2.5 Play -off matches

6.1 First Round
6.2 Second Round
6.3 Third Round
6.4 Final Round

Qualification for Soccer World Cup 1986

For the World Cup tournament in Mexico in 1986, a total of 121 organizations had reported, including

33 teams from Europe (with the holders Italy )
29 teams from Africa ( three teams withdrew )
27 teams from Asia (excluding Israel and Taiwan)
10 teams from South America
18 teams from North and Central America ( with host Mexico)
4 teams from Oceania ( with Israel and Taiwan)

Qualified Teams

As defending champion Italy and Mexico were directly qualified organizers and the World Cup was held with 24 teams were available for the remaining 119 teams 22 free finals spaces are available; went away

Since Jamaica, Grenada, Barbados, Oman, Lesotho, Niger and Togo withdrew, and Iran was ruled to 111 teams participating in the qualification - new World Cup record. Furthermore, Lebanon came in the qualifying campaign after four significant defeats his team back.

European Zone / UEFA

32 teams played in three groups of four and four groups of five. All seven group winners and the four runners-up of the five groups were directly qualified for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. The three runners-up of the groups of four played together with the Oceania winner of two more championship starting places. What is more defending champion Italy.

Group 1

Table

Match Results

Group 2

Table

Match Results

Group 3

Table

Match Results

Group 4

Table

Match Results

Group 5

Table

Match Results

Group 6

Table

Match Results

Group 7

Table

Match Results

Play-off matches

South American zone / CONMEBOL

10 teams played in a four- group and in two groups of three. The three Gruppenspieger were qualified directly for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. The three runners-up and the third group of the group of four found in two knockout rounds of the fourth World Cup finalists.

Group 1

Table

Match Results

Group 2

Table

Match Results

Group 3

Table

Match Results

Play-off matches

Thus, Paraguay qualified for the World Cup 1986.

North, Central American and Caribbean Zone / CONCACAF

The winners of the first round of the playoffs qualified for the Second Round. Guatemala had a bye, three other teams attracted due to the abandonment of their opponents without a fight in the second round. The second round was played in three groups of three, the three group winners contested the CONCACAF finals. The winner of the CONCACAF final round qualifying for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. What is more hosts Mexico.

First round

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Second Round

Group 1

Table

Match Results

Group 2

Table

Match Results

Group 3

Table

Match Results

CONCACAF finals

Table

Match Results

Asian Zone / AFC

West Asia and East Asia each had a World Cup finalists. In both regional blocs ever four Groups. The group winners qualified for the semi-finals. In two knockout rounds then the World Cup finalists were determined. Due to the first Gulf war, the warring states Iran and Iraq should their home games on neutral courts unsubscribe. This request was followed only Iraq, its games in Calcutta (India), Kuwait City and fought out in the Saudi Arabian city of Ta'if. Iran, however, refused to gamble on neutral courts and was therefore excluded from the qualifying tournament.

West Asia

Group 1

Table

Oman withdrew.

Match Results

Group 2

Table

Lebanon withdrew after four games.

Match Results

Iraq's home games were played on neutral ground.

Group 3

Table

Match Results

Group 4

Table

Iran was suspended by FIFA.

Match Results

Semifinal

Final

East Asia

Group 1

Table

Match Results

Group 2

Table

Match Results

Group 3

Table

Match Results

Group 4

Table

Match Results

Play-off matches

African Zone / CAF

29 African teams were playing for a place in the finals. Four rounds were played in KO system. The winners of both final round games qualified for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

First round

1 Madagascar without a fight on, because Lesotho has withdrawn. 2 Libya without a fight on, because Niger has withdrawn. 3 Guinea without a fight further, as Togo has withdrawn.

Byes: Cameroon, Algeria and Ghana

Second Round

Third Round

Final round

Oceanic zone / OFC

From OFC took only Australia and New Zealand participated in the World Cup qualifiers. These were joined by Taiwan and Israel, which have been assigned for political motives of the Oceania group. The four teams played in a round robin with round-trip games from the Oceania winner. The Oceania winner then had to compete in a playoff against a group runners from one of the three European groups of four. The winner of this playoff qualifying for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

Table

Match Results

Taiwan waived his right home and played with the respective opponents.

Intercontinental playoff

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Mielec Athens Tirana Solna Municipality Attard Oeiras Municipality, Portugal Pori London Aksu (Antalya) Craiova İzmir Belgrade Leipzig Zenica Sarajevo Chemnitz Budapest Amsterdam Bern Moscow Lucerne Quito Montevideo Santiago Santa Cruz de la Sierra Tegucigalpa Paramaribo Georgetown (Guyana) Port-au-Prince Willemstad Victoria (British Columbia) Torrance, California Alajuela Toronto Amman Aden Bangkok Harare Curepipe Lilongwe Ndola Kampala Freetown Cotonou Tunis Abidjan Banjul Lagos Monrovia Luanda Dakar Lusaka Algiers Antananarivo Conakry Accra Oceania Football Confederation Auckland Christchurch Melbourne Adelaide

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