1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
Encyclopedia
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup
qualification
rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC
). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
.
Two OFC teams entered the competition. Moreover, and were also assigned to the Oceanian zone despite not being OFC members. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.5 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.
The 4 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the UEFA / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
Australia advanced to the UEFA / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
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1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...
rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...
). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
A total of 121 teams entered the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament. Mexico, as the hosts, and Italy, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 22 spots open for competition...
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Two OFC teams entered the competition. Moreover, and were also assigned to the Oceanian zone despite not being OFC members. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.5 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.
The 4 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the UEFA / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
OFC Qualifying Round
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 36 | −35 |
Australia advanced to the UEFA / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
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See also
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- 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
- 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification....
- 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification....