Listed below are the dates and results for the
1986 FIFA World CupThe 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...
qualificationThe 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
European zone (UEFAThe Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article
1986 FIFA World Cup qualificationA 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...
.
UEFAThe Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
was allocated thirteen qualifying berths for the
1986 FIFA World CupThe 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...
, and one place in a play-off, however were the defending champions and qualified automatically, leaving 12.5 spots open for competition between 32 teams.
Europe's automatic qualifying berths were taken by , , , , , , , , , and . and qualified through the UEFA Play off and UEFA / OFC Intercontinental Play-off respectively.
Tournament Structure
The 32 teams were divided into 7 groups. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The number of teams and spots for each group were as follows:
- Groups 2, 3, 4 and 6 had 5 teams each. The group winners and runners-up would qualify.
- Groups 1, 5 and 7 had 4 teams each. The group winners would qualify. The runners-up of Groups 1 and 5 would advance to the UEFA Play-offs, while the runner-up of Group 7 would advance to the UEFA / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
In the
Play-offs, the 2 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis, with the winner qualifying.
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Team qualifies for the World Cup |
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Team advances to the play-off |
Group 1
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6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
6 |
4
8 |
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6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
4
8 |
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6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
−3 |
4 |
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6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
−5 |
4 |
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Group 2
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8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
22 |
9 |
13
12 |
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8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
10 |
2
10 |
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8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
9 |
5
9 |
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8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
12 |
−1 |
8 |
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8 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
25 |
−19 |
1 |
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Group 3
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8 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
19
12 |
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8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
3
10 |
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8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
7 |
5
9 |
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8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
12 |
−5 |
8 |
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8 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
24 |
−22 |
1 |
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EnglandThe England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
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5–0 |
0–0 |
1–1 |
5–0 |
FinlandThe Finland national football team represents Finland in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland....
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1–1 |
– |
1–0 |
1–1 |
1–0 |
Northern IrelandThe Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...
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0–1 |
2–1 |
- |
3–2 |
2–0 |
RomaniaThe Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
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0–0 |
2–0 |
0–1 |
- |
3–0 |
| Turkey The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
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0–8 |
1–2 |
0–0 |
1–3 |
- |
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Group 4
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8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
4 |
9
11 |
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8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
5 |
8
11 |
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8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
9 |
7
10 |
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8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
−1 |
8 |
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8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
27 |
−25 |
0 |
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BulgariaThe FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
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1–0 |
2–0 |
4–0 |
2–1 |
| East Germany The East Germany national football team was from 1952 to 1990 the football team of East Germany, playing as one of three post-war German teams, along with Saarland and West Germany....
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2–1 |
– |
2–0 |
3–1 |
2–3 |
| France The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
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1–0 |
2–0 |
- |
6–0 |
2–0 |
| Luxembourg The Luxembourg national football team is the national football team of Luxembourg, and is controlled by the Luxembourg Football Federation. The team play most of their home matches at the Stade Josy Barthel, in Luxembourg.- History :...
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1–3 |
0–5 |
0–4 |
- |
0–1 |
| Yugoslavia The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
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0–0 |
1–2 |
0–0 |
1–0 |
- |
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Group 5
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6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
8
10 |
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6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
5 |
6
7 |
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6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
8 |
1
7 |
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6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
18 |
−15 |
0 |
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Group 6
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8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
17 |
6 |
11
11 |
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8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
8 |
5
10 |
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8 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
−5 |
8 |
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8 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
−5 |
6 |
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8 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
−6 |
5 |
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Group 7
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6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
8 |
1
8 |
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6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
4
7 |
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6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
1
7 |
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6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
−6 |
2 |
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| Iceland The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition....
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– |
0–1 |
1–2 |
1–0 |
ScotlandThe Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
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3–0 |
– |
3–1 |
0–1 |
| Spain The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
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2–1 |
1–0 |
- |
3–0 |
WalesThe Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
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2–1 |
1–1 |
3–0 |
- |
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Play-offs
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The aggregate score was tied at 2–2, therefore
Belgium qualified on
away goalsThe away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...
.
See also
- 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification....
- 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
- 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)
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....
- 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification....
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