1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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Teams | 32 (from 1 confederation) |
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification.
UEFA was allocated thirteen qualifying berths for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and one place in a play-off, however Italy 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 Poland, West Germany, Portugal, England, Northern Ireland, France, Bulgaria, Hungary, Denmark, Soviet Union and Spain. Belgium and Scotland qualified through the UEFA play-off and UEFA–OFC intercontinental play-off respectively.
Format
[edit]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.
Group play
[edit]The draw for the qualifying groups took place in Zürich, Switzerland on 7 December 1983. During the draw teams were drawn from the 5 pots into the 7 groups. The seedings below were announced ten days before the draw.
Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D | Pot E |
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Summary
[edit]Group 1
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 | Qualification to 1986 FIFA World Cup | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 | Advance to UEFA play-off | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — |
Group 2
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 12 | Qualification to 1986 FIFA World Cup | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 6–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 10 | 1–2 | — | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | ||
3 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 9 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 8 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 25 | −19 | 1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |
Group 3
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 12 | Qualification to 1986 FIFA World Cup | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 8 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 1 | 0–8 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — |
Group 4
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 11 | Qualification to 1986 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 11 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 10 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–3 | 3–1 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 27 | −25 | 0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–1 | — |
Group 5
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Qualification to 1986 FIFA World Cup | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 | Advance to UEFA play-off | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 7–1 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
Group 6
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 11 | Qualification to 1986 FIFA World Cup | — | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 10 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 8 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
Group 7
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | Qualification to 1986 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Advance to UEFA–OFC play-off | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
UEFA play-off
[edit]Belgium ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Vercauteren ![]() | Report |
2–2 on aggregate; Belgium won on away goals.
Inter-confederation play-offs
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Scotland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Goalscorers
[edit]- 8 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Bedri Omuri
Walter Schachner
Franky Vercauteren
Georgi Dimitrov
Petr Janečka
Gary Lineker
Tony Woodcock
Mika Lipponen
Dominique Rocheteau
Yannick Stopyra
Norman Whiteside
Dariusz Dziekanowski
Włodzimierz Smolarek
Carlos Manuel
Rodion Cămătaru
Georgi Kondratiev
Dan Corneliusson
Mark Hughes
Ian Rush
Klaus Allofs
Pierre Littbarski
Uwe Rahn
- 2 goals
Enzo Scifo
Plamen Getov
Stoycho Mladenov
Nasko Sirakov
Klaus Berggreen
Søren Lerby
Andreas Thom
John Barnes
Jari Rantanen
Lajos Détári
Márton Esterházy
József Kiprich
Tibor Nyilasi
Frank Stapleton
Robby Langers
Leonard Farrugia
Peter Houtman
Dick Schoenaker
Rob de Wit
Tom Sundby
Zbigniew Boniek
Diamantino Miranda
Davie Cooper
Mo Johnston
Paul McStay
Hipólito Rincón
Thomas Sunesson
André Egli
Matthias Herget
Rudi Völler
Fadil Vokrri
- 1 goal
Mirel Josa
Agustin Kola
Arben Minga
Martin Gisinger
Peter Hrstic
Toni Polster
Herbert Prohaska
Gerald Willfurth
Nico Claesen
Georges Grün
Erwin Vandenbergh
Eddy Voordeckers
Rusi Gochev
Kostadin Kostadinov
Boycho Velitchkov
Paschalis Christophorou
Kostas Foti
Panayiotis Marangos
Jan Berger
Stanislav Griga
Vladimír Hruška
Karel Jarolím
Vladislav Lauda
Josef Novák
Ladislav Vízek
John Sivebæk
Michael Glowatzky
Ronald Kreer
Matthias Liebers
Uwe Zötzsche
Viv Anderson
Glenn Hoddle
Kenny Sansom
Chris Waddle
Ari Hjelm
Ari Valvee
Philippe Anziani
Patrick Battiston
Luis Fernández
Alain Giresse
José Touré
Nikos Anastopoulos
Kostas Antoniou
Tasos Mitropoulos
Dimitris Saravakos
Giorgos Skartados
József Kardos
Antal Nagy
Antal Róth
László Szokolai
Magnús Bergs
Pétur Pétursson
Guðmundur Þorbjörnsson
Teitur Þórðarson
Tony Grealish
Kevin Sheedy
Mickey Walsh
Carmel Busuttil
Michael Degiorgio
Raymond Xuereb
Erwin Koeman
Marco van Basten
Gerry Armstrong
John O'Neill
Martin O'Neill
Jimmy Quinn
Pål Jacobsen
Hallvar Thoresen
Marek Ostrowski
Andrzej Pałasz
Rui Jordão
José Rafael
Marcel Coraș
Ion Geolgău
Gino Iorgulescu
Ștefan Iovan
Dorin Mateuț
Jim Bett
Kenny Dalglish
Frank McAvennie
Charlie Nicholas
Fyodor Cherenkov
Anatoliy Demyanenko
Yuri Gavrilov
Sergey Gotsmanov
Hennadiy Lytovchenko
Emilio Butragueño
Francisco José Carrasco
Paco Clos
Andoni Goicoechea
Rafael Gordillo
Marcos Alonso Peña
Manuel Sarabia
Ingemar Erlandsson
Lars Larsson
Mats Magnusson
Torbjörn Nilsson
Glenn Strömberg
Umberto Barberis
Jean-Paul Brigger
Christian Matthey
Metin Tekin
İlyas Tüfekçi
Mickey Thomas
Thomas Berthold
Andreas Brehme
Karlheinz Förster
Felix Magath
Lothar Matthäus
Mehmed Baždarević
Milko Djurovski
Ivan Gudelj
Miloš Šestić
Haris Škoro
- 1 own goal
Nikos Pantziaras (playing against the Netherlands)
Guy Hellers (playing against Bulgaria)
Michel Valke (playing against Austria)
Frederico Rosa (playing against Malta)
Gino Iorgulescu (playing against Northern Ireland)
Andreas Ravelli (playing against Czechoslovakia)
References
[edit]- ^ "Netherlands vs. Belgium" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 June 2022.