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
Asian zone (AFCThe Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
). 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...
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A total of 28 AFC teams entered the competition. However, were assigned to the Oceanian zone instead. The Asian zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.
Asia's automatic qualifying berths were taken by and
Tournament Structure
The 27 teams were divided into 2 zones, based on geographical considerations.
Zone A had 13 teams (teams from West Asia) and
Zone B had 14 teams (teams from East Asia). There would be three rounds of play in each zone:
- First Round: The teams were divided into 4 groups of 3 or 4 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Second Round.
- Second Round: The 4 teams in each zone were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The 2 teams in each zone played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify for the 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...
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Due to wars their countries were involved in, , and had to play all their home matches on neutral ground or away.
Group 1A
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Second Leg
4–4 on aggregate, Iraq advanced to the Zone A Final Round 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...
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Syria advanced to the Zone A Final Round.
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Iraq won 3-1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1986 World Cup
Group 3A
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First Leg
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Korea Republic won 6-1 on aggregate and advanced to the Zone B Final Round.
Japan won 5-1 on aggregate and advanced to the Zone B Final Round.
Final Round
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Korea Republic won 3-1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1986 World Cup
See also
- China v Hong Kong (1985)
-Result:Hong Kong qualifies for the next round after the dramatic upset victory where they would fall to the Japan national football team 5 – 1 in a two legged home and away matchup....
- 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification....
- 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 (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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