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 (AFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification.

1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Teams27 (from 1 confederation)
AFC Asian Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup
AFC Asian Cup

A total of 28 AFC teams entered the competition. However, Chinese Taipei 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 Iraq and Korea Republic

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.

Due to wars their countries were involved in, Iran, Iraq and Lebanon had to play all their home matches on neutral ground or away.

AFC Zone A (West)

First Round
Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round

Group 1A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 211010+13
 Saudi Arabia 201101−11
 Oman Withdrew
 
Oman  – - -
Saudi Arabia  - – 0–0
United Arab Emirates  - 1–0 –

Group 1B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 430176+16
 Qatar 420263+34
 Jordan 410337−42
 Lebanon Withdrew
 
Iraq  – 2–0 2–1
Jordan  2–3 – – 1–0
Lebanon  – –
Qatar  3–0 2–0 –

Group 2A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Syria 431050+57
 Kuwait 421182+65
 North Yemen 4004112−110
 
Kuwait  – 5–0 0–0
North Yemen  1–3 – 0–1
Syria  1–0 3–0 –

Group 2B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bahrain 211074+33
 South Yemen 201147−31
 Iran Disqualified
 
Bahrain  – - 3–3
Iran  - – –
South Yemen  1–4 – -

Second Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
United Arab Emirates  4–4 (a)  Iraq 2–3 2–1
Bahrain  1–2  Syria 1–1 0–1

First Leg
United Arab Emirates 2–3 Iraq
Al-Talyani  15',
Fahad Khamees  60'		 Report Saeed  42',  79'
Hassan  81'
Referee: Abdul-Aziz Saleh Al-Salmi (Kuwait)
Bahrain 1–1 Syria
Issa  42' Report Mahrous  61'
Attendance: 8,224
Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)

Second Leg
Iraq 1–2 United Arab Emirates
Saddam  88' Report F. Khamis  2'
Al-Talyani  60'
Attendance: 4,175
Referee: Daina (Switzerland)

4–4 on aggregate, Iraq advanced to the Zone A Final Round on away goals.

Syria 1–0 Bahrain
Kardaghli  4' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abuwahid Shambe El-Boloshi (Oman)

Syria advanced to the Zone A Final Round.

Final Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Syria  1–3  Iraq 0–0 1–3

First Leg
Syria 0–0 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Vautrot (France)

Second Leg
Iraq 3–1 Syria
Saeed  28'
Mahmoud  49'
Allawi  72'		 Report Walid Abou El-Sel  54'
Attendance: 4,500

Iraq won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

AFC Zone B (East)

First Round
Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round

Group 3A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 430181+76
 Malaysia 421162+45
   Nepal 4013011−111
 
South Korea  – 2–0 4–0
Malaysia  1–0 – 5–0
Nepal    0–2 0–0 –

Group 3B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Indonesia 641184+49
 India 623176+17
 Thailand 61234404
 Bangladesh 6204510−54
 
Bangladesh  – 1–2 2–1 1–0
India  2–1 – 1–1 1–1
Indonesia  2–0 2–1 – 1–0
Thailand  3–0 0–0 0–1 –

Group 4A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hong Kong 6510192+1711
 China PR 6411232+219
 Macau 6204415−114
 Brunei 6006229−270
 
Brunei  – 0–4 1–5 1–2
China PR  8–0 – 1–2 6–0
Hong Kong  8–0 0–0 – 2–0
Macau  2–0 0–4 0–2 –

Group 4B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 431091+87
 North Korea 412132+14
 Singapore 4013211−91
 
Japan  – 1–0 5–0
North Korea  0–0 – 2–0
Singapore  1–3 1–1 –

Second Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Korea  6–1  Indonesia 2–0 4–1
Japan  5–1  Hong Kong 3–0 2–1

First Leg
South Korea 2–0 Indonesia
Byun Byung-Joo  73'
Kim Joo-Sung  81'		 Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Booncherd Pratumthong (Thailand)
Japan 3–0 Hong Kong
Kimura  9' (p)
Hara  11'
Mizunuma  53'		 Report
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Tulu Gurkan (Philippines)

Second Leg
Indonesia 1–4 South Korea
Dede Sulaiman  87' Report Byun Byung-Joo  7'
Choi Soon-Ho  9'
Huh Jung-Moo  32'
Kim Joo-Sung  47'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Timothy Joseph (Malaysia)

Korea Republic won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Zone B Final Round.

Hong Kong 1–2 Japan
Wan Chi Keung  79' (p) Report Kazushi Kimura  45'
Hiromi Hara  90'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Lee Kok Leong (Singapore)

Japan won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Zone B Final Round.

Final Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Japan  1–3  South Korea 1–2 0–1

First Leg
Japan 1–2 South Korea
Kazushi Kimura  43' Report Jung Yong-Hwan  30'
Lee Tae-Ho  42'
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Maidin Bin-Singah (Singapore)

Second Leg
South Korea 1–0 Japan
Huh Jung-Moo  61' Report
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: thman Bin Omar (Malaysia)

Korea Republic won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1986 World Cup

Goalscorers
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also
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