1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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.

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.

Summary

  Group winners and four best runners-up qualified directly for 1986 FIFA World Cup

  The remaining runners-up advanced to the play-offs

  Other teams were eliminated

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5	Group 6	Group 7
Poland	West Germany	England	France	Hungary	Denmark	Spain
Belgium	Portugal	Northern Ireland	Bulgaria	Netherlands	Soviet Union	Scotland
Albania Greece	Sweden Czechoslovakia Malta	Romania Finland Turkey	East Germany Yugoslavia Luxembourg	Austria Cyprus	Switzerland Republic of Ireland Norway	Wales Iceland

Key to colours in group tables
	Team qualifies for the World Cup
	Team advances to the play-off
	Team advances to the intercontinental play-off

Group 1

Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Poland 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 8  Belgium 6 3 2 1 7 3 +4 8  Albania 6 1 2 3 6 9 −3 4  Greece 6 1 2 3 5 10 −5 4

Albania – 2–0 1–1 0–1 Belgium 3–1 – 2–0 2–0 Greece 2–0 0–0 - 1–4 Poland 2–2 0–0 3–1 -

Group 2

Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  West Germany 8 5 2 1 22 9 +13 12  Portugal 8 5 0 3 12 10 +2 10  Sweden 8 4 1 3 14 9 +5 9  Czechoslovakia 8 3 2 3 11 12 −1 8  Malta 8 0 1 7 6 25 −19 1

Czechoslovakia – 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–5 Malta 0–0 – 1–3 1–2 2–3 Portugal 2–1 3–2 - 1–3 1–2 Sweden 2–0 4–0 0–1 - 2–2 West Germany 2–2 6–0 0–1 2–0 -

Group 3

Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  England 8 4 4 0 21 2 +19 12  Northern Ireland 8 4 2 2 8 5 +3 10  Romania 8 3 3 2 12 7 +5 9  Finland 8 3 2 3 7 12 −5 8  Turkey 8 0 1 7 2 24 −22 1

England – 5–0 0–0 1–1 5–0 Finland 1–1 – 1–0 1–1 1–0 Northern Ireland 0–1 2–1 - 3–2 2–0 Romania 0–0 2–0 0–1 - 3–0 Turkey 0–8 1–2 0–0 1–3 -

Group 4

Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  France 8 5 1 2 15 4 +11 11  Bulgaria 8 5 1 2 13 5 +8 11  East Germany 8 5 0 3 16 9 +7 10  Yugoslavia 8 3 2 3 7 8 −1 8  Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 2 27 −25 0

Bulgaria – 1–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 East Germany 2–1 – 2–0 3–1 2–3 France 1–0 2–0 - 6–0 2–0 Luxembourg 1–3 0–5 0–4 - 0–1 Yugoslavia 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 -

Group 5

Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Hungary 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8 10  Netherlands 6 3 1 2 11 5 +6 7  Austria 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 7  Cyprus 6 0 0 6 3 18 −15 0

Austria – 4–0 0–3 1–0 Cyprus 1–2 – 1–2 0–1 Hungary 3–1 2–0 - 0–1 Netherlands 1–1 7–1 1–2 -

Group 6

Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Denmark 8 5 1 2 17 6 +11 11  Soviet Union 8 4 2 2 13 8 +5 10   Switzerland 8 2 4 2 5 10 −5 8  Republic of Ireland 8 2 2 4 5 10 −5 6  Norway 8 1 3 4 4 10 −6 5

Denmark – 1–0 3–0 4–2 0–0 Norway 1–5 – 1–0 1–1 0–1 Republic of Ireland 1–4 0–0 - 1–0 3–0 Soviet Union 1–0 1–0 2–0 - 4–0 Switzerland 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 -

Group 7

Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Spain 6 4 0 2 9 8 +1 8  Scotland 6 3 1 2 8 4 +4 7  Wales 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 7  Iceland 6 1 0 5 4 10 −6 2

Iceland – 0–1 1–2 1–0 Scotland 3–0 – 3–1 0–1 Spain 2–1 1–0 - 3–0 Wales 2–1 1–1 3–0 -

Belgium  v  Netherlands

16 October 1985	Belgium	1–0	Netherlands	Brussels, Belgium
	Vercauteren  20'	Report		Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 30,764 Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Italy)

Netherlands  v  Belgium

20 November 1985	Netherlands	2–1 (2–2 agg.)	Belgium	Rotterdam, Netherlands
	Houtman  60' de Wit  72'	Report	Grün  85'	Stadium: de Kuip Attendance: 54,000 Referee: George Courtney (England)

The aggregate score was tied at 2–2, therefore Belgium qualified on away goals.

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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