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 (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

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

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

 West Germany
 Poland
 France
 England
 Soviet Union
 Austria
 Spain

 Northern Ireland
 Belgium
 Hungary
 Scotland
 Yugoslavia
 Czechoslovakia
 Denmark

 Republic of Ireland
 Wales
 Netherlands
 Romania
 Sweden
 East Germany
 Greece

 Bulgaria
 Portugal
  Switzerland
 Iceland
 Albania
 Turkey
 Cyprus

 Norway
 Finland
 Malta
 Luxembourg

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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 6321106+48
 Belgium 632173+48
 Albania 61236934
 Greece 612351054
 
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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 8521229+1312
 Portugal 85031210+210
 Sweden 8413149+59
 Czechoslovakia 8323111218
 Malta 8017625191
 
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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 8440212+1912
 Northern Ireland 842285+310
 Romania 8332127+59
 Finland 832371258
 Turkey 8017224221
 
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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 8512154+1111
 Bulgaria 8512135+811
 East Germany 8503169+710
 Yugoslavia 83237818
 Luxembourg 8008227250
 
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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 6501124+810
 Netherlands 6312115+67
 Austria 631298+17
 Cyprus 6006318150
 
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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 8512176+1111
 Soviet Union 8422138+510
  Switzerland 824251058
 Republic of Ireland 822451056
 Norway 813441065
 
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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 640298+18
 Scotland 631284+47
 Wales 631276+17
 Iceland 610541062
 
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 -

UEFA play-off

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)
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 22, therefore Belgium qualified on away goals.

Inter-confederation play-offs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Scotland  2–0  Australia 2–0 0–0

Goalscorers

8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
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