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rounds for the European zone (

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

was allocated thirteen qualifying berths for the

, and one place in a play-off, however

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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

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and

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and

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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

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

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 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

UEFA play-off

''2–2 on aggregate; Belgium won on away goals.''

Inter-confederation play-offs

Goalscorers

;8 goals *

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;6 goals *

Rainer Ernst Rainer Ernst (born 31 December 1961) is a German former professional footballer who amassed 56 caps for the East Germany national team. He was the last captain of East Germany before the political change. Club career Youth career Ernst wa ...

;5 goals *

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* Fernando Gomes *

Oleh Protasov Oleh Valeriyovych Protasov ( uk, Олег Валерійович Протасов; born 4 February 1964) is a Ukrainian and Soviet former footballer who played as a striker. He was a key member of the Soviet Union national team throughout the ...

;4 goals *

Michael Laudrup Michael Laudrup (, born 15 June 1964) is a Danish professional football coach and former player. He is considered to be one of the greatest players of all time. He is the older brother of fellow retired footballer Brian Laudrup. During his p ...

* Ralf Minge * Mark Hateley *

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;3 goals *

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* Franky Vercauteren *

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* Petr Janečka *

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* Tony Woodcock *

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* Yannick Stopyra *

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* Ian Rush *

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;1 goal *

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* Rusi Gochev *

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* Boycho Velitchkov * Paschalis Christophorou * Kostas Foti * Panayiotis Marangos * Jan Berger *

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* Tasos Mitropoulos *

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* Kevin Sheedy *

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* Jimmy Quinn * Pål Jacobsen *

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* Andrzej Pałasz *

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* Paco Clos *

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İlyas Tüfekçi İlyas Tüfekçi (born February 3, 1960 in Istanbul) is a retired football striker and later manager. During his club career, Tüfekçi played in Germany and Turkey for Stuttgart, Schalke, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Zeytinburnuspor Zeyti ...

* Mickey Thomas *

Thomas Berthold Thomas Berthold (born 12 November 1964) is a former German footballer and manager, who played as a defender. He currently works as a pundit and analyst for several TV stations. Club career Berthold was born in Hanau, Hesse. His first club wa ...

Andreas Brehme Andreas "Andy" Brehme (; born 9 November 1960) is a German football coach and former football defender. At international level, he is best known for scoring the winning goal for Germany in the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final against Argentina from a ...

* Karlheinz Förster *

Felix Magath Wolfgang Felix Magath (; born 26 July 1953) is a German football manager and former player. The most notable spell of his playing career was with Hamburger SV, with whom he won three Bundesliga titles, the 1977 European Cup Winners' Cup Final a ...

Lothar Matthäus Lothar Herbert Matthäus (; born 21 March 1961) is a German football pundit and former professional player and manager. After captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 FIFA World Cup where he lifted the World Cup trophy, he was awarded the ...

Mehmed Baždarević Mehmed Baždarević (born 28 September 1960) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Ligue 2 club Guingamp. Baždarević played for Bosnian side Željezničar and French outfit Sochau ...

* Milko Djurovski *

Ivan Gudelj Ivan Gudelj (born 21 September 1960) is a Croatian former football midfielder who represented Yugoslavia. Club career Zmijavci-bred Gudelj started his player career in a club from the neighbouring village of Runovići — NK Mračaj. There, h ...

Miloš Šestić Miloš Šestić (; born 8 August 1956) is a former Yugoslav and Serbian professional footballer who played as a forward. Early life Born in Milosavci, a village near Laktaši (in present-day Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovin ...

* Haris Škoro ;1 own goal * Nikos Pantziaras (playing against the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

) *

Guy Hellers Guy Hellers (; born 10 October 1964) is a Luxembourgish football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder. He was the head coach of the Luxembourg national team, having succeeded Dane Allan Simonsen in 2004. In 2010, Hellers res ...

(playing against

) *

Michel Valke Michel Valke (born 24 August 1959) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a midfielder. Valke made his professional debut at Sparta Rotterdam and also played for PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Olympique Lyonnais and Dordrecht'90. He was ...

(playing against

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

) * Frederico Rosa (playing against

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

) * Gino Iorgulescu (playing against

) * Andreas Ravelli (playing against

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

)

References

External links

FIFA.com Reports

Results and scorers

UEFA Qualifier results with full game box scores
at Scoreshelf.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1986 Fifa World Cup Qualification (Uefa) 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 1984–85 in European football 1985–86 in European football