Tournament details | |
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Teams | 121 (from 6 confederations) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 308 |
Goals scored | 801 (2.6 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
121 teams entered the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for 24 places in the final tournament. Mexico, as the hosts, and Italy, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 22 spots open for competition. The draw took place on 7 December 1983 at Zürich, Switzerland.
The 24 spots available in the 1986 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows:
A total of 110 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 308 qualifying matches were played, and 801 goals were scored (an average of 2.60 per match).
Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) |
Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) |
Main article: 1985 CONCACAF Championship |
Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) |
Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) |
Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) |
Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–OFC play-off) |
The two teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Scotland ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–0 |
The following 24 teams qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup:
Team | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Streak | Last appearance |
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18 October 1985 | 2nd | 2 | 1982 |
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30 June 1985 | 9th | 4 | 1982 |
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20 November 1985 | 7th | 2 | 1982 |
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23 June 1985 | 13th | 13 | 1982 |
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28 September 1985 | 5th | 1 | 1974 |
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14 September 1985 | 1st | 1 | – |
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13 November 1985 | 1st | 1 | – |
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16 October 1985 | 8th | 2 | 1982 |
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16 November 1985 | 9th | 3 | 1982 |
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17 April 1985 | 9th | 3 | 1982 |
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29 November 1985 | 1st | 1 | – |
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11 July 1982 | 11th | 7 | 1982 |
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3 November 1985 | 2nd | 1 | 1954 |
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20 May 1983 | 9th | 1 | 1978 |
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18 October 1985 | 2nd | 1 | 1970 |
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13 November 1985 | 3rd | 2 | 1982 |
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17 November 1985 | 4th | 1 | 1958 |
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11 September 1985 | 5th | 4 | 1982 |
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16 October 1985 | 2nd | 1 | 1966 |
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4 December 1985 | 6th | 4 | 1982 |
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25 September 1985 | 7th | 3 | 1982 |
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7 April 1985 | 8th | 1 | 1974 |
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30 October 1985 | 6th | 2 | 1982 |
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25 September 1985 | 11th | 9 | 1982 |
(h) – qualified automatically as hosts
(c) – qualified automatically as defending champions