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".

A total of 33 UEFA teams entered the competition, The European zone was allocated 13.5 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. fb|ITA, the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 12.5 spots open for competition between 32 teams.

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.

UEFA Group 1

October 17, 1984, Brussels, Belgium - fb|BEL 3 - 1 fb-rt|ALB|1946

October 17, 1984, Zabrze, Poland - fb|POL 3 - 1 fb-rt|GRE

October 31, 1984, Mielec, Poland - fb|POL 2 - 2 fb-rt|ALB|1946

December 19, 1984, Athens, Greece - fb|GRE 0 - 0 fb-rt|BEL

December 22, 1984, Tirana, Albania - fb|ALB|1946 2 - 0 fb-rt|BEL

February 27, 1985, Athens, Greece - fb|GRE 2 - 0 fb-rt|ALB|1946

March 27, 1985, Brussels, Belgium - fb|BEL 2 - 0 fb-rt|GRE

May 1, 1985, Brussels, Belgium - fb|BEL 2 - 0 fb-rt|POL

May 19, 1985, Athens, Greece - fb|GRE 1 - 4 fb-rt|POL

May 30, 1985, Tirana, Albania - fb|ALB|1946 0 - 1 fb-rt|POL

September 11, 1985, Chorzow, Poland - fb|POL 0 - 0 fb-rt|BEL

October 30, 1985, Tirana, Albania - fb|ALB|1946 1 - 1 fb-rt|GRE

England and Northern Ireland qualified.

UEFA Group 4

September 29, 1984, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - fb|YUG 0 - 0 fb-rt|BUL|1971

October 13, 1984, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - fb|LUX 0 - 4 fb-rt|FRA

October 20, 1984, Leipzig, Germany - fb|GDR 2 - 3 fb-rt|YUG

November 17, 1984, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg - fb|LUX 0 - 5 fb-rt|GDR

November 21, 1984, Paris, France - fb|FRA 1 - 0 fb-rt|BUL|1971

December 5, 1984, Sofia, Bulgaria - fb|BUL|1971 4 - 0 fb-rt|LUX

December 8, 1984, Paris, France - fb|FRA 2 - 0 fb-rt|GDR

March 27, 1985, Zenica, Yugoslavia - fb|YUG 1 - 0 fb-rt|LUX

April 3, 1985, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia - fb|YUG 0 - 0 fb-rt|FRA

April 6, 1985, Sofia, Bulgaria - fb|BUL|1971 1 - 0 fb-rt|GDR

May 1, 1985, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - fb|LUX 0 - 1 fb-rt|YUG

May 2, 1985, Sofia, Bulgaria - fb|BUL|1971 2 - 0 fb-rt|FRA

May 18, 1985, Potsdam, Germany - fb|GDR 3 - 1 fb-rt|LUX

June 1, 1985, Sofia, Bulgaria - fb|BUL|1971 2 - 1 fb-rt|YUG

September 11, 1985, Leipzig, Germany - fb|GDR 2 - 0 fb-rt|FRA

September 25, 1985, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - fb|LUX 1 - 3 fb-rt|BUL|1971

September 28, 1985, Belgrade, Yugoslavia - fb|YUG 1 - 2 fb-rt|GDR

October 30, 1985, Paris, France - fb|FRA 6 - 0 fb-rt|LUX

November 16, 1985, Paris, France - fb|FRA 2 - 0 fb-rt|YUG

November 16, 1985, Karl Marx Stadt, Germany - fb|GDR 2 - 1 fb-rt|BUL|1971

Denmark and USSR qualified.

UEFA Group 7

September 12, 1984, Reykjavík, Iceland - fb|ISL 1 - 0 fb-rt|WAL

October 17, 1984, Glasgow, Scotland - fb|SCO 3 - 0 fb-rt|ISL

October 17, 1984, Seville, Spain - fb|ESP 3 - 0 fb-rt|WAL

November 14, 1984, Cardiff, Wales - fb|WAL 2 - 1 fb-rt|ISL

November 14, 1984, Glasgow, Scotland - fb|SCO 3 - 1 fb-rt|ESP

February 27, 1985, Seville, Spain - fb|ESP 1 - 0 fb-rt|SCO

March 27, 1985, Glasgow, Scotland - fb|SCO 0 - 1 fb-rt|WAL

April 30, 1985, Wrexham, Wales - fb|WAL 3 - 0 fb-rt|ESP

May 28, 1985, Reykjavík, Iceland - fb|ISL 0 - 1 fb-rt|SCO

June 12, 1985, Reykjavík, Iceland - fb|ISL 1 - 2 fb-rt|ESP

September 10, 1985, Cardiff, Wales - fb|WAL 1 - 1 fb-rt|SCO

September 25, 1985, Seville, Spain - fb|ESP 2 - 1 fb-rt|ISL

Spain qualified. "Scotland" advanced to the UEFA / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.

UEFA Play-offs

October 16, 1985, Brussels, Belgium - fb|BEL 1 - 0 fb-rt|NED

November 20, 1985, Rotterdam, Netherlands - fb|NED 2 - 1 fb-rt|BEL

The aggregate score was tied 2-2, and Belgium qualified due to the away goals rule.

ee also

*1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
*1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
*1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
*1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
*1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)