The 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification AFC first round was part of the AFC qualifying tournament for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. 27 national teams were separated into an Eastern and Western zone where they were split into groups of 3 or 4, with the group winners progressing to the second round.
The teams which qualified for the second round were United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Syria, Bahrain, South Korea, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Japan.
India entered the world cup qualifiers for the first time after 35 year wait. The last time they entered, they had directly qualified for the 1950 edition of the world cup.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | |
| Withdrew | ||||||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | |
| Withdrew | ||||||||
Lebanon played 4 matches before withdrawing, their results were annulled.
| Iraq | 6–0 (Annulled) | |
|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 0–6 (Annulled) | |
|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Muftah Al-Mohannadi Al-Ammari | Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
| North Yemen | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Sel |
| Kuwait | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Anberi Al-Hasawi Al-Dakhil Yaqoub | Report |
| Kuwait | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Syria | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Sayed Al-Sheikh | Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | |
| Disqualified | ||||||||
Iran disqualified for refusing to play matches on neutral ground
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 1 |
| Nepal | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sharma Lee Tae-ho |
| Malaysia | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Salleh | Report |
| South Korea | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Huh Jung-moo Kim Seok-won Chung Jong-soo | Report |
| South Korea | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Park Chang-sun Cho Min-kook | Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
| Indonesia | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nurdiansyah Sulaiman | Report |
| Indonesia | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nurdiansyah | Report | K. Dey |
| Bangladesh | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Chunnu | Report | Nurdiansyah |
| Bangladesh | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Elias | Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 11 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 9 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 4 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 29 | −27 | 0 |
| Macau | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Meng Kam Jong Carvalhal | Report |
| Macau | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ng Chi Kit Lin Qiang Zuo Shusheng Lin Lefeng |
| Hong Kong | 8–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mak King-Fun Lai Wing Cheung Lee Wai-Shan Lau Wing Yip | Report |
| China | 8–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhao Dayu Zuo Shusheng Li Hui Liu Haiguang | Report |
| Brunei | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zhao Dayu Liu Haiguang |
| Brunei | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zainuddin Kassim | Report | Wan Chi Keung Lai Wing-Cheung Lau Wing Yip |
| Macau | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lau Wing Yip Cheung Ka-Ping |
| Hong Kong | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lau Wing Yip | Report |
| China | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jia Xiuquan Li Hui Yang Zhaohui Wang Huiliang Zhao Dayu | Report |
| China | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Li Hui | Report | Cheung Chi Tak Ku Kam Fai |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 |
| Singapore | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pak Kuan | Report | Yu Song-chol |
| Japan | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hara | Report |
| North Korea | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| North Korea | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yun Jong-su Han Hyong-Il | Report |