1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

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1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Teams27 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Lau Wing Yip (7 goals)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone (AFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification .

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A total of 28 AFC teams entered the competition. However, Chinese Taipei were assigned to the Oceanian zone instead. The Asian zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. Asia's automatic qualifying berths were taken by Iraq and Korea Republic.

Tournament structure

The 27 teams were divided into 2 zones, based on geographical considerations. Zone A had 13 teams (teams from West Asia) and Zone B had 14 teams (teams from East Asia). There would be three rounds of play in each zone:

Due to wars their countries were involved in, Iran, Iraq and Lebanon had to play all their home matches on neutral ground or away.

AFC Zone A (West)

First round

Group 1A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 211010+13
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 201101−11
Old Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Withdrew
  Old Flag of Oman.svg Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
Oman  Old Flag of Oman.svg———
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg—— 0–0
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg— 1–0 —

Group 1B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 430176+16
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 420263+34
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 410337−42
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Withdrew
  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg Flag of Jordan.svg Flag of Lebanon.svg Flag of Qatar.svg
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg— 2–0 — 2–1
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg 2–3 —— 1–0
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg————
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg 3–0 2–0 ——

Group 2A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 431050+57
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 421182+65
Flag of North Yemen.svg  North Yemen 4004112−110
  Flag of Kuwait.svg Flag of North Yemen.svg Flag of Syria.svg
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg— 5–0 0–0
North Yemen  Flag of North Yemen.svg 1–3 — 0–1
Syria  Flag of Syria.svg 1–0 3–0 —

Group 2B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain 211074+33
Flag of South Yemen.svg  South Yemen 201147−31
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Disqualified [1]
  Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg Flag of Iran.svg Flag of South Yemen.svg
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg— — 3–3
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg — — —
South Yemen  Flag of South Yemen.svg 1–4 — —

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg4–4 (a)Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 2–32–1
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg1–2Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 1–10–1

First leg

United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg2–3Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Al-Talyani Soccerball shade.svg15'
F. Khamees Soccerball shade.svg60'		 Report Saeed Soccerball shade.svg42', 79'
Hashim Soccerball shade.svg81'
Referee: Abdul-Aziz Saleh Al-Salmi (Kuwait)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg1–1Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Issa Soccerball shade.svg42' Report Mahrous Soccerball shade.svg61'
Attendance: 8,224
Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)

Second leg

Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg1–2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Saddam Soccerball shade.svg88' Report F. Khamees Soccerball shade.svg2'
Al-Talyani Soccerball shade.svg60'
Attendance: 4,175
Referee: Daina (Switzerland)

4–4 on aggregate, Iraq advanced to the Zone A Final Round on away goals.

Syria  Flag of Syria.svg1–0Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain
Kardaghli Soccerball shade.svg4' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abuwahid Shambe El-Boloshi (Oman)

Syria advanced to the Zone A Final Round.

Final round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Syria  Flag of Syria.svg1–3Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 0–01–3

First leg

Syria  Flag of Syria.svg0–0Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Vautrot (France)

Second leg

Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg3–1Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Saeed Soccerball shade.svg28'
Mahmoud Soccerball shade.svg49'
Allawi Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report Al-Sel Soccerball shade.svg54' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,500

Iraq won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

AFC Zone B (East)

First round

Group 3A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 430181+76
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 421162+45
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 4013011−111
  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Nepal.svg
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg— 2–0 4–0
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg 1–0 — 5–0
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg 0–2 0–0 —

Group 3B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 641184+49
Flag of India.svg  India 623176+17
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 61234404
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 6204510−54
  Flag of Bangladesh.svg Flag of India.svg Flag of Indonesia.svg Flag of Thailand.svg
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg— 1–2 2–1 1–0
India  Flag of India.svg 2–1 — 1–1 1–1
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg 2–0 2–1 — 1–0
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg 3–0 0–0 0–1 —

Group 4A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 6510192+1711
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6411232+219
Flag of Municipal Council of Macau.svg  Macau 6204415−114
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 6006229−270
  Flag of Brunei.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Flag of Municipal Council of Macau.svg
Brunei  Flag of Brunei.svg— 0–4 1–5 1–2
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 8–0 — 1–2 6–0
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 8–0 0–0 — 2–0
Macau  Flag of Municipal Council of Macau.svg 2–0 0–4 0–2 —

Group 4B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 431091+87
Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 412132+14
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 4013211−91
  Flag of Japan.svg Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg Flag of Singapore.svg
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg— 1–0 5–0
North Korea  Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg 0–0 — 2–0
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg 1–3 1–1 —

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg6–1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2–04–1
Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg5–1Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 3–02–1

First leg

South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg2–0Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Byun Byung-joo Soccerball shade.svg73'
Kim Joo-sung Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Booncherd Pratumthong (Thailand)
Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg3–0Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
Kimura Soccerball shade.svg9' (pen.)
Hara Soccerball shade.svg11'
Mizunuma Soccerball shade.svg53'		 Report
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Tulu Gurkan (Philippines)

Second leg

Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg1–4Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Sulaiman Soccerball shade.svg87' Report Byun Byung-joo Soccerball shade.svg7'
Choi Soon-ho Soccerball shade.svg9'
Huh Jung-moo Soccerball shade.svg32'
Kim Joo-sung Soccerball shade.svg47'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Timothy Joseph (Malaysia)

Korea Republic won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Zone B Final Round.

Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg1–2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Wan Chi Keung Soccerball shade.svg79' Report Kimura Soccerball shade.svg45'
Hara Soccerball shade.svg90'
Attendance: 28,000

Japan won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Zone B Final Round.

Final round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg1–3Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 1–20–1

First leg

Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg1–2Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Kimura Soccerball shade.svg43' Report Chung Yong-hwan Soccerball shade.svg30'
Lee Tae-ho Soccerball shade.svg42'
Attendance: 62,000

Second leg

South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg1–0Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Huh Jung-moo Soccerball shade.svg61' Report
Attendance: 70,000

Korea Republic won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1986 World Cup

Qualified teams

The following two teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup 1
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq Zone A Final Round winners29 November 19850 (debut)
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea Zone B Final Round winners3 November 19851 (1954)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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

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References

  1. ↑ "WORLD CUP 1986 qualification, AFC". www.allworldcup.narod.ru. Retrieved 15 April 2023.


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