1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
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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Teams | 27 (from 1 confederation) |
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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:
- First Round: The teams were divided into 4 groups of 3 or 4 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Second Round.
- Second Round: The 4 teams in each zone were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The 2 teams in each zone played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
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
First Round
Group 1A
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Group 1B
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Group 2A
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Group 2B
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Second Round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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United Arab Emirates |
4–4 (a) | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
Bahrain |
1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
First Leg
United Arab Emirates | 2–3 | |
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Al-Talyani Fahad Khamees |
Report | Saeed Hassan |
Second Leg
Iraq | 1–2 | |
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Saddam |
Report | F. Khamis Al-Talyani |
4–4 on aggregate, Iraq advanced to the Zone A Final Round on away goals.
Syria advanced to the Zone A Final Round.
First Leg
AFC Zone B
First Round
Group 3A
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Group 3B
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Group 4A
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Group 4B
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Second Round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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South Korea |
6–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
Japan |
5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
First Leg
South Korea | 2–0 | |
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Byun Byung-Joo Kim Joo-Sung |
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Second Leg
Indonesia | 1–4 | |
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Dede Sulaiman |
Report | Byun Byung-Joo Choi Soon-Ho Huh Jung-Moo Kim Joo-Sung |
Korea Republic won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Zone B Final Round.
Hong Kong | 1–2 | |
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Wan Chi Keung |
Report | Kazushi Kimura Hiromi Hara |
Japan won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Zone B Final Round.
First Leg
Japan | 1–2 | |
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Kazushi Kimura |
Report | Jung Yong-Hwan Lee Tae-Ho |
Second Leg
South Korea | 1–0 | |
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Huh Jung-Moo |
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Korea Republic won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1986 World Cup
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
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- 4 goals
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- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- 1 own goal
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See also
- China v Hong Kong (1985)
- 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
- 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
- 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
- 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
- 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)