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.

1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Teams27 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Hong Kong Lau Wing Yip (7 goals)
AFC Asian Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup
AFC Asian Cup

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 (West)

First round
Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round

Group 1A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 211010+13
 Saudi Arabia 201101−11
 Oman Withdrew
 OmanSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab Emirates
Oman  — — —
Saudi Arabia  — — 0–0
United Arab Emirates  — 1–0 —

Group 1B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 430176+16
 Qatar 420263+34
 Jordan 410337−42
 Lebanon Withdrew
 IraqJordanLebanonQatar
Iraq  — 2–0 — 2–1
Jordan  2–3 — — 1–0
Lebanon  — — — —
Qatar  3–0 2–0 — —

Group 2A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Syria 431050+57
 Kuwait 421182+65
 North Yemen 4004112−110
 KuwaitYemen Arab RepublicSyria
Kuwait  — 5–0 0–0
North Yemen  1–3 — 0–1
Syria  1–0 3–0 —

Group 2B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bahrain 211074+33
 South Yemen 201147−31
 Iran Disqualified[1]
 BahrainIranSouth Yemen
Bahrain  — — 3–3
Iran  — — —
South Yemen  1–4 — —

Second round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
United Arab Emirates  4–4 (a)  Iraq 2–3 2–1
Bahrain  1–2  Syria 1–1 0–1

First leg
United Arab Emirates 2–3 Iraq
Al-Talyani 15'
Fahad Khamees 60'		 Report Saeed 42', 79'
Hassan 81'
Referee: Abdul-Aziz Saleh Al-Salmi (Kuwait)
Bahrain 1–1 Syria
Issa 42' Report Mahrous 61'
Attendance: 8,224
Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)

Second leg
Iraq 1–2 United Arab Emirates
Saddam 88' Report F. Khamis 2'
Al-Talyani 60'
Attendance: 4,175
Referee: Daina (Switzerland)

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

Syria 1–0 Bahrain
Kardaghli 4' 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 score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Syria  1–3  Iraq 0–0 1–3

First leg
Syria 0–0 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Vautrot (France)

Second leg
Iraq 3–1 Syria
Saeed 28'
Mahmoud 49'
Allawi 72'		 Report Walid Abou El-Sel 54'
Attendance: 4,500

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

AFC Zone B (East)

First round
Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round

Group 3A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 430181+76
 Malaysia 421162+45
   Nepal 4013011−111
 South KoreaMalaysiaNepal
South Korea  — 2–0 4–0
Malaysia  1–0 — 5–0
Nepal    0–2 0–0 —

Group 3B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Indonesia 641184+49
 India 623176+17
 Thailand 61234404
 Bangladesh 6204510−54
 BangladeshIndiaIndonesiaThailand
Bangladesh  — 1–2 2–1 1–0
India  2–1 — 1–1 1–1
Indonesia  2–0 2–1 — 1–0
Thailand  3–0 0–0 0–1 —

Group 4A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hong Kong 6510192+1711
 China 6411232+219
 Macau 6204415−114
 Brunei 6006229−270
 BruneiChinaHong KongMacau
Brunei  — 0–4 1–5 1–2
China  8–0 — 1–2 6–0
Hong Kong  8–0 0–0 — 2–0
Macau  2–0 0–4 0–2 —

Group 4B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 431091+87
 North Korea 412132+14
 Singapore 4013211−91
 JapanNorth KoreaSingapore
Japan  — 1–0 5–0
North Korea  0–0 — 2–0
Singapore  1–3 1–1 —

Second round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Korea  6–1  Indonesia 2–0 4–1
Japan  5–1  Hong Kong 3–0 2–1

First leg
South Korea 2–0 Indonesia
Byun Byung-Joo 73'
Kim Joo-Sung 81'		 Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Booncherd Pratumthong (Thailand)
Japan 3–0 Hong Kong
Kimura 9' (p)
Hara 11'
Mizunuma 53'		 Report
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Tulu Gurkan (Philippines)

Second leg
Indonesia 1–4 South Korea
Dede Sulaiman 87' Report Byun Byung-Joo 7'
Choi Soon-Ho 9'
Huh Jung-Moo 32'
Kim Joo-Sung 47'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Timothy Joseph (Malaysia)

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

Hong Kong 1–2 Japan
Wan Chi Keung 79' Report Kazushi Kimura 45'
Hiromi Hara 90'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Lee Kok Leong (Singapore)

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

Final round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Japan  1–3  South Korea 1–2 0–1

First leg
Japan 1–2 South Korea
Kazushi Kimura 43' Report Jung Yong-Hwan 30'
Lee Tae-Ho 42'
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Maidin Bin-Singah (Singapore)

Second leg
South Korea 1–0 Japan
Huh Jung-Moo 61' Report
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Othman Bin Omar (Malaysia)

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.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 IraqZone A Final Round winners29 November 19850 (debut)
 South KoreaZone B Final Round winners3 November 19851 (1954)
1 Bold 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
  • Macau Ng Chi Kit (playing against China)
  • Nepal Rupak Ray Sharma (playing against South Korea)

See also


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


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