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The 24 spots available in the 1986 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows:

• Europe (UEFA): 13.5 places, 1 of them went to automatic qualifier Italy, while the other 12.5 places were contested by 32 teams. The winner of the 0.5 place would advance to the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from OFC).
• South America (CONMEBOL): 4 places, contested by 10 teams.
• North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF): 2 places, 1 of them went to automatic qualifier Mexico, while the other 1 place was contested by 17 teams.
• Africa (CAF): 2 places, contested by 29 teams.
• Asia (AFC): 2 places, contested by 27 teams.
• Oceania (OFC): 0.5 place, contested by 4 teams (including Israel and Chinese Taipei). The winner of the 0.5 place would advance to the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from UEFA).

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Continental zones

To see the dates and results of the qualification rounds for each continental zone, click on the following articles:

• Europe (UEFA)

Group 1 - Poland qualified. Belgium advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.

Group 2 - West Germany and Portugal qualified.

Group 3 - England and Northern Ireland qualified.

Group 4 - France and Bulgaria qualified.

Group 5 - Hungary qualified. Netherlands advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.

Group 6 - Denmark and USSR qualified.

Group 7 - Spain qualified. Scotland advanced to the UEFA / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.

Play-offs - Belgium qualified over Netherlands.

• South America (CONMEBOL)

Group 1 - Argentina qualified. Peru and Colombia advanced to the CONMEBOL Play-offs.

Group 2 - Uruguay qualified. Chile advanced to the CONMEBOL Play-offs.

Group 3 - Brazil qualified. Paraguay advanced to the CONMEBOL Play-offs.

Play-offs - Paraguay qualified over Chile, Colombia and Peru.

• North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF)

Canada qualified.

• Africa (CAF)

Algeria and Morocco qualified.

• Asia (AFC)

Iraq and South Korea qualified.

• Oceania (OFC)

Australia advanced to the UEFA / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA). ... Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). ... Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the North, Central American and Caribbean zone (CONCACAF). ... Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). ... Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone (AFC). ... Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC). ...

Intercontinental Play-offs

The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.

UEFA / OFC Intercontinental Play-off

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Scotland qualified.

Qualified teams

Team	Appearance	Streak	Previous appearance
Algeria	2nd	2	1982
Argentina	9th	4	1982
Belgium	7th	2	1982
Brazil	13th	13	1982
Bulgaria	5th	1	1974
Canada	1st	1	-
Denmark	1st	1	-
England	8th	2	1982
France	9th	3	1982
Hungary	9th	3	1982
Iraq	1st	1	-
Italy (c)	11th	7	1982
Korea Republic	2nd	1	1954
Mexico (h)	9th	1	1978
Morocco	2nd	1	1970
Northern Ireland	3rd	2	1982
Paraguay	4th	1	1958
Poland	6th	4	1982
Portugal	2nd	1	1966
Scotland	6th	4	1982
Spain	7th	3	1982
Uruguay	8th	1	1974
USSR	6th	2	1982
West Germany	11th(1)	9	1982

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First international Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Largest win Ireland (IFA) 7 - 0 Wales (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 1 February 1930) Worst defeat Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1958) Best result Quarterfinals, 1958 European Championship Appearances none... Qualifying countries The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain by decision of FIFA in July 1966, in the same session where FIFA gave the right to host the 1974 and 1978 tournaments to, respectively, West Germany and Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Qualifying countries The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from June 8 to June 28. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_(bordered). ... 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(c) - qualified automatically as defending champions

Qualifying countries

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Notes

• Scotland manager Jock Stein died during their qualifier at Wales, suffering a heart attack immediately after the Scots scored a late equaliser.

First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 11 - 0 Ireland (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... John Jock Stein CBE (5 October 1922 - 10 September 1985) was one of the most notable managers in British football history. ... First international Scotland 4 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) Largest win Wales 11 - 0 Ireland (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) Worst defeat Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1958) Best result Quarter-finals, 1958 European Championship Appearances none (First...

External links

• FIFA World Cup Official Site - 1986 World Cup Qualification
• RSSSF - 1986 World Cup Qualification