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1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Group 4

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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification.

UEFA was allocated thirteen qualifying berths for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and one place in a play-off, however Italy were the defending champions and qualified automatically, leaving 12.5 spots open for competition between 32 teams.

Europe's automatic qualifying berths were taken by Poland, West Germany, Portugal, England, Northern Ireland, France, Bulgaria, Hungary, Denmark, Soviet Union and Spain. Belgium and Scotland qualified through the UEFA play-off and UEFA–OFC intercontinental play-off respectively.

Format

The 32 teams were divided into 7 groups. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The number of teams and spots for each group were as follows:

  • Groups 2, 3, 4 and 6 had 5 teams each. The group winners and runners-up would qualify.
  • Groups 1, 5 and 7 had 4 teams each. The group winners would qualify. The runners-up of Groups 1 and 5 would advance to the UEFA Play-offs, while the runner-up of Group 7 would advance to the UEFA / OFC Intercontinental Play-off. In the play-offs, the 2 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis, with the winner qualifying.

Group play

The draw for the qualifying groups took place in Zürich, Switzerland on 7 December 1983. During the draw teams were drawn from the 5 pots into the 7 groups. The seedings below were announced ten days before the draw.

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width=15%|Pot A

!width=15%|Pot B

!width=15%|Pot C

!width=15%|Pot D

!width=15%|Pot E

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{{fb|FRG}}

{{fb|POL}}

{{fb|FRA|1974}}

{{fb|ENG}}

{{fb|URS}}

{{fb|AUT}}

{{fb|ESP}}

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{{fb|NIR}}

{{fb|BEL}}

{{fb|HUN}}

{{fb|SCO}}

{{fb|YUG}}

{{fb|CSK}}

{{fb|DEN}}

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{{fb|IRL}}

{{fb|WAL}}

{{fb|NED}}

{{fb|ROU|1965}}

{{fb|SWE}}

{{fb|GDR}}

{{fb|GRE}}

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{{fb|BUL|1971}}

{{fb|POR}}

{{fb|SUI}}

{{fb|ISL}}

{{fb|ALB|1946}}

{{fb|TUR}}

{{fb|CYP|1960}}

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{{fb|NOR}}

{{fb|FIN}}

{{fb|MLT}}

{{fb|LUX}}

=Summary=

{{legend|#ccffcc|Group winners and the runners-up from the five-team groups qualified directly for the 1986 FIFA World Cup}}

{{legend|#BBF3FF|Runners-up advanced to the play-offs}}

{{legend|#ffffcc|Runner-up advanced to the intercontinental play-off}}

{{legend|#ffcccc|Other teams were eliminated}}

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style="width:14.28%" | Group 1

! style="width:14.28%" | Group 2

! style="width:14.28%" | Group 3

! style="width:14.28%" | Group 4

! style="width:14.28%" | Group 5

! style="width:14.28%" | Group 6

! style="width:14.28%" | Group 7

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| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|POL}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|FRG}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|ENG}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|FRA|1974}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|HUN}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|DEN}}

| style="vertical-align:top" |{{fb-big|ESP}}

style="background:#ccffcc;

| style="background:#BBF3FF; vertical-align:top" | {{fb-big|BEL}}

| style="vertical-align:top" | {{fb-big|POR}}

| style="vertical-align:top" | {{fb-big|NIR}}

| style="vertical-align:top" | {{fb-big|BUL|1971}}

| style="background:#BBF3FF; vertical-align:top" | {{fb-big|NED}}

| style="vertical-align:top" | {{fb-big|URS}}

| style="background:#ffffcc; vertical-align:top" | {{fb-big|SCO}}

style="background:#ffcccc;

| style="vertical-align:top" | {{fb-big|ALB|1946}}
{{fb-big|GRE}}

| style="vertical-align:top" | {{fb-big|SWE}}
{{fb-big|TCH}}
{{fb-big|MLT}}

| style="vertical-align:top" | {{fb-big|ROU|1965}}
{{fb-big|FIN}}
{{fb-big|TUR}}

| style="vertical-align:top" | {{fb-big|GDR}}
{{fb-big|YUG}}
{{fb-big|LUX}}

| style="vertical-align:top" | {{fb-big|AUT}}
{{fb-big|CYP|1960}}

| style="vertical-align:top" | {{fb-big|SUI}}
{{fb-big|IRL}}
{{fb-big|NOR}}

| style="vertical-align:top" | {{fb-big|WAL}}
{{fb-big|ISL}}

=Group 1=

{{main|1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1}}

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=Group 2=

{{main|1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2}}

{{:1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2}}

=Group 3=

{{main|1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3}}

{{:1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3}}

=Group 4=

{{main|1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4}}

{{:1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4}}

=Group 5=

{{main|1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5}}

{{:1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5}}

=Group 6=

{{main|1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6}}

{{:1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6}}

=Group 7=

{{main|1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7}}

{{:1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7}}

UEFA play-off

{{footballbox

|date = 16 October 1985

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BEL}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|NED}}

|goals1 = Vercauteren {{goal|20}}

|location = Brussels, Belgium

|stadium = Constant Vanden Stock Stadium

|referee = Pietro D'Elia (Italy)

|attendance = 30,764

|report = [http://www.allworldcup.narod.ru/1986/PROTOCOL/QUALIF/UEFA/G1/BELVSHOL.HTM Report]

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{{footballbox

|date = 20 November 1985

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|BEL}}

|goals1 = Houtman {{goal|60}}
De Wit {{goal|72}}

|goals2 = Grün {{goal|85}}

|location = Rotterdam, Netherlands

|stadium = De Kuip

|referee = George Courtney (England)

|report = [http://www.allworldcup.narod.ru/1986/PROTOCOL/QUALIF/UEFA/G1/HOLVSBEL.HTM Report]

|attendance = 48,962{{UEFA match attendance|12391|Netherlands vs. Belgium|access-date=6 June 2022}}

}}

2–2 on aggregate; Belgium won on away goals.

Inter-confederation play-offs

{{main article|1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–OFC play-off)}}

{{:1986 FIFA World Cup qualification}}

Goalscorers

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References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20131017162016/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=68/preliminaries/preliminary=60/index.html FIFA.com Reports]
  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/86qual.html RSSSF Page]
  • [http://www.allworldcup.narod.ru/1986/UEFA.HTM Results and scorers]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20150905183006/http://m.scoreshelf.com/dvcb/en/World_Cup/1986 UEFA Qualifier results with full game box scores] at Scoreshelf.com

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