1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
International football competition
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL ) . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification .
A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 4 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.
South America's qualifying berths were taken by Argentina , Uruguay , Brazil and Paraguay .
Tournament Structure [ edit ]
The 10 teams were divided into 3 groups. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The number of teams and spots for each group were as follows:
Group 1 had 4 teams. The group winner would qualify. The runner-up and 3rd-placed team would advance to the CONMEBOL Play-offs.
Groups 2 and 3 had 3 teams each. The group winners would qualify. The runners-up would advance to the CONMEBOL Play-offs.
In the Play-offs , the 4 teams played a in knockout tournament, with matches on a home-and-away basis. The tournament winner would qualify.
Key to colours in group tables
Team qualifies for the World Cup
Team advances to the play-offs
Group 1 [ edit ]
Group 2 [ edit ]
Group 3 [ edit ]
Play-offs [ edit ]
First round [ edit ]
First leg [ edit ]
Second leg [ edit ]
Paraguay won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.
Chile won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.
Final round [ edit ]
First leg [ edit ]
Second leg [ edit ]
Paraguay won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the World Cup .
Qualified teams [ edit ]
The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.
Team
Qualified as
Qualified on
Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup 1
Argentina
Group 1 winners
30 June 1985
8 (1930 , 1934 , 1958 , 1962 , 1966 , 1974 , 1978 , 1982 )
Uruguay
Group 2 winners
7 April 1985
7 (1930 , 1950 , 1954 , 1962 , 1966 , 1970 , 1974 )
Brazil
Group 3 winners
30 June 1985
12 (1930 , 1934 , 1938 , 1950 , 1954 , 1958 , 1962 , 1966 , 1970 , 1974 , 1978 , 1982 )
Paraguay
Final round winners
17 November 1985
3 (1930 , 1950 , 1958 )
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers [ edit ]
7 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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