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".

A total of 28 AFC teams entered the competition. However, fb|TPE were assigned to the Oceanian zone instead. The Asian zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.

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.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 1

fb|OMA withdrew.

April 12, 1985, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - fb|KSA 0 - 0 fb|UAE

April 19, 1985, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - fb|UAE 1 - 0 fb|KSA

"Syria" advanced to the Zone A Second Round.

Group 4

fb|IRN refused to play their home matches on neutral ground and were ejected from qualifying.

March 29, 1985, Aden, South Yemen - fb|South Yemen 1 - 4 fb|BHR

April 12, 1985, Manama, Bahrain - fb|BHR 3 - 3 fb|South Yemen

"Indonesia" advanced to the Zone B Second Round.

Group 3

The matches between China and Brunei were played on neutral ground instead.

February 17, 1985, Macau - fb|MAC|colonial 2 - 0 fb|BRU

February 17, 1985, Hong Kong - fb|HKG|colonial 0 - 0 fb|CHN

February 20, 1985, Macau - fb|MAC|colonial 0 - 4 fb|CHN

February 23, 1985, Hong Kong - fb|HKG|colonial 8 - 0 fb|BRU

February 26, 1985, Macau - fb|CHN 8 - 0 fb|BRU

March 1, 1985, Hong Kong - fb|BRU 0 - 4 fb|CHN

April 6, 1985, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei - fb|BRU 1 - 5 fb|HKG|colonial

April 13, 1985, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei - fb|BRU 1 - 2 fb|MAC|colonial

April 28, 1985, Macau - fb|MAC|colonial 0 - 2 fb|HKG|colonial

May 4, 1985, Hong Kong - fb|HKG|colonial 2 - 0 fb|MAC|colonial

May 12, 1985, Beijing, China - fb|CHN 6 - 0 fb|MAC|colonial

May 19, 1985, Beijing, China - fb|CHN 1 - 2 fb|HKG|colonial

"Hong Kong" advanced to the Zone B Second Round.

Group 4

January 19, 1985, Singapore - fb|SIN 1 - 1 fb|PRK

February 23, 1985, Singapore - fb|SIN 1 - 3 fb|JPN

March 21, 1985, Tokyo, Japan - fb|JPN 1 - 0 fb|PRK

April 30, 1985, Pyongyang, North Korea - fb|PRK 0 - 0 fb|JPN

May 18, 1985, Tokyo, Japan - fb|JPN 5 - 0 fb|SIN

May 25, 1985, Pyongyang, North Korea - fb|PRK 2 - 0 fb|SIN

"Japan" advanced to the Zone B Second Round.

econd round

July 21, 1985, Seoul, South Korea - fb|KOR 2 - 0 fb|IDN

July 30, 1985, Jakarta, Indonesia - fb|IDN 1 - 4 fb|KOR

"Korea Republic" advanced to the Zone B Final Round by the aggregate score of 6-1.

August 11, 1985, Kobe, Japan - fb|JPN 3 - 0 fb|HKG|colonial

September 22, 1985, Hong Kong - fb|HKG|colonial 1 - 2 fb|JPN

"Japan" advanced to the Zone B Final Round by the aggregate score of 5-1.

Final Round

October 26, 1985, Tokyo, Japan - fb|JPN 1 - 2 fb|KOR

November 3, 1985, Seoul, South Korea - fb|KOR 1 - 0 fb|JPN

Korea Republic qualified by the aggregate score of 3-1.

ee also

*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)