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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