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1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
1982 1990
International football competition
Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL)
FIFA World Cup

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

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

Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL Group 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 9
 Peru 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 8
 Colombia 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 6
 Venezuela 6 0 1 5 5 15 −10 1
  Argentina Colombia Peru Venezuela
Argentina Argentina 1–0 2–2 3–0
Colombia Colombia 1–3 1–0 2–0
Peru Peru 1–0 0–0 4–1
Venezuela Venezuela 2–3 2–2 0–1

Group 2

Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 6
 Chile 4 2 1 1 10 5 +5 5
 Ecuador 4 0 1 3 4 11 −7 1
  Chile Ecuador Uruguay
Chile Chile 6–2 2–0
Ecuador Ecuador 1–1 0–2
Uruguay Uruguay 2–1 2–1

Group 3

Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 4 2 2 0 6 2 +4 6
 Paraguay 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 4
 Bolivia 4 0 2 2 2 7 −5 2
  Bolivia Brazil Paraguay
Bolivia Bolivia 0–2 1–1
Brazil Brazil 1–1 1–1
Paraguay Paraguay 3–0 0–2

Play-offs

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Paraguay  4–2  Colombia 3–0 1–2
Chile  5–2  Peru 4–2 1–0

First leg

Paraguay 3 – 0 Colombia
Hicks 15'
Romero 70' (pen.)
Cabañas 79'
Report
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, AsunciónAttendance: 40,000Referee: Carlos Espósito (Argentina)
Chile 4 – 2 Peru
Aravena 6', 64' (pen.)
Rubio 8'
Hisis 15'
Report Navarro 45', 76'
Estadio Nacional de Chile, SantiagoAttendance: 40,340Referee: José Luis Martínez Bazán (Uruguay)

Second leg

Colombia 2 – 1 Paraguay
Angulo 66'
Ortiz 88'
Report Ferreira 57'
Pascual Guerrero, CaliAttendance: 6,000Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)

Paraguay won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.


Peru 0 – 1 Chile
Report Aravena 64'
Estadio Nacional, LimaAttendance: 42,244Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil)

Chile won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Paraguay  5–2  Chile 3–0 2–2

First leg

Paraguay 3 – 0 Chile
Cabañas 9'
Delgado 46'
Garrido 85' (o.g.)
Report
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, AsunciónAttendance: 60,000Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil)

Second leg

Chile 2 – 2 Paraguay
Rubio 13'
Muñoz 80'
Report Schettina 22'
Romero 39'
Estadio Nacional de Chile, SantiagoAttendance: 62,000Referee: Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)

Paraguay won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the World Cup.

Qualified teams

The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup
 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)
Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

7 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 1986, football - table and standings, match results, schedule, stats, videos, news". soccer365.me. Retrieved 2024-11-04.

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