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The draw took place on 7 December 1983 in <a href="/wiki/Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Zürich">Zürich</a>, Switzerland. </p><p>The 24 spots available in the 1986 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows: </p> <ul><li>Europe (<a href="/wiki/UEFA" title="UEFA">UEFA</a>): <i>13.5 places</i>, 1 of them went to automatic qualifier <a href="/wiki/Italian_Football_Federation" title="Italian Football Federation">Italy</a>, while the other 12.5 places were contested by 32 teams. The winner of the 0.5 place would advance to the intercontinental play-offs (against a team from OFC).</li> <li>South America (<a href="/wiki/CONMEBOL" title="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</a>): <i>4 places</i>, contested by 10 teams.</li> <li>North, Central America, and Caribbean (<a href="/wiki/CONCACAF" title="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</a>): <i>2 places</i>, 1 of them went to automatic qualifier <a href="/wiki/Federaci%C3%B3n_Mexicana_de_F%C3%BAtbol_Asociaci%C3%B3n" class="mw-redirect" title="Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación">Mexico</a>, while the other place was contested by 17 teams.</li> <li>Africa (<a href="/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football" title="Confederation of African Football">CAF</a>): <i>2 places</i>, contested by 29 teams.</li> <li>Asia (<a href="/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">AFC</a>): <i>2 places</i>, contested by 27 teams.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania" title="Oceania">Oceania</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation" title="Oceania Football Confederation">OFC</a>): <i>0.5 place</i>, contested by 4 teams (including <a href="/wiki/Israel_Football_Association" title="Israel Football Association">Israel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Taipei_Football_Association" title="Chinese Taipei Football Association">Chinese Taipei</a>). The winner of the 0.5 place would advance to the intercontinental play-offs (against a team from UEFA).</li></ul> <p>A total of 110 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 308 qualifying matches were played, and 801 goals were scored (an average of 2.60 per match). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Confederation_qualification">Confederation qualification</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Confederation qualification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AFC">AFC</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: AFC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output 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section: UEFA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(UEFA)" title="1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)">1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)</a></div> <dl><dd>Group 1 – <b>Poland</b> qualified. <b>Belgium</b> advanced to the UEFA play-offs.</dd> <dd>Group 2 – <b>West Germany</b> and <b>Portugal</b> qualified.</dd> <dd>Group 3 – <b>England</b> and <b>Northern Ireland</b> qualified.</dd> <dd>Group 4 – <b>France</b> and <b>Bulgaria</b> qualified.</dd> <dd>Group 5 – <b>Hungary</b> qualified. <b>Netherlands</b> advanced to the UEFA play-offs.</dd> <dd>Group 6 – <b>Denmark</b> and <b>USSR</b> qualified.</dd> <dd>Group 7 – <b>Spain</b> qualified. <b>Scotland</b> advanced to the <a href="#Inter-confederation_play-offs:_UEFA_v_OFC">UEFA–OFC intercontinental play-off</a>.</dd> <dd>Play-offs – <b>Belgium</b> qualified over Netherlands.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Inter-confederation_play-offs:_UEFA_v_OFC">Inter-confederation play-offs: UEFA v OFC</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Inter-confederation play-offs: UEFA v OFC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(UEFA%E2%80%93OFC_play-off)" title="1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–OFC play-off)">1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–OFC play-off)</a></div> <p>The two teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:right; width:250px">Team 1 </th> <th style="width:80px"><a href="/wiki/Aggregate_score" class="mw-redirect" title="Aggregate score"><abbr title="Aggregate score">Agg.</abbr></a><span class="sr-only" style="border: 0; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); clip-path: polygon(0px 0px, 0px 0px, 0px 0px); height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; position: absolute; width: 1px; white-space: nowrap;">Tooltip Aggregate score</span> </th> <th style="text-align:left; width:250px">Team 2 </th> <th style="width:80px">1st leg </th> <th style="width:80px">2nd leg </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team" title="Scotland national football team">Scotland</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span></b> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">2–0 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Australia men's national soccer team">Australia</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(UEFA%E2%80%93OFC_play-off)#First_leg" title="1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–OFC play-off)">2–0</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(UEFA%E2%80%93OFC_play-off)#Second_leg" title="1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–OFC play-off)">0–0</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Qualified_teams">Qualified teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Qualified teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1986_world_cup_qualification.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/1986_world_cup_qualification.png/500px-1986_world_cup_qualification.png" decoding="async" width="500" height="231" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/1986_world_cup_qualification.png/750px-1986_world_cup_qualification.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/1986_world_cup_qualification.png/1000px-1986_world_cup_qualification.png 2x" data-file-width="1357" data-file-height="628" /></a><figcaption>Final qualification status <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#000cff; color:white;"> </span> Country qualified for World Cup</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ffb400; color:black;"> </span> Country failed to qualify</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#000000; color:white;"> </span> Country did not enter World Cup</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ababab; color:black;"> </span> Country not a FIFA member</div></figcaption></figure> <p>The following 24 teams qualified for the <a href="/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1986 FIFA World Cup">1986 FIFA World Cup</a>: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="200">Team </th> <th width="120">Date of qualification </th> <th width="80">Finals appearance </th> <th width="50">Streak </th> <th width="80">Last appearance </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Algeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Algeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Algeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Algeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Algeria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Algeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Algeria_national_football_team" title="Algeria national football team">Algeria</a></span> </td> <td>18 October 1985</td> <td>2nd</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1982 FIFA World Cup">1982</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team" title="Argentina national football team">Argentina</a></span> </td> <td>30 June 1985</td> <td>9th</td> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1982 FIFA World Cup">1982</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team" title="Belgium national football team">Belgium</a></span> </td> <td>20 November 1985</td> <td>7th</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1982 FIFA World Cup">1982</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_Brazil_%281968%E2%80%931992%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281968%E2%80%931992%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_Brazil_%281968%E2%80%931992%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281968%E2%80%931992%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_Brazil_%281968%E2%80%931992%29.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281968%E2%80%931992%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="504" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team" title="Brazil national football team">Brazil</a></span> </td> <td>23 June 1985</td> <td>13th</td> <td>13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1982 FIFA World Cup">1982</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_%281971%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria_national_football_team" title="Bulgaria national football team">Bulgaria</a></span> </td> <td>28 September 1985</td> <td>5th</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1974 FIFA World Cup">1974</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Canada men's national soccer team">Canada</a></span> </td> <td>14 September 1985</td> <td>1st</td> <td>1</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark_national_football_team" title="Denmark national football team">Denmark</a></span> </td> <td>13 November 1985</td> <td>1st</td> <td>1</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a></span> </td> <td>16 October 1985</td> <td>8th</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1982 FIFA World Cup">1982</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France_national_football_team" title="France national football team">France</a></span> </td> <td>16 November 1985</td> <td>9th</td> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1982 FIFA World Cup">1982</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team" title="Hungary national football team">Hungary</a></span> </td> <td>17 April 1985</td> <td>9th</td> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1982 FIFA World Cup">1982</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Iraq_%281963%E2%80%931991%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iraq_%281963%E2%80%931991%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Iraq_%281963%E2%80%931991%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iraq_%281963%E2%80%931991%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Iraq_%281963%E2%80%931991%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Iraq_%281963%E2%80%931991%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iraq_national_football_team" title="Iraq national football team">Iraq</a></span> </td> <td>29 November 1985</td> <td>1st</td> <td>1</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_football_team" title="Italy national football team">Italy</a></span> (defending champions) </td> <td>11 July 1982</td> <td>11th</td> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1982 FIFA World Cup">1982</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team" title="South Korea national football team">South Korea</a></span> </td> <td>3 November 1985</td> <td>2nd</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1954 FIFA World Cup">1954</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team" title="Mexico national football team">Mexico</a></span> (hosts) </td> <td>20 May 1983</td> <td>9th</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1978 FIFA World Cup">1978</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/35px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/45px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Morocco_national_football_team" title="Morocco national football team">Morocco</a></span> </td> <td>18 October 1985</td> <td>2nd</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1970 FIFA World Cup">1970</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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</td> <td>16 October 1985</td> <td>2nd</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1966 FIFA World Cup">1966</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team" title="Scotland national football team">Scotland</a></span> </td> <td>4 December 1985</td> <td>6th</td> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1982 FIFA World Cup">1982</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spain_national_football_team" title="Spain national football team">Spain</a></span> </td> <td>25 September 1985</td> <td>7th</td> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1982 FIFA World Cup">1982</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/45px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team" title="Uruguay national football team">Uruguay</a></span> </td> <td>7 April 1985</td> <td>8th</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1974 FIFA World Cup">1974</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union_national_football_team" title="Soviet Union national football team">Soviet Union</a></span> </td> <td>30 October 1985</td> <td>6th</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1982 FIFA World Cup">1982</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Germany_national_football_team" title="Germany national football team">West Germany</a></span> </td> <td>25 September 1985</td> <td>11th</td> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1982 FIFA World Cup">1982</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>(h) – qualified automatically as hosts </p><p>(c) – qualified automatically as defending champions </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Top_goalscorers">Top goalscorers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Top goalscorers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>8 goals</dt></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark"><img alt="Denmark" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Preben_Elkj%C3%A6r" title="Preben Elkjær">Preben Elkjær</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>7 goals</dt></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile"><img alt="Chile" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Orlando_Aravena_Plaza" class="mw-redirect" title="Jorge Orlando Aravena Plaza">Jorge Orlando Aravena Plaza</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong"><img alt="Hong Kong" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_Hong_Kong_%281959%E2%80%931997%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong_%281959%E2%80%931997%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_Hong_Kong_%281959%E2%80%931997%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong_%281959%E2%80%931997%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_Hong_Kong_%281959%E2%80%931997%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong_%281959%E2%80%931997%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lau_Wing-Yip&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lau Wing-Yip (page does not exist)">Lau Wing-Yip</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>6 goals</dt></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Zhao_Dayu" title="Zhao Dayu">Zhao Dayu</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/East_Germany" title="East Germany"><img alt="East Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_East_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_East_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_East_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_East_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_East_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_East_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rainer_Ernst" title="Rainer Ernst">Rainer Ernst</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>5 goals</dt></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/John_Kosmina" title="John Kosmina">John Kosmina</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Mitchell_(footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dave Mitchell (footballer)">Dave Mitchell</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Robson" title="Bryan Robson">Bryan Robson</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Honduras" title="Honduras"><img alt="Honduras" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Honduras_%281949%E2%80%932022%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" 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title="Kazushi Kimura">Kazushi Kimura</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal"><img alt="Portugal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Gomes_(Portuguese_footballer)" title="Fernando Gomes (Portuguese footballer)">Fernando Gomes</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union"><img alt="Soviet Union" 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The other two losses that the (now-reunified) German team suffered in the competition also took place on home soil: <a href="/wiki/2001_Germany_v_England_football_match" title="2001 Germany v England football match">1–5</a> to England in Munich in 2001, and 1–2 to North Macedonia in Duisburg in 2021. 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href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1998 FIFA World Cup">France 1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2002 FIFA World Cup">South Korea / Japan 2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2006 FIFA World Cup">Germany 2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2010 FIFA World Cup">South Africa 2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2014 FIFA World Cup">Brazil 2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2018 FIFA World Cup">Russia 2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">Qatar 2022</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2026 FIFA World Cup">Canada / Mexico / United States 2026</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2030 FIFA World Cup">Morocco / Portugal / Spain 2030</a></i><sup>1</sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2034_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2034 FIFA World Cup">Saudi Arabia 2034</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="FIFA World Cup qualification">Qualification</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">1930</span><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1934 FIFA World Cup qualification">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1938 FIFA World Cup qualification">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1950 FIFA World Cup qualification">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1954 FIFA World Cup qualification">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1958 FIFA World Cup qualification">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1962 FIFA World Cup qualification">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1966 FIFA World Cup qualification">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1970 FIFA World Cup qualification">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1974 FIFA World Cup qualification">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1978 FIFA World Cup qualification">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1982 FIFA World Cup qualification">1982</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1990 FIFA World Cup qualification">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1994 FIFA World Cup qualification">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="1998 FIFA World Cup qualification">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="2002 FIFA World Cup qualification">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="2006 FIFA World Cup qualification">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="2010 FIFA World Cup qualification">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="2014 FIFA World Cup qualification">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="2018 FIFA World Cup qualification">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="2022 FIFA World Cup qualification">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="2026 FIFA World Cup qualification">2026</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_finals" title="List of FIFA World Cup finals">Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1930 FIFA World Cup final">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1934 FIFA World Cup final">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1938 FIFA World Cup final">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruguay_v_Brazil_(1950_FIFA_World_Cup)" title="Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)">1950</a><sup>3</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1954 FIFA World Cup final">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1958 FIFA World Cup final">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1962 FIFA World Cup final">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1966 FIFA World Cup final">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1970 FIFA World Cup final">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1974 FIFA World Cup final">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1978 FIFA World Cup final">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1982 FIFA World Cup final">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1986 FIFA World Cup final">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1990 FIFA World Cup final">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1994 FIFA World Cup final">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="1998 FIFA World Cup final">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="2002 FIFA World Cup final">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="2006 FIFA World Cup final">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="2010 FIFA World Cup final">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="2014 FIFA World Cup final">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="2018 FIFA World Cup final">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="2022 FIFA World Cup final">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_final" title="2026 FIFA World Cup final">2026</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%">Squads</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1930 FIFA World Cup squads">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1934 FIFA World Cup squads">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1938 FIFA World Cup squads">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1950 FIFA World Cup squads">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1954 FIFA World Cup squads">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1958 FIFA World Cup squads">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1962 FIFA World Cup squads">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1966 FIFA World Cup squads">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1970 FIFA World Cup squads">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1974 FIFA World Cup squads">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1978 FIFA World Cup squads">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1982 FIFA World Cup squads">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1986 FIFA World Cup squads">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1990 FIFA World Cup squads">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1994 FIFA World Cup squads">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="1998 FIFA World Cup squads">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="2002 FIFA World Cup squads">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="2006 FIFA World Cup squads">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="2010 FIFA World Cup squads">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="2014 FIFA World Cup squads">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="2018 FIFA World Cup squads">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_squads" title="2022 FIFA World Cup squads">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%">Final draw</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding" title="1998 FIFA World Cup seeding">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding" title="2002 FIFA World Cup seeding">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding" title="2006 FIFA World Cup seeding">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding" title="2010 FIFA World Cup seeding">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding" title="2014 FIFA World Cup seeding">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding" title="2018 FIFA World Cup seeding">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding" title="2022 FIFA World Cup seeding">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%">Broadcasters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" title="2002 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" title="2010 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" title="2014 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" title="2018 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" title="2022 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights" title="2026 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights">2026</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_hosts" title="FIFA World Cup hosts">Bids</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2014 FIFA World Cup bids">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2026 FIFA World Cup bids">2026</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2030 FIFA World Cup bids">2030</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2034_FIFA_World_Cup_bids" title="2034 FIFA World Cup bids">2034</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_referees" title="FIFA World Cup referees">Officials</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_officials" title="2010 FIFA World Cup officials">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_officials" title="2014 FIFA World Cup officials">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_officials" title="2018 FIFA World Cup officials">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_officials" title="2022 FIFA World Cup officials">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_team_appearances_in_the_FIFA_World_Cup" title="National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup">Team appearances</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asian_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup" title="Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup">AFC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup" title="African nations at the FIFA World Cup">CAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North,_Central_American_and_Caribbean_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup" title="North, Central American and Caribbean nations at the FIFA World Cup">CONCACAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_American_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup" title="South American nations at the FIFA World Cup">CONMEBOL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceanian_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup" title="Oceanian nations at the FIFA World Cup">OFC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup" title="European nations at the FIFA World Cup">UEFA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:gold;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_records_and_statistics" title="FIFA World Cup records and statistics">Overall records</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Player records <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_winning_players" title="List of FIFA World Cup winning players">winners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_players_who_have_appeared_in_the_most_FIFA_World_Cups" title="List of players who have appeared in the most FIFA World Cups">top appearances</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_red_cards" title="List of FIFA World Cup red cards">red cards</a></li></ul></li> <li>Goalscorer records <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_top_goalscorers" title="FIFA World Cup top goalscorers">top</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_final_goalscorers" title="List of FIFA World Cup final goalscorers">finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_hat-tricks" title="List of FIFA World Cup hat-tricks">hat-tricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_own_goals" title="List of FIFA World Cup own goals">own 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