1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

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1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
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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]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

First round[edit]

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[edit]

Paraguay 3 – 0 Colombia
Hicks 15'
Romero 70' (pen.)
Cabañas 79'		 Report
Attendance: 40,000
Chile 4 – 2 Peru
Aravena 6', 64' (pen.)
Rubio 8'
Hisis 15'		 Report Navarro 45', 76'
Attendance: 40,340

Second leg[edit]

Colombia 2 – 1 Paraguay
Angulo 66'
Ortiz 88'		 Report Ferreira 57'
Attendance: 6,000

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

Peru 0 – 1 Chile
Report Aravena 64'
Attendance: 42,244

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

Final round[edit]

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

First leg[edit]

Paraguay 3 – 0 Chile
Cabañas 9'
Delgado 46'
Garrido 85' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 60,000

Second leg[edit]

Chile 2 – 2 Paraguay
Rubio 13'
Muñoz 80'		 Report Schettina 22'
Romero 39'
Attendance: 62,000

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 Cup1
 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]

External links[edit]

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