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

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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 qualified directly, while the runner-up and 3rd-placed team advanced to the CONMEBOL Play-offs.
* Groups 2 and 3 had 3 teams each. The group winner qualified directly, while the runner-up advanced 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 qualified.

Key to colours in group tables

| Team qualifies for the World Cup
| Team advances to the play-offs

## Group stage

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### Group 1

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Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL Group 1

| Team[1] | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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
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Argentina | –  | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0
Colombia | 1–3 | –  | 1–0 | 2–0
Peru | 1–0 | 0–0 | –  | 4–1
Venezuela | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | –

### Group 2

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Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL Group 2

| Team[1] | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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
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Chile | –  | 6–2 | 2–0
Ecuador | 1–1 | –  | 0–2
Uruguay | 2–1 | 2–1 | –

### Group 3

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Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL Group 3

| Team[1] | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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
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Bolivia | –  | 0–2 | 1–1
Brazil | 1–1 | –  | 1–1
Paraguay | 3–0 | 0–2 | –

## Play-offs

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### First round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Paraguay  | 4–2  |  Colombia | 3–0  | 1–2
Chile  | 5–2  |  Peru | 4–2  | 1–0

#### First leg

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27 October 1985

Paraguay | 3 – 0|  Colombia

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Hicks 15'
Romero 70' (pen.)
Cabañas 79' | Report |

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Carlos Espósito (Argentina)

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27 October 1985

Chile | 4 – 2|  Peru

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Aravena 6', 64' (pen.)
Rubio 8'
Hisis 15' | Report | Navarro 45', 76'

Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago

Attendance: 40,340

Referee: José Luis Martínez Bazán (Uruguay)

#### Second leg

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3 November 1985

Colombia | 2 – 1|  Paraguay

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Angulo 66'
Ortiz 88' | Report | Ferreira 57'

Pascual Guerrero, Cali

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)

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

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3 November 1985

Peru | 0 – 1|  Chile

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| Report | Aravena 64'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: 42,244

Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil)

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

### Final round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Paraguay  | 5–2  |  Chile | 3–0  | 2–2

#### First leg

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10 November 1985

Paraguay | 3 – 0|  Chile

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Cabañas 9'
Delgado 46'
Garrido 85' (o.g.) | Report |

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil)

#### Second leg

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17 November 1985

Chile | 2 – 2|  Paraguay

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Rubio 13'
Muñoz 80' | Report | Schettina 22'
Romero 39'

Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago

Attendance: 62,000

Referee: Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)

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

## Qualified teams

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

Team  | Qualified as  | Qualified on  | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1

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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

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7 goals

* Jorge Aravena

4 goals

* Julio César Romero

3 goals

* Diego Maradona
* Pedro Pasculli
* Hugo Rubio
* Franco Navarro

2 goals

* Walter Casagrande
* Carlos Caszely
* Alejandro Hisis
* Hernán Darío Herrera
* Willington Ortiz
* Miguel Augusto Prince
* Fernando Baldeón
* Roberto Cabañas
* Gerónimo Barbadillo
* Venancio Ramos

1 goal

* Jorge Burruchaga
* Néstor Clausen
* Ricardo Gareca
* Daniel Passarella
* Miguel Ángel Russo
* Jorge Valdano
* Silvio Rojas
* Juan Carlos Sánchez
* Careca
* Sócrates
* Zico
* Juan Carlos Letelier
* Jorge Muñoz
* Héctor Puebla
* Manuel Asisclo Cordoba
* Sergio Angulo
* Hamilton Cuvi Rivera
* Hans Maldonado
* Rogelio Delgado
* Buenaventura Ferreira
* Ramón Hicks
* Justo Jacquet
* Alfredo Mendoza
* Jorge Martín Núñez
* Vladimiro Schettina
* César Cueto
* Jorge Hirano
* Juan Carlos Oblitas
* Julio César Uribe
* José Manuel Velásquez
* Carlos Aguilera
* José Batista
* Enzo Francescoli
* Mario Saralegui
* Bernardo Añor
* Douglas Cedeño
* Pedro Febles
* Herbert Marquez
* René Torres

1 own goal

* Miguel Ángel Noro (playing against Brazil)
* Lizardo Garrido (playing against Paraguay)

## See also

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* 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
* 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
* 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
* 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
* 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

## References

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

## External links

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* FIFA.com Reports
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AFC|

* First round
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CAF|

* First round
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CONCACAF|

* CONCACAF Championship
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CONMEBOL|

* Group 1
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* Group 3
* Play off

OFC|

* Round-Robin

UEFA|

* First Round
* Group 1
* Group 2
* Group 3
* Group 4
* Group 5
* Group 6
* Group 7
* Wales v Scotland
* Play-offs

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* UEFA v OFC

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