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rounds for the Asian zone ( AFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article ''

''. A total of 28 AFC teams entered the competition. However, Chinese Taipei were assigned to the Oceanian zone instead. The Asian zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. Asia's automatic qualifying berths were taken by

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...

and

Korea Republic South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

Tournament Structure

The 27 teams were divided into 2 zones, based on geographical considerations. Zone A had 13 teams (teams from West Asia) and Zone B had 14 teams (teams from East Asia). There would be three rounds of play in each zone: *First Round: The teams were divided into 4 groups of 3 or 4 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Second Round. *Second Round: The 4 teams in each zone were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round. *Final Round: The 2 teams in each zone played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Due to wars their countries were involved in,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

and

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

had to play all their home matches on neutral ground or away.

AFC Zone A (West)

First Round

Group 1A

Group 1B

Group 2A

Group 2B

Second Round

First Leg

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Second Leg

''4–4 on aggregate, Iraq advanced to the Zone A Final Round on

away goals The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. Under the away goals rule, if the total goals scored by each team are equal, the team that ...

.'' ''Syria advanced to the Zone A Final Round.''

Final Round

First Leg

Second Leg

''Iraq won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.''

AFC Zone B (East)

First Round

Group 3A

Group 3B

Group 4A

Group 4B

Second Round

First Leg

Second Leg

''Korea Republic won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Zone B Final Round.'' '' Japan won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Zone B Final Round.''

Final Round

First Leg

Second Leg

won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1986 World Cup''

Qualified teams

The following two teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament. :

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

;7 goals * Lau Wing Yip ;6 goals *

Zhao Dayu Zhao Dayu (; 17 January 1961 – 18 March 2015), also known as , was a Chinese coach, businessman and a former international football striker. He was a naturalized citizen of Japan. As a footballer he played his whole career for Guangzhou ...

;5 goals *

Kazushi Kimura is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Kimura was born in Hiroshima on July 19, 1958. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined Nissan Motors (later ''Yokohama Marinos'') in 198 ...

;4 goals *

Liu Haiguang Liu Haiguang (; born July 11, 1963) is a former Chinese international footballer who spent the majority of his career playing for the Shanghai Team, however he gained distinction when he joined Yugoslav club FK Partizan along with Jia Xiuqua ...

* Mak King-Fun * Bambang Nurdiansyah * Dede Sulaiman *

Hussein Saeed Hussein Saeed Mohammed ( ar, حسين سعيد محمد, born 21 January 1958) is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a forward for the Iraqi Premier League club Al-Talaba and the Iraqi national team and is a former president of the Iraq ...

Hiromi Hara is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan national team as caretaker. Club career Hara was born in Nasushiobara on October 19, 1958. After graduating from Waseda University, he j ...

Huh Jung-Moo Huh Jung-moo (Korean: 허정무, Hanja: 許丁茂; born 13 January 1955) is a former South Korean football player and manager. Playing career Huh was one of the best South Korean college footballers before starting his semi-professional care ...

;3 goals * Li Hui *

Zuo Shusheng Zuo Shusheng (; born 13 April 1958 in Tianjin) is a former Chinese international soccer player and manager. As a player, he played for Tianjin City FC (now currently known as Tianjin Teda F.C.) and Dutch team FC Zwolle before he retired. As ...

Wan Chi Keung Wan Chi Keung (; May 1, 1956 – February 16, 2010) was a Hong Kong Association football player, actor and businessman. Known as "Asia's top striker" Wan was a key player for the Hong Kong national football team in the 1970s and 1980s. He played ...

Ahmed Radhi Ahmed Radhi Humaiesh Al-Salehi, ( ar, أحمد راضي هميش الصالحي, 21 April 1964 – 21 June 2020) was an Iraqi footballer who played as a forward. Regarded as one of Iraq and Asia's best players of all-time, Radhi scored the onl ...

Takashi Mizunuma is a former Japanese football player and manager and football commentator. He played for Japan national team. His son Kota Mizunuma is also a footballer. Club career Mizunuma was born in Saitama on May 28, 1960. After graduating from Hosei ...

* Akihiro Nishimura *

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Zainal Abidin Hassan Zainal Abidin Hassan bin Ali (born 9 November 1961) is a Malaysian former footballer and the former head coach of Malaysia Super League side Penang. Playing career A versatile footballer who can playing in multiple positions, Zainal Abidin is ...

;2 goals * Ibrahim Al-Hardan * Ibrahim Farhan *

Ashrafuddin Chunnu Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu played for the Bangladesh national football team for 10 years between 1975 and 1985. The left-winger represented Bangladesh in 50 international matches in which he scored 17 official goals during his 10-year long natio ...

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* Lai Wing-Cheung *

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* Abdul-Aziz Al-Anbari *

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* Alberto Carvalhal *

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* Mansoor Muftah *

Byun Byung-Joo Byun Byung-joo (; or ; born 26 April 1961) is a former South Korean football player. He played for the South Korea national football team in 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup. After his retirement, he managed a K League club Daegu FC from 2007 t ...

* Kim Joo-Sung * Lee Tae-Ho * Mahmoud Al-Sayed *

Walid Abu Al-Sel Walid Abu Al-Sel ( ar, وليد أبو السل; born 1963) is a Syrian former association football, football Forward (association football), forward who played for Syria national football team, Syria in the 1984 AFC Asian Cup, 1984 and 1988 AFC ...

* Adnan Al-Talyani *

Fahad Khamees Fahad Khamees Mubarak ( ar, فهد خميس مبارك; born 24 January 1962) is an Emirati retired footballer who played as a striker for the UAE national football team and Al Wasl FC in Dubai. He played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup and was ...

;1 goal * Rahman Hisham Abdullah * Yousif Al-Sobaei * Adnan Ali Deif *

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Ashish Bhadra Ashish Bhadra ( bn, আশীষ ভদ্র; born 14 March 1960) is a former Bangladeshi footballer. An attacking midfielder, he achieved most of his laurels while playing for Abahani Limited Dhaka in the Dhaka League. He was a big factor in Ab ...

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* Elias Hossein * Zainudin Kassim *

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Lin Lefeng Lin Lefeng (; born October 16, 1955 in Dalian, Liaoning) is a Chinese former international football player. Since retiring he has worked for a number of Chinese football clubs where he has served as a coach, manager, general manager. Currently ...

* Lin Qiang *

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* Cheung Ka-Ping *

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* Sze Wai-Shan * Camilo Gonsalves *

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* Narender Thapa *

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* Rateb Al-Dawud * Issam Said Saleh * Jamal Yaqoub * Meng Kam Jong * Daniel Pinto *

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* Abdulnaser Abbas *

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* Ali Mohammed Al-Saadah * Adel Malulla * Au-Yeong Pak Kuan * Yahya Madon * Cho Min-Kook *

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* Chung Jong-Soo *

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* Kim Suk-Won *

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* Adnan Ahmed Al-Sabbou * Tariq Abdullah Kassim * Wagdan Mahmoud Shadli * Radwan Al-Shaikh *

Abdul Kader Kardaghli Abdul Kader Kardaghli ( ar, عبد القادر كردغلي; born January 1, 1961) is a Syrian former football midfielder who played for Syria in the 1984 Asian Cup in Singapore and 1988 Asian Cup in Qatar. He was popularly dubbed, "'' Malik ...

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* Marwan Medrati * Thanis Areesa-ngarkul *

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* Sakdarin Thongmee ;1 own goal * Ng Chi Kit (playing against China) * Rupak Ray Sharma (playing against

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Results and scorers
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Tournament Structure

AFC Zone A (West)

First Round

Group 1A

Group 1B

Group 2A

Group 2B

Second Round

First Leg

Second Leg

Final Round

First Leg

Second Leg

AFC Zone B (East)

First Round

Group 3A

Group 3B

Group 4A

Group 4B

Second Round

First Leg

Second Leg

Final Round

First Leg

Second Leg

Qualified teams

Goalscorers

See also

External links