The 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 3 was a

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qualifying group for the

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. The group comprised

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Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...

and

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. The group was won by England with Northern Ireland as the runners up. Both teams qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Standings

Results

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Goalscorers

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Bryan Robson Bryan Robson OBE (born 11 January 1957) is an English football manager and former player. He began his career with West Bromwich Albion in 1972, where he amassed over 200 appearances and was club captain before moving to Manchester United in 1 ...

;4 goals *

Mark Hateley Mark Wayne Hateley (born 7 November 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his career with Coventry City F.C. in the First Division of English football. A spell followed at English Second Divisio ...

Gheorghe Hagi Gheorghe "Gică" Hagi (; born 5 February 1965) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently the owner and manager of Liga I club Farul Constanța. Deployed as an attacking midfielder, Hagi was considered one o ...

;3 goals *

Gary Lineker Gary Winston Lineker (; born 30 November 1960) is an English former professional footballer and current sports broadcaster. He is regarded as having been one of the greatest English strikers. His media career began with the BBC, where he ha ...

* Tony Woodcock * Mika Lipponen *

Norman Whiteside Norman Whiteside (born 7 May 1965) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and striker. Whiteside began his career at Manchester United, signing professional forms in 1982 at the age of 17 and quickly bec ...

Rodion Cǎmǎtaru Rodion (russian: wikt:Родион, Родион) is a Slavic masculine given name of Greek origin, which is sometimes shortened to Rod. It may refer to *Rodion Amirov, (born 2001), Russian ice hockey player *Rodion Azarkhin (1931–2007), Russian m ...

;2 goals * John Barnes * Jari Rantanen ;1 goal * Viv Anderson *

Glenn Hoddle Glenn Hoddle (born 27 October 1957) is an English former football player and manager. He currently works as a television pundit and commentator for ITV Sport and BT Sport. He played as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, Monaco, Chelsea and ...

* Kenny Sansom *

Chris Waddle Christopher Roland Waddle (born 14 December 1960) is an English former professional football player and manager. He currently works as a commentator. Nicknamed "Magic Chris", football journalist Luke Ginnell wrote that Waddle was "widely ack ...

* Ari Hjelm * Ari Valvee * Gerry Armstrong * John O'Neill *

Martin O'Neill Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, (born 1 March 1952) is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Starting his career in Northern Ireland, O'Neill moved to England where he spent most of his pla ...

* Jimmy Quinn *

Marcel Coraş Marcel may refer to: People * Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel * Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian ...

Ion Geolgǎu An ion () is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge. The charge of an electron is considered to be negative by convention and this charge is equal and opposite to the charge of a proton, which is considered to be positive by conven ...

* Gino Iorgulescu * Ștefan Iovan * Dorin Mateuţ * Metin Tekin * İlyas Tüfekçi ;1 own goal * Gino Iorgulescu (playing against

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External links

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1984–85 in Northern Ireland association football

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1984–85 in Romanian football 1985–86 in Romanian football 1984 in Finnish football 1985 in Finnish football 1984–85 in Turkish football 1985–86 in Turkish football 1983–84 in Northern Ireland association football