The 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 4 was a

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qualifying group for the

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. The group comprised

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

and

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

. The group was won on goal difference by France with Bulgaria as the runners-up. Both teams qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Standings

Results

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Goalscorers

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Rainer Ernst Rainer Ernst (born 31 December 1961) is a German former professional association football, footballer who amassed 56 caps for the East Germany national football team, East Germany national team. He was the last captain of East Germany before th ...

;4 goals *

Ralf Minge Ralf Minge (born 8 October 1960) is a German footballer former coach and player who works as sporting director of Dynamo Dresden. He was an international for East Germany, and spent his entire professional career with Dynamo Dresden. Playing c ...

* Michel Platini ;3 goals *

Georgi Dimitrov Georgi Dimitrov Mihaylov (; bg, Гео̀рги Димитро̀в Миха̀йлов), also known as Georgiy Mihaylovich Dimitrov (russian: Гео́ргий Миха́йлович Дими́тров; 18 June 1882 – 2 July 1949), was a Bulgarian ...

Dominique Rocheteau Dominique Claude Rocheteau (born 14 January 1955) is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger. A French international, he played in three FIFA World Cups, scoring at least one goal in each of them, and was part of the team ...

Yannick Stopyra Yannick Stopyra (born 9 January 1961) is a French former footballer who played as a striker. He amassed Ligue 1 totals of 455 matches and 130 goals in representation of six teams, mainly Sochaux and Toulouse, in a 17-year professional career. ...

;2 goals *

Plamen Getov Plamen Tsvetanov Getov ( bg, Пламен Цветанов Гетов; born 4 March 1959) is a Bulgarian retired Association footballer, footballer who played as either an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder or a Forward (associ ...

Stoycho Mladenov Stoycho Dimitrov Mladenov ( bg, Стойчо Димитpoв Младенов; born 12 April 1957 in Ploski, Blagoevgrad Province) is a Bulgarian former football player and manager. Career Mladenov started from small teams like Dimitrovgrad and ...

Nasko Sirakov Nasko Petkov Sirakov ( bg, Наско Петков Сираков; born 26 April 1962) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer who played mainly as a striker. He is the major shareholder of Levski Sofia. Part of the Bulgaria national t ...

* Andreas Thom *

Robby Langers Robert 'Robby' Langers (born 1 August 1960) is a Luxembourgish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was voted Luxembourgish Sportsman of the Year in 1987. Club career Langers started his career at local side Union Luxemb ...

* Fadil Vokrri ;1 goal *

Rusi Gochev Rusi Gochev ( bg, Руси Гочев; born 9 March 1958) is a Bulgarian retired football winger. During his club career, Gochev played for Chernomorets Burgas, Levski Sofia and LASK Linz. He also amassed 33 caps for the Bulgaria national team ...

* Kostadin Kostadinov *

Boycho Velichkov Boycho Petrov Velichkov ( bg, Бойчо Пeтpoв Величков, born 13 August 1958) is a former Bulgarian football forward. Career For the Bulgarian national team Velichkov featured in 45 games and scored 23 goals, also playing at the 19 ...

* Michael Glowatzky * Ronald Kreer * Matthias Liebers *

Uwe Zötzsche Uwe Zötzsche (born September 15, 1960) is a German former footballer. He played for 1. FC Lok Leipzig for eleven years, and later had spells with RC Strasbourg, Hessen Kassel and 1. FC Markkleeberg. Zötzsche won 38 caps for East Germany a ...

Philippe Anziani Philippe Anziani (born 21 September 1961) is a French former football striker and manager. In 2019, he became manager of the Olympique de Marseille reserves in the fourth tier. Coaching career Anziani became SC Bastia manager ahead of the 2009 ...

Patrick Battiston Patrick Raymond Jean Battiston (born 12 March 1957) is a French former footballer who played as a defender for the France national team in three World Cups and won the 1984 European Football Championship. At club level, he played for Metz, Sa ...

* Luis Fernández * Alain Giresse *

José Touré José Touré (born 24 April 1961 in Nancy) is a French former professional football player. Club career On 11 June 1983, Touré scored a memorable goal for Nantes in the Coupe de France final to give his side the lead against Paris Saint-G ...

* Mehmed Baždarević *

Milko Djurovski Milko Djurovski ( mk, Милко Ѓуровски, translit=Milko Gjurovski, sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Milko Đurovski, Милко Ђуровски; born 26 January 1963) is a Macedonian former professional footballer and manager. He was re ...

Ivan Gudelj Ivan Gudelj (born 21 September 1960) is a Croatian former football midfielder who represented Yugoslavia. Club career Zmijavci-bred Gudelj started his player career in a club from the neighbouring village of Runovići — NK Mračaj. There, h ...

Miloš Šestić Miloš Šestić (; born 8 August 1956) is a former Yugoslav and Serbian professional footballer who played as a forward. Early life Born in Milosavci, a village near Laktaši (in present-day Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

* Haris Škoro ;1 own goal *

Guy Hellers Guy Hellers (; born 10 October 1964) is a Luxembourgish football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder. He was the head coach of the Luxembourg national team, having succeeded Dane Allan Simonsen in 2004. In 2010, Hellers r ...

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