The 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 6 was a

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qualifying group for the

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. The group comprised

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and

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. The group was won by Denmark with the Soviet Union as the runners up. Both teams qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Standings

Results

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Goalscorers

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Preben Elkjær Preben Elkjær Larsen (; born 11 September 1957) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Amongst others, he played with Hellas Verona in Italy, helping the club to the only major title of its history, the 1985 Serie ...

;5 goals *

Oleh Protasov Oleh Valeriyovych Protasov (; born 4 February 1964) is a Ukrainian and Soviet former footballer who played as a striker. He was a key member of the Soviet Union national team throughout the 1980s; his 28 goals for the Soviet Union are second ...

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Michael Laudrup Michael Laudrup (, born 15 June 1964) is a Danish professional Association football, football coach and former player. Renowned for his composure, passing, vision, technical skills, ball control, and dribbling ability, Laudrup is widely regarded ...

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Georgi Kondratiev Georgy Petrovich Kondratyev (; ; born 7 January 1960) is a Belarusian football coach and former Belarusian and Soviet footballer. From 2011 to 2014 and 2021 to 2023, he was in charge of the Belarus national team. In 2018, he managed Belshina ...

;2 goals * Klaus Berggreen *

Søren Lerby Søren Lerby (born 1 February 1958) is a Danish former football player, manager, and licensed agent. As a player, he spent most of his career in Dutch football, winning five Eredivisie championships with Ajax Amsterdam and two with PSV Eindho ...

Frank Stapleton Francis Anthony Stapleton (born 10 July 1956) is an Irish former professional football player and manager. He is best remembered for his time at Arsenal, Manchester United and as a pivotal player for the Republic of Ireland national team. He h ...

* Tom Sundby *

André Egli André "Andy" Egli (born 8 May 1958) is a Swiss football manager and former player who played as a defender. Playing career He was capped 79 times and scored nine goals for the Switzerland national team between 1979 and 1994. He was an unused ...

;1 goal * John Sivebæk * Tony Grealish * Kevin Sheedy *

Mickey Walsh Michael Anthony Walsh (born 13 August 1954) is a former professional footballer who works as a football agent. A striker, he spent his club career in England and Portugal. Born in England, he played for the Republic of Ireland national team ...

Pål Jacobsen Pål Jacobsen (born 20 May 1956) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He is the brother of Tom Jacobsen. His debut for Ham-Kam came at an age of 16 years and 358 days, and he is among the youngest players ever in the Norwegian top ...

Hallvar Thoresen Hallvar Thoresen (born 12 April 1957) is a former Norwegian footballer who played most of his career in the Dutch Eredivisie as an attacking midfielder. The son of former Norwegian international Gunnar Thoresen, Hallvar Thoresen was central in ...

Fyodor Cherenkov Fyodor Fyodorovich Cherenkov (; 25 July 1959 – 4 October 2014) was a Soviet and Russian football midfielder who played for Spartak Moscow (1977–90 and 1991–94) and Red Star Football Club (1990–91). Playing career Cherenkov played f ...

Anatoliy Demyanenko Anatoliy Vasilyovych Demyanenko (, born 19 February 1959), sometimes referred to as Anatoli Demianenko, is a Ukrainian football coach and former player. As a player, he was deployed at left-back and notably represented Dynamo Kyiv and the USSR ...

* Yuri Gavrilov * Sergey Gotsmanov *

Hennadiy Lytovchenko Hennadiy Volodymyrovych Lytovchenko (; , ''Gennadiy Vladimirovich Litovchenko''; born 11 September 1963) is a Ukrainian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He was a member of the Soviet squad that finished runners-up at ...

Umberto Barberis Umberto Barberis or simply Berto (born 5 June 1952) is a former Switzerland, Swiss-Italy, Italian Association football, footballer, last managing Dubai Club. Playing career Barberis started his career in Switzerland, playing for FC Sion in hi ...

* Jean-Paul Brigger * Christian Matthey

External links

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