Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup

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rounds for the South American zone ( CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article ''

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''. 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

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and

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

Tournament Structure

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 would qualify. The runner-up and 3rd-placed team would advance to the CONMEBOL Play-offs. *Groups 2 and 3 had 3 teams each. The group winners would qualify. The runners-up would advance 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 would qualify.

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Play-offs

First round

First Leg

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Second Leg

Paraguay won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round. ---- Chile won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

First Leg

Second Leg

Paraguay won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the

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Goalscorers

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;4 goals * Julio César Romero ;3 goals *

Diego Maradona Diego Armando Maradona (; 30 October 196025 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the F ...

* 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 Roberto Cabañas González (11 April 1961 – 9 January 2017) was a Paraguayan footballer who played as a forward. Career During his career, Cabañas played for Cerro Porteño of Paraguay, Stade Brestois and Olympique Lyonnais of France, t ...

* Gerónimo Barbadillo * Venancio Ramos ;1 goal *

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Néstor Clausen Néstor Rolando Clausen (born 29 September 1962) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defender. A native of Arrufó, Santa Fe Province, his ancestors were originally from Ernen, Valais in Switzerland and emigra ...

Ricardo Gareca Ricardo Alberto Gareca Nardi (; born 10 February 1958), nicknamed ''el Tigre'' and ''el Flaco'' ("Tiger " and "Slim"), is an Argentine football manager and former player. Gareca was the manager of the Peru national team, with his contract endi ...

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Miguel Ángel Russo Miguel Ángel Russo (born 9 April 1956) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current manager of Rosario Central. Playing career Club career Russo was a one club man; ...

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* Silvio Rojas * Juan Carlos Sánchez *

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Sócrates Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira (19 February 1954 – 4 December 2011), simply known as Sócrates, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder. His medical degree and his political awareness, combined with sty ...

* Zico * Juan Carlos Letelier * Jorge Muñoz * Héctor Puebla * Manuel Asisclo Cordoba *

Sergio Angulo Sergio "Checho" Angulo (born 14 September 1960) is a Colombian football manager and former player, who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for the Colombia national football team and for Deportivo Cali. He has also played f ...

* 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 Juan Carlos Oblitas Saba (16 February 1951 in Mollendo, Arequipa) is a retired Peruvian footballer, who is a football manager, who is nicknamed ''El Ciego'' ("The Blind One"). Oblitas was an extraordinary outside left wing forward at the natio ...

Julio César Uribe Julio César Uribe Flores (born May 9, 1958 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. He is the current manager of Alianza Universidad. Playing career Club Uribe ...

* José Manuel Velásquez * Carlos Aguilera * José Batista *

Enzo Francescoli Enzo Francescoli Uriarte (; born 12 November 1961), nicknamed "El Príncipe" ("The Prince"), is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a attacking midfielder. He is regarded as one of the best playmakers of his generation and as one of ...

* Mario Saralegui * Bernardo Añor * Douglas Cedeño * Pedro Febles * Herbert Marquez * René Torres ;1 own goal * Miguel Ángel Noro (playing against

) * Lizardo Garrido (playing against

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External links

FIFA.com Reports

Results and scorers
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Tournament Structure

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Play-offs

First round

First Leg

Second Leg

Final round

First Leg

Second Leg

Goalscorers

See also

External links