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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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 (born 11 January 1957) is an English association football, football manager and former player. He began his career with West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Bromwich Albion in 1972, where he amassed over 200 appearances and was club ca ...

;4 goals *

Mark Hateley Mark Wayne Hateley (born 7 November 1961) is an English former professional association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), striker. He started his career with Coventry City F.C., Coventry City in the Football L ...

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

;3 goals *

Gary Lineker Gary Winston Lineker ( ; born 30 November 1960) is an English Sports broadcasting, sports broadcaster and former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. Lineker is the only player t ...

* Tony Woodcock *

Mika Lipponen Mika Lipponen (born 9 May 1964) is a Finnish former association football, footballer. Playing career Lipponen played in Finland for Turun Palloseura, TPS, in Spain for RCD Mallorca, Real Mallorca, in the Netherlands for FC Twente and FC Emmen, B ...

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 be ...

* Rodion Cămătaru ;2 goals *

John Barnes John Charles Bryan Barnes (born 7 November 1963) is a former professional football player and manager. Often considered one of the greatest England players of all time and one of Liverpool's greatest ever players, Barnes currently works as an ...

* Jari Rantanen ;1 goal *

Viv Anderson Vivian Alexander Anderson (born 29 July 1956) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He is best known for his ten-year stint with Nottingham Forest, with whom he won the First Division title in 1978, as well ...

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 TNT Sports. He played as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, Monaco, Chelsea and ...

Kenny Sansom Kenneth Graham Sansom (born 26 September 1958) is a former professional footballer who played as a left-back. An England international, he played for clubs such as Crystal Palace, Arsenal, Newcastle United, Coventry City, Queens Park Rangers ...

Chris Waddle Christopher Roland Waddle (born 14 December 1960) is an English former professional football player and manager. He had a spell as Burnley manager during the 1997–98 season, but has not returned to coaching since. Largely since retiring he h ...

* Ari Hjelm *

Ari Valvee Ari Valvee (born 1 December 1960) is a retired football striker. During his professional career, Valvee played for Haka, Vasalund, HJK Helsinki and Pallo-Iirot. His youth club was Euran Pallo. Valvee played 47 caps for Finland Finl ...

* Gerry Armstrong * John O'Neill *

Martin O'Neill Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, (born 1 March 1952) is a Northern Irish professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Association football, player who played as a midfielder. After a brief early career in the Irish Leag ...

* Jimmy Quinn * Marcel Coraș * Ion Geolgău * Gino Iorgulescu *

Ștefan Iovan Ştefan Iovan (born 23 August 1960) is a former Romanian professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender, currently head of youth development at Liga II club CSA Steaua București (football ...

Dorin Mateuț Dorin Mateuț (born 2 August 1965) is a former Romanian professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career Corvinul Hunedoara Dorin Mateuț was born in Bogata-Curtuiuș, Cluj County on 2 August 1965, but his birth was ...

Metin Tekin Metin Tekin (born 8 May 1964) is a Turkish football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the w ...

* İlyas Tüfekçi ;1 own goal * Gino Iorgulescu (playing against

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External links

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