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, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

East Germany East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

and

Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...

. 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 Michel François Platini (; born 21 June 1955) is a French association football, football Administrator (business), administrator and former player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d'O ...

;3 goals *

Georgi Dimitrov Georgi Dimitrov Mihaylov (; ) also known as Georgiy Mihaylovich Dimitrov (; 18 June 1882 – 2 July 1949), was a Bulgarian communist politician who served as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party from 1933 t ...

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 *

Stoycho Mladenov Stoycho Dimitrov Mladenov (; born 12 April 1957 in Ploski, Blagoevgrad Province) is a Bulgarian former football player and manager. He has 212 matches and 107 goals for CSKA. With the club he won the national title 6 times, 4 as a player and ...

Nasko Sirakov Nasko Petkov Sirakov (; born 26 April 1962) is a Bulgarian retired professional Association football, footballer who played mainly as a forward (association football), striker. He is the major shareholder of PFC Levski Sofia, Levski Sofia. Par ...

Andreas Thom Andreas Thom (born 7 September 1965) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward for BFC Dynamo, Bayer Leverkusen, Celtic and Hertha BSC. He played 51 times for East Germany throughout the 1980s and played ten times for ...

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 Fadil Avdullah Vokrri (23 July 1960 – 9 June 2018) was a Kosovan football administrator and formerly Yugoslav player. Arguably one of the greatest Kosovan footballers, he was the president of the Football Federation of Kosovo from 16 Februar ...

;1 goal * Rusi Gochev * Kostadin Kostadinov *

Boycho Velichkov Boycho Petrov Velichkov (, born 13 August 1958) is a former Bulgarian football forward. Career For the Bulgaria national team Velichkov featured in 45 games and scored 23 goals, also appearing at the 1986 World Cup. Most of Velichkov's club ...

* Michael Glowatzky * Ronald Kreer *

Matthias Liebers Matthias Liebers (born 22 November 1958 in Leipzig) is a former Germany, German professional Association football, footballer. Liebers joined to BSG Lokomotive Leipzig-Mitte in 1965 when he was seven years old and played for three years there. ...

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 *

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 UEFA Euro 1984. At club level, he played for Metz, Saint-Étienne, Bordeaux, ...

Luis Fernández Luis Miguel Fernández Toledo (born 2 October 1959), known as Luis Fernandez, is a French football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. Fernandez spent most of his playing career for Paris Saint-Germain. He earned ...

Alain Giresse Alain Jean Giresse (; born 2 August 1952) is a French association football, football coach and former player who last managed Kosovo national football team, Kosovo. Giresse was French Player of the Year in 1982, 1983 and 1987. Nominally an Midfi ...

José Touré José Touré (born 24 April 1961) 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-Germain, howeve ...

Mehmed Baždarević Mehmed Baždarević (born 28 September 1960) is a Bosnian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player. He was most recently the manager of Ligue 2 club En Avant Guingamp, Guingamp. Baždarevi� ...

Milko Djurovski Milko Djurovski (, sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Milko Đurovski, Милко Ђуровски; born 26 January 1963) is a Macedonian former professional footballer and manager. He was regarded as one of the most talented Yugoslav players of his ...

Ivan Gudelj Ivan Gudelj (born 21 September 1960) is a Croatian retired football midfielder who represented Yugoslavia. A full international, his career was cut short at age 25 after collapsing during a match against Red Star Belgrade. It turned out to be a ...

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 (playing against

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References

External links

Fifa.com pageResults and Scorers
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