1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
The 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification AFC First Round was part of the AFC qualifying tournament for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. 27 national teams were separated into an Eastern and Western zone where they were split into groups of 3 or 4, with the group winners progressing to the Second Round.
The teams which qualified for the Second Round were United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Syria, Bahrain, South Korea, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Japan.Group 1A
----Group 1B
Lebanon played 4 matches before withdrawing, their results were annulled.
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----Group 2A
| Team | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
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----Group 2B
Iran disqualified for refusing to play matches on neutral ground
----Group 3A
| Team | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 1 |
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----Group 3B
| Team | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
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----Group 4A
| Team | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 11 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 4 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 29 | −27 | 0 |
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----Group 4B
| Team | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 |
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