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.

India entered the World Cup qualifiers for the first time after 35 year wait. The last time they entered, they had directly qualified for the 1950 edition of the World Cup.

West Asia Zone

Group 1A

Team211010+13201101−11Withdrew

Group 1B

Team430176+16420263+34410337−42Withdrew Lebanon played 4 matches before withdrawing, their results were annulled.

Group 2A

Team431050+57421182+654004112−110

Group 2B

Team211074+33201147−31Disqualified

Iran disqualified for refusing to play matches on neutral ground

East Asia Zone

Group 3A

Team430181+76421162+454013011−111

Group 3B

Team641184+49623176+17612344046204510−54

Group 4A

Team6510192+17116411232+2196204415−1146006229−270

Group 4B

Team431091+87412132+144013211−91

References

External links FIFA.com Reports RSSSF Page Results and scorers