1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC).

Four teams entered the competition. Two OFC members competed: Australia and New Zealand. They were joined by two non-OFC members, Israel and Chinese Taipei. Israel competed in the OFC tournament as they had been excluded from AFC competition since 1974, and Chinese Taipei were unable to compete in the AFC competition due to political conflict with China.

The competition had a group format, with each team playing each of the others twice between September and November 1985. The winner of the tournament was Australia, who qualified for the UEFA–OFC play-off against Scotland for a finals position. Australia lost, meaning that there were no OFC teams at the finals in Mexico.

Standings

Source: RSSSF

Matches

3 September 1985

Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel^[1]

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Mircea Salomir (Romania)

8 September 1985

Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)

21 September 1985

Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand

Attendance: 14,286

Referee: Keith Hackett (England)

5 October 1985

Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand^[1]

Attendance: 5,152

Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)

8 October 1985

Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

12 October 1985

Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch, New Zealand

Attendance: 5,200

Referee: Don Campbell (Australia)

20 October 1985

Olympic Park, Melbourne, Australia

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)

23 October 1985

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia^[1]

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: John Cameron (New Zealand

26 October 1985

Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand

Attendance: 10,600

Referee: Egbert Mulder (Netherlands)

27 October 1985

St George Stadium, Sydney, Australia

Attendance: 2,694

Referee: Bill Munro (New Zealand)

3 November 1985

Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia

Attendance: 21,910

Referee: Gerard Guerds (Netherlands)

10 November 1985

Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)

Inter-confederation play-offs

The winning team of the OFC qualification tournament played the UEFA Group 7 runners-up in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.