Background |
32 UEFA national teams entered qualification, and 12 teams will
qualify for the 1986 World Cup, another could qualify after a play-off
against the winning OFC nation.
A record 121 teams entered, and 111 took part.
The draw took place on 7 December 1983 at Zürich, Switzerland. |
|
UEFA Group 3 |
Team |
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
England |
8 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
+19 |
12 |
Northern Ireland |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
+3 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Romania |
8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
7 |
+5 |
9 |
Finland |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
12 |
-5 |
8 |
Turkey |
8 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
24 |
-22 |
1 |
|
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Matches |
27 May 1984 |
Finland 1 Northern Ireland 0 [0-0]
Porin Stadion, Pori (8,155) |
Valvee |
12 September 1984 |
Northern Ireland 3 Romania 2 [1-1]
Windsor Park, Belfast (26,000) |
Iorgulesca OG, Whiteside, M.O'Neill
Hagi, Geolgău |
Klein |
17 October 1984 |
England 5 Finland 0
[2-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (47,234) |
Hateley (2), Woodcock,
Robson, Sansom |
31 October 1984 |
Turkey 1 Finland 2 [0-1]
Antalya Atatürk Stadyumu, Antalya (7,062) |
Tüfekçi (pen)
Hjelm, Lipponen |
14 November 1984 |
Northern Ireland 2 Finland 1 [1-1]
Windsor Park, Belfast
(19,457) |
J.O'Neill, Armstrong (pen)
Lipponen |
Turkey 0 England 8 [0-3]
Inönü Stadyumu, İstanbul (26,494) |
Robson (3), Woodcock
(2), Barnes (2), Anderson |
27 February 1985 |
Northern Ireland 0
England 1
[0-0]
Windsor Park, Belfast (28,000) |
Hateley |
3 April 1985 |
Romania 3 Turkey 0
[3-0]
Stadionul Central, Craiova (35,000) |
Hagi, Cămătaru
(2) |
1 May 1985 |
Northern Ireland 2 Turkey 0
[1-0]
Windsor Park, Belfast (18,000) |
Whiteside (2) |
Romania 0 England 0
[0-0]
Stadionul
23 August, Bucureşti
(70,000) |
|
22 May 1985 |
Finland 1 England 1
[1-0]
Olympiastadion,
Helsinki
(30,000) |
Rantanen
Hateley |
6 June 1985 |
Finland 1 Romania 1
[1-0]
Olympiastadion,
Helsinki
(24,863) |
Lipponen
Hagi |
28 August 1985 |
Romania 2 Finland 0 [1-0] Stadionul 1 Mai, Timişoara
(45,000) |
Hagi, Mateuţ |
11 September 1985 |
Turkey 0 Northern Ireland 0 [0-0]
İzmir Atatürk
Stadyumu, İzmir (39,157) |
|
England 1 Romania 1
[1-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley (59,500) |
Hoddle
Cămătaru |
25 September 1985 |
Finland 1 Turkey 0 [1-0]
Ratina Stadion, Tampere (5,616) |
Rantanen |
16 October 1985 |
Romania 0 Northern Ireland 1
[0-1]
Stadionul
23 August, Bucureşti
(35,000) |
Quinn |
England 5 Turkey 0
[4-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley
(52,500) |
Waddle, Lineker (3),
Robson |
13 November 1985 |
Turkey 1 Romania 3 [0-2]
İzmir Atatürk
Stadyumu, İzmir (19,000) |
Tekin
Iorgulescu, Coraş,
Iovan |
England 0 Northern Ireland 0
[0-0]
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley
(70,500) |
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ENGLAND QUALIFIED |
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