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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 3 September – 4 December 1985 |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 51 (3.64 per match) |
| Attendance | 270,523 (19,323 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  John KosminaDave Mitchell Zahi Armeli (5 Goals) |
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| OFC Qualifiers |
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Listed below are the dates and results for the1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for theOceanian zone (OFC).
Four teams entered the competition. Two OFC members competed:Australia andNew Zealand. They were joined by two non-OFC members,Israel andChinese 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 theUEFA–OFC play-off againstScotland for a finals position. Australia lost, meaning that there were no OFC teams atthe finals in Mexico.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 10 | Advance toInter-confederation play-offs | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 8–0 | |
| 2 | Israel | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 7 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | New Zealand | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 36 | −35 | 0 | 0–7 | 0–6 | 1–5 | — |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–6 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 0–0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei | 1–5 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
Sing-an 41' |
| New Zealand | 5–0 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Boath 19' Turner 32',76'Walker 57',65' (pen.) |
| Australia | 2–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Kosmina 12' Mitchell 48' |
| Israel | 3–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Cohen 67' Selecter 75'Armeli 85' |
The winning team of the OFC qualification tournament played theUEFA Group 7 runners-up in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scotland  | 2–0 | Australia | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Chun Keui Chiang (playing againstAustralia)