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  World Cup 1986 Preliminary Competition
1984-1985

UEFA Preliminary Group 3 Table
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

 

UEFA Group 3 Matches
27-May-1984 Finland 1 Northern Ireland 0 [0-0] Porin Stadion, Pori 8,115
12-Sep-1984 Northern Ireland 3 Romania 2 [1-1] Windsor Park, Belfast 26,000
17-Oct-1984 England 5 Finland 0 [2-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London 47,234
31-Oct-1984 Turkey 1 Finland 2 [0-1] Antalya Atatürk Stadyumu, Antalya -
14-Nov-1984 Northern Ireland 2 Finland 1 [1-1] Windsor Park, Belfast 25,000
Turkey 0 England 8 [0-3] Inönü Stadyumu, İstanbul 40,000
27-Feb-1985 Northern Ireland 0 England 1 [0-0] Windsor Park, Belfast 28,500
03-Apr-1985 Romania 3 Turkey 0 [3-0] Stadionul Central, Craiova 30,000
01-May-1985 Northern Ireland 2 Turkey 0 [1-0] Windsor Park, Belfast 18,000
Romania 0 England 0 [0-0] Stadionul 23 August, Bucureşti 55 to 70,000
22-May-1985 Finland 1 England 1 [1-0] Olympiastadion, Helsinki 24 to 30,000
06-Jun-1985 Finland 1 Romania 1 [1-0] Olympiastadion, Helsinki 25,000
28-Aug-1985 Romania 2 Finland 0 [1-0] Stadionul 1 Mai, Timişoara 35,000
11-Sep-1985 Turkey 0 Northern Ireland 0 [0-0] İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu, İzmir 32,500
England 1 Romania 1 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London 59,500
25-Sep-1985 Finland 1 Turkey 0 [1-0] Ratina Stadion, Tampere -
16-Oct-1985 England 5 Turkey 0 [4-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London 52,500
Romania 0 Northern Ireland 1 [0-1] Stadionul 23 August, Bucureşti 45-50,000
13-Nov-1985 Turkey 1 Romania 3 [0-2] İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu, İzmir 30,000
England 0 Northern Ireland 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London 70,500

Notes

A total of 121 teams entered the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament. Mexico, as the hosts, and Italy, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 22 spots open for competition. The draw took place on 7 December 1983 at Zurich, Switzerland.

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