Host team:             1   ARG
Defending Champion:    1   GER
Europe:                9   AUT,ESP,FRA,HOL,HUN,ITA,POL,SCO,SWE
South America:         2   BRA,PER
North America:         1   MEX
Africa:                1   TUN
Asia:                  1   IRN
Oceania:               0
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Teams:                16

EUROPE

GROUP 1
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Poland            6  5  1  0  17-4  11
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Portugal          6  4  1  1  12-6   9
Denmark           6  2  0  4  14-12  4
Cyprus            6  0  0  6   3-24  0

POL-POR 1-1,2-0 POR-DEN 1-0,4-2
POL-DEN 4-1,2-1 POR-CYP 4-0,2-1
POL-CYP 5-0,3-1 DEN-CYP 5-0,5-1

Poland qualify

GROUP 2
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Italy             6  5  0  1  18-4  10
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England           6  5  0  1  15-4  10
Finland           6  2  0  4  11-16  4
Luxembourg        6  0  0  6   2-22  0

ITA-ENG 2-0,0-2 ENG-FIN 2-1,4-1
ITA-FIN 6-1,3-0 ENG-LUX 5-0,2-0
ITA-LUX 3-0,4-1 FIN-LUX 7-1,1-0

Italy qualify

GROUP 3
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Austria           6  4  2  0  14-2  10
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East Germany      6  3  3  0  15-4   9
Turkey            6  2  1  3   9-5   5
Malta             6  0  0  6   0-27  0

DDR-AUT 1-1,1-1 AUT-TUR 1-0,1-0
DDR-TUR 1-1,2-1 AUT-MAL 9-0,1-0
DDR-MAL 9-0,1-0 TUR-MAL 4-0,3-0

Austria qualify

GROUP 4
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Holland           6  5  1  0  11-3  11
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Belgium           6  3  0  3   7-6   6
North Ireland     6  2  1  3   7-6   5
Iceland           6  1  0  5   2-12  2

HOL-BEL 1-0,2-0 BEL-NIR 2-0,0-3
HOL-NIR 2-2,1-0 BEL-ICE 4-0,1-0
HOL-ICE 4-1,1-0 NIR-ICE 2-0,0-1

Holland qualify

GROUP 5
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
France            4  2  1  1   7-4   5
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Bulgaria          4  1  2  1   5-6   4
Ireland           4  1  1  2   2-4   3

BUL-FRA 2-2,1-3 FRA-IRE 2-0,0-1
BUL-IRE 2-1,0-0

France qualify

GROUP 6
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Sweden            4  3  0  1   7-4   6
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Norway            4  2  0  2   3-4   4
Switzerland       4  1  0  3   3-5   2

SWE-SUI 2-1,2-1 SUI-NOR 1-0,0-1
SWE-NOR 2-0,1-2

Sweden qualify

GROUP 7
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Scotland          4  3  0  1   6-3   6
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Czechoslovakia    4  2  0  2   4-6   4
Wales             4  1  0  3   3-4   2

SCO-CZH 3-1,0-2 CZH-WAL 1-0,0-3
SCO-WAL 1-0,2-0

Scotland qualify

GROUP 8
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Spain             4  3  0  1   4-1   6
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Romania           4  2  0  2   7-8   4
Yugoslavia        4  1  0  3   6-8   2

YUG-ESP 0-1,0-1 ESP-ROM 2-0,0-1
YUG-ROM 0-2,6-4

Spain qualify

GROUP 9
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Hungary           4  2  1  1   6-4   5
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U.S.S.R.          4  2  0  2   5-3   4
Greece            4  1  1  2   2-6   3

URS-HUN 2-0,1-2 HUN-GRE 3-0,1-1
URS-GRE 2-0,0-1

Hungary to intercontinental playoffs

SOUTH AMERICA

1.ROUND

GROUP 1
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Brazil            4  2  2  0   8-1   6
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Paraguay          4  1  2  1   3-3   4
Colombia          4  0  2  2   1-8   2

BRA-PAR 1-1,1-0 PAR-COL 1-1,1-0
BRA-COL 6-0,0-0

Brazil to second round

GROUP 2
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Bolivia           4  3  1  0   8-3   7
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Uruguay           4  1  2  1   5-4   4
Venezuela         4  0  1  3   2-8   1

BOL-URU 1-0,2-2 URU-VEN 2-0,1-1
BOL-VEN 2-0,3-1

Bolivia to second round

GROUP 3
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Peru              4  2  2  0   8-2   6
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Chile             4  2  1  1   5-3   5
Ecuador           4  0  1  3   1-9   1

PER-CHL 2-0,1-1 CHL-ECU 3-0,1-0
PER-ECU 4-0,1-1

Peru to second round

2.ROUND
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Brazil            2  2  0  0   9-0   4
Peru              2  1  0  1   5-1   2
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Bolivia           2  0  0  2   0-13  0

BRA-PER 1-0 PER-BOL 5-0
BRA-BOL 8-0

Brazil,Peru qualify
Bolivia to intercontinental playoffs

NORTH AMERICA

1.ROUND

GROUP 1
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Mexico            4  1  2  1   3-1   4
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United States     4  1  2  1   3-4   4
Canada            4  1  2  1   2-3   4

MEX-USA 3-0,0-0 USA-CAN 2-0,1-1
MEX-CAN 0-0,0-1

PLAYOFF

Canada            -  United States        3-0

Mexico,Canada to second round

GROUP 2
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Guatemala         6  3  2  1  15-6   8
El Salvador       6  2  3  1  10-7   7
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Costa Rica        6  1  4  1   8-6   6
Panama            6  1  1  4   7-21  3

GUA-ELS 3-1,0-2 ELS-CRC 1-1,1-1
GUA-CRC 1-1,0-0 ELS-PAN 4-1,1-1
GUA-PAN 7-0,4-2 CRC-PAN 3-0,2-3

Guatemala,El Salvador to second round

GROUP 3

1.STAGE

Haiti             -  Dominican Republic   3-0,3-0  gd  6-0

Haiti to second stage

2.STAGE

Cuba              -  Jamaica              2-0,3-1  gd  5-1
Haiti             -  Netherlands Antilles 7-0,2-1  gd  9-1
Surinam           -  Guyana               3-0,0-2  gd  3-2
Trinidad&Tobago   -  Barbados             1-0,1-2  gd  2-2

PLAYOFF

Trinidad&Tobago   -  Barbados             3-1

Cuba,Haiti,Surinam,Trinidad&Tobago to third stage

3.STAGE

Haiti             -  Cuba                 1-1,1-1  gd  2-2
Surinam           -  Trinidad&Tobago      1-1,2-2  gd  3-3

PLAYOFF

Haiti             -  Cuba                 2-0
Surinam           -  Trinidad&Tobago      3-2

Haiti,Surinam to second round

2.ROUND
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Mexico            5  5  0  0  20-5  10
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Haiti             5  3  1  1   6-6   7
El Salvador       5  2  1  2   8-9   5
Canada            5  2  1  2   7-8   5
Guatemala         5  1  1  3   8-10  3
Surinam           5  0  0  5   6-17  0

MEX-HAI 4-1 HAI-ELS 1-0 ELS-CAN 2-1 CAN-GUA 2-1
MEX-ELS 3-1 HAI-CAN 1-1 ELS-GUA 2-2 CAN-SUR 2-1
MEX-CAN 3-1 HAI-GUA 2-1 ELS-SUR 3-2 GUA-SUR 3-2
MEX-GUA 2-1 HAI-SUR 1-0
MEX-SUR 8-1

Mexico qualify

AFRICA

1.STAGE

Sierra Leone      -  Niger                5-1,1-2  gd  6-3
Upper Volta       -  Mauritania           1-1,2-0  gd  3-1

Sierra Leone,Upper Volta to first round

1.ROUND

Algeria           -  Libya                1-0,0-0  gd  1-0
Congo             -  Cameroon             2-2,2-1  gd  4-3
Egypt             -  Ethiopia             3-0,2-1  gd  5-1
Guinea            -  Ghana                2-1,1-2  gd  3-3
Ivory Coast       -  Upper Volta          2-0,1-1  gd  3-1
Kenya             -  Sudan                x-x,x-x  gd  x-x
Nigeria           -  Sierra Leone         6-2,0-0  gd  6-2
Togo              -  Senegal              1-0,1-1  gd  2-1
Tunisia           -  Morocco              1-1,1-1  gd  2-2,4-2 pen.
Uganda            -  Tanzania             x-x,x-x  gd  x-x
Zaire             -  Central African Rep. x-x,x-x  gd  x-x
Zambia            -  Malawi               4-0,1-0  gd  5-0

PLAYOFF

Guinea            -  Ghana                2-0

Algeria,Congo,Egypt,Guinea,Ivory Coast,Kenya,Nigeria,
Togo,Tunisia,Uganda,Zaire,Zambia to second round

Central African Republic,Sudan,Tanzania withdrew

2.ROUND

Egypt             -  Kenya                1-0,0-0  gd  1-0
Guinea            -  Togo                 2-1,2-0  gd  4-1
Ivory Coast       -  Congo                3-2,3-1  gd  6-3
Tunisia           -  Algeria              2-0,1-1  gd  3-1
Zambia            -  Uganda               4-2,0-1  gd  4-3

Egypt,Guinea,Ivory Coast,Tunisia,Zambia to third round

Zaire withdrew

3.ROUND

Egypt             -  Zambia               2-0,0-0  gd  2-0
Nigeria           -  Ivory Coast          4-0,2-2  gd  6-2
Tunisia           -  Guinea               3-1,0-1  gd  3-2

Egypt,Nigeria,Tunisia to fourth round

4.ROUND
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Tunisia           4  2  1  1   7-4   5
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Egypt             4  2  0  2   7-11  4
Nigeria           4  1  1  2   5-4   3

TUN-EGY 4-1,2-3 EGY-NIG 3-1,0-4
TUN-NIG 0-0,1-0

Tunisia qualify

ASIA/OCEANIA

1.ROUND

GROUP 1
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Australia         4  3  1  0   9-3   7
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New Zealand       4  2  1  1  14-4   5
Taiwan            4  0  0  4   1-17  0

AUS-NZL 3-1,1-1 NZL-TAI 6-0,6-0
AUS-TAI 3-0,2-1

Australia to second round

GROUP 2
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Hong Kong         4  2  2  0   9-5   6
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Singapore         4  2  1  1   5-6   5
Malaysia          4  1  2  1   7-6   4
Indonesia         4  1  1  2   7-7   3
Thailand          4  1  0  3   8-12  2

HKO-SIN 2-2 SIN-MLY 1-0 MLY-INA 0-0
HKO-MLY 1-1 SIN-INA 0-4 MLY-THA 6-4
HKO-INA 4-1 SIN-THA 2-0 INA-THA 2-3
HKO-THA 2-1

PLAYOFF

Hong Kong         -  Singapore            1-0

Hong Kong to second round

GROUP 3
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
South Korea       4  2  2  0   4-1   6
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Israel            4  2  1  1   5-3   5
Japan             4  0  1  3   0-5   1

KOR-ISR 3-1,0-0 ISR-JPN 2-0,2-0
KOR-JPN 1-0,0-0

South Korea to second round
North Korea withdrew

GROUP 4
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Iran              4  4  0  0   8-0   8
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Saudi Arabia      4  1  0  3   3-7   2
Syria             4  1  0  3   2-6   2

IRN-KSA 2-0,3-0 KSA-SYR 2-0,1-2
IRN-SYR 2-0,1-0

Iran to second round
Iraq withdrew

GROUP 5
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Kuwait            4  4  0  0  10-2   8
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Bahrain           4  1  0  3   4-6   2
Qatar             4  1  0  3   3-9   2

KUW-QAT 4-1,2-0 QAT-BAH 0-3,2-0
KUW-BAH 2-0,2-1

Kuwait to second round
United Arab Emirates withdrew

2.ROUND
                  P  W  D  L  GD    PT
Iran              8  6  2  0  12-3  14
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South Korea       8  3  4  1  12-8  10
Kuwait            8  4  1  3  13-8   9
Australia         8  3  1  4  11-8   7
Hong Kong         8  0  0  8   5-26  0

IRN-KOR 2-2,0-0 KOR-KUW 1-0,2-2 KUW-AUS 1-0,1-2
IRN-KUW 1-0,2-1 KOR-AUS 0-0,1-2 KUW-HKO 4-0,3-1
IRN-AUS 1-0,1-0 KOR-HKO 5-2,1-0 AUS-HKO 3-0,5-2
IRN-HKO 3-0,2-0

Iran qualify

INTERCONTINENTAL PLAYOFFS

Hungary           -  Bolivia              6-0,3-2  gd 9-2

Hungary qualify