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's were unable to compete in the AFC competition due to political conflict with China.
The competition had 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
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
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| Australia (A)
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 10 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 8–0 | |
| Israel
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 7 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| New Zealand
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 5–0 | |
| Chinese Taipei
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 36 | −35 | 0 | 0–7 | 0–6 | 1–5 | — |
Matches
| 3 September 1985 | Chinese Taipei | 0–6 | Israel | Tel Aviv, Israel[1] |
 28', 35', 74' Turk 39' Armeli 53', 90' Malmilian |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mircea Salomir (Romania) |
| 8 September 1985 | Israel | 5–0 | Chinese Taipei | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Cohen 7' Armeli 18' Ohana 56', 72', 79' |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania) |
| 21 September 1985 | New Zealand | 0–0 | Australia | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 14,286 Referee: Keith Hackett (England) |
| 5 October 1985 | Chinese Taipei | 1–5 | New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand[1] |
| Sing-an 41' |
13' Edge 25' Walker 31', 51', 89' Sumner |
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia) |
| 8 October 1985 | Israel | 1–2 | Australia | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Armeli 65' |
46' Mitchell 50' Kosmina |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy) |
| 12 October 1985 | New Zealand | 5–0 | Chinese Taipei | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Boath 19' Turner 32', 76'Walker 57', 65' (pen.) |
Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Park Referee: Don Campbell (Australia) |
| 20 October 1985 | Australia | 1–1 | Israel | Melbourne, Australia |
| Ratcliffe 32' |
47' Cohen |
Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 27,000 Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal) |
| 23 October 1985 | Chinese Taipei | 0–7 | Australia | Adelaide, Australia[1] |
| Dunn 2', 89' (pen.) Chiang 13' (o.g.)Mitchell 57', 59', 87'Arnold 68' |
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: John Cameron (New Zealand |
| 26 October 1985 | New Zealand | 3–1 | Israel | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Rufer 3' Dunford 30' Walker 67' |
23' Armeli |
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 10,600 Referee: Egbert Mulder (Netherlands) |
| 27 October 1985 | Australia | 8–0 | Chinese Taipei | Sydney, Australia |
| Odžakov 41', 56', 69' Crino 52'Kosmina 65' (pen.), 72', 88'Gray 89' |
Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,694 Referee: Bill Munro (New Zealand) |
| 3 November 1985 | Australia | 2–0 | New Zealand | Sydney, Australia |
| Kosmina 12' Mitchell 48' |
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 21,910 Referee: Gerard Guerds (Netherlands) |
| 10 November 1985 | Israel | 3–0 | New Zealand | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Cohen 67' Selecter 75'Armeli 85' |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium 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.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Scotland 
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2–0 | Australia
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2–0 | 0–0 |
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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- 1 own goal
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