1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

The 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Czechoslovakia, Malta, Portugal, Sweden and West Germany.

The group was won on goals scored by West Germany with Portugal as the runners up. Both teams qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 8 5 2 1 22 9 +13 12
 Portugal 8 5 0 3 12 10 +2 10
 Sweden 8 4 1 3 14 9 +5 9
 Czechoslovakia 8 3 2 3 11 12 −1 8
 Malta 8 0 1 7 6 25 −19 1

Results

23 May 1984
Sweden  4 – 0  Malta Idrottsparken, Norrköping
Attendance: 18,819
Referee: David Syme (Scotland)
Sunesson  4',  75'
Corneliusson  37'
Erlandsson  70' (p)
Report

12 September 1984
Sweden  0 – 1  Portugal Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 30,136
Referee: Joel Quiniou (France)
Report Fernando Gomes  78'

14 October 1984
Portugal  2 – 1  Czechoslovakia Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: George Courtney (England)
Diamantino  14'
Carlos Manuel  50'
Report Janečka  39'

17 October 1984
West Germany  2 – 0  Sweden Mungersdorfer Stadion, Cologne
Attendance: 61,200
Referee: Bob Valentine (Scotland)
Rahn  75'
Rummenigge  88'
Report

31 October 1984
Czechoslovakia  4 – 0  Malta Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Gudmundur Haraldsson (Iceland)
Janečka  4',  71'
Jarolím  35'
Berger  77' (p)
Report

14 November 1984
Portugal  1 – 3  Sweden Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Roger Schoeters (Belgium)
Jordão  11' Report Prytz  29' (p),  35'
Nilsson  38'

16 December 1984
Malta  2 – 3  West Germany Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 35,102
Referee: Zoran Petrovic (Yugoslavia)
Busuttil  10'
Xuereb  84'
Report Förster  43'
Allofs  68',  83'

10 February 1985
Malta  1 – 3  Portugal Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 22,610
Referee: Miklos Nagy (Hungary)
Farrugia  59' Report Carlos Manuel  6'
Fernando Gomes  13',  74'

24 February 1985
Portugal  1 – 2  West Germany Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)
Diamantino  57' Report Littbarski  28'
Völler  37'

27 March 1985
West Germany  6 – 0  Malta Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken
Attendance: 37,600
Referee: Talat Tokat (Turkey)
Rahn  10',  17'
Magath  13'
Littbarski  18'
Rummenigge  43',  67'
Report

21 April 1985
Malta  0 – 0  Czechoslovakia Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 7,320
Referee: Sanchez Arminio Victoriano (Spain)
Report

30 April 1985
Czechoslovakia  1 – 5  West Germany Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Joel Quiniou (France)
Griga  87' Report Berthold  8'
Littbarski  22'
Matthäus  36'
Herget  43'
Allofs  83'

5 June 1985
Sweden  2 – 0  Czechoslovakia Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 33,981
Referee: Edward Farrell (Ireland)
Prytz  77' (p)
Larsson  85'
Report

25 September 1985
Sweden  2 – 2  West Germany Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 39,157
Referee: Marcel Van Langenhove (Belgium)
Corneliusson  63'
Magnusson  90'
Report Völler  23'
Herget  40'
25 September 1985
Czechoslovakia  1 – 0  Portugal Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Damir Matovinovic (Yugoslavia)
Hruška  21' Report

12 October 1985
Portugal  3 – 2  Malta Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alan Snoddy (Northern Irish)
Fernando Gomes  37',  79'
Rafael  50'
Report Frederico  46' (o.g.)
Degiorgio  78'

16 October 1985
Czechoslovakia  2 – 1  Sweden Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Georges Sandoz (Switzerland)
Vízek  41',  69' Report Corneliusson  6'
16 October 1985
West Germany  0 – 1  Portugal Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Keith Hackett (England)
Report Carlos Manuel  55'

17 November 1985
West Germany  2 – 2  Czechoslovakia Olympic Stadium, Munich
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Svein-Inge Thime (Norway)
Brehme  1'
Rummenigge  87'
Report Novák  52'
Lauda  62'
17 November 1985
Malta  1 – 2  Sweden Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Yusuf Namoglu (Turkey)
Farrugia  65' Report Prytz  2'
Strömberg  76'

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