Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone (AFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification. A total of 28 AFC teams entered the competition. However, Chinese Taipei were assigned to the Oceanian zone instead. The Asian zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. Asia's automatic qualifying berths were taken by Iraq and Korea Republic.

Tournament structure

The 27 teams were divided into 2 zones, based on geographical considerations. Zone A had 13 teams (teams from West Asia) and Zone B had 14 teams (teams from East Asia). There would be three rounds of play in each zone: Due to wars their countries were involved in, Iran, Iraq and Lebanon had to play all their home matches on neutral ground or away.

AFC Zone A (West)

First round

Group 1A

Group 1B

Group 2A

Group 2B

Second round

First leg

Second leg

4–4 on aggregate, Iraq advanced to the Zone A Final Round on away goals. Syria advanced to the Zone A Final Round.

Final round

First leg

Second leg

Iraq won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

AFC Zone B (East)

First round

Group 3A

Group 3B

Group 4A

Group 4B

Second round

First leg

Second leg

Korea Republic won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Zone B Final Round. Japan won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Zone B Final Round.

Final round

First leg

Second leg

Korea Republic won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1986 World Cup

Qualified teams

The following two teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.

Goalscorers