| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 27 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) |  Lau Wing Yip (7 goals) |
| AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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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.