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Mexico 86 was Poland's fifth -- and fourth in a row -- World Cup appearance.
The performance at this World Cup was not what Polish fans were used to. Little did they know that the Polish team would not qualify for another major tournament until the 2002 World Cup. |
| UEFA Qualifying Group 1 | |||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
 Poland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
 Belgium | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
 Albania | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
 Greece | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| Matches | ||||
| 17.10.1984 | Heysel, Brussels | Belgium | 3-1 | Albania |
| 17.10.1984 | Gornik, Zabrze | Poland | 3-1 | Greece |
| 31.10.1984 | FKS Stal, Mielec | Poland | 2-2 | Albania |
| 19.12.1984 | Athens | Greece | 0-0 | Belgium |
| 22.12.1984 | Qemal Stafa, Tiranë | Albania | 2-0 | Belgium |
| 27.02.1985 | Athens | Greece | 2-0 | Albania |
| 27.03.1985 | Heysel, Brussels | Belgium | 2-0 | Greece |
| 01.05.1985 | Heysel, Brussels | Belgium | 2-0 | Poland |
| 19.05.1985 | Athens | Greece | 1-4 | Poland |
| 30.05.1985 | Qemal Stafa, Tiranë | Albaina | 0-1 | Poland |
| 11.09.1985 | Slaski, Chorzów | Poland | 0-0 | Belgium |
| 30.10.1985 | Qemal Stafa, Tiranë | Albania | 1-1 | Greece |
| First Round - Group F | |||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
 Morocco | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
 Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Matches | ||||
| 02.06.1986 | Universitario, Monterrey | Morocco | 0-0 | Poland |
| 03.06.1986 | Tecnologico, Monterrey | Portugal | 1-0 | England |
| 06.06.1986 | Tecnologico, Monterrey | England | 0-0 | Morocco |
| 07.06.1986 | Universitario, Monterrey | Poland | 1-0 | Portugal |
| 11.06.1986 | Tecnologico, Monterrey | England | 3-0 | Poland |
| 11.06.1986 | Jalisco, Guadalajara | Portugal | 1-3 | Morocco |
| Second Round | |||||||
| 16.06.1986 | Jalisco, Guadalajara | Brazil |  | 4-0 | | Poland | |
| Tournament Statistics |
| Top Scorers | |
| Gary Lineker | 6 |
 Diego Maradona | 5 |
 Emilio Butragueño | 5 |
| Careca | 5 |
 Preben Elkjær-Larsen | 4 |
 Igor Belanov | 4 |
| Jorge Valdano | 4 |
 Alessandro Altobelli | 4 |
 Rudi Völler | 3 |
| Jesper Olsen | 3 |
| Jan Ceulemans | 3 |
| Nico Claesen | 3 |
| Argentina | Champions |
| West Germany | Runners-up |
 France | 3rd place |
| Belgium | 4th place |