1986 FIFA World Cup the Round of 16. The 1986 World Cup saw the appearance of an audience phenomenon dubbed the Mexican wave, which was popularised worldwide after featuring during the tournament. Colombia was originally chosen as hosts by FIFA in June 1974. However, the Colombian authorities eventually declared on 5 November 1982 that they could not afford to host the World Cup under the terms that FIFA demanded because of economic concerns. Mexico was selected on 20 May 1983 as the replacement hosts, beating the bids of Canada and the United States (who eventually hosted the 1994 World Cup), and thereby became the
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article "1986 FIFA World Cup qualification". A total of 29 CAF teams entered the competition. The African Zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. There would be four rounds of play: "Egypt won 2–1 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round." "Kenya won 5–4 on agg. and advanced to the Second Round." "Malawi won 5–0 on agg. and advanced