Unofficial ranking WORLD CUP-1986 (Mexico)
| # | Team | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina | CONMEBOL | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 000 |
| 2 |  Germany | UEFA | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 4 950 |
| 3 |  France | UEFA | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 900 |
| 4 |  Belgium | UEFA | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 7 | 4 850 |
| 5 |  Brazil | CONMEBOL | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 800 |
| 6 |  Mexico | CONCACAF | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 780 |
| 7 |  Spain | UEFA | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 760 |
| 8 |  England | UEFA | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 740 |
| 9 |  Denmark | UEFA | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 690 |
| 10 |  USSR | UEFA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 670 |
| 11 |  Morocco | CAF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 650 |
| 12 |  Italy | UEFA | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 | 4 630 |
| 13 |  Paraguay | CONMEBOL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 | 4 610 |
| 14 |  Poland | UEFA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 3 | 4 590 |
| 15 |  Bulgaria | UEFA | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 | 4 570 |
| 16 |  Uruguay | CONMEBOL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 | 4 550 |
| 17 |  Portugal | UEFA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 4 500 |
| 18 |  Hungary | UEFA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 2 | 4 480 |
| 19 |  Scotland | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | 4 460 |
| 20 |  South Korea | AFC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 1 | 4 440 |
| 21 |  N. Ireland | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 | 4 420 |
| 22 |  Algeria | CAF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 | 4 400 |
| 23 |  Iraq | AFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 4 380 |
| 24 |  Canada | CONCACAF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | 4 360 |