1986 FIFA World Cup

The 1986 FIFA World Cup was a football sporting event that was held in Mexico in 1986. 24 national teams took part. Argentina won the trophy after beating Germany in the final. Diego Maradona was the best player of the tournament.

1986 FIFA World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Mexico
Dates	31 May – 29 June
Teams	24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	12 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (2nd title)
Runners-up	West Germany
Third place	France
Fourth place	Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	132 (2.54 per match)
Attendance	2,393,031 (46,020 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gary Lineker (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Diego Maradona

Participants

Africa

• Algeria (ALG) • Squad
• Morocco (MAR) • Squad

Asia

• Iraq (IRQ) • Squad
• Korea Republic (KOR) • Squad

Europe

• Belgium (BEL) • Squad
• Bulgaria (BUL) • Squad
• Denmark (DEN) • Squad
• England (ENG) • Squad
• France (FRA) • Squad
• West Germany (FRG) • Squad
• Hungary (HUN) • Squad
• Italy (ITA) • Squad
• Northern Ireland (NIR) • Squad
• Poland (POL) • Squad
• Portugal (POR) • Squad
• Scotland (SCO) • Squad
• Soviet Union (URS) • Squad
• Spain (ESP) • Squad

North and Central America

• Canada (CAN) • Squad
• Mexico (MEX) • Squad

South America

• Argentina (ARG) • Squad
• Brazil (BRA) • Squad
• Paraguay (PAR) • Squad
• Uruguay (URU) • Squad

Results

Group stage

Group A

See the main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	5
Italy	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	4
Bulgaria	3	0	2	1	2	4	-2	2
South Korea	3	0	1	2	4	7	-3	1

Group B

See the main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	5
Paraguay	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	4
Belgium	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	3
Iraq	3	0	0	3	1	4	-3	0

Group C

See the main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Soviet Union	3	2	1	0	9	1	+8	5
France	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	5
Hungary	3	1	0	2	2	9	-7	2
Canada	3	0	0	3	0	5	-5	0

2 June 1986

12:00

Soviet Union	6-0	Hungary
Yakovenko  2' Aleinikov  4' Belanov  24' (pen.) Yaremchuk  66', 75' Rodionov  80'

Estadio Revolución, Irapuato

Group D

See the main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	6
Spain	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	4
Northern Ireland	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4	1
Algeria	3	0	1	2	1	5	-4	1

12 June 1986

12:00

Northern Ireland	0-3	Brazil
		Careca  15', 87' Josimar  42'

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

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12 June 1986

12:00

Algeria	0-3	Spain
		Calderé  15', 68' Eloy  70'

Tecnológico, Monterrey

Group E

See the main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Denmark	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	6
West Germany	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	3
Uruguay	3	0	2	1	2	7	-5	2
Scotland	3	0	1	2	1	3	-2	1

8 June 1986

17:00

Denmark	6-1	Uruguay
Elkjær Larsen  11', 67', 80' Lerby  41' Laudrup  52' J. Olsen  88'		Francescoli  45' (pen.)

Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl

Group F

See the main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Morocco	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	4
England	3	1	1	1	3	1	+2	3
Poland	3	1	1	1	1	3	-2	3
Portugal	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2	2

11 June 1986

16:00

Morocco	1-3	Portugal
Diamantino  80'		Khairi  19', 26' Merry Krimau  62'

Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara

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11 June 1986

16:00

England	3-0	Poland
Lineker  9', 14', 34'

Tecnológico, Monterrey

Ranking of third-place teams

Group	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
B	Belgium	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	3
F	Poland	3	1	1	1	1	3	-2	3
A	Bulgaria	3	0	2	1	2	4	-2	2
E	Uruguay	3	0	2	1	2	7	-5	2
C	Hungary	3	1	0	2	2	9	-7	2
D	Northern Ireland	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4	1

Starting with the 1994 World Cup, teams were awarded three points for a win rather than two, to encourage more offensive tactics. Had those rules been in place, Hungary would have finished ahead of Bulgaria for the 15th seed, and Uruguay would have been eliminated. The top four teams qualified for the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

16 June – Puebla

Argentina

1

22 June – Mexico City (Azteca)

Uruguay

0

Argentina

2

18 June – Mexico City (Azteca)

England

1

England

3

25 June – Mexico City (Azteca)

Paraguay

0

Argentina

2

18 June – Querétaro

Belgium

0

Denmark

1

22 June – Puebla

Spain

5

Spain

1 (4)

15 June – León

Belgium (pen.)

1 (5)

Soviet Union

3

29 June – Mexico City (Azteca)

Belgium (aet)

4

Argentina

3

16 June – Guadalajara

West Germany

2

Brazil

4

21 June – Guadalajara

Poland

0

Brazil

1 (3)

17 June – Mexico City (Olímpico)

France (pen.)

1 (4)

Italy

0

25 June – Guadalajara

France

2

France

0

17 June – San Nicolás de los Garza

West Germany

2

Third place

Morocco

0

21 June – San Nicolás de los Garza

28 June – Puebla

West Germany

1

West Germany (pen.)

0 (4)

Belgium

2

15 June – Mexico City (Azteca)

Mexico

0 (1)

France (aet)

4

Mexico

2

Bulgaria

0

Round of 16

15 June 1986

12:00

Mexico	2-0	Bulgaria
Negrete  34' Servín  61'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

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15 June 1986

16:00

Soviet Union	3-4 (a.e.t.)	Belgium
Belanov  27', 70', 111' (pen.)		Scifo  56' Ceulemans  77' Demol  102' Claesen  110'

Estadio Nou Camp, León

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16 June 1986

12:00

Brazil	4-0	Poland
Sócrates  30' (pen.) Josimar  55' Edinho  79' Careca  83' (pen.)

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

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16 June 1986

16:00

Argentina	1-0	Uruguay
Pasculli  42'

Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla

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17 June 1986

12:00

Italy	0-2	France
		Platini  15' Stopyra  57'

Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

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17 June 1986

16:00

Morocco	0-1	West Germany
		Matthäus  87'

Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza

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18 June 1986

12:00

England	3-0	Paraguay
Lineker  31', 73' Beardsley  56'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

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18 June 1986

16:00

Denmark	1-5	Spain
J. Olsen  33' (pen.)		Butragueño  43', 56', 80', 88' (pen.) Goikoetxea  68' (pen.)

Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro

Quarterfinals

21 June 1986

12:00

Brazil	1-1 (a.e.t.)	France
Careca  17'		Platini  40'
Penalties
Sócrates Alemão Zico Branco Júlio César	3-4	Stopyra Amoros Bellone Platini Fernández

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

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21 June 1986

16:00

West Germany	0-0 (a.e.t.)	Mexico
Penalties
Allofs Brehme Matthäus Littbarski	4-1	Negrete Quirarte Servín

Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza

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22 June 1986

12:00

Argentina	2-1	England
Maradona  51', 55'		Lineker  81'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

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22 June 1986

16:00

Spain	1-1 (a.e.t.)	Belgium
Señor  85'		Ceulemans  35'
Penalties
Señor Eloy Chendo Butragueño Víctor	4-5	Claesen Scifo Broos Vervoort L. Van Der Elst

Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla

Semifinals

25 June 1986

12:00

France	0-2	West Germany
		Brehme  9' Völler  89'

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

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25 June 1986

16:00

Argentina	2-0	Belgium
Maradona  51', 63'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

3rd place

28 June 1986

12:00

Belgium	2-4 (a.e.t.)	France
Ceulemans  11' Claesen  73'		Ferreri  27' Papin  43' Genghini  104' Amoros  111' (pen.)

Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla

Final

29 June 1986

12:00

Argentina	3-2	West Germany
Brown  23' Valdano  55' Burruchaga  83'		Rummenigge  74' Völler  80'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

1986 FIFA World Cup Winners
Argentina 2nd title

R	Team	G	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts.
1	Spain	C	6	5	1	0	12	1	+11	16
2	Italy	C	6	2	3	1	6	7	-1	9
3	Germany	B	5	4	0	1	10	6	+4	12
4	Portugal	B	5	3	1	1	6	4	+2	10
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5	England	D	4	2	2	0	5	3	+2	8
6	Czech Republic	A	4	2	0	2	4	6	-2	6
7	Greece	A	4	1	1	2	5	7	-2	4
8	France	D	4	1	1	2	3	5	-2	4
Eliminated in the group stage
9	Russia	A	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4
10	Croatia	C	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
11	Sweden	D	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
12	Denmark	B	3	1	0	2	4	5	-1	3
13	Ukraine	D	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2	3
14	Poland	A	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	2
15	Netherlands	B	3	0	0	3	2	5	-3	0
16	Republic of Ireland	C	3	0	0	3	1	9	-8	0

References

• FIFA Archived 2011-03-16 at the Wayback Machine