1986 FIFA World Cup

13th FIFA World Cup, held in Mexico

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.[1]

1986 FIFA World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates31 May – 29 June
Teams24 (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 played52
Goals scored132 (2.54 per match)
Attendance2,393,031 (46,020 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Gary Lineker (6 goals)
Best player(s)Argentina Diego Maradona
1982
1990

Participants

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Africa

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Europe

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North and Central America

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South America

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Results

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Group stage

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Group A

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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

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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

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

Group D

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

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

Group E

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

Group F

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

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

Ranking of third-place teams

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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

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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

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Mexico  2-0  Bulgaria
Negrete   34'
Servín   61'

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

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

Argentina  1-0  Uruguay
Pasculli   42'



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

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

Quarterfinals

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

Semifinals

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

Argentina  2-0  Belgium
Maradona   51'63'

3rd place

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Belgium  2-4 (a.e.t.)  France
Ceulemans   11'
Claesen   73'
Ferreri   27'
Papin   43'
Genghini   104'
Amoros   111' (pen.)
Argentina  3-2  West Germany
Brown   23'
Valdano   55'
Burruchaga   83'
Rummenigge   74'
Völler   80'


 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

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  1. "adidaa Golden Shoe Award" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2017-10-29.