1986 FIFA World Cup

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
	← 1982 1990 →

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]

Participants

Africa

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

Asia

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

Europe

North and Central America

South America

Results

Group stage

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

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

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

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

12 June 1986

12:00

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

Tecnológico, Monterrey

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

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

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