World Cup 1986

The World Cup 1986 was played in Mexico (31 May – 29 June). 24 teams played 52 matches and scored 132 goals — 2.54 per match; 2,393,331 spectators attended.

Argentina won the title, beating West Germany in the final (3–2) at Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, referee Romualdo Arppi Filho.

Also in the last four: France and Belgium.

Top scorers: Careca, Emilio Butragueño and Gary Lineker with 5 goals.

Player of the tournament: Diego Maradona (Argentina); best young player: Enzo Scifo.

MexicoHosts

52Matches

132Goals

2.54Goals per match

2,393,331Attendance

Knockout matches

Final

Date	Match	Score	Venue
29 June 1986	Argentina – West Germany	3–2	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Third-place match

Date	Match	Score	Venue
28 June 1986	France – Belgium	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla

Semi-final

Date	Match	Score	Venue
25 June 1986	Argentina – Belgium	2–0	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
25 June 1986	France – West Germany	0–2	Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Quarter-final

Date	Match	Score	Venue
21 June 1986	Brazil – France	1–1 (pens 3–4)	Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
21 June 1986	West Germany – Mexico	0–0 (pens 4–1)	Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
22 June 1986	Argentina – England	2–1	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
22 June 1986	Spain – Belgium	1–1 (pens 4–5)	Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla

Round of 16

Date	Match	Score	Venue
15 June 1986	Mexico – Bulgaria	2–0	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
15 June 1986	Soviet Union – Belgium	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Estadio Nou Camp, León
16 June 1986	Argentina – Uruguay	1–0	Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
16 June 1986	Brazil – Poland	4–0	Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
17 June 1986	Italy – France	0–2	Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
17 June 1986	Morocco – West Germany	0–1	Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
18 June 1986	Denmark – Spain	1–5	Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro
18 June 1986	England – Paraguay	3–0	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Groups and tables

Group A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Argentina	3	2	1	0	6–2	5
2	Italy	3	1	2	0	5–4	4
3	Bulgaria	3	0	2	1	2–4	2
4	South Korea	3	0	1	2	4–7	1

Results (6)

31 May 1986 — Bulgaria 1–1 Italy
2 June 1986 — Argentina 3–1 South Korea
5 June 1986 — Italy 1–1 Argentina
5 June 1986 — South Korea 1–1 Bulgaria
10 June 1986 — South Korea 2–3 Italy
10 June 1986 — Argentina 2–0 Bulgaria

Group B

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Mexico	3	2	1	0	4–2	5
2	Paraguay	3	1	2	0	4–3	4
3	Belgium	3	1	1	1	5–5	3
4	Iraq	3	0	0	3	1–4	0

Results (6)

3 June 1986 — Belgium 1–2 Mexico
4 June 1986 — Paraguay 1–0 Iraq
7 June 1986 — Mexico 1–1 Paraguay
8 June 1986 — Iraq 1–2 Belgium
11 June 1986 — Iraq 0–1 Mexico
11 June 1986 — Paraguay 2–2 Belgium

Group C

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Soviet Union	3	2	1	0	9–1	5
2	France	3	2	1	0	5–1	5
3	Hungary	3	1	0	2	2–9	2
4	Canada	3	0	0	3	0–5	0

Results (6)

1 June 1986 — Canada 0–1 France
2 June 1986 — Soviet Union 6–0 Hungary
5 June 1986 — France 1–1 Soviet Union
6 June 1986 — Hungary 2–0 Canada
9 June 1986 — Hungary 0–3 France
9 June 1986 — Soviet Union 2–0 Canada

Group D

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Brazil	3	3	0	0	5–0	6
2	Spain	3	2	0	1	5–2	4
3	Northern Ireland	3	0	1	2	2–6	1
4	Algeria	3	0	1	2	1–5	1

Results (6)

1 June 1986 — Spain 0–1 Brazil
3 June 1986 — Algeria 1–1 Northern Ireland
6 June 1986 — Brazil 1–0 Algeria
7 June 1986 — Northern Ireland 1–2 Spain
12 June 1986 — Northern Ireland 0–3 Brazil
12 June 1986 — Algeria 0–3 Spain

Group E

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Denmark	3	3	0	0	9–1	6
2	West Germany	3	1	1	1	3–4	3
3	Uruguay	3	0	2	1	2–7	2
4	Scotland	3	0	1	2	1–3	1

Results (6)

4 June 1986 — Uruguay 1–1 West Germany
4 June 1986 — Scotland 0–1 Denmark
8 June 1986 — West Germany 2–1 Scotland
8 June 1986 — Denmark 6–1 Uruguay
13 June 1986 — Denmark 2–0 West Germany
13 June 1986 — Scotland 0–0 Uruguay

Group F

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Morocco	3	1	2	0	3–1	4
2	England	3	1	1	1	3–1	3
3	Poland	3	1	1	1	1–3	3
4	Portugal	3	1	0	2	2–4	2

Results (6)

2 June 1986 — Morocco 0–0 Poland
3 June 1986 — Portugal 1–0 England
6 June 1986 — England 0–0 Morocco
7 June 1986 — Poland 1–0 Portugal
11 June 1986 — Portugal 1–3 Morocco
11 June 1986 — England 3–0 Poland

Top scorers

Player	Team	Goals
Careca	Brazil	5
Emilio Butragueño	Spain	5
Gary Lineker	England	5
Alessandro Altobelli	Italy	4
Igor Belanov	Soviet Union	4
Jorge Valdano	Argentina	4
Preben Elkjær	Denmark	4
Diego Maradona	Argentina	3
Jan Ceulemans	Belgium	3
Jesper Olsen	Denmark	3
Nico Claesen	Belgium	3
Rudi Völler	West Germany	3
Abderrazak Khairi	Morocco	2
Enzo Scifo	Belgium	2
Fernando Quirarte	Mexico	2

Stadiums

Venue	Matches
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City	9
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara	6
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla	5
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza	5
Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro	4
Estadio Nou Camp, León	4
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City	4
Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl	3
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato	3
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey	3
Estadio Toluca 70–86, Toluca	3
Estadio Tres de Marzo, Zapopan	3

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