World Cup 1986
See the status and results from FIFA World Cup 1986.
Tournament Information
World Cup Winning Country:
Argentina
Participant teams:
121 (final tournament: 24)
Matches played:
52
Goals scored:
132 (2.54 per match)
Top scorer/Golden Shoe:
Gary Lineker (ENG) 6 goals
Best player/Golden Ball:
Diego Maradona (ARG)
Host:
Mexico
Attendance:
2,407,431 (46,297 per match)
Coach: Carlos Salvador Bilardo (ARG)
This squad was numbered alphabetically by surname, unlike traditional numbering systems where the goalkeeper has shirt number 1 and so forth. Exceptions were Daniel Passarella, Diego Maradona and Jorge Valdano, who were given their favoured #6, #10 and #11 shirts.
| No.: | Position | Player | Date of Birth | Age | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | FW | Sergio Almirón | 18 November 1958 | 27 |  Newell's Old Boys, Argentina |
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| 2 | MF | Sergio Batista | 9 November 1962 | 23 | Argentinos Juniors, Argentina |
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| 3 | MF | Ricardo Bochini | 25 January 1954 | 32 | Independiente, Argentina |
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| 4 | MF | Claudio Borghi | 28 September 1964 | 21 | Argentinos Juniors, Argentina |
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| 5 | DF | José Luis Brown | 10 November 1956 | 29 | Boca Juniors, Argentina |
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| 6 | DF | Daniel Passarella | 25 May 1953 | 33 |  Fiorentina, Italy |
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| 7 | MF | Jorge Burruchaga | 9 October 1962 | 23 |  Nantes, France |
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| 8 | DF | Néstor Clausen | 29 September 1962 | 23 | Independiente, Argentina |
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| 9 | DF | José Luis Cuciuffo | 1 February 1961 | 25 | Velez Sarsfield, Argentina |
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| 10 | MF | Diego Armando Maradona (c) | 30 October 1960 | 25 | SSN Napoli, Italy |
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| 11 | FW | Jorge Valdano | 4 October 1955 | 30 |  Real Madrid, Spain |
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| 12 | MF | Héctor Enrique | 26 April 1962 | 24 | River Plate, Argentina |
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| 13 | DF | Oscar Garré | 9 December 1956 | 29 | Ferro Carril Oeste, Argentina |
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| 14 | MF | Ricardo Giusti | 11 December 1956 | 29 | Independiente, Argentina |
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| 15 | GK | Luis Islas | 22 December 1965 | 20 | Estudiantes, Argentina |
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| 16 | MF | Julio Olarticoechea | 18 October 1958 | 27 | Boca Juniors, Argentina |
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| 17 | FW | Pedro Pasculli | 17 May 1960 | 26 | Lecce, Italy |
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| 18 | GK | Nery Pumpido | 30 July 1957 | 28 | River Plate, Argentina |
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| 19 | DF | Oscar Ruggeri | 26 January 1962 | 24 | River Plate, Argentina |
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| 20 | MF | Carlos Tapia | 20 August 1962 | 23 | Boca Juniors, Argentina |
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| 21 | MF | Marcelo Trobbiani | 17 February 1955 | 31 | Elche, Spain |
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| 22 | GK | Héctor Zelada | 30 April 1957 | 29 |  América, Mexico |
First round
Group A
| 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 |
May 31
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Italy
1 - 1
Bulgaria
June 2
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Argentina
3 - 1
South Korea
June 5
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Italy
1 - 1
Argentina
June 5
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Bulgaria
1 - 1
South Korea
June 10
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Italy
3 - 2
South Korea
June 10
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Argentina
2 - 0
BulgariaGroup B
| 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 |
June 3
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Mexico
2 - 1
Belgium
June 4
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Paraguay
1 - 0
Iraq
June 7
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Mexico
1 - 1
Paraguay
June 8
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Belgium
2 - 1
Iraq
June 11
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Paraguay
2 - 2
Belgium
June 11
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Mexico
1 - 0
IraqGroup C
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 USSR |
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 |
June 1
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Estadio Nou Camp, León
France
1 - 0
Canada
June 2
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
USSR
6 - 0
Hungary
June 5
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Estadio Nou Camp, León
France
1 - 1
USSR
June 6
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
Hungary
2 - 0
Canada
June 9
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Estadio Nou Camp, León
France
3 - 0
Hungary
June 9
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
USSR
2 - 0
CanadaGroup D
| 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 |
June 1
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Brazil
1 - 0
Spain
June 3
Estadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
Estadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
Algeria
1 - 1
Northern Ireland
June 6
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Brazil
1 - 0
Algeria
June 7
Estadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
Estadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
Spain
2 - 1
Northern Ireland
June 12
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Brazil
3 - 0
Northern Ireland
June 12
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
Spain
3 - 0
AlgeriaGroup E
| 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 |
June 4
Estadio La Corregidora, Santiago de Querétaro
Estadio La Corregidora, Santiago de Querétaro
Uruguay
1 - 1
West Germany
June 4
Estadio Neza, Nezahualcóyotl
Estadio Neza, Nezahualcóyotl
Denmark
1 - 0
Scotland
June 8
Estadio La Corregidora, Santiago de Querétaro
Estadio La Corregidora, Santiago de Querétaro
West Germany
2 - 1
Scotland
June 8
Estadio Neza, Nezahualcóyotl
Estadio Neza, Nezahualcóyotl
Denmark
6 - 1
Uruguay
June 13
Estadio La Corregidora, Santiago de Querétaro
Estadio La Corregidora, Santiago de Querétaro
Denmark
2 - 0
West Germany
June 13
Estadio Neza, Nezahualcóyotl
Estadio Neza, Nezahualcóyotl
Uruguay
0 - 0
ScotlandGroup F
| 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 |
June 2
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Morocco
0 - 0
Poland
June 3
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
Portugal
1 - 0
England
June 6
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
Morocco
0 - 0
England
June 7
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Poland
1 - 0
Portugal
June 11
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
England
3 - 0
Poland
June 11
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Morocco
3 - 1
PortugalRound of sixteen
June 15
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Mexico
2 - 0
Bulgaria
June 15
Nou Camp, León
Nou Camp, León
Belgium
4 - 3(After 90 minutes 2 - 2)
USSR
June 16
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Brazil
4 - 0
Poland
June 16
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Argentina
1 - 0
Uruguay
June 17
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
France
2 - 0
Italy
June 17
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
West Germany
1 - 0
Morocco
June 18
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
England
3 - 0
Paraguay
June 18
Estadio La Corregidora, Santiago de Querétaro
Estadio La Corregidora, Santiago de Querétaro
Spain
5 - 1
DenmarkQuarter-finals
June 21
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
France
1 - 1(AET 1 - 1, 4 - 3 PEN)
Brazil
June 21
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
West Germany
0 - 0(AET 0 - 0, 4 - 1 PEN)
Mexico
June 22
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Argentina
2 - 1
England
June 22
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Belgium
1 - 1(AET 1 - 1, 5 - 4 PEN)
SpainSemi-finals
June 25
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
West Germany
2 - 0
France
June 25
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Argentina
2 - 0
BelgiumThird place match
June 28
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
France
4 - 2(After 90 minutes 2 - 2)
BelgiumFinal
June 29
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 114,600
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
Goals: José Luís Brown (ARG) 23', Jorge Valdano (ARG) 55', Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG) 74', Rudi Völler (FRG) 80', Jorge Burruchaga (ARG) 83'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 114,600
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
Goals: José Luís Brown (ARG) 23', Jorge Valdano (ARG) 55', Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG) 74', Rudi Völler (FRG) 80', Jorge Burruchaga (ARG) 83'
Argentina
3 - 2
West Germany
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