13th FIFA World Cup, held in Mexico

1986 FIFA World Cup
Copa Mundial de Fútbol
México ’86
175pxsec 1986 FIFA World Cup official logo, designed by Rubén Santiago Hernández
Tournament details
Host country Mexico
Dates 31 May – 29 June
Teams 24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s) 12 (in 11 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 2,394,031 (46,039 per match)
Top scorer(s) EnglandGary Lineker (6 goals)
Best player(s) ArgentinaDiego Maradona
Best young player BelgiumEnzo Scifo
Fair play award  Brazil
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International football competition
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was a quadrennial football tournament for men ‘s senior national teams, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the irregular to feature a 24-team format. With european nations not allowed to host after the former World Cup in Spain, Colombia had been in the first place chosen to host the rival by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do therefore and officially resigned in 1982. Mexico was selected as the new host in May 1983, therefore becoming the first nation to host the World Cup more than once. It was won by Argentina ( their second gear title, after winning in 1978 ). Argentina was captained by the 25-year old Diego Maradona, who played a large part in his team ‘s success by scoring the “ Hand of God “ goal, arsenic well as another voted “ Goal of the Century “, in the lapp quarter-final against England. These were two of the five goals that Maradona scored during the tournament, and he besides created another five for his teammates. [ 1 ] Argentina beat West Germany 3–2 in the concluding at Mexico City ‘s Estadio Azteca. entire attendance was 2,394,031, an average per match of 46,039. [ 2 ] Canada, Denmark and Iraq made their first appearances at the final examination stagecoach. The format of the competition changed from 1982. The final examination couple of matches in each group started at the same time [ 3 ] and the second round was played on a knock-out basis quite than groups. The 24 teams qualified were divided into six groups of four ( A to F ). The exceed two teams and the four best third-place finishers from the six groups advanced to the knockout round of 16 teams. Italy were the fight champions, but were eliminated by France in the Round of 16. The 1986 World Cup saw the appearance of an audience phenomenon dubbed the Mexican wave, which was popularised cosmopolitan after featuring during the tournament. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ]

Host excerpt [edit ]

Pique, the official mascot of the 1986 FIFA World Cup Colombia was primitively chosen as hosts by FIFA in June 1974, with Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Pereira and Bucaramanga intended as the host cities, plus potentially Barranquilla. [ 7 ] Colombia agreed to host a 16-team competition, however, FIFA late allowed an expansion to 24 teams for the 1982 World Cup in Spain, which was more challenge for Colombia to host, although FIFA President João Havelange initially gave assurances that they could revert to a 16-team tournament. [ 7 ] colombian president Julio César Turbay Ayala was initially against holding the tournament in his nation, but reluctantly granted license in October 1980. [ 8 ] Eventually, the Colombians declared on 5 November 1982 that they could not afford to host the World Cup under the terms that FIFA demanded. [ 9 ] Although Mexico, United States and Canada submitted bids on 11 March 1983 to be the substitution host, the five-person special FIFA committee responsible for recommending the bids to the Executive Committee ( Exco ) announced on 31 March that it would only consider Mexico ‘s offer, saying the United States and Canada had “ deviated ” from FIFA ‘s criteria [ 10 ] and Exco members refused to visit canadian and american english stadium sites. [ 11 ] On 20 May, the committee announced Mexico as the replacement hosts despite Havelange stating that the United States and Canada had made better presentations. [ 11 ] Mexico became the beginning nation to host two World Cups, as it had hosted the 1970 FIFA World Cup. The canadian representatives criticised the committee ‘s decision to not consider Canada, saying they had submitted a more complete bid than Mexico, and that they had been misled by the number of stadiums required for offer. [ 11 ] The United States ‘ bid contained more than the needed number of stadiums with the ask capacity to host World Cup matches ( at least 40,000 capacity, 60,000 for second-round matches and 80,000 for the tournament final ). Mexico submitted a bid with 14 stadiums, merely six of which seated over 40,000 at the time of the offer, and three over 60,000. [ 11 ] Havelange in turn criticised the United States ‘ handle of stadium survival for the football tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The Americans besides pointed out that Mexico had the influence of two seats on the 22-person administrator committee, a FIFA frailty president of the united states and an executive at Televisa, a mexican television network with ties to Havelange. [ 10 ] besides working in Mexico ‘s favor was Havelange secretly promising the broadcast rights to Televisa ahead of the vote. [ 12 ] Following the bid process, Henry Kissinger, the early United States Secretary of State who led the United States invite committee, remarked, “ The politics of soccer make me nostalgic for the politics of the Middle East, ” while the drawing card of the Canadian committee called Mexico ‘s 10-page bid document “ a joke. ” [ 11 ] A austere earthquake in September 1985, eight months before the tournament, cast doubt [ 13 ] over Mexico ‘s ability to organise the consequence, but the stadiums were not affected and it was decided to go ahead with the preparations. [ 14 ] As 1986 had been declared the International Year of Peace by the United Nations, the advertise boards of all the stadium displayed the FIFA and United Nations logos along with the caption “ Football for Peace – Peace Year ”. [ citation needed ] For the design of the logo an unofficial motto was adopted : “ El Mundo Unido por Un Balón ” ( “ The World United by a Ball ” ). [ citation needed ]

mascot [edit ]

The official mascot of the 1986 World Cup was Pique, a jalapeño pepper, characteristic of Mexican cuisine, with a mustache, a Colimote sombrero, and Mexican football team color. Its name comes from picante, a spanish son mean “ hot ”, and was besides a pun on the “ PK ” abbreviation of the football term punishment kick. The character caused a degree of controversy within Mexico for its ethnic stereotypes. [ 15 ]

qualification [edit ]

Three teams qualified for the World Cup for the first time : Canada, Denmark and Iraq. Canada clinched its spot after winning the final match against Honduras 2–1 in St. John ‘s, Newfoundland. Iraq played all their home matches on neutral ground because of the Iran–Iraq War. South Korea qualified for the first prison term since 1954, Paraguay for the first clock since 1958, Portugal for the first time since 1966 and Bulgaria and Uruguay for the first gear time since 1974. As of 2021, this was the last time that Hungary, Canada, Iraq and Northern Ireland qualified for the finals .

list of qualify teams [edit ]

The following 24 teams qualified for the concluding tournament .

Venues [edit ]

eleven cities hosted the tournament. The Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, the largest stadium used for the tournament, hosted nine matches ( including the final ), more than any other stadium used. Mexico City hosted 13 sum matches ; the Olimpico Universitario Stadium hosted four matches ( if the Mexico City suburban township Nezahualcoyotl ‘s 3 matches are included, this brings the entire up to 16 matches ; about a third of all matches in this tournament ). Guadalajara, Mexico ‘s second largest city hosted 10 total matches ( the Jalisco Stadium hosted seven matches, the Tres de Marzo Stadium in Zapopan hosted three ), Monterrey hosted 8 matches ( The Tecnologico Stadium and the Universitario Stadium in San Nicolas de los Garza hosted four matches each ), and the Cuauhtémoc Stadium in Puebla hosted 5 matches. The hot, humid and showery summer weather in Mexico varied from humid desert locations like Monterrey to tropical locations such as Guadalajara ; but possibly the greatest hardship the players had to contend with was the gamey altitude of the mexican locations. With the exception of the 93-104 °F ( 34-40 °C ) temperatures of Monterrey ( however 2,000 feet above ocean grade ), all of the stadium were located in cities that varied anywhere from Guadalajara being 5,138 feet ( 1,566 thousand ) above sea level to Toluca being 8,730 feet ( 2,660 megabyte ) above sea level, making conditions very unmanageable for the players running about in these stadia- but the higher the cities, the less acute the heating system. Mexico City, the placement of the final match and the location where the most matches were played was 7,380 feet ( 2,250 thousand ) above ocean level and the weather there was not a hot as in other cities used in this World Cup .
All of these venues except Monterrey were located in central Mexico, as this tournament was organized with the then-standard way of keeping teams playing in locations in close proximity to each other. Group A entirely played at the Olimpico and in Puebla ( except for the Bulgaria-Italy opening tournament match, which was played in the Azteca ), Group B alone played at the Azteca and in Toluca ( hosts Mexico were share of this group ; they played all their group stagecoach matches at the Azteca ), Group C played in León and Irapuato, Group D entirely played in Guadalajara ( including the Guadalajara area town of Zapopan ; the last meet of this group was played in Monterrey ), Group E entirely played in Querétaro and Nezahualcóyotl, and Group F played in the northern city of Monterrey ( including the Monterrey area town of San Nicolas de los Garza ; the last match of this group was played in Guadalajara ). All of the venues listed hosted knockout round matches except the ones in Nezahualcoyotl, Irapuato, Zapopan, Toluca and the Estadio Tecnologico in Monterrey .

  • Morocco and Portugal played in Guadalajara while Spain and Algeria played in Monterrey.

match officials [edit ]

Squads [edit ]

For a tilt of all squads that appeared in the concluding tournament, see 1986 FIFA World Cup squads .

Seeding [edit ]

compendious [edit ]

 

ace

 

runner-up

 

Third place

 

Fourth place

 

Quarter-finals

 

Round of 16

 

Group degree

Map of results

first attack [edit ]

Celebrations of mexican fans at Zocalo chief square, June 7, 1986. The first rung of the finals began in Group A, where Italy were held 1–1 by Bulgaria. meanwhile, Argentina beat South Korea 3–1, with Diego Maradona playing a major part. Italy and Argentina drew 1–1, Maradona and Alessandro Altobelli score. South Korea and Bulgaria besides drew 1–1 in a downpour. The final set of matches saw Argentina beating Bulgaria 2–0, and Italy narrowly defeating South Korea 3–2. In Group B Mexico beat Belgium 2–1, and despite being held 1–1 by Paraguay, they won the group after a far winnings over Iraq, 1–0. Paraguay and Belgium besides progressed after both beating Iraq and drawing with each other.

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Group C pitted a potent Dynamo Kyiv -dominated Soviet Union side against the reigning european champions France. They drew with each other 1–1, with a goal scored by Vasyl Rats. France beat Canada 1–0 and finished in 2nd station in the group after beating Hungary, 3–0. Hungary had earlier lost 6–0 against the Soviet Union, which won the group due to finish difference. Group D saw Brazil start against Spain, winning 1–0 after the referee failed to validate a legal goal scored by Míchel. Northern Ireland began their political campaign with a draw against Algeria. Northern Ireland were then narrowly beaten by Spain before losing to Brazil 3–0 in their final match. This equal saw a goal from Josimar on his debut and was besides the final examination time Pat Jennings played for Northern Ireland. Spain qualified along with Brazil after defeating Algeria 3–0. Denmark stormed through Group E, dubbed the group of death, with a 100 per penny record. They beat Scotland 1–0 in their first game, then hammered Uruguay 6–1, with Preben Elkjær hitting a hat-trick. Denmark beat one of the favourites to win the tournament, West Germany, 2–0 thanks to a Jesper Olsen punishment and a goal from John Eriksen. After losing to Denmark, Scotland took the tip against West Germany thanks to a Gordon Strachan goal, but the West Germans fought second to win 2–1. After a violent 0–0 draw against Uruguay, the Scots were eliminated from the tournament. During that bet on José Batista of Uruguay was sent off after less than one minute of play for a filthy on Strachan, a World Cup record that still stands. West Germany went through to the moment orotund despite a loss against Denmark. Morocco topped Group F after holding both Poland and England to goalless drawing card, and beating Portugal 3–1. By doing so, they became the first African team, and only the second gear nation from outside Europe and the Americas ( after North Korea in 1966 ), to reach the second round. England lost 1–0 to Portugal, followed by a 0–0 draw against Morocco in which they lost captain Bryan Robson to injury ( for the remainder of the tournament ) and vice-captain Ray Wilkins to a bolshevik card ( he was never to be selected for England again, even after having served his obligatory one-match ban ). In their last first-round game, with the captainship taken over by Peter Shilton in finish, a first-half Gary Lineker hat-trick helped the reshape side beat Poland 3–0 – although losing yet another actor to a ban for the future round, Terry Fenwick receiving his second engagement of the tournament. Poland had previously beaten Portugal, and in the end the Portuguese were the only team from Group F to be eliminated in the foremost round. Portugal, making their first appearance in 20 years, went on strike ( in the Saltillo Affair ) during the rival. Players refused to train between their first base and second games ( against England and Poland ) and were eliminated after a loss to Morocco in the concluding group equal .

second cycle and quarter-finals [edit ]

Belgium beat the Soviet Union 4–3, despite a hat-trick by the Soviets ‘ Igor Belanov. The game was level at 2–2 after 90 minutes, and in supernumerary time Stephane Demol and Nico Claesen put Belgium 4–2 improving. Belanov scored from the punishment spot with nine minutes remaining, but neither he nor any of his teammates could find a one-fourth finish for the Soviet Union. At the Olympic University Stadium in Mexico City, the european champions France ended Italy ‘s reign as world champions with a 2–0 victory thanks to goals from Michel Platini and Yannick Stopyra. In the replay of the 1930 FIFA World Cup Final, Argentina good edged out south american champions Uruguay in Puebla thanks to a 42nd-minute fall from Pedro Pasculli. The all-South American affair had a Diego Maradona ‘s goal disallowed. In Querétaro, Denmark were eliminated as they went from a 1–0 lead to a 5–1 buffet against Spain ; identify actor Frank Arnesen was suspended for the game after being sent off against West Germany in their last group match, for taking a pilfer at german playmaker Lothar Matthäus. The Danes scored first, with a Jesper Olsen penalty, but they were then taken apart by a annihilative performance from Butragueño of Spain, who scored four of his team ‘s five goals. At the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, England progressed to the quarter-finals comfortably when they saw off Paraguay 3–0, while Brazil brushed aside Poland 4–0. West Germany had a much harder time getting past Morocco, for whom goalkeeper Badou Zaki had an outstanding game. Morocco held out until the 87th minute, when Lothar Matthäus scored the entirely goal of the meet with a unblock kick. Mexico won 2–0 against Bulgaria with an outstanding scissor-kick goal by Manuel Negrete which is honored by a memorial plaque at the Azteca. In the quarter-finals, France faced three-time world champion Brazil in Guadalajara. Brazil were well on top in the early stages, and Careca put them one up after 18 minutes. Five minutes before half-time, France drew floor when Michel Platini scored his 41st goal after converting a cross from Dominique Rocheteau. Brazil had a casual to regain the lead in the second half when Branco was fouled by french keeper Joël Bats in the penalty sphere. Zico got astir to take the kick, but Bats saved Zico ‘s penalty. The peer went to excess time, and France finished slightly the stronger of the two sides. No more goals were scored, and so it was time for a punishment shoot-out. Socrates, who had earlier missed an open finish and headed an easy chance straight into the french keeper ‘s arms, failed with the first gripe for Brazil. The following six penalties were all converted, and then Platini fired over the stripe. Brazil were back on floor terms – but not for long. Julio Cesar struck the post with his penalty, and Luis Fernández then scored to put France through 4–3 on penalties. Two early quarter-finals were besides decided on penalties. Jan Ceulemans put Belgium ahead against Spain in the 35th minute, but Spanish substitute Señor equalised with five minutes to go. No more goals were scored in extra clock time, and Belgium won the shoot-out 5–4. On the hosts ‘ first game outside of the Azteca, Francisco Javier Cruz saw a goal disallowed as West Germany and Mexico drew 0–0 after extra time. The West Germans eliminated the hosts 4–1 on penalties. As a curiosity, the german goalkeeper Harald Schumacher jumped to the right in the three Mexican penalties ( stopping two of them ). The quarter-final between Argentina and England at the Azteca featured two very different goals in the second one-half by Diego Maradona : the beginning was scored illegally, as he punched the ball into the goal past England goalkeeper Peter Shilton. The referee did not see the handball and the goal was given as valid. After the game, Maradona claimed the finish was scored “ A bit with the mind of Maradona and another sting with the handwriting of God ” ; it became known as the “ Hand of God “ goal. For his second goal, voted “ Goal of the Century “ in 2002 on the FIFA web site, Maradona dribbled half the length of the field past five english players before scoring. With 20 minutes to go, the introduction of John Barnes as a substitute changed the tide of shimmer in England ‘s favor, as he pinged crisscross after cross into the Argentine penalty area : with 9 minutes to go, Lineker got on the end of one and scored, then about repeated the venereal disease six minutes later but was precisely ineffective to reach the ball thanks to a seasonably block by Olarticoechea : 2–1 to Argentina was the final score. In Argentina, the game was seen as revenge for the Falklands War. [ 16 ]

Semi-finals, third-place match, and final examination [edit ]

In the first gear semi-final match, Andreas Brehme put West Germany 1–0 ahead against France in the one-ninth infinitesimal in Guadalajara, but the consequence remained in doubt until two minutes from time when Rudi Völler made it 2–0, and West Germany were in the final examination for the second World Cup in succession. In the second semi-final equal, Maradona struck twice in the moment half as Argentina beat Belgium 2–0 at the Azteca. France went on to defeat Belgium in the third-place match, 4–2. So it was to be the south american english Argentina vs the european West Germany at the final examination at the Azteca, the second meter this massive stadium would host a World Cup Final ( the inaugural in 1970 ). Jose Brown put Argentina one up center through the first half of the final examination, and when Jorge Valdano scored a second for the South Americans in the fifty-fifth hour, Argentina looked to be strolling to victory. West Germany then staged a enlivened comeback. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge pulled one back in the 74th minute, and six minutes subsequently Rudi Völler hit the equalizer. With seven minutes remaining, a authorize from Maradona gave Jorge Burruchaga the probability to score the achiever for Argentina. Eight years on from their home triumph, Argentina regained the world deed and 30 million people in Argentina celebrated in the streets after the final examination victory. Maradona was the Golden Ball winner as the best musician of the tournament, while Gary Lineker of England won the Golden Boot as the leading scorer of the World Cup with six goals .

Results [edit ]

All times are Central Time (UTC−6)

Group stage [edit ]

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners, runners-up, and best four third-placed teams advance to the Round of 16

Group A [edit ]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4
3  Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
4  South Korea 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1

South Korea made their foremost appearance since 1954. They managed to score their first goal ( against Argentina ) and their first draw ( against Bulgaria ) .

Group B [edit ]

Cruz and Cabañas going for the ball in Mexico v Paraguay

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico ( H ) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Paraguay 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4
3  Belgium 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
4  Iraq 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0

( H ) Host informant : FIFA Host

Group C [edit ]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 5
3  Hungary 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 2
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0

Group D [edit ]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4
3  Northern Ireland 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
4  Algeria 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1

Group E [edit ]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  West Germany 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 3
3  Uruguay 3 0 2 1 2 7 −5 2
4  Scotland 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1

Group F [edit ]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 3
3  Poland 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 3
4  Portugal 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2

Ranking of third-placed teams [edit ]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Belgium 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3 Advance to knockout stage
2 F  Poland 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 3
3 A  Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
4 E  Uruguay 3 0 2 1 2 7 −5 2
5 C  Hungary 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 2
6 D  Northern Ireland 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1

Knockout stage [edit ]

Belgium finished in 4th place, their best finish in the World Cup until 2018, where they finished one-third. Argentina beat West Germany for the first fourth dimension and won their second World Cup .

Round of 16 [edit ]

third base place play-off [edit ]

final examination [edit ]

Awards [edit ]

source : [ 17 ]

Goalscorers [edit ]

Gary Lineker received the Golden Boot for scoring six goals. In total, 132 goals were scored by 82 players, with two of them credited as own goals .

6 goals[18]
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

loss cards [edit ]

eight-spot players received a red menu during the tournament :

FIFA retrospective ranking [edit ]

In 1986, FIFA published a composition that ranked all teams in each World Cup up to and including 1986, based on progress in the rival, overall results and timbre of the opposition. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] The rankings for the 1986 tournament were as follows :

R Team G P W D L GF GA GD Pts.
1  Argentina A 7 6 1 0 14 5 +9 13
2  West Germany E 7 3 2 2 8 7 +1 8
3  France C 7 4 2 1 12 6 +6 10
4  Belgium B 7 2 2 3 12 15 −3 6
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  Brazil D 5 4 1 0 10 1 +9 9
6  Mexico B 5 3 2 0 6 2 +4 8
7  Spain D 5 3 1 1 11 4 +7 7
8  England F 5 2 1 2 7 3 +4 5
Eliminated in the round of 16
9  Denmark E 4 3 0 1 10 6 +4 6
10  Soviet Union C 4 2 1 1 12 5 +7 5
11  Morocco F 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 4
12  Italy A 4 1 2 1 5 6 −1 4
13  Paraguay B 4 1 2 1 4 6 −2 4
14  Poland F 4 1 1 2 1 7 −6 3
15  Bulgaria A 4 0 2 2 2 6 −4 2
16  Uruguay E 4 0 2 2 2 8 −6 2
Eliminated in the group stage
17  Portugal F 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
18  Hungary C 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 2
19  Scotland E 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
20  South Korea A 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
21  Northern Ireland D 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
22  Algeria D 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
23  Iraq B 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
24  Canada C 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0

References [edit ]