1986 FIFA World Cup

Association football tournament in Mexico 1986 World Cup December 2014 FIFA World Cup 1986 es Copa Mundial de FútbolMéxico '86 1986 FIFA World Cup.svg 240px 1986 FIFA World Cup official logo, designed by Rubén Santiago Hernández Mexico 31 May – 29 June 5 24 12 11 Argentina 1861 2 West Germany France 1974 Belgium 52 132 main A-F ENG Gary Lineker (6 goals) ARG 1861 Diego Maradona BEL Enzo Scifo BRA 1968 1982 1990 The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so, and withdrew in November 1982. Mexico was selected as the new host in May 1983, and became the first country to host the World Cup more than once, after previously hosting the 1970 edition. The World Cup was won by Argentina (their second 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 his "Hand of God" goal, as well as another voted the "Goal of the Century", in the same quarter-final match against England. These were two of the five goals that Maradona scored during the tournament, and he also created another five for his teammates.https://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=502188/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140709171155/http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=502188/index.html dead 9 July 2014 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico – Overview FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 11 March 2013 Argentina beat West Germany 3–2 in the final at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca. Argentina would not win the World Cup again until 2022, 36 years later. Total attendance was 2,394,031, an average per match of 46,039.https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/mexico1986/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131220184547/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/mexico1986/index.html dead 20 December 2013 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 15 June 2014 Canada, Denmark and Iraq made their first appearances at the final stage. The format of the competition changed from 1982. The final pair of matches in each group started at the same timehttp://www.algeria.com/blog/the-game-that-changed-the-world-cup-algeria The Game that Changed the World Cup — Algeria algeria.com 15 September 2009 10 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910220511/http://www.algeria.com/blog/the-game-that-changed-the-world-cup-algeria live and the second round was played on a knockout basis rather than groups. The 24 teams qualified were divided into six groups of four (A to F). The top two teams and the four best third-place finishers from the six groups advanced to the knockout round of 16 teams. Italy were the defending champions, but were eliminated by France in the round of 16. The tournament saw the appearance of the Mexican wave, a spectator phenomenon which was popularised worldwide after featuring during the tournament.Who invented the Mexican Wave? https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8742454.stm 12 September 2018 BBC 12 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180912131612/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8742454.stm live http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/168505,fan-crazes.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20131110173626/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/168505%2Cfan-crazes.aspx 10 November 2013 ...Fan Crazes Andy Jackson 11 June 2010 FourFourTwo (Australia) 25 August 2011 dead https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-100-greatest-world-cup-moments-1915569.html?action=Gallery&ino=94 The 100 greatest World Cup moments. # 94. The Mexican Wave Simon Rice The Independent 10 June 2010 25 August 2011 20 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181120072219/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-100-greatest-world-cup-moments-1915569.html?action=Gallery&ino=94 live Host selection FIFA World Cup hosts Colombian withdrawal from the 1986 FIFA World Cup Colombia was originally chosen as hosts by FIFA in June 1974, with Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Pereira and Bucaramanga intended as the host cities, plus potentially Barranquilla.World Soccer 1986 - World Cup without a home? Maier Hanns J 24–25 June 1979 Colombia agreed to host a 16-team competition. However, days before the 1978 FIFA World Cup's opening match, FIFA later allowed an expansion to 24 teams for the 1982 World Cup in Spain, which was more challenging for Colombia to host, although FIFA President João Havelange initially gave assurances that they could revert to a 16-team tournament. Colombian president Julio César Turbay Ayala was initially against holding the tournament in his country, but reluctantly granted permission in October 1980.https://www.newspapers.com/image/98518653 for the record SOCCER 23 October 1980 Detroit Free Press 11 October 2021 2 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211102194043/http://www.newspapers.com/image/98518653/ live However, the next Colombian president, Belisario Betancur, declared on 5 November 1982 that they could not afford to host the World Cup under the terms that FIFA demanded.Pougatch Mark Three Lions Versus the World: England's World Cup Stories from the Men Who Were There https://books.google.com/books?id=jcLeQJan_skC&pg=PT175 11 January 2011 Mainstream Publishing 978-1-907195-59-4 175 thumb|left|230px|Football fountain created in 1986 to commemorate the FIFA World Cup in Mexico. Querétaro was one of the venues and this fountain is located just a few blocks away from the Corregidora Stadium Although Mexico, United States and Canada submitted bids on 11 March 1983 to be the replacement host, (Brazil was the only other eligible bidder but did not bid) 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 bid, saying the United States and Canada had "deviated" from FIFA's criteriaA place for soccer's World Cup https://www.nytimes.com/1983/05/08/sports/a-place-for-soccer-s-world-cup.html 8 May 1983 Lawrie Mifflin New York Times 8 October 2020 21 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210821230431/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/05/08/sports/a-place-for-soccer-s-world-cup.html live and Exco members refused to visit Canadian and American stadium sites.Mexico Is Chosen As World Cup Host https://www.nytimes.com/1983/05/21/sports/mexico-is-chosen-as-world-cup-host.html 21 May 1983 UPI 8 October 2020 16 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210816021427/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/05/21/sports/mexico-is-chosen-as-world-cup-host.html live On 20 May, the committee announced Mexico as the replacement hosts despite Havelange stating that the United States and Canada had made better presentations. Mexico became the first nation to host two World Cups, as it had hosted the 1970 FIFA World Cup. thumb|230px|Opening ceremony held in Estadio Azteca The Canadian representatives criticised the committee's decision not to 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 bidding. The United States' bid contained more than the required number of stadiums with the required 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, only six of which seated over 40,000 at the time of the bid, and three over 60,000. Havelange in turn criticised the United States' handling of stadium selection for the football tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The Americans also pointed out that Mexico had the influence of two seats on the 22-person executive committee, a FIFA vice president and an executive at Televisa, a Mexican television network with ties to Havelange. Also working in Mexico's favour was Havelange secretly promising the broadcast rights to Televisa ahead of the vote.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/sports/soccer/07iht-soccer07.html New York Times One of FIFA's Own Speaks Out Rob Hughes 7 September 2011 8 October 2020 3 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210803171316/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/sports/soccer/07iht-soccer07.html live Following the bidding process, Henry Kissinger, the former United States Secretary of State who led the United States bid committee, remarked, "The politics of soccer make me nostalgic for the politics of the Middle East," while the leader of the Canadian committee called Mexico's 10-page bid document "a joke." A severe earthquake in September 1985, eight months before the tournament, cast doubthttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-12-15-sp-628-story.html World Cup : Draw Comes as Mexico Tries to Pick Up Pieces 15 December 1985 Los Angeles Times 22 October 2020 21 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240521013011/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-12-15-sp-628-story.html live over Mexico's ability to organise the event, but the stadiums were not affected and it was decided to go ahead with the preparations.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-09-23-mn-19523-story.html EARTHQUAKES IN MEXICO : World Cup Still On, Officials Say 23 September 1985 Los Angeles Times 22 October 2020 4 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201104030338/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-09-23-mn-19523-story.html live As 1986 had been declared the International Year of Peace by the United Nations, the advertising boards of all the stadia displayed the FIFA and United Nations logos along with the legend "Football for Peace – Peace Year".2012-05-04 International Year of Peace 1986 Stamps http://peace.gnet.no/ 2023-11-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20120504170353/http://peace.gnet.no/ 4 May 2012 For the design of the logo an unofficial motto was adopted: "El Mundo Unido por Un Balón" ("The World United by a Ball").2019-09-03 Creador del mejor logo de los mundiales: "Nadie me ha felicitado" https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/mundial/nota/_/id/6026941/creador-del-mejor-logo-de-los-mundiales-nadie-me-ha-felicitado 2022-11-26 ESPN.com.ar es 26 November 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126040310/https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/mundial/nota/_/id/6026941/creador-del-mejor-logo-de-los-mundiales-nadie-me-ha-felicitado live The final draw took place on 15 December 1985 hosted at Televisa San Ángel studios in Mexico City. Qualification 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification thumb|Argentina qualified in the last fixture after a 2–2 draw v Peru Three teams qualified for the World Cup for the first time: Canada, Denmark, and IraqEl Gráfico # 3477. 27 May 1986. Iraq played all their 'home' matches on neutral ground in Saudi Arabia because of the Iran–Iraq War. Canada would not appear again until 2022Canada qualify for the men’s FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1986 on canadasoccer.com. 27 Mar 2022, and Iraq would not qualify again until the next time the tournament was held in Mexico in 2026. South Korea qualified for the first time since 1954, Paraguay for the first time since 1958, Portugal for the first time since 1966, Morocco for the first time since 1970 and Bulgaria and Uruguay for the first time since 1974. It remains as of 2026 the last appearance of Hungary and Northern Ireland. All six previous World Cup-winning nations (Argentina, Brazil, England, West Germany, Italy, and Uruguay) qualified, which held the record of most previous champions at a tournament before the record was broken in 2002 with the addition of France (who won the 1998 tournament) and a second time in 2014 with the addition of Spain (who won the 2010 tournament). List of qualified teams The following 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. start AFC (2) IRQ 1963 (debut) KOR 1984 CAF (2) ALG MAR OFC (0) None qualified break CONCACAF (2) CAN (debut) MEX (hosts) CONMEBOL (4) ARG 1861 BRA 1968 PAR 1954 URU break UEFA (14) BEL BUL 1971 DEN (debut) ENG FRA 1974 HUN ITA 1946 (holders) NIR POL POR SCO URS 1955 ESP FRG break thumb|upright=1.5|#000cff Countries qualified for World Cup #ffb400 Country did not qualify black Countries that did not enter World Cup #ababab Country not a FIFA member end Venues Eleven cities hosted the tournament, with a total of twelve stadiums used (two of them in Mexico City), among which were counted all five stadia that hosted the 1970 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 total matches; the Olimpico Universitario Stadium hosted four matches (if the Mexico City suburban town Nezahualcoyotl's three matches are included, this brings the total up to 16 matches; nearly a third of all matches in this tournament). Guadalajara, Mexico's second largest city hosted nine total matches (the Jalisco Stadium hosted six matches, the Tres de Marzo Stadium in Zapopan hosted three), Monterrey hosted eight matches (The Tecnologico Stadium hosted three matches and the Universitario Stadium in San Nicolas de los Garza hosted five matches), and the Cuauhtémoc Stadium in Puebla hosted five matches. The hot, humid and rainy summer weather in Mexico varied from humid desert locations like Monterrey to tropical locations such as Guadalajara; but perhaps the greatest hardship the players had to contend with was the high altitude of the Mexican locations. With the exception of the 93 – 104 F C temperatures of Monterrey (still 2,000 feet above sea level), all of the stadia were located in cities that varied anywhere from Guadalajara being 5138 ft above sea level to Toluca being 8730 ft above sea level, making conditions very difficult for the players running around in these stadia – but the higher the cities, the less intense the heat. Mexico City, the location of the opening and final matches and the location where the most matches were played was 7380 ft above sea level and the weather there was not as hot as in other cities used in this World Cup. Mexico City Guadalajara, Jalisco Puebla City, Puebla Estadio Azteca Estadio Olímpico Universitario Estadio Jalisco Estadio Cuauhtémoc Capacity: 114,600 Capacity: 72,212 Capacity: 66,193 Capacity: 46,416 alt=|220x220px alt=|220x220px alt=|220x220px alt=|220x220px San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León(Monterrey area) Mexico Mexico 19.302911 -99.150442 MXC Blue pog.svg 10 top Mexico 20.681667 -103.462778 GuadalajaraZapopan left Mexico 25.722806 -100.312056 MonterreySNDLG right Mexico 20.5875 -100.392778 Querétaro right Mexico 19.0778 -98.1644 Puebla right Mexico 19.2873 -99.6667 Toluca left Mexico 20.6841 -101.3563 Irapuato bottom Mexico 21.1155 -101.6577 León top center 570 Querétaro, Querétaro Estadio Universitario Estadio La Corregidora Capacity: 43,780 Capacity: 38,576 alt=|220x220px alt=|220x220px Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico(Mexico City area) Monterrey, Nuevo León Estadio Neza 86 Stadiums in Mexico City (labeled as MXC (10px) above)Mexico Federal District center 175 Mexico Federal District 19.3319 -99.1922 Olímpico left Mexico Federal District 19.3029 -99.1505 Azteca bottom Mexico Federal District 19.4078 -98.9883 Neza top Estadio Tecnológico Capacity: 34,536 Capacity: 33,805 alt=|220x220px alt=|220x220px Toluca, State of Mexico Irapuato, Guanajuato León, Guanajuato Zapopan, Jalisco(Guadalajara area) Estadio Toluca 70–86 Estadio Sergio León Chávez Estadio Nou Camp Estadio Tres de Marzo Capacity: 32,612 Capacity: 31,336 Capacity: 30,531 Capacity: 30,015 alt=|220x220px alt=|220x220px alt=|220x220px alt=|220x220px 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 only played at the Olimpico and in Puebla (except for the Bulgaria-Italy opening tournament match, which was played in the Azteca), Group B only played at the Azteca and in Toluca (hosts Mexico were part of this group; they played all their group stage matches at the Azteca), Group C played in León and Irapuato, Group D only played in Guadalajara (including the Guadalajara area town of Zapopan; the last match of this group was played in Monterrey), Group E exclusively 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. StadiumMatchesTeams hosted in the first roundEstadio AztecaOpening match, Group B, R2, QF, SF, FinalMEXEstadio Olímpico UniversitarioGroup A, R2ARG, BUL 1971, KOR 1984Estadio JaliscoGroup D, R2, QF, SFBRA 1968Estadio CuauhtémocGroup A, R2, QF,Match for third placeITAEstadio UniversitarioGroup F, R2, QFPOLEstadio La CorregidoraGroup E, R2FRGEstadio TecnológicoGroup FENG, POR*, MAR*Estadio Nou CampGroup C, R2FRA 1974Estadio Neza 86Group EURU, DEN, SCOEstadio Sergio León ChávezGroup CURS, HUN, CANEstadio Tres de MarzoGroup DESP*, NIR, ALG*Estadio Toluca 70–86Group BBEL, PAR 1954, IRQ 1963 Morocco and Portugal played in Guadalajara while Spain and Algeria played in Monterrey. Match officials Africa 15em TUN 1959 Ali Ben Nasser MRI Edwin Picon-Ackong MLI Idrissa Traoré Asia 15em KSA Fallaj Al-Shanar SYR 1980 Jamal Al Sharif JPN 1870 Shizuo Takada Europe 15em ITA Luigi Agnolin AUT Horst Brummeier URS 1955 Valeri Butenko TCH Vojtech Christov ENG George Courtney SUI André Daina BUL 1971 Bogdan Dotchev SWE Erik Fredriksson ROU 1965 Ioan Igna NED Jan Keizer GDR Siegfried Kirschen HUN Lajos Németh YUG Zoran Petrović BEL Alexis Ponnet FRA 1974 Joël Quiniou FRG Volker Roth ESP Victoriano Sánchez Arminio POR Carlos Silva Valente NIR Alan Snoddy North and Central America 15em GUA Rómulo Méndez MEX Antonio Márquez Ramírez USA David Socha CRC Berny Ulloa Morera Oceania AUS Chris Bambridge South America 15em BRA 1968 Romualdo Arppi Filho COL Jesús Díaz ARG 1861 Carlos Espósito PAR 1954 Gabriel González Roa URU José Luis Martínez Bazán CHI Hernán Silva Squads For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1986 FIFA World Cup squads. Seeding Seeded teams(hosts and top 5 from 1982 World Cup) Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 MEX (hosts) ITA 1946 (1982 winners) FRG (1982 runners-up) POL (1982 third place) FRA 1974 (1982 fourth place) BRA 1968 (1982 fifth place) ENG URS 1955 ESP ARG 1861 PAR 1954 URU CAN DEN ALG MAR IRQ 1963 KOR 1984 BEL BUL 1971 HUN NIR POR SCO Summary thumb|upright=1.9|Map of results 8em#2b42a3 Champion #34c0be Runner-up #269c5a Third place #81c846 Fourth place #e4e454 Quarter-finals #f4d4ac Round of 16 #b94954 Group stage First round (group stage) The first round 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 scoring. South Korea and Bulgaria also 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 further win over Iraq, 1–0. Paraguay and Belgium also progressed after both beating Iraq and drawing with each other. Group C pitted a strong 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 place in the group after beating Hungary, 3–0. Hungary had earlier lost 6–0 against the Soviet Union, which won the group due to goal 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 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 match saw a goal from Josimar on his debut and was also the final 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 cent record. They beat Alex Ferguson's 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 penalty and a goal from John Eriksen. After losing to Denmark, Scotland took the lead against West Germany thanks to a Gordon Strachan goal, but the West Germans fought back to win 2–1. After a violent 0–0 draw against Uruguay, the Scots were eliminated from the tournament. During that game José Batista of Uruguay was sent off after less than one minute of play for a foul on Strachan, a World Cup record that still stands. West Germany went through to the second round despite a loss against Denmark. Morocco topped Group F after holding both Poland and England to goalless draws, and beating Portugal 3–1. By doing so, they became the first African team, and only the second 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 red card (he was not selected for the remainder of the tournament, even after having served his obligatory one-match ban). In their last first-round game, with the captaincy taken over by Peter Shilton in goal, a first-half Gary Lineker hat-trick helped the reshaped side beat Poland 3–0 – although losing yet another player to a ban for the next round, Terry Fenwick receiving his second booking 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 first round. Portugal, making their first appearance in 20 years, went on strike (in the Saltillo Affair) during the competition. Players refused to train between their first and second games (against England and Poland) and were eliminated after a loss to Morocco in the final group match. Second round and quarter-finals (knockout rounds) 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 extra time Stephane Demol and Nico Claesen put Belgium 4–2 up. Belanov scored from the penalty spot with nine minutes remaining, but neither he nor any of his teammates could find a fourth goal 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 rematch of the 1930 FIFA World Cup Final, Argentina just edged out South American champions Uruguay in Puebla thanks to a 42nd-minute strike from Pedro Pasculli. The all-South American affair had a Diego Maradona goal disallowed. In Querétaro, Denmark were eliminated as they went from a 1–0 lead to a 5–1 battering against Spain; key player Frank Arnesen was suspended for the game after being sent off against West Germany in their last group match, for taking a swipe at German playmaker Lothar Matthäus. The Danes scored first, with a Jesper Olsen penalty, but they were then taken apart by a devastating 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 only goal of the match with a free kick. Mexico won 2–0 against Bulgaria with an outstanding scissor-kick goal by Manuel Negrete which is honored by a remembrance 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 level when Michel Platini scored his 41st goal after converting a cross from Dominique Rocheteau. Brazil had a chance to regain the lead in the second half when Branco was fouled by French keeper Joël Bats in the penalty area. Zico got up to take the kick, but Bats saved Zico's penalty. The match went to extra time, and France finished slightly the stronger of the two sides. No more goals were scored, and so it was time for a penalty shoot-out. Socrates, who had earlier missed an open goal and headed an easy chance straight into the French keeper's arms, failed with the first kick for Brazil. The next six penalties were all converted, and then Platini fired over the bar. Brazil were back on level 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 other quarter-finals were also 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 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 half by Diego Maradona: the first 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 goal was scored "A bit with the head of Maradona and another bit with the hand 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 website, 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 play in England's favour, as he pinged cross after cross into the Argentine penalty area: with 9 minutes to go, Lineker got on the end of one and scored, then almost repeated the dose six minutes later but was just unable to reach the ball thanks to a timely block by Olarticoechea: 2–1 to Argentina was the final score. In Argentina, the game was seen as revenge for the Falklands War.El Diego – Diego Maradona, Page 127, 0-224-07190-4 Semi-finals, match for third place and final thumb|170px|Diego Maradona celebrating with the Trophy. Argentina won the tournament unbeaten In the first semi-final match, Andreas Brehme put West Germany 1–0 ahead against France in the ninth minute in Guadalajara, but the outcome remained in doubt until two minutes from time when Rudi Völler made it 2–0, and West Germany were in the final for the second World Cup in succession. In the second semi-final match, Maradona struck twice in the second half as Argentina beat Belgium 2–0 at the Azteca. France went on to defeat Belgium in the match for third place, 4–2 at extra time. As of 2026, it remains the only third place match to go to extra time. So it was to be the South American Argentina vs the European West Germany at the final at the Azteca, the second time this massive stadium would host a World Cup Final (the first in 1970). Jose Brown put Argentina one up midway through the first half of the final, and when Jorge Valdano scored a second for the South Americans in the 55th minute, Argentina looked to be strolling to victory. West Germany then staged a spirited comeback. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge pulled one back in the 74th minute, and six minutes later Rudi Völler hit the equaliser. With seven minutes remaining, a pass from Maradona gave Jorge Burruchaga the chance to score the winner for Argentina. Eight years on from their home triumph, Argentina regained the world title and 30 million people in Argentina celebrated in the streets after the final victory. Maradona was the Golden Ball winner as the best player of the tournament, while Gary Lineker of England won the Golden Boot as the leading scorer of the World Cup with six goals. Group stage All times are Central Time (UTC−6) Key to colours in group tablesGroup winners, runners-up, and best four third-placed teams advance to the round of 16 Group A 1986 FIFA World Cup Group A thumb|Diego Maradona scoring for Argentina v Italy standings no_hide_class_rules A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 Group B 1986 FIFA World Cup Group B thumb|right|Cruz and Cabañas going for the ball in Mexico v Paraguay standings no_hide_class_rules B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 Group C 1986 FIFA World Cup Group C thumb|France v Canada standings no_hide_class_rules C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 Group D 1986 FIFA World Cup Group D thumb|Spain v Brazil standings no_hide_class_rules D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 Group E 1986 FIFA World Cup Group E thumb|Antonio Alzamendi scoring for Uruguay v West Germany standings no_hide_class_rules E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 Group F 1986 FIFA World Cup Group F thumb|Morocco v Portugal standings no_hide_class_rules F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 Ranking of third-placed teams main WDL 180 complete 2 FIFA GrB GrF GrA GrE GrC GrD KO KO KO KO 0 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 5 5 1 0 2 2 9 0 1 2 2 6 0 2 1 2 7 1 1 1 1 3 BUL 1971 BEL HUN NIR URU POL T A B C D E F Q green1 Advance to knockout stage Knockout stage 1986 FIFA World Cup knockout stage Argentina beat West Germany for the first time and won their second World Cup. Belgium finished in fourth place, their best finish in the World Cup until 2018, where they finished third. Bracket Bracket Round of 16 R16-1 R16-2 R16-3 R16-4 R16-5 R16-6 R16-7 R16-8 Quarter-finals QF1 QF2 Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup) QF3 QF4 Semi-finals SF1 SF2 Match for third place 3rd Final 1986 FIFA World Cup final Final Statistics Goalscorers 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 goalsFIFA World Cup – Mexico '86: Official Report, p. 228 ENG Gary Lineker 5 goals ARG 1861 Diego Maradona BRA 1968 Careca ESP Emilio Butragueño 4 goals ARG 1861 Jorge Valdano DEN Preben Elkjær ITA 1946 Alessandro Altobelli URS 1955 Igor Belanov 3 goals BEL Jan Ceulemans BEL Nico Claesen DEN Jesper Olsen FRG Rudi Völler 2 goals 22em ARG 1861 Jorge Burruchaga BEL Enzo Scifo BRA 1968 Josimar BRA 1968 Sócrates FRA 1974 Jean-Pierre Papin FRA 1974 Michel Platini FRA 1974 Yannick Stopyra MEX Fernando Quirarte MAR Abderrazak Khairi PAR 1954 Roberto Cabañas PAR 1954 Romerito ESP Ramón Calderé FRG Klaus Allofs 1 goal 22em ALG Djamel Zidane ARG 1861 José Luis Brown ARG 1861 Pedro Pasculli ARG 1861 Oscar Ruggeri BEL Stéphane Demol BEL Erwin Vandenbergh BEL Franky Vercauteren BEL Daniel Veyt BRA 1968 Edinho BUL 1971 Plamen Getov BUL 1971 Nasko Sirakov DEN John Eriksen DEN Michael Laudrup DEN Søren Lerby ENG Peter Beardsley FRA 1974 Manuel Amoros FRA 1974 Luis Fernández FRA 1974 Jean-Marc Ferreri FRA 1974 Bernard Genghini FRA 1974 Dominique Rocheteau FRA 1974 Jean Tigana HUN Lajos Détári HUN Márton Esterházy IRQ 1963 Ahmed Radhi MEX Luis Flores MEX Manuel Negrete MEX Hugo Sánchez MEX Raúl Servín MAR Abdelkrim Merry NIR Colin Clarke NIR Norman Whiteside POL Włodzimierz Smolarek POR Carlos Manuel POR Diamantino SCO Gordon Strachan KOR 1984 Choi Soon-ho KOR 1984 Huh Jung-moo KOR 1984 Kim Jong-boo KOR 1984 Park Chang-sun URS 1955 Sergei Aleinikov URS 1955 Oleh Blokhin URS 1955 Vasyl Rats URS 1955 Sergey Rodionov URS 1955 Pavlo Yakovenko URS 1955 Ivan Yaremchuk URS 1955 Oleksandr Zavarov ESP Eloy ESP Andoni Goikoetxea ESP Julio Salinas ESP Juan Señor URU Antonio Alzamendi URU Enzo Francescoli FRG Andreas Brehme FRG Lothar Matthäus FRG Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Own goals HUN László Dajka (against the Soviet Union) KOR 1984 Cho Kwang-rae (against Italy) Awards Source:https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=68/awards/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131210112952/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D68/awards/index.html 10 December 2013 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico – Awards FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 11 March 2013 dead Golden BootBest Young PlayerFIFA Fair Play TrophyENG Gary LinekerBEL Enzo ScifoBRA 1968 Golden BallRankPlayerPoints1ARG 1861 Diego Maradona12822FRG Toni Schumacher3443DEN Preben Elkjær2364BEL Jean-Marie Pfaff224FRA 1974 Michel Platini6ENG Gary Lineker2007FRA 1974 Manuel Amoros1688ESP Emilio Butragueño1569FRA 1974 Jean Tigana12410BRA 1968 Júlio César110 Team of the Tournament FIFA selected the following players for the 1986 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team.https://fbref.com/en/awards/wc_all_star/FIFA-World-Cup-All-Star-Team FIFA World Cup All-Star Team Winners FBref 23 August 2026 GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsBEL Jean-Marie PfaffFRA Manuel AmorosBRA Júlio CésarBRA JosimarBEL Jan CeulemansFRA Jean TiganaFRA Michel PlatiniARG Diego MaradonaDEN Preben ElkjærESP Emilio ButragueñoENG Gary Lineker Red cards Eight players received a red card during the tournament: CAN Mike SweeneyHUNGARY – CANADA http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/groupc_hun_v_can.html Planet World Cup 19 December 2011 1 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120101043419/http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/groupc_hun_v_can.html live DEN Frank ArnesenDENMARK – WEST GERMANY http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/groupe_den_v_ger.html Planet World Cup 15 June 2014 31 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171231052049/http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/groupe_den_v_ger.html live ENG Ray WilkinsENGLAND – MOROCCO http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/groupf_eng_v_mor.html Planet World Cup 15 June 2014 1 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140301193914/http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/groupf_eng_v_mor.html live FRG Thomas BertholdWEST GERMANY – MEXICO http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/qf_ger_v_mex.html Planet World Cup 15 June 2014 14 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714175006/http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/qf_ger_v_mex.html live IRQ 1963 Basil GorgisIRAQ – BELGIUM http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/groupb_irq_v_bel.html Planet World Cup 15 June 2014 14 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714124246/http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/groupb_irq_v_bel.html live MEX Javier Aguirre URU José BatistaSCOTLAND – URUGUAY http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/groupe_sco_v_uru.html Planet World Cup 15 June 2014 14 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714194025/http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/groupe_sco_v_uru.html live URU Miguel BossioDENMARK – URUGUAY http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/groupe_den_v_uru.html Planet World Cup 15 June 2014 14 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714143957/http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/groupe_den_v_uru.html live Tournament ranking In 1986, FIFA published a report that ranked all teams in each World Cup up to and including 1986, based on progress in the competition and overall results.FIFA World Cup — Mexico '86; Official Report FIFA Technical Study Group https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2bb4308f4d418319/original/pfnhnhmqhdwqvp62pm27-pdf.pdf#page=45 live https://web.archive.org/web/20100614213621/https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/09/00/fwc_mexico_1986_en_part4_279.pdf#page=45 230 Permanent table 14 June 2010 8 July 2021 FIFA The rankings for the 1986 tournament were as follows: Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. main WDL 2 complete FIFAhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/587cb8e67646ba42/original/knfuogw4prnsdacl3ozx-pdf.pdf Milestones & Superlatives, Statistical Kit for the FIFA World Cup – FIFA World Cup final rankings by tournament FIFA 23 6 April 2018 20 August 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20220325073347/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/587cb8e67646ba42/original/knfuogw4prnsdacl3ozx-pdf.pdf 25 March 2022 H ARG, FRG, FRA, BEL, BRA, MEX, ESP, ENG, DEN, URS, MAR, ITA, PAR, POL, BUL, URU, POR, HUN, SCO, KOR, NIR, ALG, IRQ, CAN 0 1 2 1 5 6 1 0 14 5 2 2 3 12 15 4 1 0 10 1 0 2 2 2 6 0 0 3 0 5 3 0 1 10 6 2 1 2 7 3 4 2 1 12 6 1 0 2 2 9 0 0 3 1 4 1 2 1 5 6 3 2 0 6 2 1 2 1 3 2 0 1 2 2 6 1 2 1 4 6 1 1 2 1 7 1 0 2 2 4 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 2 4 7 2 1 1 12 5 3 1 1 11 4 0 2 2 2 8 3 2 2 8 7 T ALG D ARG 1861 A BEL B BRA 1968 D BUL 1971 A CAN C DEN E ENG F FRA 1974 C HUN C IRQ 1963 B ITA 1946 A MEX B MAR F NIR D PAR 1954 B POL F POR F SCO E KOR 1984 A URS 1955 C ESP D URU E FRG E Final result #FFD700 Champions #C0C0C0 Runners-up #CD7F32 Third place Fourth place Eliminated inquarter-finals Eliminated inround of 16 Eliminated ingroup stage yes yes yes 1st 2nd 3rd 4th QF QF QF QF R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS Marketing Sponsorship The sponsors of the 1986 FIFA World Cup consisted out of 15 FIFA World Cup sponsors.The Official FIFA World Cup™ Partners & Sponsors since 1982 https://www.whatahowler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/fs-401_01_fwc-partners.pdf 2014-01-01 www.whatahowler.com 16 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251116123635/https://www.whatahowler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/fs-401_01_fwc-partners.pdf live FIFA World Cup sponsors Arena Swimwear Bata Budweiser R.J. Reynolds (Camel) Canon Cinzano Coca-Cola Fujifilm Gillette JVC LuK Kupplung Opel Philips Seiko Sport Billy Symbols Mascot 300 1986 FIFA World Cup official Mascot.png Pique, official mascot 1986 - Azteca (Mexico) bw.jpg Adidas Azteca, official ball The official mascot of the 1986 World Cup was Pique, a jalapeño pepper, characteristic of Mexican cuisine, with a moustache, a Colimote sombrero, and Mexican football team colours. Its name comes from picante, a Spanish word meaning "spicy", and was also a pun on the "PK" abbreviation of the football term penalty kick. Pique is also a common Spanish name. The character caused a degree of controversy within Mexico for its ethnic stereotypes.https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/12/world/mexico-world-cup-mascot-not-ole-but-oh-no.html MEXICO WORLD CUP MASCOT: NOT 'OLE' BUT 'OH NO' The New York Times 12 May 1984 6 December 2022 6 December 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221206094130/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/12/world/mexico-world-cup-mascot-not-ole-but-oh-no.html liveSnyder John Soccer's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Clumsy Keepers, Clever Crosses, and Outlandish Oddities https://books.google.com/books?id=_fvyc3QC0TYC&pg=PA247 1 September 2001 Potomac Books, Inc. 978-1-57488-365-7 247 Match ball Adidas Azteca The official match ball of this World Cup was the "Azteca", manufactured by Adidas. It was the first fully synthetic FIFA World Cup ball and the elaborately decorated design was inspired by the hosting nation’s native Aztec architecture and murals. Adidas Azteca is official match ball of World Cup 1986 Football Balls Database 2022 http://football-balls.com/ball-details/azteca-official-match-ball-of-world-cup-1986-in-mexico 2022-11-22 22 November 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221122121832/http://football-balls.com/ball-details/azteca-official-match-ball-of-world-cup-1986-in-mexico live Music The official song of this World Cup was El mundo unido por un balón ("the world united by a ball")[Marketing de México 86: El Mundo Unido Por Un Balón] on laliteradice.com. 14 Apr 2026, performed by Chilean artist Juan Carlos AbaraHimno del Mundial 1986: El mundo unido por un balón on historiadelosmundiales.com. Notes References Match reports Report External links World Cup 1986 1986 FIFA World Cup 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico, FIFA.com 1986 World Cup Details RSSSF FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2), (Part 3) and (Part 4) 1980s Association football Mexico 1986 World Cup Category:1985–86 in Mexican football 1986 Category:May 1986 sports events in North America Category:June 1986 sports events in North America Category:May 1986 in Mexico Category:June 1986 in Mexico