1986 FIFA World Cup facts for kids

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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	Diego Maradona
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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.

Participants

Africa

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

Asia

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

Europe

• Belgium (BEL) • Squad
• Bulgaria (BUL) • Squad
• Denmark (DEN) • Squad
• England (ENG) • Squad
• France (FRA) • Squad
• West Germany (FRG) • Squad
• Hungary (HUN) • Squad
• Italy (ITA) • Squad
• Northern Ireland (NIR) • Squad
• Poland (POL) • Squad
• Portugal (POR) • Squad
• Scotland (SCO) • Squad
• Soviet Union (URS) • Squad
• Spain (ESP) • Squad

North and Central America

• Canada (CAN) • Squad
• Mexico (MEX) • Squad

South America

• Argentina (ARG) • Squad
• Brazil (BRA) • Squad
• Paraguay (PAR) • Squad
• Uruguay (URU) • Squad

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	Estadio Revolución, Irapuato
	Yakovenko  2' Aleinikov  4' Belanov  24' (pen.) Yaremchuk  66', 75' Rodionov  80'

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	Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
			Careca  15', 87' Josimar  42'

12 June 1986 12:00	Algeria	0-3	Spain	Tecnológico, Monterrey
			Calderé  15', 68' Eloy  70'

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	Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl
	Elkjær Larsen  11', 67', 80' Lerby  41' Laudrup  52' J. Olsen  88'		Francescoli  45' (pen.)

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	Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
	Diamantino  80'		Khairi  19', 26' Merry Krimau  62'

11 June 1986 16:00	England	3-0	Poland	Tecnológico, Monterrey
	Lineker  9', 14', 34'

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 12:00	Mexico	2-0	Bulgaria	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
	Negrete  34' Servín  61'

15 June 1986 16:00	Soviet Union	3-4 (a.e.t.)	Belgium	Estadio Nou Camp, León
	Belanov  27', 70', 111' (pen.)		Scifo  56' Ceulemans  77' Demol  102' Claesen  110'

16 June 1986 12:00	Brazil	4-0	Poland	Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
	Sócrates  30' (pen.) Josimar  55' Edinho  79' Careca  83' (pen.)

16 June 1986 16:00	Argentina	1-0	Uruguay	Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
	Pasculli  42'

17 June 1986 12:00	Italy	0-2	France	Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
			Platini  15' Stopyra  57'

17 June 1986 16:00	Morocco	0-1	West Germany	Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
			Matthäus  87'

18 June 1986 12:00	England	3-0	Paraguay	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
	Lineker  31', 73' Beardsley  56'

18 June 1986 16:00	Denmark	1-5	Spain	Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro
	J. Olsen  33' (pen.)		Butragueño  43', 56', 80', 88' (pen.) Goikoetxea  68' (pen.)

Quarterfinals

21 June 1986 12:00	Brazil	1-1 (a.e.t.)	France	Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
	Careca  17'		Platini  40'
		Penalties
	Sócrates Alemão Zico Branco Júlio César	3-4	Stopyra Amoros Bellone Platini Fernández

21 June 1986 16:00	West Germany	0-0 (a.e.t.)	Mexico	Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
		Penalties
	Allofs Brehme Matthäus Littbarski	4-1	Negrete Quirarte Servín

22 June 1986 12:00	Argentina	2-1	England	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
	Maradona  51', 55'		Lineker  81'

22 June 1986 16:00	Spain	1-1 (a.e.t.)	Belgium	Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
	Señor  85'		Ceulemans  35'
		Penalties
	Señor Eloy Chendo Butragueño Víctor	4-5	Claesen Scifo Broos Vervoort L. Van Der Elst

Semifinals

25 June 1986 12:00	France	0-2	West Germany	Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
			Brehme  9' Völler  89'

25 June 1986 16:00	Argentina	2-0	Belgium	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
	Maradona  51', 63'

3rd place

28 June 1986 12:00	Belgium	2-4 (a.e.t.)	France	Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
	Ceulemans  11' Claesen  73'		Ferreri  27' Papin  43' Genghini  104' Amoros  111' (pen.)

Final

29 June 1986 12:00	Argentina	3-2	West Germany	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
	Brown  23' Valdano  55' Burruchaga  83'		Rummenigge  74' Völler  80'

1986 FIFA World Cup Winners
Argentina 2nd title

R	Team	G	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts.
1	Spain	C	6	5	1	0	12	1	+11	16
2	Italy	C	6	2	3	1	6	7	-1	9
3	Germany	B	5	4	0	1	10	6	+4	12
4	Portugal	B	5	3	1	1	6	4	+2	10
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5	England	D	4	2	2	0	5	3	+2	8
6	Czech Republic	A	4	2	0	2	4	6	-2	6
7	Greece	A	4	1	1	2	5	7	-2	4
8	France	D	4	1	1	2	3	5	-2	4
Eliminated in the group stage
9	Russia	A	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4
10	Croatia	C	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
11	Sweden	D	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
12	Denmark	B	3	1	0	2	4	5	-1	3
13	Ukraine	D	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2	3
14	Poland	A	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	2
15	Netherlands	B	3	0	0	3	2	5	-3	0
16	Republic of Ireland	C	3	0	0	3	1	9	-8	0

Images for kids

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  Pique, the official mascot of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

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       Countries qualified for World Cup      Country did not qualify      Countries that did not enter World Cup      Country not a FIFA member

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  Map of results
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  Celebrations of Mexican fans at Zocalo main square, June 7, 1986.

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  Cruz and Cabañas going for the ball in Mexico v Paraguay

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  Antonio Alzamendi scoring for Uruguay v West Germany

See also

In Spanish: Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 1986 para niños