1986 FIFA World Cup
Mexico
The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th edition of the World Cup. It was hosted by Mexico and 52 games were played in total.
Champions
Argentina
Argentina became World Champions for the 2nd time, beating Germany 3 - 2 in the final. Argentina scored 14 goals in 7 games, Diego Maradona being the top goalscorer for the team with 5 goals.
1986 World Cup Statistics
- 52Games
- In 1986 a total of 52 matches were played at the World Cup final tournament.
- 132Goals
- A total of 132 were scored in 52 matches, with a goals per game ratio of 2.54
- 2.4MAttendance
- A total of 2394031 people have attended at 52 matches, with an attendance per game of 46k
- Gary Lineker
- The top goalscorer at the 1986 World Cup, netting 6 goals for England
Games by stages
View all- Final
ArgentinaARG3 - 2
GERGermany - Third place
FranceFRA
4 - 2
BELBelgium - Semi-finals
ArgentinaARG2 - 0BELBelgium
FranceFRA0 - 2GERGermany- Quarter-finals
ArgentinaARG2 - 1
ENGEngland
SpainESP
(4)1 - 1(5)BELBelgium
BrazilBRA
(3)1 - 1(4)FRAFrance
GermanyGER(4)0 - 0(1)
MEXMexico- Round of 16
DenmarkDEN
1 - 5ESPSpain
EnglandENG3 - 0
PARParaguay
ItalyITA
0 - 2FRAFrance
MoroccoMAR
0 - 1GERGermany
ArgentinaARG1 - 0
URUUruguay
BrazilBRA4 - 0
POLPoland
MexicoMEX2 - 0
BULBulgaria
RussiaRUS
3 - 4BELBelgium- Group A
BulgariaBUL1 - 1ITAItaly
ArgentinaARG3 - 1
KORKorea Republic
Korea RepublicKOR1 - 1BULBulgaria
ItalyITA1 - 1ARGArgentina
Korea RepublicKOR2 - 3ITAItaly
ArgentinaARG2 - 0BULBulgaria- Group B
BelgiumBEL1 - 2MEXMexico
ParaguayPAR1 - 0
IRQIraq
MexicoMEX1 - 1PARParaguay
IraqIRQ1 - 2BELBelgium
ParaguayPAR2 - 2BELBelgium
IraqIRQ0 - 1MEXMexico- Group C
CanadaCAN
0 - 1FRAFrance
RussiaRUS6 - 0
HUNHungary
FranceFRA1 - 1RUSRussia
HungaryHUN2 - 0CANCanada
RussiaRUS2 - 0CANCanada
HungaryHUN0 - 3FRAFrance- Group D
SpainESP0 - 1BRABrazil
AlgeriaALG
1 - 1
NIRNorthern Ireland
BrazilBRA1 - 0ALGAlgeria
Northern IrelandNIR1 - 2ESPSpain
Northern IrelandNIR0 - 3BRABrazil
AlgeriaALG0 - 3ESPSpain- Group E
UruguayURU1 - 1GERGermany
ScotlandSCO
0 - 1DENDenmark
GermanyGER2 - 1SCOScotland
DenmarkDEN6 - 1URUUruguay
ScotlandSCO0 - 0URUUruguay
DenmarkDEN2 - 0GERGermany- Group F
MoroccoMAR0 - 0POLPoland
PortugalPOR
1 - 0ENGEngland
EnglandENG0 - 0MARMorocco
PolandPOL1 - 0PORPortugal
PortugalPOR1 - 3MARMorocco
EnglandENG3 - 0POLPoland
Group Stages
Group A
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARGArgentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | ITAItaly | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | BULBulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 4 | KORKorea Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 1 |
Group B
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEXMexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | PARParaguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | BELBelgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | IRQIraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
Group C
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRAFrance | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | RUSRussia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 |
| 3 | HUNHungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 3 |
| 4 | CANCanada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
Group D
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRABrazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | ESPSpain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | ALGAlgeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 4 | NIRNorthern Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
Group E
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DENDenmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | GERGermany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | URUUruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
| 4 | SCOScotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
Group F
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARMorocco | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| 2 | POLPoland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 3 | ENGEngland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 4 | PORPortugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |