1986 FIFA World Cup

1986 FIFA World Cup
Copa Mundial de Fútbol México '86

1986 FIFA World Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host country  Mexico
Dates 31 May – 29 June (30 days)
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 2,394,031 (46,039 per match)
Top scorer(s) England Gary Lineker (6 goals)
Best player Argentina Diego Maradona
Best young player Belgium Enzo Scifo

The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held 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 officially resigned in 1982. Mexico was selected as the new host in May 1983.

It was won by Argentina (their second title, after winning in 1978). Argentina was captained by Diego Maradona, who scored the "Hand of God" goal, as well as another voted "Goal of the Century", in the same quarter-final against England. These were two of the five goals that Maradona scored during the tournament, and he also created another five for his team-mates.[1] Argentina beat West Germany 3–2 in the final at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca. Total attendance was 2,394,031, an average per match of 46,039.[2] Canada, Denmark and Iraq made their first appearances at the final stage.

The 1986 World Cup saw the appearance of the phenomenon dubbed the Mexican wave, which was popularised world-wide after featuring during the tournament.[3][4]

The format of the competition changed from 1982, with the second round being played on a knock-out 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.

Host selection

Main article: FIFA World Cup hosts

Colombia was originally chosen as hosts by FIFA in June 1974. However, the Colombian authorities eventually declared in November 1982 that they could not afford to host the World Cup under the terms that FIFA demanded because of economic concerns.[5] Mexico was selected on 20 May 1983 as the replacement hosts, beating the bids of Canada and the United States (who eventually hosted the 1994 World Cup), and thereby became the first nation to host two World Cups. This second World Cup in Mexico came 16 years after the first one in 1970. A severe earthquake in September 1985, eight months before the tournament, cast doubt over Mexico's ability to organize the event, but the stadia were not affected and it was decided to go ahead with the preparations. Colombia is now planning to bid for the 2026 World Cup.

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".

For the design of the logo an unofficial motto was adopted: "El Mundo Unido por Un Balón" ("The World United by a Ball").

Mascot

Pique, the official mascot of the 1986 FIFA World Cup

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, Spanish for spicy peppers and sauces.

The character caused a degree of controversy within Mexico for its ethnic stereotypes.[6]

Qualification

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

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 time since 1954, Paraguay for the first time since 1958, and Portugal for the first time since 1966. As of 2014, this was the last time that Hungary, Canada, Iraq and Northern Ireland qualified for the finals.

Venues

Eleven cities hosted the tournament. Seeded teams are in bold.

Mexico City Guadalajara Puebla
Estadio Azteca Estadio Olímpico Universitario Estadio Jalisco Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Capacity: 114,600 Capacity: 72,000 Capacity: 66,000 Capacity: 46,000
San Nicolás de los Garza Querétaro Monterrey León
Estadio Universitario Estadio La Corregidora Estadio Tecnológico Estadio Nou Camp
Capacity: 44,000 Capacity: 40,785 Capacity: 38,000 Capacity: 35,000
Nezahualcoyotl Irapuato Zapopan, Jalisco Toluca
Estadio Neza 86 Estadio Sergio León Chávez Estadio Tres de Marzo Estadio Nemesio Díez
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 32,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 30,000
Stadium Matches Teams hosted in the first round
Estadio AztecaOpening match, Group B, R2,
QF, SF, Final		 Mexico
Estadio Olímpico UniversitarioGroup A, R2 Argentina,  Bulgaria,  South Korea
Estadio JaliscoGroup D, R2, QF, SF Brazil
Estadio CuauhtémocGroup A, R2, QF,
Third-place match		 Italy
Estadio UniversitarioGroup F, R2, QF Poland
Estadio La CorregidoraGroup E, R2 West Germany
Estadio TecnológicoGroup F England,  Portugal*,  Morocco*
Estadio Nou CampGroup C, R2 France
Estadio Neza 86Group E Uruguay,  Denmark,  Scotland
Estadio Sergio León ChávezGroup C Soviet Union,  Hungary,  Canada
Estadio Tres de MarzoGroup D Spain*,  Northern Ireland,  Algeria*
Estadio Nemesio DíezGroup B Belgium,  Paraguay,  Iraq
Guadalajara
Irapuato
León
Mexico City
Monterrey
Nezahualcóyotl
Puebla
Querétaro
San Nicolás de los Garza
Toluca
Zapopan
A map showing the locations of the venues used at the 1986 FIFA World Cup

Match officials

Africa
Asia
Europe
North and Central America
Oceania
South America

Squads

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

Seeding

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Summary

First round

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 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 Scotland 1–0 in their first game, then hammered Uruguay 6–1, with Preben Elkjær Larsen 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 never to be selected for England again, 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

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 team-mates 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's 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. 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 Senor equalised with five minutes to go. No more goals were scored in extra time, and Belgium won the shoot-out 5–4. West Germany and Mexico drew 0–0 after extra time, and the West Germans eliminated the hosts 4–1 on penalties. As a curiosity, the German goal-keeper 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 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.[7]

Semi-finals, third-place match, and final

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 third-place match, 4–2.

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.

Results

  Champion
  Runner-up
  Third place
  Fourth place
  Quarter-finals
  Round of 16
  Group stage

Group stage

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

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 321062+45
 Italy 312054+14
 Bulgaria 302124−22
 South Korea 301247−31
31 May 1986
Bulgaria 1–1 ItalyEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
2 June 1986
Argentina 3–1 South KoreaEstadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
5 June 1986
Italy 1–1 ArgentinaEstadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
South Korea 1–1 BulgariaEstadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
10 June 1986
South Korea 2–3 ItalyEstadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Argentina 2–0 BulgariaEstadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 321042+25
 Paraguay 312043+14
 Belgium 31115503
 Iraq 300314−30
3 June 1986
Belgium 1–2 MexicoEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
4 June 1986
Paraguay 1–0 IraqEstadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
7 June 1986
Mexico 1–1 ParaguayEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
8 June 1986
Iraq 1–2 BelgiumEstadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
11 June 1986
Paraguay 2–2 BelgiumEstadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Iraq 0–1 MexicoEstadio Azteca, Mexico City

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 321091+85
 France 321051+45
 Hungary 310229−72
 Canada 300305−50
1 June 1986
Canada 0–1 FranceEstadio Nou Camp, León
2 June 1986
Soviet Union 6–0 HungaryEstadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
5 June 1986
France 1–1 Soviet UnionEstadio Nou Camp, León
6 June 1986
Hungary 2–0 CanadaEstadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
9 June 1986
Hungary 0–3 FranceEstadio Nou Camp, León
Soviet Union 2–0 CanadaEstadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 330050+56
 Spain 320152+34
 Northern Ireland 301226−41
 Algeria 301215−41
1 June 1986
Spain 0–1 BrazilEstadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
3 June 1986
Algeria 1–1 Northern IrelandEstadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
6 June 1986
Brazil 1–0 AlgeriaEstadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
7 June 1986
Northern Ireland 1–2 SpainEstadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
12 June 1986
Northern Ireland 0–3 BrazilEstadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Algeria 0–3 SpainEstadio Tecnológico, Monterrey

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 330091+86
 West Germany 311134−13
 Uruguay 302127−52
 Scotland 301213−21
4 June 1986
Uruguay 1–1 West GermanyEstadio La Corregidora, Querétaro
Scotland 0–1 DenmarkEstadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl
8 June 1986
West Germany 2–1 ScotlandEstadio La Corregidora, Querétaro
Denmark 6–1 UruguayEstadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl
13 June 1986
Denmark 2–0 West GermanyEstadio La Corregidora, Querétaro
Scotland 0–0 UruguayEstadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 312031+24
 England 311131+23
 Poland 311113−23
 Portugal 310224−22
2 June 1986
Morocco 0–0 PolandEstadio Universitario, Monterrey
3 June 1986
Portugal 1–0 EnglandEstadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
6 June 1986
England 0–0 MoroccoEstadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
7 June 1986
Poland 1–0 PortugalEstadio Universitario, Monterrey
11 June 1986
England 3–0 PolandEstadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
Portugal 1–3 Morocco

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Ranking of third-placed teams

Group Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
B Belgium 31115503
F Poland 311113−23
A Bulgaria 302124−22
E Uruguay 302127−52
C Hungary 310229−72
D Northern Ireland 301226−41

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 – Monterrey (Universitario)
    West Germany  2   Third Place
  Morocco  0
21 June – Monterrey (Universitario) 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 CST
Mexico  2–0  Bulgaria
Negrete  34'
Servín  61' 		Report

15 June 1986
16:00 CST
Soviet Union  3–4 (a.e.t.)  Belgium
Belanov  27', 70', 111' (pen.) Report Scifo  56'
Ceulemans  77'
Demol  102'
Claesen  110'
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Attendance: 32,277
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

16 June 1986
12:00 CST
Brazil  4–0  Poland
Sócrates  30' (pen.)
Josimar  55'
Edinho  79'
Careca  83' (pen.) 		Report
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Volker Roth (West Germany)

16 June 1986
16:00 CST
Argentina  1–0  Uruguay
Pasculli  42' Report
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

17 June 1986
12:00 CST
Italy  0–2  France
Report Platini  15'
Stopyra  57'
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Carlos Espósito (Argentina)

18 June 1986
12:00 CST
England  3–0  Paraguay
Lineker  31', 73'
Beardsley  56' 		Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 98,728
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

18 June 1986
16:00 CST
Denmark  1–5  Spain
J. Olsen  33' (pen.) Report Butragueño  43', 56', 80', 88' (pen.)
Goikoetxea  68' (pen.)
Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro
Attendance: 38,500
Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands)

Quarter-finals

21 June 1986
12:00 CST
Brazil  1–1 (a.e.t.)  France
Careca  17' Report Platini  40'
  Penalties  
Sócrates
Alemão
Zico
Branco
Júlio César 		3–4 Stopyra
Amoros
Bellone
Platini
Fernández
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)

21 June 1986
16:00 CST
West Germany  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Mexico
Report
  Penalties  
Allofs
Brehme
Matthäus
Littbarski 		4–1 Negrete
Quirarte
Servín
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Attendance: 41,700
Referee: Jesús Díaz (Colombia)

22 June 1986
12:00 CST
Argentina  2–1  England
Maradona  51', 55' Report Lineker  81'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 114,580
Referee: Ali Bin Nasser (Tunisia)

22 June 1986
16:00 CST
Spain  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Belgium
Señor  85' Report Ceulemans  35'
  Penalties  
Señor
Eloy
Chendo
Butragueño
Víctor 		4–5 Claesen
Scifo
Broos
Vervoort
L. Van Der Elst
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)

Semi-finals

25 June 1986
12:00 CST
France  0–2  West Germany
Report Brehme  9'
Völler  89'
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

25 June 1986
16:00 CST
Argentina  2–0  Belgium
Maradona  51', 63' Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 114,500
Referee: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico)

Third place match

28 June 1986
12:00 CST
Belgium  2–4 (a.e.t.)  France
Ceulemans  11'
Claesen  73' 		Report Ferreri  27'
Papin  43'
Genghini  104'
Amoros  111' (pen.)
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)

Final

29 June 1986
12:00 CST
Argentina  3–2  West Germany
Brown  23'
Valdano  55'
Burruchaga  83' 		Report Rummenigge  74'
Völler  80'

Awards

Source:[8]

Golden Boot Golden Ball FIFA Fair Play Trophy
England Gary Lineker Argentina Diego Maradona  Brazil

Goalscorers

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

6 goals[9]

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

Players who were red-carded during the tournament

FIFA retrospective 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, overall results and quality of the opposition.[17][18] 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

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