The final
Argentina3–2West Germany
- Hosts
- Mexico
- Dates
- 31 May – 29 June 1986
- Format
- Group stage followed by a 16-team knockout
1986 tournament
1986 World Cup results and statistics
Argentina won in Mexico. This source-backed edition record contains all 52 matches, 132 goals, the tournament format and leading scorers.
ChampionArgentina
ArgentinaTeams24
Matches52
Goals132
Argentina3–2West GermanyLeading scorer
132Goals
2.54Per match
Tournament path replay
Every 1986 result
Results are grouped by the format actually used in 1986; editions without a conventional knockout bracket are not forced into one.
Group stage · 36 matches
Group Matches, Group A
Bulgaria1–1Italy
Nasko Sirakov 85′ · Alessandro Altobelli 43′
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Group Matches, Group A
Argentina3–1South Korea
Jorge Valdano 6′ · Oscar Ruggeri 18′ · Jorge Valdano 46′ · Park Chang Sun 73′
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Group Matches, Group A
Italy1–1Argentina
Alessandro Altobelli 6′ (p) · Diego Maradona 34′
Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla
Group Matches, Group A
South Korea1–1Bulgaria
Kim Jong Boo 70′ · Plamen Getov 11′
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Group Matches, Group A
Argentina2–0Bulgaria
Jorge Valdano 3′ · Jorge Burruchaga 76′
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Group Matches, Group A
South Korea2–3Italy
Choi Soon Ho 62′ · Huh Jungmoo 83′ · Alessandro Altobelli 17′ · Alessandro Altobelli 73′ · Cho Kwang Rae 82′ (og)
Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla
Group Matches, Group B
Belgium1–2Mexico
Erwin Vandenbergh 45′ · Fernando Quirarte 23′ · Hugo Sanchez 39′
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Group Matches, Group B
Paraguay1–0Iraq
Julio Cesar Romero 35′
Bombonera, Toluca
Group Matches, Group B
Mexico1–1Paraguay
Luis Flores 3′ · Julio Cesar Romero 85′
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Group Matches, Group B
Iraq1–2Belgium
Ahmed Radhi 59′ · Enzo Scifo 16′ · Nico Claesen 21′ (p)
Bombonera, Toluca
Group Matches, Group B
Iraq0–1Mexico
Fernando Quirarte 54′
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Group Matches, Group B
Paraguay2–2Belgium
Roberto Cabanas 50′ · Roberto Cabanas 76′ · Frank Vercauteren 30′ · Daniel Veyt 59′
Bombonera, Toluca
Group Matches, Group C
Canada0–1France
Jean-Pierre Papin 79′
Nou Camp, León
Group Matches, Group C
Soviet Union6–0Hungary
Pavel Yakovenko 2′ · Serguei Aleinikov 4′ · Igor Belanov 24′ (p) · Ivan Yaremchuk 66′ · Laszlo Dajka 73′ (og) · Sergei Rodionov 80′
Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
Group Matches, Group C
France1–1Soviet Union
Luis Fernandez 62′ · Vasili Rats 53′
Nou Camp, León
Group Matches, Group C
Hungary2–0Canada
Marton Esterhazy 2′ · Lajos Detari 75′
Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
Group Matches, Group C
Hungary0–3France
Yannick Stopyra 29′ · Jean Tigana 62′ · Dominique Rocheteau 84′
Nou Camp, León
Group Matches, Group C
Soviet Union2–0Canada
Oleg Blokhin 58′ · Aleksandr Zavarov 74′
Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
Group Matches, Group D
Spain0–1Brazil
Socrates 62′
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Group Matches, Group D
Algeria1–1Northern Ireland
Djamel Zidane 59′ · Norman Whiteside 6′
Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
Group Matches, Group D
Brazil1–0Algeria
Careca 66′
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Group Matches, Group D
Northern Ireland1–2Spain
Colin Clarke 47′ · Emilio Butragueno 2′ · Julio Salinas 18′
Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
Group Matches, Group D
Algeria0–3Spain
Ramon Maria Caldere 15′ · Ramon Maria Caldere 68′ · Eloy 70′
Tecnologico, Monterrey
Group Matches, Group D
Northern Ireland0–3Brazil
Careca 15′ · Josimar 42′ · Careca 87′
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Group Matches, Group E
Uruguay1–1West Germany
Antonio Alzamendi 4′ · Klaus Allofs 84′
Estadio La Corregidora, Santiago de Querétaro
Group Matches, Group E
Scotland0–1Denmark
Preben Elkjaer Larsen 57′
Neza, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
Group Matches, Group E
West Germany2–1Scotland
Rudi Völler 22′ · Klaus Allofs 50′ · Gordon Strachan 18′
Estadio La Corregidora, Santiago de Querétaro
Group Matches, Group E
Denmark6–1Uruguay
Preben Elkjaer Larsen 11′ · Soren Lerby 41′ · Michael Laudrup 52′ · Preben Elkjaer Larsen 67′ · Preben Elkjaer Larsen 80′ · Jesper Olsen 88′ · Enzo Francescoli 45′ (p)
Neza, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
Group Matches, Group E
Denmark2–0West Germany
Jesper Olsen 43′ (p) · John Eriksen 62′
Estadio La Corregidora, Santiago de Querétaro
Group Matches, Group E
Scotland0–0Uruguay
Neza, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
Group Matches, Group F
Morocco0–0Poland
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Group Matches, Group F
Portugal1–0England
Carlos Manuel 75′
Tecnologico, Monterrey
Group Matches, Group F
England0–0Morocco
Tecnologico, Monterrey
Group Matches, Group F
Poland1–0Portugal
Wlodimierz Smolarek 68′
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Group Matches, Group F
Portugal1–3Morocco
Diamantino 79′ · Abdelrazzak Khairi 19′ · Abdelrazzak Khairi 27′ · Abdelkarim Krimau 62′
Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
Group Matches, Group F
England3–0Poland
Gary Lineker 9′ · Gary Lineker 14′ · Gary Lineker 34′
Tecnologico, Monterrey
Round of 16 · 8 matches
Round of 16
Mexico2–0Bulgaria
Manuel Negrete 34′ · Raul Servin 61′
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Round of 16
Soviet Union3–4 aetBelgium
Igor Belanov 27′ · Igor Belanov 70′ · Igor Belanov 111′ (p) · Enzo Scifo 56′ · Jan Ceulemans 77′ · Stephane Demol 102′ · Nico Claesen 110′
Nou Camp, León
Round of 16
Brazil4–0Poland
Socrates 30′ (p) · Josimar 55′ · Edinho 79′ · Careca 83′ (p)
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Round of 16
Argentina1–0Uruguay
Pedro Pasculli 42′
Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla
Round of 16
Italy0–2France
Michel Platini 15′ · Yannick Stopyra 57′
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Round of 16
Morocco0–1West Germany
Lothar Matthaeus 88′
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Round of 16
England3–0Paraguay
Gary Lineker 31′ · Peter Beardsley 56′ · Gary Lineker 72′
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Round of 16
Denmark1–5Spain
Jesper Olsen 33′ (p) · Emilio Butragueno 43′ · Emilio Butragueno 57′ · Goiko 68′ (p) · Emilio Butragueno 80′ · Emilio Butragueno 89′ (p)
Estadio La Corregidora, Santiago de Querétaro
Final · 7 matches
Quarter-final
Brazil1–1, 3–4 pensFrance
Careca 17′ · Michel Platini 41′
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Quarter-final
West Germany0–0, 4–1 pensMexico
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza
Quarter-final
Argentina2–1England
Diego Maradona 51′ · Diego Maradona 55′ · Gary Lineker 81′
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Quarter-final
Spain1–1, 4–5 pensBelgium
Juan Antonio Senor 85′ · Jan Ceulemans 35′
Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla
Semi-final
France0–2West Germany
Andreas Brehme 9′ · Rudi Völler 90′
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Semi-final
Argentina2–0Belgium
Diego Maradona 51′ · Diego Maradona 63′
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Final
Argentina3–2West Germany
Jose Brown 23′ · Jorge Valdano 56′ · Jorge Burruchaga 84′ · Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 74′ · Rudi Völler 81′
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Third place · 1 matches
Match for third place
France4–2 aetBelgium
Jean-Marc Ferreri 27′ · Jean-Pierre Papin 43′ · Bernard Genghini 104′ · Manuel Amoros 111′ (p) · Jan Ceulemans 11′ · Nico Claesen 73′
Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla
Source: OpenFootball's CC0 edition file at pinned revision 516d3825c3bd. Scores, goals and lineups reconcile with the generated edition totals; assists and minutes are not inferred.