Bulgaria1–1Italy
goalscorers →World Cup 1986 · Men
Mexico
World Cup 1986 · Men
Mexico
Italy’s campaign: Round of 16
The tournament in short
WinnerArgentina
Teams24
Matches played52
Goal132
Update of tabellini: 31 October 2026
The path of Italy
Italy plays 4 matches: 1 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeats on the pitch.
Spins and Charts
Phases of rafts · Girone A
| Rank | Team | Playing | Vineyard | Wall | Percentage | Goals scored | Goals conceded | Difference goals | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | — |
Phases of rafts · Girone B
| Rank | Team | Playing | Vineyard | Wall | Percentage | Goals scored | Goals conceded | Difference goals | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 2 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 4 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | — |
Phases of rafts · Girone C
| Rank | Team | Playing | Vineyard | Wall | Percentage | Goals scored | Goals conceded | Difference goals | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 5 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | — |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | — |
Phases of rafts · Girone D
| Rank | Team | Playing | Vineyard | Wall | Percentage | Goals scored | Goals conceded | Difference goals | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | — |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | — |
Phases of rafts · Girone E
| Rank | Team | Playing | Vineyard | Wall | Percentage | Goals scored | Goals conceded | Difference goals | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 2 | West Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | — |
Phases of rafts · Girone F
| Rank | Team | Playing | Vineyard | Wall | Percentage | Goals scored | Goals conceded | Difference goals | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 2 | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 4 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | — |
Phases of rafts · Third party classification
| Rank | Girone | Team | Playing | Vineyard | Wall | Percentage | Goals scored | Goals conceded | Difference goals | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 2 | F | Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 3 | A | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 4 | E | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | Access to the direct elimination phase |
| 5 | C | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | — |
| 6 | D | Northern Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | — |
Final classification
| Rank | Girone | Team | Playing | Vineyard | Wall | Percentage | Goals scored | Goals conceded | Difference goals | Points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Argentina | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 13 | Sample |
| 2 | E | West Germany | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | Second place |
| 3 | C | France | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | Third place |
| 4 | B | Belgium | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 6 | Fourth place |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | D | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Elimination: quarters of final |
| 6 | B | Mexico (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | Elimination: quarters of final |
| 7 | D | Spain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 7 | Elimination: quarters of final |
| 8 | F | England | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | Elimination: quarters of final |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | E | Denmark | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | Elimination: Eighth Finals |
| 10 | C | Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 5 | Elimination: Eighth Finals |
| 11 | F | Morocco | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Elimination: Eighth Finals |
| 12 | A | Italy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | Elimination: Eighth Finals |
| 13 | B | Paraguay | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | Elimination: Eighth Finals |
| 14 | F | Poland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 3 | Elimination: Eighth Finals |
| 15 | A | Bulgaria | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | Elimination: Eighth Finals |
| 16 | E | Uruguay | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 | Elimination: Eighth Finals |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | F | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | Elimination: group stage |
| 18 | C | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | Elimination: group stage |
| 19 | E | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | Elimination: group stage |
| 20 | A | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | Elimination: group stage |
| 21 | D | Northern Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | Elimination: group stage |
| 22 | D | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | Elimination: group stage |
| 23 | B | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | Elimination: group stage |
| 24 | C | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | Elimination: group stage |
Direct elimination phase
Key: dts = after extra time; dcr = after a penalty shootout.
Direct elimination phase · Opaques of final
Mexico2–0Bulgaria
goalscorers →Soviet Union3–4 · dtsBelgium
goalscorers →Brazil4–0Poland
goalscorers →Argentina1–0Uruguay
goalscorers →Italy0–2France
goalscorers →Morocco0–1West Germany
goalscorers →England3–0Paraguay
goalscorers →Denmark1–5Spain
goalscorers →Direct elimination phase · Final quarters
Brazil1–1 · dtsFrance
dcr: 3–4
goalscorers →West Germany0–0 · dtsMexico
dcr: 4–1
goalscorers →Argentina2–1England
goalscorers →Spain1–1 · dtsBelgium
dcr: 4–5
goalscorers →Direct elimination phase · Semi-finals
France0–2West Germany
goalscorers →Argentina2–0Belgium
goalscorers →Direct elimination phase · Final for third place
Belgium2–4 · dtsFrance
goalscorers →Direct elimination phase · Final
Argentina3–2West Germany
goalscorers →All games
The dates follow the local tournament schedule.
Showed parties: 52
Bulgaria1–1Italy
Bulgaria: Sirakov 85'
Italy: Altobelli 44'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City · 12:00 CST
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden) · Spectators: 96,000
Canada0–1France
France: Papin 79'
Estadio Nou Camp, León · 16:00 CST
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile) · Spectators: 35,748
Spain0–1Brazil
Brazil: Sócrates 62'
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara · 12:00 CST
Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia) · Spectators: 65,500
Argentina3–1South Korea
Argentina: Valdano 6', 46'; Ruggeri 18'
South Korea: Park Chang-Sun 73'
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City · 12:00 CST
Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (Spain) · Spectators: 60,000
Soviet Union6–0Hungary
Soviet Union: Yakovenko 2'; Aleinikov 4'; Belanov 24' (rigori); Yaremchuk 66'; Dajka 73' (authoritate); Rodionov 80'
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato · 12:00 CST
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy) · Spectators: 16,500
Morocco0–0Poland
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza · 16:00 CST
Referee: José Luis Martínez Bazán (Uruguay) · Spectators: 19,900
Belgium1–2Mexico
Belgium: Vandenbergh 45'
Mexico: Quirarte 23'; Sánchez 39'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City · 12:00 CST
Referee: Carlos Espósito (Argentina) · Spectators: 110,000
Algeria1–1Northern Ireland
Algeria: Zidane 59'
Northern Ireland: Whiteside 6'
Estadio Tres de Marzo, Zapopan · 12:00 CST
Referee: Valeri Butenko (Soviet Union) · Spectators: 22,000
Portugal1–0England
Portugal: Carlos Manuel 75'
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey · 16:00 CST
Referee: Volker Roth (West Germany) · Spectators: 23,000
Paraguay1–0Iraq
Paraguay: Romerito 35'
Estadio Toluca 70–86, Toluca · 12:00 CST
Referee: Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius) · Spectators: 24,000
Uruguay1–1West Germany
Uruguay: Alzamendi 4'
West Germany: Allofs 84'
Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro · 12:00 CST
Referee: Vojtěch Christov (Czechoslovakia) · Spectators: 30,500
Scotland0–1Denmark
Denmark: Elkjær 57'
Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl · 16:00 CST
Referee: Lajos Németh (Hungary) · Spectators: 18,000
Italy1–1Argentina
Italy: Altobelli 6' (rigori)
Argentina: Maradona 34'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla · 12:00 CST
Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands) · Spectators: 32,000
South Korea1–1Bulgaria
South Korea: Kim Jong-Boo 70'
Bulgaria: Getov 11'
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City · 16:00 CST
Referee: Fallaj Al Shanar (Saudi Arabia) · Spectators: 45,000
France1–1Soviet Union
France: Fernández 62'
Soviet Union: Rats 53'
Estadio Nou Camp, León · 12:00 CST
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil) · Spectators: 36,540
Hungary2–0Canada
Hungary: Esterházy 2'; Détári 75'
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato · 12:00 CST
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria) · Spectators: 13,800
Brazil1–0Algeria
Brazil: Careca 66'
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara · 12:00 CST
Referee: Rómulo Méndez (Guatemala) · Spectators: 48,000
England0–0Morocco
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey · 16:00 CST
Referee: Gabriel González (Paraguay) · Spectators: 20,200
Mexico1–1Paraguay
Mexico: Flores 3'
Paraguay: Romerito 85'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City · 12:00 CST
Referee: George Courtney (England) · Spectators: 114,600
Northern Ireland1–2Spain
Northern Ireland: Clarke 46'
Spain: Butragueño 1'; Salinas 18'
Estadio Tres de Marzo, Zapopan · 12:00 CST
Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria) · Spectators: 28,000
Poland1–0Portugal
Poland: Smolarek 68'
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza · 16:00 CST
Referee: Ali Bin Nasser (Tunisia) · Spectators: 19,915
Iraq1–2Belgium
Iraq: Radhi 59'
Belgium: Scifo 16'; Claesen 21' (rigori)
Estadio Toluca 70–86, Toluca · 12:00 CST
Referee: Jesús Díaz (Colombia) · Spectators: 20,000
West Germany2–1Scotland
West Germany: Völler 23'; Allofs 49'
Scotland: Strachan 18'
Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro · 12:00 CST
Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania) · Spectators: 30,000
Denmark6–1Uruguay
Denmark: Elkjær 11', 67', 80'; Lerby 41'; Laudrup 52'; J. Olsen 88'
Uruguay: Francescoli 45' (rigori)
Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl · 16:00 CST
Referee: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico) · Spectators: 26,500
Hungary0–3France
France: Stopyra 29'; Tigana 62'; Rocheteau 84'
Estadio Nou Camp, León · 12:00 CST
Referee: Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal) · Spectators: 31,420
Soviet Union2–0Canada
Soviet Union: Blokhin 58'; Zavarov 74'
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato · 12:00 CST
Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali) · Spectators: 14,200
South Korea2–3Italy
South Korea: Choi Soon-Ho 62'; Huh Jung-Moo 89'
Italy: Altobelli 17', 73'; Cho Kwang-Rae 82' (authoritate)
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla · 12:00 CST
Referee: David Socha (United States) · Spectators: 20,000
Argentina2–0Bulgaria
Argentina: Valdano 4'; Burruchaga 77'
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City · 12:00 CST
Referee: Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica) · Spectators: 65,000
Paraguay2–2Belgium
Paraguay: Cabañas 50', 76'
Belgium: Vercauteren 30'; Veyt 59'
Estadio Toluca 70–86, Toluca · 12:00 CST
Referee: Bogdan Dotchev (Bulgaria) · Spectators: 16,000
Iraq0–1Mexico
Mexico: Quirarte 54'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City · 12:00 CST
Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia) · Spectators: 103,763
England3–0Poland
England: Lineker 8', 14', 36'
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza · 16:00 CST
Referee: André Daina (Switzerland) · Spectators: 22,700
Portugal1–3Morocco
Portugal: Diamantino 80'
Morocco: Khairi 19', 27'; A. Merry 62'
Estadio Tres de Marzo, Zapopan · 16:00 CST
Referee: Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland) · Spectators: 28,000
Northern Ireland0–3Brazil
Brazil: Careca 15', 87'; Josimar 42'
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara · 12:00 CST
Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany) · Spectators: 51,000
Algeria0–3Spain
Spain: Calderé 15', 68'; Eloy 70'
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey · 12:00 CST
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan) · Spectators: 23,980
Denmark2–0West Germany
Denmark: J. Olsen 43' (rigori); Eriksen 62'
Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro · 12:00 CST
Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium) · Spectators: 36,000
Scotland0–0Uruguay
Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl · 12:00 CST
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France) · Spectators: 20,000
Mexico2–0Bulgaria
Mexico: Negrete 34'; Servín 61'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City · 12:00 CST
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil) · Spectators: 114,580
Soviet Union3–4 · dtsBelgium
Soviet Union: Belanov 27', 70', 111' (rigori)
Belgium: Scifo 56'; Ceulemans 77'; Demol 102'; Claesen 110'
Estadio Nou Camp, León · 16:00 CST
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden) · Spectators: 32,277
Brazil4–0Poland
Brazil: Sócrates 30' (rigori); Josimar 55'; Edinho 79'; Careca 83' (rigori)
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara · 12:00 CST
Referee: Volker Roth (West Germany) · Spectators: 45,000
Argentina1–0Uruguay
Argentina: Pasculli 42'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla · 16:00 CST
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy) · Spectators: 26,000
Italy0–2France
France: Platini 15'; Stopyra 57'
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City · 12:00 CST
Referee: Carlos Espósito (Argentina) · Spectators: 70,000
Morocco0–1West Germany
West Germany: Matthäus 88'
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza · 16:00 CST
Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia) · Spectators: 19,800
England3–0Paraguay
England: Lineker 31', 73'; Beardsley 56'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City · 12:00 CST
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria) · Spectators: 98,728
Denmark1–5Spain
Denmark: J. Olsen 33' (rigori)
Spain: Butragueño 43', 56', 80', 88' (rigori); Goikoetxea 68' (rigori)
Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro · 16:00 CST
Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands) · Spectators: 38,500
Brazil1–1 · dtsFrance
dcr: 3–4
Brazil: Careca 17'
France: Platini 40'
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara · 12:00 CST
Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania) · Spectators: 65,000
West Germany0–0 · dtsMexico
dcr: 4–1
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza · 16:00 CST
Referee: Jesús Díaz (Colombia) · Spectators: 41,700
Argentina2–1England
Argentina: Maradona 51', 55'
England: Lineker 81'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City · 12:00 CST
Referee: Ali Bin Nasser (Tunisia) · Spectators: 114,580
Spain1–1 · dtsBelgium
dcr: 4–5
Spain: Señor 85'
Belgium: Ceulemans 35'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla · 16:00 CST
Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany) · Spectators: 45,000
France0–2West Germany
West Germany: Brehme 9'; Völler 90'
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara · 12:00 CST
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy) · Spectators: 45,000
Argentina2–0Belgium
Argentina: Maradona 51', 63'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City · 16:00 CST
Referee: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico) · Spectators: 114,500
Belgium2–4 · dtsFrance
Belgium: Ceulemans 11'; Claesen 73'
France: Ferreri 27'; Papin 43'; Genghini 104'; Amoros 111' (rigori)
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla · 12:00 CST
Referee: George Courtney (England) · Spectators: 21,000
Argentina3–2West Germany
Argentina: Brown 23'; Valdano 56'; Burruchaga 84'
West Germany: Rummenigge 74'; Völler 81'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City · 12:00 CST
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil) · Spectators: 114,600
No match matches the filters.
goalscorers
Authors are excluded from the labelling classification. Unidentified players in sources remain separated.
| goalscorers | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Lineker | England | 6 |
| Careca | Brazil | 5 |
| Diego Maradona | Argentina | 5 |
| Emilio Butragueño | Spain | 5 |
| Alessandro Altobelli | Italy | 4 |
| Igor Belanov | Soviet Union | 4 |
| Jorge Valdano | Argentina | 4 |
| Preben Elkjær | Denmark | 4 |
| Jan Ceulemans | Belgium | 3 |
| Jesper Olsen | Denmark | 3 |
| Nico Claesen | Belgium | 3 |
| Rudi Völler | West Germany | 3 |
| Abderrazak Khairi | Morocco | 2 |
| Enzo Scifo | Belgium | 2 |
| Fernando Quirarte | Mexico | 2 |
| Jean-Pierre Papin | France | 2 |
| Jorge Burruchaga | Argentina | 2 |
| Josimar | Brazil | 2 |
| Klaus Allofs | West Germany | 2 |
| Michel Platini | France | 2 |
| Ramón Calderé | Spain | 2 |
| Roberto Cabañas | Paraguay | 2 |
| Romerito | Paraguay | 2 |
| Sócrates | Brazil | 2 |
| Yannick Stopyra | France | 2 |
| Abdelkrim Merry | Morocco | 1 |
| Ahmed Radhi | Iraq | 1 |
| Andoni Goikoetxea | Spain | 1 |
| Andreas Brehme | West Germany | 1 |
| Antonio Alzamendi | Uruguay | 1 |
| Bernard Genghini | France | 1 |
| Carlos Manuel | Portugal | 1 |
| Choi Soon-Ho | South Korea | 1 |
| Colin Clarke | Northern Ireland | 1 |
| Daniel Veyt | Belgium | 1 |
| Diamantino Miranda | Portugal | 1 |
| Djamel Zidane | Algeria | 1 |
| Dominique Rocheteau | France | 1 |
| Edino Nazareth Filho | Brazil | 1 |
| Eloy Olaya | Spain | 1 |
| Enzo Francescoli | Uruguay | 1 |
| Erwin Vandenbergh | Belgium | 1 |
| Franky Vercauteren | Belgium | 1 |
| Gordon Strachan | Scotland | 1 |
| Hugo Sánchez | Mexico | 1 |
| Huh Jung-Moo | South Korea | 1 |
| Ivan Yaremchuk | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Jean Tigana | France | 1 |
| Jean-Marc Ferreri | France | 1 |
| John Eriksen | Denmark | 1 |
| José Luis Brown | Argentina | 1 |
| Juan Señor | Spain | 1 |
| Julio Salinas | Spain | 1 |
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | West Germany | 1 |
| Kim Jong-Boo | South Korea | 1 |
| Lajos Détári | Hungary | 1 |
| Lothar Matthäus | West Germany | 1 |
| Luis Fernández | France | 1 |
| Luis Flores | Mexico | 1 |
| Manuel Amoros | France | 1 |
| Manuel Negrete Arias | Mexico | 1 |
| Michael Laudrup | Denmark | 1 |
| Márton Esterházy | Hungary | 1 |
| Nasko Sirakov | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Norman Whiteside | Northern Ireland | 1 |
| Oleg Blokhin | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Oleksandr Zavarov | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Oscar Ruggeri | Argentina | 1 |
| Park Chang-Sun | South Korea | 1 |
| Pavlo Yakovenko | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Pedro Pasculli | Argentina | 1 |
| Peter Beardsley | England | 1 |
| Plamen Getov | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Raúl Servín | Mexico | 1 |
| Sergei Aleinikov | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Sergey Rodionov | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Stéphane Demol | Belgium | 1 |
| Søren Lerby | Denmark | 1 |
| Vasyl Rats | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Włodzimierz Smolarek | Poland | 1 |
Authorized: 2 · Unidentified markers: 0
Curiosity of the edition
goals and records
132 goals in 52 matches: 2.54 goals per game.
The game with more goals
Denmark – Uruguay 6–1 · 08/06/1986
Supplementary and staff
3 matches decided by shoot-outs, with the shoot-out score shown separately.
Sources of tabellini and charts
Structured data obtained from related sources; undocumented names and minutes remain as unknown. The final rigours are separated from the goals of the game.
Wikipedia · 1986 ↗Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31/10/2026
Data checked: 30 October 2026
Tournament figures
- Team
- Men
- Host country
- Mexico
- Winners
- Argentina
- Runners-up
- West Germany
- Third place
- France
- Fourth place
- Belgium
- Final
- Argentina – West Germany · 3–2
- Teams
- 24
- Matches
- 52
- Goals
- 132
- Top scorers
- Gary Lineker (6 goals)
Round of 16
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World Championship
World Cup
MEXICO
1986
FIFA World Cup
Winner / Winner:
ARGENTINA
Thirteenth football world championship. The host nation is Mexico from 31 May to 29-06-1986. The host cities are: Mexico City (two stages), Guadalajara (two stages), Irapuato, León, Monterrey (two stages), Nezahualcoyotl, Puebla, Querétaro, Toluca. Italy's world champion flies to Mexico full of hope. But it is a strange national that set up by Enzo Bearzot, no longer armored on the Juventus block that had brought us to the title in Spain, but a collage of many dowels.
Moreover, the championship was won surprisingly by Verona, which C.T. rewards with the convocations of Galderisi and Gennaro. The debut against Bulgaria at the Aztec Stadium that 16 years earlier had applauded 4 to 3 of Italy Germany is not the most fortunate. The blues play a good kick, they pass in the lead with Altobelli, but are reached at 85' by a goal of Sikarov.
The tie with Argentina in Maradona and the tiring success on South Korea still project Italy to the eighth finals, where they find the road disembarked from France of Platinì, Tigana and Giresse. Bearzot's men appear clouded, never enter the game and the victory of the transalpines is never in doubt. It's the end of a cycle. Let's go home melancholy. Meanwhile, Maradona drags Argentina into the final without having a strong team behind her.
The Napoli outclass eliminates England alone in the quarters, realizing the first goal with his hand and carrying out a fantastic fly for over 50 meters on the occasion of the doubling. Still two goals by Diego take out the surprising Belgium, in the semifinals, which sees the farewell of France, beaten by Germany with goals from Brehme and Voeller. In the final Maradona does not mark, but inspires its way: the 2 to 0 is the work of Brown and Valdano, then the Germans draw with Rumenigge and Voeller.At 83' Burruchaga gives Argentina the title of World Champion.
A title that has only one great protagonist: Diego Armando Maradona, for which they use adjectives forgotten from the times of Pelè.
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. It was won by Argentina (second title after 1978), who beat West Germany 3-2 in the final at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca. Colombia was originally chosen as hosts by FIFA in June 1974. However, the Colombian authorities stated in November 1982 that they could not afford to host the World Cup under the terms that FIFA demanded.
Mexico was selected on 20-05-1983 as the replacement hosts, beating the bids of Canada, and the United States (who eventually hosted the 1994 World Cup), and became the first nation to host two World Cups. This second World Cup in Mexico came only 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; however, the stadiums were not affected and it was decided to go ahead with the preparations.
As 1986 had been declared the International Year of Peace by the United Nations, the advertising boards of all the stadia displayed the emblems of FIFA and the United Nations 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)
1986
C.T. Enzo Bearzot
- Portieri / Goalkeepers: Giovanni Galli (Fiorentina), Franco Tancredi (Rome), Walter Zenga (Inter)
- Defenders / Defenders: Pietro Vierchowod (Sampdoria), Giuseppe Bergomi (Inter), Antonio Cabrini (Juventus), Gaetano Scirea (Juventus), Fulvio Collovati (Inter), Sebastiano Nela (Roma), Roberto Tricella (Verona)
- Midfielders / Midfielders Fernando De Napoli (Avellino), Salvatore Bagni (Napoli), Bruno Conti (Roma), Carlo Ancelotti (Roma), Antonio Di Gennaro (Verona), Marco Tardelli (Inter), Giuseppe Baresi (Inter)
- Attacks / Forwards: Alessandro Altobelli (Inter), Paolo Rossi (Milan), Giuseppe Galderisi (Verona), Gianluca Vialli (Sampdoria), Aldo Serena (Juventus)
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1st Round / 1st Round GROUP/GROUP A 31-05-1986, Mexico City
Italy-Bulgaria 1-1
43’ Altobelli (I), 85’ Sirakov (B)
02-06-1986, Mexico City
Argentina-South Korea 3-1
5’ Valdano (A), 17’ Ruggeri (A), 46’ Valdano (A), 75’ Park Chang Sun (C)
05-06-1986, Puebla
Italy-Argentina 1-1
6’ Altobelli (I) rig., 34’ Maradona (A)
05-06-1986, Mexico City
Bulgaria-South Korea 1-1
11’ Getov (B), 68’ Kim Jong Boo (C)
10-06-1986, Puebla
Italy-South Korea 3-2
18’ Altobelli (I), 62’ Choi Soon Ho (C), 73’ Altobelli (I), 82’ aut. Cho Kwang Rae (C), 89’ Huh Jung Moo (C)
10-06-1986, Mexico City
Argentina-Bulgaria 2-0
3’ Valdano, 78’ Burruchaga
| Teams |
Points |
G |
V |
N |
P |
GF |
GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARGENTINA | 5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
| Italy | 4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
| Bulgaria | 2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| South Korea | 1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
Mexico - Belgium 2-1
22’ Quirarte (M), 37’ Sanchez (M), 44’ Vandenbergh (B)
04-06-1986, Toluca
Paraguay-Iraq 1-0
35’ Romero
07-06-1986, Mexico City
Mexico-Paraguay 1-1
2’ Flores (M), 84’ Romero (P)
08-06-1986, Toluca
Belgium - Iraq 2-1
15’ Scifo (B), 21’ Claesen (B) rig., 57’ Rhadi (I)
11-06-1986, Mexico City
Mexico-Iraq 1-0
54’ Quirarte
11-06-1986, Toluca
Belgium-Paraguay 2-2
32’ Vercauteren (B), 50’ Cabañas (P), 60’ Veyt (B), 76’ Cabañas (P)
| Teams |
Points |
G |
V |
N |
P |
GF |
GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MESSICAL | 5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| Paraguay | 4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
| Belgium | 3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
| Iraq | 0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
France-Canada 1-0
78’ Papin
02-06-1986, Irapuato
USSR-Hungary 6-0
2’ Yakovenko, 4’ Aleinikov, 23’ Belanov rig., 66’ Jaremchuk, 74’ aut. Daika, 79’ Radionov
05-06-1986, León
France - USSR 1-1
53’ Rats (U), 61’ Fernandez (F)
06-06-1986, Irapuato
Hungary-Canada 2-0
2’ Esterhazy, 75’ Detari
09-06-1986, Leon
France-Hungary 3-0
30’ Stopyra, 62’ Tigana, 84’ Rocheteau
09-06-1986, Irapuato
USSR-Canada 2-0
58’ Blochin, 75’ Zavarov
| Teams |
Points |
G |
V |
N |
P |
GF |
GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USSR | 5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
| FRANCE | 5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
| Hungary | 2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
| Canada | 0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
Brazil-Spain 1-0
63’ Socrates
02-06-1986, Guadalajara
Algeria-Northern Ireland 1-1
5’ aut. Guendouz (A), 58’ Zidane (A)
06-06-1986, Guadalajara
Brazil-Algeria 1-0
66’ Careca
07-06-1986, Guadalajara
Spain-Northern Ireland 2-1
1’ Butragueño (S), 18’ Salinas (S), 47’ Clarke (I)
12-06-1986, Guadalajara
Brazil-Northern Ireland 3-0
15’ Careca, 41’ Josimar, 87’ Careca
12-06-1986, Monterrey
Spain-Algeria 3-0
16’ e 68’ Calderé, 71’ Eloy
| Teams |
Points |
G |
V |
N |
P |
GF |
GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAZIL | 6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
| Spain | 4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
| Irl. North | 1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
| Algeria | 1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Germany West-Uruguay 1-1
4’ Alzamendi (U), 84’ Allofs (G)
04-06-1986, Nezahualcoyotl
Denmark-Scotland 1-0
58’ Elkjaer
08-06-1986, Queretaro
West Germany - Scotland 2-1
17’ Strachan (S), 21’ Völler (G), 51’ Allofs (G)
08-06-1986, Nezahualcoyotl
Denmark-Uruguay 6-1
10’ Elkjaer (D), 41’ Lerby (D), 45’ Francescoli (U) rig., 52’ Laudrup (D), 69’ e 79’ Elkjaer (D), 87’ J. Olsen (D)
13-06-1986, Queretaro
Denmark-West Germany 2-0
43’ J. Olsen rig., 63’ Eriksen
13-06-1986, Nezahualcoyotl
Scotland-Uruguay 0-0
| Teams |
Points |
G |
V |
N |
P |
GF |
GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENMARK | 6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
| Ger.O. | 3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| Uruguay Uruguay | 2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
| Scotland | 1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Poland-Morocco 0-0
03-06-1986, Monterrey
Portugal-England 1-0
75’ Carlos Manuel
06-06-1986, Monterrey
England-Morocco 0-0
07-06-1986, Monterrey
Poland-Portugal 1-0
68’ Smolarek
11-06-1986, Monterrey
England-Poland 3-0
7’, 13’ e 36’ Lineker
11-06-1986, Guadalajara
Morocco-Portugal 3-1
18’ e 28’ Khairi (M), 63’ Krimau (M), 80’ Diamantino (P)
| Teams |
Points |
G |
V |
N |
P |
GF |
GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARCH |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| Inghilt. |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| Poland |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Portugal |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
Finals / 1/8 of Final
15-06-1986, Mexico City
Mexico-Bulgaria 2-0
35’ Negrete, 61’ Servin
15-06-1986, León
Belgium - USSR 4-3 dts
28’ Belanov (U), 56’ Scifo (B), 70’ Belanov (U), 76’ Ceulemans
(B), 102’ Demol (B), 108’ Claesen (B), 110’ Belanov (U) rig.
16-06-1986, Guadalajara
Brazil-Poland 4-0
30’ Socrates rig., 54’ Josimar, 77’ Edinho, 81’ Careca rig.
16-06-1986, Puebla
Argentina-Uruguay 1-0
41’ Pasculli
17-06-1986, Mexico City
France - Italy 2-0
14’ Platini, 57’ Stopyra
17-06-1986, Monterrey
Germany O.-Morocco 1-0
88’ Matthäus
18-06-1986, Mexico City
England-Paraguay 3-0
32’ Lineker, 54’ Beardsley, 72’ Lineker
18-06-1986, Queretaro
Spain-Denmark 5-1
33’ J. Olsen (D) rig., 43’ e 56’ Butragueño (S), 70’ Goicoechea
(S) rig., 80’ e 89’ rig. Butragueño (S)
Final Quarters / 1/4 of Final 21-06-1986, Guadalajara
France-Brazil 4-3 rig. (1-1)
18’ Careca (B), 42’ Platini (F)
21-06-1986, Monterrey
Germany West-Mexico 4-1 rig (0-0)
22-06-1986, Mexico City
Argentina 2-1
51’ e 55’ Maradona (A), 81’ Lineker (I)
22-06-1986, Puebla
Belgium-Spain 5-4 reg. (1-1)
34’ Ceulemans (B), 85’ Señor (S)
Semifinal / 1/2 of Final
25-06-1986, Guadalajara
West Germany 2-0
8’ Brehme, 90’ Völler
25-06-1986, Mexico City
Argentina-Belgium
51’ e 64’ Maradona
Final 3rd place / Final 3rd place 28-06-1986, Puebla
(Cuauhtemoc)
France-Belgium 4-2 dts
goal: 10’ Ceulemans, 27’ Ferreri, 42’ Papin, 72’ Claesen, 103’ Genghini, 108’ Amoros rig.
France: Rust, Bibard, Amoros, Tigana (83’ Tusseau), Le Roux (55’ Bossis), Battiston, Ferreri, Genghini, Papin, Vercruysse, Bellone
Belgium: Pfaff, Gerets, Vervoort, Demol, Grun, Renquin (46’ F. Vanderelst), Veyt, Scifo (63’ L. Vanderelst), Claesen, Mommens, Ceulemans
Referee: Courtney (England)
Final / Final 29-06-1986, Mexico City
(Stadio Azteca)
Argentina-Germany West 3-2
goal: 22’ Brown, 55’ Valdano, 73’ Rummenigge, 81’ Völler, 83’ Burruchaga
Argentina: Pumpido, Cuciuffo, Olarticoechea, Batista, Ruggeri, Brown, Burruchaga (89’ Trebbiani), Giusti, Enrique, Maradona, Valdano
Germany O.: Schumacher, Berthold, Briegel, Eder, Förster, Jakobs, Brehme, Matthäus, Rummenigge, Magath (61’ Hoeness) Allofs (46’ Völler)
Referee: Arpi Filho (Brazil)
MARCATORI / TOP SCORER 6 goal: Lineker (England); 5 goals: Maradona (Argentina), Careca (Brazil, 1 rigor), Butragueño (Spain, 1); 4 goals: Valdano (Argentina), Altobelli (Italy, 1), Elkjaer (Denmark), Belanov (Urss, 2); 3 goals: Claesen (1) and Ceulemans (Belgium), J.
Olsen (Denmark, 2), Völler (West Germany); 2 goals: Burruchaga (Argentina), Scifo (Belgium), Josimar and Socrates (1) (Brazil) Papin, Platini and Stopyra (France), Allofs (West Germany), Khairi (Morocco), Quirarte (Mexico), Cabañas and Romero (Paraguay), Calderé (Spain); 1 goal: Zidane (Algeria), Brown, Pasculli and Ruggeri (Argentina), Demol, Vandenbergh, Vercauteren and Veyt (Belgium), Edinho (Brazil), Sirakov and Getov (Bulgaria), Kim Yong Boo, Park Chang Sun, Choy Soon Ho, Hun Jung Moo (South Korea), Laudrup, Lerby and Eriksen (Iraq), Clarke (Northern Ireland), Krimau (Morocco), Flores, Negrete, Servin and Sanchez (Mexico), Smolarek (Poland), Carlos Manuel and Diamantino (Portugal), Strachan (Scotland), Goicoechea (1), Eloy, Salinas and Señor (Spain), Aleinikoval, Blokhin, Rats, Rhodesenko
The comment of the event
Argentina wins the tournament. The winner’s campaign: 7 matches, 6 wins, 1 draws and 0 defeats.
An unbeaten campaign: consistent results and resilience in the decisive rounds define this triumph.
The decisive match: Argentina–West Germany 3–2.