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ArchiveFIFA World Cup 1986

1986 World Cup

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Global leaders

Top 3 across all groups

Full tables
  • Denmark flag

    Denmark

    Grp E

    3 played · 3 wins · GD +8

    6

    points

  • 2Brazil flag

    Brazil

    Grp D

    3 played · 3 wins · GD +5

    6

    points

  • 3

Tables

Group standings

6 groups

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A

Group stage

4 nations

Top 2 → R32
  • 1Argentina flag

    Argentina

    Q
    P3W21

Results

Latest scores

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Final

Argentina flagArgentina
3–2
West Germany flagWest Germany

1986-06-29 · 12:00 · Estadio Azteca

Third place

Belgium flagBelgium
2–4
France flagFrance

1986-06-28 · 12:00 · Estadio Cuauhtémoc

13th edition

Mexico

May 31, 1986 – Jun 29, 1986

Argentina flag

Champion

Argentina

Teams

24

Matches

52

Squads

1986 nations

24 teams

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Argentina flag

Argentina

Grp A

West Germany flag

West Germany

Grp E

France flag

France

Grp C

Belgium flag

Belgium

Grp B

Knockout

1986 bracket

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Round of 16

Estadio Azteca · Mexico City

Mexico flagMexico
Bulgaria flagBulgaria

2–0

Estadio Nou Camp · León

Soviet Union flagSoviet Union
Belgium flagBelgium

3–4

Estadio Jalisco · Guadalajara

Full schedule

All 1986 matches

52 games

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Group A

Bulgaria flagBulgaria
1–1
Italy flagItaly

1986-05-31 · 12:00 · Estadio Azteca

Group A

Argentina flagArgentina
3–1
South Korea flagSouth Korea

1986-06-02 · 12:00 · Estadio Olímpico Universitario

Venues

1986 stadiums

12 venues

Estadio Azteca

Mexico City, Mexico

87.0K capacity · 2287m elevation

Estadio Jalisco

Guadalajara, Mexico

55.0K capacity · 1538m elevation

Estadio Cuauhtémoc

Puebla, Mexico

51.7K capacity · 2124m elevation

Estadio León

León, Mexico

31.3K capacity · 1808m elevation

Estadio Nemesio Díez

Toluca, Mexico

30.0K capacity · 2666m elevation

Estadio Olímpico Universitario

Mexico City, Mexico

72.0K capacity · 2307m elevation

Estadio Tres de Marzo

Zapopan, Mexico

30.0K capacity · 1633m elevation

All time

World Cup winners

Brazil flagBrazil
5 titles
Italy flagItaly
4 titles
West Germany flagWest Germany
3 titles
Argentina flagArgentina
3 titles
Uruguay flagUruguay
2 titles
France flag

On this day

July 17 in World Cup history

Yugoslavia flagYugoslavia
4-0
Bolivia flagBolivia

1930 · group 2 · Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo · 96y ago

United States flagUnited States
3-0
Paraguay flagParaguay

1930 · group 4 · Estadio Parque Central, Montevideo · 96y ago

Brazil flagBrazil
0-0
Italy flagItaly

1994 · Final · Rose Bowl, Pasadena · 32y ago

Tournaments
24
Matches
1.2K
Stadiums
206
Archive
1930–2026
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Soviet Union flag

Soviet Union

Grp C

3 played · 2 wins · GD +8

5

points

D
L0
GD+4

5

pts

  • 2Italy flag

    Italy

    Q
    P3W1D2L0GD+1

    4

    pts

  • 3Bulgaria flag

    Bulgaria

    P3W0D2L1GD-2

    2

    pts

  • 4South Korea flag

    South Korea

    P3W0D1L2GD-3

    1

    pts

    • B

    Group stage

    4 nations

    Top 2 → R32
    • 1Mexico flag

      Mexico

      Q
      P3W2D1L0GD+2

      5

      pts

    • 2Paraguay flag

      Paraguay

      Q
      P3W1D2L0GD+1

      4

      pts

    • 3Belgium flag

      Belgium

      P3W1D1L1GD0

      3

      pts

    • 4Iraq flag

      Iraq

      P3W0D0L3GD-3

      0

      pts

    Semi-final

    Argentina flagArgentina
    2–0
    Belgium flagBelgium

    1986-06-25 · 16:00 · Estadio Azteca

    Semi-final

    France flagFrance
    0–2
    West Germany flagWest Germany

    1986-06-25 · 12:00 · Estadio Jalisco

    Quarter-final

    Spain flagSpain
    1–1
    Belgium flagBelgium

    1986-06-22 · 16:00 · Estadio Cuauhtémoc

    Quarter-final

    Argentina flagArgentina
    2–1
    England flagEngland

    1986-06-22 · 12:00 · Estadio Azteca

    Goals

    132

    Attendance

    2.4M

    West Germany flag

    Runner-up

    West Germany

    France flag

    Third place

    France

    Top scorer

    Gary Lineker (6)

    Best player

    Diego Maradona

    Brazil flag

    Brazil

    Grp D

    Mexico flag

    Mexico

    Grp B

    Spain flag

    Spain

    Grp D

    England flag

    England

    Grp F

    Denmark flag

    Denmark

    Grp E

    Soviet Union flag

    Soviet Union

    Grp C

    Morocco flag

    Morocco

    Grp F

    Italy flag

    Italy

    Grp A

    Paraguay flag

    Paraguay

    Grp B

    Poland flag

    Poland

    Grp F

    Bulgaria flag

    Bulgaria

    Grp A

    Uruguay flag

    Uruguay

    Grp E

    Brazil flag
    Brazil
    Poland flagPoland

    4–0

    Estadio Cuauhtémoc · Puebla

    Argentina flagArgentina
    Uruguay flagUruguay

    1–0

    Quarter-finals

    Estadio Jalisco · Guadalajara

    Brazil flagBrazil
    France flagFrance

    1–1

    Estadio Universitario · San Nicolás de los Garza

    West Germany flagWest Germany
    Mexico flagMexico

    0–0

    Estadio Azteca · Mexico City

    Argentina flagArgentina
    England flagEngland

    2–1

    Estadio Cuauhtémoc · Puebla

    Spain flagSpain
    Belgium flagBelgium

    1–1

    Group A

    Italy flagItaly
    1–1
    Argentina flagArgentina

    1986-06-05 · 12:00 · Estadio Cuauhtémoc

    Group A

    South Korea flagSouth Korea
    1–1
    Bulgaria flagBulgaria

    1986-06-05 · 16:00 · Estadio Olímpico Universitario

    Estadio Tecnológico

    Monterrey, Mexico

    38.0K capacity · 544m elevation

    Estadio Universitario

    San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico

    43.8K capacity · 529m elevation

    Estadio Corregidora

    Querétaro, Mexico

    38.6K capacity · 1807m elevation

    Estadio Neza 86

    Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico

    34.5K capacity · 2236m elevation

    Estadio Sergio León Chávez

    Irapuato, Mexico

    25.0K capacity · 1718m elevation

    France
    2 titles
    England flagEngland
    1 title
    Spain flagSpain
    1 title
    Germany flagGermany
    1 title