1986 FIFA World Cup Totally Explained

Everything about The 1986 Fifa World Cup totally explained

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.

Host selection

Colombia was originally chosen as hosts by FIFA in June 1974. However, the Colombian authorities declared in November 1982 that they couldn't afford to host the World Cup under the terms that FIFA demanded. Mexico was selected on May 20, 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)

Qualification

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, with the Hondurans wearing tuques and gloves on the field due to the cold weather. Iraq played all matches on neutral ground due to Iran-Iraq war.

Summary

First Round

The format of the competition changed from 1982: 24 teams qualified, divided into six groups of four (A through F). The top two teams and the four best third place finishers from the six groups advanced to the knockout round of 16 teams.
   The first round of the finals produced some surprise success stories. Morocco topped Group F after holding both Poland and England to goalless draws, and then pulling off a shock 3-1 win over Portugal. By doing so, they became the first African team to reach the second round. England looked to be in trouble after losing 1-0 to Portugal and then drawing with the Moroccans. But in their last first-round game, a first-half Gary Lineker hat-trick helped them beat Poland 3-0. 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.
   The other surprise stars of the first round were Denmark, who stormed through Group E, highly 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. But Denmark's most impressive result were when they 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. And after a violent 0-0 draw against Uruguay, the Scots were eliminated from the tournament. West Germany went through to the second round with the strength of a win and a 1-1 draw with Uruguay, who also qualified on just two draws.
   Beyond that, the first-round results went largely as expected. Argentina and world champions Italy drew 1-1 when they clashed in Group A where Diego Maradona shined. The group's other results, a 3-1 victory over South Korea and a 2-0 win over Bulgaria, left Argentina as group winners, with Italy barely scraping through thanks to a close 3-2 victory over South Korea with a dour Bulgarian side joining them thanks to two draws.
   Host Mexico and Paraguay did manage to push Belgium into third place in Group B, although Belgium's three points saw them safely through to the second round while Iraq went out of the tournament.
   The Soviet Union and France dominated Group C, with the Soviets topping the group on goal difference after hammering Hungary 6-0 and beating Canada 2-0 while the French picked up 1-0 and 3-0 victories over Canada and Hungary, respectively. The Hungarians defeated Canada 2-0 but one win wasn't enough to see them through while Canada went out pointless and scoreless.
   Brazil coasted through in Group D, picking up maximum points, with Spain coming second. Northern Ireland rued missed chances against Algeria in their opening 1-1 draw and were up against it after that with games against Spain and Brazil next. They fought hard against Spain but went down 2-1, and against Brazil they were simply outclassed, 3-0 while Algeria went out of the tournament in similar fashion.

Second Round and Quarterfinals

The match of the second round was the seven-goal thriller between Belgium and the Soviet Union, in which the Soviets' Igor Belanov scored a hat-trick and still ended up on the losing side. The game was tied 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. Two of Europe's great football nations met in Mexico City, where France, the European Champions, 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 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 was notable for a Diego Maradona's disallowed goal.
   Perhaps the most surprising scoreline of the second round came from Queretaro, where Denmark, who were billed as dark horses for the tournament, were eliminated although there was nothing gracious about their exit 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 Matthaeus. The Danes scored first, with a Jesper Olsen penalty, but they were then taken apart by a devastating performance from Butragueno of Spain, who scored four of his team's five goals. The other maulings of the second round came from England and Brazil. England progressed to the quarter-finals fairly 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 Ezaki Zaki had an outstanding game in goal. Morocco held out until the 87th minute, when Lothar Matthaeus finally managed to score the only goal of the game. Mexico kept the home supporters happy with a 2-0 win over Bulgaria.
   The most memorable quarter-final match saw France face the other 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. But then, five minutes before half-time, France drew level when Michel Platini converted a cross from Dominique Rocheteau. Brazil had a great chance to regain the lead in the second half when Branco was fouled by French 'keeper Joel Bats in the penalty area. Zico got up to take the kick, but Bats made amends for his foul by saving Zico's penalty.
   The match went to extra time, and France had the better of the extra half-hour. But no more goals were scored, and so it was time for a penalty shoot-out. Surprisingly, Socrates 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 Luiz Fernandez 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.
   The quarter-final between Argentina, the last South American representative left, and England was unforgettable because of the two totally different goals scored by Diego Maradona: the first was scored illegally, as he punched the ball into the goal past England goalkeeper Peter Shilton. The referee didn't see the foul 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 was known as the "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. In Argentina, the game wasn't just seen as revenge for the Falklands War but mostly for what they still see as the unfair game in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

Semifinals, third-place match, and final

In the semi-finals, Andreas Brehme put West Germany 1-0 ahead against France in the ninth minute, but the outcome of a tense game remained in doubt until two minutes from time when Rudi Voller made it 2-0, and West Germany were in the final for the second World Cup in succession. In the other semi-final, Maradona struck twice in the second half as Argentina beat Belgium 2-0. Belgium went on to lose the third-place match to France 2-4.
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. But then West Germany staged a spirited comeback. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge pulled one back in the 74th minute, and six minutes later Rudi Voller hit the equaliser. The momentum now seemed to be with West Germany - but with seven minutes remaining, a brilliant pass from Maradona gave Jose Burruchaga the chance to score the winner for Argentina. Eight years on from their home triumph, Argentina regained the world title for the second time, 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.

Mascot

The official mascot of this World Cup was Pique, a jalapeño pepper, characteristic of Mexican cuisine, with a moustache, a sombrero, and Mexican football team colours. Its name comes from picante, Spanish for spicy peppers and sauces.

Venues

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

City	Stadium	Capacity	Matches	Teams hosted in the first round
	Estadio Azteca	114,600	Opening match, Group B, QF, SF, Final
Mexico	Estadio Olimpico Universitario	72,000	Group A, R2	,,
Guadalajara	Estadio Jalisco	66,000	Group D, R2, QF, SF
Puebla	Estadio Cuauhtémoc	46,000	Group A, R2, QF, Third-place match
Monterrey	Estadio Universitario	44,000	Group F, R2, QF	, ,
Queretaro	Estadio La Corregidora	40,785	Group E, R2
Monterrey	Estadio Tecnológico	38,000	Group F
León	Estadio Nou Camp	35,000	Group C, R2
Nezahualcoyotl	Estadio Neza 86	35,000	Group E	,,
Irapuato	Estadio Sergio León Chavez	32,000	Group C	,,
Guadalajara	Estadio Tres de Marzo	30,000	Group D	,,
Toluca	Estadio Nemesio Díez	30,000	Group B	,,

Poland and Portugal played in Guadalajara while Spain and Algeria played in Monterrey.

Match officials

Africa

Asia

Europe

Ioan Igna

Jan Keizer

Volker Roth

Victoriano Sánchez Arminio

Carlos Silva Valente

Alan Snoddy

North and Central America

Rómulo Méndez

Antonio Márquez Ramírez

David Socha

Oceania

South America

José Luis Martínez Bazan

Hernán Silva

Squads

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

Results

First round

All times local (CST/UTC-6)

Group A

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	5
3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	4
3	0	2	1	2	4	-2	2
3	0	1	2	4	7	-3	1

|score = 1 – 1 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Altobelli |goals2 = Sirakov |stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |attendance = 95,000 |referee = Erik Fredriksson (Sweden) }}

|score = 3 – 1 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Valdano
Ruggeri |goals2 = Park Chang-Seon |stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City |attendance = 60,000 |referee = Arminio Victoriano Sánchez (Spain) }}

|score = 1 – 1 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Altobelli |goals2 = Maradona |stadium = Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla |attendance = 32,000 |referee = Jan Keizer (Netherlands) }}

|score = 1 – 1 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Getov |goals2 = Kim Jong-Boo |stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City |attendance = 45,000 |referee = Fallaj Al Shanar (Saudi Arabia) }}

|score = 3 – 2 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Altobelli
Cho Kwang-Rae |goals2 = Choi Soon-Ho
Huh Jung-Moo |stadium = Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla |attendance = 20,000 |referee = David Socha (United States) }}

|score = 2 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Valdano
Burruchaga |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City |attendance = 65,000 |referee = Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica) }}

Group B

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	5
3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	4
3	1	1	1	5	5	0	3
3	0	0	3	1	4	-3	0

|score = 2 – 1 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Quirarte
Sánchez |goals2 = Vandenbergh |stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |attendance = 114,400 |referee = Carlos Esposito (Argentina) }}

|score = 1 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Romero |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca |attendance = 25,000 |referee = Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius) }}

|score = 1 – 1 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Flores |goals2 = Romero |stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |attendance = 114,000 |referee = George Courtney (England) }}

|score = 2 – 1 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Scifo
Claesen |goals2 = Radhi |stadium = Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca |attendance = 20,000 |referee = Jesús Díaz (Colombia) }}

|score = 2 – 2 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Vercauteren
Veyt |goals2 = Cabañas |stadium = Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca |attendance = 16,000 |referee = Bogdan Dotchev (Bulgaria) }}

|score = 1 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Quirarte |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |attendance = 111,000 |referee = Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia) }}

Group C

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	2	1	0	9	1	+8	5
3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	5
3	1	0	2	2	9	-7	2
3	0	0	3	0	5	-5	0

|score = 1 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Papin |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Nou Camp, León |attendance = 36,000 |referee = Hernán Silva (Chile) }}

|score = 6 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Yakovenko
Aleinikov
Belanov
Yaremchuk
Rodionov |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato |attendance = 16,500 |referee = Luigi Agnolin (Italy) }}

|score = 1 – 1 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Fernández |goals2 = Rats |stadium = Estadio Nou Camp, León |attendance = 36,500 |referee = Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil) }}

|score = 0 – 2 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Esterházy
Détári |stadium = Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato |attendance = 14,000 |referee = Jamal Al Sharif (Syria) }}

|score = 3 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Stopyra
Tigana
Rocheteau |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Nou Camp, León |attendance = 31,000 |referee = Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal) }}

|score = 0 – 2 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Blokhin
Zavarov |stadium = Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato |attendance = 14,200 |referee = Idriss Traore (Mali) }}

Group D

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	6
3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	4
3	0	1	2	2	6	-4	1
3	0	1	2	1	5	-4	1

|score = 1 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Sócrates |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara |attendance = 65,000 |referee = Chris Bambridge (Australia) }}

|score = 1 – 1 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Zidane |goals2 = Whiteside |stadium = Estadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara |attendance = 22,000 |referee = Valeri Butenko (Soviet Union) }}

|score = 1 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Careca |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara |attendance = 48,000 |referee = Rómulo Méndez (Guatemala) }}

|score = 2 – 1 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Butragueño
Salinas |goals2 = Clarke |stadium = Estadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara |attendance = 28,000 |referee = Horst Brummeier (Austria) }}

|score = 3 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Careca
Josimar |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara |attendance = 51,000 |referee = Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany) }}

|score = 3 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Calderé
Eloy |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey |attendance = 20,000 |referee = Shizuo Takada (Japan) }}

Group E

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	6
3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	3
3	0	2	1	2	7	-5	2
3	0	1	2	1	3	-2	1

|score = 1 – 1 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Allofs |goals2 = Alzamendi |stadium = Estadio La Corregidora, Quéretaro |attendance = 30,000 |referee = Vojtěch Christov (Czechoslovakia) }}

|score = 0 – 1 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Elkjær Larsen |stadium = Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl |attendance = 18,000 |referee = Lajos Nemeth (Hungary) }}

|score = 2 – 1 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Völler
Allofs |goals2 = Strachan |stadium = Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro |attendance = 30,000 |referee = Ioan Igna (Romania) }}

|score = 1 – 6 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Francescoli |goals2 = Elkjær Larsen
Lerby
Laudrup
J. Olsen |stadium = Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl |attendance = 26,000 |referee = Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico) }}

|score = 0 – 2 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = J. Olsen
Eriksen |stadium = Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro |attendance = 36,000 |referee = Alexis Ponnet (Belgium) }}

|score = 0 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl |attendance = 20,000 |referee = Joël Quiniou (France) }}

Group F

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	4
3	1	1	1	3	1	+2	3
3	1	1	1	1	3	-2	3
3	1	0	2	2	4	-2	2

|score = 0 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Universitario, Monterrey |attendance = 19,000 |referee = José Luis Martínez Bazan (Uruguay) }}

|score = 1 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Carlos Manuel |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey |attendance = 23,000 |referee = Volker Roth (West Germany) }}

|score = 0 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey |attendance = 20,000 |referee = Gabriel González (Paraguay) }}

|score = 1 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Smolarek |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Universitario, Monterrey |attendance = 20,000 |referee = Ali Bin Nasser (Tunisia) }}

|score = 0 – 3 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Lineker |stadium = Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey |attendance = 23,000 |referee = André Daina (Switzerland) }}

|score = 3 – 1 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Khairi
Merry Krimau |goals2 = Diamantino |stadium = Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara |attendance = 24,000 |referee = Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland) }}

Third place qualifiers for round of 16

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	1	1	1	5	5	0	3
3	1	1	1	1	3	-2	3
3	0	2	1	2	4	-2	2
3	0	2	1	2	7	-5	2
3	1	0	2	2	9	-7	2
3	0	1	2	2	6	-4	1

Bulgaria and Uruguay became the first nations to qualify for the knockout stage without winning a game. (Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland repeated the feat in 1990, and Chile in 1998.) In 1982 Italy advanced from the first group phase to the second group phase on the strength of just three draws and went on to win the tournament.

Knockout stage

|4||0 |June 17 - Mexico City||2||0 |June 17 - Monterrey||0||1 |June 15 - Mexico City||2||0 |June 16 - Puebla||1||0 |June 18 - Mexico City||3||0 |June 15 - León||3| (a.e.t.)|4 |June 18 - Querétaro||1||5
   |June 21 - Guadalajara||1 (3)| (pen.)|1 (4) |June 21 - Monterrey| (pen.)|0 (4)||0 (1) |June 22 - Mexico City||2||1 |June 22 - Puebla| (pen.)|1 (5)||1 (4)
   |June 25 - Guadalajara||0||2 |June 25 - Mexico City||2||0
   |June 29 - Mexico City||2||3
   |June 28 - Puebla| (a.e.t.)|4||2 }}

Round of 16

|score = 2 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Negrete
Servín |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |attendance = 114,000 |referee = Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil) }}

|score = 3 – 4 (a.e.t.) |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Belanov |goals2 = Scifo
Ceulemans
Demol
Claesen |stadium = Estadio Nou Camp, León |attendance = 32,300 |referee = Erik Fredriksson (Sweden) }}

|score = 4 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Sócrates
Josimar
Edinho
Careca |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara |attendance = 45,000 |referee = Volker Roth (West Germany) }}

|score = 1 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Pasculli |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla |attendance = 26,000 |referee = Luigi Agnolin (Italy) }}

|score = 2 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Platini
Stopyra |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City |attendance = 70,000 |referee = Carlos Esposito (Argentina) }}

|score = 0 – 1 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = Matthäus |stadium = Estadio Universitario, Monterrey |attendance = 19,000 |referee = Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia) }}

|score = 3 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Lineker
Beardsley |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |attendance = 99,000 |referee = Jamal Al Sharif (Syria) }}

|score = 1 – 5 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = J. Olsen |goals2 = Butragueño
Goikoetxea |stadium = Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro |attendance = 38,500 |referee = Jan Keizer (Netherlands) }}

Quarter-finals

|score = 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 4 pen.) |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Careca |goals2 = Platini |stadium = Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara |attendance = 65,000 |referee = Ioan Igna (Romania) }}
Alemão
Zico
Branco
Júlio César |penaltyscore = 3 – 4 |penalties2 = Stopyra
Amoros
Bellone
Platini
Fernández }}

|score = 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(1 – 4 pen.) |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Universitario, Monterrey |attendance = 44,000 |referee = Jesús Díaz (Colombia) }}
Quirarte
Servín |penaltyscore = 1 – 4 |penalties2 = Allofs
Brehme
Matthäus
Littbarski }}

|score = 2 – 1 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Maradona |goals2 = Lineker |stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |attendance = 115,000 |referee = Ali Bin Nasser (Tunisia) }}

|score = 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 4 pen.) |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Ceulemans |goals2 = Señor |stadium = Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla |attendance = 45,000 |referee = Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany) }}
Scifo
Broos
Vervoort
Van Der Elst |penaltyscore = 5 – 4 |penalties2 = Señor
Eloy
Chendo
Butragueño
Víctor }}

Semi-finals

|score = 2 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Brehme
Völler |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara |attendance = 50,000 |referee = Luigi Agnolin (Italy) }}

|score = 2 – 0 |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Maradona |goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |attendance = 110,000 |referee = Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico) }}

Third place match

|score = 4 – 2 (a.e.t.) |report = (Report)

|team2 = |goals1 = Ferreri
Papin
Genghini
Amoros |goals2 = Ceulemans
Claesen |stadium = Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla |attendance = 21,000 |referee = George Courtney (England) }}

Final

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|team2 = |goals1 = Brown
Valdano
Burruchaga |goals2 = Rummenigge
Völler |stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |attendance = 114,600 |referee = Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil) }}

Winners

Awards

Golden Shoe winner	Golden Ball winner	FIFA Fair Play Trophy
Gary Lineker	Diego Maradona

Scorers

6 goals

Gary Lineker

5 goals

Careca

4 goals

Igor Belanov

3 goals

Jan Ceulemans

Nico Claesen

Jesper Olsen

Rudi Völler

2 goals

Jorge Burruchaga

Enzo Scifo

Josimar

Sócrates

Ivan Yaremchuk

1 goal

Daniel Veyt

Edinho

Andreas Brehme

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

Lajos Détári

Márton Esterházy

Ahmed Radhi

Luis Flores

Manuel Negrete

Hugo Sánchez

Raúl Servín

Abdelkrim Merry Krimau

Colin Clarke

Norman Whiteside

Włodzimierz Smolarek

Carlos Manuel

Diamantino

Eloy

Own goals

Cho Kwang-Rae (for Italy)

Other facts

During the Group E game between Uruguay and Scotland, José Batista of Uruguay was sent off after less than one minute of play, a World Cup record that still stands.

During the match between Brazil and Spain, the Spanish team had a shot that was later proved by television slow motion replays to have bounced behind the goal line after hitting the crossbar. No goal was awarded, as none of the match officials could be sure that the ball had crossed the line, and Brazil won the match 1-0.

The Portuguese team, 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 the second games (against England and Poland) and were eliminated after a loss to Morocco in the final group match.Further Information

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