World Cup Archive

1986

World Cup 1986

Sat May 31 - Sun Jun 29 1986 (29d)

HostMexico

Champion

🇦🇷

Argentina

Champion

Final3-2

Runner-upFRGWest Germany

Matches

52

Goals

132

Goals / Match

2.54

Draws

11

Extra Time

5

Penalty Shootouts

3

Goal Rate Trend

1930–2026

Goals per match

3.89

1930

4.12

1934

4.67

1938

4.00

1950

5.38

1954

3.60

1958

2.78

1962

2.78

1966

2.97

1970

2.55

1974

2.68

1978

2.81

1982

2.54

1986

2.21

1990

2.71

1994

2.67

1998

2.52

2002

2.30

2006

2.27

2010

2.67

2014

2.64

2018

2.69

2022

2026

Where this edition sits across goals-per-match history.

Group Stage

Local time

36 Matches · 2.33 per matchQualifying spots

Group A

2 pts/win

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Argentina	3	2	1	0	4	5
2	Italy	3	1	2	0	1	4
3	Bulgaria	3	0	2	1	-2	2
4	South Korea	3	0	1	2	-3	1

M01Sat May 3112:00Bulgaria1-1Italy M02Mon Jun 212:00Argentina3-1South Korea M03Thu Jun 512:00Italy1-1Argentina M04Thu Jun 516:00South Korea1-1Bulgaria M05Tue Jun 1012:00Argentina2-0Bulgaria M06Tue Jun 1012:00South Korea2-3Italy

Group B

2 pts/win

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Mexico	3	2	1	0	2	5
2	Paraguay	3	1	2	0	1	4
3	Belgium	3	1	1	1	0	3
4	Iraq	3	0	0	3	-3	0

M07Tue Jun 312:00Belgium1-2Mexico M08Wed Jun 412:00Paraguay1-0Iraq M09Sat Jun 712:00Mexico1-1Paraguay M10Sun Jun 812:00Iraq1-2Belgium M11Wed Jun 1112:00Iraq0-1Mexico M12Wed Jun 1112:00Paraguay2-2Belgium

Group C

2 pts/win

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	URSSoviet Union	3	2	1	0	8	5
2	France	3	2	1	0	4	5
3	Hungary	3	1	0	2	-7	2
4	Canada	3	0	0	3	-5	0

M13Sun Jun 116:00Canada0-1France M14Mon Jun 212:00Soviet UnionURS6-0Hungary M15Thu Jun 512:00France1-1URSSoviet Union M16Fri Jun 612:00Hungary2-0Canada M17Mon Jun 912:00Hungary0-3France M18Mon Jun 912:00Soviet UnionURS2-0Canada

Group D

2 pts/win

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	3	3	0	0	5	6
2	Spain	3	2	0	1	3	4
3	NIRNorthern Ireland	3	0	1	2	-4	1
4	Algeria	3	0	1	2	-4	1

M19Sun Jun 112:00Spain0-1Brazil M20Tue Jun 312:00Algeria1-1NIRNorthern Ireland M21Fri Jun 612:00Brazil1-0Algeria M22Sat Jun 712:00Northern IrelandNIR1-2Spain M23Thu Jun 1212:00Algeria0-3Spain M24Thu Jun 1212:00Northern IrelandNIR0-3Brazil

Group E

2 pts/win

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Denmark	3	3	0	0	8	6
2	FRGWest Germany	3	1	1	1	-1	3
3	Uruguay	3	0	2	1	-5	2
4	Scotland	3	0	1	2	-2	1

M25Wed Jun 412:00Uruguay1-1FRGWest Germany M26Wed Jun 416:00Scotland0-1Denmark M27Sun Jun 812:00West GermanyFRG2-1Scotland M28Sun Jun 816:00Denmark6-1Uruguay M29Fri Jun 1312:00Denmark2-0FRGWest Germany M30Fri Jun 1312:00Scotland0-0Uruguay

Group F

2 pts/win

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Morocco	3	1	2	0	2	4
2	England	3	1	1	1	2	3
3	Poland	3	1	1	1	-2	3
4	Portugal	3	1	0	2	-2	2

M31Mon Jun 216:00Morocco0-0Poland M32Tue Jun 316:00Portugal1-0England M33Fri Jun 616:00England0-0Morocco M34Sat Jun 716:00Poland1-0Portugal M35Wed Jun 1116:00Portugal1-3Morocco M36Wed Jun 1116:00England3-0Poland

Knockout Stage

Local time

16 Matches · 3.00 per match

Round of 16

8

M37Sun Jun 15 12:00 UTC-5 · Local time

M38Sun Jun 15 16:00 UTC-5 · Local time

M39Mon Jun 16 12:00 UTC-5 · Local time

M40Mon Jun 16 16:00 UTC-5 · Local time

M41Tue Jun 17 12:00 UTC-5 · Local time

M42Tue Jun 17 16:00 UTC-5 · Local time

M43Wed Jun 18 12:00 UTC-5 · Local time

M44Wed Jun 18 16:00 UTC-5 · Local time

Quarter-final

4

M45Sat Jun 21 12:00 UTC-5 · Local time

M46Sat Jun 21 16:00 UTC-5 · Local time

M47Sun Jun 22 12:00 UTC-5 · Local time

M48Sun Jun 22 16:00 UTC-5 · Local time

Semi-final

2

M49Wed Jun 25 12:00 UTC-5 · Local time

M50Wed Jun 25 16:00 UTC-5 · Local time

Match for third place

1

M51Sat Jun 28 12:00 UTC-5 · Local time

Final

1

M52Sun Jun 29 12:00 UTC-5 · Local time

Classic Matches

The highest-scoring matches of this edition, weighted towards finals, extra time, and shootouts.

8

URSSoviet Union3

🇧🇪Belgium4

Nou Camp · LeónAET

🇩🇰Denmark6

🇺🇾Uruguay1

Neza · Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl

🇦🇷Argentina3

FRGWest Germany2

Estadio Azteca · Mexico City

Match for third place6

🇫🇷France4

🇧🇪Belgium2

Estadio Cuauhtemoc · PueblaAET

🇩🇰Denmark1

Estadio La Corregidora · Santiago de Querétaro

URSSoviet Union6

🇭🇺Hungary0

Estadio Sergio León Chávez · Irapuato

🇰🇷South Korea2

Estadio Cuauhtemoc · Puebla

🇧🇪Belgium1

Estadio Cuauhtemoc · PueblaAETPEN

Participating Teams

Edition Record

Team	Coach	Top Clubs	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
🇦🇷Argentina	Carlos BILARDO	Boca Juniors (3), Independiente (3), River Plate (3)	7	6	1	0	14	5	9
🇫🇷France	Henri MICHEL	Bordeaux (4), Paris Saint-Germain (4), AS Monaco (3)	7	5	1	1	12	6	6
FRGWest Germany	Franz BECKENBAUER	Bayern Munich (4), Hamburg (4), Köln (3)	7	4	1	2	8	7	1
🇧🇷Brazil	Tele SANTANA	São Paulo (5), Corinthians (3), Atlético Mineiro (2)	5	4	0	1	10	1	9
🇲🇽Mexico	Bora MILUTINOVIC	Club América (7), UNAM Pumas (6), Tigres (3)	5	3	1	1	6	2	4
🇧🇪Belgium	Guy THYS	Anderlecht (7), Club Brugge (4), Standard Liège (3)	7	3	1	3	12	15	-3
🇪🇸Spain	Miguel MUNOZ	Real Madrid (7), Barcelona (5), Athletic Bilbao (3)	5	3	0	2	11	4	7
🇩🇰Denmark	Sepp PIONTEK	Anderlecht (3), Feyenoord (2), Manchester United (2)	4	3	0	1	10	6	4
URSSoviet Union	Valeriy LOBANOVSKYI	Dynamo Kyiv (12), Spartak Moscow (4), Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (2)	4	2	1	1	12	5	7
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England	Bobby ROBSON	Everton (4), Tottenham Hotspur (3), Arsenal (2)	5	2	1	2	7	3	4
🇲🇦Morocco	Jose FARIA	FAR Rabat (5), Kenitra (3), KAC Marrakesh (2)	4	1	2	1	3	2	1
🇮🇹Italy	Enzo BEARZOT	Internazionale (6), Roma (4), Juventus (3)	4	1	2	1	5	6	-1
🇵🇾Paraguay	Cayetano RE	Guaraní (6), Deportivo Cali (3), Olimpia (3)	4	1	2	1	4	6	-2
🇵🇱Poland	Antoni PIECHNICZEK	Górnik Zabrze (6), Legia Warszawa (5), Widzew Łódź (3)	4	1	1	2	1	7	-6
🇵🇹Portugal	JOSE TORRES	Porto (6), Benfica (5), Sporting CP (4)	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2
🇭🇺Hungary	Gyorgy MEZEY	Budapest Honvéd (4), Videoton (4), Rába ETO Győr (2)	3	1	0	2	2	9	-7
🇧🇬Bulgaria	Ivan VUTSOV	Vitosha Sofia (5), Sredec Sofia (3), Lokomotiv Plovdiv (2)	4	0	2	2	2	6	-4
🇺🇾Uruguay	Omar BORRAS	Peñarol (5), River Plate (3), Atlético Madrid (1)	4	0	2	2	2	8	-6
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland	Alex FERGUSON	Dundee United (5), Aberdeen (4), Celtic (2)	3	0	1	2	1	3	-2
🇰🇷South Korea	KIM Jung Nam	Daewoo Royals (5), Yukong Elephants (4), Hyundai Horangi (3)	3	0	1	2	4	7	-3
NIRNorthern Ireland	Billy BINGHAM	Leicester City (2), Newcastle United (2), Blackburn Rovers (1)	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4
🇩🇿Algeria	Rabah SAADANE	JE Tizi-Ouzou (3), RS Kouba (2), WO Boufarik (2)	3	0	1	2	1	5	-4
🇮🇶Iraq	EVARISTO	Al-Rasheed (6), Al-Shabab (4), Al-Jaish (3)	3	0	0	3	1	4	-3
🇨🇦Canada	Tony WAITERS	(7), Cleveland Force (USA) (3), Tacoma Stars (USA) (3)	3	0	0	3	0	5	-5

Stadium Overview

Venue	Country	Matches	Goals	G/M	Finals	Capacity
Estadio Azteca · Mexico City	Mexico	9	23	2.56	1	—
Estadio Jalisco · Guadalajara	Mexico	6	13	2.17	0	—
Estadio Cuauhtemoc · Puebla	Mexico	5	16	3.20	0	—
Estadio La Corregidora · Santiago de Querétaro	Mexico	4	13	3.25	0	—
Nou Camp · León	Mexico	4	13	3.25	0	—
Estadio Olímpico Universitario · Mexico City	Mexico	4	10	2.50	0	—
Tecnologico · Monterrey	Mexico	4	7	1.75	0	—
Estadio Universitario · San Nicolás de los Garza	Mexico	4	2	0.50	0	—
Estadio Sergio León Chávez · Irapuato	Mexico	3	10	3.33	0	—
Tres de Marzo · Guadalajara	Mexico	3	9	3.00	0	—
Bombonera · Toluca	Mexico	3	8	2.67	0	—
Neza · Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl	Mexico	3	8	2.67	0	—