Mexico 1986 Soccer World Cup: Groups Results and Standings
Information related with the soccer World Cup Mexico 1986 including standings, all the scores and the complete schedule of the groups.
| Host |
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| Mexico 1986 |
| Champion | |
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| Argentina | |
World Cup 1986 Mexico:
Summary
First Round:
Group A -
Group B -
Group C -
Group D
Group E -
Group F
Final Round: Fixture and All the Scores
Statistics:
Final Standings - Top Scorers Table
Cards - Goals Summary
Soccer World Cup Mexico 1986 - Group's Fixture and all the scores
Group A
National Teams
| National Team 1 Argentina | National Team 2 Bulgaria | National Team 3 Italy | National Team 4 South Korea |
Games Played - Results
| May 31, 1986 | ||||
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Bulgaria
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1 - 1 |
Italy
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| 85' Nasko Sirakov | 43' Alessandro Altobelli | |||
| Jun 2, 1986 | ||||
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Argentina
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3 - 1 |
South Korea
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| 6' Jorge Valdano 18' Oscar Ruggeri 46' Jorge Valdano |
73' Chang Sun Park | |||
| Jun 5, 1986 | ||||
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Italy
|
1 - 1 |
Argentina
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| 6' Alessandro Altobelli (pen) | 34' Diego Maradona | |||
| Jun 5, 1986 | ||||
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South Korea
|
1 - 1 |
Bulgaria
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| 70' Jong Boo Kim | 11' Plamen Getov | |||
| Jun 10, 1986 | ||||
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Argentina
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2 - 0 |
Bulgaria
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| 3' Jorge Valdano 76' Jorge Burruchaga |
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| Jun 10, 1986 | ||||
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South Korea
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2 - 3 |
Italy
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| 62' Soon Ho Choi 83' Jung Moo Huh |
17' Alessandro Altobelli 73' Alessandro Altobelli 82' Kwang Rae Cho (own goal) |
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Standings
| Standing | National Team | PTS | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | Qualified |
| 1. | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Yes |
| 2. | Italy | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| 3. | Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | Yes |
| 4. | South Korea | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | No |
Abbreviations:
PTS = Points / GP = Games played / W = Wins / D = Draws / L = Losses
GS = Goals scored / GA = Goals against / GD = Goal difference
Note: until the 1990 World Cup each win was worth 2 points, after that each win is worth 3 points.
Group B
National Teams
National Team 1 Belgium | National Team 2 Iraq | National Team 3 Mexico | National Team 4 Paraguay |
Games Played - Results
| Jun 3, 1986 | ||||
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Belgium
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1 - 2 |
Mexico
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| 45' Erwin Vandenbergh | 23' Fernando Quirarte 39' Hugo Sánchez |
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| Jun 4, 1986 | ||||
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Paraguay
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1 - 0 |
Iraq
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| 35' Julio Cesar Romero | ||||
| Jun 7, 1986 | ||||
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Mexico
|
1 - 1 |
Paraguay
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| 3' Luis Flores | 85' Julio Cesar Romero | |||
| Jun 8, 1986 | ||||
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Iraq
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1 - 2 |
Belgium
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| 59' Ahmed Radhi | 16' Enzo Scifo 21' Nico Claesen (pen) |
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| Jun 11, 1986 | ||||
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Paraguay
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2 - 2 |
Belgium
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| 50' Roberto Cabañas 76' Roberto Cabañas |
30' Frank Vercauteren 59' Daniel Veyt |
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| Jun 11, 1986 | ||||
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Iraq
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0 - 1 |
Mexico
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| 54' Fernando Quirarte | ||||
Standings
| Standing | National Team | PTS | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | Qualified |
| 1. | Mexico | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| 2. | Paraguay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| 3. | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | Yes |
| 4. | Iraq | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | No |
Abbreviations:
PTS = Points / GP = Games played / W = Wins / D = Draws / L = Losses
GS = Goals scored / GA = Goals against / GD = Goal difference
Note: until the 1990 World Cup each win was worth 2 points, after that each win is worth 3 points.
Group C
National Teams
National Team 1 Canada | National Team 2 France | National Team 3 Hungary | National Team 4 Soviet Union |
Games Played - Results
| Jun 1, 1986 | ||||
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Canada
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0 - 1 |
France
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| 79' Jean-Pierre Papin | ||||
| Jun 2, 1986 | ||||
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Soviet Union
|
6 - 0 |
Hungary
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| 2' Pavel Yakovenko 4' Sergei Aleinikov 24' Igor Belanov (pen) 66' Ivan Yaremchuk 73' Laszlo Dajka (own goal) 80' Sergei Rodionov |
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| Jun 5, 1986 | ||||
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France
|
1 - 1 |
Soviet Union
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| 62' Luis Fernandez | 53' Vasili Rats | |||
| Jun 6, 1986 | ||||
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Hungary
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2 - 0 |
Canada
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| 2' Marton Esterhazy 75' Lajos Detari |
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| Jun 9, 1986 | ||||
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Hungary
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0 - 3 |
France
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| 29' Yannick Stopyra 62' Jean Tigana 84' Dominique Rocheteau |
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| Jun 9, 1986 | ||||
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Soviet Union
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2 - 0 |
Canada
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| 58' Oleg Blokhin 74' Aleksandr Zavarov |
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Standings
| Standing | National Team | PTS | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | Qualified |
| 1. | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | Yes |
| 2. | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | Yes |
| 3. | Hungary | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | No |
| 4. | Canada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | No |
Abbreviations:
PTS = Points / GP = Games played / W = Wins / D = Draws / L = Losses
GS = Goals scored / GA = Goals against / GD = Goal difference
Note: until the 1990 World Cup each win was worth 2 points, after that each win is worth 3 points.
Group D
National Teams
National Team 1 Algeria | National Team 2 Brazil | National Team 3 Northern Ireland | National Team 4 Spain |
Games Played - Results
| Jun 1, 1986 | ||||
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Spain
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0 - 1 |
Brazil
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| 62' Socrates | ||||
| Jun 3, 1986 | ||||
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Algeria
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1 - 1 |
Northern Ireland
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| 59' Djamel Zidane | 6' Norman Whiteside | |||
| Jun 6, 1986 | ||||
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Brazil
|
1 - 0 |
Algeria
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| 66' Careca | ||||
| Jun 7, 1986 | ||||
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Northern Ireland
|
1 - 2 |
Spain
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| 47' Colin Clarke | 2' Emilio Butragueño 18' Julio Salinas |
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| Jun 12, 1986 | ||||
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Algeria
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0 - 3 |
Spain
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| 15' Ramon Maria Caldere 68' Ramon Maria Caldere 70' Eloy |
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| Jun 12, 1986 | ||||
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Northern Ireland
|
0 - 3 |
Brazil
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| 15' Careca 42' Josimar 87' Careca |
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Standings
| Standing | National Team | PTS | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | Qualified |
| 1. | Brazil | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| 2. | Spain | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Yes |
| 3. | Northern Ireland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | No |
| 4. | Algeria | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | No |
Abbreviations:
PTS = Points / GP = Games played / W = Wins / D = Draws / L = Losses
GS = Goals scored / GA = Goals against / GD = Goal difference
Note: until the 1990 World Cup each win was worth 2 points, after that each win is worth 3 points.
Group E
National Teams
National Team 1 Denmark | National Team 2 Scotland | National Team 3 Uruguay | National Team 4 West Germany |
Games Played - Results
| Jun 4, 1986 | ||||
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Scotland
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0 - 1 |
Denmark
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| 57' Preben Elkjaer Larsen | ||||
| Jun 4, 1986 | ||||
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Uruguay
|
1 - 1 |
West Germany
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| 4' Antonio Alzamendi | 84' Klaus Allofs | |||
| Jun 8, 1986 | ||||
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West Germany
|
2 - 1 |
Scotland
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| 22' Rudi Voeller 50' Klaus Allofs |
18' Gordon Strachan | |||
| Jun 8, 1986 | ||||
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Denmark
|
6 - 1 |
Uruguay
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| 11' Preben Elkjaer Larsen 41' Soren Lerby 52' Michael Laudrup 67' Preben Elkjaer Larsen 80' Preben Elkjaer Larsen 88' Jesper Olsen |
45' Enzo Francescoli (pen) | |||
| Jun 13, 1986 | ||||
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Denmark
|
2 - 0 |
West Germany
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| 43' Jesper Olsen (pen) 62' John Eriksen |
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| Jun 13, 1986 | ||||
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Scotland
|
0 - 0 |
Uruguay
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Standings
| Standing | National Team | PTS | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | Qualified |
| 1. | Denmark | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | Yes |
| 2. | West Germany | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | Yes |
| 3. | Uruguay | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 | Yes |
| 4. | Scotland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | No |
Abbreviations:
PTS = Points / GP = Games played / W = Wins / D = Draws / L = Losses
GS = Goals scored / GA = Goals against / GD = Goal difference
Note: until the 1990 World Cup each win was worth 2 points, after that each win is worth 3 points.
Group F
National Teams
National Team 1 England | National Team 2 Morocco | National Team 3 Poland | National Team 4 Portugal |
Games Played - Results
| Jun 2, 1986 | ||||
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Morocco
|
0 - 0 |
Poland
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| Jun 3, 1986 | ||||
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Portugal
|
1 - 0 |
England
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| 75' Carlos Manuel | ||||
| Jun 6, 1986 | ||||
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England
|
0 - 0 |
Morocco
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| Jun 7, 1986 | ||||
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Poland
|
1 - 0 |
Portugal
|
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| 68' Wlodimierz Smolarek | ||||
| Jun 11, 1986 | ||||
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Portugal
|
1 - 3 |
Morocco
|
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| 79' Diamantino | 19' Abdelrazzak Khairi 27' Abdelrazzak Khairi 62' Abdelkarim Krimau |
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| Jun 11, 1986 | ||||
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England
|
3 - 0 |
Poland
|
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| 9' Gary Lineker 14' Gary Lineker 34' Gary Lineker |
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Standings
| Standing | National Team | PTS | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | Qualified |
| 1. | Morocco | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| 2. | England | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| 3. | Poland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | Yes |
| 4. | Portugal | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | No |
Abbreviations:
PTS = Points / GP = Games played / W = Wins / D = Draws / L = Losses
GS = Goals scored / GA = Goals against / GD = Goal difference
Note: until the 1990 World Cup each win was worth 2 points, after that each win is worth 3 points.