1986 World Cup Soccer / Football
Columbia was the first choice to host 1986 Soccer World Cup, however due to financial reasons Columbia had to back out and the hosting of 1986 FIFA World Cup went to Mexico.
This Soccer World Cup had Diego Armando Maradona written all over it.
Argentinian inspiration came from this great player who dominated this tournament by scoring 5 goals and providing 5 assists to take Argentina all the way to the finals and eventually 1986 World Cup Title.
This 1986 World Cup would also be touched by the "hand of god" as Maradona called it during one of the most memorable matches against England in the quarter final played at the Azteca Stadium.
Argentina won this game 2:1 with Diego Maradona scoring the first goal by raising his arm and flicking the ball with his hand past the goalkeeper, which the referee did not see and allowed the goal to stand.
Only 3 minutes later Maradona would stun the whole world with his skill on the ball, agility and quickness as he took the ball inside his own half and started dribbling past not one or two but 5 England players, than dribbled the goalkeeper to finish his historic run with a tap-in inside an empty goal.
Argentina was crowned 1986 World Cup champion after beating Germany in the final.
Diego Armando Maradona was the key player in Argentinian victory and never in the history of soccer/football did one player had such influence on winning matches like Maradona did for his Nation.
Argentina might have truly been touched by the hand of god during this tournament ;)
Teams that participated in 1986 World Cup were:
Algeria, Morocco, Iraq, Korea Republic, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, England, France, Germany FR, Hungary, Italy, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Poland, Scotland, Soviet Union, Spain, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
1986 World Cup in Mexico - CHAMPIONS
1986 Champions: Argentina
1986 Runner Up: Germany FR
1986 Third Place: France
1986 Fourth Place: Belgium
1986 World Cup in Mexico - TOP GOALSCORERS
| ENG Gary LINEKER | 6 |
| ESP Emilio BUTRAGUENO | 5 |
| BRA CARECA | 5 |
| ARG Diego MARADONA | 5 |
| URS Igor BELANOV | 4 |
1986 World Cup in Mexico - STATISTICS
| Number of teams | 24 |
| Number of games | 52 |
| Total Goals scored | 132 |
| Average per game | 2,5 |
| Total attendance | 2,389,723 |
| Average attendance | 45,571 |
| Final attendance | 55,000 |
| Golden ball | Diego MARADONA (ARG) |
| Golden shoe | Gary LINEKER (ENG) |
| Best young player | Enzo SCIFO (BEL) |
| Fair play award | Brazil |
1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico - Group 1
| Bulgaria vs Italy | 1-1 |
| Argentina vs Korea Republic | 3-1 |
| Italy vs Argentina | 1-1 |
| Korea Republic vs Bulgaria | 1-1 |
| Korea Republic vs Italy | 2-3 |
| Argentina vs Bulgaria | 2-0 |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Korea Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
1986 Soccer World Cup in Mexico - Group 2
| Mexico vs Belgium | 2-1 |
| Paraguay vs Iraq | 1-0 |
| Mexico vs Paraguay | 1-1 |
| Belgium vs Iraq | 2-1 |
| Mexico vs Iraq | 1-0 |
| Paraguay vs Belgium | 2-2 |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
1986 World Cup in Mexico - Group 3
| France vs Canada | 1-0 |
| Soviet Union vs Hungary | 6-0 |
| France vs Soviet Union | 1-1 |
| Hungary vs Canada | 2-0 |
| France vs Hungary | 3-0 |
| Soviet Union vs Canada | 2-0 |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
1986 Football World Cup in Mexico - Group 4
| Brazil vs Spain | 1-0 |
| Algeria vs Northern Ireland | 1-1 |
| Brazil vs Algeria | 1-0 |
| Spain vs Northern Ireland | 2-1 |
| Brazil vs Northern Ireland | 3-0 |
| Spain vs Algeria | 3-0 |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico - Group 5
| Uruguay vs Germany | 1-1 |
| Denmark vs Scotland | 1-0 |
| Germany FR vs Scotland | 2-1 |
| Denmark vs Uruguay | 6-1 |
| Denmark vs Germany FR | 2-0 |
| Scotland vs Uruguay | 0-0 |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| Germany FR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
1986 World Cup in Mexico - Group 6
| Morocco vs Poland | 0-0 |
| Portugal vs England | 1-0 |
| England vs Morocco | 0-0 |
| Poland vs Portugal | 1-0 |
| Morocco vs Portugal | 3-1 |
| England vs Poland | 3-0 |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| Morocco | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico - Round of 16
| Mexico vs Bulgaria | 2-0 |
| Belgium vs Soviet Union | 4-3 after extra time |
| Argentina vs Uruguay | 1-0 |
| Brazil vs Poland | 4-0 |
| France vs Italy | 2-0 |
| Germany FR vs Morocco | 1-0 |
| England vs Paraguay | 3-0 |
| Spain vs Denmark | 5-1 |
1986 Soccer World Cup in Mexico - Quarter Finals
| Brazil vs France | 1-1 (3-4 after extra time and penalties) |
| Germany vs Mexico | 0-0 (4-1 after extra time and penalties) |
| Spain vs Belgium | 1-1 (4-5 after extra time and penalties) |
| Argentina vs England | 2-1 |
1986 Soccer World Cup in Mexico - Semi Finals
| Argentina vs Belgium | 2-0 |
| Germany FR vs France | 2-0 |
1986 Soccer World Cup in Mexico - 3th Place
| France vs Belgium | 4-2 after extra time |
1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico - Final
| Argentina vs Germany FR | 3-2 |
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