The Sports Almanac

The World Cup
1986 - Mexico


Argentina Champions

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Two Points For A Win One Point For A Draw
Group winners, runners-up advanced to the Round of 16
*Best four third-placed teams advance to the Round of 16
Knockout Rounds
GROUP A
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Argentina
 3
 2
 1
 0
 6
 2
 +4
 5
Italy
 3
 1
 2
 0
 5
 4
 +1
 4
Bulgaria*
 3
 0
 2
 1
 2
 4
 -2
 2
South Korea
 3
 0
 1
 2
 4
 7
 -3
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
May 31
 Italy
 1-1
 Bulgaria
June 2
 Argentina
 3-1
 South Korea
June 5
 Italy
 1-1
 Argentina
June 5
 Bulgaria
 1-1
 South Korea
June 10
 Italy
 3-2
 South Korea
June 10
 Argentina
 2-0
 Bulgaria

GROUP B
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Mexico
 3
 2
 1
 0
 4
 2
 +2
 5
Paraguay
 3
 1
 2
 0
 4
 3
 +1
 4
Belgium*
 3
 1
 1
 1
 5
 5
 0
 3
Iraq
 3
 0
 0
 3
 1
 4
 -3
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 3
 Mexico
 2-1
 Belgium
June 4
 Paraguay
 1-0
 Iraq
June 7
 Mexico
 1-1
 Paraguay
June 8
 Belgium
 2-1
 Iraq
June 11
 Belgium
 2-2
 Paraguay
June 11
 Mexico
 1-0
 Iraq

GROUP C
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Soviet Union
 3
 2
 1
 0
 9
 1
 +8
 5
France
 3
 2
 1
 0
 5
 1
 +4
 5
Hungary
 3
 1
 0
 2
 2
 9
 -7
 2
Canada
 3
 0
 0
 3
 0
 5
 -5
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 1
 France
 1-0
 Canada
June 2
 Soviet Union
 6-0
 Hungary
June 5
 France
 1-1
 Soviet Union
June 6
 Canada
 0-2
 Hungary
June 9
 France
 3-0
 Hungary
June 9
 Canada
 0-2
 Soviet Union

GROUP D
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Brazil
 3
 3
 0
 0
 5
 0
 +5
 6
Spain
 3
 2
 0
 1
 5
 2
 +3
 4
Northern Ireland
 3
 0
 1
 2
 2
 6
 -4
 1
Algeria
 3
 0
 1
 2
 1
 5
 -4
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 1
 Brazil
 1-0
 Spain
June 3
 Algeria
 1-1
 Northern Ireland
June 6
 Brazil
 1-0
 Algeria
June 7
 Spain
 2-1
 Northern Ireland
June 12
 Brazil
 3-0
 Northern Ireland
June 12
 Spain
 3-0
 Algeria

GROUP E
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Denmark
 3
 3
 0
 0
 9
 1
 +8
 6
West Germany
 3
 1
 1
 1
 3
 4
 -1
 3
Uruguay*
 3
 0
 2
 1
 2
 7
 -5
 2
Scotland
 3
 0
 1
 2
 1
 3
 -2
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 4
 West Germany
 1-1
 Uruguay
June 4
 Scotland
 0-1
 Denmark
June 8
 West Germany
 2-1
 Scotland
June 8
 Uruguay
 1-6
 Denmark
June 13
 West Germany
 0-2
 Denmark
June 13
 Uruguay
 0-0
 Scotland

GROUP F
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Morocco
 3
 1
 2
 0
 3
 1
 +2
 4
England
 3
 1
 1
 1
 3
 1
 +2
 3
Poland*
 3
 1
 1
 1
 1
 3
 -2
 3
Portugal
 3
 1
 0
 2
 2
 4
 -2
 2

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 2
 Poland
 0-0
 Morocco
June 3
 Portugal
 1-0
 England
June 6
 Morocco
 0-0
 England
June 7
 Poland
 1-0
 Portugal
June 11
 Poland
 0-3
 England
June 11
 Morocco
 3-1
 Portugal


ROUND OF 16 QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS FINALS CHAMPION
Brazil
4
Poland
0





Brazil
1
France
1(3-4PK)



France
2
Italy
0






France
0
West Germany
2


Morocco
0
West Germany
1





West Germany
0(4-1PK)
Mexico
0



Mexico
2
Bulgaria
0







West Germany
2
Argentina
3
ARGENTINA
Argentina
1
Uruguay
0





Argentina
2
England
1

Third Place Match
France
4aet
Belgium
2
France
England
3
Paraguay
0






Argentina
2
Belgium
0


Soviet Union
3
Belgium
4aet





Belgium
1(5-4PK)
Spain
1



Denmark
1
Spain
5