1986 FIFA World Cup - wikipedia 1986 FIFA World Cup `` 1986 World Cup '' redirects here. For other uses, see 1986 World Cup ( disambiguation ). 1986 FIFA World Cup Copa Mundial de Fútbol México ' 86 1986 FIFA World Cup official logo Tournament details Host country Mexico Dates 31 May -- 29 June ( 30 days ) Teams 24 ( from 5 confederations ) Venue ( s ) 12 ( in 11 host cities ) Final positions Champions Argentina ( 2nd title ) Runners - up West Germany Third place France Fourth place Belgium Tournament statistics Matches played 52 Goals scored 132 ( 2.54 per match ) Attendance 2,394,031 ( 46,039 per match ) Top scorer ( s ) Gary Lineker ( 6 goals ) Best player Diego Maradona Best young player Enzo Scifo Fair play award Brazil ← 1982 1990 → The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24 - team format. With European nations not allowed to host after the previous World Cup in Spain, Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially resigned in 1982. Mexico was selected as the new host in May 1983. This was the third FIFA World Cup tournament in succession that was hosted by a Spanish - speaking country, after Argentina 1978, and Spain 1982. It was won by Argentina ( their second title, after winning in 1978 ). Argentina was captained by the 25 - year old Diego Maradona, who played a large part in his team 's success. Maradona scored the `` Hand of God '' goal, as well as another voted `` Goal of the Century '', in the same quarter - final against England. These were two of the five goals that Maradona scored during the tournament, and he also created another five for his teammates. Argentina beat West Germany 3 -- 2 in the final at Mexico City 's Estadio Azteca. Total attendance was 2,394,031, an average per match of 46,039. Canada, Denmark and Iraq made their first appearances at the final stage. The 1986 World Cup saw the appearance of an audience phenomenon dubbed the Mexican wave, which was popularised worldwide after featuring during the tournament. The format of the competition changed from 1982. The final pair of matches in each group were started at the same time and the second round was played on a knock - out basis rather than groups. The 24 teams qualified were divided into six groups of four ( A to F ). The top two teams and the four best third - place finishers from the six groups advanced to the knockout round of 16 teams. Italy were the defending champions, but is eliminated by France in the Round of 16. Contents 1 Host selection 2 Mascot 3 Qualification 3.1 List of qualified teams 4 Venues 5 Match officials 6 Squads 7 Seeding 8 Summary 8.1 First round 8.2 Second round and quarter - finals 8.3 Semi-finals, third - place match, and final 9 Results 9.1 Group stage 9.1. 1 Group A 9.1. 2 Group B 9.1. 3 Group C 9.1. 4 Group D 9.1. 5 Group E 9.1. 6 Group F 9.1. 7 Ranking of third - placed teams 9.2 Knockout stage 9.2. 1 Round of 16 9.2. 2 Quarter - finals 9.2. 3 Semi-finals 9.2. 4 Third place play - off 9.2. 5 Final 10 Awards 11 Goalscorers 12 Red cards 13 FIFA retrospective ranking 14 References 15 External links Host selection Pique, the official mascot of the 1986 FIFA World Cup Main article : FIFA World Cup hosts Colombia was originally chosen as hosts by FIFA in June 1974. However, the Colombian authorities eventually declared on 5 November 1982 that they could not afford to host the World Cup under the terms that FIFA demanded because of economic concerns. Mexico was selected on 20 May 1983 as the replacement hosts, beating the bids of Canada and the United States ( who eventually hosted the 1994 World Cup ), and thereby became the first nation to host two World Cups. This second World Cup in Mexico came 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, but the stadia 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 FIFA and United Nations logos 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 '' ). Mascot The official mascot of the 1986 World Cup was Pique, a jalapeño pepper, characteristic of Mexican cuisine, with a moustache, a Colimote sombrero, and Mexican football team colours. Its name comes from picante, Spanish for spicy, and was also a pun on the `` PK '' abbreviation of the football term penalty kick. The character caused a degree of controversy within Mexico for its ethnic stereotypes. Qualification Main article : 1986 FIFA World Cup 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. Iraq played all their home matches on neutral ground because of the Iran -- Iraq War. South Korea qualified for the first time since 1954, Paraguay for the first time since 1958, Portugal for the first time since 1966 and Bulgaria and Uruguay for the first time since 1974. As of 2018, this was the last time that Hungary, Canada, Iraq and Northern Ireland qualified for the finals. List of qualified teams The following 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. AFC ( 2 ) Iraq South Korea CAF ( 2 ) Algeria Morocco OFC ( 0 ) None qualified CONCACAF ( 2 ) Canada Mexico ( hosts ) CONMEBOL ( 4 ) Argentina Brazil Paraguay Uruguay UEFA ( 14 ) Belgium Bulgaria Denmark England France Hungary Italy Northern Ireland Poland Portugal Scotland Soviet Union Spain West Germany Countries qualified for World Cup Country failed to qualify Countries that did not enter World Cup Country not a FIFA member Venues Eleven cities hosted the tournament. The Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, the largest stadium used for the tournament, hosted nine matches ( including the final ), more than any other stadium used. Mexico City hosted 13 total matches ; the Olimpico Universitario Stadium hosted four matches ( if the Mexico City suburban town Nezahualcoyotl 's 3 matches are included, this brings the total up to 16 matches ; nearly a third of all matches in this tournament ). Guadalajara, Mexico 's second largest city hosted 10 total matches ( the Jalisco Stadium hosted seven matches, the Tres de Marzo Stadium in Zapopan hosted three ), Monterrey hosted 8 matches ( The Tecnologico Stadium and the Universitario Stadium in San Nicolas de los Garza hosted four matches each ), and the Cuauhtémoc Stadium in Puebla hosted 5 matches. The hot, humid and rainy summer weather in Mexico varied from humid desert locations like Monterrey to tropical locations such as Guadalajara ; but perhaps the greatest hardship the players had to contend with was the high altitude of the Mexican locations. With the exception of the 93 - 104 ° F ( 34 - 40 ° C ) temperatures of Monterrey ( still 2,000 feet above sea level ), all of the stadia were located in cities that varied anywhere from Guadalajara being 5,138 feet ( 1,566 m ) above sea level to Toluca being 8,730 feet ( 2,660 m ) above sea level, making conditions very difficult for the players running around in these stadia - but the higher the cities, the less intense the heat. Mexico City, the location of the final match and the location where the most matches were played was 7,380 feet ( 2,250 m ) above sea level and the weather there was not as hot as in other cities used in this World Cup. Mexico City Guadalajara Puebla Estadio Azteca Estadio Olímpico Universitario Estadio Jalisco Estadio Cuauhtémoc Capacity : 110,574 Capacity : 72,212 Capacity : 66,193 Capacity : 46,416 San Nicolás de los Garza 9 7 6 8 5 11 10 1. Mexico City, 2. Guadalajara, 3. Puebla, 4. San Nicolás de los Garza, 5. Querétaro, 6. Monterrey, 7. León, 8. Nezahualcóyotl, 9. Irapuato, 10. Zapopan, 11. Toluca. Querétaro Estadio Universitario Estadio La Corregidora Capacity : 43,780 Capacity : 38,576 Nezahualcoyotl Monterrey Estadio Neza 86 Estadio Tecnológico Capacity : 34,536 Capacity : 33,805 Toluca Irapuato León Zapopan Estadio Nemesio Díez Estadio Sergio León Chávez Estadio Nou Camp Estadio Tres de Marzo Capacity : 32,612 Capacity : 31,336 Capacity : 30,531 Capacity : 30,015 All of these venues except Monterrey were located in central Mexico, as this tournament was organized with the then - standard way of keeping teams playing in locations in close proximity to each other. Group A only played at the Olimpico and in Puebla ( except for the Bulgaria - Italy opening tournament match, which was played in the Azteca ), Group B only played at the Azteca and in Toluca ( hosts Mexico were part of this group ; they played all their group stage matches at the Azteca ), Group C played in León and Irapuato, Group D only played in Guadalajara ( including the Guadalajara area town of Zapopan ; the last match of this group was played in Monterrey ), Group E exclusively played in Querétaro and Nezahualcóyotl, and Group F played in the northern city of Monterrey ( including the Monterrey area town of San Nicolas de los Garza ; the last match of this group was played in Guadalajara ). All of the venues listed hosted knockout round matches except the ones in Nezahualcoyotl, Irapuato, Zapopan, Toluca and the Estadio Tecnologico in Monterrey. Stadium Matches Teams hosted in the first round Estadio Azteca Opening match, Group B, R2, QF, SF, Final Mexico Estadio Olímpico Universitario Group A, R2 Argentina, Bulgaria, South Korea Estadio Jalisco Group D, R2, QF, SF Brazil Estadio Cuauhtémoc Group A, R2, QF, Third - place match Italy Estadio Universitario Group F, R2, QF Poland Estadio La Corregidora Group E, R2 West Germany Estadio Tecnológico Group F England, Portugal *, Morocco * Estadio Nou Camp Group C, R2 France Estadio Neza 86 Group E Uruguay, Denmark, Scotland Estadio Sergio León Chávez Group C Soviet Union, Hungary, Canada Estadio Tres de Marzo Group D Spain *, Northern Ireland, Algeria * Estadio Nemesio Díez Group B Belgium, Paraguay, Iraq Morocco and Portugal played in Guadalajara while Spain and Algeria played in Monterrey. Match officials Africa Ali Bin Nasser Edwin Picon - Ackong Idrissa Traoré Asia Fallaj Al - Shanar Jamal Al Sharif Shizuo Takada Europe Luigi Agnolin Horst Brummeier Valeri Butenko Vojtech Christov George Courtney André Daina Bogdan Dotchev Erik Fredriksson Ioan Igna Jan Keizer Siegfried Kirschen Lajos Németh Zoran Petrović Alexis Ponnet Joël Quiniou Volker Roth Victoriano Sánchez Arminio Carlos Silva Valente Alan Snoddy North and Central America Rómulo Méndez Antonio Márquez Ramírez David Socha Berny Ulloa Morera Oceania Chris Bambridge South America Romualdo Arppi Filho Jesús Díaz Carlos Espósito Gabriel González Roa José Luis Martínez Bazán Hernán Silva Squads For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1986 FIFA World Cup squads. Seeding Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Mexico ( hosts ) Italy ( 1982 winners ) West Germany ( 1982 runners - up ) Poland ( 1982 third place ) France ( 1982 fourth place ) Brazil England Soviet Union Argentina Spain Paraguay Uruguay Algeria Canada Denmark Iraq Morocco South Korea Belgium Bulgaria Hungary Northern Ireland Portugal Scotland Summary Map of results Champion Runner - up Third place Fourth place Quarter - finals Round of 16 Group stage First round The first round of the finals began in Group A, where Italy were held 1 -- 1 by Bulgaria. Meanwhile, Argentina beat South Korea 3 -- 1, with Diego Maradona playing a major part. Italy and Argentina drew 1 -- 1, Maradona and Alessandro Altobelli scoring. South Korea and Bulgaria also drew 1 -- 1 in a downpour. The final set of matches saw Argentina beating Bulgaria 2 -- 0, and Italy narrowly defeating South Korea 3 -- 2. In Group B Mexico beat Belgium 2 -- 1, and despite being held 1 -- 1 by Paraguay, they won the group after a further win over Iraq, 1 -- 0. Paraguay and Belgium also progressed after both beating Iraq and drawing with each other. Group C pitted a strong Soviet Union side against the reigning European champions France. They drew with each other 1 -- 1, with a goal scored by Vasyl Rats. France beat Canada 1 -- 0 and finished in 2nd place in the group after beating Hungary, 3 -- 0. Hungary had earlier lost 6 -- 0 against the Soviet Union, which won the group due to goal difference. Group D saw Brazil start against Spain, winning 1 -- 0 after the referee failed to validate a legal goal scored by Míchel. Northern Ireland began their campaign with a draw against Algeria. Northern Ireland were then narrowly beaten by Spain before losing to Brazil 3 -- 0 in their final match. This match saw a goal from Josimar on his debut and was also the final time Pat Jennings played for Northern Ireland. Spain qualified along with Brazil after defeating Algeria 3 -- 0. Denmark stormed through Group E, 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. Denmark 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. After a violent 0 -- 0 draw against Uruguay, the Scots were eliminated from the tournament. During that game José Batista of Uruguay was sent off after less than one minute of play for a foul on Strachan, a World Cup record that still stands. West Germany went through to the second round despite a loss against Denmark. Morocco topped Group F after holding both Poland and England to goalless draws, and beating Portugal 3 -- 1. By doing so, they became the first African team, and only the second nation from outside Europe and the Americas ( after North Korea in 1966 ), to reach the second round. England lost 1 -- 0 to Portugal, followed by a 0 -- 0 draw against Morocco in which they lost captain Bryan Robson to injury ( for the remainder of the tournament ) and vice-captain Ray Wilkins to a red card ( he was never to be selected for England again, even after having served his obligatory one - match ban ). In their last first - round game, with the captaincy taken over by Peter Shilton in goal, a first - half Gary Lineker hat - trick helped the reshaped side beat Poland 3 -- 0 -- although losing yet another player to a ban for the next round, Terry Fenwick receiving his second booking of the tournament. 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. Portugal, 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 second games ( against England and Poland ) and were eliminated after a loss to Morocco in the final group match. Second round and quarter - finals Belgium beat the Soviet Union 4 -- 3, despite a hat - trick by the Soviets ' Igor Belanov. The game was level 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 teammates could find a fourth goal for the Soviet Union. At the Olympic University Stadium in Mexico City, the European champions France 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 FIFA 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 had a Diego Maradona 's goal disallowed. In Querétaro, Denmark were eliminated 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 Matthäus. The Danes scored first, with a Jesper Olsen penalty, but they were then taken apart by a devastating performance from Butragueño of Spain, who scored four of his team 's five goals. At the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, England progressed to the quarter - finals 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 Badou Zaki had an outstanding game. Morocco held out until the 87th minute, when Lothar Matthäus scored the only goal of the match with a free kick. Mexico won 2 -- 0 against Bulgaria with an outstanding scissor - kick goal by Manuel Negrete which is honored by a remembrance plaque at the Azteca. In the quarter - finals, France faced 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. Five minutes before half - time, France drew level when Michel Platini scored his 41st goal after converting a cross from Dominique Rocheteau. Brazil had a chance to regain the lead in the second half when Branco was fouled by French keeper Joël Bats in the penalty area. Zico got up to take the kick, but Bats saved Zico 's penalty. The match went to extra time, and France finished slightly the stronger of the two sides. No more goals were scored, and so it was time for a penalty shoot - out. Socrates, who had earlier missed an open goal and headed an easy chance straight into the French keeper 's arms, 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 Luis Fernández 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 Señor 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. As a curiosity, the German goalkeeper Harald Schumacher jumped to the right in the three Mexican penalties ( stopping two of them ). The quarter - final between Argentina and England at the Azteca featured two very different goals in the second half by Diego Maradona : the first was scored illegally, as he punched the ball into the goal past England goalkeeper Peter Shilton. The referee did not see the handball 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 became known as 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. With 20 minutes to go, the introduction of John Barnes as a substitute changed the tide of play in England 's favour, as he pinged cross after cross into the Argentine penalty area : with 9 minutes to go, Lineker got on the end of one and scored, then almost repeated the dose six minutes later but was just unable to reach the ball thanks to a timely block by Olarticoechea : 2 -- 1 to Argentina was the final score. In Argentina, the game was seen as revenge for the Falklands War. Semi-finals, third - place match, and final In the first semi-final match, Andreas Brehme put West Germany 1 -- 0 ahead against France in the ninth minute in Guadalajara, but the outcome remained in doubt until two minutes from time when Rudi Völler made it 2 -- 0, and West Germany were in the final for the second World Cup in succession. In the second semi-final match, Maradona struck twice in the second half as Argentina beat Belgium 2 -- 0 at the Azteca. France went on to defeat Belgium in the third - place match, 4 -- 2. So it was to be the South American Argentina vs the European West Germany at the final at the Azteca, the second time this massive stadium would host a World Cup Final ( the first in 1970 ). 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. West Germany then staged a spirited comeback. Karl - Heinz Rummenigge pulled one back in the 74th minute, and six minutes later Rudi Völler hit the equaliser. With seven minutes remaining, a pass from Maradona gave Jorge Burruchaga the chance to score the winner for Argentina. Eight years on from their home triumph, Argentina regained the world title 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. Results All times are Central Daylight Time ( UTC − 5 ) Group stage Key to colours in group tables Group winners, runners - up, and best four third - placed teams advance to the Round of 16 Group a Main article : 1986 FIFA World Cup Group A Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Argentina 0 6 + 4 5 Advance to knockout stage Italy 0 5 + 1 Bulgaria 0 − 2 South Korea 0 7 − 3 Source : FIFA,,, South Korea made their first appearance since 1954. They managed to score their first goal ( against Argentina ) and their first draw ( against Bulgaria ). 31 May 1986 Bulgaria 1 -- 1 Italy Estadio Azteca, Mexico City 2 June 1986 Argentina 3 -- 1 South Korea Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City 5 June 1986 Italy 1 -- 1 Argentina Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla South Korea 1 -- 1 Bulgaria Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City 10 June 1986 South Korea 2 -- 3 Italy Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla Argentina 2 -- 0 Bulgaria Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City Group B Main article : 1986 FIFA World Cup Group B Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico ( H ) 0 + 2 5 Advance to knockout stage Paraguay 0 + 1 Belgium 5 5 0 Iraq 0 0 − 3 0 Source : FIFA ( H ) Host. 3 June 1986 Belgium 1 -- 2 Mexico Estadio Azteca, Mexico City 4 June 1986 Paraguay 1 -- 0 Iraq Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca 7 June 1986 Mexico 1 -- 1 Paraguay Estadio Azteca, Mexico City 8 June 1986 Iraq 1 -- 2 Belgium Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca 11 June 1986 Paraguay 2 -- 2 Belgium Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca Iraq 0 -- 1 Mexico Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Group C Main article : 1986 FIFA World Cup Group C Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Soviet Union 0 9 + 8 5 Advance to knockout stage France 0 5 + 4 5 Hungary 0 9 − 7 Canada 0 0 0 5 − 5 0 Source : FIFA 1 June 1986 Canada 0 -- 1 France Estadio Nou Camp, León 2 June 1986 Soviet Union 6 -- 0 Hungary Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato 5 June 1986 France 1 -- 1 Soviet Union Estadio Nou Camp, León 6 June 1986 Hungary 2 -- 0 Canada Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato 9 June 1986 Hungary 0 -- 3 France Estadio Nou Camp, León Soviet Union 2 -- 0 Canada Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato Group D Main article : 1986 FIFA World Cup Group D Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil 0 0 5 0 + 5 6 Advance to knockout stage Spain 0 5 + 3 Northern Ireland 0 6 − 4 Algeria 0 5 − 4 Source : FIFA 1 June 1986 Spain 0 -- 1 Brazil Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara 3 June 1986 Algeria 1 -- 1 Northern Ireland Estadio Tres de Marzo, Zapopan 6 June 1986 Brazil 1 -- 0 Algeria Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara 7 June 1986 Northern Ireland 1 -- 2 Spain Estadio Tres de Marzo, Zapopan 12 June 1986 Northern Ireland 0 -- 3 Brazil Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara Algeria 0 -- 3 Spain Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey Group E Main article : 1986 FIFA World Cup Group E Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Denmark 0 0 9 + 8 6 Advance to knockout stage West Germany − 1 Uruguay 0 7 − 5 Scotland 0 − 2 Source : FIFA 4 June 1986 Uruguay 1 -- 1 West Germany Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro Scotland 0 -- 1 Denmark Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl 8 June 1986 West Germany 2 -- 1 Scotland Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro Denmark 6 -- 1 Uruguay Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl 13 June 1986 Denmark 2 -- 0 West Germany Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro Scotland 0 -- 0 Uruguay Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl Group F Main article : 1986 FIFA World Cup Group F Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Morocco 0 + 2 Advance to knockout stage England + 2 Poland − 2 Portugal 0 − 2 Source : FIFA 2 June 1986 Morocco 0 -- 0 Poland Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza 3 June 1986 Portugal 1 -- 0 England Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey 6 June 1986 England 0 -- 0 Morocco Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey 7 June 1986 Poland 1 -- 0 Portugal Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza 11 June 1986 England 3 -- 0 Poland Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey Portugal 1 -- 3 Morocco Estadio Tres de Marzo, Zapopan Ranking of third - placed teams Pos Grp Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Belgium 5 5 0 Advance to knockout stage Poland − 2 Bulgaria 0 − 2 Uruguay 0 7 − 5 5 Hungary 0 9 − 7 6 Northern Ireland 0 6 − 4 Source : FIFA Starting with the 1994 World Cup, teams were awarded three points for a win rather than two, to encourage more offensive tactics. Had those rules been in place, Hungary would have finished ahead of Bulgaria for the 15th seed, and Uruguay would have been eliminated. The top four teams qualified for the knockout stage. Knockout stage Belgium finished in 4th place, their best finish in the World Cup until 2018, where they finished third. Argentina beat West Germany for the first time and won their second World Cup. Main article : 1986 FIFA World Cup knockout stage Round of 16 Quarter - finals Semi-finals Final 16 June -- Puebla Argentina 22 June -- Mexico City ( Azteca ) Uruguay 0 Argentina 18 June -- Mexico City ( Azteca ) England England 25 June -- Mexico City ( Azteca ) Paraguay 0 Argentina 18 June -- Querétaro Belgium 0 Denmark 22 June -- Puebla Spain 5 Spain 1 ( 4 ) 15 June -- León Belgium ( pen. ) 1 ( 5 ) Soviet Union 29 June -- Mexico City ( Azteca ) Belgium ( aet ) Argentina 16 June -- Guadalajara West Germany Brazil 21 June -- Guadalajara Poland 0 Brazil 1 ( 3 ) 17 June -- Mexico City ( Olímpico ) France ( pen. ) 1 ( 4 ) Italy 0 25 June -- Guadalajara France France 0 17 June -- San Nicolás de los Garza West Germany Third place Morocco 0 21 June -- San Nicolás de los Garza 28 June -- Puebla West Germany West Germany ( pen. ) 0 ( 4 ) Belgium 15 June -- Mexico City ( Azteca ) Mexico 0 ( 1 ) France ( aet ) Mexico Bulgaria 0 Round of 16 15 June 1986 12 : 00 CST Mexico 2 -- 0 Bulgaria Negrete 34 ' Servín 61 ' Report Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Attendance : 114,580 Referee : Romualdo Arppi Filho ( Brazil ) 15 June 1986 16 : 00 CST Soviet Union 3 -- 4 ( a.e.t. ) Belgium Belanov 27 ', 70 ', 111 ' ( pen. ) Report Scifo 56 ' Ceulemans 77 ' Demol 102 ' Claesen 110 ' Estadio Nou Camp, León Attendance : 32,277 Referee : Erik Fredriksson ( Sweden ) 16 June 1986 12 : 00 CST Brazil 4 -- 0 Poland Sócrates 30 ' ( pen. ) Josimar 55 ' Edinho 79 ' Careca 83 ' ( pen. ) Report Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara Attendance : 45,000 Referee : Volker Roth ( West Germany ) 16 June 1986 16 : 00 CST Argentina 1 -- 0 Uruguay Pasculli 42 ' Report Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla Attendance : 26,000 Referee : Luigi Agnolin ( Italy ) 17 June 1986 12 : 00 CST Italy 0 -- 2 France Report Platini 15 ' Stopyra 57 ' Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City Attendance : 70,000 Referee : Carlos Espósito ( Argentina ) 17 June 1986 16 : 00 CST Morocco 0 -- 1 West Germany Report Matthäus 88 ' Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza Attendance : 19,800 Referee : Zoran Petrović ( Yugoslavia ) 18 June 1986 12 : 00 CST England 3 -- 0 Paraguay Lineker 31 ', 73 ' Beardsley 56 ' Report Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Attendance : 98,728 Referee : Jamal Al Sharif ( Syria ) 18 June 1986 16 : 00 CST Denmark 1 -- 5 Spain J. Olsen 33 ' ( pen. ) Report Butragueño 43 ', 56 ', 80 ', 88 ' ( pen. ) Goikoetxea 68 ' ( pen. ) Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro Attendance : 38,500 Referee : Jan Keizer ( Netherlands ) Quarter - finals 21 June 1986 12 : 00 CST Brazil 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) France Careca 17 ' Report Platini 40 ' Penalties Sócrates Alemão Zico Branco Júlio César 3 -- 4 Stopyra Amoros Bellone Platini Fernández Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara Attendance : 65,000 Referee : Ioan Igna ( Romania ) 21 June 1986 16 : 00 CST West Germany 0 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) Mexico Report Penalties Allofs Brehme Matthäus Littbarski 4 -- 1 Negrete Quirarte Servín Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza Attendance : 41,700 Referee : Jesús Díaz ( Colombia ) Main article : Argentina v England ( 1986 FIFA World Cup ) 22 June 1986 12 : 00 CST Argentina 2 -- 1 England Maradona 51 ', 55 ' Report Lineker 81 ' Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Attendance : 114,580 Referee : Ali Bin Nasser ( Tunisia ) 22 June 1986 16 : 00 CST Spain 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Belgium Señor 85 ' Report Ceulemans 35 ' Penalties Señor Eloy Chendo Butragueño Víctor 4 -- 5 Claesen Scifo Broos Vervoort L. Van Der Elst Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla Attendance : 45,000 Referee : Siegfried Kirschen ( East Germany ) Semi-finals 25 June 1986 12 : 00 CST France 0 -- 2 West Germany Report Brehme 9 ' Völler 89 ' Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara Attendance : 45,000 Referee : Luigi Agnolin ( Italy ) 25 June 1986 16 : 00 CST Argentina 2 -- 0 Belgium Maradona 51 ', 63 ' Report Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Attendance : 114,500 Referee : Antonio Márquez Ramírez ( Mexico ) Third place play - off 28 June 1986 12 : 00 CST Belgium 2 -- 4 ( a.e.t. ) France Ceulemans 11 ' Claesen 73 ' Report Ferreri 27 ' Papin 43 ' Genghini 104 ' Amoros 111 ' ( pen. ) Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla Attendance : 21,000 Referee : George Courtney ( England ) Final Main article : 1986 FIFA World Cup Final 29 June 1986 12 : 00 CST Argentina 3 -- 2 West Germany Brown 23 ' Valdano 55 ' Burruchaga 83 ' Report Rummenigge 74 ' Völler 80 ' Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Attendance : 114,600 Referee : Romualdo Arppi Filho ( Brazil ) Awards Source : Golden Boot Golden Ball Best Young Player FIFA Fair Play Trophy Gary Lineker Diego Maradona Enzo Scifo Brazil Goalscorers Gary Lineker received the Golden Boot for scoring six goals. In total, 132 goals were scored by 82 players, with two of them credited as own goals. 6 goals Gary Lineker 5 goals Diego Maradona Careca Emilio Butragueño 4 goals Jorge Valdano Preben Elkjær Larsen Alessandro Altobelli Igor Belanov 3 goals Jan Ceulemans Nico Claesen Jesper Olsen Rudi Völler 2 goals Jorge Burruchaga Enzo Scifo Josimar Sócrates Jean - Pierre Papin Michel Platini Yannick Stopyra Fernando Quirarte Abderrazak Khairi Roberto Cabañas Julio César Romero Ramón Calderé Klaus Allofs 1 goal Djamel Zidane José Luis Brown Pedro Pasculli Oscar Ruggeri Stéphane Demol Erwin Vandenbergh Franky Vercauteren Daniel Veyt Edinho Plamen Getov Nasko Sirakov John Eriksen Michael Laudrup Søren Lerby Peter Beardsley Manuel Amoros Luis Fernández Jean - Marc Ferreri Bernard Genghini Dominique Rocheteau Jean Tigana Lajos Détári Márton Esterházy Ahmed Radhi Luis Flores Manuel Negrete Hugo Sánchez Raúl Servín Abdelkrim Merry Colin Clarke Norman Whiteside Włodzimierz Smolarek Carlos Manuel Diamantino Gordon Strachan Choi Soon - ho Huh Jung - moo Kim Jong - boo Park Chang - sun Sergei Aleinikov Oleh Blokhin Vasyl Rats Sergey Rodionov Pavlo Yakovenko Ivan Yaremchuk Oleksandr Zavarov Eloy Andoni Goikoetxea Julio Salinas Juan Antonio Señor Antonio Alzamendi Enzo Francescoli Andreas Brehme Lothar Matthäus Karl - Heinz Rummenigge Own goals László Dajka ( against the Soviet Union ) Cho Kwang - rae ( against Italy ) Red cards Eight players received a red card during the tournament : Mike Sweeney Frank Arnesen Ray Wilkins Thomas Berthold Basil Gorgis Javier Aguirre José Batista Miguel Bossio FIFA retrospective ranking In 1986, FIFA published a report that ranked all teams in each World Cup up to and including 1986, based on progress in the competition, overall results and quality of the opposition. The rankings for the 1986 tournament were as follows : R Team GF GA GD Pts. Argentina 7 6 0 14 5 + 9 13 West Germany 7 8 7 + 1 8 France 7 12 6 + 6 10 Belgium 7 12 15 − 3 6 Eliminated in the quarter - finals 5 Brazil 5 0 10 + 9 9 6 Mexico 5 0 6 + 4 8 7 Spain 5 11 + 7 7 8 England 5 7 + 4 5 Eliminated in the round of 16 9 Denmark 0 10 6 + 4 6 10 Soviet Union 12 5 + 7 5 11 Morocco + 1 12 Italy 5 6 − 1 13 Paraguay 6 − 2 14 Poland 7 − 6 15 Bulgaria 0 6 − 4 16 Uruguay 0 8 − 6 Eliminated in the group stage 17 Portugal 0 − 2 18 Hungary 0 9 − 7 19 Scotland 0 − 2 20 South Korea 0 7 − 3 21 Northern Ireland 0 6 − 4 22 Algeria 0 5 − 4 23 Iraq 0 0 − 3 0 24 Canada 0 0 0 5 − 5 0 References Jump up ^ `` 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico -- Overview ''. FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 11 March 2013. Jump up ^ `` 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico ''. FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 15 June 2014. 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External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to FIFA World Cup 1986. 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico TM, FIFA.com 1986 World Cup Details RSSSF FIFA Technical Report ( Part 1 ), ( Part 2 ), ( Part 3 ) and ( Part 4 ) 1980s portal Mexico portal 1986 FIFA World Cup Stages Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Knockout stage Argentina v England Final General information Qualification Squads 1986 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Argentina Runners - up West Germany Third place France Fourth place Belgium Quarter - finals Brazil England Mexico Spain Round of 16 Bulgaria Denmark Italy Morocco Paraguay Poland Soviet Union Uruguay Group stage Algeria Canada Hungary Iraq Northern Ireland Portugal Scotland South Korea FIFA World Cup Tournaments Uruguay 1930 Italy 1934 France 1938 Brazil 1950 Switzerland 1954 Sweden 1958 Chile 1962 England 1966 Mexico 1970 West Germany 1974 Argentina 1978 Spain 1982 Mexico 1986 Italy 1990 United States 1994 France 1998 South Korea -- Japan 2002 Germany 2006 South Africa 2010 Brazil 2014 Russia 2018 Qatar 2022 Canada -- Mexico -- United States 2026 2030 2034 Qualification 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Finals 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Squads 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Seedings 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Broadcasters 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Bids 2014 2018 and 2022 2026 2030 Statistics 2002 2006 2014 2018 Disciplinary record 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Team appearances AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA Teams with no appearances Overall records All - time table Goalscorers top goalscorers finals goalscorers hat - tricks own goals Penalty shoot - outs Player appearances Red cards Referees Winners Miscellaneous Openings Stadiums Awards Balls Economics Final draw History Hosts Mascots Official films Official anthems & songs Organisers Trophy Video games Notes : There was no qualification for the 1930 World Cup as places were given by invitation only. 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Question: who was supposed to host the 1986 world cup
Answer: Colombia