# 1986 FIFA World Cup Group C

Group C of the 1986 FIFA World Cup was one of the groups of nations competing at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The group's first round of matches began on 1 June and its last matches were played on 9 June. Matches were played at the Estadio Nou Camp in León and the Estadio Sergio León Chavez in Irapuato. The Soviet Union topped the group on goal difference over France. Both teams advanced to the second round. Hungary and Canada were the other two teams, the latter making their debut at the World Cup.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |

## Matches
### Canada vs France

| Canada | France |
| GK | 22 | Paul Dolan |
| DF | 2 | Bob Lenarduzzi |
| DF | 3 | Bruce Wilson (c) |
| DF | 6 | Ian Bridge |
| DF | 12 | Randy Samuel |
| MF | 4 | Randy Ragan |
| MF | 11 | Mike Sweeney | 54' |
| MF | 17 | David Norman |
| MF | 15 | Paul James | 81' |
| FW | 7 | Carl Valentine |
| FW | 10 | Igor Vrablic |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Jamie Lowery | 54' |
| FW | 9 | Branko Segota | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Tony Waiters ||
| GK | 1 | Joël Bats |
| RB | 2 | Manuel Amoros |
| CB | 6 | Maxime Bossis |
| CB | 4 | Patrick Battiston |
| LB | 8 | Thierry Tusseau |
| DM | 9 | Luis Fernández |
| RM | 10 | Michel Platini (c) |
| CM | 14 | Jean Tigana |
| LM | 12 | Alain Giresse |
| CF | 17 | Jean-Pierre Papin |
| CF | 18 | Dominique Rocheteau | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Yannick Stopyra | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Henri Michel ||

### Soviet Union vs Hungary

| Soviet Union | Hungary |
| GK | 1 | Rinat Dasayev |
| DF | 2 | Volodymyr Bezsonov |
| DF | 5 | Anatoliy Demyanenko (c) |
| DF | 10 | Oleh Kuznetsov |
| DF | 15 | Nikolay Larionov |
| DF | 21 | Vasiliy Rats |
| MF | 7 | Ivan Yaremchuk |
| MF | 8 | Pavel Yakovenko | 72' |
| MF | 9 | Aleksandr Zavarov |
| MF | 20 | Sergei Aleinikov |
| FW | 19 | Igor Belanov | 69' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 14 | Sergey Rodionov | 69' |
| MF | 17 | Vadym Yevtushenko | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Valeri Lobanovsky ||
| GK | 1 | Péter Disztl |
| DF | 2 | Sándor Sallai |
| DF | 3 | Antal Róth | 13' |
| DF | 5 | József Kardos |
| DF | 6 | Imre Garaba |
| DF | 14 | Zoltán Péter | 62' |
| MF | 8 | Antal Nagy (c) |
| MF | 10 | Lajos Détári |
| FW | 7 | József Kiprich |
| FW | 11 | Márton Esterházy |
| FW | 19 | György Bognár |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Győző Burcsa | 13' |
| MF | 9 | László Dajka | 62' |
| Manager: ||
| György Mezey ||

### France vs Soviet Union

| France | Soviet Union |
| GK | 1 | Joël Bats |
| DF | 2 | Manuel Amoros | 43' |
| MF | 3 | William Ayache |
| DF | 6 | Maxime Bossis |
| DF | 4 | Patrick Battiston |
| MF | 9 | Luis Fernández | 40' |
| MF | 12 | Alain Giresse | | 83' |
| MF | 14 | Jean Tigana |
| MF | 10 | Michel Platini (c) |
| FW | 17 | Jean-Pierre Papin | | 76' |
| FW | 19 | Yannick Stopyra |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 16 | Bruno Bellone | | 76' |
| MF | 15 | Philippe Vercruysse | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Henri Michel ||
| GK | 1 | Rinat Dasayev |
| DF | 2 | Volodymyr Bezsonov |
| DF | 5 | Anatoliy Demyanenko (c) |
| DF | 10 | Oleh Kuznetsov |
| DF | 15 | Nikolay Larionov |
| DF | 21 | Vasiliy Rats | 30' |
| MF | 7 | Ivan Yaremchuk |
| MF | 8 | Pavel Yakovenko | | 68' |
| MF | 9 | Aleksandr Zavarov | | 58' |
| MF | 20 | Sergei Aleinikov |
| FW | 19 | Igor Belanov | 33' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Oleh Blokhin | | 58' |
| FW | 14 | Sergey Rodionov | | 68' |
| Manager: ||
| Valeri Lobanovsky ||

### Hungary vs Canada

| Hungary | Canada |
| GK | 18 | József Szendrei |
| DF | 2 | Sándor Sallai |
| DF | 4 | József Varga |
| DF | 5 | József Kardos |
| DF | 6 | Imre Garaba |
| MF | 17 | Győző Burcsa | 28' |
| MF | 8 | Antal Nagy (c) | 62' |
| MF | 10 | Lajos Détári |
| FW | 7 | József Kiprich |
| FW | 11 | Márton Esterházy |
| FW | 19 | György Bognár |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 3 | Antal Róth | 28' |
| MF | 9 | László Dajka | 62' |
| Manager: ||
| György Mezey ||
| GK | 1 | Tino Lettieri |
| DF | 2 | Bob Lenarduzzi | 83' |
| DF | 3 | Bruce Wilson (c) | | 41' |
| DF | 6 | Ian Bridge |
| DF | 12 | Randy Samuel |
| MF | 4 | Randy Ragan |
| MF | 8 | Gerry Gray |
| MF | 17 | David Norman |
| MF | 15 | Paul James | | 53' |
| FW | 7 | Carl Valentine |
| FW | 10 | Igor Vrablic |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Mike Sweeney | 52' 85' | 41' |
| FW | 9 | Branko Segota | | 53' |
| Manager: ||
| Tony Waiters ||

### Hungary vs France

| Hungary | France |
| GK | 1 | Péter Disztl |
| DF | 2 | Sándor Sallai |
| DF | 3 | Antal Róth |
| DF | 4 | József Varga |
| DF | 5 | József Kardos |
| DF | 6 | Imre Garaba (c) |
| MF | 9 | László Dajka |
| MF | 15 | Péter Hannich | 46' |
| MF | 10 | Lajos Détári |
| FW | 11 | Márton Esterházy |
| MF | 20 | Kálmán Kovács | 65' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 18 | József Szendrei | |
| DF | 12 | József Csuhay | |
| MF | 8 | Antal Nagy | 46' |
| MF | 21 | Gyula Hajszán | |
| FW | 19 | György Bognár | 65' |
| Manager: ||
| György Mezey ||
| GK | 1 | Joël Bats |
| DF | 2 | Manuel Amoros |
| MF | 3 | William Ayache | 41' |
| DF | 6 | Maxime Bossis |
| DF | 4 | Patrick Battiston |
| MF | 9 | Luis Fernández |
| MF | 12 | Alain Giresse |
| MF | 14 | Jean Tigana |
| MF | 10 | Michel Platini (c) |
| FW | 17 | Jean-Pierre Papin | | 61' |
| FW | 19 | Yannick Stopyra | | 71' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 22 | Albert Rust | | |
| DF | 5 | Michel Bibard | | |
| MF | 13 | Bernard Genghini | | |
| FW | 18 | Dominique Rocheteau | 69' | 61' |
| MF | 11 | Jean-Marc Ferreri | | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Henri Michel ||

### Soviet Union vs Canada

| Soviet Union | Canada |
| GK | 16 | Viktor Chanov |
| DF | 4 | Gennady Morozov |
| DF | 6 | Aleksandr Bubnov |
| DF | 10 | Oleh Kuznetsov |
| DF | 12 | Andriy Bal |
| MF | 17 | Vadym Yevtushenko |
| MF | 13 | Gennadiy Litovchenko |
| MF | 20 | Sergei Aleinikov |
| FW | 18 | Oleh Protasov | 57' |
| FW | 14 | Sergey Rodionov |
| FW | 11 | Oleh Blokhin (c) | 62' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Ihor Belanov | 57' |
| MF | 9 | Aleksandr Zavarov | 62' |
| Manager: ||
| Valeri Lobanovsky ||
| GK | 1 | Tino Lettieri |
| DF | 2 | Bob Lenarduzzi |
| DF | 3 | Bruce Wilson (c) |
| DF | 6 | Ian Bridge |
| DF | 12 | Randy Samuel |
| MF | 4 | Randy Ragan |
| MF | 8 | Gerry Gray | 69' |
| MF | 17 | David Norman |
| MF | 15 | Paul James | 64' |
| FW | 7 | Carl Valentine |
| FW | 14 | Dale Mitchell |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Branko Segota | 64' |
| MF | 13 | George Pakos | 69' |
| Manager: ||
| Tony Waiters ||