# 1986 FIFA World Cup Group A

Group A of the 1986 FIFA World Cup was one of six groups of national teams competing at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The group's first round of matches began on 31 May and its last matches were played on 10 June. Most matches were played at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City or at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc in Puebla. Eventual champions Argentina topped the group, joined in the second round by 1982 champions Italy as well as Bulgaria. South Korea were making their first appearance in the tournament since 1954.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | |

## Matches
### Bulgaria vs Italy

| Bulgaria | Italy |
| GK | 1 | Borislav Mihaylov |
| DF | 3 | Nikolay Arabov |
| DF | 5 | Georgi Dimitrov (c) |
| DF | 13 | Aleksandar Markov | 51' |
| MF | 11 | Plamen Getov |
| MF | 10 | Zhivko Gospodinov | | 74' |
| MF | 8 | Ayan Sadakov |
| MF | 12 | Radoslav Zdravkov |
| MF | 2 | Nasko Sirakov |
| FW | 7 | Bozhidar Iskrenov | | 65' |
| FW | 9 | Stoycho Mladenov |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 22 | Iliya Valov |
| DF | 4 | Petar Petrov |
| MF | 15 | Georgi Yordanov |
| FW | 20 | Kostadin Kostadinov | | 65' |
| MF | 6 | Andrey Zhelyazkov | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Ivan Vutsov ||
| GK | 1 | Giovanni Galli |
| DF | 2 | Giuseppe Bergomi | 48' |
| DF | 3 | Antonio Cabrini | 64' |
| DF | 6 | Gaetano Scirea (c) |
| DF | 8 | Pietro Vierchowod |
| MF | 14 | Antonio Di Gennaro |
| MF | 10 | Salvatore Bagni |
| MF | 13 | Fernando De Napoli |
| MF | 16 | Bruno Conti | | 65' |
| FW | 19 | Giuseppe Galderisi |
| FW | 18 | Alessandro Altobelli |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 12 | Franco Tancredi |
| DF | 4 | Fulvio Collovati |
| MF | 11 | Giuseppe Baresi |
| MF | 15 | Marco Tardelli |
| FW | 17 | Gianluca Vialli | | 65' |
| Manager: ||
| Enzo Bearzot ||
Assistant referees: Chris Bambridge (Australia) Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)

### Argentina vs South Korea

| Argentina | South Korea |
| GK | 18 | Nery Pumpido |
| DF | 5 | José Luis Brown |
| DF | 13 | Oscar Garré |
| DF | 8 | Néstor Clausen |
| DF | 19 | Oscar Ruggeri |
| MF | 2 | Sergio Batista | 75' |
| MF | 14 | Ricardo Giusti |
| MF | 7 | Jorge Burruchaga |
| MF | 10 | Diego Maradona (c) |
| FW | 17 | Pedro Pasculli | 74' |
| FW | 11 | Jorge Valdano |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Carlos Daniel Tapia | 74' |
| MF | 16 | Julio Olarticoechea | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Bilardo ||
| GK | 21 | Oh Yun-Kyo |
| DF | 2 | Park Kyung-Hoon |
| DF | 5 | Chung Yong-Hwan |
| DF | 12 | Kim Pyung-Seok | | 23' |
| DF | 14 | Cho Min-Kook |
| DF | 20 | Kim Yong-Se | | 46' |
| MF | 17 | Huh Jung-Moo | 44' |
| MF | 16 | Kim Joo-Sung |
| MF | 10 | Park Chang-Sun (c) | 50' |
| FW | 9 | Choi Soon-Ho |
| FW | 11 | Cha Bum-Kun |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 4 | Cho Kwang-Rae | | 23' |
| FW | 19 | Byun Byung-Joo | | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Kim Jung-Nam ||
Assistant referees: Jesús Díaz (Colombia) Gabriel González (Paraguay)

### Italy vs Argentina

| Italy | Argentina |
| GK | 1 | Giovanni Galli |
| DF | 2 | Giuseppe Bergomi | 54' |
| DF | 3 | Antonio Cabrini |
| DF | 6 | Gaetano Scirea (c) |
| DF | 8 | Pietro Vierchowod |
| MF | 14 | Antonio Di Gennaro |
| MF | 10 | Salvatore Bagni |
| MF | 13 | Fernando De Napoli | | 87' |
| MF | 16 | Bruno Conti | | 65' |
| FW | 19 | Giuseppe Galderisi |
| FW | 18 | Alessandro Altobelli |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Gianluca Vialli | | 65' |
| MF | 11 | Giuseppe Baresi | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Enzo Bearzot ||
| GK | 18 | Nery Pumpido |
| DF | 5 | José Luis Brown |
| DF | 13 | Oscar Garré | 65' |
| DF | 9 | José Luis Cuciuffo |
| DF | 19 | Oscar Ruggeri |
| MF | 2 | Sergio Batista | | 59' |
| MF | 14 | Ricardo Giusti | 58' |
| MF | 7 | Jorge Burruchaga |
| MF | 10 | Diego Maradona (c) |
| FW | 4 | Claudio Borghi | | 74' |
| FW | 11 | Jorge Valdano |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Julio Olarticoechea | | 59' |
| MF | 12 | Héctor Enrique | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Bilardo ||
Assistant referees: Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland) Antonio Marquez Ramirez (Mexico)

### South Korea vs Bulgaria

| South Korea | Bulgaria |
| GK | 21 | Oh Yun-Kyo |
| DF | 2 | Park Kyung-Hoon |
| DF | 5 | Chung Yong-Hwan |
| DF | 8 | Cho Young-Jeung | 60' |
| MF | 13 | Noh Soo-Jin | | 46' |
| MF | 4 | Cho Kwang-Rae | | 72' |
| MF | 17 | Huh Jung-Moo |
| MF | 16 | Kim Joo-Sung | 31' |
| MF | 10 | Park Chang-Sun (c) |
| FW | 19 | Byun Byung-Joo |
| FW | 11 | Cha Bum-Kun |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Kim Jong-Boo | | 46' |
| DF | 14 | Cho Min-Kook | | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Kim Jung-Nam ||
| GK | 1 | Borislav Mihaylov |
| DF | 3 | Nikolay Arabov |
| DF | 5 | Georgi Dimitrov (c) |
| DF | 4 | Petar Petrov |
| MF | 11 | Plamen Getov | | 58' |
| MF | 10 | Zhivko Gospodinov | 49' |
| MF | 8 | Ayan Sadakov |
| MF | 12 | Radoslav Zdravkov |
| MF | 2 | Nasko Sirakov |
| FW | 7 | Bozhidar Iskrenov | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Stoycho Mladenov |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Kostadin Kostadinov | | 46' |
| MF | 6 | Andrey Zhelyazkov | | 58' |
| Manager: ||
| Ivan Vutsov ||
Assistant referees: Valeri Butenko (Soviet Union) Ioan Igna (Romania)

### South Korea vs Italy

| South Korea | Italy |
| GK | 21 | Oh Yun-Kyo |
| DF | 2 | Park Kyung-Hoon | 35' |
| DF | 5 | Chung Yong-Hwan |
| DF | 8 | Cho Young-Jeung |
| MF | 4 | Cho Kwang-Rae |
| MF | 17 | Huh Jung-Moo |
| MF | 16 | Kim Joo-Sung | 17' | 46' |
| MF | 10 | Park Chang-Sun (c) |
| FW | 9 | Choi Soon-Ho |
| FW | 19 | Byun Byung-Joo | | 70' |
| FW | 11 | Cha Bum-Kun |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 1 | Cho Byung-deuk | | |
| DF | 3 | Chung Jong-Soo | 72' | 46' |
| FW | 6 | Lee Tae-ho | | |
| FW | 20 | Kim Yong-se | | |
| FW | 7 | Kim Jong-Boo | | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Kim Jung-Nam ||
| GK | 1 | Giovanni Galli |
| DF | 3 | Antonio Cabrini |
| DF | 4 | Fulvio Collovati |
| DF | 6 | Gaetano Scirea (c) | 65' |
| DF | 8 | Pietro Vierchowod | 70' |
| MF | 14 | Antonio Di Gennaro |
| MF | 10 | Salvatore Bagni | 31' | 67' |
| MF | 13 | Fernando De Napoli |
| MF | 16 | Bruno Conti |
| FW | 19 | Giuseppe Galderisi | | 88' |
| FW | 18 | Alessandro Altobelli |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 12 | Franco Tancredi | | |
| DF | 5 | Sebastiano Nela | | |
| MF | 11 | Giuseppe Baresi | | 67' |
| FW | 21 | Aldo Serena | | |
| FW | 17 | Gianluca Vialli | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Enzo Bearzot ||

### Argentina vs Bulgaria

| Argentina | Bulgaria |
| GK | 18 | Nery Pumpido |
| DF | 5 | José Luis Brown |
| DF | 13 | Oscar Garré |
| DF | 9 | José Luis Cuciuffo | 25' |
| DF | 19 | Oscar Ruggeri |
| MF | 2 | Sergio Batista | | 46' |
| MF | 14 | Ricardo Giusti |
| MF | 7 | Jorge Burruchaga |
| MF | 10 | Diego Maradona (c) |
| FW | 4 | Claudio Borghi | | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Jorge Valdano |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Julio Olarticoechea | | 46' |
| MF | 12 | Héctor Enrique | | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Bilardo ||
| GK | 1 | Borislav Mihaylov |
| DF | 4 | Petar Petrov |
| DF | 5 | Georgi Dimitrov (c) |
| MF | 11 | Plamen Getov |
| MF | 15 | Georgi Yordanov |
| MF | 6 | Andrey Zhelyazkov |
| MF | 8 | Ayan Sadakov |
| MF | 13 | Aleksandar Markov |
| MF | 2 | Nasko Sirakov | 71' |
| FW | 14 | Plamen Markov |
| FW | 9 | Stoycho Mladenov | 52' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 18 | Boycho Velichkov | 52' |
| MF | 12 | Radoslav Zdravkov | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Ivan Vutsov ||