# 1986 FIFA World Cup Group F

Group F of the 1986 FIFA World Cup was one of the groups of the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The group's first round of matches began on 2 June and its last matches were played on 11 June. Most matches were played at the Estadio Universitario and the Estadio Tecnológico in Monterrey. After the first four matches yielded just two goals, locals dubbed it the "Group of Sleep". Morocco surprisingly topped the group, joined in the second round by England and Poland. Portugal were the other team in this group, making their first appearance since 1966.
Morocco drew their first two matches 0–0 against Poland and England, while Portugal defeated England in their opening match 1–0, but were themselves beaten by Poland by the same scoreline. England's match against Morocco featured their first sending-off in a World Cup, when Ray Wilkins was shown a red card after throwing the ball which struck the referee when an offside decision went against England. Thus, Poland led the group after two games, with Portugal in second place on goals scored. However, England defeated Poland 3–0 with a first half hat-trick from Gary Lineker to take second place behind Morocco, who beat Portugal 3–1 with goals from Abderrazak Khairi and Abdelkrim Merry. Poland, in third, only qualified for the second round as one of the four best third-place finishers.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |

## Matches
### Morocco vs Poland

| Morocco | Poland |
| GK | 1 | Badou Zaki (c) |
| LB | 2 | Labid Khalifa |
| CB | 3 | Abdelmajid Lamriss |
| RB | 4 | Mustafa El Biyaz |
| CB | 5 | Noureddine Bouyahyaoui |
| DM | 6 | Abdelmajid Dolmy |
| CM | 7 | Mustafa El Haddaoui | | 87' |
| CM | 8 | Aziz Bouderbala |
| CF | 9 | Abdelkrim Merry |
| LW | 10 | Mohammed Timoumi | 33' | 88' |
| RW | 11 | Mustafa Merry |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 21 | Abdelaziz Souleimani | | 87' |
| FW | 17 | Abderrazak Khairi | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| José Faria ||
| GK | 1 | Józef Młynarczyk |
| RB | 14 | Dariusz Kubicki | 46' |
| CB | 5 | Roman Wójcicki |
| CB | 10 | Stefan Majewski |
| LB | 4 | Marek Ostrowski |
| DM | 6 | Waldemar Matysik |
| RM | 13 | Ryszard Komornicki |
| CM | 15 | Andrzej Buncol |
| CM | 20 | Zbigniew Boniek (c) |
| LM | 11 | Włodzimierz Smolarek |
| CF | 21 | Dariusz Dziekanowski | 56' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Kazimierz Przybyś | 46' |
| FW | 8 | Jan Urban | 56' |
| Manager: ||
| Antoni Piechniczek ||

### Portugal vs England

| Portugal | England |
| GK | 1 | Manuel Bento (c) |
| RB | 5 | Álvaro |
| CB | 8 | Frederico |
| CB | 15 | António Oliveira |
| LB | 20 | Augusto Inácio |
| RM | 17 | Diamantino | | 82' |
| CM | 21 | António André |
| CM | 7 | Jaime Pacheco | 88' |
| LM | 3 | António Sousa |
| AM | 6 | Carlos Manuel |
| CF | 9 | Fernando Gomes | | 73' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Paulo Futre | | 73' |
| DF | 16 | José António | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| José Torres ||
| GK | 1 | Peter Shilton |
| RB | 2 | Gary Stevens |
| CB | 14 | Terry Fenwick | 17' |
| CB | 6 | Terry Butcher | 78' |
| LB | 3 | Kenny Sansom |
| RM | 4 | Glenn Hoddle |
| CM | 8 | Ray Wilkins |
| CM | 7 | Bryan Robson (c) | | 80' |
| LM | 11 | Chris Waddle | | 80' |
| CF | 10 | Gary Lineker |
| CF | 9 | Mark Hateley |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Steve Hodge | | 80' |
| FW | 20 | Peter Beardsley | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Bobby Robson ||

### England vs Morocco

| England | Morocco |
| GK | 1 | Peter Shilton |
| RB | 2 | Gary Stevens |
| CB | 6 | Terry Butcher |
| CB | 14 | Terry Fenwick |
| LB | 3 | Kenny Sansom |
| RM | 4 | Glenn Hoddle |
| CM | 8 | Ray Wilkins | 40' 42' |
| CM | 7 | Bryan Robson (c) | | 41' |
| LM | 11 | Chris Waddle |
| CF | 9 | Mark Hateley | 69' | 76' |
| CF | 10 | Gary Lineker |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Steve Hodge | | 41' |
| DF | 15 | Gary A. Stevens | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Bobby Robson ||
| GK | 1 | Badou Zaki (c) |
| RB | 2 | Labid Khalifa | 50' |
| CB | 4 | Mustafa El Biyaz |
| CB | 5 | Noureddine Bouyahyaoui |
| LB | 3 | Abdelmajid Lamriss | | 73' |
| CM | 6 | Abdelmajid Dolmy |
| CM | 10 | Mohammed Timoumi |
| CM | 17 | Abderrazak Khairi | 76' |
| RW | 8 | Aziz Bouderbala |
| CF | 9 | Abdelkrim Merry |
| LW | 11 | Mustafa Merry | | 87' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 14 | Lahcen Ouadani | | 73' |
| MF | 21 | Abdelaziz Souleimani | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| José Faria ||

### Poland vs Portugal

| Poland | Portugal |
| GK | 1 | Józef Młynarczyk |
| DF | 4 | Marek Ostrowski |
| DF | 5 | Roman Wójcicki | 46' |
| DF | 10 | Stefan Majewski |
| DF | 18 | Krzysztof Pawlak |
| MF | 6 | Waldemar Matysik |
| MF | 11 | Włodzimierz Smolarek | | 74' |
| MF | 13 | Ryszard Komornicki | | 57' |
| MF | 20 | Zbigniew Boniek (c) |
| FW | 8 | Jan Urban |
| FW | 21 | Dariusz Dziekanowski | 89' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 9 | Jan Karaś | | 57' |
| FW | 17 | Andrzej Zgutczyński | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Antoni Piechniczek ||
| GK | 22 | Vítor Damas |
| DF | 5 | Álvaro |
| DF | 15 | António Oliveira |
| DF | 8 | Frederico |
| DF | 20 | Augusto Inácio |
| MF | 7 | Jaime Pacheco |
| MF | 21 | António André | 72' |
| MF | 3 | António Sousa |
| MF | 6 | Carlos Manuel |
| FW | 17 | Diamantino |
| FW | 9 | Fernando Gomes (c) | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Paulo Futre | 46' |
| MF | 14 | Jaime Magalhães | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| José Torres ||

### England vs Poland

| England | Poland |
| GK | 1 | Peter Shilton (c) |
| RB | 2 | Gary Stevens |
| CB | 6 | Terry Butcher |
| CB | 14 | Terry Fenwick | 52' |
| LB | 3 | Kenny Sansom |
| CM | 17 | Trevor Steven |
| CM | 18 | Steve Hodge |
| CM | 16 | Peter Reid |
| AM | 4 | Glenn Hoddle |
| SS | 20 | Peter Beardsley | | 75' |
| CF | 10 | Gary Lineker | | 86' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Chris Waddle | | 75' |
| FW | 21 | Kerry Dixon | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Bobby Robson ||
| GK | 1 | Józef Młynarczyk |
| RB | 18 | Krzysztof Pawlak |
| CB | 5 | Roman Wójcicki |
| CB | 10 | Stefan Majewski |
| LB | 4 | Marek Ostrowski |
| DM | 6 | Waldemar Matysik | 46' |
| RM | 13 | Ryszard Komornicki | 22' |
| CM | 20 | Zbigniew Boniek (c) |
| LM | 11 | Włodzimierz Smolarek |
| CF | 21 | Dariusz Dziekanowski |
| CF | 8 | Jan Urban |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 9 | Jan Karaś | 22' |
| MF | 15 | Andrzej Buncol | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Antoni Piechniczek ||

### Portugal vs Morocco

| Portugal | Morocco |
| GK | 22 | Vítor Damas |
| DF | 5 | Álvaro | | 55' |
| DF | 15 | António Oliveira |
| DF | 8 | Frederico |
| DF | 20 | Augusto Inácio |
| MF | 7 | Jaime Pacheco |
| MF | 3 | António Sousa | | 69' |
| MF | 10 | Paulo Futre |
| MF | 14 | Jaime Magalhães |
| MF | 6 | Carlos Manuel |
| FW | 9 | Fernando Gomes (c) | 59' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Rui Águas | | 55' |
| FW | 17 | Diamantino | | 69' |
| Manager: ||
| José Torres ||
| GK | 1 | Badou Zaki (c) |
| LB | 2 | Labid Khalifa |
| CB | 3 | Abdelmajid Lamriss |
| RB | 4 | Mustafa El Biyaz |
| CB | 5 | Noureddine Bouyahyaoui |
| DM | 6 | Abdelmajid Dolmy |
| LM | 7 | Mustafa El Haddaoui | 71' |
| CM | 8 | Aziz Bouderbala |
| CF | 9 | Abdelkrim Merry |
| SS | 10 | Mohammed Timoumi |
| RM | 17 | Abderrazak Khairi |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 21 | Abdelaziz Souleimani | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| José Faria ||