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World Cup 1986 Results

Review every available match, score, and key statistic from the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

World Cup History

23

Tournaments

1,069

Matches

841

Goals

All-Time Top Goalscorers

1 Miroslav Klose
16
2 Ronaldo
15
3 Gerd Müller
14
4 Just Fontaine
13
5 Pelé
12
6 Sándor Kocsis
11
7 Jürgen Klinsmann
11
8 Helmut Rahn
10
9 Gary Lineker
10
10 Gabriel Batistuta
10
11 Teófilo Cubillas
10
12 Grzegorz Lato
10
13 Thomas Müller
10
14 Lionel Messi
13
15 Kylian Mbappé
12

Most Successful Nations

#CountryTWGP
1
Brazil Brazil
5 81 117
2
Germany Germany
4 74 115
3
Italy Italy
4 46 83
4
Argentina Argentina
3 56 91
5
France France
2 44 76
6
England England
1 35 77
7
Spain Spain
1 34 69
8
Uruguay Uruguay
1 26 61
9
Netherlands Netherlands
0 33 58
10
Belgium Belgium
0 23 54
11
Sweden Sweden
0 21 54
12
Russia Russia
0 20 45
13
Mexico Mexico
0 20 63
14
Portugal Portugal
0 19 38
15
Croatia Croatia
0 19 33

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World Cup 1986 — 52 matches

Final

Argentina Argentina
3 - 2
West Germany West Germany

🏆 Argentina

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City · Jun 29, 1986

Matchday 1

May 31 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Bulgaria Bulgaria
1 - 1
Italy Italy
Jun 1 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Spain Spain
0 - 1
Brazil Brazil
Jun 1 Estadio Nou Camp, León
Canada Canada
0 - 1
France France
Jun 2 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Argentina Argentina
3 - 1
South Korea South Korea
Jun 2 Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
Soviet Union Soviet Union
6 - 0
Hungary Hungary
Jun 2 Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Morocco Morocco
0 - 0
Poland Poland
Jun 3 Estadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
Algeria Algeria
1 - 1
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
Jun 3 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Belgium Belgium
1 - 2
Mexico Mexico
Jun 3 Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
Portugal Portugal
1 - 0
England England
Jun 4 Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro
Uruguay Uruguay
1 - 1
West Germany West Germany
Jun 4 Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl
Scotland Scotland
0 - 1
Denmark Denmark
Jun 4 Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Paraguay Paraguay
1 - 0
Iraq Iraq

Matchday 2

Jun 5 Estadio Nou Camp, León
France France
1 - 1
Soviet Union Soviet Union
Jun 5 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
South Korea South Korea
1 - 1
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Jun 5 Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Italy Italy
1 - 1
Argentina Argentina
Jun 6 Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
Hungary Hungary
2 - 0
Canada Canada
Jun 6 Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
England England
0 - 0
Morocco Morocco
Jun 6 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Brazil Brazil
1 - 0
Algeria Algeria
Jun 7 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Mexico Mexico
1 - 1
Paraguay Paraguay
Jun 7 Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Poland Poland
1 - 0
Portugal Portugal
Jun 7 Estadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
1 - 2
Spain Spain
Jun 8 Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl
Denmark Denmark
6 - 1
Uruguay Uruguay
Jun 8 Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro
West Germany West Germany
2 - 1
Scotland Scotland
Jun 8 Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Iraq Iraq
1 - 2
Belgium Belgium

Matchday 3

Jun 9 Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
Soviet Union Soviet Union
2 - 0
Canada Canada
Jun 9 Estadio Nou Camp, León
Hungary Hungary
0 - 3
France France
Jun 10 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Argentina Argentina
2 - 0
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Jun 10 Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
South Korea South Korea
2 - 3
Italy Italy
Jun 11 Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Paraguay Paraguay
2 - 2
Belgium Belgium
Jun 11 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Iraq Iraq
0 - 1
Mexico Mexico
Jun 11 Estadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
Portugal Portugal
1 - 3
Morocco Morocco
Jun 11 Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
England England
3 - 0
Poland Poland
Jun 12 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
0 - 3
Brazil Brazil
Jun 12 Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
Algeria Algeria
0 - 3
Spain Spain
Jun 13 Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro
Denmark Denmark
2 - 0
West Germany West Germany
Jun 13 Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl
Scotland Scotland
0 - 0
Uruguay Uruguay

Round of 16

Jun 15 Estadio Nou Camp, León
Soviet Union Soviet Union
2 - 2
Belgium Belgium
Jun 15 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Mexico Mexico
2 - 0
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Jun 16 Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Argentina Argentina
1 - 0
Uruguay Uruguay
Jun 16 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Brazil Brazil
4 - 0
Poland Poland
Jun 17 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Italy Italy
0 - 2
France France
Jun 17 Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Morocco Morocco
0 - 1
West Germany West Germany
Jun 18 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
England England
3 - 0
Paraguay Paraguay
Jun 18 Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro
Denmark Denmark
1 - 5
Spain Spain

Quarter-finals

Jun 21 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Brazil Brazil
1 - 1
France France
Jun 21 Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
West Germany West Germany
0 - 0
Mexico Mexico
Jun 22 Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Spain Spain
1 - 1
Belgium Belgium
Jun 22 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Argentina Argentina
2 - 1
England England

Semi-finals

Jun 25 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Argentina Argentina
2 - 0
Belgium Belgium
Jun 25 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
France France
0 - 2
West Germany West Germany

Third place match

Jun 28 Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
France France
2 - 2
Belgium Belgium

Final

Jun 29 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Argentina Argentina
3 - 2
West Germany West Germany