Group details

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Group A

Team Played Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD Points ELO Rating
Argentina 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5 0
Italy 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4 0
Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 2 4 -2 2 0
South Korea 3 0 1 2 4 7 -3 1 0
Game # Game Time Score Location
0
31-May-1986
1 - 1
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Alessandro Altobelli 43'
Nasko Sirakov 85'
0
2-Jun-1986
3 - 1
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Jorge Valdano 6'
Oscar Ruggeri 18'
Jorge Valdano 46'
Park Chang-Sun 73'
0
5-Jun-1986
1 - 1
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Alessandro Altobelli 6' (pen)
Diego Maradona 34'
0
5-Jun-1986
1 - 1
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Plamen Getov 11'
Kim Jong-Boo 70'
0
10-Jun-1986
3 - 2
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Alessandro Altobelli 17'
Choi Soon-Ho 62'
Alessandro Altobelli 73'
Cho Kwang-Rae 82' (og)
Huh Jung-Moo 83'
0
10-Jun-1986
2 - 0
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Jorge Valdano 3'
Jorge Burruchaga 79'

Group B

Team Played Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD Points ELO Rating
Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 0
Paraguay 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4 0
Belgium 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3 0
Iraq 3 0 0 3 1 4 -3 0 0
Game # Game Time Score Location
0
3-Jun-1986
2 - 1
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Fernando Quirarte 23'
Hugo Sánchez 39'
Erwin Vandenbergh 45'
0
4-Jun-1986
1 - 0
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Julio César Romero 35'
0
7-Jun-1986
1 - 1
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Luis Flores 3'
Julio César Romero 85'
0
8-Jun-1986
2 - 1
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Enzo Scifo 16'
Nico Claesen 19' (pen)
Ahmad Radhi Amaiesh 59'
0
11-Jun-1986
2 - 2
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Franky Vercauteren 30'
Roberto Cabañas 50'
Daniel Veyt 59'
Roberto Cabañas 76'
0
11-Jun-1986
1 - 0
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Fernando Quirarte 54'

Group C

Team Played Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD Points ELO Rating
Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 5 0
France 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 5 0
Hungary 3 1 0 2 2 9 -7 2 0
Canada 3 0 0 3 0 5 -5 0 0
Game # Game Time Score Location
0
1-Jun-1986
1 - 0
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Jean-Pierre Papin 79'
0
2-Jun-1986
6 - 0
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
Pavel Yakovenko 2'
Sergei Aleinikov 4'
Ihor Belanov 24' (pen)
Ivan Yaremchuk 66'
Ivan Yaremchuk 75'
Sergey Rodionov 80'
0
5-Jun-1986
1 - 1
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Vasiliy Rats 53'
Luis Fernández 60'
0
6-Jun-1986
0 - 2
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
Márton Esterházy 2'
Lajos Détári 75'
0
9-Jun-1986
3 - 0
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Yannick Stopyra 29'
Jean Tigana 62'
Dominique Rocheteau 84'
0
9-Jun-1986
0 - 2
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
Oleh Blokhin 58'
Aleksandr Zavarov 74'

Group D

Team Played Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD Points ELO Rating
Brazil 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 6 0
Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4 0
Northern Ireland 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4 1 0
Algeria 3 0 1 2 1 5 -4 1 0
Game # Game Time Score Location
0
1-Jun-1986
1 - 0
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Sócrates 62'
0
3-Jun-1986
1 - 1
Estadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
Norman Whiteside 6'
Djamel Zidane 59'
0
6-Jun-1986
1 - 0
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Careca 66'
0
7-Jun-1986
2 - 1
Estadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
Emilio Butragueño 1'
Julio Salinas 18'
Colin Clarke 46'
0
12-Jun-1986
3 - 0
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Careca 15'
Josimar 42'
Careca 87'
0
12-Jun-1986
3 - 0
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
Ramón Calderé 15'
Ramón Calderé 68'
Eloy 70'

Group E

Team Played Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD Points ELO Rating
Denmark 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6 0
West Germany 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 3 0
Uruguay 3 0 2 1 2 7 -5 2 0
Scotland 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 1 0
Game # Game Time Score Location
0
4-Jun-1986
1 - 1
Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro
Antonio Alzamendi 4'
Klaus Allofs 84'
0
4-Jun-1986
0 - 1
Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl
Preben Elkjær Larsen 57'
0
8-Jun-1986
2 - 1
Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro
Gordon Strachan 18'
Rudi Völler 23'
Klaus Allofs 49'
0
8-Jun-1986
1 - 6
Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl
Preben Elkjær Larsen 11'
Søren Lerby 41'
Enzo Francescoli 45' (pen)
Michael Laudrup 52'
Preben Elkjær Larsen 67'
Preben Elkjær Larsen 80'
Jesper Olsen 88'
0
13-Jun-1986
0 - 2
Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro
Jesper Olsen 43' (pen)
John Eriksen 62'
0
13-Jun-1986
0 - 0
Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl

Group F

Team Played Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD Points ELO Rating
Morocco 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 4 0
England 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 3 0
Poland 3 1 1 1 1 3 -2 3 0
Portugal 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 2 0
Game # Game Time Score Location
0
2-Jun-1986
0 - 0
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
0
3-Jun-1986
1 - 0
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
Carlos Manuel 76'
0
6-Jun-1986
0 - 0
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
0
7-Jun-1986
1 - 0
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Wlodzimierz Smolarek 68'
0
11-Jun-1986
0 - 3
Estadio Universitario, Monterrey
Gary Lineker 9'
Gary Lineker 14'
Gary Lineker 34'
0
11-Jun-1986
3 - 1
Estadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara
Abderrazak Khairi 19'
Abderrazak Khairi 26'
Abdelkrim Merry "Krimau" 62'
Diamantino 80'