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  World Cup 1986 Final Tournament
31 May to 29 June in Mexico

Colombia was originally chosen as hosts by FIFA in June 1974.  However, the Colombian authorities declared in November 1982 that they could not afford to host the World Cup under the terms that FIFA demanded.  Mexico was selected on 20 May 1983 as the replacement hosts, beating the bids of Canada, and the United States, and became the first nation to host two World Cups.  This second World Cup in Mexico came only 16 years after the first one in 1970.  A severe earthquake in September 1985, eight months before the tournament, cast doubt over Mexico's ability to organize the event; however, the stadiums were not affected and it was decided to go ahead with the preparations.

As 1986 had been declared the International Year of Peace by the United Nations, the advertising boards of all the stadia displayed the emblems of FIFA and the United Nations along with the legend "Football for Peace - Peace Year".

For the design of the logo an unofficial motto was adopted: " El Mundo Unido por Un Balón" (The world united by a ball)

First Phase Group F Table
Team P W D L F A GD Pts
Morocco 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 4
England 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 3
Poland 3 1 1 1 1 3 -2 3
Portugal 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 2

 

First Phase Group F Matches
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
02-Jun-1986 Morocco 0 Poland 0 [0-0] Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Monterrey, Nuevo León; kick off 4:00 p.m. 19,694
03-Jun-1986 Portugal 1 England 0 [0-0] Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Nuevo León; kick off 4:00 p.m. 19,998
06-Jun-1986 England 0 Morocco 0 [0-0] Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Nuevo León; kick off 4:00 p.m. 20,200
07-Jun-1986 Poland 1 Portugal 0 [0-0] Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Monterrey, Nuevo León; kick off 4:00 p.m. 19,915
11-Jun-1986 England 3 Poland 0 [3-0] Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Nuevo León; kick off 4:00 p.m. 22,600
Portugal 1 Morocco 3 [0-2] Estadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara, Nuevo León; kick off 4:00 p.m. 18,000

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Second Phase Matches
Round of 16 Matches
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
15-Jun-1986 Mexico 2 Bulgaria 0 [1-0] Estadio Azteca, Santa Úrsula, ciudad de México; kick off 12 noon 114,580
U.S.S.R. 3 Belgium 4 [1-0]
 AET [2-2]		 Estadio León, León de los Aldama, Guanajuato; kick off 4:00 p.m. 32,277
16-Jun-1986 Brazil 4 Poland 0 [1-0] Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco; kick off 12 noon 45,000
Argentina 1 Uruguay 0 [1-0] Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Heroic Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla; kick off 4:00 p.m. 26,000
17-Jun-1986 Italy 0 France 2 [0-1] Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, ciudad de México; kick off 12 noon 71,449
Morocco 0 West Germany 1 [0-0] Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Monterrey, Nuevo León; kick off 4:00 p.m. 19,800
18-Jun-1986 England 3 Paraguay 0 [1-0] Estadio Azteca, Santa Úrsula, ciudad de México; kick off 12 noon 98,728
Denmark 1 Spain 5 [1-1] Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro, Querétaro; kick off 4:00 p.m. 38,500
 
Quarter-final Matches
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
21-Jun-1986 Brazil 1 France 1 [1-1]
 AET [1-1] & Penalties [3-4]		 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco; kick off 12 noon 65,677
West Germany 0 Mexico 0 [0-0]
 AET [0-0] & Penalties [4-1]		 Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Monterrey, Nuevo León; kick off 4:00 p.m. 44,386
22-Jun-1986 Argentina 2 England 1 [0-0] Estadio Azteca, Santa Úrsula, ciudad de México; kick off 12 noon 114,580
Spain 1 Belgium 1 [0-1]
 AET [1-1] & Penalties [4-5]		 Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Heroic Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla; kick off 4:00 p.m. 45,000
 
Semi-final Matches
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
25-Jun-1986 France 0 West Germany 2 [0-1] Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco; kick off 12 noon 47,500
26-Jun-1986 Argentina 2 Belgium 0 [0-0] Estadio Azteca, Santa Úrsula, ciudad de México; kick off 4:00 p.m. 110,420
 
Third Place Match
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
28-Jun-1986 France 4 Belgium 2 [2-1]
 AET [2-2]		 Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Heroic Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla; kick off 12 noon 21,500
 
Final Match
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
29-Jun-1986 Argentina 3 West Germany 2 [1-0] Estadio Azteca, Santa Úrsula, ciudad de México; kick off 12 noon 114,580

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