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1986 FIFA World Cup Final
Event1986 FIFA World Cup
Date29 June 1986
VenueEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
RefereeRomualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
Attendance114,600
1982
1990

The 1986 FIFA World Cup Final was the final and deciding game of the 1986 FIFA World Cup, held in Mexico. The match was held at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on 29 June 1986 and had an attendance of 114,600. It was contested by Argentina and West Germany. Argentina won the match 3–2 in normal time.

Route to the final[]

Argentina Round West Germany
Opponent Result First round Opponent Result
 South Korea 3–1 Match 1  Uruguay 1–1
 Italy 1–1 Match 2  Scotland 2–1
 Bulgaria 2–0 Match 3  Denmark 0–2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5
 Italy 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4
 Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
 South Korea 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6
 West Germany 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 3
 Uruguay 3 0 2 1 2 7 −5 2
 Scotland 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Uruguay 1–0 Round of 16  Morocco 1–0
 England 2–1 Quarter-finals  Mexico 0–0 (aet) (4–1 pen.)
 Belgium 2–0 Semifinals  France 2–0

Match[]

Summary[]

This was an exciting and memorable World Cup final. José Luis Brown opened the scoring for Argentina in the 23rd minute and it stayed at 1–0 until half-time. 10 minutes into the second half, Jorge Valdano doubled Argentina's lead. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge pulled a goal back in the 74th minute for West Germany, his first goal in the tournament. West Germany then equalised in the 80th minute, with Rudi Völler scoring to seemingly salvage the game. Although Diego Maradona was heavily marked the entire game, his superb pass to Jorge Burruchaga in the 84th minute allowed Argentina to regain the lead at 3–2.

Six yellow cards were issued in this match, which was a record number until the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final, 3 of them were issued because of time wasting of Argentine players. As the clock expired, Argentina celebrated their second World Cup victory in three tournaments (after winning the 1978 World Cup).

Details[]

29 June 1986
12:00 CST
Argentina  3–2  West Germany Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 114,600
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
Brown Goal 23'
Valdano Goal 56'
Burruchaga Goal 84'
Report Rummenigge Goal 74'
Völler Goal 81'
Argentina
West Germany
GK 18 Nery Pumpido Booked in the 85th minute 85'
SW 5 José Luis Brown
CB 9 José Luis Cuciuffo
CB 19 Oscar Ruggeri
RWB 14 Ricardo Giusti
LWB 16 Julio Olarticoechea Booked in the 77th minute 77'
DM 2 Sergio Batista
CM 7 Jorge Burruchaga Substituted off in the 90th minute 90'
CM 12 Héctor Enrique Booked in the 81st minute 81'
SS 10 Diego Maradona (c) Booked in the 17th minute 17'
CF 11 Jorge Valdano
Substitutions:
MF 21 Marcelo Trobbiani Substituted on in the 90th minute 90'
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo
GK 1 Harald Schumacher
SW 17 Ditmar Jakobs
CB 4 Karlheinz Förster
CB 2 Hans-Peter Briegel Booked in the 62nd minute 62'
RWB 14 Thomas Berthold
LWB 3 Andreas Brehme
CM 6 Norbert Eder
CM 8 Lothar Matthäus Booked in the 21st minute 21'
AM 10 Felix Magath Substituted off in the 62nd minute 62'
CF 11 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (c)
CF 19 Klaus Allofs Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Rudi Völler Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 20 Dieter Hoeneß Substituted on in the 62nd minute 62'
Manager:
Franz Beckenbauer

Assistant referees:
Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)

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