XIII WORLD
CUP (MEXICO 1986)
FINAL STAGE
— GAME DETAILS
(From 31-05-1986 to 29-06-1986)
STADIUM: Estadio Azteca (México D.F.) DATE: 31-05-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 95.000 REFEREE: Erik Fredriksson (SWE) GOALS: 0-1 (Altobelli 43’); 1-1 (Sirakov 85’) [Incidents: Opening game of the World Cup, preceded by an inaugural ceremony.] |
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Bulgaria - Italy |
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1-1 (0-1) |
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BULGARIA Mikhajlov Zdravkov, Dimitrov (c), Arabov, A. Markov Sadkov, Sirakov, Getov, Gospodinov (Zheljazkov 74’) Iskrenov (Kostadinov 66’), Mladenov COACH: Ivan Vutsov |
ITALY Galli Bergomi, Scirea (c), Vierchowod, Cabrini De Napoli, Di Gennaro, Conti (Vialli 66’), Bagni Altobelli, Galderisi COACH: Enzo Bearzot |
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GAME SUMMARY Unlike preceding opening games of the World Cup, this match was worthy of the occasion. Title holders Italy should have won against an unambitious team, but Bulgaria were lucky enough to receive only one goal and equalize in the last minutes. Near halftime, Di Gennaro hit a long free kick from the left, and Altobelli arrived at the far post to push a volley high across the keeper. In the second half, Scirea took a return ball from Altobelli and should have done better than hit the ball straight at Mikhajlov. Another Di Gennaro’s free kick was headed across goal for Cabrini to head over an open goal. The Italian misses came at a cost when Zdravkov chipped a cross and Sirakov got up between two defenders to head down and up just inside the post. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Jalisco (Guadalajara) DATE: 1-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 35.748 REFEREE: Christopher Bambridge (AUS) GOALS: 0-1 (Sócrates 62’) [Incidents: In minute 52, Míchel’s shot onto the crossbar bounced clearly beyond the goal line, but the referee didn’t validate this goal.] |
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Spain - Brazil |
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0-1 (0-0) |
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SPAIN Zubizarreta Tomás, Maceda, Goicoechea, Julio Alberto Míchel, Francisco (Señor 82’), Camacho (c), Víctor Julio Salinas, Butragueño COACH: Miguel Muñoz |
BRAZIL Carlos Édson, Júlio César, Edinho (c), Branco Alemão, Júnior (Falcão 79’), Sócrates, Elzo Careca, Casagrande (Müller 66’) COACH: Telê Santana |
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GAME SUMMARY Spain had no luck in this game, as two first-choice players (Gordillo and Calderé) were ill, they had a superb goal disallowed and received another goal from an offside position. Brazil, unlike previous editions of the World Cup, had a very strong back line (Branco was a progressive left-back and the pair Júlio César-Edinho was the best central defensive duo in the world), but their game was very slow and predictable.
After a first half of control, Míchel chested down a corner and his volley hit the crossbar and then bounced beyond the goal line. In spite of the Spanish protests, the referee disallowed this goal (altough TV replays show clearly that the ball crossed the line). Ten minutes later, Careca hit the bar and Sócrates headed in from an offside position, but this time Mr. Bambridge allowed the Brazilian goal. |
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STADIUM: Nou Camp (León) DATE: 1-06-1986 (16:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 35.748 REFEREE: Hernán Martín Silva Arce (CHI) GOALS: 0-1 (Papin 79’) |
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Canada - France |
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0-1 (0-0) |
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CANADA Dolan Lenarduzzi, Samuel, Bridge, Wilson (c) Ragan, James (Šegota 81’), Norman, Sweeney (Lowery 54’) Valentine, Vrablic COACH: Tony Waiters |
FRANCE Bats Amorós, Battiston, Bossis, Tusseau Fernández, Tigana, Platini (c), Giresse Papin, Rocheteau (Stopyra 70’) COACH: Henri Michel |
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GAME SUMMARY France easily dominated an unexperienced Canadian team (several of whose players didn’t even have a club), but suffered from their chronic lack of a goalscorer up front. Papin, who eventually headed into an empty net after Stopyra had touched back a long cross by Fernández, wasn’t yet the razor-sharp striker who became European Footballer of the Year in 1991. Before his goal, he missed a number of chances and even volleyed against the bar after 69 minutes. Just one minute before the French goal, Fernández had also hit a post. Canada had some moments of good play, but the lively Vrablic was given little support. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Olímpico “México 68” (México D.F.) DATE: 2-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 40.000 REFEREE: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (SPA) GOALS: 1-0 (Valdano 6’); 2-0 (Ruggeri 18’); 3-0 (Valdano 46’); 3-1 (Park Chang-sun 73’) |
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Argentina - South Korea |
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3-1 (2-0) |
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ARGENTINA Pumpido Clausen, Brown, Ruggeri, Garré Giusti, Batista (Olarticoechea 75’), Burruchaga Pasculli (Tapia 73’), Maradona (c), Valdano COACH: Carlos Bilardo |
SOUTH KOREA Oh Y.K. Park K.H., Huh J.M., Kim P.S. (Cho K.R. 23’), Cho M.K., Chung Y.H. Kim Y.S. (Byun B.J. 46’), Park C.S. (c), Kim J.S. Cha B.K., Choi S.H. COACH: Kim Jung-nam |
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GAME SUMMARY South Korea, back in the final stage of a World Cup for the first time since 1954, impressed with their determination and long-range shots on goal, but were never comfortable at the back. Burruchaga hit a post in between Valdano’s goals, the first scored with a cross-shot and the second with an easy shot at the far post when the keeper tipped a cross toward him. Before, Ruggeri had hammered in a header to make it 2-0. All three Argentinian goals stemmed from Maradona, who was the best player on the pitch despite nursing a long-standing injury which the Koreans tried to aggravate with many harsh fouls on him. The South Korean consolation goal was a superb long-range shot by Park Chang-sun that went in through the top left corner of the goal. |
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STADIUM: Revolución Mexicana (Irapuato) DATE: 2-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 16.500 REFEREE: Luigi Agnolin (ITA) GOALS: 1-0 (Yakovenko 2’); 2-0 (Alejnikov 4’); 3-0 (Belanov [p.] 24’); 4-0 (Yaremchuk 66’); 5-0 (Dajka [o.g.] 73’); 6-0 (Rodionov 80’) [Incidents: Evtushenko missed a penalty shot (min. 77).] |
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Soviet Union - Hungary |
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6-0 (3-0) |
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SOVIET UNION Dasaev Larionov, Bessonov, Kuznetsov, Dem’janenko (c) Yakovenko (Evtushenko 72’), Alejnikov, Rats, Zavarov Yaremchuk, Belanov (Rodionov 69’) COACH: Valerij Lobanovskij |
HUNGARY P. Disztl Sallai, Róth (Burcsa 13’), Garaba, Péter (Dajka 62’) Détári, Bognár, Kardos, A. Nagy (c) Kiprich, Esterházy COACH: György Mezey |
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GAME SUMMARY Although the USSR was not a team with a high scoring record, in this game they were simply too strong for a Hungarian team without the injured Tibor Nyilasi (who was the top goalscorer of the Austrian league at the end of 1985-86 season). After two early goals, György Mezey decided to take off a defender, and this proved disastrous in the end. His Soviet counterpart, Valerij Lobanovskij, was also the manager of the successful Dynamo Kiev, and the reason why the Soviet Union played as a fluent team was that the bulk of the national squad was composed of Dynamo players (as many as twelve).
The Soviets opened the score very early, when Yakovenko hit a loose ball in low at the near post past an unsighted keeper. Then Alejnikov doubled the advantage with a long shot. Belanov blasted a penalty after he’d been fouled by Kardos, then had a shot saved and lashed another over the bar. In the second half, Yakovenko ran strongly through the midfield, beating two men, before finding the unmarked Yaremchuk, who took the ball round the keeper for the fourth. Dajka’s tackle knocked the ball beyond his own keeper after the Soviets had interpassed on the edge of the area. Finally, Rodionov netted a loose ball after Péter Disztl had saved from Alejnikov. The USSR might have equalled the finals record of seven different goalscorers in a single game if Evtushenko hadn’t put a penalty wide soon after coming on. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Universitario (Monterrey) DATE: 2-06-1986 (16:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 19.694 REFEREE: José Luis Martínez Bazán (URU) GOALS: - |
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Morocco - Poland |
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0-0 (0-0) |
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MOROCCO Zaki (c) Khalifa, Lamriss, El-Biyaz, Bouyahiaoui Dolmy, Moustapha el-Haddaoui (Souleimani 87’), Bouderbala Krimau, Merry, Timoumi (Khaïri 89’) COACH: José Faria |
POLAND Młynarczyk Kubicki (Przybyś 46’), Ostrowski, Wójcicki, Majewski Buncol, Matysik, Boniek (c), Komornicki Dziekanowski (Urban 56’), Smolarek COACH: Antoni Piechniczek |
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GAME SUMMARY Although Morocco showed more quality than Poland in this game, they seemed happy with the draw. Timoumi, Bouderbala and Krimau were in better form than anyone in the Polish team. Boniek, now 30, was playing too deep, in a position where he was not as dangerous as coming from the midfield. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Azteca (México D.F.) DATE: 3-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 110.000 REFEREE: Carlos Alfonso Espósito (ARG) GOALS: 0-1 (Quirarte 23’); 0-2 (Hugo Sánchez 39’); 1-2 (Vandenbergh 45’) |
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Belgium - Mexico |
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1-2 (1-2) |
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BELGIUM Pfaff Gerets, F. van der Elst, Broos, De Wolf Scifo, Vandereycken, Ceulemans (c), Vercauteren Desmet (Claesen 64’), Vandenbergh (Demol 66’) COACH: Guy Thys |
MEXICO Larios Trejo, Quirarte, Félix Cruz Servín, Muñoz, Aguirre, Negrete, Boy (c) (España 69’) Hugo Sánchez, Flores (Francisco Cruz 79’) COACH: Bora Milutinović |
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GAME SUMMARY Hosts Mexico, with a better team than in 1970, had a succesful debut in a packed Azteca Stadium. Quirarte opened the score after heading in a Boy’s free kick, and Hugo Sánchez extended the Mexican lead with another header in the far post following a left-wing corner by Boy. Just before halftime, Vandenbergh pulled one back with yet another header when Larios palmed Gerets’ long throw toward him. But Belgium were too defensive in this game and failed to equalize in the second half. |
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STADIUM: Tres de Marzo (Guadalajara) DATE: 3-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 22.000 REFEREE: Valerij Butenko (USSR) GOALS: 0-1 (Whiteside 6’); 1-1 (Zidane 59’) |
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Algeria - Northern Ireland |
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1-1 (0-1) |
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ALGERIA El-Hadi Medjadi, Kourichi, Guendouz (c), Mansouri Ben Mabrouk, Kaci Saïd, Maroc Madjer (Harkouk 27’), Zidane (Belloumi 72’), Assad COACH: Rabah Saâdane |
NORTHERN IRELAND Jennings Nicholl, Donaghy, McDonald, O’Neill Penney (Stewart 68’), McIlroy (c), McCreery, Worthington Hamilton, Whiteside (Clarke 81’) COACH: Billy Bingham |
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GAME SUMMARY Two of the surprise teams in the 1982 edition were now in an obvious decline: not a trace of the African speed and counterattack or the Irish attacking punch which was shown in Spain. Both goals in this game were scored from free kicks: Whiteside getting a big deflection off the wall, Zidane hitting a low shot from thirty meters. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Tecnológico (Monterrey) DATE: 3-06-1986 (16:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 19.998 REFEREE: Volker Roth (FRG) GOALS: 1-0 (Carlos Manuel 76’) [Incidents: Somehow irregularly, Gary Lineker was allowed to play this game with a plaster cast covering his left wrist.] |
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Portugal - England |
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1-0 (0-0) |
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PORTUGAL Bento (c) Álvaro, Frederico, Oliveira, Inácio Diamantino (José António 82’), Jaime Pacheco, André, A. Sousa Carlos Manuel, Fernando Gomes (Futre 73’) COACH: José Torres |
ENGLAND Shilton G. Stevens, Butcher, Fenwick, Sansom Robson (c) (Hodge 79’), Wilkins, Hoddle Waddle (Beardsley 79’), Hateley, Lineker COACH: Bobby Robson |
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GAME SUMMARY England’s recent unbeaten run made them favorites for this game, and they had the first clear chances: Lineker shot wide after stretching for Waddle’s deflected cross from the left, then chested down Butcher’s long ball and prodded it gently past Bento only for Oliveira to kick clear. But suddenly the use of a big man (Hateley) served by a winger (Waddle) looked woefully predictable. Portugal attacked so infrequently that their goal probably had something to do with England’s loss of concentration: Carlos Manuel received the ball from Diamantino unmarked at the far post and lifted it over Shilton for the winner. The 20-year-old Futre, who had came on to run at England’s defense, forced Shilton to make a good save at his feet. |
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STADIUM: La Bombonera (Toluca) DATE: 4-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 24.000 REFEREE: Edwin Picon-Ackong (MRI) GOALS: 1-0 (Romerito 35’) |
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Paraguay - Iraq |
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1-0 (1-0) |
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PARAGUAY “Gato” Fernández Torales, Zabala, Delgado (c), Schettina Romerito, Nunes, Cañete, Ferreira Cabañas, Mendoza (Guasch 88’) COACH: Cayetano Re |
IRAQ Hammoudi (c) Khalil Mohammed, Samir Shaker, Nadhim Shaker, Orabi H. Mohammed (Hamed 67’), Gourgis (Qasim 84’), Hashim, Ali Hussein Saeed, Radhi COACH: Evaristo Macedo |
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GAME SUMMARY Paraguay were more clever than Iraq in a balanced match. After the skillful Romerito ran onto Cañete’s deft pass to lob the keeper for the opener, the South Americans easily controlled the game. Iraq were unlucky, however, when Radhi put the ball in the net just after the halftime whistle had gone. |
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STADIUM: La Corregidora (Querétaro) DATE: 4-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 30.500 REFEREE: Vojtěch Christov (CZE) GOALS: 1-0 (Alzamendi 4’); 1-1 (Allofs 84’) |
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Uruguay - FRG |
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1-1 (1-0) |
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URUGUAY Álvez Diogo, Acevedo, Gutiérrez, Batista Bossio, Barrios (c) (Saralegui 56’), Santín, Francescoli Alzamendi (Ramos 80’), Da Silva COACH: Omar Borrás |
FRG Schumacher (c) Berthold, Förster, Augenthaler, Brehme (Littbarski 46’) Matthäus (Rummenigge 75’), Magath, Eder, Briegel Völler, Allofs COACH: Franz Beckenbauer |
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GAME SUMMARY Uruguay took an early lead against a German team missing the injured Rummenigge and Littbarski. A long back-pass by Matthäus sent Alzamendi clear to go round Schumacher before hitting the bar with a shot that didn’t touch the net but clearly crossed the line. West Germany, however, were faithful to their reputation and never bended the knee. In the second half, Littbarski and Rummenigge added more power in the attack, and finally Allofs equalized near the end with a low shot from the left after Rummenigge sent him clear with a back header. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Neza '86 (Nezahualcóyotl) DATE: 4-06-1986 (16:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 18.000 REFEREE: Lajos Németh (HUN) GOALS: 0-1 (Elkjær Larsen 57’) |
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Scotland - Denmark |
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0-1 (0-0) |
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SCOTLAND Leighton Gough, McLeish, Miller, Malpas Strachan (Bannon 74’), Souness (c), Aitken, Nicol Sturrock (McAvennie 61’), Nicholas COACH: Alex Ferguson |
DENMARK Rasmussen Berggreen, Busk, M. Olsen (c), I. Nielsen Bertelsen, Lerby, Arnesen (Sivebæk 74’), J. Olsen (Mølby 80’) Elkjær Larsen, Laudrup COACH: Sepp Piontek |
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GAME SUMMARY The best ever Denmark made Scotland look like an ordinary team. Once the veteran Morten Olsen had taken a grip at the back, the front duo Elkjær Larsen-Laudrup began to stretch the Scottish defense, the former with his strong running, the latter as the most gifted young player in the world. In the second half, Elkjær Larsen scored the only goal of the game after taking a rebound off Miller’s legs and shooting in off a post. In the Scottish side, Strachan ran his heart out and used the ball well, but Souness was disappointing again. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Cuauhtémoc (Puebla) DATE: 5-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 32.000 REFEREE: Jan Keizer (NED) GOALS: 1-0 (Altobelli [p.] 6’); 1-1 (Maradona 34’) |
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Italy - Argentina |
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1-1 (1-1) |
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ITALY Galli Bergomi, Scirea (c), Vierchowod, Cabrini Di Gennaro, De Napoli (Baresi 87’), Bagni Conti (Vialli 65’), Galderisi, Altobelli COACH: Enzo Bearzot |
ARGENTINA Pumpido Ruggeri, Brown, Cuciuffo, Garré Giusti, Batista (Olarticoechea 59’), Burruchaga Borghi (Enrique 74’), Maradona (c), Valdano COACH: Carlos Bilardo |
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GAME SUMMARY Italy took an early lead when Garré was adjudged to have handled the ball intentionally in the Argentinian area and Altobelli converted from the penalty spot. But Bilardo had correctly identified “Il Spillo” as the only Italian attacking threat and put Ruggeri on him, with the result that Italy were barely worth the draw (although Conti hit a post in the second half). Maradona was man-marked too by Bagni, but scaped him and Scirea to push in a left-footed volley for the equalizer. The second half of the game, like so many others in the tournament, degenerated into a rash of bookings. |
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STADIUM: Nou Camp (León) DATE: 5-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 36.540 REFEREE: Romualdo Arppi Filho (BRA) GOALS: 0-1 (Rats 53’); 1-1 (Fernández 60’) |
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France - Soviet Union |
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1-1 (0-0) |
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FRANCE Bats Ayache, Battiston, Bossis, Amorós Tigana, Giresse (Vercruysse 81’), Platini (c), Fernández Papin (Bellone 75’), Stopyra COACH: Henri Michel |
SOVIET UNION Dasaev Larionov, Bessonov, Kuznetsov, Dem’janenko (c) Yaremchuk, Alejnikov, Rats, Yakovenko (Rodionov 67’) Belanov, Zavarov (Blokhin 57’) COACH: Valerij Lobanovskij |
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GAME SUMMARY A fine match, in which both teams looked real contenders. The USSR, after their impressive performance against Hungary, started the game in a dominant way, but midway the first half the French midfield settled down, with little Giresse pulling most of the threads, and France began to create danger up front. In minute 42, Platini (although plagued with tendinitis) hit the post with a free kick. Soon after the restart, the Soviet Union took the lead after a tremendous long shot by Rats (one of the best goals of the tournament so far), but Giresse’s lob put Luis Fernández through for the equalizer. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Olímpico “México 68” (México D.F.) DATE: 5-06-1986 (16:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 45.000 REFEREE: Fallaj al-Shanar (KSA) GOALS: 0-1 (Getov 11’); 1-1 (Kim Jong-boo 70’) |
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South Korea - Bulgaria |
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1-1 (0-1) |
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SOUTH KOREA Oh Y.K. Park K.H., Chung Y.H., Huh J.M., Cho Y.J. Park C.S. (c), Cho K.R. (Cho M.K. 72’), No S.J. (Kim J.B. 46’) Kim J.S., Cha B.K., Byun B.J. COACH: Kim Jung-nam |
BULGARIA Mikhajlov Zdravkov, Petrov, Dimitrov (c), Arabov Sirakov, Sadkov, Mladenov, Gospodinov Iskrenov (Kostadinov 46’), Getov (Zheljazkov 58’) COACH: Ivan Vutsov |
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GAME SUMMARY When Getov lobbed the ball in after Oh Yeon-kyo missed a cross, Bulgaria were confident to achieve their first win in the final stage of a World Cup in their fifth participation. But the Koreans showed an admirable spirit and refused to lie down. Kim Joo-sung and Park Chang-sun came close to equalize before Cho Kwang-rae headed the ball forward for Kim Jong-boo to chest it down and scuff a low shot past Mikhajlov. |
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STADIUM: Revolución Mexicana (Irapuato) DATE: 6-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 13.800 REFEREE: Jamal al-Sharif (SYR) GOALS: 1-0 (Esterházy 2’); 2-0 (Détári 75’) [Incidents: Sweeney was sent off (min. 85).] |
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Hungary - Canada |
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2-0 (1-0) |
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HUNGARY Szendrei Sallai, Kardos, A. Nagy (c) (Dajka 62’), Varga Burcsa (Róth 28’), Garaba, Bognár, Détári Kiprich, Esterházy COACH: György Mezey |
CANADA Lettieri Lenarduzzi, Samuel, Bridge, Wilson (c) (Sweeney 41’) James (Šegota 53’), Ragan, Gray, Vrablic Valentine, Norman COACH: Tony Waiters |
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GAME SUMMARY Hungary kept their hopes alive with an unimpressing victory over Canada. The first goal was the result of two deflections, one into the path of Esterházy, the other taking his low shot inside the near post. In the second half, Détári put in the rebound after Lettieri had made a brave save from Kiprich. Canada didn’t have the same stubborn performance as against France: Wilson had a tough time and was substituted, Vrablic and Šegota missed chances, and Sweeney was sent off near the end of the game for a second yellow card. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Jalisco (Guadalajara) DATE: 6-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 47.000 REFEREE: Rómulo Méndez (GUA) GOALS: 1-0 (Careca 66’) |
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Brazil - Algeria |
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1-0 (0-0) |
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BRAZIL Carlos Édson (Falcão 10’), Júlio César, Edinho (c), Branco Alemão, Sócrates, Júnior, Elzo Careca, Casagrande (Müller 59’) COACH: Telê Santana |
ALGERIA Drid Medjadi, Guendouz (c), Kaci Saïd, Megharia Ben Mabrouk, Belloumi (Zidane 75’), Mansouri, Madjer Menad, Assad (Bensaoula 67’) COACH: Rabah Saâdane |
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GAME SUMMARY Although Edinho had to kick clear when Belloumi’s shot beat Carlos, Drid was the busier goalkeeper in this game. Júlio César hit the crossbar in minute 38, and Branco did the same with a post later on, but the Brazilian goal was the result of a dreadful Algerian defending: Guendouz miskicked Müller’s low cross, and then Medjadi’s hesitation let Careca in to score. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Tecnológico (Monterrey) DATE: 6-06-1986 (16:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 20.200 REFEREE: Gabriel González (PAR) GOALS: - [Incidents: In minute 40, Robson suffered a shoulder luxation that put him away for the rest of the tournament. Wilkins was sent off (min. 42).] |
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England - Morocco |
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0-0 (0-0) |
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ENGLAND Shilton G. Stevens, Fenwick, Butcher, Sansom Robson (c) (Hodge 41’), Hoddle, Wilkins, Waddle Lineker, Hateley (G.A. Stevens 76’) COACH: Bobby Robson |
MOROCCO Zaki (c) Khalifa, Lamriss (Ouadani 73’), El-Biyaz, Bouyahiaoui Dolmy, Bouderbala, Khaïri, Timoumi Krimau, Merry (Souleimani 86’) COACH: José Faria |
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GAME SUMMARY Against a team that lost its inspirational captain to injury and played with ten men for the last fifty minutes, Morocco didn’t show any ambition and just kept possession of the ball to play for another goalless draw. Robson’s protective harness couldn’t save his shoulder when he fell in the Moroccan penalty area. Almost immediately, Wilkins was penalized, threw the ball toward the referee, and was sent off. Suddenly, England’s reputation and position in the group were lower than anyone could have expected. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Azteca (México D.F.) DATE: 7-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 114.600 REFEREE: George Courtney (ENG) GOALS: 1-0 (Flores 3’); 1-1 (Romerito 85’) [Incidents: Hugo Sánchez missed a penalty shot (min. 88), saved by “Gato” Fernández.] |
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Mexico - Paraguay |
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1-1 (1-0) |
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MEXICO Larios Trejo, Quirarte, Félix Cruz, Servín Muñoz, Aguirre, Boy (c) (España 57’), Negrete Hugo Sánchez, Flores (Francisco Cruz 77’) COACH: Bora Milutinović |
PARAGUAY “Gato” Fernández Torales (Hicks 75’), Delgado (c), Schettina, Zabala Cañete, Cabañas, Romerito, Nunes Ferreira, Mendoza (Guasch 62’) COACH: Cayetano Re |
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GAME SUMMARY A dramatic top and tail, although the final draw earned both teams an almost sure qualification for the next round. Only three minutes into the game, Boy sent Servín down the left, a dive by Hugo Sánchez distracted the defense, and Flores brought the cross down before volleying low across the keeper. The next eighty minutes were punctuated by bookings, before Romerito finally equalized for Paraguay with a fine header from Cañete’s cross and Hugo Sánchez won a penalty after going down… outside the area. However, the Real Madrid attacker failed to produce a Mexican victory as his shot was deflected by “Gato” Fernández onto a post and out. |
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STADIUM: Tres de Marzo (Guadalajara) DATE: 7-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 28.000 REFEREE: Horst Brummeier (AUT) GOALS: 0-1 (Butragueño 2’); 0-2 (Julio Salinas 18’); 1-2 (Clarke 47’) |
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Northern Ireland - Spain |
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1-2 (0-2) |
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NORTHERN IRELAND Jennings Nicholl, O’Neill, McCreery, McDonald, Donaghy Penney (Stewart 53’), McIlroy (c), Worthington (Hamilton 70’) Clarke, Whiteside COACH: Billy Bingham |
SPAIN Zubizarreta Gallego, Tomás, Goicoechea, Camacho (c) Míchel, Víctor, Francisco, Gordillo (Calderé 53’) Julio Salinas (Señor 78’), Butragueño COACH: Miguel Muñoz |
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GAME SUMMARY An early Butragueño’s goal, after receiving a superb through-ball from Míchel, made things easier for Spain. Then Julio Salinas smacked in a loose ball after McIlroy had given the ball away. The Irish replied right after halftime with a bizarre goal: Zubizarreta sliced a clearance kick up in the air, Gallego headed the ball back and Clarke headed over the keeper as he slipped. But Spain were barely threatened by the Irish and Jennings stood up well to save when a square pass put Butragueño clean through. Gordillo’s return gave Spain extra quality on the left, but only for this one match: a broken leg kept him out of the rest of the tournament. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Universitario (Monterrey) DATE: 7-06-1986 (16:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 19.915 REFEREE: Ali Ben Nasser (TUN) GOALS: 1-0 (Smolarek 68’) |
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Poland - Portugal |
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POLAND Młynarczyk Matysik, Majewski, Wójcicki, Ostrowski Pawlak, Urban, Boniek (c), Komornicki (Karaś 57’) Smolarek (Zgutczyński 74’), Dziekanowski COACH: Antoni Piechniczek |
PORTUGAL Damas Álvaro, Frederico, Oliveira, Inácio Jaime Pacheco, André (J. Magalhães 72’), Carlos Manuel, A. Sousa Diamantino, Fernando Gomes (c) (Futre 46’) COACH: José Torres |
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GAME SUMMARY Portugal dominated the ball possession, but midway the second half conceded a breakaway goal when Smolarek was fed by Boniek and slid the ball just inside the far post. Young Futre again caused problems with his ball control at speed and should probably have started the game in place of the tall Fernando Gomes. Damas had to replace Bento at the Portuguese goal because the latter broke a leg in training. |
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STADIUM: La Bombonera (Toluca) DATE: 8-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 10.000 REFEREE: Jesús Díaz Palacios (COL) GOALS: 0-1 (Scifo 16’); 0-2 (Claesen [p.] 21’); 1-2 (Radhi 59’) [Incidents: Gourgis was sent off (min. 52).] |
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Iraq - Belgium |
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1-2 (0-2) |
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IRAQ Hammoudi (c) Khalil Mohammed, Nadhim Shaker, Samir Shaker, Orabi Ali Hussein, Haris Mohammed, Hashim, Gourgis Radhi, Saddam (Hamed 81’) COACH: Evaristo Macedo |
BELGIUM Pfaff Gerets, De Wolf, Demol (Grün 69’), F. van der Elst Vandereycken, Scifo (Clijsters 67’), Ceulemans (c) Vercauteren, Claesen, Desmet COACH: Guy Thys |
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GAME SUMMARY Belgium badly needed a win to keep their qualification hopes alive, and got it without too much trouble, although Iraq’s physical style was again hard to deal with. The 20-year-old playmaker Scifo scored with a cross shot after a strong run and lateral pass by Ceulemans, and three minutes later Claesen extended the lead from the penalty spot, after Khalil Mohammed brought down Vercauteren inside the area. In the second half, Gourgis was sent off for fouling De Wolf, and that seemed to be the end of the Iraqi hopes, but Radhi controlled Hashim’s prodded pass to shoot low across Pfaff and restore the interest of the game. |
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STADIUM: La Corregidora (Querétaro) DATE: 8-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 25.000 REFEREE: Ion Igna (ROM) GOALS: 0-1 (Strachan 18’); 1-1 (Völler 23’); 2-1 (Allofs 49’) |
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FRG - Scotland |
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2-1 (1-1) |
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FRG Schumacher (c) Berthold, Förster, Augenthaler, Briegel (Jakobs 63’) Littbarski (Rummenigge 75’), Eder, Magath, Matthäus Völler, Allofs COACH: Franz Beckenbauer |
SCOTLAND Leighton Gough, Miller, Narey, Malpas Strachan, Souness (c), Aitken, Nicol (McAvennie 61’) Bannon (Cooper 74’), Archibald COACH: Alex Ferguson |
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GAME SUMMARY Again little Strachan was Scotland’s best player of the game, and he thoroughly deserved his goal, a heavily deflected strike from the right-hand side of the penalty area. Archibald did some intelligent running but had no support, and Cooper’s trickery caused a few problems at the end. But the opportunism of the German strikers turned the match, each making a goal for the other. Midway the first half, Allof’s left-wing cross made an open goal for Völler, who early into the second half held back a defender as the ball ran to Allofs for the winner. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Neza '86 (Nezahualcóyotl) DATE: 8-06-1986 (16:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 26.500 REFEREE: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (MEX) GOALS: 1-0 (Elkjær Larsen 11’); 2-0 (Lerby 41’); 2-1 (Francescoli [p.] 45+’); 3-1 (Laudrup 52’); 4-1 (Elkjær Larsen 67’); 5-1 (Elkjær Larsen 80’); 6-1 (J. Olsen 88’) [Incidents: Bossio was sent off (min. 19).] |
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Denmark - Uruguay |
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6-1 (2-1) |
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DENMARK Rasmussen Busk, M. Olsen (c), I. Nielsen Berggreen, Bertelsen (Mølby 56’), Lerby, Arnesen, Andersen Elkjær Larsen, Laudrup (J. Olsen 81’) COACH: Sepp Piontek |
URUGUAY Álvez Diogo, Acevedo (c), Gutiérrez, Batista Bossio, Saralegui, Santín (Zalazar 57’), Francescoli Alzamendi (Ramos 57’), Da Silva COACH: Omar Borrás |
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GAME SUMMARY Denmark thrashed Uruguay with a direct and skillful play, although the South Americans were a man short for the last seventy minutes and lost their appetite for a struggle. Laudrup scored the best goal of the game, almost tip-toeing past two defenders and the goalkeeper on the left. Elkjær Larsen converted his first goal with a left-footed cross shot after Laudrup had beaten two men, then put in a loose ball for his second and ran from halfway before going round Álvez for his third. Elkjær Larsen was also influential in the other two Danish goals, as he crossed for Lerby and Jesper Olsen to score. Although Francescoli pulled one back before halftime from the penalty spot, Uruguay’s credentials in the tournament took an enormous blow after this match. |
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STADIUM: Nou Camp (León) DATE: 9-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 31.420 REFEREE: Carlos Alberto da Silva Valente (POR) GOALS: 0-1 (Stopyra 29’); 0-2 (Tigana 62’); 0-3 (Rocheteau 84’) |
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Hungary - France |
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0-3 (0-1) |
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HUNGARY P. Disztl Sallai, Róth, Kardos, Varga Garaba (c), Dajka, Détári, Hannich (A. Nagy 46’) Kovács (Bognár 65’), Esterházy COACH: György Mezey |
FRANCE Bats Ayache, Battiston, Bossis, Amorós Fernández, Tigana, Giresse, Platini (c) Papin (Rocheteau 61’), Stopyra (Ferreri 70’) COACH: Henri Michel |
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GAME SUMMARY Clear victory of France over Hungary, which could have been even bigger if Battiston, Fernández and Stopyra hadn’t missed clear chances. Although Détári hit the bar, Hungary looked desperately short on morale. Near the half hour mark, Ayache’s cross to the far post was met by Stopyra’s powerful header to open the score. In the second half, Tigana increased the French advantage after exchanging passes with Platini and Rocheteau and shooting in sweetly at the near post. Near the end, Rocheteau slid in for the third goal. |
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STADIUM: Revolución Mexicana (Irapuato) DATE: 9-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 14.200 REFEREE: Idrissa Traoré (MLI) GOALS: 1-0 (Blokhin 58’); 2-0 (Zavarov 74’) |
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Soviet Union - Canada |
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2-0 (0-0) |
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SOVIET UNION Chanov Bal’, Bubnov, Kuznetsov, Evtushenko Rodionov, Morozov, Litovchenko, Alejnikov Protasov (Belanov 57’), Blokhin (c) (Zavarov 62’) COACH: Valerij Lobanovskij |
CANADA Lettieri Lenarduzzi, Samuel, Bridge, Wilson (c) James (Šegota 64’), Ragan, Gray (Pakos 69’), Norman Mitchell, Valentine COACH: Tony Waiters |
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GAME SUMMARY The Soviet Union, already qualified, lined up their reserves against the bottom team. Blokhin, once an incredibly fast player who was declared Footballer of the Year in 1975, was at the end of his career, and he even suffered an injury in converting Belanov’s square pass. Then Zavarov lobbed the keeper after a headed one-two with Belanov. Canada tried hard for a goal and Mitchell came close with a free kick. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Cuauhtémoc (Puebla) DATE: 10-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 20.000 REFEREE: David Socha (USA) GOALS: 0-1 (Altobelli 18’); 1-1 (Choi Soon-ho 62’); 1-2 (Altobelli 73’); 1-3 (Cho Kwang-rae [o.g.] 82’); 2-3 (Huh Jung-moo 89’) [Incidents: Altobelli missed a penalty shot (min. 36).] |
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South Korea - Italy |
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2-3 (0-1) |
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SOUTH KOREA Oh Y.K. Park K.H., Huh J.M., Cho Y.J., Chung Y.H. Park C.S. (c), Cho K.R., Kim J.S. (Chung J.S. 46’) Choi S.H., Cha B.K., Byun B.J. (Kim J.B. 70’) COACH: Kim Jung-nam |
ITALY Galli Vierchowod, Collovati, Scirea (c), Cabrini De Napoli, Conti, Di Gennaro, Bagni (Baresi 68’) Galderisi (Vialli 88’), Altobelli COACH: Enzo Bearzot |
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GAME SUMMARY A repeat of the 1966 disaster against North Korea would have knocked Italy out, but this time they learned the lesson well and controlled the game from the beginning. Altobelli was again the main reference of the Italian attack, and he opened the score after chesting the ball down in the area and dummying to shot before touching it in. Even though Choi Soon-ho thumped an equalizer from the edge of the box in the second half, Altobelli again stabbed in a loose ball for his second goal, and later secured the Italian victory by provoking Cho Kwang-rae into handling the ball into his own net as they slid in together. “Il Spillo” would have had a hat-trick if he hadn’t hit the post with a 36-minute penalty awarded for a foul by Park Kyung-hoon on Galderisi. In the dying minutes, Huh Jung-moo stretched to convert a headed pass by Cha Bum-keun (South Korea’s best-known footballer, who played in the Bundesliga and had been recalled into the national squad after more than seven years). |
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STADIUM: Estadio Olímpico “México 68” (México D.F.) DATE: 10-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 45.000 REFEREE: Berny Ulloa (CRC) GOALS: 1-0 (Valdano 3’); 2-0 (Burruchaga 76’) |
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Argentina - Bulgaria |
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2-0 (1-0) |
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ARGENTINA Pumpido Cuciuffo, Brown, Ruggeri, Garré Giusti, Batista (Enrique 46’), Burruchaga, Maradona (c) Borghi (Olarticoechea 46’), Valdano COACH: Carlos Bilardo |
BULGARIA Mikhajlov Petrov, Zheljazkov, Dimitrov (c), A. Markov Sirakov (Zdravkov 71’), Sadkov, Yordanov, P. Markov Mladenov (Velichkov 54’), Getov COACH: Ivan Vutsov |
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GAME SUMMARY Bulgaria had seen the results from other groups and knew that a narrow defeat would send them through as one of the best third-placed teams. They packed their team with midfielders and no pure attackers, but early into the game the Bulgarian defense missed two tackles to let Cuciuffo set up Valdano for a goalscoring header, and near the end left Burruchaga unmarked to head in Maradona’s cross from the left. Yet Bulgaria still qualified for the second round of the competition. |
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STADIUM: La Bombonera (Toluca) DATE: 11-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 10.000 REFEREE: Bogdan Dochev (BUL) GOALS: 0-1 (Vercauteren 30’); 1-1 (Cabañas 50’); 1-2 (Veyt 59’); 2-2 (Cabañas 76’) [Incidents: Cayetano Re was sent off from the bench (min. 82).] |
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Paraguay - Belgium |
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2-2 (0-1) |
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PARAGUAY “Gato” Fernández Torales, Delgado (c), Zabala, Guasch Nunes, Romerito, Cañete Cabañas, Mendoza (Hicks 68’), Ferreira COACH: Cayetano Re |
BELGIUM Pfaff Broos, Grün (L. van der Elst 89’), Renquin, Demol Scifo, Vercauteren, Ceulemans (c), Veyt Claesen, Vervoort COACH: Guy Thys |
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GAME SUMMARY Both teams were virtually qualified for the next stage, so the game was mainly for entertainment and experiment. Belgium’s new back line was a considerable improvement. In the first half, Ceulemans sent the ball to Vercauteren, who tried either a cross or a chip, with the result of the ball drifting over the keeper for the first goal. After halftime, a back-header by Broos found Cabañas unmarked to volley the equalizer. Then Vervoort sent Veyt through to clip the ball over “Gato” Fernández, and Cabañas chested a deflected cross past the last defender before touching in another volley. Although Scifo scored a magnificent free kick, he hadn’t noticed that it was indirect. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Azteca (México D.F.) DATE: 11-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 103.763 REFEREE: Zoran Petrović (YUG) GOALS: 0-1 (Quirarte 54’) |
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Iraq - Mexico |
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0-1 (0-0) |
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IRAQ Jassim Khalil Mohammed (c), Nadhim Shaker, Ibrahim, Orabi Abid (Shaker Mahmoud 70’), Ali Hussein, Hashim (Hamed 60’), Qasim Radhi, Saddam COACH: Evaristo Macedo |
MEXICO Larios Amador (Domínguez 62’), Quirarte, Félix Cruz, Servín De los Cobos (Francisco Cruz 79’), España, Negrete Aguirre, Boy (c), Flores COACH: Bora Milutinović |
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GAME SUMMARY Although the Mexican star striker Hugo Sánchez was suspended in this game after bookings in each of the previous two matches, things were even worse for Iraq, as seven players in their starting line-up were missing through injury and suspension. However, the Asian team held on until early in the second half, when the Iraqi defense allowed a long straightforward free kick to reach Quirarte on the right-hand goal line, and his volley beat Jassim at the near post from an almost impossible angle. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Universitario (Monterrey) DATE: 11-06-1986 (16:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 22.600 REFEREE: André Daina (SWI) GOALS: 1-0 (Lineker 9’); 2-0 (Lineker 14’); 3-0 (Lineker 34’) |
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England - Poland |
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3-0 (3-0) |
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ENGLAND Shilton (c) G. Stevens, Fenwick, Butcher, Sansom Steven, Hoddle, Reid, Hodge Lineker (Dixon 85’), Beardsley (Waddle 75’) COACH: Bobby Robson |
POLAND Młynarczyk Pawlak, Majewski, Wójcicki, Ostrowski Matysik (Buncol 46’), Urban, Komornicki (Karaś 22’), Boniek (c) Smolarek, Dziekanowski COACH: Antoni Piechniczek |
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GAME SUMMARY England finally rose to the occasion and played a swaggering first half, with a hat-trick by Lineker. All three English goals came down the Polish right side. In the first one, Lineker took a square pass and moved the ball to the other wing, then forced himself in front of Majewski to scoop in Steven’s low cross. Five minutes later, Beardsley hit a perfect first-time ball out to the left, where Hodge put in a long cross which Lineker again met with a half volley that flew in just under the bar. Another half volley by Lineker made it 3-0, after Młynarczyk had dropped an easy corner. Hodge had a goal disallowed for offside and Lineker volleyed wide in the second half, but both teams were qualified by then. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Jalisco (Guadalajara) DATE: 11-06-1986 (16:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 18.000 REFEREE: Alan Snoddy (NIR) GOALS: 0-1 (Khaïri 19’); 0-2 (Khaïri 26’); 0-3 (Krimau 62’); 1-3 (Diamantino 80’) |
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Portugal - Morocco |
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1-3 (0-2) |
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PORTUGAL Damas Álvaro (Rui Águas 54’), Frederico, Oliveira, Inácio Jaime Magalhães, Carlos Manuel, Jaime Pacheco António Sousa (Diamantino 68’), Fernando Gomes (c), Futre COACH: José Torres |
MOROCCO Zaki (c) Khalifa, Lamriss, El-Biyaz, Bouyahiaoui Dolmy, Moustapha el-Haddaoui (Souleimani 71’), Bouderbala, Krimau Timoumi, Khaïri COACH: José Faria |
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GAME SUMMARY Morocco finally decided to come out of their shell and show more ambition than in previous games, and they did it in style, becoming the first African team not only to qualify for the next stage but also as group winners. Khaïri opened the score when he drove in a loose ball from outside the area, then met Khalifa’s first-time cross with an instant ground shot for the second goal. After halftime, Timoumi’s cross sent Krimau in to volley across Damas, and Morocco could afford to leave Diamantino unmarked near the end for the Portuguese consolation goal. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Jalisco (Guadalajara) DATE: 12-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 46.500 REFEREE: Siegfried Kirschen (GDR) GOALS: 0-1 (Careca 15’); 0-2 (Josimar 42’); 0-3 (Careca 87’) |
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Northern Ireland - Brazil |
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0-3 (0-2) |
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NORTHERN IRELAND Jennings Nicholl, Donaghy, O’Neill, McDonald McCreery, McIlroy (c), Whiteside (Hamilton 67’), Stewart Clarke, Campbell (Armstrong 71’) COACH: Billy Bingham |
BRAZIL Carlos Josimar, Júlio César, Edinho (c), Branco Sócrates (Zico 68’), Elzo, Júnior, Alemão Müller (Casagrande 26’), Careca COACH: Telê Santana |
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GAME SUMMARY Brazil easily rolled over Northern Ireland with three splendid goals. Müller, marked by two players near the right-hand corner flag, drove in a low cross which Careca hammered through Jennings’ dive. Near halftime, new cap Josimar came up from the defense and cracked a 25-meter shot into the top corner of the Irish goal. In the last minutes, Careca completed the score coming inside from the right to collect Zico’s backheel and shoot in low at the near post. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Tecnológico (Monterrey) DATE: 12-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 23.980 REFEREE: Shizuo Takada (JAP) GOALS: 0-1 (Calderé 15’); 0-2 (Calderé 68’); 0-3 (Eloy 70’) [Incidents: After the game, Calderé was tested positive on the antidope control. However, the Spanish officials claimed that the drug found in his body (ephedrine) was just an ingredient in a cough syrup he took to prevent a gastric disease. Consequently, Calderé was not expelled from the tournament and no further sanctions were applied on the Spanish player. Only the doctor of the Spanish Football Federation, Jorge Guillén, was fined by FIFA.] |
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Algeria - Spain |
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0-3 (0-1) |
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ALGERIA Drid (El-Hadi 20’) Megharia, Guendouz (c), Kourichi, Mansouri Maroc, Belloumi, Kaci Saïd, Zidane (Menad 58’) Harkouk, Madjer COACH: Rabah Saâdane |
SPAIN Zubizarreta Tomás, Gallego, Goicoechea, Camacho (c) Míchel (Señor 63’), Víctor, Francisco, Calderé Butragueño (Eloy 46’), Julio Salinas COACH: Miguel Muñoz |
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GAME SUMMARY The moustached Calderé, a sharp runner on both flanks, converted an intelligent cut-back from Julio Salinas at the quarter to open the score, and in the second half accepted an open goal when Eloy ran through on the keeper. Almost immediately, Gallego’s cross from the right broke the Argelian offside trap and found two players all alone in front of goal, and Julio Salinas stood aside to let Eloy shoot in and make the third. |
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STADIUM: La Corregidora (Querétaro) DATE: 13-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 28.500 REFEREE: Alexis Ponnet (BEL) GOALS: 1-0 (J. Olsen [p.] 43’); 2-0 (Eriksen 62’) [Incidents: Arnesen was sent off (min. 88).] |
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Denmark - FRG |
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2-0 (1-0) |
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DENMARK Høgh Sivebæk, Busk, M. Olsen (c), Andersen Arnesen, Lerby, Mølby, J. Olsen (Simonsen 71’) Elkjær Larsen (Eriksen 46’), Laudrup COACH: Sepp Piontek |
FRG Schumacher (c) Berthold, Förster (Rummenigge 71’), Herget, Jakobs Eder, Matthäus, Rolff (Littbarski 46’), Brehme Allofs, Völler COACH: Franz Beckenbauer |
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GAME SUMMARY West Germany created several chances (Høgh made a very good save from Völler and Brehme hit a post) but Morten Olsen, still a fine attacking sweeper at 36, was tripped by Rolff for a penalty near halftime, which Jesper Olsen converted to open the score. In the second half, Arnesen’s low cross was turned in by Eriksen. Near the end, Arnesen’s sending-off for a kick at Matthäus would cost Denmark their midfield organizer for the next match, but they seemed to have more than enough talent to replace him. Simonsen, the forerunner of this talented Danish team, European Footballer of the Year back in 1977, made a token appearance in the tournament. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Neza '86 (Nezahualcóyotl) DATE: 13-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 20.000 REFEREE: Joël Quiniou (FRA) GOALS: - [Incidents: Only 53 seconds into the game, Batista was sent off for a hard tackling on Strachan’s knee (the fastest dismissal in the history of the World Cup). After the game, Omar Borrás was suspended for a game for calling the referee “murderer.”.] |
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Scotland - Uruguay |
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SCOTLAND Leighton Gough, Miller (c), Narey, Albiston Strachan, Aitken, McStay, Nicol (Cooper 70’) Sharp, Sturrock (Nicholas 70’) COACH: Alex Ferguson |
URUGUAY Álvez Diogo, Gutiérrez, Acevedo, Batista Pereyra, Barrios (c), Santín, Francescoli (Alzamendi 84’) Ramos (Saralegui 70’), Cabrera COACH: Omar Borrás |
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GAME SUMMARY The new competition format of the World Cup would allow Scotland to qualify if the beat Uruguay, despite losing their first two matches. But they were unable to score a single goal, even after an early sending-off left the South Americans with one man less for almost all the game. Batista set a new record for the fastest dismissal after a tackle to Strachan within the first minute, but Francescoli, on his own in the Uruguayan attack, held the ball up splendidly, and Scotland created few chances against a ruthless defense. With this goalless draw, without winning a single match and after losing one by 6-1, Uruguay qualified for the eight final round. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Azteca (México D.F.) DATE: 15-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 114.580 REFEREE: Romualdo Arppi Filho (BRA) GOALS: 1-0 (Negrete 34’); 2-0 (Servín 61’) BOOKED: Arabov (58') |
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México - Bulgaria |
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2-0 (1-0) |
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MEXICO Larios Amador, Félix Cruz, Quirarte, Servín Boy (c) (De los Cobos 79’), Muñoz, Aguirre, Negrete, España Hugo Sánchez COACH: Bora Milutinović |
BULGARIA Mikhajlov Zdravkov, Arabov, Dimitrov (c), Petrov Sadkov, Yordanov, Gospodinov, Getov (Sirakov 59’) Kostadinov, Pashev (Iskrenov 70’) COACH: Ivan Vutsov |
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GAME SUMMARY Despite their mediocre play, Bulgaria had qualified for the eight final round, but on this occasion they couldn’t cope with the weather conditions and the fact of playing against hosts Mexico in a fully packed Azteca Stadium. Negrete opened the score with an acrobatic volley after a volleyed return pass from Aguirre, then Servín headed in a near-post corner. |
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STADIUM: Nou Camp (León) DATE: 15-06-1986 (16:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 32.277 REFEREE: Erik Fredriksson (SWE) GOALS: 1-0 (Belanov 27’); 1-1 (Scifo 54’); 2-1 (Belanov 69’); 2-2 (Ceulemans 77’); 2-3 (Demol 102’); 2-4 (Claesen 108’); 3-4 (Belanov [p.] 111’) BOOKED: Renquin (65') |
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Soviet Union - Belgium |
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SOVIET UNION Dasaev Bal’, Bessonov, Kuznetsov, Dem’janenko (c), Alejnikov Yaremchuk, Yakovenko (Evtushenko 79’), Zavarov (Rodionov 72’) Belanov, Rats COACH: Valerij Lobanovskij |
BELGIUM Pfaff Gerets (L. van der Elst 112’), Renquin, Demol, Vervoort Vercauteren, Scifo, Grün (Clijsters 99’), Ceulemans (c) Veyt, Claesen COACH: Guy Thys |
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GAME SUMMARY The USSR dominated entire periods of the play and took the lead when Belanov swerved to his right and hit a long-distance cross-shot that went in off the top of the post. But the Belgians, unimpressive until now, gave the Soviet defense endless trouble with high crosses. When Vercauteren sent one in from the left, Scifo brought it down before knocking it home. Belanov restored the Soviet lead by drilling Zavarov’s cross across Pfaff, but later Demol’s simple long ball found Ceulemans totally unmarked to chest it down and beat Dasaev with a cross-shot.
In extra-time, Belgium took the lead for the first time when Gerets’ cross was met by Demol’s emphatic header, then Claesen volleyed in when Clijsters headed on, but yet again the Soviet marking had been non-existent. Belanov completed his hat-trick in this game with a goal from the penalty spot which added some thrill to the last minutes of the game, when Rodionov’s marvellous shot was denied by the angle of post and bar. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Jalisco (Guadalajara) DATE: 16-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 45.000 REFEREE: Volker Roth (FRG) GOALS: 1-0 (Sócrates [p.] 30’); 2-0 (Josimar 55’); 3-0 (Edinho 79’); 4-0 (Careca [p.] 83’) BOOKED: Careca (36'), Edinho (83') / Dziekanowski (13'), Boniek (30'), Smolarek (32') |
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Brazil - Poland |
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4-0 (1-0) |
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BRAZIL Carlos Josimar, Júlio César, Edinho (c), Branco Elzo, Alemão, Sócrates (Zico 69’), Júnior Müller (Silas 73’), Careca COACH: Telê Santana |
POLAND Młynarczyk Przybyś (Furtok 59’), Wójcicki, Majewski, Ostrowski Dziekanowski, Tarasiewicz, Karaś, Urban (Żmuda 82’) Boniek (c), Smolarek COACH: Antoni Piechniczek |
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GAME SUMMARY Although Poland were inferior to Brazil, they were also very unlucky because, with the score still 0-0, Dziekanowski’s chip hit the post and a long shot from Karaś was deflected by the bar. Then, when Careca was barged in the penalty area, Sócrates took the kick without a run-up. In the second half, Josimar stepped through three tackles on the right before lashing the ball high past the keeper from a tight angle. Edinho scored the third goal by running the length of the field to pick up Careca’s backheel and beat a defender and the keeper with a single turn. The fourth also came from a long-range break-out, Młynarczyk bringing down Zico, sent clear by Careca, whose spot kick hit a post and crept in near the other one. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Cuauhtémoc (Puebla) DATE: 16-06-1986 (16:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 26.000 REFEREE: Luigi Agnolin (ITA) GOALS: 1-0 (Pasculli 42’) BOOKED: Garré (30'), Brown (49'), Pumpido (83') / Francescoli (35'), Acevedo (58'), Santín (68'), Da Silva (85') [Incidents: The Uruguayan manager Omar Borrás was banned for this game after his suspension in the previous group game against Scotland. Although he was not allowed to sit on the bench, he could still coach the team from a distance with a two-way radio.] |
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Argentina - Uruguay |
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1-0 (1-0) |
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ARGENTINA Pumpido Cuciuffo, Ruggeri, Brown, Garré Giusti, Batista (Olarticoechea 85’), Burruchaga Pasculli, Maradona (c), Valdano COACH: Carlos Bilardo |
URUGUAY Álvez Bossio, Gutiérrez, Acevedo (Rubén Paz 61’), Rivero Santín, Ramos, Barrios (c), Pereyra Cabrera (Da Silva 46’), Francescoli COACH: Omar Borrás |
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GAME SUMMARY Having received a fine and a warning from FIFA for their violent play in their last qualification game, Uruguay couldn’t subject Maradona to the same tackling and body check-up, leaving him free to dominate the match. The Napoli star skipped past tackles and made chances for Pasculli and Valdano, hit the bar with a free kick and had a goal disallowed, but ironically wasn’t directly involved in the only goal of the game. Acevedo’s hesitant touch gave the ball straight to the unmarked Pasculli, who scored an easy goal. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Olímpico “México 68” (México D.F.) DATE: 17-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 71.449 REFEREE: Carlos Alfonso Espósito (ARG) GOALS: 0-1 (Platini 15’); 0-2 (Stopyra 57’) BOOKED: De Napoli (16'), Di Gennaro (67') / Ayache (40') |
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Italy - France |
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0-2 (0-1) |
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ITALY Galli Bergomi, Vierchowod, Scirea (c), Cabrini Baresi (Di Gennaro 46’), De Napoli, Bagni Conti, Altobelli, Galderisi (Vialli 58’) COACH: Enzo Bearzot |
FRANCE Bats Ayache, Battiston, Bossis, Amorós Giresse, Tigana, Fernández (Tusseau 73’), Platini (c) (Ferreri 85’) Rocheteau, Stopyra COACH: Henri Michel |
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GAME SUMMARY Italy, who’d been living off Altobelli and recent glories, were found out and well beaten by a much more dynamic French team. Rocheteau was the key man who made both goals, the first one with a clever first-time pass which sent Platini through the middle to chip over Galli, and the second with a square pass which set up Stopyra for a low shot from the right. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Universitario (Monterrey) DATE: 17-06-1986 (16:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 19.800 REFEREE: Zoran Petrović (YUG) GOALS: 0-1 (Matthäus 87’) BOOKED: Lamriss (29'), Khalifa (65') |
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Morocco - FRG |
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0-1 (0-0) |
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MOROCCO Zaki (c) Khalifa, Lamriss, Ouadani, Bouyahiaoui Dolmy, Moustapha el-Haddaoui, Bouderbala, Timoumi Krimau, Khaïri COACH: José Faria |
FRG Schumacher Berthold, Förster, Jakobs, Briegel Eder, Matthäus, Magath, Rummenigge (c) Allofs, Völler (Littbarski 46’) COACH: Franz Beckenbauer |
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GAME SUMMARY After the game, Morocco’s Brazilian coach José Faria claimed he was waiting to bring on two fresh attackers in extra-time, but Matthäus’ late goal didn’t give him the chance. The German midfielder curled a free kick along the ground past a badly placed wall and just inside the post. Although the Moroccans looked the better side and they were surely more accustomed than the Germans to the temperature of 36 ºC during the game, they were too defensive and in the end paid dearly for it. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Azteca (México D.F.) DATE: 18-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 98.728 REFEREE: Jamal al-Sharif (SYR) GOALS: 1-0 (Lineker 32’); 2-0 (Beardsley 56’); 3-0 (Lineker 72’) BOOKED: Martin (37'), Hodge (67') / Nunes (60') [Incidents: The Paraguayan coach Cayetano Re was banned for this game after his sending-off in the previous group game against Belgium, and for this reason he didn’t sit on the bench.] |
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England - Paraguay |
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3-0 (1-0) |
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ENGLAND Shilton (c) G. Stevens, Martin, Butcher, Sansom Steven, Reid (G.A. Stevens 58’), Hoddle, Hodge Lineker, Beardsley (Hateley 82’) COACH: Bobby Robson |
PARAGUAY “Gato” Fernández Torales (Guasch 64’), Schettina, Delgado (c), Zabala Cañete, Romerito, Nunes Ferreira, Cabañas, Mendoza COACH: Cayetano Re |
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GAME SUMMARY After Paraguay missed an early chance, England opened the score when Hodge pulled the ball back from the left-hand goal line for Lineker to touch it into an empty net. In the second half, Beardsley made it 2-0 after netting a rebound when “Gato” Fernández couldn’t hold Butcher’s half-volley. Lineker completed the score with a low cross-shot from the right. Paraguay might have had a penalty when Cabañas seemed to be pulled back by Martin, but England kept a close watch on Romerito and were well worth their win. |
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STADIUM: La Corregidora (Querétaro) DATE: 18-06-1986 (16:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 38.500 REFEREE: Jan Keizer (NED) GOALS: 1-0 (J. Olsen [p.] 33’); 1-1 (Butragueño 43’); 1-2 (Butragueño 57’); 1-3 (Goicoechea [p.] 68’); 1-4 (Butragueño 80’); 1-5 (Butragueño [p.] 89’) BOOKED: Andersen (26') / Goicoechea (27'), Camacho (32'), Míchel (60') |
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Denmark - Spain |
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1-5 (1-1) |
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DENMARK Høgh Busk, M. Olsen (c), I. Nielsen, Andersen (Eriksen 60’) Berggreen, J. Olsen (Mølby 71’), Bertelsen, Lerby Laudrup, Elkjær Larsen COACH: Sepp Piontek |
SPAIN Zubizarreta Tomás, Gallego, Goicoechea, Camacho (c), Julio Alberto Víctor, Míchel (Francisco 83’), Calderé Butragueño, Julio Salinas (Eloy 46’) COACH: Miguel Muñoz |
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GAME SUMMARY An incredible turn-round. Denmark took the lead when Berggreen was brought down by Gallego in the Spanish area and Jesper Olsen scored from the penalty kick, but near halftime Spain equalized after a terrible Danish mistake: Jesper Olsen dropped back and out to the right to collect a short free kick from Høgh, rolled it around to kill a little time, then knocked it square without looking, straight into the path of Butragueño, who slipped it past the goalkeeper without breaking stride. This goal cut into Denmark’s confidence in the second half. Butragueño again put Spain in front with a precise header following Camacho’s flick-on at a corner. Goicoechea extended the lead from the penalty spot, then Butragueño was found unmarked by Eloy’s square pass for the fourth, and near the end was brought down by Morten Olsen for the last penalty kick. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Jalisco (Guadalajara) DATE: 21-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 65.677 REFEREE: Ion Igna (ROM) GOALS: 1-0 (Careca 17’); 1-1 (Platini 41’) BOOKED: - PK: 0-0 (Sócrates [saved]); 0-1 (Stopyra) / 1-1 (Alemão); 1-2 (Amorós) / 2-2 (Zico); 2-3 (Bellone) / 3-3 (Branco); 3-3 (Platini [out]) / 3-3 (Júlio César [out]); 3-4 (Fernández) [Incidents: Zico missed a penalty shot (min. 73), saved by Bats.] |
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Brazil - France |
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1-1 (1-1;1-1) (pk: 3-4) |
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BRAZIL Carlos Josimar, Júlio César, Edinho (c), Branco Elzo, Alemão, Sócrates, Júnior (Silas 91’) Müller (Zico 71’), Careca COACH: Telê Santana |
FRANCE Bats Amorós, Bossis, Battiston, Tusseau Tigana, Giresse (Ferreri 84’), Fernández, Platini (c) Stopyra, Rocheteau (Bellone 99’) COACH: Henri Michel |
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GAME SUMMARY Brazil and France played the match of the round, with plenty of action on both ends (especially in the French area). Müller hit a post, Careca headed against the bar, and Bats had to make some decisive saves. But France were always in the match: Rocheteau missed an open goal and Stopyra came close twice.
The Brazilian goal was a fine one: Müller and Júnior drew the defense by exchanging tight little passes on the right before moving the ball inside to the unmarked Careca, who swept it first time over Bats. The French equalizer was less tidy but thoroughly deserved: Giresse sent Rocheteau clear on the right, his low cross was deflected by Edinho into the path of Stopyra, who missed his stumbling header under pressure from Carlos, but the ball ran on for Platini to prod home at the far post. The crucial moment of the game came in minute 73, when Zico’s perfect sliced pass sent Branco into the area, the keeper dived at his feet and the referee awarded a penalty. Zico stepped up for the kick, but Bats saved easily to his left. With 1-1 at the end of regulation, it was necessary to play a 30-minute extra-time to decide the winner of this match.
Three minutes from the end of this additional period, Platini’s through-ball sent Bellone clear to go round Carlos, who brought him down without punishment. The ball went straight down the other end and Sócrates missed an open goal from Careca’s low cross. In the penalty shoot-out, Bats saved Sócrates’ kick, Platini shot over the bar and Júlio César hit the left-hand post. France qualified after a breathless game and for Brazil it was the end of an era. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Universitario (Monterrey) DATE: 21-06-1986 (16:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 44.386 REFEREE: Jesús Díaz Palacios (COL) GOALS: - BOOKED: Allofs (27'), Förster (56'), Berthold (RC 64'), Matthäus (86') / Aguirre (20'), Quirarte (27'), De los Cobos (75'), Servín (83'), Hugo Sánchez (94'), Aguirre (100' > RC) PK: 1-0 (Allofs); 1-1 (Negrete) / 2-1 (Brehme); 2-1 (Quirarte [saved]) / 3-1 (Matthäus); 3-1 (Servín [saved]) / 4-1 (Littbarski) [Incidents: Berthold (min. 64) and Aguirre (min. 100) were both sent off.] |
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FRG - Mexico |
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0-0 (0-0;0-0) (pk: 4-1) |
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FRG Schumacher Berthold, Förster, Jakobs, Brehme, Briegel Eder (Littbarski 115’), Matthäus, Magath Allofs, Rummenigge (c) (Hoeneß 59’) COACH: Franz Beckenbauer |
MEXICO Larios Servín, Félix Cruz, Quirarte, Amador (Francisco Cruz 69’) Muñoz, Aguirre, Negrete, España, Boy (c) (De los Cobos 32’) Hugo Sánchez COACH: Bora Milutinović |
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GAME SUMMARY Hosts Mexico couldn’t take advantange of an uninspired German team, even when they played with one more man for the last twenty-six minutes of regulation time, and lost after a penalty shoot-out. Hugo Sánchez had another poor match and Schumacher made a number of late saves, as well as two in the shoot-out. The referee, who didn’t look in full control, showed nine yellow cards as well as two red. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Azteca (México D.F.) DATE: 22-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 114.580 REFEREE: Ali Ben Nasser (TUN) GOALS: 1-0 (Maradona 51’); 2-0 (Maradona 54’); 2-1 (Lineker 80’) BOOKED: Batista (60') / Fenwick (9') [Incidents: In what was later known as “The Hand of God,” Maradona scored his first goal by hitting the ball with his left fist instead of his head (added to the fact that he was in an offside position). Despite the English protests, the Tunisian referee validated the goal. However, a few minutes later Maradona redeemed himself by scoring one of the most beautiful goals in the history of the World Cup, dribbling past six English players before hitting the net.] |
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Argentina - England |
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2-1 (0-0) |
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ARGENTINA Pumpido Cuciuffo, Brown, Ruggeri, Olarticoechea Batista, Giusti, Burruchaga (Tapia 75’), Enrique Valdano, Maradona (c) COACH: Carlos Bilardo |
ENGLAND Shilton (c) G. Stevens, Butcher, Fenwick, Sansom Hoddle, Steven (Barnes 74’), Reid (Waddle 69’), Hodge Lineker, Beardsley COACH: Bobby Robson |
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GAME SUMMARY Bilardo, always flexible, again varied his tactics to match the opposition’s strengths, man-marking Lineker and Beardsley and stationing Giusti wide on the right to block Hodge. After a goalless first half, the second started with one of the most controversial moments in the history of the World Cup since the over-the-line goal in 1966. When Hodge sliced a clearance kick back toward his own penalty spot, Shilton and Maradona went for it, the English captain slightly too slow off his line but the Argentinian one still unlikely to get there first. At the last second, Maradona made up for his lack of height by getting his left hand to the ball before Shilton’s punch, sending it bouncing into the empty net. The action happened fast enough to make most people think it was a header, but TV replays and pictures show clearly that Maradona used his hand to touch the ball. Nevertheless, the Argentinian crack redeemed himself with one of the most glorious goals in the history of the competition, picking the ball up nearly halfway and beating five men before dummying Shilton. With ten minutes left, Barnes went past two defenders on the left and crossed for Lineker to score with a header. Then Tapia hit the base of a post and Olarticoechea’s head touched the ball away after Lineker couldn’t quite reach another left-wing cross by Barnes. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Cuauhtémoc (Puebla) DATE: 22-06-1986 (16:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 45.000 REFEREE: Siegfried Kirschen (GDR) GOALS: 0-1 (Ceulemans 35’); 1-1 (Señor 85’) BOOKED: Tomás (39'), Calderé (44') / Demol (24'), Grün (115') PK: 1-0 (Señor); 1-1 (Claesen) / 1-1 (Eloy [saved]); 1-2 (Scifo) / 2-2 (Chendo); 2-3 (Broos) / 3-3 (Butragueño); 3-4 (Vervoort) / 4-4 (Víctor); 4-5 (L. van der Elst) |
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Spain - Belgium |
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1-1 (0-1;1-1) (pk: 4-5) |
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SPAIN Zubizarreta Tomás (Señor 46’), Gallego, Chendo, Camacho (c), Julio Alberto Víctor, Míchel, Calderé Butragueño, Julio Salinas (Eloy 63’) COACH: Miguel Muñoz |
BELGIUM Pfaff Gerets, Renquin, Demol, Vervoort Vercauteren (L. van der Elst 106’), Scifo, Grün, Ceulemans (c) Claesen, Veyt (Broos 82’) COACH: Guy Thys |
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GAME SUMMARY Belgium survived the loss of Vandenbergh and Vandereycken, both flown home for surgery, and showed more resilience than Spain in this game. Veteran Ceulemans put Belgium ahead with a strong falling header from Vercauteren’s left-wing cross. Spain then went desperately to the attack and the Belgian defense lived dangerously at times, but conceded only Señor’s late shot from Víctor’s free kick. Pfaff, unsighted in the Spanish goal, was back to his best and earned qualification for his team when he saved Eloy’s weak kick in the penalty shoot-out. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Jalisco (Guadalajara) DATE: 25-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 47.500 REFEREE: Luigi Agnolin (ITA) GOALS: 0-1 (Brehme 9’); 0-2 (Völler 90+’) BOOKED: Fernández (89') / Magath (59') |
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France - FRG |
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0-2 (0-1) |
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FRANCE Bats Amorós, Bossis, Battiston, Ayache Fernández, Tigana, Giresse (Vercruysse 72’), Platini (c) Stopyra, Bellone (Xuereb 66’) COACH: Henri Michel |
FRG Schumacher Briegel, Förster, Jakobs, Rolff Brehme, Eder, Matthäus, Magath Rummenigge (c) (Völler 57’), Allofs COACH: Franz Beckenbauer |
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GAME SUMMARY The one thing France didn’t want against such rugged opponents as Germany was to concede an early goal, but this is exactly what happened when Magath tapped a free kick to Brehme and his low shot was horribly fumbled by Bats (who had been the hero against Brazil), resulting in the ball slipping under his body. The French then came forward, but were handicapped by Platini’s tendons, Giresse’s age and the absence of the injury-prone Rocheteau. Bossis shot over an empty goal from six meters and Schumacher had his usual quota of decisive saves. In injury time, Völler ran on to lift the ball over Bats before scoring. For the second successive time, France had lost in the semifinal to West Germany, who were generally praised for making the most of what they had. For France, it was a pity that Platini and Rocheteau hadn’t been fully fit. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Azteca (México D.F.) DATE: 25-06-1986 (16:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 110.420 REFEREE: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (MEX) GOALS: 1-0 (Maradona 51’); 2-0 (Maradona 63’) BOOKED: Valdano (33') / Veyt (27') |
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Argentina - Belgium |
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2-0 (0-0) |
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ARGENTINA Pumpido Cuciuffo, Ruggeri, Brown Giusti, Batista, Burruchaga (Bochini 84’), Enrique, Olarticoechea Maradona (c), Valdano COACH: Carlos Bilardo |
BELGIUM Pfaff Gerets, Renquin (Desmet 54’), Demol, Vervoort Scifo, Vercauteren, Grün, Ceulemans (c) Veyt, Claesen COACH: Guy Thys |
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GAME SUMMARY Both teams saturated the midfield trying to be in control of the game, but Belgium was harmless in attack and Maradona was again the key of the game. Valdano had a goal disallowed for handball despite chesting the ball in, and then Maradona took over. Running into the penalty area from the right, he beat an onrushing Pfaff with a flick of his left foot. In his second goal, Maradona also ran at the heart of a good Belgian defense, took out three opponents and jagged to his left before hooking the ball past the keeper. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Cuauhtémoc (Puebla) DATE: 28-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 21.500 REFEREE: George Courtney (ENG) GOALS: 0-1 (Ceulemans 11’); 1-1 (Ferreri 27’); 2-1 (Papin 43’); 2-2 (Claesen 73’); 3-2 (Genghini 104’); 4-2 (Amorós [p.] 111’) BOOKED: Pfaff (63') |
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France - Belgium |
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4-2 (2-1;2-2) |
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FRANCE Rust Bibard, Battiston (c), Le Roux (Bossis 55’), Amorós Tigana (Tusseau 83’), Ferreri, Genghini, Vercruysse Papin, Bellone COACH: Henri Michel |
BELGIUM Pfaff Gerets, Grün, Renquin (F. van der Elst 46’), Vervoort Demol, Mommens, Ceulemans (c), Scifo (L. van der Elst 63’) Veyt, Claesen COACH: Guy Thys |
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GAME SUMMARY In the only third-place final in the history of the World Cup to go into extra-time, Belgium opened the score when Ceulemans played himself with a through-ball and then beat Rust. Ferreri equalized after being assisted by Vercruysse, and just before halftime Papin made it 2-1 for France with a cross shot. In the second half, Claesen put in Veyt’s cross to tie the game again. In extra-time, Genghini scored from Bellone’s corner kick, then Amorós picked up his only international goal from the penalty spot after Gerets had brought him down in the Belgian area. |
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STADIUM: Estadio Azteca (México D.F.) DATE: 29-06-1986 (12:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 114.580 REFEREE: Romualdo Arppi Filho (BRA) GOALS: 1-0 (Brown 23’); 2-0 (Valdano 56’); 2-1 (Rummenigge 74’); 2-2 (Völler 81’); 3-2 (Burruchaga 84’) BOOKED: Maradona (17’), Olarticoechea (77’), Enrique (81’), Pumpido (85’) / Matthäus (21’), Briegel (62’) |
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Argentina - FRG |
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3-2 (1-0) |
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ARGENTINA Pumpido Cuciuffo, Brown, Ruggeri, Olarticoechea Giusti, Batista, Enrique, Burruchaga (Trobbiani 90’) Maradona (c), Valdano COACH: Carlos Bilardo |
FRG Schumacher Berthold, Jakobs, Förster, Briegel Brehme, Matthäus, Magath (Hoeneß 62’), Eder Rummenigge (c), Allofs (Völler 46’) COACH: Franz Beckenbauer |
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GAME SUMMARY Argentina were clearly favorites to win the final, and in-form Maradona was the key for it. Yet, in the event, they won without his ever reaching the heights he had in previous games. Instead, Argentina triumphed with surprising difficulty, not to say strange carelessness, almost contriving to throw away a game they seemed to have in their pockets. The West Germans, resilient as ever, made up with sheer morale what they lacked in tactics and technique.
Beckenbauer, who admitted he didn’t have the players to win the title, put Matthäus on Maradona hoping to neutralize the Argentinian superstar, thus taking a double gamble: first, because for all his versatility, Matthäus was essentially a midfielder rather than a marker; secondly, because his creative gifts were thus denied a team which badly needed them. In any case, Beckenbauer strategy might have worked had it not been for the sudden fallibility of Schumacher, until then the best goalkeeper of the competition. After three consecutive clean sheets, he allowed three goals in the final.
The first Argentine goal came as a consequence of Matthäus marking on Maradona. Midway the first half, the Argentinian captain’s neat backheel left Matthäus in limbo, and he retorted by chopping Maradona down from behind. Burruchaga took a long, high free kick from the right. It was a goalkeeper’s ball, but Schumacher mistimed his exit and allowed the ball to float above his outstretched arms. Unmarked on the far post, left by defenders who’d perhaps placed excessive trust in their keeper, lurked Brown, who headed home to open the score. To go a goal behind was the last thing such a cautiously deployed German team wanted. Due to Germany’s inability to produce fluent attacking football and the precautions of Argentina, the game degenerated into a dull show. After 33 minutes, the Germans had another scare when Maradona broke through and Schumacher kicked out the ball, which rebounded off Maradona’s chest and flew not far wide of the goal.
West Germany clearly had to do something drastic, and when they came out again for the second half, it was with Rudi Völler replacing not a defender but the left winger, Klaus Allofs, hardly a daring stroke. Four minutes into the second half, a West German team now forced to score found themselves at the mercy of another Argentinian counterattack, with numerical inferiority of two defenders against four attackers. Förster’s desperate tackle on Burruchaga near the goal line saved his side from receiving a second goal. Then Brown went down with an injured shoulder, left the field for treatment, came back again and played on in pain for the rest of the match, since Passarella’s indisposition left Argentina with no other sweeper. Briegel, the huge German left-back, was bullocking his way down the left from time to time, but this apart, the West Germans had sadly little to offer. Then, ten minutes into the second half, Argentina scored his second after yet another counterattack. Enrique, in ebullient form, found Valdano unmarked on the left. The tall Argentinian attacker ran on to beat Schumacher with ease by pushing the ball past the keeper’s outstretched foot.
Six minutes later, Beckenbauer made another substitution. Again, he did not take off a defender, but a midfielder like Magath, who gave way to Dieter Hoeneß, a powerful center-forward brother of Uli. Obsessed with Maradona, the Germans were giving far too much room to other Argentines, notably Enrique, who revelled in the extra space. Burruchaga could have killed the game with a third goal when he was sent clean through, but he was called back for a non-existent offside.
But West Germany didn’t give up and were suddenly and unexpectedly back in contention. Dull side though they were, with Rummenigge still unfit and Magath invisible in midfield, they hauled themselves back into it, releasing Matthäus from his marking duties and scoring twice from Brehme’s left-wing corners. The first German goal was helped on by Völler’s head for Rummenigge to slide in and force it home, the second was headed back by Berthold for Völler to get his head bravely in front of Pumpido’s palms. Hard for Argentina to defend against this kind of plays with Brown having cracked a bone in his shoulder.
The unthinkable had happened. Argentina had let the game slip out of their grasp. If it went to extra-time, they were clearly at a disadvantage with Brown a virtual cripple. But the Germans, intoxicated by their comeback, pressed forward instead of playing for extra-time, leaving themselves thin at the back when Maradona threaded an instant pass through to Burruchaga in the inside-right channel. The Nantes midfielder pushed the ball too far ahead, but again Schumacher was slow off his line and couldn’t hold Burruchaga’s low cross-shot. |
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