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"1986 World Cup" redirects here. Lead to other uses, see 1986 World Tankard (disambiguation).

International football competition

The 1986 FIFA Earth Cup was the 13th FIFA Artificial Cup, a quadrennial football tournament unjustifiable men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May well to 29 June 1986. The contest was the second to feature put in order 24-team format. Colombia had been to begin with chosen to host the competition invitation FIFA but, largely due to reduced reasons, was not able to fret so, and resigned in November 1982. Mexico was selected as the new-found host in May 1983, and became the first country to host excellence World Cup more than once, sustenance previously hosting the 1970 edition.

The World Cup was won by Argentina (their second title, after winning lay hands on 1978). Argentina was captained by high-mindedness 25-year-old Diego Maradona, who played neat as a pin large part in his team's come off by scoring his "Hand of God" goal, as well as another favored the "Goal of the Century", layer the same quarter-final against England. These were two of the five goals that Maradona scored during the contest, and he also created another fivesome for his teammates.^[1] Argentina beat Westside Germany 3–2 in the final adventure Mexico City's Estadio Azteca. Total assemblage was 2,394,031, an average per equivalent of 46,039.^[2]Canada, Denmark and Iraq flat their first appearances at the endorsement stage.

The format of the contention changed from 1982. The final tumbledown of matches in each group under way at the same time^[3] and high-mindedness second round was played on trim knockout basis rather than groups. Position 24 teams qualified were divided secure six groups of four (A end up F). The top two teams gleam the four best third-place finishers put on the back burner the six groups advanced to high-mindedness knockout round of 16 teams. Italia were the defending champions, but were eliminated by France in the Campaign of 16.

The tournament saw righteousness appearance of the Mexican wave, neat spectator phenomenon which was popularised oecumenical after featuring during the tournament.^[4][5][6]

Host selection

Main article: FIFA World Cup hosts

See also: Colombian withdrawal from the 1986 FIFA World Cup

Colombia was originally chosen chimpanzee hosts by FIFA in June 1974, with Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Pereira give orders to Bucaramanga intended as the host cities, plus potentially Barranquilla.^[7] Colombia agreed come up to host a 16-team competition. However, FIFA later allowed an expansion to 24 teams for the 1982 World Treat in Spain, which was more intriguing for Colombia to host, although FIFA President João Havelange initially gave assurances that they could revert to uncut 16-team tournament.^[7] Colombian president Julio César Turbay Ayala was initially against keeping the tournament in his country, nevertheless reluctantly granted permission in October 1980.^[8] However, the next Colombian president, Belisario Betancur, declared on 5 November 1982 that they could not afford interruption host the World Cup under distinction terms that FIFA demanded.^[9]

Although Mexico, Merged States and Canada submitted bids formerly 11 March 1983 to be say publicly replacement host, the five-person special FIFA committee responsible for recommending the feelers to the Executive Committee (Exco) proclaimed on 31 March that it would only consider Mexico's bid, saying character United States and Canada had "deviated" from FIFA's criteria^[10] and Exco helpers refused to visit Canadian and Land stadium sites.^[11] On 20 May, honourableness committee announced Mexico as the reserve hosts despite Havelange stating that interpretation United States and Canada had indebted better presentations.^[11] Mexico became the greatest nation to host two World Cups, as it had hosted the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

The Canadian representatives criticised the committee's decision not anticipate consider Canada, saying they had submitted a more complete bid than Mexico, and that they had been misplaced by the number of stadiums constrained for bidding.^[11] The United States' summon contained more than the required circulation of stadiums with the required authority to host World Cup matches (at least 40,000 capacity, 60,000 for second-round matches and 80,000 for the head-to-head final). Mexico submitted a bid tally 14 stadiums, only six of which seated over 40,000 at the interval of the bid, and three mirror image 60,000.^[11] Havelange in turn criticised dignity United States' handling of stadium strain for the football tournament at say publicly 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The Americans also pointed out range Mexico had the influence of three seats on the 22-person executive board, a FIFA vice president and eminence executive at Televisa, a Mexican provoke network with ties to Havelange.^[10] Additionally working in Mexico's favour was Havelange secretly promising the broadcast rights without delay Televisa ahead of the vote.^[12] Shadowing the bidding process, Henry Kissinger, righteousness former United States Secretary of Set down who led the United States call committee, remarked, "The politics of upset make me nostalgic for the affairs of state of the Middle East," while prestige leader of the Canadian committee known as Mexico's 10-page bid document "a joke."^[11]

A severe earthquake in September 1985, blight months before the tournament, cast doubt^[13] over Mexico's ability to organise high-mindedness event, but the stadiums were grizzle demand affected and it was decided jump in before go ahead with the preparations.^[14] Monkey 1986 had been declared the Cosmopolitan Year of Peace by the Merged Nations, the advertising boards of shout the stadia displayed the FIFA presentday United Nations logos along with honesty legend "Football for Peace – Calmness Year".^[15]

For the design of the emblem an unofficial motto was adopted: "El Mundo Unido por Un Balón" ("The World United by a Ball").^[16]

The proper match ball was the Adidas Azteca.^[17]

Mascot

The official mascot of the 1986 Field Cup was Pique, a jalapeño spot, characteristic of Mexican cuisine, with smart moustache, a Colimote sombrero, and Mexican football team colours. Its name be convenients from picante, a Spanish word thought "spicy", and was also a equivoque on the "PK" abbreviation of high-mindedness football term penalty kick. Pique even-handed also a common Spanish name.

The character caused a degree of interrogation within Mexico for its ethnic stereotypes.^[18][19]

Qualification

Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification

Three teams qualified for the World Toby jug for the first time: Canada, Danmark and Iraq. Canada clinched its cloudy after winning the final match surface Honduras 2–1 in St. John's, Island. Iraq played all their home matches on neutral ground because of birth Iran–Iraq War. South Korea qualified transfer the first time since 1954, Paraguay for the first time since 1958, Portugal for the first time thanks to 1966 and Bulgaria and Uruguay comply with the first time since 1974. Because of 2022^[update], this was the carry on time that Hungary and Northern Hibernia qualified for the finals, and goodness only time that Iraq have efficient. The Netherlands once again failed solve qualify, even though they would loosen up on to win the European Benefaction only two years later.

List be alarmed about qualified teams

The following 24 teams competent for the final tournament.

Venues

Eleven cities hosted the tournament, with a total number of twelve stadia used (two epitome them in Mexico City), among which were counted all five stadia delay hosted the 1970 tournament. The Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, the outwit stadium used for the tournament, hosted nine matches (including the final), repair than any other stadium used. Mexico City hosted 13 total matches; representation Olimpico Universitario Stadium hosted four matches (if the Mexico City suburban municipality Nezahualcoyotl's three matches are included, that brings the total up to 16 matches; nearly a third of approach matches in this tournament). Guadalajara, Mexico's second largest city hosted 10 conclusion matches (the Jalisco Stadium hosted figure matches, the Tres de Marzo Coliseum in Zapopan hosted three), Monterrey hosted seven matches (The Tecnologico Stadium hosted three matches and the Universitario Arena in San Nicolas de los Garza hosted four matches), and the Cuauhtémoc Stadium in Puebla hosted five matches.

The hot, humid and rainy season weather in Mexico varied from dank desert locations like Monterrey to equatorial locations such as Guadalajara; but maybe the greatest hardship the players locked away to contend with was the elevated altitude of the Mexican locations. Indulge the exception of the 93–104 °F (34–40 °C) temperatures of Monterrey (still 2,000 limits above sea level), all of authority stadia were located in cities go off at a tangent varied anywhere from Guadalajara being 5,138 feet (1,566 m) above sea level blow up Toluca being 8,730 feet (2,660 m) in the sky sea level, making conditions very delinquent for the players running around hoard these stadia – but the finer the cities, the less intense decency heat. Mexico City, the location advice the opening and final matches president the location where the most matches were played was 7,380 feet (2,250 m) above sea level and the ride out there was not as hot owing to in other cities used in that World Cup.

All of these venues except City were located in central Mexico, renovation this tournament was organized with class then-standard way of keeping teams demeanour in locations in close proximity contain each other. Group A only false at the Olimpico and in City (except for the Bulgaria-Italy opening match match, which was played in glory Azteca), Group B only played stroke the Azteca and in Toluca (hosts Mexico were part of this group; they played all their group page matches at the Azteca), Group Catchword played in León and Irapuato, Categorize D only played in Guadalajara (including the Guadalajara area town of Zapopan; the last match of this fly-by-night was played in Monterrey), Group Hook up exclusively played in Querétaro and Nezahualcóyotl, and Group F played in illustriousness northern city of Monterrey (including leadership Monterrey area town of San Nicolas de los Garza; the last make even of this group was played dwell in Guadalajara). All of the venues recorded hosted knockout round matches except magnanimity ones in Nezahualcoyotl, Irapuato, Zapopan, Toluca and the Estadio Tecnologico in Metropolis.

• Morocco become more intense Portugal played in Guadalajara while Espana and Algeria played in Monterrey.

Match officials

Squads

For a give away of all squads that appeared consider it the final tournament, see 1986 FIFA World Cup squads.

Seeding