1986 FIFA World Cup Final

1986 FIFA World Cup Final
The Estadio Azteca held the final
Event 1986 FIFA World Cup
Argentina West Germany
Argentina Germany
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Date 29 June 1986
Venue Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
Attendance 114,600

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

Route to the final

Argentina Round West Germany
Opponent Result First round Opponent Result
 South Korea 3–1 Match 1  Uruguay 1–1
 Italy 1–1 Match 2  Scotland 2–1
 Bulgaria 2–0 Match 3  Denmark 0–2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 321062+45
 Italy 312054+14
 Bulgaria 302124−22
 South Korea 301247−31
 Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 330091+86
 West Germany 311134−13
 Uruguay 302127−52
 Scotland 301213−21
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Uruguay 1–0 Round of 16  Morocco 1–0
 England 2–1 Quarter-finals  Mexico 0–0 (aet) (4–1 pen.)
 Belgium 2–0 Semifinals  France 2–0

Match

Summary

This was an exciting and memorable World Cup final. Jose Luis Brown opened the scoring for Argentina in the 23rd minute and it stayed at 1–0 until half-time. 10 minutes into the second half, Jorge Valdano doubled Argentina's lead. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge pulled a goal back in the 74th minute for West Germany, his first goal in the tournament. West Germany then equalised in the 80th minute, with Rudi Völler scoring to seemingly salvage the game. Although Diego Maradona was heavily marked the entire game, his superb pass to Jorge Burruchaga in the 84th minute allowed Argentina to regain the lead at 3–2. 6 yellow cards were issued in this match, which was a record number until the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final, 3 of them were issued because of time wasting of Argentine players. As the clock expired, Argentina celebrated their second World Cup victory in three tournaments (after winning the 1978 World Cup).

Details

Argentina  3–2  West Germany
Brown  23'
Valdano  56'
Burruchaga  84'		 Report Rummenigge  74'
Völler  81'
Attendance: 114,600

Argentina
West Germany
GK18Nery PumpidoYellow card 85'
SW5José Luis Brown
CB9José Luis Cuciuffo
CB19Oscar Ruggeri
RWB14Ricardo Giusti
LWB16Julio OlarticoecheaYellow card 77'
DM2Sergio Batista
CM7Jorge Burruchaga 90'
CM12Héctor EnriqueYellow card 81'
SS10Diego Maradona (c)Yellow card 17'
CF11Jorge Valdano
Substitutions:
MF21Marcelo Trobbiani 90'
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo
GK1Harald Schumacher
SW17Ditmar Jakobs
CB4Karlheinz Förster
CB2Hans-Peter BriegelYellow card 62'
RWB14Thomas Berthold
LWB3Andreas Brehme
CM6Norbert Eder
CM8Lothar MatthäusYellow card 21'
AM10Felix Magath 62'
CF11Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (c)
CF19Klaus Allofs 46'
Substitutions:
FW9Rudi Völler 46'
FW20Dieter Hoeneß 62'
Manager:
Franz Beckenbauer

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

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Five substitutes named, of which two may be used

Aftermath

Four years after Argentina's victory over West Germany, both teams met again on the final of the subsequent World Cup, with West Germany winning the match 1–0 via a penalty kick. This marked the first time two World Cup finalists met twice, a record shared with Brazil and Italy, the latter two having met in the 1970 and 1994 World Cup finals.

With the 1986 defeat, German manager Franz Beckenbauer gained the rather unwanted distinction of having lost a World Cup final as both a player and a manager. (Beckenbauer had played in West Germany's defeat in 1966.) However, four years later he led Germany to the Gold medals and then became winner of the World Cup both as player and as manager (he also won as player in 1974).

The two teams met again in the 2014 final for a record breaking third time in which Germany won the honors as 4th time champion.

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