1986 FIFA World Cup Group A

Group A of the 1986 FIFA World Cup was one of six groups of national teams competing at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The group's first round of matches began on 31 May and its last matches were played on 10 June. Most matches were played at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City or at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc in Puebla. Eventual champions Argentina topped the group, joined in the second round by 1982 champions Italy as well as Bulgaria. South Korea were making their first appearance in the tournament since 1954.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4
3  Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
4  South Korea 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
Source: FIFA

Matches

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Bulgaria vs Italy

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Bulgaria 1–1 Italy
Sirakov 85' Report Altobelli 44'
Attendance: 96,000
Bulgaria
Italy
GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov
DF 3 Nikolay Arabov
DF 5 Georgi Dimitrov (c)
DF 13 Aleksandar Markov Yellow card 51'
MF 11 Plamen Getov
MF 10 Zhivko Gospodinov downward-facing red arrow 74'
MF 8 Ayan Sadakov
MF 12 Radoslav Zdravkov
MF 2 Nasko Sirakov
FW 7 Bozhidar Iskrenov downward-facing red arrow 65'
FW 9 Stoycho Mladenov
Substitutions:
GK 22 Iliya Valov
DF 4 Petar Petrov
MF 15 Georgi Yordanov
FW 20 Kostadin Kostadinov upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 6 Andrey Zhelyazkov upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Bulgaria Ivan Vutsov
GK 1 Giovanni Galli
DF 2 Giuseppe Bergomi Yellow card 48'
DF 3 Antonio Cabrini Yellow card 64'
DF 6 Gaetano Scirea (c)
DF 8 Pietro Vierchowod
MF 14 Antonio Di Gennaro
MF 10 Salvatore Bagni
MF 13 Fernando De Napoli
MF 16 Bruno Conti downward-facing red arrow 65'
FW 19 Giuseppe Galderisi
FW 18 Alessandro Altobelli
Substitutions:
GK 12 Franco Tancredi
DF 4 Fulvio Collovati
MF 11 Giuseppe Baresi
MF 15 Marco Tardelli
FW 17 Gianluca Vialli upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Italy Enzo Bearzot

Assistant referees:
Chris Bambridge (Australia)
Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)

Argentina vs South Korea

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Argentina 3–1 South Korea
Valdano 6', 46'
Ruggeri 18'		 Report Park Chang-Sun 73'
Attendance: 60,000
Argentina
South Korea
GK 18 Nery Pumpido
DF 5 José Luis Brown
DF 13 Oscar Garré
DF 8 Néstor Clausen
DF 19 Oscar Ruggeri
MF 2 Sergio Batista downward-facing red arrow 75'
MF 14 Ricardo Giusti
MF 7 Jorge Burruchaga
MF 10 Diego Maradona (c)
FW 17 Pedro Pasculli downward-facing red arrow 74'
FW 11 Jorge Valdano
Substitutions:
MF 20 Carlos Daniel Tapia upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 16 Julio Olarticoechea upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Argentina Carlos Bilardo
GK 21 Oh Yun-Kyo
DF 2 Park Kyung-Hoon
DF 5 Chung Yong-Hwan
DF 12 Kim Pyung-Seok downward-facing red arrow 23'
DF 14 Cho Min-Kook
DF 20 Kim Yong-Se downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 17 Huh Jung-Moo Yellow card 44'
MF 16 Kim Joo-Sung
MF 10 Park Chang-Sun (c) Yellow card 50'
FW 9 Choi Soon-Ho
FW 11 Cha Bum-Kun
Substitutions:
MF 4 Cho Kwang-Rae upward-facing green arrow 23'
FW 19 Byun Byung-Joo upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
South Korea Kim Jung-Nam

Assistant referees:
Jesús Díaz (Colombia)
Gabriel González (Paraguay)

Italy vs Argentina

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Italy 1–1 Argentina
Altobelli 6' (pen.) Report Maradona 34'
Attendance: 32,000
Italy
Argentina
GK 1 Giovanni Galli
DF 2 Giuseppe Bergomi Yellow card 54'
DF 3 Antonio Cabrini
DF 6 Gaetano Scirea (c)
DF 8 Pietro Vierchowod
MF 14 Antonio Di Gennaro
MF 10 Salvatore Bagni
MF 13 Fernando De Napoli downward-facing red arrow 87'
MF 16 Bruno Conti downward-facing red arrow 65'
FW 19 Giuseppe Galderisi
FW 18 Alessandro Altobelli
Substitutions:
FW 17 Gianluca Vialli upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 11 Giuseppe Baresi upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Italy Enzo Bearzot
GK 18 Nery Pumpido
DF 5 José Luis Brown
DF 13 Oscar Garré Yellow card 65'
DF 9 José Luis Cuciuffo
DF 19 Oscar Ruggeri
MF 2 Sergio Batista downward-facing red arrow 59'
MF 14 Ricardo Giusti Yellow card 58'
MF 7 Jorge Burruchaga
MF 10 Diego Maradona (c)
FW 4 Claudio Borghi downward-facing red arrow 74'
FW 11 Jorge Valdano
Substitutions:
MF 16 Julio Olarticoechea upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 12 Héctor Enrique upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Argentina Carlos Bilardo

Assistant referees:
Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland)
Antonio Marquez Ramirez (Mexico)

South Korea vs Bulgaria

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South Korea 1–1 Bulgaria
Kim Jong-Boo 70' Report Getov 11'
Attendance: 45,000
South Korea
Bulgaria
GK 21 Oh Yun-Kyo
DF 2 Park Kyung-Hoon
DF 5 Chung Yong-Hwan
DF 8 Cho Young-Jeung Yellow card 60'
MF 13 Noh Soo-Jin downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 4 Cho Kwang-Rae downward-facing red arrow 72'
MF 17 Huh Jung-Moo
MF 16 Kim Joo-Sung Yellow card 31'
MF 10 Park Chang-Sun (c)
FW 19 Byun Byung-Joo
FW 11 Cha Bum-Kun
Substitutions:
FW 7 Kim Jong-Boo upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 14 Cho Min-Kook upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
South Korea Kim Jung-Nam
GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov
DF 3 Nikolay Arabov
DF 5 Georgi Dimitrov (c)
DF 4 Petar Petrov
MF 11 Plamen Getov downward-facing red arrow 58'
MF 10 Zhivko Gospodinov Yellow card 49'
MF 8 Ayan Sadakov
MF 12 Radoslav Zdravkov
MF 2 Nasko Sirakov
FW 7 Bozhidar Iskrenov downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 9 Stoycho Mladenov
Substitutions:
FW 20 Kostadin Kostadinov upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 6 Andrey Zhelyazkov upward-facing green arrow 58'
Manager:
Bulgaria Ivan Vutsov

Assistant referees:
Valeri Butenko (Soviet Union)
Ioan Igna (Romania)

South Korea vs Italy

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South Korea 2–3 Italy
Choi Soon-Ho 62'
Huh Jung-Moo 83'		 Report Altobelli 17', 73'
Cho Kwang-Rae 82' (o.g.)
Attendance: 20,000
South Korea
Italy
GK 21 Oh Yun-Kyo
DF 2 Park Kyung-Hoon Yellow card 35'
DF 5 Chung Yong-Hwan
DF 8 Cho Young-Jeung
MF 4 Cho Kwang-Rae
MF 17 Huh Jung-Moo
MF 16 Kim Joo-Sung Yellow card 17' downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 10 Park Chang-Sun (c)
FW 9 Choi Soon-Ho
FW 19 Byun Byung-Joo downward-facing red arrow 70'
FW 11 Cha Bum-Kun
Substitutions:
GK 1 Cho Byung-deuk
DF 3 Chung Jong-Soo Yellow card 72' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 6 Lee Tae-ho
FW 20 Kim Yong-se
FW 7 Kim Jong-Boo upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
South Korea Kim Jung-Nam
GK 1 Giovanni Galli
DF 3 Antonio Cabrini
DF 4 Fulvio Collovati
DF 6 Gaetano Scirea (c) Yellow card 65'
DF 8 Pietro Vierchowod Yellow card 70'
MF 14 Antonio Di Gennaro
MF 10 Salvatore Bagni Yellow card 31' downward-facing red arrow 67'
MF 13 Fernando De Napoli
MF 16 Bruno Conti
FW 19 Giuseppe Galderisi downward-facing red arrow 88'
FW 18 Alessandro Altobelli
Substitutions:
GK 12 Franco Tancredi
DF 5 Sebastiano Nela
MF 11 Giuseppe Baresi upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 21 Aldo Serena
FW 17 Gianluca Vialli upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Italy Enzo Bearzot

Argentina vs Bulgaria

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Argentina 2–0 Bulgaria
Valdano 4'
Burruchaga 77'		 Report
Attendance: 65,000
Argentina
Bulgaria
GK 18 Nery Pumpido
DF 5 José Luis Brown
DF 13 Oscar Garré
DF 9 José Luis Cuciuffo Yellow card 25'
DF 19 Oscar Ruggeri
MF 2 Sergio Batista downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 14 Ricardo Giusti
MF 7 Jorge Burruchaga
MF 10 Diego Maradona (c)
FW 4 Claudio Borghi downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 11 Jorge Valdano
Substitutions:
MF 16 Julio Olarticoechea upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 12 Héctor Enrique upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Argentina Carlos Bilardo
GK 1 Borislav Mihaylov
DF 4 Petar Petrov
DF 5 Georgi Dimitrov (c)
MF 11 Plamen Getov
MF 15 Georgi Yordanov
MF 6 Andrey Zhelyazkov
MF 8 Ayan Sadakov
MF 13 Aleksandar Markov
MF 2 Nasko Sirakov downward-facing red arrow 71'
FW 14 Plamen Markov
FW 9 Stoycho Mladenov downward-facing red arrow 52'
Substitutions:
FW 18 Boycho Velichkov upward-facing green arrow 52'
MF 12 Radoslav Zdravkov upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Bulgaria Ivan Vutsov

See also

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