1986 FIFA World Cup

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The 1986 FIFA World Cup was a global football tournament held in Mexico, remembered for Diego Maradona’s iconic performances that led Argentina to the title.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf FIFA World Cup
international football tournament
averageGoalsPerMatch 2.54
bestGoalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff
bestPlayer Diego Maradona
bestYoungPlayer Enzo Scifo NERFINISHED
champion Argentina national football team
continent North America
editionNumber 13
endDate 1986-06-29
fairPlayAward Brazil national football team
famousGoal Goal of the Century
Hand of God goal
famousGoalScorer Diego Maradona
finalist Argentina national football team
West Germany national football team
finalMatchDate 1986-06-29
finalScore Argentina 3–2 West Germany
finalStadium Estadio Azteca
fourthPlace Belgium national football team
goldenBallWinner Diego Maradona
goldenBootWinner Gary Lineker
groupStageFormat 6 groups of 4 teams
hostCity Guadalajara
Irapuato NERFINISHED
León
Mexico City
Monterrey
Nezahualcóyotl
Puebla NERFINISHED
Querétaro NERFINISHED
Toluca NERFINISHED
hostCityOfFinal Mexico City
hostConfederation CONCACAF
hostCountry Mexico
hostSelection awarded to Mexico after Colombia withdrew
knockoutStage final
quarter-finals
round of 16
semi-finals
third place play-off
mascot Pique
nextEdition 1990 FIFA World Cup
notableMatch Argentina vs England 2–1 quarter-final
notablePlayer Diego Maradona
numberOfConfederations 5
numberOfHostCities 9
numberOfTeams 24
numberOfVenues 12
officialBall Adidas Azteca
openingMatchDate 1986-05-31
organizer FIFA
originalHost Colombia
previousEdition 1982 FIFA World Cup
qualificationFormat 24-team finals with group stage and knockout phase
runnerUp West Germany national football team
sport association football
startDate 1986-05-31
thirdPlace France national football team
timeZone UTC−06:00
topScorerGoals 6
totalAttendance 2394031
totalGoals 132
totalMatches 52
venueOfNotableMatch Estadio Azteca
winner Argentina national football team
year 1986

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