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

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

Bulgaria vs Italy

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  51'
MF 11 Plamen Getov
MF 10 Zhivko Gospodinov  74'
MF 8 Ayan Sadakov
MF 12 Radoslav Zdravkov
MF 2 Nasko Sirakov
FW 7 Bozhidar Iskrenov  65'
FW 9 Stoycho Mladenov
Substitutions:
GK 22 Iliya Valov
DF 4 Petar Petrov
MF 15 Georgi Yordanov
FW 20 Kostadin Kostadinov  65'
MF 6 Andrey Zhelyazkov  74'
Manager:
Ivan Vutsov
GK 1 Giovanni Galli
DF 2 Giuseppe Bergomi  48'
DF 3 Antonio Cabrini  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  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  65'
Manager:
Enzo Bearzot

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

Argentina vs South Korea

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  75'
MF 14 Ricardo Giusti
MF 7 Jorge Burruchaga
MF 10 Diego Maradona (c)
FW 17 Pedro Pasculli  74'
FW 11 Jorge Valdano
Substitutions:
MF 20 Carlos Daniel Tapia  74'
MF 16 Julio Olarticoechea  75'
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo
GK 21 Oh Yun-Kyo
DF 2 Park Kyung-Hoon
DF 5 Chung Yong-Hwan
DF 12 Kim Pyung-Seok  23'
DF 14 Cho Min-Kook
DF 20 Kim Yong-Se  46'
MF 17 Huh Jung-Moo  44'
MF 16 Kim Joo-Sung
MF 10 Park Chang-Sun (c)  50'
FW 9 Choi Soon-Ho
FW 11 Cha Bum-Kun
Substitutions:
MF 4 Cho Kwang-Rae  23'
FW 19 Byun Byung-Joo  46'
Manager:
Kim Jung-Nam

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

Italy vs Argentina

Italy 1–1 Argentina
Altobelli 6' (pen.) Report Maradona 34'
Attendance: 32,000
Italy
Argentina
GK 1 Giovanni Galli
DF 2 Giuseppe Bergomi  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  87'
MF 16 Bruno Conti  65'
FW 19 Giuseppe Galderisi
FW 18 Alessandro Altobelli
Substitutions:
FW 17 Gianluca Vialli  65'
MF 11 Giuseppe Baresi  87'
Manager:
Enzo Bearzot
GK 18 Nery Pumpido
DF 5 José Luis Brown
DF 13 Oscar Garré  65'
DF 9 José Luis Cuciuffo
DF 19 Oscar Ruggeri
MF 2 Sergio Batista  59'
MF 14 Ricardo Giusti  58'
MF 7 Jorge Burruchaga
MF 10 Diego Maradona (c)
FW 4 Claudio Borghi  74'
FW 11 Jorge Valdano
Substitutions:
MF 16 Julio Olarticoechea  59'
MF 12 Héctor Enrique  74'
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo

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

South Korea vs Bulgaria

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

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

South Korea vs Italy

South Korea 2–3 Italy
Choi Soon-Ho 62'
Huh Jung-Moo 89'
Report Altobelli 17', 73'
Cho Kwang-Rae 82' (o.g.)
South Korea
Italy
GK 21 Oh Yun-Kyo
DF 2 Park Kyung-Hoon  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  17'  46'
MF 10 Park Chang-Sun (c)
FW 9 Choi Soon-Ho
FW 19 Byun Byung-Joo  70'
FW 11 Cha Bum-Kun
Substitutions:
GK 1 Cho Byung-deuk
DF 3 Chung Jong-Soo  72'  46'
FW 6 Lee Tae-ho
FW 20 Kim Yong-se
FW 7 Kim Jong-Boo  70'
Manager:
Kim Jung-Nam
GK 1 Giovanni Galli
DF 3 Antonio Cabrini
DF 4 Fulvio Collovati
DF 6 Gaetano Scirea (c)  65'
DF 8 Pietro Vierchowod  70'
MF 14 Antonio Di Gennaro
MF 10 Salvatore Bagni  31'  67'
MF 13 Fernando De Napoli
MF 16 Bruno Conti
FW 19 Giuseppe Galderisi  88'
FW 18 Alessandro Altobelli
Substitutions:
GK 12 Franco Tancredi
DF 5 Sebastiano Nela
MF 11 Giuseppe Baresi  67'
FW 21 Aldo Serena
FW 17 Gianluca Vialli  88'
Manager:
Enzo Bearzot

Argentina vs Bulgaria

Argentina
Bulgaria
GK 18 Nery Pumpido
DF 5 José Luis Brown
DF 13 Oscar Garré
DF 9 José Luis Cuciuffo  25'
DF 19 Oscar Ruggeri
MF 2 Sergio Batista  46'
MF 14 Ricardo Giusti
MF 7 Jorge Burruchaga
MF 10 Diego Maradona (c)
FW 4 Claudio Borghi  46'
FW 11 Jorge Valdano
Substitutions:
MF 16 Julio Olarticoechea  46'
MF 12 Héctor Enrique  46'
Manager:
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  71'
FW 14 Plamen Markov
FW 9 Stoycho Mladenov  52'
Substitutions:
FW 18 Boycho Velichkov  52'
MF 12 Radoslav Zdravkov  71'
Manager:
Ivan Vutsov

See also