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

Matches

Bulgaria vs Italy

31 May 1986

12:00 CST

Bulgaria	1–1	Italy
Sirakov 85'	Report	Altobelli 44'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 96,000

Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

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

2 June 1986

12:00 CST

Argentina	3–1	South Korea
Valdano 6', 46' Ruggeri 18'	Report	Park Chang-Sun 73'

Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (Spain)

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

5 June 1986

12:00 CST

Italy	1–1	Argentina
Altobelli 6' (pen.)	Report	Maradona 34'

Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla

Attendance: 32,000

Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands)

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

5 June 1986

16:00 CST

South Korea	1–1	Bulgaria
Kim Jong-Boo 70'	Report	Getov 11'

Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Fallaj Al Shanar (Saudi Arabia)

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

10 June 1986

12:00 CST

South Korea	2–3	Italy
Choi Soon-Ho 62' Huh Jung-Moo 83'	Report	Altobelli 17', 73' Cho Kwang-Rae 82' (o.g.)

Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: David Socha (United States)

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

10 June 1986

12:00 CST

Argentina	2–0	Bulgaria
Valdano 4' Burruchaga 77'	Report

Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)

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

• Argentina at the FIFA World Cup
• Bulgaria at the FIFA World Cup
• Italy at the FIFA World Cup
• South Korea at the FIFA World Cup

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