1986 FIFA World Cup Final

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1986 FIFA World Cup Final

Event	1986 FIFA World Cup
Argentina West Germany 3 2
Date	29 June 1986
Venue	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee	Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
Attendance	114,600
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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.

Match summary

Jose Luis Brown opened the scoring for Argentina in the 23rd minute and it stayed at 1–0 until half-time. After the break, Jorge Valdano doubled Argentina's lead. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge pulled a goal back in the 74th minute for West Germany and they equalised in the 80th minute; future Germany manager Rudi Völler scoring to seemingly salvage the game. Although Diego Maradona was heavily marked the entire game, a superb pass to Jorge Burruchaga allowed Argentina to regain the lead at 3–2, this was how it remained and Argentina were able to celebrate their second World Cup victory in three tournaments (after winning the 1978 World Cup). 6 yellow cards were issued in this match, which was a record number until the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final.

Match details

29 June 1986 12:00 CST	Argentina	3–2	West Germany	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Attendance: 114,600 Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
	Brown  23' Valdano  56' Burruchaga  84'	Report	Rummenigge  74' Völler  81'

Argentina

West Germany

GK 18 Nery Pumpido 85' SW 5 José Luis Brown CB 9 José Cuciuffo CB 19 Óscar Ruggeri DM 2 Sergio Batista RM 14 Ricardo Giusti CM 7 Jorge Burruchaga 90' CM 12 Héctor Enrique 81' LM 16 Julio Olarticoechea 77' SS 10 Diego Maradona (c) 17' CF 11 Jorge Valdano Substitutions: DF 21 Marcelo Trobbiani 90' Manager: Carlos Bilardo

GK 1 Harald Schumacher SW 17 Ditmar Jakobs CB 4 Karl-Heinz Förster CB 2 Hans-Peter Briegel 62' RWB 14 Thomas Berthold LWB 3 Andreas Brehme CM 6 Norbert Eder CM 8 Lothar Matthäus 21' AM 10 Felix Magath 65' CF 11 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge CF 19 Klaus Allofs (c) 45' Substitutions: FW 9 Rudi Völler 45' FW 20 Dieter Hoeneß 62' Manager: Franz Beckenbauer

Aftermath

Four years after Argentina's victory over West Germany, both teams meet again on the final of the subqequent World Cup edition, thus making both nations the first ever to face off on the finals in a row. This time the Germans defeated Argentina by 1-0, capturing their third trophy and final under the West Germany name.

External links

• 1986 FIFA World Cup Final planetworldcup.com
• 1986 FIFA World Cup Final shubhayan.com