Edition 13 of 22 Mexico24 teams52 matches
1986 MEXICO
Maradona's tournament. Hand of God. Goal of the Century. Argentina lift the trophy.
The Final
How it ended
1986-06-29 · Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance
114,600
Referee
Romualdo Arppi Filho (BRA)
Venue
Estadio Azteca
City
Mexico City
Top four
- 1Argentina ✦
- 2West Germany
- 3France
- 4Belgium
Individual honours
Awards
⚽
Golden Boot
Gary Lineker
ENG
6 goals
◉
Golden Ball
Diego Maradona
ARG
✦
Golden Glove
Introduced 1994
✿
Fair Play Trophy
Brazil
The numbers
By the figures
24
Teams
52
Matches
132
Goals
2.54 per game
2,394,031
Attendance
avg 46,026
The tournament
Format, mascot, ball
Format
Group stage + knockout (modern format introduced)
Dates
1986-05-31
→ 1986-06-29
Mascot
Pique (a chili pepper in a sombrero)
Match ball
Azteca — first synthetic ball
Poster
Annie Leibovitz-style action shot
Source
Wikipedia ↗
Footnote
Mexico replaced original host Colombia. Maradona's quarter-final vs England — fist and feet, four minutes apart.
Phase 2 adds full squads, group standings, knockout bracket, and every match