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 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5 Advance to knockout stage 2 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4 3 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 Sirakov 85' Report Altobelli 44'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 96,000
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
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:
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:
Assistant referees:
Argentina vs South Korea Argentina 3–1 South Korea Valdano 6' , 46' 18' Report Park Chang-Sun 73'
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (Spain)
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:
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:
Assistant referees:
Italy vs Argentina Italy 1–1 Altobelli 6' (pen.) Report Maradona 34'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands)
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:
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:
Assistant referees:
South Korea vs Bulgaria South Korea 1–1 Kim Jong-Boo 70' Report Getov 11'
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Fallaj Al Shanar (Saudi Arabia)
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:
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:
Assistant referees: Soviet Union )
South Korea vs Italy South Korea 2–3 Choi Soon-Ho 62' 89' Report Altobelli 17' , 73' 82' (o.g.)
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: David Socha (United States)
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:
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:
Argentina vs Bulgaria Argentina 2–0 Valdano 4' 77' Report
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)
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:
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:
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