Group B of the 1986 FIFA World Cup was one of the groups of nations competing at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The group's first round of matches began on 3 June and its last matches were played on 11 June. Matches were played at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City and at the Estadio Nemesio Díez in Toluca. Host Mexico topped the group, joined in the second round by Belgium and by Paraguay, who were making their first appearance in the finals since 1958. Iraq, making their debut in the World Cup, lost all three of their matches and scored just one goal.
Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 (H) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage 2 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3 4 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: FIFA(H) Hosts
Matches
Belgium vs Mexico Belgium 1–2 Vandenbergh 45' Report Quirarte 23' 39'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Carlos Espósito (Argentina)
GK 1 Jean-Marie Pfaff DF 19 Hugo Broos DF 2 Eric Gerets DF 3 Franky Van Der Elst 56' DF 4 Michel De Wolf MF 6 Franky Vercauteren MF 7 René Vandereycken MF 10 Philippe Desmet 60' MF 8 Enzo Scifo MF 11 Jan Ceulemans (c) FW 9 Erwin Vandenbergh 66' Substitutions: GK 12 Jacky Munaron DF 13 Georges Grün DF 5 Michel Renquin FW 16 Nico Claesen 60' MF 21 Stéphane Demol 66' Manager:
GK 1 Pablo Larios DF 2 Mario Trejo DF 3 Fernando Quirarte DF 14 Félix Cruz DF 17 Raúl Servín MF 16 Carlos Muñoz 83' MF 10 Tomás Boy (c) 69' MF 13 Javier Aguirre FW 22 Manuel Negrete FW 15 Luis Flores 79' FW 9 Hugo Sánchez 23' Substitutions: GK 20 Olaf Heredia MF 8 Alejandro Domínguez MF 7 Miguel España 69' FW 5 Francisco Javier Cruz 79' FW 11 Carlos Hermosillo Manager:
Paraguay vs Iraq Paraguay 1–0 Romero 35' Report
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius)
GK 1 Roberto Fernández DF 2 Juan Torales DF 3 César Zabala DF 4 Vladimiro Schettina 45' DF 5 Rogelio Delgado (c) MF 6 Jorge Amado Nunes MF 10 Adolfino Cañete MF 8 Julio César Romero FW 7 Buenaventura Ferreira FW 11 Alfredo Mendoza 88' FW 9 Roberto Cabañas Substitutions: MF 16 Jorge Guasch 88' Manager:
GK 1 Raad Hammoudi (c) DF 3 Khalil Allawi DF 4 Nadhim Shaker DF 5 Samir Shaker 29' DF 15 Natiq Hashim DF 22 Ghanim Oraibi MF 6 Ali Hussein Shihab MF 7 Haris Mohammed 67' MF 14 Basil Gorgis 81' FW 10 Hussein Saeed FW 8 Ahmed Radhi Substitutions: FW 11 Rahim Hameed 67' MF 19 Basim Qasim 81' Manager:
Mexico vs Paraguay Mexico 1–1 Flores 3' Report Romero 85'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 114,600
Referee: George Courtney (England)
GK 1 Pablo Larios DF 2 Mario Trejo 80' DF 3 Fernando Quirarte DF 14 Félix Cruz DF 17 Raúl Servín MF 16 Carlos Muñoz MF 10 Tomás Boy (c) 58' MF 13 Javier Aguirre FW 22 Manuel Negrete 26' FW 15 Luis Flores 77' FW 9 Hugo Sánchez 75' Substitutions: MF 7 Miguel España 58' FW 5 Francisco Javier Cruz 77' Manager:
GK 1 Roberto Fernández DF 2 Juan Torales 80' DF 3 César Zabala DF 4 Vladimiro Schettina 30' DF 5 Rogelio Delgado (c) MF 6 Jorge Amado Nunes MF 10 Adolfino Cañete MF 8 Julio César Romero FW 7 Buenaventura Ferreira FW 11 Alfredo Mendoza 5' 62' FW 9 Roberto Cabañas Substitutions: MF 16 Jorge Guasch 62' FW 20 Ramón Hicks 80' Manager:
Iraq vs Belgium Iraq 1–2 Radhi 59' Report Scifo 16' 21' (pen.)
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jesús Díaz (Colombia)
GK 1 Raad Hammoudi (c) 20' DF 3 Khalil Allawi DF 4 Nadhim Shaker 29' DF 5 Samir Shaker 48' DF 15 Natiq Hashim 65' DF 22 Ghanim Oraibi MF 6 Ali Hussein Shihab MF 7 Haris Mohammed 42' MF 14 Basil Gorgis ' ' FW 9 Karim Saddam 81' FW 8 Ahmed Radhi Substitutions: FW 11 Rahim Hameed 81' Manager:
GK 1 Jean-Marie Pfaff DF 2 Eric Gerets DF 3 Franky Van Der Elst DF 4 Michel De Wolf MF 21 Stéphane Demol 69' MF 6 Franky Vercauteren MF 7 René Vandereycken MF 10 Philippe Desmet MF 8 Enzo Scifo 67' MF 11 Jan Ceulemans (c) FW 16 Nico Claesen 16' Substitutions: DF 14 Lei Clijsters 67' DF 13 Georges Grün 69' Manager:
Paraguay vs Belgium Paraguay 2–2 Cabañas 50' , 76' Report Vercauteren 30' 59'
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Bogdan Dotchev (Bulgaria)
GK 1 Roberto Fernández DF 2 Juan Torales DF 3 César Zabala DF 5 Rogelio Delgado (c) MF 16 Jorge Guasch MF 6 Jorge Amado Nunes MF 10 Adolfino Cañete MF 8 Julio César Romero 55' FW 7 Buenaventura Ferreira FW 11 Alfredo Mendoza 68' FW 9 Roberto Cabañas Substitutions: GK 12 Jorge Battaglia DF 13 Virginio Cáceres DF 14 Luis Caballero FW 18 Evaristo Isasi FW 20 Ramón Hicks 68' Manager:
GK 1 Jean-Marie Pfaff DF 5 Michel Renquin DF 19 Hugo Broos DF 13 Georges Grün 89' MF 21 Stéphane Demol MF 6 Franky Vercauteren MF 22 Patrick Vervoort MF 8 Enzo Scifo MF 11 Jan Ceulemans (c) 55' FW 16 Nico Claesen FW 18 Daniel Veyt Substitutions: GK 12 Jacky Munaron DF 3 Franky Van Der Elst DF 14 Leo Clijsters MF 15 Leo Van Der Elst 89' DF 4 Michel de Wolf Manager:
Iraq vs Mexico Iraq 0–1 Report Quirarte 54'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 103,763
Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)
GK 20 Fatah Nsaief (c) DF 2 Maad Ibrahim DF 3 Khalil Allawi 73' DF 4 Nadhim Shaker DF 15 Natiq Hashim 60' DF 22 Ghanim Oraibi MF 6 Ali Hussein Shihab MF 17 Anad Abid 70' MF 19 Basim Qasim FW 9 Karim Saddam 30' FW 8 Ahmed Radhi Substitutions: GK 21 Ahmad Jassim MF 12 Jamal Ali MF 18 Ismail Mohammed FW 11 Rahim Hameed 60' MF 16 Shaker Mahmoud 70' Manager:
GK 1 Pablo Larios DF 18 Rafael Amador 62' DF 3 Fernando Quirarte DF 14 Félix Cruz DF 17 Raúl Servín MF 6 Carlos de los Cobos 79' MF 7 Miguel España MF 10 Tomás Boy (c) MF 13 Javier Aguirre FW 22 Manuel Negrete FW 15 Luis Flores Substitutions: GK 20 Olaf Heredia DF 4 Armando Manzo MF 8 Alejandro Domínguez 62' FW 11 Carlos Hermosillo FW 5 Francisco Javier Cruz 79' Manager:
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