1986 FIFA World Cup

1986 FIFA World Cup

Host Nation	Argentina
Qualification Dates	May 2, 1984-December 4, 1985
Tournament Dates	May 31-June 29, 1986
Champion	West Germany
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The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. With European nations not allowed to host after the previous World Cup in Spain, Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially resigned in 1982. Mexico was selected as the new host in May 1983, thus becoming the first country to host the World Cup more than once.

Publications

Programs
Stage	Date	Teams	Venue
Qualifying	September 12, 1984	Republic of Ireland vs. Soviet Union	Lansdowne Road
Qualifying	October 17, 1984	England vs. Finland	Wembley Stadium
Qualifying	October 17, 1984	Scotland vs. Iceland	Hampden Park
Qualifying	February 27, 1985	Northern Ireland vs. England	Windsor Park
Qualifying	April 30, 1985	Wales vs. Spain	Racecourse Ground
Qualifying	September 10, 1985	Wales vs. Scotland	Ninian Park
Qualifying	September 11, 1985	England vs. Romania	Wembley Stadium
Qualifying	November 13, 1985	England vs. Northern Ireland	Wembley Stadium
Qualifying	November 20, 1985	Scotland vs. Australia	Hampden Park
Tournament	May 31-June 19, 1986	all	Mexico

1986 FIFA World Cup (Mexico) Countries
Champions	Argentina
Runners-up	West Germany
Third Place	France
Fourth Place	Belgium
Quarterfinals	England • Spain
Round of 16	Soviet Union
Group Stage	Northern Ireland • Scotland
Non-Qualifiers	Australia • Finland • Iceland • Republic of Ireland • Romania • Wales
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