1986 FIFA World Cup Group A

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Group A was one of four groups of national teams competing at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The group's first round of matches began on May 31 and its last matches were played on June 10. 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.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 321062+45
 Italy 312054+14
 Bulgaria 302124−22
 South Korea 301247−31

Bulgaria vs Italy

31 May 1986
12:00 CST
Bulgaria  1–1  Italy
Sirakov  85' Report Altobelli  43'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 96,000
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
Bulgaria
Italy
GK 1 Borislav Mikhailov
DF 3 Nikolay Arabov
DF 5 Georgi Dimitrov (c)
DF 13Aleksandar Markov  51'
MF 11Plamen Getov
MF 10Zhivko Gospodinov  74'
MF 8 Ayan Sadakov
MF 12Radoslav Zdravkov
MF 2 Nasko Sirakov
FW 7 Bozhidar Iskrenov  65'
FW 9 Stoycho Mladenov
Substitutions:
FW 20Kostadin Kostadinov  65'
MF 6 Andrey Zhelyazkov  74'
Manager:
Bulgaria Ivan Vutsov
GK 1 Giovanni Galli
DF 2 Giuseppe Bergomi  48'
DF 3 Antonio Cabrini  64'
DF 6 Gaetano Scirea (c)
DF 8 Pietro Vierchowod
MF 14Antonio Di Gennaro
MF 10Salvatore Bagni
MF 13Fernando De Napoli
MF 16Bruno Conti  65'
FW 19Giuseppe Galderisi
FW 18Alessandro Altobelli
Substitutions:
FW 17Gianluca Vialli  65'
Manager:
Italy Enzo Bearzot

Argentina vs South Korea

2 June 1986
12:00 CST
Argentina  3–1  South Korea
Valdano  6', 46'
Ruggeri  18' 		Report Park Chang-Sun  73'
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (Spain)
Argentina
South Korea
GK 18Nery Pumpido
DF 5 José Luis Brown
DF 13Oscar Garré
DF 8 Néstor Clausen
DF 19Oscar Ruggeri
MF 2 Sergio Batista  75'
MF 14Ricardo Giusti
MF 7 Jorge Burruchaga
MF 10Diego Maradona (c)
FW 17Pedro Pasculli  74'
FW 11Jorge Valdano
Substitutions:
MF 20Carlos Daniel Tapia  74'
MF 16Julio Olarticoechea  75'
Manager:
Argentina Carlos Bilardo
GK 21Oh Yun-Kyo
DF 2 Park Kyung-Hoon
DF 5 Chung Yong-Hwan
DF 12Kim Pyung-Seok  23'
DF 14Cho Min-Kook
DF 20Kim Yong-Se  46'
MF 17Huh Jung-Moo  44'
MF 16Kim Joo-Sung
MF 10Park Chang-Sun (c)  50'
FW 9 Choi Soon-Ho
FW 11Cha Bum-Kun
Substitutions:
MF 4 Cho Kwang-Rae  23'
FW 19Byun Byung-Joo  46'
Manager:
South Korea Kim Jung-Nam

Italy vs Argentina

5 June 1986
12:00 CST
Italy  1–1  Argentina
Altobelli  6' (pen.) Report Maradona  34'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands)
Italy
Argentina
GK 1 Giovanni Galli
DF 2 Giuseppe Bergomi  54'
DF 3 Antonio Cabrini
DF 6 Gaetano Scirea (c)
DF 8 Pietro Vierchowod
MF 14Antonio Di Gennaro
MF 10Salvatore Bagni
MF 13Fernando De Napoli  87'
MF 16Bruno Conti  65'
FW 19Giuseppe Galderisi
FW 18Alessandro Altobelli
Substitutions:
FW 17Gianluca Vialli  65'
MF 11Giuseppe Baresi  87'
Manager:
Italy Enzo Bearzot
GK 18Nery Pumpido
DF 5 José Luis Brown
DF 13Oscar Garré  65'
DF 9 José Luis Cuciuffo
DF 19Oscar Ruggeri
MF 2 Sergio Batista  59'
MF 14Ricardo Giusti  58'
MF 7 Jorge Burruchaga
MF 10Diego Maradona (c)
FW 4 Claudio Borghi  74'
FW 11Jorge Valdano
Substitutions:
MF 16Julio Olarticoechea  59'
MF 12Héctor Enrique  74'
Manager:
Argentina Carlos Bilardo

South Korea vs Bulgaria

South Korea
Bulgaria
GK 21Oh Yun-Kyo
DF 2 Park Kyung-Hoon
DF 5 Chung Yong-Hwan
DF 8 Cho Young-Jeung  60'
MF 13Noh Soo-Jin  46'
MF 4 Cho Kwang-Rae  72'
MF 17Huh Jung-Moo
MF 16Kim Joo-Sung  31'
MF 10Park Chang-Sun (c)
FW 19Byun Byung-Joo
FW 11Cha Bum-Kun
Substitutions:
FW 7 Kim Jong-Boo  46'
DF 20Kim Yong-Se  72'
Manager:
South Korea Kim Jung-Nam
GK 1 Borislav Mikhailov
DF 3 Nikolay Arabov
DF 5 Georgi Dimitrov (c)
DF 4 Petar Petrov
MF 11Plamen Getov  58'
MF 10Zhivko Gospodinov  49'
MF 8 Ayan Sadakov
MF 12Radoslav Zdravkov
MF 2 Nasko Sirakov
FW 7 Bozhidar Iskrenov  46'
FW 9 Stoycho Mladenov
Substitutions:
FW 20Kostadin Kostadinov  46'
MF 6 Andrey Zhelyazkov  58'
Manager:
Bulgaria Ivan Vutsov

South Korea vs Italy

10 June 1986
12:00 CST
South Korea  2–3  Italy
Choi Soon-Ho  62'
Huh Jung-Moo  83' 		Report Altobelli  17', 73'
Cho Kwang-Rae  82' (o.g.)
South Korea
Italy
GK 21Oh Yun-Kyo
DF 2 Park Kyung-Hoon  35'
DF 5 Chung Yong-Hwan
DF 8 Cho Young-Jeung  71'
MF 4 Cho Kwang-Rae
MF 17Huh Jung-Moo
MF 16Kim Joo-Sung  17'  46'
MF 10Park Chang-Sun (c)
FW 9 Choi Soon-Ho
FW 19Byun Byung-Joo  70'
FW 11Cha Bum-Kun
Substitutions:
DF 3 Chung Jong-Soo  46'
FW 7 Kim Jong-Boo  70'
Manager:
South Korea Kim Jung-Nam
GK 1 Giovanni Galli
DF 3 Antonio Cabrini
DF 4 Fulvio Collovati
DF 6 Gaetano Scirea (c)  65'
DF 8 Pietro Vierchowod  70'
MF 14Antonio Di Gennaro
MF 10Salvatore Bagni  31'  67'
MF 13Fernando De Napoli
MF 16Bruno Conti
FW 19Giuseppe Galderisi  88'
FW 18Alessandro Altobelli
Substitutions:
MF 11Giuseppe Baresi  67'
FW 17Gianluca Vialli  88'
Manager:
Italy Enzo Bearzot

Argentina vs Bulgaria

Argentina
Bulgaria
GK 18Nery Pumpido
DF 5 José Luis Brown
DF 13Oscar Garré
DF 9 José Luis Cuciuffo  25'
DF 19Oscar Ruggeri
MF 2 Sergio Batista  46'
MF 14Ricardo Giusti
MF 7 Jorge Burruchaga
MF 10Diego Maradona (c)
FW 4 Claudio Borghi  46'
FW 11Jorge Valdano
Substitutions:
MF 16Julio Olarticoechea  46'
MF 12Héctor Enrique  46'
Manager:
Argentina Carlos Bilardo
GK 1 Borislav Mikhailov
DF 4 Petar Petrov
DF 5 Georgi Dimitrov (c)
MF 11Plamen Getov
MF 15Georgi Yordanov
MF 6 Andrey Zhelyazkov
MF 8 Ayan Sadakov
MF 13Αleksandar Markov
MF 2 Nasko Sirakov  71'
FW 14Plamen Markov
FW 9 Stoycho Mladenov  52'
Substitutions:
FW 18Boycho Velichkov  52'
MF 12Radoslav Zdravkov  71'
Manager:
Bulgaria Ivan Vutsov
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