Saturday 14 June 1986
The end of the first round and a rest day - on a Saturday! Some bad scheduling from someone there.
South Korea, Iraq, Hungary, Canada, Northern Ireland, Algeria, Scotland and Portugal were all out and the final 16 teams went through to the knock out phase.
The final 16 lined up as:
Argentina v Uruguay
England v Paraguay
Denmark v Spain
Soviet Union v Belgium
Brazil v Poland
Italy v France
Morocco v West Germany
Mexico v Bulgaria
The prospect of an Argentina v England game four years after the Falklands war gave much thought but in the top half, only Denmark were the other team who were considered contenders.
Many of the favourites were in the bottom half - including the hosts, Mexico, the favourites, Brazil, and the usual suspects of West Germany and Italy.
Monday, September 25, 2017
World Cup 1986 - Day Fourteen
Friday 13 June 1986
Despite two losses, a win for Scotland would still make them amongst the four best third placed teams, ahead of Northern Ireland (one point) and Bulgaria (two points with a '-2' goal difference). ITV viewers were there at 7pm for the kick off and Scotland's chances were improved when Uruguay had a sending off in the first minute!
However, Uruguay just needed a draw which they got with a determined performance in a dull game, and Scotland joined the Northern Irish on an early flight back to Blighty.
Meanwhile, another impressive performance from Denmark as the Germans were defeated and the Danes topped the group.
Group E:
Scotland 0 Uruguay 0
Group E:
Denmark 2 West Germany 0
J. Olsen (pen) 43, Eriksen 62
Group E:
Denmark P3 W3 D0 L0 F9 A1 Pts 6 - +8
West Germany P3 W1 D1 L1 F3 A4 Pts 3 - -1
Uruguay P3 W0 D2 L1 F2 A7 Pts 2 - -5
Scotland P3 W0 D1 L2 F1 A3 Pts 1 - -2
Golden Boot
4 - Elkjaer (Den), Altobelli (Ita)
3 - Valdano (Arg), Careca (Bra), Lineker (Eng)
2 - J. Olsen (Den), Quirarte (Mex), Khairi (Mor), Cabanas (Par), Yaremchuk (Sov), Caldere (Spa), Allofs (WGer)
1 - Zidane (Alg), Burruchaga (Arg), Maradona (Arg), Ruggeri (Arg), Claesen (Bel), Scifo (Bel), Vandenburgh (Bel), Vercauteren (Bel), Veyt (Bel), Josimar (Bra), Socrates (Bra), Strakov (Bul), Getov (Bul), Eriksen (Den), Laudrup (Den), Lerby (Den), Papin (Fra), Fernandez (Fra), Rocheteau (Fra), Stopyra (Fra), Tigana (Fra), Esterhazy (Hun), Detari (Hun), Radhi (Irq), Flores (Mex), Romero (Mex), Sanchez (Mex), Merry Krimau (Mor), Clarke (NIre), Whiteside (NIre), Romero (Par), Diamantino (Por), Smolarek (Pol), Carlos Manuel (Por), Strachan (Sco), Park Chang-Sun (SKor), Kim Jong-Boo (SKor), Huh Jung-Moo (SKor), Choi Soon-Ho (SKor), Yakovenko (Sov), Aleinikov (Sov), Belanov (Sov), Blokhin (Sov), Rodionov (Sov), Rats (Sov), Zavarov (Sov), Butragueno (Spa), Eloy (Spa), Salinas (Spa), Alzamendi (Uru), Voller (WGer), Own Goal
GAME OF THE DAY - DENMARK V WEST GERMANY
Despite two losses, a win for Scotland would still make them amongst the four best third placed teams, ahead of Northern Ireland (one point) and Bulgaria (two points with a '-2' goal difference). ITV viewers were there at 7pm for the kick off and Scotland's chances were improved when Uruguay had a sending off in the first minute!
However, Uruguay just needed a draw which they got with a determined performance in a dull game, and Scotland joined the Northern Irish on an early flight back to Blighty.
Meanwhile, another impressive performance from Denmark as the Germans were defeated and the Danes topped the group.
Group E:
Scotland 0 Uruguay 0
Group E:
Denmark 2 West Germany 0
J. Olsen (pen) 43, Eriksen 62
Group E:
Denmark P3 W3 D0 L0 F9 A1 Pts 6 - +8
West Germany P3 W1 D1 L1 F3 A4 Pts 3 - -1
Uruguay P3 W0 D2 L1 F2 A7 Pts 2 - -5
Scotland P3 W0 D1 L2 F1 A3 Pts 1 - -2
Golden Boot
4 - Elkjaer (Den), Altobelli (Ita)
3 - Valdano (Arg), Careca (Bra), Lineker (Eng)
2 - J. Olsen (Den), Quirarte (Mex), Khairi (Mor), Cabanas (Par), Yaremchuk (Sov), Caldere (Spa), Allofs (WGer)
1 - Zidane (Alg), Burruchaga (Arg), Maradona (Arg), Ruggeri (Arg), Claesen (Bel), Scifo (Bel), Vandenburgh (Bel), Vercauteren (Bel), Veyt (Bel), Josimar (Bra), Socrates (Bra), Strakov (Bul), Getov (Bul), Eriksen (Den), Laudrup (Den), Lerby (Den), Papin (Fra), Fernandez (Fra), Rocheteau (Fra), Stopyra (Fra), Tigana (Fra), Esterhazy (Hun), Detari (Hun), Radhi (Irq), Flores (Mex), Romero (Mex), Sanchez (Mex), Merry Krimau (Mor), Clarke (NIre), Whiteside (NIre), Romero (Par), Diamantino (Por), Smolarek (Pol), Carlos Manuel (Por), Strachan (Sco), Park Chang-Sun (SKor), Kim Jong-Boo (SKor), Huh Jung-Moo (SKor), Choi Soon-Ho (SKor), Yakovenko (Sov), Aleinikov (Sov), Belanov (Sov), Blokhin (Sov), Rodionov (Sov), Rats (Sov), Zavarov (Sov), Butragueno (Spa), Eloy (Spa), Salinas (Spa), Alzamendi (Uru), Voller (WGer), Own Goal
GAME OF THE DAY - DENMARK V WEST GERMANY
World Cup 1986 - Day Thirteen
Thursday 12 June 1986
Could Northern Ireland defeat Brazil by two goals to guarantee a last 16 place? Even a win by one goal might have been enough. But no, BBC viewers saw the live game at 7pm and Brazil's best performance so far. Northern Ireland's third place with one point was not good enough.
Spain, meanwhile, coasted home.
Group D:
Brazil 3 Northern Ireland 0
Careca 15, 87, Josimar 42
Group D:
Spain 3 Algeria 0
Caldere 15, 68, Eloy 70
Group D:
Brazil P3 W3 D0 L0 F5 A0 Pts 6 - +5
Spain P3 W2 D0 L1 F5 A2 Pts 4 - +3
Northern Ireland P3 W0 D1 L2 F2 A6 Pts 1 - -4
Algeria P3 W0 D1 L2 F1 A5 Pts 1 - -4
Golden Boot
4 - Elkjaer (Den), Altobelli (Ita)
3 - Valdano (Arg), Careca (Bra), Lineker (Eng)
2 - Quirarte (Mex), Khairi (Mor), Cabanas (Par), Yaremchuk (Sov), Caldere (Spa), Allofs (WGer)
1 - Zidane (Alg), Burruchaga (Arg), Maradona (Arg), Ruggeri (Arg), Claesen (Bel), Scifo (Bel), Vandenburgh (Bel), Vercauteren (Bel), Veyt (Bel), Josimar (Bra), Socrates (Bra), Strakov (Bul), Getov (Bul), Laudrup (Den), Lerby (Den), J Olsen (Den), Papin (Fra), Fernandez (Fra), Rocheteau (Fra), Stopyra (Fra), Tigana (Fra), Esterhazy (Hun), Detari (Hun), Radhi (Irq), Flores (Mex), Romero (Mex), Sanchez (Mex), Merry Krimau (Mor), Clarke (NIre), Whiteside (NIre), Romero (Par), Diamantino (Por), Smolarek (Pol), Carlos Manuel (Por), Strachan (Sco), Park Chang-Sun (SKor), Kim Jong-Boo (SKor), Huh Jung-Moo (SKor), Choi Soon-Ho (SKor), Yakovenko (Sov), Aleinikov (Sov), Belanov (Sov), Blokhin (Sov), Rodionov (Sov), Rats (Sov), Zavarov (Sov), Butragueno (Spa), Eloy (Spa), Salinas (Spa), Alzamendi (Uru), Voller (WGer), Own Goal
Other news today: Derek Hatton, former Deputy Leader of Liverpool Council, was expelled from the Labour party.
GAME OF THE DAY - BRAZIL V NORTHERN IRELAND
Could Northern Ireland defeat Brazil by two goals to guarantee a last 16 place? Even a win by one goal might have been enough. But no, BBC viewers saw the live game at 7pm and Brazil's best performance so far. Northern Ireland's third place with one point was not good enough.
Spain, meanwhile, coasted home.
Group D:
Brazil 3 Northern Ireland 0
Careca 15, 87, Josimar 42
Group D:
Spain 3 Algeria 0
Caldere 15, 68, Eloy 70
Group D:
Brazil P3 W3 D0 L0 F5 A0 Pts 6 - +5
Spain P3 W2 D0 L1 F5 A2 Pts 4 - +3
Northern Ireland P3 W0 D1 L2 F2 A6 Pts 1 - -4
Algeria P3 W0 D1 L2 F1 A5 Pts 1 - -4
Golden Boot
4 - Elkjaer (Den), Altobelli (Ita)
3 - Valdano (Arg), Careca (Bra), Lineker (Eng)
2 - Quirarte (Mex), Khairi (Mor), Cabanas (Par), Yaremchuk (Sov), Caldere (Spa), Allofs (WGer)
1 - Zidane (Alg), Burruchaga (Arg), Maradona (Arg), Ruggeri (Arg), Claesen (Bel), Scifo (Bel), Vandenburgh (Bel), Vercauteren (Bel), Veyt (Bel), Josimar (Bra), Socrates (Bra), Strakov (Bul), Getov (Bul), Laudrup (Den), Lerby (Den), J Olsen (Den), Papin (Fra), Fernandez (Fra), Rocheteau (Fra), Stopyra (Fra), Tigana (Fra), Esterhazy (Hun), Detari (Hun), Radhi (Irq), Flores (Mex), Romero (Mex), Sanchez (Mex), Merry Krimau (Mor), Clarke (NIre), Whiteside (NIre), Romero (Par), Diamantino (Por), Smolarek (Pol), Carlos Manuel (Por), Strachan (Sco), Park Chang-Sun (SKor), Kim Jong-Boo (SKor), Huh Jung-Moo (SKor), Choi Soon-Ho (SKor), Yakovenko (Sov), Aleinikov (Sov), Belanov (Sov), Blokhin (Sov), Rodionov (Sov), Rats (Sov), Zavarov (Sov), Butragueno (Spa), Eloy (Spa), Salinas (Spa), Alzamendi (Uru), Voller (WGer), Own Goal
Other news today: Derek Hatton, former Deputy Leader of Liverpool Council, was expelled from the Labour party.
GAME OF THE DAY - BRAZIL V NORTHERN IRELAND
Saturday, September 2, 2017
World Cup 1986 - Day Twelve
Wednesday 11 June 1986
Again ITV only had the second half of a game - Coronation Street obviously a lot more important then than now - and Mexico got the win they needed to top the group. A good game was taking place elsewhere as Paraguay and Belgium shared four goals - Belgium finished third in the table but were higher than the two third places so far - so were in the last 16.
And then, with bated breath, a nation watched England kick off at 11pm on the BBC - and watched as Gary Lineker destroyed Poland. A complete change of performance and England were in the last 16. Poland had done enough to join them and the group was surprisingly topped by Morocco, who sent home Portugal.
Group B:
Mexico 1 Iraq 0
Quirarte 54
Group B:
Paraguay 2 Belgium 2
Cabanas 50, 76; Vercauteren 30, Veyt 59
Group E:
England 3 Poland 0
Lineker 9, 14, 34
Group E:
Morocco 3 Portugal 1
Khairi 19, 26, Merry Krimau 62; Diamantino 80
Group B:
Mexico P3 W2 D1 L0 F4 A2 Pts 5 - +2
Paraguay P3 W1 D2 L0 F4 A3 Pts 4 - +1
Belgium P3 W1 D1 L1 F5 A5 Pts 3 - 0
Iraq P3 W0 D0 L3 F1 A4 Pts 0 - -3
Group F:
Morocco P3 W1 D2 L0 F3 A1 Pts 4 - +2
England P3 W1 D1 L1 F3 A1 Pts 3 - +2
Poland P3 W1 D1 L1 F1 A3 Pts 3 - -2
Portugal P3 W1 D0 L2 F2 A4 Pts 2 - -2
Golden Boot
4 - Elkjaer (Den), Altobelli (Ita)
3 - Valdano (Arg), Lineker (Eng)
2 - Quirarte (Mex), Khairi (Mor), Cabanas (Par), Yaremchuk (Sov), Allofs (WGer)
1 - Zidane (Alg), Burruchaga (Arg), Maradona (Arg), Ruggeri (Arg), Claesen (Bel), Scifo (Bel), Vandenburgh (Bel), Vercauteren (Bel), Veyt (Bel), Socrates (Bra), Careca (Bra), Strakov (Bul), Getov (Bul), Laudrup (Den), Lerby (Den), J Olsen (Den), Papin (Fra), Fernandez (Fra), Rocheteau (Fra), Stopyra (Fra), Tigana (Fra), Esterhazy (Hun), Detari (Hun), Radhi (Irq), Flores (Mex), Romero (Mex), Sanchez (Mex), Merry Krimau (Mor), Clarke (NIre), Whiteside (NIre), Romero (Par), Diamantino (Por), Smolarek (Pol), Carlos Manuel (Por), Strachan (Sco), Park Chang-Sun (SKor), Kim Jong-Boo (SKor), Huh Jung-Moo (SKor), Choi Soon-Ho (SKor), Yakovenko (Sov), Aleinikov (Sov), Belanov (Sov), Blokhin (Sov), Rodionov (Sov), Rats (Sov), Zavarov (Sov), Butragueno (Spa), Salinas (Spa), Alzamendi (Uru), Voller (WGer), Own Goal
GAME OF THE DAY - ENGLAND V POLAND
Again ITV only had the second half of a game - Coronation Street obviously a lot more important then than now - and Mexico got the win they needed to top the group. A good game was taking place elsewhere as Paraguay and Belgium shared four goals - Belgium finished third in the table but were higher than the two third places so far - so were in the last 16.
And then, with bated breath, a nation watched England kick off at 11pm on the BBC - and watched as Gary Lineker destroyed Poland. A complete change of performance and England were in the last 16. Poland had done enough to join them and the group was surprisingly topped by Morocco, who sent home Portugal.
Group B:
Mexico 1 Iraq 0
Quirarte 54
Group B:
Paraguay 2 Belgium 2
Cabanas 50, 76; Vercauteren 30, Veyt 59
Group E:
England 3 Poland 0
Lineker 9, 14, 34
Group E:
Morocco 3 Portugal 1
Khairi 19, 26, Merry Krimau 62; Diamantino 80
Group B:
Mexico P3 W2 D1 L0 F4 A2 Pts 5 - +2
Paraguay P3 W1 D2 L0 F4 A3 Pts 4 - +1
Belgium P3 W1 D1 L1 F5 A5 Pts 3 - 0
Iraq P3 W0 D0 L3 F1 A4 Pts 0 - -3
Group F:
Morocco P3 W1 D2 L0 F3 A1 Pts 4 - +2
England P3 W1 D1 L1 F3 A1 Pts 3 - +2
Poland P3 W1 D1 L1 F1 A3 Pts 3 - -2
Portugal P3 W1 D0 L2 F2 A4 Pts 2 - -2
Golden Boot
4 - Elkjaer (Den), Altobelli (Ita)
3 - Valdano (Arg), Lineker (Eng)
2 - Quirarte (Mex), Khairi (Mor), Cabanas (Par), Yaremchuk (Sov), Allofs (WGer)
1 - Zidane (Alg), Burruchaga (Arg), Maradona (Arg), Ruggeri (Arg), Claesen (Bel), Scifo (Bel), Vandenburgh (Bel), Vercauteren (Bel), Veyt (Bel), Socrates (Bra), Careca (Bra), Strakov (Bul), Getov (Bul), Laudrup (Den), Lerby (Den), J Olsen (Den), Papin (Fra), Fernandez (Fra), Rocheteau (Fra), Stopyra (Fra), Tigana (Fra), Esterhazy (Hun), Detari (Hun), Radhi (Irq), Flores (Mex), Romero (Mex), Sanchez (Mex), Merry Krimau (Mor), Clarke (NIre), Whiteside (NIre), Romero (Par), Diamantino (Por), Smolarek (Pol), Carlos Manuel (Por), Strachan (Sco), Park Chang-Sun (SKor), Kim Jong-Boo (SKor), Huh Jung-Moo (SKor), Choi Soon-Ho (SKor), Yakovenko (Sov), Aleinikov (Sov), Belanov (Sov), Blokhin (Sov), Rodionov (Sov), Rats (Sov), Zavarov (Sov), Butragueno (Spa), Salinas (Spa), Alzamendi (Uru), Voller (WGer), Own Goal
GAME OF THE DAY - ENGLAND V POLAND
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