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World Cup Champions:	Argentina
Runners Up:	Netherlands

Highest Scoring Games:	Argentina vs. Peru 6 - 0 (Group B) Fed. Rep. of Ger. vs. Mexico 6 - 0 (Group 2) Netherlands vs. Austria 5 - 1 (Group A)
Total Goals Scored:	102
Av. Goals Per Match:	2.68

Top Scorer:	Mario Kempes, Argentina - 6 Goals
Best Scorers in 1 game:	Rob Rensenbrink, Netherlands Teofilo Cubillas, Peru - 3 Goals

Highest Attendance:	71.712 (Italy - Argentina, Group 1)
Total Attendance:	1.546.151
Average Attendance:	40.688

Debut Appearance:	Iran, Tunisia

Stadiums Used:	Mar Del Plata	River Plate
	New Rosario	Jose Amalfitani
	La Plata	Mendoza

Group 1

Italy	-	France	2-1	(June 2, Mar Del Plata)
Argentina	-	Hungary	2-1	(June 2, River Plate)
Italy	-	Hungary	3-1	(June 6, Mar Del Plata)
Argentina	-	France	2-1	(June 6, River Plate)
France	-	Hungary	3-1	(June 10, Mar Del Plata)
Italy	-	Argentina	1-0	(June 10, River Plate)

Team	GP	W	D	L	GS	GC	P
Italy	3	3	0	0	6	2	6
Argentina	3	2	0	1	4	3	4
France	3	1	0	2	5	5	2
Hungary	3	0	0	3	3	8	0

Group 2

Fed. Rep. of Ger.	-	Poland	0-0	(June 1, River Plate)
Tunisia	-	Mexico	3-1	(June 2, New Rosario)
Poland	-	Tunisia	1-0	(June 6, New Rosario)
Fed. Rep. of Ger.	-	Mexico	6-0	(June 6, La Plata)
Poland	-	Mexico	3-1	(June 10, New Rosario)
Fed. Rep. of Ger.	-	Tunisia	0-0	(June 10, La Plata)

Team	GP	W	D	L	GS	GC	P
Poland	3	2	1	0	4	1	5
Fed. Rep. of Ger.	3	1	2	0	6	0	4
Tunisia	3	1	1	1	3	2	3
Mexico	3	0	0	3	2	12	0

Group 3

Austria	-	Spain	2-1	(June 3, Jose Amalfitani)
Sweden	-	Brazil	1-1	(June 3, Mar Del Plata)
Austria	-	Sweden	1-0	(June 7, Jose Amalfitani)
Brazil	-	Spain	0-0	(June 7, Mar Del Plata)
Spain	-	Sweden	1-0	(June 11, Jose Amalfitani)
Brazil	-	Austria	1-0	(June 11, Mar Del Plata)

Team	GP	W	D	L	GS	GC	P
Austria	3	2	0	1	3	2	4
Brazil	3	1	2	0	2	1	4
Spain	3	1	1	1	2	2	3
Sweden	3	0	1	2	1	3	1

Group 4

Netherlands	-	Iran	3-0	(June 3, Mendoza)
Peru	-	Scotland	3-1	(June 3, La Plata)
Scotland	-	Iran	1-1	(June 7, La Plata)
Netherlands	-	Peru	0-0	(June 7, Mendoza)
Scotland	-	Netherlands	3-2	(June 11, Mendoza)
Peru	-	Iran	4-1	(June 11, La Plata)

Team	GP	W	D	L	GS	GC	P
Peru	3	2	1	0	7	2	5
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	5	3	3
Scotland	3	1	1	1	5	6	3
Iran	3	0	1	2	2	8	1

Group A

Fed. Rep. of Ger.	-	Italy	0-0	(June 14, River Plate)
Netherlands	-	Austria	5-1	(June 14, La Plata)
Fed. Rep. of Ger.	-	Netherlands	2-2	(June 18, La Plata)
Italy	-	Austria	1-0	(June 18, River Plate)
Netherlands	-	Italy	2-1	(June 21, River Plate)
Austria	-	Fed. Rep. of Ger.	3-2	(June 21, La Plata)

Team	GP	W	D	L	GS	GC	P
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	9	4	5
Italy	3	1	1	1	2	2	3
Fed. Rep. of Ger.	3	0	2	1	4	5	2
Austria	3	1	0	2	4	8	2

Group B

Brazil	-	Peru	3-0	(June 14, Mendoza)
Argentina	-	Poland	2-0	(June 14, New Rosario)
Poland	-	Peru	1-0	(June 18, Mendoza)
Argentina	-	Brazil	0-0	(June 18, New Rosario)
Argentina	-	Peru	6-0	(June 21, New Rosario)
Brazil	-	Poland	3-1	(June 21, Mendoza)

Team	GP	W	D	L	GS	GC	P
Argentina	3	2	1	0	8	0	5
Brazil	3	2	1	0	6	1	5
Poland	3	1	0	2	2	5	2
Peru	3	0	0	3	0	10	0

3rd/4th Place

Brazil

Italy

2-1

(June 24, River Plate)

Final

Argentina

Netherlands

3-1 A.E.T

(June 25, River Plate)

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Gabriel Batistuta (by: Temp_comment)
He was a great player, who gave made many faces smiley with his scores on the rival net, in every soccer club when he played for. Unfortunately he could win any world cup. Only a south american cup with argentina... but he also was besides of a great...
Kostadin Kostadinov (by: Temp_comment)
This player has 3 matches at the tournament in Mexico 1986. The statistics are wrong
Georgi Vassilev (by: Temp_comment)
The real name of this player is Mladen Vasilev
Alexander Shalamanov (by: Temp_comment)
This site have many mistakes in the players data and statistics. Shalamanov play for Bulgaria not only in England in 1966. He is part of the Bulgarian team in Mexico 1970. He has 5 mathes (2 in England 1966, and 3 in Mexico 1970)
Cristiano Ronaldo (by: Temp_comment)
He is a amizing player, oneday i will top on football than him. i m sure of that. hi m manoj kandel, from nepal.