1986 FIFA World Cup Group B

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  Mexico (H) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Paraguay 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4
3  Belgium 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
4  Iraq 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

Matches

Belgium vs Mexico

Belgium 1–2 Mexico
Vandenbergh 45' Report Quirarte 23'
Sánchez 39'
Belgium
Mexico
GK 1 Jean-Marie Pfaff
DF 19 Hugo Broos
DF 2 Eric Gerets
DF 3 Franky Van Der Elst Yellow card 56'
DF 4 Michel De Wolf
MF 6 Franky Vercauteren
MF 7 René Vandereycken
MF 10 Philippe Desmet downward-facing red arrow 60'
MF 8 Enzo Scifo
MF 11 Jan Ceulemans (c)
FW 9 Erwin Vandenbergh downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutions:
GK 12 Jacky Munaron
DF 13 Georges Grün
DF 5 Michel Renquin
FW 16 Nico Claesen upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 21 Stéphane Demol upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Belgium Guy Thys
GK 1 Pablo Larios
DF 2 Mario Trejo
DF 3 Fernando Quirarte
DF 14 Félix Cruz
DF 17 Raúl Servín
MF 16 Carlos Muñoz Yellow card 83'
MF 10 Tomás Boy (c) downward-facing red arrow 69'
MF 13 Javier Aguirre
FW 22 Manuel Negrete
FW 15 Luis Flores downward-facing red arrow 79'
FW 9 Hugo Sánchez Yellow card 23'
Substitutions:
GK 20 Olaf Heredia
MF 8 Alejandro Domínguez
MF 7 Miguel España upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 5 Francisco Javier Cruz upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 11 Carlos Hermosillo
Manager:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović

Paraguay vs Iraq

Paraguay 1–0 Iraq
Romero 35' Report
Paraguay
Iraq
GK 1 Roberto Fernández
DF 2 Juan Torales
DF 3 César Zabala
DF 4 Vladimiro Schettina Yellow card 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 downward-facing red arrow 88'
FW 9 Roberto Cabañas
Substitutions:
MF 16 Jorge Guasch upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Paraguay Cayetano Ré
GK 1 Raad Hammoudi (c)
DF 3 Khalil Allawi
DF 4 Nadhim Shaker
DF 5 Samir Shaker Yellow card 29'
DF 15 Natiq Hashim
DF 22 Ghanim Oraibi
MF 6 Ali Hussein Shihab
MF 7 Haris Mohammed downward-facing red arrow 67'
MF 14 Basil Gorgis downward-facing red arrow 81'
FW 10 Hussein Saeed
FW 8 Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW 11 Rahim Hameed upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 19 Basim Qasim upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Brazil Evaristo de Macedo

Mexico vs Paraguay

Mexico 1–1 Paraguay
Flores 3' Report Romero 85'
Attendance: 114,600
Mexico
Paraguay
GK 1 Pablo Larios
DF 2 Mario Trejo Yellow card 80'[1]
DF 3 Fernando Quirarte
DF 14 Félix Cruz
DF 17 Raúl Servín
MF 16 Carlos Muñoz
MF 10 Tomás Boy (c) downward-facing red arrow 58'
MF 13 Javier Aguirre
FW 22 Manuel Negrete Yellow card 26'
FW 15 Luis Flores downward-facing red arrow 77'
FW 9 Hugo Sánchez Yellow card 75'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Miguel España upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 5 Francisco Javier Cruz upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović
GK 1 Roberto Fernández
DF 2 Juan Torales downward-facing red arrow 80'
DF 3 César Zabala
DF 4 Vladimiro Schettina Yellow card 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 Yellow card 5' downward-facing red arrow 62'
FW 9 Roberto Cabañas
Substitutions:
MF 16 Jorge Guasch upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 20 Ramón Hicks upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Paraguay Cayetano Ré

Iraq vs Belgium

Iraq 1–2 Belgium
Radhi 59' Report Scifo 16'
Claesen 21' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000
Iraq
Belgium
GK 1 Raad Hammoudi (c) Yellow card 20'
DF 3 Khalil Allawi
DF 4 Nadhim Shaker Yellow card 29'
DF 5 Samir Shaker Yellow card 48'
DF 15 Natiq Hashim Yellow card 65'
DF 22 Ghanim Oraibi
MF 6 Ali Hussein Shihab
MF 7 Haris Mohammed Yellow card 42'
MF 14 Basil Gorgis Yellow card 1' Yellow-red card 52'
FW 9 Karim Saddam downward-facing red arrow 81'
FW 8 Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW 11 Rahim Hameed upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Brazil Evaristo de Macedo
GK 1 Jean-Marie Pfaff
DF 2 Eric Gerets
DF 3 Franky Van Der Elst
DF 4 Michel De Wolf
MF 21 Stéphane Demol downward-facing red arrow 69'
MF 6 Franky Vercauteren
MF 7 René Vandereycken
MF 10 Philippe Desmet
MF 8 Enzo Scifo downward-facing red arrow 67'
MF 11 Jan Ceulemans (c)
FW 16 Nico Claesen Yellow card 16'
Substitutions:
DF 14 Lei Clijsters upward-facing green arrow 67'
DF 13 Georges Grün upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Belgium Guy Thys

Paraguay vs Belgium

Paraguay 2–2 Belgium
Cabañas 50', 76' Report Vercauteren 30'
Veyt 59'
Paraguay
Belgium
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 Yellow card 55'
FW 7 Buenaventura Ferreira
FW 11 Alfredo Mendoza downward-facing red arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Paraguay Cayetano Ré
GK 1 Jean-Marie Pfaff
DF 5 Michel Renquin
DF 19 Hugo Broos
DF 13 Georges Grün downward-facing red arrow 89'
MF 21 Stéphane Demol
MF 6 Franky Vercauteren
MF 22 Patrick Vervoort
MF 8 Enzo Scifo
MF 11 Jan Ceulemans (c) Yellow card 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 upward-facing green arrow 89'
DF 4 Michel de Wolf
Manager:
Belgium Guy Thys

Iraq vs Mexico

Iraq 0–1 Mexico
Report Quirarte 54'
Iraq
Mexico
GK 20 Fatah Nsaief (c)
DF 2 Maad Ibrahim
DF 3 Khalil Allawi Yellow card 73'
DF 4 Nadhim Shaker
DF 15 Natiq Hashim downward-facing red arrow 60'
DF 22 Ghanim Oraibi
MF 6 Ali Hussein Shihab
MF 17 Anad Abid downward-facing red arrow 70'
MF 19 Basim Qasim
FW 9 Karim Saddam Yellow card 30'
FW 8 Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
GK 21 Ahmad Jassim
MF 12 Jamal Ali
MF 18 Ismail Mohammed
FW 11 Rahim Hameed upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 16 Shaker Mahmoud upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Brazil Evaristo de Macedo
GK 1 Pablo Larios
DF 18 Rafael Amador downward-facing red arrow 62'
DF 3 Fernando Quirarte
DF 14 Félix Cruz
DF 17 Raúl Servín
MF 6 Carlos de los Cobos downward-facing red arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 11 Carlos Hermosillo
FW 5 Francisco Javier Cruz upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Mistake in FIFA report. The footage clearly shows that Trejo was booked for deliberate handball in the 49th minute.
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