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MATCHFIFA World Cup1986Final1986-06-29
Argentina
3–2
West Germany

Argentina won its second FIFA World Cup title.

Match details

At a glance

City
Mexico City
Kick-off
12:00
Attendance
~114,000
Referee
Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
Stage
Final
Scoring

Goals

23'
56'
Jorge ValdanoArgentina
74'
82'
Rudi VöllerWest Germany
88'
Starting XI

Lineups

Argentina

  1. Nery Pumpido
  2. José Luis Brown
  3. José Cuciuffo
  4. Oscar Ruggeri
  5. Julio Olarticoechea
  6. Ricardo Giusti
  7. Sergio Batista
  8. Diego MaradonaC
  9. Héctor Enrique
  10. Jorge Burruchaga
  11. Jorge Valdano

West Germany

  1. Harald Schumacher
  2. Ditmar Jakobs
  3. Thomas Berthold
  4. Karlheinz Förster
  5. Hans-Peter Briegel
  6. Lothar Matthäus
  7. Andreas Brehme
  8. Felix Magath
  9. Norbert Eder
  10. Karl-Heinz RummeniggeC
  11. Klaus Allofs
Tactical view

Lineup graphic

Argentina 3–2 West Germany lineup graphic
ARG-FRG 1986-06-29.svg — Zotteteen1 — CC BY-SA 3.0
Officials & discipline

Match administration

RefereeRomualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
OfficialErik Fredriksson (Sweden)
OfficialBerny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)
Context

Why this match matters

  • Gary Lineker finished as tournament top scorer with six goals.
  • Diego Maradona scored five goals in the tournament.
Research

Sources

  • RSSSF — World Cup 1986 finalskickoff, stadium, attendance, officials, lineups, substitutions, scorers, bookings and sendings-offhttps://inside.fifa.com/news/worldcupathome-argentina-v-west-germany--mexico-1986-3070259
  • RSSSF — World Cup 1986 overviewresults, knockout structure, shootouts and final cross-checkhttps://www.rsssf.org/tables/86f.html
  • Wikimedia Commonsmatch-specific lineup graphic and license recordhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ARG-FRG_1986-06-29.svg