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1986 FIFA World Cup — Mexico

Quick Answer: Argentina won the 1986 FIFA World Cup, beating West Germany 3-2 in the final held in Mexico.

🥇 Champion
🇦🇷Argentina
🥈 Runner-up
🇩🇪West Germany
🥉 Third
🇫🇷France
4th
🇧🇪Belgium
Teams
24
Matches
52
Goals
132
Goals/Match
2.54

Golden Boot & Golden Ball

Top Scorer: Gary Lineker (England) — 6 goals

Best Player (Golden Ball): Diego Maradona

Top Scorers of 1986

  1. #1Gary Lineker (England)6
  2. #2Diego Maradona (Argentina)5
  3. #3Careca (Brazil)5
  4. #4Emilio Butragueño (Spain)5
  5. #5Alessandro Altobelli (Italy)4
  6. #6Jorge Valdano (Argentina)4
  7. #7Ihor Belanov (Soviet Union)4
  8. #8Preben Elkjær (Denmark)4
  9. #9Nico Claesen (Belgium)3
  10. #10Rudi Völler (West Germany)3

Other Tournaments

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