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Argentina - Bulgaria 2:0

10 JUN 1986, World Cup, Group Stage

Goals

1:0 Jorge Valdano 4', 2:0 Jorge Burruchaga 76'

Argentina (Carlos Bilardo)

Nery Pumpido, José Luis Brown, José Luis Cuciuffo, Oscar Garré, Oscar Ruggeri, Diego Maradona, Jorge Burruchaga, Ricardo Giusti, Sergio Batista (46' Héctor Enrique), Claudio Borghi (46' Julio Olarticoechea), Jorge Valdano

Bulgaria (Ivan Vutzov)

Borislav Mihailov, Aleksandar Markov, Georgi Dimitrov, Petar Petrov, Andrei Jeliazkov, Ayan Sadakov, Nasko Sirakov (71' Radoslav Zdravkov), Plamen Getov, Georgi Iordanov, Stoicho Mladenov (52' Boycho Velichkov), Plamen Markov

Cards

José Luis Cuciuffo 26' (yellow card)

Venue

Estadio Olímpico de Universitario, Ciudad de México (D.F.)

Group A · final table

PositionTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals forGoals againstGoal differencePointsOutcome
1Argentina321062+45Qualified
2Italy312054+14Qualified
3Bulgaria302124-22Qualified
4South Korea301247-31

Player Details

NameCapClub
Nery Pumpido18River Plate
José Luis Brown17Atlético Nacional
José Luis Cuciuffo3Vélez Sarsfield
Oscar Garré35Ferro Carril Oeste
Oscar Ruggeri22River Plate
Diego Maradona50Napoli
Jorge Burruchaga36Nantes
Ricardo Giusti29Independiente
Sergio Batista8Argentinos Juniors
Héctor Enrique4River Plate
Claudio Borghi6Argentinos Juniors
Julio Olarticoechea8Boca Juniors
Jorge Valdano16Real Madrid

Earlier matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
26 MAR 1986AwayFrance0:2Friendly
30 APR 1986AwayNorway0:1Friendly
04 MAY 1986AwayIsrael7:2Friendly
02 JUN 1986South Korea3:1World Cup
05 JUN 1986Italy1:1World Cup

Later matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
16 JUN 1986Uruguay1:0World Cup
22 JUN 1986England2:1World Cup
25 JUN 1986Belgium2:0World Cup
29 JUN 1986W. Germany3:2World Cup
10 JUN 1987Italy1:3Friendly

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