Permanent year factsheet

Argentina in 1986

Historical records for Argentina in 1986, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

18Records
18Events
8Named people
4Places
2Categories

Historical records

April

30 April 1986UEFA Cup Final First-Leg BraceJorge Valdano

Madrid · Sport / Football

Scores twice as Real Madrid build a 5-1 first-leg lead over Cologne in the UEFA Cup final.

June

2 June 1986Two World Cup Goals Against South KoreaJorge Valdano

Mexico City · Sport / Football

Scores twice as Argentina open their World Cup campaign with a 3-1 victory over South Korea.

2 June 1986World Cup Goal Against South KoreaOscar Ruggeri

Mexico City · Sport / Football

Heads Argentina's opening goal in the 3-1 World Cup victory over South Korea.

5 June 1986World Cup Equaliser Against ItalyDiego Maradona

Puebla · Sport / Football

Scores Argentina's equaliser in a 1-1 World Cup group-stage draw with defending champions Italy.

10 June 1986Early World Cup Goal Against BulgariaJorge Valdano

Mexico City · Sport / Football

Gives Argentina an early lead as they control the group-stage match and defeat Bulgaria 2-0.

10 June 1986Late World Cup Goal Against BulgariaJorge Burruchaga

Mexico City · Sport / Football

Adds Argentina's second goal late in the match to complete a 2-0 World Cup victory over Bulgaria.

16 June 1986World Cup Winning Goal Against UruguayPedro Pasculli

Puebla · Sport / Football

Scores the only goal as Argentina eliminate Uruguay in the World Cup round of sixteen.

22 June 1986Goal of the CenturyDiego Maradona

Mexico City · Sport / Football

Dribbles through the England defence to score a celebrated solo quarter-final goal.

22 June 1986Hand of God GoalDiego Maradona

Mexico City · Sport / Football

Scores the controversial opening goal against England with his hand in the quarter-final.

25 June 1986Two Goals Against BelgiumDiego Maradona

Mexico City · Sport / Football

Scores both goals as Argentina defeat Belgium 2-0 in the semi-final.

29 June 19861986 Final Winning GoalJorge Burruchaga

Mexico City · Sport / Football

Scores Argentina's decisive third goal in the final against West Germany.

29 June 19861986 World Cup Golden BallDiego Maradona

Mexico City · Sport / Football

Wins the World Cup Golden Ball after leading Argentina through an outstanding championship campaign.

29 June 1986Argentina World Cup Title ManagerCarlos Bilardo

Mexico City · Sport / Football

Coaches Argentina to their second FIFA World Cup title with a 3-2 final victory over West Germany.

29 June 1986World Cup Final Opening GoalJose Luis Brown

Mexico City · Sport / Football

Heads Argentina into the lead against West Germany in the World Cup final.

29 June 1986World Cup Final Second GoalJorge Valdano

Mexico City · Sport / Football

Scores Argentina's second goal in the 3-2 World Cup final victory over West Germany.

29 June 1986World Cup Final Winning AssistDiego Maradona

Mexico City · Sport / Football

Releases Jorge Burruchaga with the pass that produces Argentina's decisive third goal in the World Cup final.

Other Events

1986PoliticsLeopoldo Galtieri

Buenos Aires · Warfare / Military

Galtieri & his Junta are tried for abuse of human rights

1986TrialLeopoldo Galtieri

Buenos Aires · Warfare / Military

ourt-martialed for his conduct of the war then sentenced to 12 years in prison. Galtieri & his Junta are tried for abuse of human rights

Names involved

Carlos BilardoDiego MaradonaJorge BurruchagaJorge ValdanoJose Luis BrownLeopoldo GaltieriOscar RuggeriPedro Pasculli

Places involved

Buenos AiresMadridMexico CityPuebla

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.