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1986 FIFA World Cup

Index 1986 FIFA World Cup

The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. [1]

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  1. 304 relations: Abdelkrim Merry, Abderrazak Khairi, Adidas Azteca, Ahmed Radhi, Alan Snoddy, Alemão (footballer, born 1961), Alessandro Altobelli, Alexis Ponnet, Algeria national football team, Ali Ben Nasser, Andoni Goikoetxea, André Daina, Andreas Brehme, Antonio Alzamendi, Antonio Márquez Ramírez, Argentina national football team, Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup), Argentine Football Association, Association football, Austrian Football Association, Barranquilla, Basil Gorgis, Belgium national football team, Belisario Betancur, Bernard Genghini, Berny Ulloa Morera, Bogdan Dochev, Bogotá, Branco (footballer), Brazil national football team, Brazilian Football Confederation, Bruno Bellone, Bryan Robson, Bucaramanga, Bulgaria national football team, Bulgarian Football Union, Cali, Canada, Canada men's national soccer team, Careca, Carlos Espósito, Carlos Manuel, Carlos Silva Valente, Central Time Zone, Chendo, Cho Kwang-rae, Choi Soon-ho, Chris Bambridge, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Colin Clarke (footballer, born 1962), ... Expand index (254 more) »

  2. 1985–86 in Mexican football
  3. 1986 in association football
  4. FIFA World Cup tournaments
  5. June 1986 events in Mexico
  6. June 1986 sports events in North America
  7. May 1986 events in Mexico
  8. May 1986 sports events in North America

Abdelkrim Merry

Abdelkrim Merry (born 13 January 1955), nicknamed Krimau, is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a striker.

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Abderrazak Khairi

Abderrazak Khairi (born 20 November 1962) is a Moroccan former football player and coach who played as a midfielder.

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Adidas Azteca

Azteca Mexico by Adidas was the official match ball of 1986 FIFA World Cup held in Mexico.

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Ahmed Radhi

Ahmed Radhi Humaiesh Al-Salehi (أحمد راضي هميش الصالحي, 21 April 1964 – 21 June 2020) was an Iraqi footballer who played as a striker.

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Alan Snoddy

Alan Gordon Snoddy (born 29 March 1955) is a retired Northern Irish football referee, known for having refereed two matches in the FIFA World Cup: one in 1986 and one in 1990.

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Alemão (footballer, born 1961)

Ricardo Rogério de Brito, better known by his nickname Alemão (born November 22, 1961), is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

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Alessandro Altobelli

Alessandro Altobelli (born 28 November 1955) is a former professional Italian footballer who played as a forward, and who won the 1982 World Cup with Italy.

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Alexis Ponnet

Alexis Ponnet (born 9 March 1939 in Brussels) is a former Belgian football referee.

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Algeria national football team

The Algeria national football team (منتخب الْجَزَائِر لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم) represents Algeria in men's international football, and is governed by the Algerian Football Federation.

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Ali Ben Nasser

Ali Ben Nasser (also spelled Ali Bennaceur, علي بن ناصر; born 2 March 1944) is a Tunisian former football referee.

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Andoni Goikoetxea

Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga (born 23 August 1956), Goiko for short, is a Spanish former football centre-back and manager.

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André Daina

André Daina (born 8 July 1940) is a retired Swiss football referee.

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Andreas Brehme

Andreas "Andi" Brehme (9 November 1960 – 20 February 2024) was a German professional football player and coach.

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Antonio Alzamendi

Antonio Alzamendi Casas (born 7 June 1956) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a forward.

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Antonio Márquez Ramírez

Antonio Márquez Ramírez (May 22, 1936 – October 22, 2013) was a Mexican football referee, born in San Juan de los Lagos.

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Argentina national football team

The Argentina national football team (Selección de fútbol de Argentina), nicknamed La Albiceleste ('The White and Sky Blue'), represents Argentina in men's international football and is administered by the Argentine Football Association, the governing body for football in Argentina.

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Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup)

Argentina v England was a football match played on 22 June 1986 between Argentina and England in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. 1986 FIFA World Cup and Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup) are June 1986 sports events in North America.

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Argentine Football Association

The Argentine Football Association (Asociación del Fútbol Argentino,; AFA) is the governing body of football in Argentina based in Buenos Aires.

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Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.

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Austrian Football Association

The Austrian Football Association (Österreichischer Fußball-Bund; ÖFB) is the governing body of football in Austria.

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Barranquilla

Barranquilla is the capital district of the Atlántico department in Colombia.

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Basil Gorgis

Basil Gewargis Hanna or Basil Korkis (باسل كوركيس.) (born 8 January 1961) is a former Iraqi international football player of Assyrian descent.

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Belgium national football team

The Belgium national football team has officially represented Belgium in men's international football since their maiden match in 1904.

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Belisario Betancur

Belisario Betancur Cuartas (4 February 1923 – 7 December 2018) was a Colombian politician who served as the 26th President of Colombia from 1982 to 1986.

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Bernard Genghini

Bernard Genghini (born 18 January 1958) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Berny Ulloa Morera

Berny Ulloa Morera (born August 5, 1950) is a retired football referee from Costa Rica.

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Bogdan Dochev

Bogdan Ganev Dochev (26 June 1935 – 29 May 2017) was a Bulgarian footballer and football referee.

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Bogotá

Bogotá (also), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá during the Spanish Colonial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital and largest city of Colombia, and one of the largest cities in the world.

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Branco (footballer)

Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal (born 4 April 1964), better known as Branco, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a left back.

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Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team (Seleção Brasileira de Futebol), nicknamed Seleção Canarinho ("Canary Squad", after their bright yellow jersey), represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil.

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Brazilian Football Confederation

The Confederation of Brazilian Football (Confederação Brasileira de Futebol; CBF) is the governing body of football in Brazil.

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Bruno Bellone

Bruno Bellone (born 14 March 1962) is a former French international footballer who played as a winger, and who earned 34 caps and scored two goals for France from 1981 to 1988.

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Bryan Robson

Bryan Robson (born 11 January 1957) is an English football manager and former player.

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Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander, Colombia.

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Bulgaria national football team

The Bulgaria national football team (Bǎlgarski natsionalen otbor po futbol) represents Bulgaria in men's international football, and is administered by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA.

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Bulgarian Football Union

The Bulgarian Football Union (Bǎlgarski futbolen sǎyuz; BFS) is the governing body of association football in Bulgaria, and a member of UEFA since 1954.

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Cali

Santiago de Cali, or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,280,522 residents estimate by DANE in 2023.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Canada men's national soccer team

The Canada men's national soccer team (Équipe du Canada de soccer masculin) represents Canada in international soccer competitions since 1924.

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Careca

Antônio de Oliveira Filho (born 5 October 1960), better known as Careca, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Carlos Espósito

Carlos Alfonso Espósito (born November 4, 1941) is a retired Argentine football referee.

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Carlos Manuel

Carlos Manuel Correia dos Santos (born 15 January 1958), known as Carlos Manuel, is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a manager.

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Carlos Silva Valente

Carlos Alberto Silva Valente (born 25 July 1948 in Setúbal) is a retired Portuguese football referee.

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Central Time Zone

The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America and some Caribbean islands.

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Chendo

Miguel Porlán Noguera (born 12 October 1961), known as Chendo, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right-back.

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Cho Kwang-rae

Cho Kwang-rae (조광래, born March 19, 1954) is a former South Korean football player and manager.

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Choi Soon-ho

Choi Soon-ho (born 10 January 1962) is a South Korean football manager and former player.

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Chris Bambridge

Christopher Francis Bambridge (born 7 October 1947) is an Australian retired football referee.

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Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl

Nezahualcóyotl, or more commonly Neza, is a city and municipal seat of the municipality of Nezahualcóyotl in Mexico.

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Colin Clarke (footballer, born 1962)

Colin John Clarke (born 30 October 1962) is a Northern Irish retired footballer who played as a forward, and a former head coach.

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Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.

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Colombian Football Federation

The Colombian Football Federation (in Federación Colombiana de Fútbol) is the governing body of association football in Colombia.

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Costa Rican Football Federation

The Costa Rican Football Federation (Federación Costarricense de Fútbol, FCRF), also known as FEDEFUTBOL or FEDEFUT, is the official association football governing body in Costa Rica and is in charge of the Costa Rica national football team and the Costa Rica women's national football team.

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Daniel Veyt

Daniel Veyt (born 9 December 1956) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a striker.

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David Socha

David Socha (born September 27, 1938) is a former soccer referee from the United States.

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Denmark national football team

The Denmark national football team (Danmarks herre-fodboldlandshold or herrelandsholdet) represents Denmark and Greenland in men's international football competitions.

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Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR

The Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR (DFV) was from 1958 the football association of the (East) German Democratic Republic, fielding the East Germany national football team until 1990 before rejoining its counterpart, the German Football Association (DFB), which had been founded in 1900.

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Diamantino Miranda

Diamantino Manuel Fernandes Miranda (born 3 August 1959), known simply as Diamantino in his playing days, is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

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Diego Maradona

Diego Armando Maradona (30 October 196025 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager.

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Djamel Zidane

Djamel Zidane (born 28 April 1955) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Dominique Rocheteau

Dominique Claude Rocheteau (born 14 January 1955) is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger.

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Edinho (footballer, born 1955)

Edino Nazareth Filho (born 5 June 1955), known as Edinho, is a Brazilian former football player and manager.

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Edwin Picon-Ackong

Edwin Sydney Picon-Ackong (born November 4, 1940) is a retired Mauritian football referee.

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Eloy Olaya

Eloy José Olaya Prendes (born 10 July 1964), known simply as Eloy, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Emilio Butragueño

Emilio Butragueño Santos (born 22 July 1963) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker.

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England national football team

The England national football team have represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872.

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Enzo Francescoli

Enzo Francescoli Uriarte (born 12 November 1961), nicknamed "El Príncipe", is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

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Enzo Scifo

Vincenzo "Enzo" Daniele Scifo (born 19 February 1966) is a retired Belgian football midfielder.

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Erik Fredriksson

Erik Fredriksson (born 13 February 1943) is a former Swedish football referee.

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Erwin Vandenbergh

Erwin Vandenbergh (born 26 January 1959) is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Estadio Azteca

Estadio Azteca is a football stadium located in Coyoacán, Mexico City.

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Estadio Corregidora

Estadio Corregidora is a stadium in Querétaro City, Mexico.

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Estadio Cuauhtémoc

Estadio Cuauhtémoc is a football stadium in Puebla City, Mexico.

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Estadio Jalisco

The Jalisco Stadium is a football stadium located in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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Estadio León

The Estadio León, unofficially known as Nou Camp, is a mid-sized football stadium with a seating capacity of 31,297 built in 1967, and located in the city of León, Guanajuato, in the Bajío region of central Mexico.

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Estadio Nemesio Díez

The Nemesio Díez (Nemesio Diez Stadium), is one of the oldest football stadiums in Mexico.

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Estadio Neza 86

Estadio Neza 86 is a football stadium in Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, a commuter town located east of Mexico City in the State of Mexico.

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Estadio Olímpico Universitario

Estadio Olímpico Universitario is a multi-purpose stadium located inside Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City.

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Estadio Sergio León Chávez

Estadio Sergio León Chávez is a Multi-purpose stadium in the city of Irapuato.

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Estadio Tecnológico

The Estadio Tecnológico was a multi-purpose stadium located in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, located on the campus of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM).

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Estadio Tres de Marzo

The Estadio Tres de Marzo is a stadium in Zapopan, Jalisco, México.

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Estadio Universitario (UANL)

The Estadio Universitario ("University Stadium"), nicknamed El Volcán (Spanish for "The Volcano"), is a football stadium located on the campus of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León in San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico, in the metropolitan area of Monterrey.

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Ezzaki Badou

Ezzaki Badou (الزاكي بادو; born 2 April 1959), nicknamed Zaki, is a Moroccan football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper.

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Falklands War

The Falklands War (Guerra de Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

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Fallaj Al-Shanar

Fallaj Khuzam Al-Shanar (فلاج خزامالشنار) (born October 10, 1947) is a retired Saudi football referee.

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FC Dynamo Kyiv

Football Club Dynamo Kyiv, also known as FC Dynamo Kiev, Dynamo Kyiv, Dynamo Kiev, or simply Dynamo, is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv.

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Fernando Quirarte

Fernando Quirarte Gutiérrez (born 17 May 1956) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager.

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FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, more commonly known by its acronym FIFA, is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal.

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FIFA Council

The FIFA Council (formerly the FIFA Executive Committee) is an institution of FIFA (the governing body of association football, futsal and beach football).

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FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.

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FIFA World Cup records and statistics

As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the finals of the FIFA World Cup.

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Football Association of the Czech Republic

The Football Association of the Czech Republic (Fotbalová asociace České republiky; FAČR), or colloquially the Czech Football Association, is the governing body of association football in the Czech Republic based in Prague.

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Football Association of Yugoslavia

The Football Association of Yugoslavia (FSJ) (Fudbalski savez Jugoslavije, Jugoslavenski nogometni savez; Nogometna zveza Jugoslavije; Fudbalski Sojuz na Jugoslavija) was the governing body of football in Yugoslavia, based in Belgrade, with a major administrative branch in Zagreb.

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Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics

The association football (soccer) tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics started on July 29 and ended on August 11, taking place throughout the United States.

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Football Australia

Football Australia is the governing body of soccer, futsal, and beach soccer within Australia, headquartered in Sydney.

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Football Federation of Chile

The Football Federation of Chile (Federación de Fútbol de Chile or FFCh) is the governing body of football in Chile.

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Football Federation of the Soviet Union

The Football Federation of the USSR (Федерация футбола СССР) was a governing body of football in the Soviet Union and since 1972 the main governing body of football in the country.

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Fouls and misconduct (association football)

In the sport of association football, fouls and misconduct are acts committed by players which are deemed by the referee to be unfair and are subsequently penalised.

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FourFourTwo

FourFourTwo is a football magazine published by Future.

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France national football team

The France national football team (Équipe de France de football) represents France in men's international football.

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Francisco Javier Cruz

Francisco Javier Cruz Jiménez (born 24 May 1966) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played for Monterrey and Tigres UANL, becoming one of the few players to be successful in both professional teams from Monterrey.

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Frank Arnesen

Frank Arnesen (born 30 September 1956) is a former Danish footballer and sporting director at Dutch football club Feyenoord.

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Franky Vercauteren

François Vercauteren (born 28 October 1956), nicknamed "The Little Prince", is a Belgian former footballer who played as a left winger.

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French Football Federation

The French Football Federation (FFF and 3F; or Triple F Fédération Française de Football) is the governing body of football in France.

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Gabriel González (referee)

Efrain Gabriel González Roa (born March 18, 1942, in Puerto Casado) is a retired Paraguayan football referee.

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Gary Lineker

Gary Winston Lineker (born 30 November 1960) is an English sports broadcaster and former professional footballer.

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George Courtney

George Courtney MBE (born 4 June 1941) is an English former football referee based in Spennymoor, County Durham.

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German Football Association

The German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund; DFB) is the governing body of football, futsal, and beach soccer in Germany.

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Germany national football team

The Germany national football team (Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908.

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Gordon Strachan

Gordon David Strachan (born 9 February 1957) is a Scottish former football coach and player who is currently Technical Director of Dundee.

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Group of death

A group of death in a multi-stage tournament is a group which is unusually competitive, because the number of strong competitors in the group is greater than the number of qualifying places available for the next phase of the tournament.

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Guadalajara

Guadalajara is a city in western Mexico and the capital of the state of Jalisco.

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Guanajuato

Guanajuato, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato (Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato), is one of the 32 states that make up the Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Henry Kissinger

Henry Alfred Kissinger (May 27, 1923November 29, 2023) was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the United States secretary of state from 1973 to 1977 and national security advisor from 1969 to 1975, in the presidential administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.

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Hernán Silva

Hernán Silva Arce (November 5, 1948 – October 15, 2017) was a Chilean football referee.

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Honduras national football team

The Honduras national football team (Selección de fútbol de Honduras) represents Honduras in men's international football.

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Horst Brummeier

Horst Brummeier (born 31 December 1945) is a retired Austrian football referee.

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Hugo Broos

Hugo Henri Broos (born 10 April 1952) is a Belgian football manager and former player.

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Hugo Sánchez

Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born 11 July 1958) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward.

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Huh Jung-moo

Huh Jung-moo (born 13 January 1955) is a former South Korean football player and manager.

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Hungarian Football Federation

The Hungarian Football Federation (HFF) (Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség; MLSZ) is the governing body of football in Hungary.

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Hungary national football team

The Hungary national football team (magyar labdarúgó-válogatott) represents Hungary in men's international football, and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.

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Idrissa Traoré (referee)

Idrissa Traoré is a former Malian football referee.

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Igor Belanov

Igor Ivanovich Belanov (И́горь Ива́нович Бела́нов) or Ihor Ivanovych Bielanov (Ігор Іванович Бєланов; born 25 September 1960) is a Soviet and Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

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Ioan Igna

Ioan Igna (born 4 June 1940) is a Romanian former football referee and player.

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Iran–Iraq War

The Iran–Iraq War, also known as the First Gulf War, was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988.

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Irapuato

Irapuato is a Mexican city and municipality located at the foot of the Arandas Hill (in Spanish: Cerro de Arandas), in the central region of the state of Guanajuato.

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Iraq national football team

The Iraq national football team (منتخب الْعِرَاق لِكُرَةُ الْقَدَم) represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association (IFA), the governing body for football in Iraq.

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Irish Football Association

The Irish Football Association (IFA) is the governing body for association football in Northern Ireland.

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Italian Football Federation

The Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio,; FIGC), known colloquially as Federcalcio, is the governing body of football in Italy.

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Italy national football team

The Italy national football team (Nazionale di calcio dell'Italia) has represented Italy in men's international football since its first match in 1910.

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Ivan Yaremchuk

Ivan Ivanovych Yaremchuk (or Jaremczuk) (Іван Іванович Яремчук; born 19 March 1962) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Jalapeño

The jalapeño is a medium-sized chili pepper pod type cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum.

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Jalisco

Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco (Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Jamal Al Sharif

Jamal Al Sharif (جمال الشريف; born 8 December 1954) is a retired football referee from Damascus, Syria.

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Jan Ceulemans

Jan Anna Gumaar Ceulemans (born 28 February 1957) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as midfielder.

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Jan Keizer (referee)

Johannes "Jan" Nicolaus Ignacius Keizer (born 6 October 1940 in Volendam, North Holland) is a retired Dutch referee.

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Japan Football Association

The Japan Football Association (JFA) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football, futsal, beach soccer and efootball in Japan.

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Javier Aguirre

Javier Aguirre Onaindía (born 1 December 1958), nicknamed El Vasco (The Basque), is a Mexican football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Júlio César (footballer, born 1963)

Júlio César da Silva (born 8 March 1963), usually known as Júlio César, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

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Jean Tigana

Amadou Jean Tigana (born 23 June 1955) is a French former football player and manager.

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Jean-Marc Ferreri

Jean-Marc Ferreri (born 26 December 1962) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Jean-Marie Pfaff

Jean-Marie Pfaff (born 4 December 1953) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper who spent most of his professional career with Beveren and Bayern Munich.

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Jean-Pierre Papin

Jean-Pierre Roger Guillaume Papin (born 5 November 1963) is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a forward, who is currently the head coach of Championnat National 3 club Marseille B. He won the Ballon d'Or in 1991.

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Jesús Díaz (football referee)

Jesús Díaz Palacio (born October 16, 1954) is a retired Colombian football referee.

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Jesper Olsen

Jesper Olsen (born 20 March 1961) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a left winger.

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João Havelange

Jean-Marie Faustin Godefroid "João" de Havelange (8 May 1916 – 16 August 2016) was a Brazilian lawyer, businessman, and athlete who served as the seventh president of FIFA from 1974 to 1998.

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Joël Bats

Joël Bats (born 4 January 1957) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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Joël Quiniou

Joël Quiniou (born 11 July 1950) is a former football referee from France.

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John Eriksen

John Hartmann Eriksen (20 November 1957 – 12 February 2002) was a Danish footballer who played as a striker.

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Jorge Burruchaga

Jorge Luis Burruchaga (born 9 October 1962), nicknamed Burru, is an Argentine association football coach and former professional football player.

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Jorge Valdano

Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano Castellanos (born 4 October 1955) is an Argentine former football player, coach, and the former general manager of Real Madrid.

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José Batista

José Alberto Batista González (born 6 March 1962) is an Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a defender, and a manager.

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José Luis Brown

José Luis Brown (10 November 1956 – 12 August 2019) was an Argentine football central defender and coach.

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José Luis Martínez Bazán

José Luis Martínez Bazán (February 11, 1942 – July 21, 2015 In the Villa del Cerro) was an Uruguayan football referees.

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Josimar (footballer, born 1961)

Josimar Higino Pereira (born 19 September 1961), more commonly known as Josimar, is a Brazilian former footballer.

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Juan Señor

Juan Antonio Señor Gómez (born 26 August 1958) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder, currently a manager.

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Julio César Turbay Ayala

Julio César Turbay Ayala (18 June 1916 – 13 September 2005) was a Colombian lawyer and politician who served as the 25th President of Colombia from 1978 to 1982.

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Julio Salinas

Julio Salinas Fernández (born 11 September 1962) is a Spanish former footballer who played during the 1980s and 1990s.

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Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Rummenigge (born 25 September 1955) is a German football executive and former professional player.

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Kim Jong-boo

Kim Jong-boo (born 13 January 1965) is a South Korean football manager and former player.

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Klaus Allofs

Klaus Allofs (born 5 December 1956) is a German former professional football player, manager, and executive.

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Lajos Détári

Lajos László Détári (born 24 April 1963) is a Hungarian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

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László Dajka

László Dajka (born 29 April 1959) is a Hungarian football manager and former player who manages Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Budafok.

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León, Guanajuato

León, officially León de Los Aldama, is the most populous city and municipal seat of the municipality of León in the Mexican state of Guanajuato.

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Leo Van der Elst

Leo Van der Elst (born 7 January 1962) is a Belgian retired footballer who played mainly as a midfielder.

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List of FIFA World Cup official mascots

The FIFA World Cup official mascots are a series of characters for each World Cup event.

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Lothar Matthäus

Lothar Herbert Matthäus (born 21 March 1961) is a German football pundit and former professional player and manager.

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Luigi Agnolin

Luigi Agnolin (21 March 1943 – 29 September 2018) was an Italian football referee.

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Luis Fernandez

Luis Miguel Fernández Toledo (born 2 October 1959), known as Luis Fernandez, is a French football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder.

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Luis Flores (Mexican footballer)

Luis Enrique Flores Ocaranza (born 18 July 1961) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a striker for Mexico at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

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Malian Football Federation

The Malian Football Federation (Fédération Malienne de Football, FMF) is the governing body of football in Mali.

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Manuel Amoros

Manuel Amoros (born 1 February 1962) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

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Manuel Negrete (footballer)

Manuel Negrete Arias (born 11 March 1959) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager, who played as a midfielder.

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Mauritius Football Association

The Mauritius Football Association (MFA) is the governing body of football in Mauritius.

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Márton Esterházy

Márton Esterházy (born 9 April 1956 in Budapest) is a Hungarian retired professional footballer.

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Míchel (footballer, born 1963)

José Miguel González Martín del Campo, known as Míchel (born 23 March 1963), is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder, currently manager of Saudi First Division League club Al-Qadsiah.

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Medellín

Medellín, officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (Distrito Especial de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia.

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Mexican cuisine

Mexican cuisine consists of the cooking cuisines and traditions of the modern country of Mexico.

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Mexican Football Federation

The Mexican Football Federation (abbreviated as FEMEXFUT or FMF) is the governing body of association football in Mexico.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Mexico City

Mexico City (Ciudad de México,; abbr.: CDMX; Central Nahuatl:,; Otomi) is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America.

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Mexico national football team

The Mexico national football team represents Mexico in international football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation.

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Michael Laudrup

Michael Laudrup (born 15 June 1964) is a Danish professional football coach and former player.

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Michel Platini

Michel François Platini (born 21 June 1955) is a French football administrator and former player and manager.

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Miguel Bossio

Miguel Angel Bossio Bastianini (born February 10, 1960, in Montevideo) is a retired football midfielder from Uruguay, who obtained a total number of thirty international caps for his national team.

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Mike Sweeney (soccer)

Michael Sweeney (born December 25, 1959) is a Canadian former soccer player.

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Monterrey

Monterrey is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the ninth largest city and second largest metro area in Mexico behind Greater Mexico City.

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Morocco national football team

The Morocco national football team (منتخب الْمَغْرِب لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم) represents Morocco in men's international football, and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Morocco.

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Nasko Sirakov

Nasko Petkov Sirakov (Наско Петков Сираков; born 26 April 1962) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer who played mainly as a striker.

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National Football Federation of Guatemala

The National Football Federation of Guatemala (Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala), known as Fedefut Guate or FENAFUTG, is the governing body of football in Guatemala.

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Netherlands national football team

The Netherlands national football team (Nederlands voetbalelftal or simply Het Nederlands elftal) has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905.

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Nico Claesen

Nicolaas "Nico" Pieter Claesen (born 1 October 1962) is a former Belgian football player who works as head coach of RFC Liège.

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Norman Whiteside

Norman Whiteside (born 7 May 1965) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and striker.

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Northern Ireland national football team

The Northern Ireland national football team (Foireann peile náisiúnta Thuaisceart Éireann) represents Northern Ireland in men's international association football.

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Nuevo León

Nuevo León (English: New León), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo León (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Nuevo León) is a state in northeastern Mexico.

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Oleg Blokhin

Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin, or Oleh Volodymyrovych Blokhin (Оле́г Володи́мирович Блохі́н, Оле́г Влади́мирович Блохи́н; born 5 November 1952), is a Ukrainian and Soviet former football player and manager.

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Oleksandr Zavarov

Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Zavarov (Олександр Анатолійович Заваров; born 26 April 1961) is a former Ukrainian football midfielder and the former head coach at FC Arsenal Kyiv.

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Oscar Ruggeri

Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (born 26 January 1962) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as centre-back.

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Overtime (sports)

Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same.

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Paraguay national football team

The Paraguay national football team (Selección de fútbol de Paraguay), nicknamed La Albirroja, represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions, and are controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association (Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol).

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Paraguayan Football Association

The Paraguayan Football Association (Asociación Paraguaya de Futbol; APF) (Guarani: Paraguái Mangapy Atyguasu), is the omnibus governing body of football in Paraguay.

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Park Chang-sun

Park Chang-sun (born 2 February 1954) is a South Korean former international footballer.

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Pat Jennings

Patrick Anthony Jennings (born 12 June 1945) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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Patrick Vervoort

Patrick Felix Vervoort (born 17 January 1965 in Beerse) is a retired Belgian footballer.

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Pavlo Yakovenko

Pavlo Oleksandrovych Yakovenko (Павло Олександрович Яковенко) – or Pavel Aleksandrovich Yakovenko (Павел Александрович Яковенко; born 19 December 1964), is a Ukrainian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Pedro Pasculli

Pedro Pablo Pasculli (born 17 May 1960) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a forward and is currently technical secretary at Bangor City in the Cymru North.

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Penalty shot

A penalty shot or penalty kick is a play used in several sports whereby a goal is attempted during untimed play.

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Pereira, Colombia

Pereira is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda.

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Peter Beardsley

Peter Andrew Beardsley (born 18 January 1961) is an English football coach and former footballer who played as a forward or midfielder.

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Peter Shilton

Peter Leslie Shilton (born 18 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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Pierre Littbarski

Pierre Michael Littbarski (born 16 April 1960) is a German professional football manager and former player of 1. FC Köln and the West Germany national team.

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Plamen Getov

Plamen Tsvetanov Getov (Пламен Гетов; born 4 March 1959) is a Bulgarian retired footballer who played as either an attacking midfielder or a striker.

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Poland national football team

The Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej) represents Poland in men's international football competitions since their first match in 1921.

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Portugal national football team

The Portugal national football team (Seleção Portuguesa de Futebol) has represented Portugal in men's international football competitions since 1921.

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Portuguese Football Federation

The Portuguese Football Federation (Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, FPF) is the governing body of football in Portugal.

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Preben Elkjær

Preben Elkjær Larsen (born 11 September 1957) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

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Puebla

Puebla (colony, settlement), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla (Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Puebla (city)

Puebla de Zaragoza (Cuetlaxcoapan), formally Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, formerly Puebla de los Ángeles during colonial times, or known simply as Puebla, is the seat of Puebla Municipality.

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Querétaro

Querétaro, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro (Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro; Otomi: Hyodi Ndämxei), is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico.

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Querétaro (city)

Santiago de Querétaro (Otomi: Dähnini Maxei), most commonly known as Querétaro, is the capital and largest city of the state of Querétaro, located in central Mexico.

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Raúl Servín

Raúl Servín Monetti (born 29 April 1963) is a Mexican former professional footballer, who played as a defender for UNAM Pumas and the Mexico national team.

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Ramón Calderé

Ramón María Calderé del Rey (born 16 January 1959) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager.

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Ray Wilkins

Raymond Colin Wilkins (14 September 1956 – 4 April 2018) was an English football player and coach.

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Rómulo Méndez

Rómulo Méndez Molina (21 December 1938 – 6 January 2022) was a Guatemalan football referee.

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Roberto Cabañas

Roberto Cabañas González (11 April 1961 – 9 January 2017) was a Paraguayan footballer who played as a forward.

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Romanian Football Federation

The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) is the governing body of football in Romania.

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Romerito

Julio César Romero Insfrán (born 28 August 1960), also known as Romerito, is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, considered among the greatest players in Paraguayan football history.

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Romualdo Arppi Filho

Romualdo Arppi Filho (7 January 1939 – 4 March 2023) was a Brazilian football referee.

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Royal Belgian Football Association

The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) is the governing body of football in Belgium.

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Royal Dutch Football Association

The Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands.

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Royal Spanish Football Federation

The Royal Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain.

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Rudi Völler

Rudolf "Rudi" Völler (born 13 April 1960) is a German professional football manager and former player, who is currently the director of the Germany national team.

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Saltillo Affair

The Saltillo Affair (O Caso Saltilho) was a series of controversies surrounding the Portugal national team during its participation in the Mexico '86 FIFA World Cup.

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San Nicolás de los Garza

San Nicolás de los Garza, sometimes known only as San Nicolás, is a city and coextensive municipality in the Mexican state of Nuevo León that is part of the Monterrey metropolitan area.

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Saudi Arabian Football Federation

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF; الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم) is the football governing body of Saudi Arabia.

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Sócrates

Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira (19 February 1954 – 4 December 2011), simply known as Sócrates, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Søren Lerby

Søren Lerby (born 1 February 1958) is a Danish former football player, manager, and licensed agent.

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Scotland national football team

The Scotland national football teamSgioba Ball-coise Nàiseanta na h-AlbaScotland National Fitbaa Team represents Scotland in men's international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association.

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Sergei Aleinikov

Sergei Yevgenyevich Aleinikov (Сергей Евгеньевич Алейников; Сярге́й Яўге́навіч Але́йнікаў, Syarhey Alyeynikaw; born 7 November 1961) is a Belarusian and Soviet former professional footballer, and currently a coach.

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Sergey Rodionov

Sergei Yurievich Rodionov (Серге́й Юрьевич Родионов, born 3 September 1962) is a Russian football coach and former professional player, who played most of his career as a forward for Spartak Moscow.

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Shizuo Takada

is a Japanese former football referee.

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Siegfried Kirschen

Siegfried Kirschen (13 October 1943 – 19 April 2024) was an East German football referee.

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Sombrero

In English, a paren) is a type of wide-brimmed Mexican men's hat used to shield the face and eyes from the sun. It usually has a high, pointed crown; an extra-wide brim (broad enough to cast a shadow over the head, neck, and shoulders of the wearer) that is slightly upturned at the edge; and a chin strap to hold it in place.

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South Korea national football team

The South Korea national football team (recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in men's international football and is governed by the Korea Football Association.

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Soviet Union national football team

The Soviet Union national football team (r) is the national football team who represented the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1992.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Spain national football team

The Spain national football team (Selección Española de Fútbol) has represented Spain in men's international football competitions since 1920.

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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

St.

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State of Mexico

The State of Mexico (Estado de México), officially just Mexico (México), is one of the 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States.

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Stéphane Demol

Stéphane Auguste Ernest Demol (11 March 1966 – 22 June 2023) was a Belgian professional football player and manager who played as a central defender.

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Swedish Football Association

The Swedish Football Association (Svenska Fotbollförbundet, SvFF) is the governing and body of football in Sweden.

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Swiss Football Association

The Swiss Football Association (Schweizerischer Fussballverband, Association Suisse de Football, Associazione Svizzera di Football/Calcio, Associaziun Svizra da Ballape) is the governing body of football in Switzerland.

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Syrian Football Association

The Syrian Arab Football Association (SFA; الاتحاد العربي السوري لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Syria, controlling the Syrian national team and the Syrian Premier League.

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Televisa

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company.

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The Football Association

The Football Association or the FA is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.

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The hand of God

"The hand of God" (La mano de Dios) was a goal scored by Argentine footballer Diego Maradona during the Argentina v England quarter finals match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Thomas Berthold

Thomas Berthold (born 12 November 1964) is a former German footballer and manager, who played as a defender.

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Toluca

Toluca, officially Toluca de Lerdo, is the state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca.

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Toni Schumacher

Harald Anton "Toni" Schumacher (born 6 March 1954) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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Tunisian Football Federation

The Tunisian Football Federation (الجامعة التونسية لكرة القدم, Fédération Tunisienne de Football, FTF) is the governing body of football in Tunisia.

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UEFA Euro 1988

The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany from 10 to 25 June 1988.

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Secretary of State

The United States secretary of state (SecState) is a member of the executive branch of the federal government and the head of the Department of State.

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United States Soccer Federation

The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), commonly referred to as U.S. Soccer, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States.

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Uruguay national football team

The Uruguay national football team (Selección de fútbol de Uruguay), nicknamed La Celeste (The Sky Blue), represents Uruguay in international men's football, and is administered by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay.

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Uruguayan Football Association

The Uruguayan Football Association (Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol — AUF) is the governing body of football in Uruguay.

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UTC−06:00

UTC−06:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −06:00.

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Valeri Butenko

Valeri Pavlovich Butenko (Валерий Павлович Бутенко; 16 July 1941 – 13 February 2020) was a Russian football midfielder and referee, and a Master of Sports of the USSR, known for having acted as referee at one 1986 FIFA World Cup Group D match - the game between Algeria and Northern Ireland on 3 June 1986.

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Vasyl Rats

Vasyl Karlovych Rats (Василь Карлович Рац; Rácz László) (born 25 March 1961) is a Ukrainian former football midfielder.

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Víctor Muñoz

Víctor Muñoz Manrique (born 15 March 1957), known simply as Víctor as a player, is a Spanish retired football midfielder and manager.

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Victoriano Sánchez Arminio

Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (26 June 1942 – 21 May 2023) was a Spanish football referee.

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Vojtech Christov

Vojtech Christov (born 16 March 1945 in Vranov nad Topľou) is a former Czechoslovak football referee.

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Volker Roth

Volker Roth (born 1 February 1942 in Salzgitter) is a retired football referee from Germany.

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Wave (audience)

The wave (also Mexican wave outside North America) is a type of metachronal rhythm achieved in a packed stadium or other large seated venue, when successive groups of spectators briefly stand and raise their arms.

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Włodzimierz Smolarek

Włodzimierz Wojciech Smolarek (16 July 1957 – 7 March 2012) was a Polish footballer who played as a winger or an attacking midfielder.

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World Soccer (magazine)

World Soccer is an English-language football magazine, published by Kelsey Media.

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Yannick Stopyra

Yannick Stopyra (born 9 January 1961) is a French former footballer who played as a striker.

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Zapopan

Zapopan is a city and municipality located in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

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Zico (footballer)

Arthur Antunes Coimbra (born 3 March 1953), better known as Zico, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder.

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Zoran Petrović (referee)

Zoran Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Петровић; born 10 April 1952) is a retired Serbian football referee.

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1930 FIFA World Cup final

The 1930 FIFA World Cup final was a football tournament match that culminated in the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup champions.

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1970 FIFA World Cup

The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men's senior national teams. 1986 FIFA World Cup and 1970 FIFA World Cup are FIFA World Cup tournaments and international association football competitions hosted by Mexico.

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1970 FIFA World Cup final

The 1970 FIFA World Cup final was held on Sunday, 21 June, in the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, to determine the winner of the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

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1978 FIFA World Cup

The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. 1986 FIFA World Cup and 1978 FIFA World Cup are FIFA World Cup tournaments.

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1982 FIFA World Cup

The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain from 13 June to 11 July 1982. 1986 FIFA World Cup and 1982 FIFA World Cup are FIFA World Cup tournaments.

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1985 CONCACAF Championship

The 1985 CONCACAF Championship was the ninth edition of the CONCACAF Championship.

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1985 Mexico City earthquake

The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST) with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximal Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).

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1986 FIFA World Cup final

The 1986 FIFA World Cup final was the final of the 1986 FIFA World Cup, held in Mexico. 1986 FIFA World Cup and 1986 FIFA World Cup final are June 1986 sports events in North America.

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1986 FIFA World Cup Group A

Group A of the 1986 FIFA World Cup was one of six groups of national teams competing at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

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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.

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1986 FIFA World Cup Group C

Group C of the 1986 FIFA World Cup was one of the groups of nations competing at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

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1986 FIFA World Cup Group D

Group D of the 1986 FIFA World Cup was one of the groups of nations competing at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

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1986 FIFA World Cup Group E

Group E of the 1986 FIFA World Cup was one of the groups of nations competing at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

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1986 FIFA World Cup Group F

Group F of the 1986 FIFA World Cup was one of the groups of the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

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1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone (AFC).

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1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF).

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1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL).

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1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC).

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1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA).

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1986 FIFA World Cup squads

Below are the squads for the 1986 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Mexico.

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1990 FIFA World Cup

The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. 1986 FIFA World Cup and 1990 FIFA World Cup are FIFA World Cup tournaments.

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See also

1985–86 in Mexican football

1986 in association football

FIFA World Cup tournaments

June 1986 events in Mexico

June 1986 sports events in North America

May 1986 events in Mexico

May 1986 sports events in North America

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup

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