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1986 FIFA World Cup

13th FIFA World Cup, held in Mexico
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1986 FIFA World Cup
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Summary

1986 FIFA World Cup is a sports season[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of sports season entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,855 views/month, #51 of 36,855).[2]

Key Facts

  • Winner: Argentina men's national association football team[3]
  • Country: Mexico[4]
  • Follows: 1982 FIFA World Cup[5]
  • Followed by: 1990 FIFA World Cup[6]
  • Location: Corregidora Stadium[7], Estadio Cuauhtémoc[8], Estadio Neza 86[9], Estadio Sergio León Chávez[10], Estadio Banorte[11], Universitary Olympic Stadium[12], León Stadium[13], Tecnológico Stadium[14], Estadio Universitario[15], Nemesio Díez Stadium[16], Jalisco Stadium[17], Estadio Tres de Marzo[18]
  • Commons category: 1986 FIFA World Cup[19]
  • Edition number: 13[20]
  • Has part(s): 1986 FIFA World Cup knockout stage[21]
  • Start time: May 31, 1986[22]
  • End time: June 29, 1986[23]
  • Point in time: 1986[24]
  • Sport: association football[25]
  • Organizer: FIFA[26]
  • Mascot: Gauchito[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:1986 FIFA World Cup[28]
  • Attendance: 2,393,031[29]
  • Number of participants: 24[30]
  • Number of matches played/races/starts: 52[31]
  • Number of points/goals/set scored: 132[32]
  • Topic has template: Template:1986 FIFA World Cup[33]
  • Participating team: Argentina men's national association football team[34], Bulgaria men's national football team[35], Italy men's national association football team[36], South Korea men's national football team[37], Belgium men's national football team[38], Iraq men's national football team[39], Mexico men's national football team[40], Paraguay men's national football team[41], Canadian men's national soccer team[42], France men's national association football team[43], Hungary men's national football team[44], Soviet Union national association football team[45], Algeria men's national football team[46], Brazil men's national football team[47]
  • Competition class: men's association football[48]
  • Statistical leader: Gary Lineker[49], Diego Maradona[50]
  • Sports season of league or competition: FIFA World Cup[51]
  • Final event: 1986 FIFA World Cup Final[52]

Why It Matters

1986 FIFA World Cup has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 112 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

What awards did 1986 FIFA World Cup receive?

Honors received include Argentina men's national association football team[3].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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