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. The group's first round of matches began on 1 June and its last matches were played on 9 June. Matches were played at the Estadio Nou Camp in León and the Estadio Sergio León Chavez in Irapuato. The Soviet Union topped the group on goal difference over France. Both teams advanced to the second round. Hungary and Canada were the other two teams, the latter making their debut at the World Cup.

Standings

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Matches

=Canada vs France=

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|date = 1 June 1986

|time = 16:00 CST

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|score = 0–1

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|goals2 = Papin {{goal|79}}

|stadium = Estadio Nou Camp, León

|attendance = 36,000

|referee = Hernán Silva (Chile)

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GK	22	Paul Dolan
DF	2	Bob Lenarduzzi
DF	3	Bruce Wilson (c)
DF	6	Ian Bridge
DF	12	Randy Samuel
MF	4	Randy Ragan
MF	11	Mike Sweeney	{{suboff\|54}}
MF	17	David Norman
MF	15	Paul James	{{suboff\|81}}
FW	7	Carl Valentine
FW	10	Igor Vrablic
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
MF	18	Jamie Lowery	{{subon\|54}}
FW	9	Branko Segota	{{subon\|81}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{Flagicon\|ENG}} Tony Waiters

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GK	1	Joël Bats
RB	2	Manuel Amoros
CB	6	Maxime Bossis
CB	4	Patrick Battiston
LB	8	Thierry Tusseau
DM	9	Luis Fernández
RM	10	Michel Platini (c)
CM	14	Jean Tigana
LM	12	Alain Giresse
CF	17	Jean-Pierre Papin
CF	18	Dominique Rocheteau	{{suboff\|70}}
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
FW	19	Yannick Stopyra	{{subon\|70}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{Flagicon\|FRA\|1974}} Henri Michel

=Soviet Union vs Hungary=

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|date = 2 June 1986

|time = 12:00 CST

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|score = 6–0

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Aleinikov {{goal|4}}
Belanov {{goal|24|pen.}}
Yaremchuk {{goal|66}}
Dajka {{goal|73|o.g.}}
Rodionov {{goal|80}}

|stadium = Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato

|attendance = 16,500

|referee = Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

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GK	1	Rinat Dasayev
DF	2	Volodymyr Bezsonov
DF	5	Anatoliy Demyanenko (c)
DF	10	Oleh Kuznetsov
DF	15	Nikolay Larionov
DF	21	Vasiliy Rats
MF	7	Ivan Yaremchuk
MF	8	Pavel Yakovenko	{{suboff\|72}}
MF	9	Aleksandr Zavarov
MF	20	Sergei Aleinikov
FW	19	Igor Belanov	{{suboff\|69}}
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FW	14	Sergey Rodionov	{{subon\|69}}
MF	17	Vadym Yevtushenko	{{subon\|72}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{Flagicon\|URS\|1955}} Valeri Lobanovsky

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GK	1	Péter Disztl
DF	2	Sándor Sallai
DF	3	Antal Róth	{{suboff\|13}}
DF	5	József Kardos
DF	6	Imre Garaba
DF	14	Zoltán Péter	{{suboff\|62}}
MF	8	Antal Nagy (c)
MF	10	Lajos Détári
FW	7	József Kiprich
FW	11	Márton Esterházy
FW	19	György Bognár
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
MF	17	Győző Burcsa	{{subon\|13}}
MF	9	László Dajka	{{subon\|62}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{Flagicon\|HUN}} György Mezey

=France vs Soviet Union=

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|goals1 = Fernández {{goal|62}}

|goals2 = Rats {{goal|53}}

|stadium = Estadio Nou Camp, León

|attendance = 36,540

|referee = Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)

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GK	1	Joël Bats
DF	2	Manuel Amoros	{{yel\|43}}
MF	3	William Ayache
DF	6	Maxime Bossis
DF	4	Patrick Battiston
MF	9	Luis Fernández	{{yel\|40}}
MF	12	Alain Giresse		{{suboff\|83}}
MF	14	Jean Tigana
MF	10	Michel Platini (c)
FW	17	Jean-Pierre Papin		{{suboff\|76}}
FW	19	Yannick Stopyra
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FW	16	Bruno Bellone		{{subon\|76}}
MF	15	Philippe Vercruysse		{{subon\|83}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{Flagicon\|FRA\|1974}} Henri Michel

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GK	1	Rinat Dasayev
DF	2	Volodymyr Bezsonov
DF	5	Anatoliy Demyanenko (c)
DF	10	Oleh Kuznetsov
DF	15	Nikolay Larionov
DF	21	Vasiliy Rats	{{yel\|30}}
MF	7	Ivan Yaremchuk
MF	8	Pavel Yakovenko		{{suboff\|68}}
MF	9	Aleksandr Zavarov		{{suboff\|58}}
MF	20	Sergei Aleinikov
FW	19	Igor Belanov	{{yel\|33}}
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
FW	11	Oleh Blokhin		{{subon\|58}}
FW	14	Sergey Rodionov		{{subon\|68}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{Flagicon\|URS\|1955}} Valeri Lobanovsky

=Hungary vs Canada=

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|goals1 = Esterházy {{goal|2}}
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|stadium = Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato

|attendance = 13,800

|referee = Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

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GK	18	József Szendrei
DF	2	Sándor Sallai
DF	4	József Varga
DF	5	József Kardos
DF	6	Imre Garaba
MF	17	Győző Burcsa	{{suboff\|28}}
MF	8	Antal Nagy (c)	{{suboff\|62}}
MF	10	Lajos Détári
FW	7	József Kiprich
FW	11	Márton Esterházy
FW	19	György Bognár
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DF	3	Antal Róth	{{subon\|28}}
MF	9	László Dajka	{{subon\|62}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{Flagicon\|HUN}} György Mezey

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GK	1	Tino Lettieri
DF	2	Bob Lenarduzzi	{{yel\|83}}
DF	3	Bruce Wilson (c)		{{suboff\|41}}
DF	6	Ian Bridge
DF	12	Randy Samuel
MF	4	Randy Ragan
MF	8	Gerry Gray
MF	17	David Norman
MF	15	Paul James		{{suboff\|53}}
FW	7	Carl Valentine
FW	10	Igor Vrablic
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
MF	11	Mike Sweeney	{{sent off\|2\|52\|85}}	{{subon\|41}}
FW	9	Branko Segota		{{subon\|53}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{Flagicon\|ENG}} Tony Waiters

=Hungary vs France=

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|date = 9 June 1986

|time = 12:00 CST

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|score = 0–3

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|goals2 = Stopyra {{goal|29}}
Tigana {{goal|62}}
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|stadium = Estadio Nou Camp, León

|attendance = 31,420

|referee = Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)

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GK	1	Péter Disztl
DF	2	Sándor Sallai
DF	3	Antal Róth
DF	4	József Varga
DF	5	József Kardos
DF	6	Imre Garaba (c)
MF	9	László Dajka
MF	15	Péter Hannich	{{suboff\|46}}
MF	10	Lajos Détári
FW	11	Márton Esterházy
MF	20	Kálmán Kovács	{{suboff\|65}}
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GK \|18 \|József Szendrei \| \|
DF \|12 \|József Csuhay \| \|
MF	8	Antal Nagy	{{subon\|46}}
MF \|21 \|Gyula Hajszán \| \|
FW	19	György Bognár	{{subon\|65}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{Flagicon\|HUN}} György Mezey

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GK	1	Joël Bats
DF	2	Manuel Amoros
MF	3	William Ayache	{{yel\|41}}
DF	6	Maxime Bossis
DF	4	Patrick Battiston
MF	9	Luis Fernández
MF	12	Alain Giresse
MF	14	Jean Tigana
MF	10	Michel Platini (c)
FW	17	Jean-Pierre Papin		{{suboff\|61}}
FW	19	Yannick Stopyra		{{suboff\|71}}
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
GK \|22 \|Albert Rust \| \|
DF \|5 \|Michel Bibard \| \|
MF \|13 \|Bernard Genghini \| \|
FW	18	Dominique Rocheteau	{{yel\|69}}	{{subon\|61}}
MF	11	Jean-Marc Ferreri		{{subon\|71}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{Flagicon\|FRA\|1974}} Henri Michel

=Soviet Union vs Canada=

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|date = 9 June 1986

|time = 12:00 CST

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|score = 2–0

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|goals1 = Blokhin {{goal|58}}
Zavarov {{goal|74}}

|stadium = Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato

|attendance = 14,200

|referee = Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

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GK	16	Viktor Chanov
DF	4	Gennady Morozov
DF	6	Aleksandr Bubnov
DF	10	Oleh Kuznetsov
DF	12	Andriy Bal
MF	17	Vadym Yevtushenko
MF	13	Gennadiy Litovchenko
MF	20	Sergei Aleinikov
FW	18	Oleh Protasov	{{suboff\|57}}
FW	14	Sergey Rodionov
FW	11	Oleh Blokhin (c)	{{suboff\|62}}
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
FW	19	Ihor Belanov	{{subon\|57}}
MF	9	Aleksandr Zavarov	{{subon\|62}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{Flagicon\|URS\|1955}} Valeri Lobanovsky

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GK	1	Tino Lettieri
DF	2	Bob Lenarduzzi
DF	3	Bruce Wilson (c)
DF	6	Ian Bridge
DF	12	Randy Samuel
MF	4	Randy Ragan
MF	8	Gerry Gray	{{suboff\|69}}
MF	17	David Norman
MF	15	Paul James	{{suboff\|64}}
FW	7	Carl Valentine
FW	14	Dale Mitchell
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
FW	9	Branko Segota	{{subon\|64}}
MF	13	George Pakos	{{subon\|69}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{Flagicon\|ENG}} Tony Waiters

1986 FIFA World Cup Group C

Standings

Matches

=Canada vs France=

=Soviet Union vs Hungary=

=France vs Soviet Union=

=Hungary vs Canada=

=Hungary vs France=

=Soviet Union vs Canada=

See also