The victory against Germany in the final in Mexico replaced the team at the top of the football world
Sixteen years after the 1970s, between Brazil and Italy, the same Azteca stadium was crowded, with 115,000 fans, for a decision of. The title would be with South America. The Mexicans, eliminated by the Germans, had a preference for. For the second final, FIFA chose a Brazilian referee to work in the last match: Romualdo Arppi Filho. In 1982, in Spain, it had been Arnaldo César Coelho.
Brown opened the scoring at 23 in the first half. Goalkeeper Harald Schumacher came out badly after a right cross, and the Argentine player scored his head. Valdano made the second 10 minutes of the final stage. However, the game that seemed easy was complicated. Rummenigge decreased on 29 minutes and Völler tied at 35. But the genius spoke louder. At 38, Diego put Burruchaga in the face of the German goal. He kicked low in Schumacher’s right corner: 3 to 2.
Argentina 3 × 2 Germany – Mexico City – 29.06.86
Argentina: Pompido; Brown, CuciUffo, Ruggeri and Olarticoechea; Giusti, Batista, Maradona and Enrique; Burruchaga (Trobbiani) and Valdano.
Germany: Schumacher; Jakobs, Berthold, Förster e Briegel;
Matthew, Brehme, Magath (Hoeness) e Eder; Rummenigge e Allofs (Völler).
Arbitrator: ROMUALDO ARPPI FILHO (Brazil).
Goals: Brown (23) in the first half. Valdano (10), Rummenigge (29), Völler (35) and Burruchaga (38) in the final stage.
“Argentina takes fright, but wins the World Cup“. This was the title of the next day of the edition of S.Paulo Folha. The president of FIFA, Brazilian João Havelange, handed the champion trophy to Mexico president Miguel de La Madrid, who passed him to Maradona, captain of the Argentine team, considered the best player of the World Cup.
West German Prime Minister Helmut Kohl watched the tribune game and greeted both teams. Maradona did not scored a goal in the decision, but won the World Cup almost alone. After the victory, he was humble with his companions: “I feel world champion, not the brightest on the planet. We all had a longing for glory. I played quietly and was marked cleanly. Unfortunately for Germany, she was careless of other companions and that was the key to victory.”
Maradona dedicated the result to all children in the world. Already the Argentine coach avoided responding to critics: “Champion coach Carlos Salvador Bilardo, who before the World Cup had been harshly criticized by journalists, fans, athletes and politicians from his country, said ‘I was never interested in criticism; The journalists did not molest me with their adverse comments”, Highlighted the S.Paulo Folha. Argentina was the first team to win twice the World Cup Cup, which replaced Jules Rimet from 1974.
In, a crowd took the city center streets to commemorate the second world title of Argentina (1978-1986). In the neighborhood of Vila Devoto, fans clustered in front of the house of the family of Maradona. Argentine president Raúl Alfonsín made a radio and TV chain pronouncement to congratulate players.
Listen to the goals of the 1986 World Cup final with the narration of José Silvério.
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