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Copa de 86 maradona biography
1986 FIFA World Cup
Association football tournament in Mexico
"1986 World Cup" redirects here. For other uses, see 1986 World Cup (disambiguation).
International football competition
The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams.
It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format.
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Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so, and resigned in November 1982. Mexico was selected as the new host in May 1983, and became the first country to host the World Cup more than once, after previously hosting the 1970 edition.
The World Cup was won by Argentina (their second title, after winning in 1978). Argentina was captained by the 25-year-old Diego Maradona, who played a large part in his team's success by scoring his "Hand of God" goal, as well as another voted the "G