MANAGER: Carlos BILARDO


GOALKEEPERS:

15 Luis ISLAS
18 Nery PUMPIDO
22 Héctor ZELADA

DEFENDERS:

5 José Luis BROWN
6 Daniel PASSARELLA*
8 Néstor CLAUSEN
9 José Luis CUCIUFFO
13 Oscar GARRÉ
16 Julio OLARTICOECHEA
19 Oscar RUGGERI

MIDFIELDERS:

2 Sergio BATISTA
3 Ricardo BOCHINI
7 Jorge BURRUCHAGA
10 Diego MARADONA ©
12 Héctor ENRIQUE
14 Ricardo GIUSTI
20 Carlos TAPIA
21 Marcelo TROBBIANI

FORWARDS:

1 Sergio ALMIRÓN
4 Claudio BORGHI
11 Jorge VALDANO
17 Pedro PASCULLI

*Daniel Passarella was sidelined by a stomach virus and didn't take part in any game during the competition


4-3-1-2, 3-5-2 And 3-5-1-1 FORMATIONS:

Argentina Vs South Korea - Group Stage Game (02/06/1986)



GK PUMPIDO
SWP BROWN
CB RUGGERI
RB CLAUSEN
LB GARRÉ
DMF BATISTA
CMF GIUSTI
AMF/CMF BURRUCHAGA
AMF MARADONA
CF PASCULLI
CF VALDANO

Substitutions: Tapia for Pasculli (73 mn) and Olarticoechea for Batista (75 mn)

Captain: Diego Maradona
Short Free Kick: Diego Maradona
Long Free Kick: Diego Maradona/Jorge Burruchaga/José Luis Brown/Nestor Clausen/Sergio Batista/Oscar Ruggeri
Free Kick 2: Jorge Burruchaga
Left Corner: Jorge Burruchaga/Carlos Tapia
Right Corner: Diego Maradona
Penalty: Diego Maradona
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Oscar Ruggeri, Oscar Garré, Ricardo Giusti

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Brown/Ruggeri | Giusti/Burruchaga | Pasculli/Valdano
★Counter Attack - Second Half
★Ball Possession ATT - First Half


Italy Vs Argentina - Group Stage Game (05/06/1986)



GK PUMPIDO
CB/RB RUGGERI
SWP BROWN
CB CUCIUFFO
CMF/RWB GIUSTI
LWB/LB GARRÉ
DMF BATISTA
AMF MARADONA
AMF/CMF BURRUCHAGA
SS BORGHI
CF VALDANO

Substitutions: Olarticoechea for Batista (59 mn) and Enrique for Borghi (74 mn)
Note: Ruggeri and Cuciuffo used to swap regularly their positions during the game

Captain: Diego Maradona
Short Free Kick: Diego Maradona
Long Free Kick: Diego Maradona/Jorge Burruchaga/Oscar Garré/Sergio Batista/José Luis Brown/Claudio Borghi/Ricardo Giusti/Oscar Ruggeri
Free Kick 2: Jorge Burruchaga
Left Corner: Jorge Burruchaga
Right Corner: Diego Maradona/Claudio Borghi (Taken with the outside of his right foot)
Penalty: Diego Maradona
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Oscar Ruggeri, José Luis Brown

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Ruggeri/Cuciuffo | Giusti/Burruchaga | Borghi/Valdano
★CB Overlap: Oscar Ruggeri - First Half
★Counter Attack - Second Half
★Offside Trap
★Ball Possession ATT - First Half
★Mark Key Player: Ruggeri on Altobelli
★Formation A/B: 3-5-2/4-3-1-2 : Ruggeri - Brown - Cuciuffo - Garré ; Giusti - Batista - Burruchaga ; Maradona ; Borghi - Valdano


Argentina Vs Bulgaria - Group Stage Game (10/06/1986)



GK PUMPIDO
SWP BROWN
CB RUGGERI
RB CUCIUFFO
LB GARRÉ
DMF BATISTA
CMF GIUSTI
AMF/CMF BURRUCHAGA
AMF MARADONA
SS BORGHI
CF VALDANO

Substitutions: Olarticoechea for Batista (46 mn) and Enrique for Borghi (46 mn)
Note: Ruggeri and Cuciuffo used to swap regularly their positions during the game

Captain: Diego Maradona
Short Free Kick: Diego Maradona
Long Free Kick: Diego Maradona/Jorge Burruchaga/Sergio Batista/José Luis Brown/Oscar Ruggeri/Oscar Garré/Ricardo Giusti
Free Kick 2: Jorge Burruchaga
Left Corner: Jorge Burruchaga/Claudio Borghi/Diego Maradona
Right Corner: Diego Maradona/Jorge Burruchaga
Penalty: Diego Maradona
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Oscar Ruggeri, Oscar Garré, Sergio Batista

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Cuciuffo/Ruggeri | Giusti/Burruchaga | Borghi/Valdano
★Counter Attack - Second Half
★Ball Possession ATT - First Half
★Formation A/B: 4-3-1-2/3-5-2 : Cuciuffo - Brown - Ruggeri ; Giusti - Maradona - Batista - Burruchaga - Garré ; Borghi - Valdano


Argentina Vs Uruguay - Round of 16 (16/06/1986)



GK PUMPIDO
SWP BROWN
CB CUCIUFFO
RB RUGGERI
LB/LWB GARRÉ
DMF BATISTA
CMF GIUSTI
AMF/CMF BURRUCHAGA
AMF MARADONA
CF PASCULLI
CF VALDANO

Substitution: Olarticoechea for Batista (85 mn)
Note: Ruggeri and Cuciuffo used to swap regularly their positions during the game

Captain: Diego Maradona
Short Free Kick: Diego Maradona
Long Free Kick: Diego Maradona/Jorge Burruchaga/Sergio Batista/Ricardo Giusti/José Luis Brown/Oscar Garré/Oscar Ruggeri/José Luis Cuciuffo
Free Kick 2: Jorge Burruchaga
Left Corner: Jorge Burruchaga/Diego Maradona
Right Corner: Diego Maradona
Penalty: Diego Maradona
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Oscar Ruggeri, Sergio Batista

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Cuciuffo/Ruggeri | Giusti/Burruchaga | Pasculli/Valdano
★Counter Attack


Argentina Vs England - World Cup Quarterfinal (22/06/1986)



GK PUMPIDO
CB/RB CUCIUFFO
SWP BROWN
CB RUGGERI
CMF/RWB GIUSTI
LWB/LB OLARTICOECHEA
DMF BATISTA
CMF ENRIQUE
AMF/CMF BURRUCHAGA
AMF/SS MARADONA
CF VALDANO

Substitution: Tapia for Burruchaga (75 mn)

Captain: Diego Maradona
Short Free Kick: Diego Maradona
Long Free Kick: Diego Maradona/Jorge Burruchaga/Oscar Ruggeri/Héctor Enrique/Sergio Batista
Free Kick 2: Jorge Burruchaga
Left Corner: Jorge Burruchaga
Right Corner: Diego Maradona
Penalty: Diego Maradona
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: José Luis Brown, Oscar Ruggeri, Sergio Batista

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Enrique/Burruchaga
★CB Overlap: José Luis Cuciuffo - Optional in the first 60 mn
★Counter Attack - Last 30 mn
★Ball Possession ATT - First 60 mn
★Mark Key Player: Cuciuffo on Beardsley and Ruggeri on Lineker


Argentina Vs Belgium - World Cup Semifinal (25/06/1986)



GK PUMPIDO
CB/RB RUGGERI
SWP BROWN
CB CUCIUFFO
CMF/RWB GIUSTI
LWB/LB OLARTICOECHEA
DMF BATISTA
CMF ENRIQUE
AMF/CMF BURRUCHAGA
AMF/SS MARADONA
CF VALDANO

Substitution: Bochini for Burruchaga (84 mn)

Captain: Diego Maradona
Short Free Kick: Diego Maradona
Long Free Kick: Diego Maradona/Jorge Burruchaga/José Luis Brown/Oscar Ruggeri/Sergio Batista/Julio Olarticoechea
Free Kick 2: Jorge Burruchaga
Left Corner: Jorge Burruchaga/Diego Maradona
Right Corner: Diego Maradona
Penalty: Diego Maradona
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Oscar Ruggeri, José Luis Brown, Sergio Batista

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Enrique/Burruchaga
★CB Overlap: Oscar Ruggeri - First Half
★Counter Attack - Second Half
★Offside Trap
★Ball Possession ATT - First Half


Argentina Vs West Germany - World Cup Final (29/06/1986)



GK PUMPIDO
CB/RB CUCIUFFO
SWP BROWN
CB RUGGERI
CMF/RWB GIUSTI
LWB/LB OLARTICOECHEA
DMF BATISTA
CMF ENRIQUE
AMF/CMF BURRUCHAGA
AMF/SS MARADONA
CF VALDANO

Substitution: Trobbiani for Burruchaga (91 mn)

Captain: Diego Maradona
Short Free Kick: Diego Maradona
Long Free Kick: Diego Maradona/Jorge Burruchaga/Oscar Ruggeri/José Luis Brown/Julio Olarticoechea/José Luis Cuciuffo/Héctor Enrique/Jorge Valdano
Free Kick 2: Jorge Burruchaga
Left Corner: Jorge Burruchaga/Diego Maradona
Right Corner: Diego Maradona/Jorge Burruchaga
Penalty: Diego Maradona
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Oscar Ruggeri, José Luis Brown

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Giusti | Enrique/Burruchaga
★CB Overlap: José Luis Cuciuffo - First Half
★Counter Attack
★Offside Trap
★Ball Possession ATT - First 25 mn
★Mark Key Player: Ruggeri on Rummenigge


HOME, AWAY & GOALKEEPER KITS:

Links to all the matches played by Argentina in the World Cup 1986:

Group stage:

Argentina-Korea del Sud 3-1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH1ximR4RF0

Argentina-Italia 1-1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASmfrwor9o4

Argentina-Bulgaria 2-0: http://footballia.net/matches/argentina-bulgaria


Round of 16:

Argentina-Uruguay 1-0 : http://footballia.net/matches/argentina-uruguay


Quarter-final:

Argentina-Inghilterra 2-1: http://footballia.net/matches/argentina-england


Semi-final:

Argentina-Belgio 2-0: http://footballia.net/matches/argentina ... -world-cup


Final

Argentina-Germania Ovest 3-2: http://footballia.net/matches/argentina-germany

Argentina's "B" team! No Fillol, Tarantini, Marangoni, Barbas, Bertoni, Gareca or Ramon Diaz... I'm amazed this team won the World Cup.

-----> Diego Armando Maradona

Yeah, by playing handball
But that wasn't/isn't a suprise, fairplay is something that many generations of South American NTs never knew..

Henry The GK in WC 2010

England and their ghost goal in 66'

Don't forget Austria VS Germany in Spain 1982 Fairplay from Viena to Berlin.

Materazzi and his bull**it,(even if i have italian roots i recognized that) what he do to Zidane was awfull. Probably France could have won the WC.

All that were between Europeans, there's nothing wrong with that, they can cheat themselves forever (except the 1982 buddies's game which affected an african team).

Strong words.

So what? This was a mistake by Bahramov and had nothing to with cheating..
And I don't see a problem with my words. I didn't wrote that all South American NTs in general are unfair but it simply was often the case that they tended to play more unfair than European teams, especially when they were losing or when they were the weaker team..

Yes of course and all european players are inocents sugar candys... please!
let me laught ...

hahaha...
referee's miss is why Unacceptable?
referee is not machine.

Updated formations, piece takers, team strategies & all the players.