Argentina v West Germany, 29 June 1986
| Score | 3-2 to Argentina |
| Referee | Romualdo Arppi Filho |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Final |
| Venue | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
| Attendance | 114,600 |
View Argentina v West Germany head to head
6 yellow cards were issued in this match, which was a record number until the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final, 3 of them were because of time wasting of Argentinian players.
With this defeat, the German manager, Franz Beckenbauer gained the rather unwanted distinction of having lost a World Cup final as both a player and a manager. (Beckenbauer had played in West Germany's defeat in 1966.)
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Argentina
Manager: Carlos Salvador Bilardo
Goals:
| José Luis Brown | 22 |
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| Jorge Valdano | 55 |
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| Jorge Burruchaga | 83 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Nery Pumpido
Defender
José Luis Brown
Defender
Jose Luis Cuciuffo
Defender
Julio Olarticoechea
Defender
Oscar Ruggeri
Midfielder
Sergio Batista
Midfielder
Jorge Burruchaga
Midfielder
Hector Aldolfo Enrique
Midfielder
Ricardo Giusti
Midfielder/Forward
Diego Maradona
Forward
Jorge Valdano
Substitutions:
| Marcelo Trobbiani for Jorge Burruchaga | 90 |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Marcelo Trobbiani
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West Germany
Manager: Franz Beckenbauer
Goals:
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 73 |
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| Rudi Völler | 81 |
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Starting lineup:
Harald Schumacher
Goalkeeper
Thomas Berthold
Defender
Andreas Brehme
Defender
Hans Peter Briegel
Defender
Norbert Eder
Defender
Karlheinz Förster
Defender
Dietmar Jakobs
Defender
Felix Magath
Midfielder
Lothar Matthäus
Midfielder
Klaus Allofs
Forward
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Forward
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Rudi Völler for Klaus Allofs | 57 |
| Dieter Hoeness for Felix Magath | 61 |