Paraguay v Iraq, 04 June 1986
| Score | 1-0 to Paraguay |
| Referee | Edwin S Picon-Ackong |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals Group B |
| Venue | Bombonera, Estadio Nemesio Diez, Toluca |
| Attendance | 24,000 |
View Paraguay v Iraq head to head
Kick Off: 12:00 Local (18:00 BST)
This match caused controversy as Iraq's Ahmed Radhi scored a header from a corner just seconds after the whistle blew for half-time so it was not counted. The referee, Edwin Picon-Ackong, received a lot of criticism for blowing the whistle when Iraq had such a big goalscoring opportunity.
1
Paraguay
Manager: Cayetano Rey
Goals:
| Julio César Romero | 55 |
|
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Roberto Fernandez
Defender
Rogelio Delgado
(captain)
Defender
Vladimiro Schettina
Defender
Juan Torales
Defender
Cesar Zabala
Midfielder
Adolfino Canete
Midfielder
Buenaventura Ferreira
Midfielder
Jorge Amado Nunez
Midfielder
Julio César Romero
Forward
Roberto Cabanas
Forward
Alfredo Mendoza
Substitutions:
| Jorge Guash for Alfredo Mendoza | 88 |
Cards:
| Vladimiro Schettina | 45 | Y |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Jorge Guash
0
Iraq
Manager: Eduardo Antures Coimloa
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Raad Hammoudi
Goalkeeper
(captain)
Khalil Alawi
Defender
Ghanim Oraibi
Defender
Basil Gorgis
Midfielder
Haris Mohamed
Midfielder
Ali Hussain Shihab
Midfielder
Ahmed Radhi
Forward
Substitutions:
| Abdul-Rahim Aufi for Haris Mohamed | 67 |
| Basim Qasim for Basil Gorgis | 84 |