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World Cup > WC 1986 Mexico

MEXICO – BULGARIA 2-0

Date: 15-06-1986
Stage: 1/8 final


Place: CIUDAD DE MEXICO
Running time: 103 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/italian/spanish/ german/mexican/stadium
My rating: ***
Notes: Sanchez,Larios,Aguirre,Negrete, Getov,Sirakov,Kostadinov

MATCH SUMMARY

Sunday, 15 June 1986, 12:00

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 114,580

Meteo: Clear, hot, 32°C

MEXICO

Pablo Larios
Raúl Servín
Fernando Quirarte
Francisco Javier Cruz
Carlos De Los Cobos
Manuel Negrete
Hugo Sánchez
Tomás Boy (c)
Javier Aguirre
Miguel España
Luis Flores

Coach: Bora Milutinović (MEX)

BULGARIA

Borislav Mikhailov
Georgi Dimitrov (c)
Nasko Sirakov
Plamen Getov
Tzvetan Yonchev
Krasimir Bezinski
Nayden Naydenov
Radoslav Zdravkov
Krasimir Balakov
Ilian Iliev
Ilia Valov

Coach: Ivan Vutsov (BUL)

Referee: Michel Vautrot (FRA)

Goals:
34′ Manuel Negrete, MEX
61′ Raúl Servín, MEX

Match overview

Mexico advanced to the quarter-finals with a convincing win over Bulgaria. Negrete opened the scoring with a spectacular volley, and Servín added a second to seal the victory in front of a massive home crowd.

Trivia

Negrete’s goal is widely regarded as one of the greatest in World Cup history. Mexico reached the quarter-finals for the first time since

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