Date: 04-06-1986
Stage: first round
Place: TOLUCA
Running time: 105 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : german,italian,spanish
My rating: **
Notes: Fernandez,Cabanas,Romerito
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 4 June 1986, 16:00
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 45,000
Meteo: Clear, hot, 32°C
PARAGUAY
Roberto Fernández
Juan Bautista Torales
César Zabala
Juan Ramón Jara
Jorge Guasch
Vladimiro Schettina
Jorge Amado Nunes
Julio César Romero
Roberto Cabañas
Ramón Ángel Hicks
Romero
Coach: Cayetano Ré (PAR)
IRAQ
Fatah Nsaief
Nadhim Shaker
Samir Shaker
Ali Hussein
Harith Hassan
Hussein Saeed
Ahmed Radhi
Ali Al-Badri
Abdul-Rahim Hamed
Basim Qasim
Habib Jafar
Coach: Evaristo de Macedo (BRA)
Referee: Luis Barrancos (BOL)
Goals:
35′ Romero, PAR
Match overview
Paraguay secured a narrow win over Iraq thanks to Romero’s first-half goal. Both teams created chances, but Paraguay’s defence held firm to claim the points. Iraq, making their World Cup debut, showed promise but lacked a cutting edge.
Trivia
This was Iraq’s first ever World Cup match. Paraguay’s win gave them a strong start in a competitive group.
