Brazil at the 1986 FIFA World Cup

The Brazil national football team participated in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and in doing so maintained their record of being the only team to enter every World Cup Finals. The team was managed for the second consecutive time by Telê Santana and the captain was Edinho.

Brazil played until the quarter-finals, when they were defeated by France on penalties.

Qualifying edit

1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL Group 3)

June 2, 1985, Santa Cruz, Bolivia -   Bolivia 0 - 2   Brazil

June 16, 1985, Asunción, Paraguay -   Paraguay 0 - 2   Brazil

June 23, 1985, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -   Brazil 1 - 1   Paraguay

June 30, 1985, São Paulo, Brazil -   Brazil 1 - 1   Bolivia

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 4 2 2 0 6 2 +4 6
  Paraguay 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 4
  Bolivia 4 0 2 2 2 7 −5 2

Brazil qualified.

The Cup edit

Group stage edit

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 6
  Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4
  Northern Ireland 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
  Algeria 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Spain  0 – 1Brazil  
Report Sócrates   62'

Brazil  1 – 0  Algeria
Careca   66' Report

Northern Ireland  0 – 3Brazil  
Report Careca   15', 87'
Josimar   42'

Knockout stage edit

Last 16
Brazil  4 – 0  Poland
Sócrates   30' (pen.)
Josimar   55'
Edinho   79'
Careca   83' (pen.)
Report
Quarter-final
Brazil  1 – 1 (a.e.t.)  France
Careca   17' Report Platini   40'
Penalties
Sócrates  
Alemão  
Zico  
Branco  
Júlio César  
3 – 4   Stopyra
  Amoros
  Bellone
  Platini
  Fernández
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)

Roster edit

Head coach:  Telê Santana

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Carlos (1956-03-04)4 March 1956 (aged 30) 16   Corinthians
2 2DF Édson (1959-07-03)3 July 1959 (aged 26) 17   Corinthians
3 2DF Oscar (1954-06-20)20 June 1954 (aged 31) 59   São Paulo
4 2DF Edinho (Captain) (1955-06-05)5 June 1955 (aged 30) 40   Udinese
5 3MF Falcão (1953-10-16)16 October 1953 (aged 32) 26   São Paulo
6 3MF Júnior (1954-06-29)29 June 1954 (aged 31) 56   Torino
7 4FW Müller (1966-01-31)31 January 1966 (aged 20) 7   São Paulo
8 4FW Casagrande (1963-04-15)15 April 1963 (aged 23) 16   Corinthians
9 4FW Careca (1960-10-05)5 October 1960 (aged 25) 28   São Paulo
10 3MF Zico (1953-03-03)3 March 1953 (aged 33) 68   Flamengo
11 4FW Edivaldo (1962-04-13)13 April 1962 (aged 24) 2   Atlético Mineiro
12 1GK Paulo Vítor (1957-06-07)7 June 1957 (aged 28) 8   Fluminense
13 2DF Josimar (1961-09-19)19 September 1961 (aged 24) 0   Botafogo
14 2DF Júlio César (1963-03-08)8 March 1963 (aged 23) 1   Guarani
15 3MF Alemão (1961-11-22)22 November 1961 (aged 24) 14   Botafogo
16 2DF Mauro Galvão (1961-12-19)19 December 1961 (aged 24) 1   Internacional
17 2DF Branco (1964-04-04)4 April 1964 (aged 22) 9   Fluminense
18 3MF Sócrates (1954-02-19)19 February 1954 (aged 32) 55   Flamengo
19 3MF Elzo (1961-01-22)22 January 1961 (aged 25) 6   Atlético Mineiro
20 3MF Silas (1965-08-27)27 August 1965 (aged 20) 3   São Paulo
21 3MF Valdo (1964-01-12)12 January 1964 (aged 22) 0   Grêmio
22 1GK Leão (1949-07-11)11 July 1949 (aged 36) 80   Palmeiras

Starting 11 edit

Scorers edit