FIFA World Cup 1986 · Round of 16

England 3–0 Paraguay

Wednesday 18 Jun 1986 · Mexico City, Mexico (neutral)

England3–0Paraguay

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Lineker Beardsley Lineker

31′1–0Gary Lineker England
56′2–0Peter Beardsley England
73′3–0Gary Lineker England

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

England

Came on

15Gary StevensDF↑58′
9Mark HateleyFW↑80′

Paraguay

Came on

16Jorge GuaschMF↑64′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

England: 1882 → 1917
Paraguay: 1762 → 1727

Expected score for England: 66.6% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 3, 1986–2006.

England wins: 3
Draws: 0
Paraguay wins: 0

Form either side

England

Before

3–0 v Mexico 17 May 1986 · Friendly
1–0 v Canada 24 May 1986 · Friendly
0–1 v Portugal 3 Jun 1986 · FIFA World Cup 1986
0–0 v Morocco 6 Jun 1986 · FIFA World Cup 1986
3–0 v Poland 11 Jun 1986 · FIFA World Cup 1986

After

1–2 v Argentina 22 Jun 1986 · FIFA World Cup 1986
0–1 v Sweden 10 Sep 1986 · Friendly
3–0 v Northern Ireland 15 Oct 1986 · UEFA Euro qualification 1986
2–0 v Serbia 12 Nov 1986 · UEFA Euro qualification 1986
4–2 v Spain 18 Feb 1987 · Friendly

Paraguay

Before

2–1 v Bahrain 8 Mar 1986 · Friendly
0–0 v Saudi Arabia 12 Mar 1986 · Friendly
1–0 v Iraq 4 Jun 1986 · FIFA World Cup 1986
1–1 v Mexico 7 Jun 1986 · FIFA World Cup 1986
2–2 v Belgium 11 Jun 1986 · FIFA World Cup 1986

After

2–0 v Bolivia 14 Jun 1987 · Friendly
1–0 v Argentina 20 Jun 1987 · Friendly
0–0 v Bolivia 28 Jun 1987 · Copa América 1987
0–3 v Colombia 5 Jul 1987 · Copa América 1987
5–1 v Ecuador 7 Sep 1988 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

England

0–1 v Portugal Group stage
0–0 v Morocco Group stage
3–0 v Poland Group stage
3–0 v Paraguay Round of 16
1–2 v Argentina Quarter-final

Paraguay

1–0 v Iraq Group stage
1–1 v Mexico Group stage
2–2 v Belgium Group stage
0–3 v England Round of 16

Every England v Paraguay match3

From England's side.


10 Jun 2006	Paraguay	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2006	Group stage
17 Apr 2002	Paraguay	4–0	Home	Friendly	—
18 Jun 1986	Paraguay	3–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1986	Round of 16

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul