1986 Laitstadt World Cup

1986 World Cup (Iearth)

1986 Laitstadt World Cup Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft Laitstadt 1986
The official emblem
Tournament details
Host country	Besmenia
Dates	April 12th - April 19th, 1986
Teams	32
Venue(s)	4 (in Laitstadt host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Avergnon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63

The 1986 World Cup, also called the 1986 Laitstadt World Cup, was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams which took place between 12 April to 19 April, 1986 in Laitstadt, Besmenia. It was the 14th World Cup, a worldwide football tournament held once every year. The tournament phase involved 32 teams, of which all came through qualifying competitions at the start of the event from an original 64 national teams.

31 national teams advanced through qualification competitions to join the host nation in the final tournament, with a total of 64 matches played in 4 venues located in Laitstadt. Avergnon won the tournament, claiming their first World Cup title.

Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony took place on Saturday, 12 April 1986, at the Olympic Stadium of Laitstadt, beginning with the opening speech by Besmenian president Otto Schulz.

Group Stages

Qualifying Rounds

64 competing countries were divided into eight groups of eight teams (groups A to H). Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin best two-out-of-three, with the top four teams advancing to the knockout stage with the Round of 32.

Sponsorship

The sponsors of the 1986 World Cup were divided into three categories: World Cup Partners, World Cup Sponsors and National Supporters. The National Supporters were all Besmenian sponsors.

World Cup partners	World Cup sponsors	National supporters