| DIEGOMARADONA | Captain of the Argentina team that won the 1986 FIFA World Cup (5,8) |
| PUMAS | Los ___, nickname of the Argentina national rugby union team |
| LINEKER | Gary, England footballer who was the top scorer at the 1986 FIFA World Cup Finals (7) |
| OJOSDELSALADO | Highest volcano in the world, in the central Andes on the Argentina-Chile border (4,3,6) |
| ELKJAER | Preben ....... , Denmark top scorer in the 1986 FIFA World Cup (7) |
| TOMASBOY | Midfielder who captained Mexico at the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals |
| MARADONA | Captain of Argentina's 1986 FIFA World Cup-winning football team (8) |
| NEWYORKMETS | Baseball team that won the 1986 World Series (3,4,4) |
| IRAQ | AFC nation that lost all their 1986 FIFA World Cup Group B games (4) |
| NERY | 1983-90 Argentina goalkeeper; 1986 FIFA World Cup Final winner (4,7) |
| PUMPIDO | 1983-90 Argentina goalkeeper; 1986 FIFA World Cup Final winner (4,7) |
| NERYPUMPIDO | 1983-90 Argentina goalkeeper; 1986 FIFA World Cup Final winner (4,7) |
| MEXICO | Country that hosted the 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cups (6) |
| BAGNI | Salvatore ___, Napoli midfielder; Italy 1986 FIFA World Cup player (5) |
| RAMSEY | 1980-91 Leicester midfielder; Northern Ireland 1986 FIFA World Cup squad member (4,6) |
| OSTROWSKI | Marek, 1981-87 Poland defender; 1986 FIFA World Cup everpresent (9) |
| DANCINGBRAVE | Horse that won the 1986 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (7,5) |
| LONESOMEDOVE | Western novel that won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize: 2 wds. |
| PLATOON | Oliver Stone Vietnam War film that won the 1986 Oscar for Best Picture |
| WESTTIP | Horse that won the 1986 Grand National (43) |
