The World Cup 1986 in Mexico was remembered for the antics of Diego Maradona more than anything else. However, a side story to the main narrative was the Danish Dynamite taking the world by storm before crashing out in a crushing defeat to Spain. The Hummel shirts worn during the tournament have become legendary regardless.
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The official printing at the time would only include back number but no name and no front number. Thus the image below is not 100% true to history. But the player featured was indeed an important of the 1986 team.
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Elkjaer-Larsen as he was known in Italy was the prolific striker netting 4-5 times in Mexico and ending among the topscorers of the tournament not far behind Gary Lineker.