1986 FIFA World Cup the logo an unofficial motto was adopted: "El Mundo Unido por Un Balón" ("The World United by a Ball"). The official mascot of the 1986 World Cup was "Pique", a jalapeño pepper, characteristic of Mexican cuisine, with a moustache, a Colimote sombrero, and Mexican football team colours. Its name comes from "picante", Spanish for spicy, and was also a pun on the "PK" abbreviation of the football term penalty kick. The character caused a degree of controversy within Mexico for its ethnic stereotypes. Three teams qualified for the World Cup for the first time: Canada, Denmark and Iraq. Canada clinched
1985 IAAF World Race Walking Cup 1985 IAAF World Race Walking Cup The 1985 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 28 and 29 September 1985 in the streets of St John's, Isle of Man. The event was also known as "IAAF Race Walking World Cup". Complete results were published. The team rankings, named Lugano Trophy, combined the 20 km and 50 km events team results. The participation of 158 athletes (110 men/48 women) from countries is reported. In 1985, there were qualifying rounds for both men's and women's competition with the first two winners proceeding to the final. This year, the Soviet Union, Italy,