group e of the 1986 fifa world cup was one of the groups of nations competing at the 1986 fifa world cup. the group's first round of matches began on 4 june and its last matches were played on 13 june. matches were played at the estadio la corregidora in querétaro and at the estadio neza 86 in nezahualcóyotl. impressive debutantes denmark topped the group, joined in the second round by west germany who would go on to reach the final. 3 red cards were handed out in this group, 2 of them against uruguay who made the second round but were criticized for their physical play, especially in their last group game against scotland were josé batista was sent off in under a minute. scotland captain and "hard man" souness excused himself for this vital game passing responsibility on to strachan and albiston.