World Cup 1982

The World Cup 1982 was played in Spain (13 June – 11 July). 24 teams played 52 matches and scored 146 goals — 2.81 per match; 2,109,723 spectators attended.

Italy won the title, beating West Germany in the final (3–1) at Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, referee Arnaldo Cézar Coelho.

Also in the last four: Poland and France.

Top scorers: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Zbigniew Boniek and Zico with 4 goals.

Player of the tournament: Paolo Rossi (Italy); best young player: Manuel Amoros.

SpainHosts

52Matches

146Goals

2.81Goals per match

2,109,723Attendance

Knockout matches

Final

Date	Match	Score	Venue
11 July 1982	Italy – West Germany	3–1	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Third-place match

Date	Match	Score	Venue
10 July 1982	Poland – France	3–2	Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante

Semi-final

Date	Match	Score	Venue
8 July 1982	West Germany – France	3–3 (pens 5–4)	Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville
8 July 1982	Poland – Italy	0–2	Camp Nou, Barcelona

Groups and tables

Group 1

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Poland	3	1	2	0	5–1	4
2	Italy	3	0	3	0	2–2	3
3	Cameroon	3	0	3	0	1–1	3
4	Peru	3	0	2	1	2–6	2

Results (6)

14 June 1982 — Italy 0–0 Poland
15 June 1982 — Peru 0–0 Cameroon
18 June 1982 — Italy 1–1 Peru
19 June 1982 — Poland 0–0 Cameroon
22 June 1982 — Poland 5–1 Peru
23 June 1982 — Italy 1–1 Cameroon

Group 2

#	Team	P	W	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	West Germany	3	2	1	6–3	4
2	Austria	3	2	1	3–1	4
3	Algeria	3	2	1	5–5	4
4	Chile	3	0	3	3–8	0

Results (6)

16 June 1982 — West Germany 1–2 Algeria
17 June 1982 — Chile 0–1 Austria
20 June 1982 — West Germany 4–1 Chile
21 June 1982 — Algeria 0–2 Austria
24 June 1982 — Algeria 3–2 Chile
25 June 1982 — West Germany 1–0 Austria

Group 3

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Belgium	3	2	1	0	3–1	5
2	Argentina	3	2	0	1	6–2	4
3	Hungary	3	1	1	1	12–6	3
4	El Salvador	3	0	0	3	1–13	0

Results (6)

13 June 1982 — Argentina 0–1 Belgium
15 June 1982 — Hungary 10–1 El Salvador
18 June 1982 — Argentina 4–1 Hungary
19 June 1982 — Belgium 1–0 El Salvador
22 June 1982 — Belgium 1–1 Hungary
23 June 1982 — Argentina 2–0 El Salvador

Group 4

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	England	3	3	0	0	6–1	6
2	France	3	1	1	1	6–5	3
3	Czechoslovakia	3	0	2	1	2–4	2
4	Kuwait	3	0	1	2	2–6	1

Results (6)

16 June 1982 — England 3–1 France
17 June 1982 — Czechoslovakia 1–1 Kuwait
20 June 1982 — England 2–0 Czechoslovakia
21 June 1982 — France 4–1 Kuwait
24 June 1982 — France 1–1 Czechoslovakia
25 June 1982 — England 1–0 Kuwait

Group 5

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Northern Ireland	3	1	2	0	2–1	4
2	Spain	3	1	1	1	3–3	3
3	Yugoslavia	3	1	1	1	2–2	3
4	Honduras	3	0	2	1	2–3	2

Results (6)

16 June 1982 — Spain 1–1 Honduras
17 June 1982 — Yugoslavia 0–0 Northern Ireland
20 June 1982 — Spain 2–1 Yugoslavia
21 June 1982 — Honduras 1–1 Northern Ireland
24 June 1982 — Honduras 0–1 Yugoslavia
25 June 1982 — Spain 0–1 Northern Ireland

Group 6

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Brazil	3	3	0	0	10–2	6
2	Soviet Union	3	1	1	1	6–4	3
3	Scotland	3	1	1	1	8–8	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	2–12	0

Results (6)

14 June 1982 — Brazil 2–1 Soviet Union
15 June 1982 — Scotland 5–2 New Zealand
18 June 1982 — Brazil 4–1 Scotland
19 June 1982 — Soviet Union 3–0 New Zealand
22 June 1982 — Soviet Union 2–2 Scotland
23 June 1982 — Brazil 4–0 New Zealand

Group A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Poland	2	1	1	0	3–0	3
2	Soviet Union	2	1	1	0	1–0	3
3	Belgium	2	0	0	2	0–4	0

Results (3)

28 June 1982 — Poland 3–0 Belgium
1 July 1982 — Belgium 0–1 Soviet Union
4 July 1982 — Soviet Union 0–0 Poland

Group B

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	West Germany	2	1	1	0	2–1	3
2	England	2	0	2	0	0–0	2
3	Spain	2	0	1	1	1–2	1

Results (3)

29 June 1982 — West Germany 0–0 England
2 July 1982 — West Germany 2–1 Spain
5 July 1982 — Spain 0–0 England

Group C

#	Team	P	W	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Italy	2	2	0	5–3	4
2	Brazil	2	1	1	5–4	2
3	Argentina	2	0	2	2–5	0

Results (3)

29 June 1982 — Italy 2–1 Argentina
2 July 1982 — Argentina 1–3 Brazil
5 July 1982 — Italy 3–2 Brazil

Group D

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	France	2	2	0	0	5–1	4
2	Austria	2	0	1	1	2–3	1
3	Northern Ireland	2	0	1	1	3–6	1

Results (3)

28 June 1982 — Austria 0–1 France
1 July 1982 — Austria 2–2 Northern Ireland
4 July 1982 — Northern Ireland 1–4 France

Top scorers

Player	Team	Goals
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	West Germany	4
Zbigniew Boniek	Poland	4
Zico	Brazil	4
Gerry Armstrong	Northern Ireland	3
Paolo Rossi	Italy	3
Alain Giresse	France	2
Antonín Panenka	Czechoslovakia	2
Bernard Genghini	France	2
Billy Hamilton	Northern Ireland	2
Bryan Robson	England	2
Daniel Bertoni	Argentina	2
Daniel Passarella	Argentina	2
Didier Six	France	2
Diego Maradona	Argentina	2
Dominique Rocheteau	France	2

Stadiums

Venue	Matches
Camp Nou, Barcelona	5
Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid	4
Balaídos, Vigo	3
El Molinón, Gijón	3
Estadio Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo	3
Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante	3
Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid	3
Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia	3
Estadio de Riazor, A Coruña	3
La Romareda, Zaragoza	3
La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga	3
Nuevo Estadio, Elche	3
San Mamés, Bilbao	3
Vicente Calderón, Madrid	3
Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville	2
Sarrià Stadium, Barcelona	2
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville	1
Estadio Sarriá, Barcelona	1
Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville	1

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