World Cup Spain 1982
| Group 1 Results | ||||
| Italy | - | Poland | 0-0 | (June 14, Balaidos) |
| Peru | - | Cameroon | 0-0 | (June 15, Riazor) |
| Italy | - | Peru | 1-1 | (June 18, Balaidos) |
| Poland | - | Cameroon | 0-0 | (June 19, Riazor) |
| Poland | - | Peru | 5-1 | (June 22, Riazor) |
| Italy | - | Cameroon | 1-1 | (June 23, Balaidos) |
| Group 1 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Peru | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Group 2 Results | ||||
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | - | Algeria | 1-2 | (June 16, El Molinon) |
| Chile | - | Austria | 0-1 | (June 17, Carlos Tartiere) |
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | - | Chile | 4-1 | (June 20, El Molinon) |
| Algeria | - | Austria | 0-2 | (June 21, Carlos Tartiere) |
| Algeria | - | Chile | 3-2 | (June 24, Carlos Tartiere) |
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | - | Austria | 1-0 | (June 25, El Molinon) |
| Group 2 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Algeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Chile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Group 3 Results | ||||
| Argentina | - | Belgium | 0-1 | (June 13, Nou Camp) |
| Hungary | - | El Salvador | 10-1 | (June 15, Nuevo Estadio) |
| Argentina | - | Hungary | 4-1 | (June 18, Jose Rico Perez) |
| Belgium | - | El Salvador | 1-0 | (June 19, Nuevo Estadio) |
| Belgium | - | Hungary | 1-1 | (June 22, Nuevo Estadio) |
| Argentina | - | El Salvador | 2-0 | (June 23, Jose Rico Perez) |
| Group 3 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Group 4 Results | ||||
| England | - | France | 3-1 | (June 16, San Mames) |
| Czechoslovakia | - | Kuwait | 1-1 | (June 17, Jose Zorrilla) |
| England | - | Czechoslovakia | 2-0 | (June 20, San Mames) |
| France | - | Kuwait | 4-1 | (June 21, Jose Zorrilla) |
| France | - | Czechoslovakia | 1-1 | (June 24, Jose Zorrilla) |
| England | - | Kuwait | 1-0 | (June 25, San Mames) |
| Group 4 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Group 5 Results | ||||
| Spain | - | Honduras | 1-1 | (June 16, Luis Casanova) |
| Yugoslavia | - | Northern Ireland | 0-0 | (June 17, La Romareda) |
| Spain | - | Yugoslavia | 2-1 | (June 20, Luis Casanova) |
| Honduras | - | Northern Ireland | 1-1 | (June 21, La Romareda) |
| Honduras | - | Yugoslavia | 0-1 | (June 24, La Romareda) |
| Northern Ireland | - | Spain | 1-0 | (June 25, Luis Casanova) |
| Group 5 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Honduras | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Group 6 Results | ||||
| Brazil | - | Soviet Union | 2-1 | (June 14, Sanchez Pizjuan) |
| Scotland | - | New Zealand | 5-2 | (June 15, La Rosaleda) |
| Brazil | - | Scotland | 4-1 | (June 18, Benito Villamarin) |
| Soviet Union | - | New Zealand | 3-0 | (June 19, La Rosaleda) |
| Soviet Union | - | Scotland | 2-2 | (June 22, La Rosaleda) |
| Brazil | - | New Zealand | 4-0 | (June 23, Benito Villamarin) |
| Group 6 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Group A Results | ||||
| Poland | - | Belgium | 3-0 | (June 28, Nou Camp) |
| Belgium | - | Soviet Union | 0-1 | (July 1, Nou Camp) |
| Poland | - | Soviet Union | 0-0 | (July 4, Nou Camp) |
| Group A Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Poland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Group B Results | ||||
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | - | England | 0-0 | (June 29, Santiago Bernabeu) |
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | - | Spain | 2-1 | (July 2, Santiago Bernabeu) |
| Spain | - | England | 0-0 | (July 5, Santiago Bernabeu) |
| Group B Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Fed. Rep. of Ger. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| England | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Group C Results | ||||
| Italy | - | Argentina | 2-1 | (June 29, Sarria) |
| Argentina | - | Brazil | 1-3 | (July 2, Sarria) |
| Italy | - | Brazil | 3-2 | (July 5, Sarria) |
| Group C Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Argentina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Group D Results | ||||
| Austria | - | France | 0-1 | (June 28, Vicente Calderon) |
| Austria | - | Northern Ireland | 2-2 | (July 1, Vicente Calderon) |
| France | - | Northern Ireland | 4-1 | (July 4, Vicente Calderon) |
| Group D Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Austria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Semi-Final | ||||
| Poland | - | Italy | 0-2 | (July 8, Nou Camp) |
| Fed. Rep. of Ger.* | - | France | 3-3 A.E.T | (July 8, Sanchez Pizjuan) |
| 3rd. / 4th. Placing | ||||
| Poland |
- |
France |
3-2 |
(July 10, Jose Rico Perez) |
| Final | ||||
| Italy |
- |
Fed. Rep. of Ger. |
3-1 |
(July 11, Santiago Bernabeu) |
The format was simpler in Europe this time; there were six groups of five from which the top two teams qualified, and one group of three with only the winner going further. Of all the teams that had ever won the World Cup, the only one missing this time was Uruguay. Peru came through, and together with the undefeated Brazil and Chile completed the South American line-up. The African qualifications saw Cameroon and Algeria come out on top. In the final round in the CONCACAF zone in Honduras, the host team secured first place and denied favourites Mexico their place in the final round with a goalless draw in the final match. El Salvador won one more game and one more point than Mexico and earned the second set of tickets to Spain. New Zealand won the play-off between the two teams (China PR) who were level on points and accompanied Kuwait, the group winners, to Spain.
The World-Cup in 82 was remarkable in many ways. It seemed like the Spanish team suffered under the pressure of playing on home ground. And the two teams who ended up in the final, was the teams who suffered the hardest critics in the early rounds. In this World-Cup the discipline prevailed and Italy and West-Germany met in the final. Italy won the final 3-1, while the rest of the world felt sympathy for France and Brazil.
| Statistics : | |
| World Cup Champions: | Italy |
| Runners Up: | Fed. Rep. of Ger |
| Highest Scoring Game: | Hungary vs. El Salvador 10 - 1 (Group 3) |
| Total Goals Scored: | 146 |
| Av. Goals Per Match: | 2.81 |
| Top Scorer: | Paolo Rossi, Italy - 6 Goals |
| Best Scorers in 1 game: | Karl-heinz Rummenigge, Fed. Rep. of Ger. Laszlo Kiss, Hungary Paolo Rossi, Italy Zbigniew Boniek, Poland - 3 Goals |
| Highest Attendance: | 95.000 (Argentina - Belgium, Group 3) |
| Total Attendance: | 2.109.723 |
| Average Attendance: | 40.571 |
| Debut Appearance: | Cameroon, Algeria, Kuwait, Honduras, New Zealand |
| Stadiums Used: | Balaidos, El Molinon, Nou Camp, Jose Rico Perez, Riazor, Carlos Tartiere, Nuevo Estadio, Jose Zorrilla, La Romareda, La Rosaleda, Santiago Bernabeu, Vicente Calderon, San Mames, Luis Casanova, Sanchez Pizjuan, Benito Villamarin, Sarria |