World cup 1982

Судьбоносный Чемпионат Мира-1982 и его. Трагедия!

1982. Моральные чемпионы Мира- Галактическая Сборная Бразилии Теле Сантаны!- слева-напр: СОКРАТЕС- В.Перес-Жуниор-Луизиньо-Оскар-Леандро-Эдер- Т.Серезо-Сержиньо-ЗИКО-ФАЛЬКАО.

Да, чемпионат мира-1982 кончился как-то ни так. как он должен был кончиться. И дело, в конечном счёте, было даже не в победе «закрыто-оборонительной» итальянской сборной Э.Беарзотта. Тем более, что как показал и чемпионат Мира-82, и предыдущий, домашний для них чемпионат Европы-80, итальянцы Энцо Беарзотта и в атакующе инициативном стиле были способны уже, в отличие от их предшественников 60-70гг, тягаться и даже переигрывать, практически кого угодно. Другое дело, что так тогда вышло, что все три свои главные победы (над Аргентиной, ФРГ, и особенно в досрочном финале над Бразилией, Италия тогда оддержала в контратакующем и «умеренном»-половинчатом стиле. Но уже наличие в их сборной 1982года такого подчёркнутого диспетчера и изысканного Дирижёра атак, как Ж-К.Антониони, да ещё и в сочетании, с другим таким, технически изощрённым, изысканным полузащитником-созидателем, как Бруно Конти, несомненно, говорило уже о том, что сборная Энцо Беарзотта в 1982 году была готова и способна тягаться в открыто- атакующем стиле с кем угодно.

Другое дело, что в матче с Бразилией всё для них так складывалось что «излишне» идти вперёд стало и не обязательно, а перед финальным матчем с ФРГ они, к сожалению, потеряли уже из-за травмы Антониони, что фактически, уже само по себе, предопределяло их контратакующую тактику в финальном матче. Но дело всё-же, думаю, было не в этом. А наверное, прежде всего в том, что итальянская сборная, даже при всём к ней уважении, в финале всё-же играть была не должна. Ибо, как не рядись она тогда в новые одежды, её внутренней стихией по-прежнему была контратака. Безусловно, моральными если и не чемпионами мира, то безусловными Законодателями мод на то, чтобы не только считаться безоговорочно сильнейшими. но и подобно Прометеям нести футбольному миру- черты и Контуры Футбола Будущего, были тогда бразильцы Теле Сантаны!

Многие тогда, и не без оснований, считали Квинтэссенцией той бразильской сборной, по истине шедеврального кудесника (поднападающего) Зико. но я бы всё-же особую роль и предназначение в той Галактической Симфонии Теле Сантаны придал бы трём центральным полузащитникам: Сократесу, Фалькао и Тониньо Серезо, действовавших не только в вездесуще тотальном стиле, по всему полю, но и. эстетически и интеллектуально предвосхищая и предчувствуя общекомандную игровую Музыку на поле. заставляя и своих более «заземлённых» партнёров действовать в том-же Прометеевско- всеобъемлющем ключе.

Конечно, в финале тогда с бразильцами должна была встретиться Аргентина Луиса-Сезара Миннотти, наиболее близко стоящая тогда по философии и игровому мировоззрению к Команде-Симфонии Теле Сантаны. Ардилес, Бертони, Кемпес, Марадона(я специально не поставил его здесь, в этом перечне, первым- чтобы подчеркнуть его далеко не главенствующую роль в том игровом созвездии, да и самой тренерской концепции Миннотти), Рамон Диас. уже сами по себе задали бы той встрече, по истине магистральное для всего футбола направление, выведя и возведя его на совершенно новые Вершины (конечно, могут сказать, что они тогда и так встретились- но та встреча, во втором групповом этапе, конечно, по духу была далеко не финальной. уже хотя-бы потому, что аргентинцы перед ней получили тяжелейшую моральную травму, после того безобразного судейства в матче с Италией, приведшего их тогда к совершенно незаслуженному поражению. )

Другим, возможно чуть менее оптимальным соперником(а правильней сказать, партнёром!) Бразилии по финальному матчу могла быть и сборная ФРГ Ю.Дерваля (во главе с Брайтнером, Магатом, Кальтцем, Бригелем, Литтбарски и, пусть и травмированном, но по-прежнему, несомненно, харизматичным по своему воздействию на игру Румменигге). Впрочем, немцы тогда, на идейном уровне, в полуфинале во многом были переиграны. каким-то европейским подобием команды Теле Сантаны- утончённой и лучезарной Сборной Франции Мишеля Идальго, которой тогда, наверное, лишь генетическо-инфернальная тевтонская жестокость немцев, вкупе с по-роковому трагически отвернувшейся от них Фортуной. так и не позволили тогда достичь Финала. а возможно, кто знает, даже заменить на самом Пьедестале ЧМ-1982 самих, не менее трагических на том турнире бразильцев.

В общем, к огромному сожалению, для всех ценителей футбола, как явления, несомненно куда более высокого чем просто спорт, два главнейших, магистральных и Судьбоносных для его будущего развития, матча (Бразилия-Италия и Франция-ФРГ) закончились на Чемпионате Мира-1982. увы, победами совершенно не тех команд, которые должны- а возможно, даже и обязаны!- были победить, чтобы Футбол пошёл по какому-то, не только правильному, но и. бесконечному и Высокому Пути. Увы, после этого всё пошло не так.

И если Чемпионат Мира-1978 кончался феерической победой, в не менее феерическом финале, блистательной и подчёркнуто атакующей Аргентинской сборной Луиза Миннотти, во главе с Кемпесом, Лукке, Ардилесом, Бертони. утверждающим тогда тотально-открытый и подчёркнуто Созидательный стиль. то Чемпионат Мира-1982, несмотря на все, такие великие его предпосылки, кончился по-сути. ничем. И Футбол, увы, с того момента пошёл далеко не по тому Пути, по которому он мог и должен был пойти.

P.S. Или вместо заключения. Часто приходилось слышать, что в какой-то мере «революционными» для развития Мирового футбола стали Чемпионаты Мира 1966 и 1974гг. Но, на мой взгляд, это не так. Уже хотя-бы потому, что какой-то «особой» тактики в 1966, в её последующем, полновесном понимании ещё, наверное, и не было. все только переходили из «бей-беги» системы 4-2-4, к куда более содержательной и разносторонней системе, с более высокой и важной ролью Середины поля: 4-3-3. Но даже на ЧМ-1970, этого перехода в полной мере ещё не произошло. В 1974 голландцы впервые, в своём постулате Тотального футбола, выдвинули роль Середины поля на первый план. а в 1978 и 1982, аргентинцы Л.Миннотти а затем бразильцы Т.Сантаны, придали этим новшествам игры в Середине поля, особую изощрённость. И в 1982 году, во многом благодаря именно им, а так-же сборной Франции М.Идальго, уже можно было говорить об утверждении Новой игровой Философии в Середине поля, на Техническую и Творческую Доминацию над соперником: 4-4-2. Но, к сожалению, обиднейшие поражения в 1982 Бразилии и Франции, во многом пустили все эти несомненные Творческие завоевания. под откос.

P.S. Или ещё одно необходимое послесловие. Думается, что в полуфинальном матче ЧМ-1982 ФРГ-Франция, при счёте 1:1, в конце 2 тайма, судья просто обязан был назначить в ворота немцев 100% пенальти и удалить Шумахера, после того как тот в штрафной, умышленно вырубил вышедшего один на один Баттистона! При нормальном судействе, думается, французы просто обязаны были тогда победить. По поводу матча 1982.Бразилия-Италия. то я и по сей день затрудняюсь сказать, сыграй эти команды заново, сумели ли бы бразильцы его выиграть. Всё-таки, по сравнению с 1978, когда Италия заметно подсела на финише, в 1982 команда Беарзотта была уже заметно сильнее, и не только в плане характера. я не так давно просматривал их полуфинальный матч с поляками: они там буквально уже в первые 20-27 минут смели поляков Атакующим Ураганом.

Конечно, Бразилия была заметно посильнее Польши. но атакующий потенциал итальянской сборной в 1982году был очень велик. Но, к сожалению, в том матче Бразилия всё время слишком быстро пропускала. А вот, поведи она тогда в счёте, то я не уверен, что итальянцы их бы в этом случае, что называется, не переиграли бы на их же собственной территории, в атакующем и открыто- инициативном ключе. Всё же, атакующий потенциал Италии в 1982 был очень велик (Конти, Антониони- Грациани, Росси, плюс атакующий защитник-диспетчер Кабрини. )

Другое дело, ситуация складывалась для Италии тогда так, что проявляла она его лишь. эпизодами и отдельными временными отрезками. Но вот, по игровой Философии, или даже, правильней сказать, игровой Религии, с Бразилией итальянцы тогда вряд-ли могли быть сопоставимы. Не было у них таких полузащитников-с тотально глобальным воздействием на ВСЁ Поле!- как Сократес, Тониньо Серезо, Фалькао. И в этом отношении, финальным по духу матчем, должен был стать тогда матч: Бразилия-Аргентина(с сопоставимой с бразильцами полузащитой, во главе с Ардилесом. ) или же, Бразилия-Франция. хотя в плане игры сугубо на результат, Италия тогда, скорее всего, более чем заслуженно заслужила титул. Вот такая, определённая метамoрфоза той ситуации, и по сей день не оставляющая никого из её свидетелей равнодушным.

World cup 1982

Впервые в истории финальный турнир был расширен до 24 сборных. Однако увеличение числа участников не явило миру новой лучшей команды планеты. В Испании победу отпраздновали итальянцы, хотя по ходу турнира складывалось ощущение, что добиться успеха им не удастся. Первый групповой этап «скуадра адзурра» преодолела с невероятным трудом, не выиграв ни одного матча: Польша (0:0), Перу (1:1), Камерун (1:1). И только более скупая результативность африканцев позволила Италии выйти во второй групповой этап.

Учитывая, что в следующем раунде итальянцам попались аргентинцы (действующие чемпионы мира) и бразильцы (демонстрировавшие на турнире 1982 года футбол высочайшего уровня), выход в полуфинал казался маловероятным. Но именно самый нереалистичный сценарий и был претворён в жизнь. Сначала Италия обыграла «альбиселесте» с 21-летним Диего Марадоной в составе, а в матче за выход в полуфинал нанесла поражение «селесао» в ситуации, когда их самих устраивала только победа. Злым гением южноамериканцев стал Паоло Росси, оформивший хет-трик.

Для Италии плей-офф, по сути, начался со встречи с Бразилией. Успех в игре с одним из фаворитов чемпионата мира удалось закрепить и в матчах за медали. Сначала были повержены поляки (2:0), а в игре за золото поражение потерпели и действующие чемпионы Европы — западные немцы, измученные полуфинальным сражением с Францией (3:1). В результате Италия в третий раз в истории стала чемпионом мира, догнав по этому показателю Бразилию.

Герой

Трудно было поверить не только в триумф сборной Италии, но и в то, что героем турнира станет Паоло Росси. До решающего матча второго группового этапа с Бразилией на счету Италии было всего четыре мяча, и ни один из них не был забит этим нападающим. Но футболист вписал своё имя в историю, проявив лидерские качества в самый нужный для команды момент.

Антигерой

Во втором тайме встречи французский футболист получил пас на выход к воротам немцев. Баттистон уже успел избавиться от мяча, но вышедший из ворот Шумахер пошёл до конца и намеренно снёс соперника с ног, обрушившись на француза всей массой своего тела. Баттистон в результате получил черепно-мозговую травму, потерял три зуба и серьёзно повредил позвоночник. Некоторое время он был без сознания. Его партнёр по сборной Мишель Платини позднее признался: в тот момент он испугался, что Баттистон не выживет.

Французскому футболисту оказали первую помощь, с поля его унесли на носилках. А Шумахер не получил за этот эпизод даже жёлтой карточки. Узнав, что у Баттистона выбиты зубы, Тони заметил: «Если это все полученные им повреждения, то я готов оплатить коронки». Стоит ли удивляться, что в финале с Италией публика освистывала любые действия голкипера?

Открытие

Увеличение числа участников чемпионата мира означало появление сборных-дебютантов. На турнире в Испании широкая публика увидела пять новых команд — Камеруна, Алжира, Кувейта, Гондураса и Новой Зеландии. Им не удалось хорошо себя зарекомендовать с первых шагов — все новички выбыли из борьбы по итогам первого группового этапа. Однако африканские команды были очень близки к преодолению этого рубежа. Камеруну не хватило одного мяча, чтобы опередить будущих чемпионов мира итальянцев, а Алжир стал жертвой обстоятельств.

В дебютном для себя матче североафриканцы обыграли действующих чемпионов Европы, команду ФРГ (2:1). А после поражения от Австрии (0:2) сумели одолеть Чили (3:2). Но даже двух побед оказалось недостаточно.

Алжир набрал столько же очков, сколько ФРГ и Австрия, но из-за некрасивого поведения своих европейских коллег остался за бортом турнира. Дело в том, что матч немцев с австрийцами состоялся через сутки после игры алжирцев. Уже зная её результат, европейцы прекрасно понимали, как нужно закончить встречу, чтобы третьей лишней оказалась африканская команда. Немец Хорст Хрубеш забил быстрый мяч на 10-й минуте, а остальные 80 минут игроки на поле откровенно валяли дурака. Эта неприятная ситуация заставила ФИФА внести изменения в правила проведения турниров: с тех пор матчи заключительного тура группового этапа крупных международных соревнований проводятся одновременно.

Разочарование

Сборная Аргентины прибыла в Испанию в качестве действующего чемпиона мира. На фоне этого триумфа, а также победы молодёжной аргентинской команды на первенстве планеты 1979 года, где в финале была повержена сборная СССР, болельщики ждали закрепления успеха. К тому же весь футбольный мир уже начинал сходить с ума от игры Диего Марадоны (его звезда ярко зажжётся на следующем чемпионате мира). Однако дебютный матч получился не слишком успешным: Аргентина проиграла Бельгии (0:1). А вот во встречах со скромными сборными Венгрии и Сальвадора удача сопутствовала южноамериканцам — 4:1 и 2:0.

После таких сомнительных достижений действующие чемпионы мира были просто обязаны продемонстрировать настоящую игру. Однако в матчах с более сильными соперниками Аргентина оказалась неконкурентоспособной: Италии она проиграла 1:2, а Бразилии — 1:3. Возложенных надежд «альбиселесте» не оправдала и досрочно сняла с себя чемпионские полномочия.

Бомбардир

Паоло Росси стал не только героем и лучшим игроком чемпионата мира — итальянский форвард опередил всех и в споре бомбардиров. Победу в этой гонке он вырвал на финишной прямой: в финале Паоло забил мяч, а его главный соперник Карл-Хайнц Румменигге ушёл с поля, так и не добившись результата. В итоге итальянец завершил турнир с активом в шесть мячей, а капитан немцев остановился на пяти.

Момент

Ранее казалось, что полуфинал чемпионата мира 1970 года Италия — ФРГ, где в дополнительное время было забито пять мячей, навечно станет самым эмоциональным в истории первенств планеты. Но дуэль французов и немцев в Севилье получилась просто незабываемой — как минимум не хуже той, что была у ФРГ с Италией 12 лет назад.

Символическая сборная

Дино Дзофф (Италия) — Луизиньо (Бразилия), Жуниор (Бразилия), Клаудио Джентиле (Италия), Фульвио Колловати (Италия) — Збигнев Бонек (Польша), Фалькао (Бразилия), Мишель Платини (Франция), Зико (Бразилия) — Паоло Росси (Италия), Карл-Хайнц Румменигге (ФРГ).

1982 FIFA World Cup

1982 FIFA World Cup

The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.

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Host selection

Spain was chosen as the host nation by FIFA in London, England on July 6, 1966. Hosting rights for the 1974 and 1978 tournaments were awarded at the same time. West Germany agreed a deal with Spain by which Spain would support West Germany for the 1974 tournament, and in return West Germany would allow Spain to bid for the 1982 World Cup unopposed.

Qualification

For the first time, the World Cup finals expanded from 16 to 24 teams. This allowed more teams, especially from Africa and Asia, to participate.

Summary

Format

The 1982 competition used a unique format. The first round was a round-robin group stage containing six groups of four teams each. Two points were awarded for a win and one for a draw, with goal difference used to separate teams equal on points. The top two teams in each group advanced. In the second round, the twelve remaining teams were split into four groups of three teams each, with the winner of each group progressing to the knockout semi-final stage.

First round

In Group 1, newcomers Cameroon held both Poland and Italy to draws, and were denied a place in the next round on the basis of having scored fewer goals than Italy (the sides had an equal goal difference). Poland and Italy qualified over Cameroon and Peru. Italian journalists and tifosi criticised their team for their uninspired performances that managed three draws; the squad was reeling from the recent Serie A scandal, where national players were suspended for match fixing and illegal betting.

Group 2 saw one of the great World Cup upsets on the first day with the 2–1 victory of Algeria over reigning European Champions West Germany. In the final match in the group between West Germany and Austria, Algeria had already played their final group game the day before, and West Germany and Austria knew that a West German win by 1 or 2 goals would qualify them both, while a larger German victory would qualify Algeria over Austria, and a draw or an Austrian win would eliminate the Germans. After 10 minutes of all-out attack, West Germany scored through a goal by Horst Hrubesch. After the goal was scored, the two teams kicked the ball around aimlessly for the rest of the match. Chants of «Fuera, fuera» («Out, out«) were screamed by the Spanish crowd, while angry Algerian supporters waved banknotes at the players. This performance was widely deplored, even by the German and Austrian fans. One German fan was so upset by his team’s display that he burned his German flag in disgust. [ 1 ] Algeria protested to FIFA, who ruled that the result be allowed to stand; FIFA introduced a revised qualification system at subsequent World Cups in which the final two games in each group were played simultaneously.

Group 3, where the opening ceremony and first match of the tournament took place, saw Belgium beat defending champions Argentina 1–0. The Camp Nou stadium was the home of Barcelona, and many fans had wanted to see the club’s new signing, Argentinian star Diego Maradona, who did not perform to expectations. Both Belgium and Argentina ultimately advanced at the expense of Hungary and El Salvador despite Hungary’s 10–1 win over the Central American nation — which, with a total of 11 goals, is the second highest scoreline in a World Cup game (equal with Brazil’s 6–5 victory over Poland in the 1938 tournament and Hungary’s 8–3 victory over West Germany in the 1954 tournament).

In Group 5, Honduras held hosts Spain to a 1–1 draw. Northern Ireland won the group outright, eliminating Yugoslavia and beating hosts Spain 1–0; Northern Ireland had to play the majority of the second half with ten men after Mal Donaghy was dismissed. Spain scraped by thanks to a controversial penalty in the 2–1 victory over Yugoslavia. At 17 years and 41 days, Northern Ireland forward Norman Whiteside was the youngest player to appear in a World Cup match.

Brazil were in Group 6. With Zico, Sócrates, Falcão, Éder and fellows, they boasted an offensive firepower that promised a return to the glory days of 1970. They beat the USSR 2–1 thanks to a 20 metre Éder goal two minutes from time, then Scotland and New Zealand with four goals each. The Soviets took the group’s other qualifying berth at the expense of the Scots.

Second round

Poland opened Group A with a 3–0 defeat of Belgium thanks to a Zbigniew Boniek hat-trick. The Soviet Union prevailed 1–0 in the next match over Belgium. The Poles edged out the USSR for the semi-final spot on the final day on goal difference thanks to a 0–0 draw in a politically charged match, as Poland’s then-Communist government had imposed a martial law a few months earlier to quash internal dissent and forestall a Soviet invasion.

In Group B, a match between England and West Germany ended in a goalless draw. West Germany put the pressure on England in their second match by beating Spain 2–1. The home side drew 0–0 against England, denying Ron Greenwood’s team a semi-final place and putting England in the same position as Cameroon, being eliminated without losing a game.

In Group C, with Brazil, Argentina and Italy, in the opener, Italy prevailed 2–1 over Diego Maradona’s side after a game in which Italian defenders Gaetano Scirea and Claudio Gentile proved themselves equal to the task of stopping the Argentinian attack. Argentina now needed a win over Brazil on the second day, but lost 3–1 — Argentina only scoring in the last minute. Diego Maradona kicked Brazilian player Joao Batista and was sent off in the 85th minute.

The match between Brazil and Italy put Brazil’s attack against Italy’s defence, with the majority of the game played around the Italian area, with the Italian midfielders and defenders returning the repeated set volleys of Brazilian shooters such as Zico, Socrates and Falcao. Italian centre back Claudio Gentile was assigned to mark Brazilian striker Zico, earning a yellow card and a suspension for the following game against Poland. Enzo Bearzot’s striker, Paolo Rossi, opened the scoring when he headed in Antonio Cabrini’s cross with just five minutes played. Socrates equalised for Brazil twelve minutes later. In the twenty-fifth minute Rossi stepped past a Brazilian defender, intercepted a pass across the Brazilians’ goal, and drilled the shot home. The Brazilians threw everything in search of another equaliser, while Italy defended bravely. On 68 minutes, Falcao collected a pass from Junior and fired home from 20 yards out to draw the match. Now Italy had gained the lead twice thanks to Rossi’s goals, and Brazil had come back twice; At 2–2, Brazil would have been through on goal difference, but at the 74th minute, a poor clearance from an Italian corner kick went back to the Brazilian six-yard line where Rossi and Francesco Graziani were waiting. Both aimed at the same shot, Rossi connecting to get a hat trick and sending Italy into the lead for good.

In the last group, Group D, France dispatched Austria 1–0 in their opener, then beat Northern Ireland 4–1 for their first semifinal appearance since 1958.

Semi-finals, third-place match, and final

Italy beat Poland in the first semi-final through two goals from Paolo Rossi. In the game between France and West Germany, the Germans opened the scoring through a Pierre Littbarski strike in the 17th minute, and the French equalised nine minutes later with a Michel Platini penalty. In the second half a long through ball sent French defender Patrick Battiston racing clear towards the German goal. With both Battiston and the lone German defender trying to be the first to reach the ball, Battiston flicked it past German keeper Harald Schumacher from the edge of the German penalty area and Schumacher reacted by jumping up to block. Schumacher completely missed the ball, however, and clattered straight into the oncoming Battiston – which left the French player unconscious and knocked two of his teeth out. Schumacher’s action has been described as «one of history’s most shocking fouls». [ 2 ] The ball went just wide of the post and Dutch referee Charles Corver deemed Schumacher’s tackle on Battiston not to be a foul and awarded a goal kick. Play was interrupted for several minutes while Battiston, still unconscious and with a broken jaw, was carried off the field on a stretcher. After French defender Manuel Amoros had sent a 25-metre drive crashing onto the West German crossbar in the final minute, the match went into extra time. On 92 minutes, France’s sweeper Marius Trésor fired a swerving volley under Schumacher’s crossbar from ten metres out to make it 2–1. Six minutes later, an unmarked Alain Giresse drove in a 18-metre shot off the inside of the right post to finish off a counter-attack and put France up 3–1. But West Germany would not give up. In the 102nd minute a counter-attack culminated in a cross that recent substitute Karl-Heinz Rummenigge turned in at the near post from a difficult angle with the outside of his foot, reducing France’s lead to 3–2. Then in the 108th minute Germany took a short corner and after France failed to clear, the ball was played by Germany to Littbarski whose cross to Horst Hrubesch was headed back to the centre towards Klaus Fischer, who was unmarked but with his back to goal. Fischer in turn volleyed the ball past French keeper Jean-Luc Ettori with a bicycle kick, levelling the scores at 3–3 and sending the match to penalties. This goal was voted the greatest goal in the history of German football by German supporters. Because the scores were level after extra time, France and West Germany participated in the first ever penalty shootout at a World Cup finals. Giresse, Manfred Kaltz, Manuel Amoros, Paul Breitner and Dominique Rocheteau all converted penalties until Uli Stielike was stopped by Ettori, giving France the advantage. But then Schumacher stepped forward, lifted the tearful Stielike from the ground, and saved Didier Six’s shot. With Germany handed the lifeline they needed Littbarski converted his penalty, followed by Platini for France, and then Rummenigge for Germany as the tension mounted. France defender Maxime Bossis then had his kick parried by Schumacher who anticipated it, and Hrubesch stepped up to score and send Germany to the World Cup final yet again with a victory on penalties, 4–5.

In the final, after a scoreless first half during which Antonio Cabrini fired a penalty wide of goal, the fresher legs of the Italians and the confidence gained from their previous two victories began to make the difference between the teams. After a foul just outside the area by Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Italian central defender Claudio Gentile raced upfield to set the ball and initiate the quick restart, catching the German goalkeeper Schumacher out of position and the German defence unprepared. Paolo Rossi scored first for the third straight game by heading home Gentile’s bouncing cross at close range. Exploiting the situation, Italy scored twice more on quick counter-strikes, all the while capitalising on their defence to hold the Germans. With Gentile and Gaetano Scirea holding the centre, the Italian strikers were free to counter-punch the weakened German defence. Marco Tardelli’s shot from the edge of the area beat Schumacher first, and Alessandro Altobelli, the substitute for injured striker Francesco Graziani, made it 3–0 at the end of a solo sprint down the right side by the stand-out winger Bruno Conti. Italy’s lead appeared secure, encouraging Italian president Sandro Pertini to wag his finger at the cameras in a playful «not going to catch us now» gesture. In the 83rd minute Paul Breitner scored a goal against Dino Zoff, but Italy claimed their first World Cup title in 44 years, and their third in total with a 3–1 victory.

In the third-place match, Poland edged the French side 3–2 which matched Poland’s best ever performance at a World Cup previously achieved in 1974. France would go on to win the European Championship two years later.

Records

Italy became the first team to advance from the first round without winning a game, drawing all three (while Cameroon were eliminated in the same way), and also the only World Cup winner to draw or lose three matches at the Finals. By winning, Italy equalled Brazil’s record of winning the World Cup three times. Italy’s total of twelve goals scored in seven matches set a new low for average goals scored per game by a World Cup winning side (subsequently exceeded by Spain in 2010), while Italy’s aggregate goal difference of +6 for the tournament remains a record low for a champion, equalled by Spain.

Italy’s 40-year-old captain-goalkeeper Dino Zoff became the oldest-ever player to win the World Cup. This was the first World Cup in which teams from all six continental confederations participated in the finals, something that would not happen again until 2006.

Venues

17 stadiums in 14 cities hosted the tournament.

World cup 1982

The 1982 FIFA World Cup took place in Spain from 13 June to 11 July 1982. The World Cup finals expanded for the first time from 16 to 24 teams. It also had a new format, incorporating three distinct phases. Therefore, 24 teams from 6 confederations participated in the final tournament: 14 from Europe (UEFA), 4 from South America (CONMEBOL), 2 from North America, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF), 2 from Africa (CAF), 1 from Asia (AFC), and 1 from Oceania (OFC). Five teams made their first World Cup presentation (Algeria, Cameroon, Kuwait, Honduras and New Zealand).

In the first round, there were some facts worth noting. Italy had a very uninspired start and only could draw the first three games. Cameroon and Italy drew all three of their matches and finished deadlock on three points but it was the Italians who advanced for having one more goal in favor. Despite this shaky start, Italy advanced to the next round and came out World Cup champion. Algeria made history in their first World Cup presentation after beating European champions West Germany 2-1. Group 2 consisted of Germany, Austria, Algeria and Chile. Austria and the Germans faced off in the final match of the group, and the game was a real shame. West Germany and Austria knew that a Germany’s victory by 1 or 2 goals would qualify both of them, while a Germany’s victory by a wide margin would qualify Algeria over Austria. On the other hand, an Austrian win or a draw would qualify Algeria and would eliminate the Germans. West Germany scored the only goal of the match after 10 minutes, and then stopped playing to let time run out for the rest of the match. All the audience booed both countries unmercifully and screamed throughout the match fuera, fuera, out, out. West Germany, Austria and Algeria finished with 4 points, but West Germany and Austria qualified for the next stage on goal difference. Algeria protested to FIFA, but authorities turned a blind eye and nothing happened. One consequence of the controversy was that in future tournaments, concluding first-round games would kick off at the same time. This was one of the most shameful games in World Cups’ History, and was widely deplored, even by the German and Austrian fans.

Another surprise in the first round happened in Group 3, when Belgium outplayed defending champions Argentina and their star Diego Maradona. The Catalan crowd was eager to see in action the new star of Barcelona, Diego Maradona, but had to wait until another time. The match was the first game of the tournament and was played at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, where the opening ceremony also took place. One of the most important thrashings of all time happened also in this group when Hungary defeated El Salvador 10-1. This was the second match with most goals in World Cups’ history, and El Salvador became the first team to ship ten goals in a FIFA World Cup game. The most bizarre incident, though, came in the game between Kuwait and France. France leading the game 3-1 and Giresse scored the fourth goal. The Kuwait team had stopped play after hearing a whistle from the stands, which they thought had come from Soviet referee Miroslav Stupar. Kuwait’s team complained the referee’s decision heavily and was supported by Sheikh Fahid Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, brother of the Kuwaiti Emir and president of the Kuwaiti Football Association, who walked onto the pitch to remonstrate with the referee. The referee ended up reversing his initial decision to the fury of the French that they could not believe what was happening. As a result of this incident, the Soviet referee lost his international credentials. In Group 5, Honduras, another World Cup debutant, held Spain to a draw while many people expected a hefty win. Northern Ireland also surprised everyone by beating hosts Spain 1-0 with a famous Gerry Armstrong goal in Valencia and topped their group in the opening stage.

In second round, Poland prevailed in Group A. Group B was hotly contested between Germany, England and Spain, but was eventually won by Germany. Group C was considered the group of death with Italy, Brazil, the tournament favorites, and Argentina, the reigning world champions. In the opener, Italy prevailed 2-1 over Argentina after a game in which defenders Caetano Scirea and Claudio Gentile brutally punched, pinched and stomped on Maradona, while the Romanian referee turned a blind eye. Argentina now needed a win over their archi-rivals Brazil on the second day, but lost 3–1. Maradona lost his temper and expressed his frustration by kicking Batista at the end of the game, which cost him the red card. The last group game between Italy and Brazil was spectacular. Brazil won all five of their matches prior and were the pre-tournament favorites with the talents of Falcão, Zico, Socrates and Éder. Italia other hand, was playing better and had gained the first victory of the championship in the previous match against Argentina 2-1. The match was won by Italy 3-2 in one of the best matches ever seen, including a hat-trick of Paolo Rossi. In the last group, Group D, France prevailed.

The semi-finals were defined. In the first game, Italy defeated Poland 2-1, with two goals newly from Paolo Rossi. The five goals of Italy in the second round had been scored by Paolo Rossi. Italy was already in the final. Poland had to play without their leading figure, Zbigniew Boniek, who was suspended. In the other semi-final, West Germany defeated France with a victory on penalties, 5–4. The game was vibrant and finished 3-3, after a spectacular comeback of Germany that was losing 3-1. But West Germany would not give up, leveled the game 3-3, and sent the match to penalties. West Germany was again in a final. This match will also be sadly remembered by Harald Schumacher’s unpunished assault on French Patrick Battiston. The French midfielder was knocked and sent to hospital in an unconscious state, but incredibly Schumacher escaped unpunished. To the astonishment of players and spectators, the Dutch referee Corver took no action, and instead awarded the Germans a goal kick. This was the most brutal attack that remained unpunished in the history of World Cups.

The 1982 FIFA World Cup Final was contested at the Santiago BernabГ©u Stadium in Madrid, before a crowd of 90,000 followers, for Italy led by Paolo Rossi, and West Germany, led by Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the reigning two-time European player of the year. Italy beat West Germany 3-1 winning the third World Cup title. After a scoreless first half, Paolo Rossi scored first, Marco Tardelli scored the second goal from the edge of the area, and Conti made the third goal.В The Tardelli’s second goal is remembered for his famous goal celebration, which is dubbed as the «Tardelli cry«. Italy had now drawn level with record champions Brazil. The only two teams in the world that win three World Cups. Paolo Rossi was the star of the tournament. He won both the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player, which was awarded for the first time. Captain and goalkeeper Dino Zoff at forty also became the oldest player to win the World Cup. It is worth nothing that the head of the Italian soccer federation dedicated the World Cup victory to the Palestinians as a mark of solidarity with their suffering.

The top scorer (Golden Shoe) of the tournament was Paolo Rossi of Italy, who would go on to score six goals. Rossi was also elected best player (Golden Ball) of the tournament. Manuel Amoros of France was elected best young player. Brazil, on the other hand, received the FIFA Fair Play award. The names that people probably remember from those times are: Enzo Bearzot (Italian coach), César Luis Menotti (Argentine coach), Telé Santana (Brazilian coach), Carlos Alberto Parreira (Kuwait coach), Thomas Nkono (Cameroon goalkeeper), Dino Zoff (Italian goalkeeper), Jean-Marie Pfaff (Belgian goalkeeper), Ubaldo Fillol (Argentine goalkeeper), Antonio Cabrini (Italian defender), Giuseppe Bergomi (Italian defender), Franco Baresi (Italian defender), Claudio Gentile (Italian defender), Júnior (Brazilian defender), Manuel Amoros (French defender and Best Young Player), Daniel Passarella (Argentine defender), Władysław Żmuda (Polish defender), Michel Platini (French midfielder), Bruno Conti (Italian midfielder), Jean Tigana (French midfielder), Alain Giresse (French midfielder), Lakhdar Belloumi (Algerian midfielder, African player of the year), Lothar Matthäus (German midfielder), Osvaldo Ardiles (Argentine midfielder), Diego Maradona (Argentine midfielder), Julio César Uribe (Peruvian midfielder), Teófilo Cubillas (Peruvian midfielder), Toninho Cerezo (Brazilian midfielder), Sócrates (Brazilian midfielder), Zico (Brazilian midfielder), Falcão (Brazilian midfielder), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (German striker), Dirceu (Brazilian striker), Norman Whiteside (Iris player and youngest player in the tournament’s entire history), Roger Milla (Cameroon striker), Jan Ceulemans (Belgian striker), Alessandro Altobelli (Italian striker), Zbigniew Boniek (Polish striker), Włodzimierz Smolarek (Polish striker), Grzegorz Lato (Polish striker), Andrzej Szarmach (Polish striker), Kenny Dalglish (Scottish striker), Quini (Spanish striker), Mágico González (Salvadoran striker), Mario Kempes (Argentine striker), and Paolo Rossi (Italian striker, Golden Shoe, and Golden Ball).

1982 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Copa del Mundo de Fútbol – España 82
1982 FIFA World Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host country	Spain
Dates	13 June – 11 July (29 days)
Teams	24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	17 (in 14 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Italy (3rd title)
Runners-up	West Germany
Third place	Poland
Fourth place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	146 (2.81 per match)
Attendance	2,109,723 (40,572 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Paolo Rossi (6 goals)
Best player	Paolo Rossi

1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification

A total of 109 teams entered the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, which began with the preliminary qualification draw on 14 October 1979 at Zürich, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament, an increase from 16 in the previous World Cups. Spain, as the hosts, and Argentina, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 22 spots open for competition.

The 24 spots available in the 1982 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows:

A total of 103 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 306 qualifying matches were played, and 797 goals were scored (an average of 2.60 per match).

The story of the 1982 World Cup

Between now and the start of the World Cup, we will be looking back at previous tournaments with the help of some of the key characters and the BBC’s archive footage. Today, we speak to the man who tried and failed to stop the great Brazil side of the 1982 finals, which ended up belonging to Italy and Marco Tardelli.

Spain, June & July, 1982

The best team might not have won the 1982 World Cup, but the best celebration definitely did.

For sheer artistry and jaw-dropping skill there have been few squads in history to match the one that Brazil coach Tele Santana took to Spain, not even in his own country’s glittering past. Their names still trip off the tongue; the likes of Junior, Socrates, Falcao and Zico, while the flamboyant, attacking football they played under Santana deservedly lives long in the memory.

But, as with Hungary in 1954 and the Netherlands in 1974, Brazil’s brilliant performances won the purists’ plaudits and most fans’ hearts but did not secure them any prizes.

Instead, the trophy went to an Italy side that lacked any comparable verve but who, through the raw emotion of Marco Tardelli’s reaction to his goal in the final, still provided the iconic moment of a tournament that contained as much controversy as it did drama.

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Years later, I went to university with Armstrong’s son, Brendan, who was always modest about his father’s achievements but acknowledged how that goal on a humid evening in Valencia changed his life. It brought Gerry, then playing for Watford, international fame and led to the family returning to Spain a few months later when he joined Real Mallorca for a three-year stint. Such is the power of the World Cup.

«Effectively they only had 10 men because they had a striker called Serginho who was never a Brazilian player. He was just a big lump who couldn’t run. He wasn’t useless but he was as close to it as you have ever seen, not that it helped us much.

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The second round comprised of another group stage; four groups of three teams each, with the winners going into the semi-finals. This was where England departed, unbeaten, after two goalless draws against West Germany and Spain, and where the holders Argentina, including a youthful Diego Maradona, imploded by losing twice.

Hansen has become renowned for his criticism of defensive displays in his work as a BBC pundit but even he remembers being shocked by the complacency of the Brazilians as he watched back home on Merseyside.

He told me: «Unfortunately for Brazil, they played with an attitude that it didn’t matter if the opposition got three because they would get four. I really couldn’t believe what I was seeing because they basically gave the Italians their goals with slack defensive play.

«They came unstuck but as far as flair, imagaination and creativity were concerned they were always the best team in Spain and they are still without a shadow of a doubt the best team never to have won the World Cup. Even subsequent Brazil sides who have won the trophy have not been in the same class.»

In any other World Cup, that Brazil-Italy game would have undoubtedly been the match of the tournament but, three days later in the semi-finals, France and West Germany served up another clash of skill against spirit that was just as dramatic.

The French, with Michel Platini and Alain Giresse pulling the strings in an artful midfield, had become the neutrals’ favourites following Brazil’s exit but went the same way as the South Americans after continuing to attack despite leading 3-1 with 15 minutes of extra-time left. West Germany’s eventual win, in the first World Cup match to be decided on penalties, was made even less popular by their goalkeeper Harold ‘Toni’ Schumacher’s infamous challenge on Patrick Battiston with the score at 1-1 that left Battiston unconscious and knocked out three of his teeth, but saw Schumacher escape punishment.

Italy brushed aside Poland, whose talisman Zbigniew Boniek was suspended, in their semi-final and, although there was a Brazilian in the final, played in front of 90,000 fans at the Bernabeu, it was only the referee Arnaldo Cesar Coelho.

The greatest celebration ever? I’ll let you decide. There was no way back for West Germany, anyhow. Alessandro Altobelli put Italy 3-0 up before Paul Breitner replied with a late consolation. Italy were not the team that most people thought would win the World Cup, nor wanted to, but it was they who got their hands on the trophy.

The 1982 World Cup finals

The 1982 World Cup tournament kicked off on 13 June at the Nou Camp, Barcelona. After all the months of anticipation and extensive build-up, Argentina met Belgium following the opening ceremony.

First Group Stage

[Group 3] Erwin Vandenbergh’s surprise winner for the Belgians was the first goal in an opening match for 20 years as the holders were beaten. Argentina and their new star Diego Maradona recovered to qualify behind Belgium. In the same group, Hungary’s 10-1 record crushing of the poorly-prepared minnows El Salvador suggested an unbalanced competition. László Kiss scored the first (and to date only) World Cup hat-trick by a substitute, also the fastest in finals history in only seven minutes as the Hungarians became the first side to reach double figures in tournament history. El Salvador was in the midst of civil war, sent only 20 players to Spain and had to borrow footballs from their opponents ahead of their opening game. The Central Americans however restored some pride in their remaining group games, only conceding three more goals. Playmaker Jorge ‘Magico’ González earned a move to Cádiz in Spain and the admiration of Maradona.

[Group 2] Fears that the World Cup’s ‘minnows’ might prove an embarrassment were allayed within the first week by Algeria. Their spectacular 2-1 upset over European Champions West Germany was the first World Cup win for an African country against a European opponent. German manager Jupp Derwall had tempted fate by telling a press conference, “If we lose this one, I’ll be on the next plane home.” The failure to play the last group games simultaneously came back to haunt Algeria and cast a dark cloud over the whole tournament. The North Africans beat Chile 3-2 and looked to have progressed, ahead of Austria and West Germany’s meeting the next day in Gijón. To the horror of the crowd, commentators and a worldwide audience, the Germans’ 1-0 win at walking pace allowed both countries to escape the group. The ‘convenient’ result caused the match to be dubbed ‘the disgrace of Gijón’ and forced FIFA to ensure that all final group games kicked off simultaneously in future.

[Group 5] El Salvador’s Central American neighbours Honduras performed creditably, holding Spain in their opening game and then Northern Ireland before a narrow defeat to Yugoslavia. The hosts struggled to cope with the pressure of the home crowds and played poorly but benefitted from refereeing decisions in all three games – penalties in the first two, and then the harsh sending-off of Northern Ireland’s Mal Donaghy. The Irish had battled to two hard-fought draws before their memorable meeting with Spain in Valencia, where Gerry Armstrong’s goal secured a famous and deserved 1-0 win. Both countries went through with Yugoslavia under-performing. Meanwhile Northern Ireland’s Norman Whiteside made history, becoming the youngest player at a World Cup finals, previously Pelé’s record.

1982 World Cup Finals, La Coruna, Spain, 19th June, 1982, Poland 0 v Cameroon 0, Cameroon’s Roger Milla talks to Poland’s Andre Szarmach and Marek Dziuba before the match (Photo by Bob Thomas Sports Photography via Getty Images) 1982 World Cup Finals, Vigo, Spain, 23rd June, 1982 Italy 1 v Cameroon 1, Italian goalkeeper and captain Dino Zoff (R) exchanges pennants with Cameroon goalkeeper and captain Thomas N’Kono at the toss up before the match (Photo by Bob Thomas Sports Photography via Getty Images)

[Group 1] The second African qualifiers Cameroon surprised many as they remained unbeaten in a low-scoring group containing Italy and Poland. The first four matches produced only two goals, and five of the group’s six games were drawn. One more goal in any game would have taken Cameroon through at the Italians’ expense. Goalkeeper Thomas N’Kono was their star performer and another to move to Spain afterwards, where he spent the rest of the decade with Barcelona’s Espanyol. Paolo Rossi failed to score and manager Enzo Bearzot was heavily criticised for Italy’s First Round performance, after they scraped through on goal difference with three uninspiring draws. The group’s only real entertainment came in Poland’s 5-1 thrashing of a disappointing Peru, with all the goals scored in the second half.

England line-up v France

[Group 4] England began their first World Cup finals fixture for 12 years against France – after such a long wait, Bryan Robson scored after only 27 seconds in a 3-1 win. The goal was initially credited by some sources as the fastest in World Cup history, but two earlier strikes are recorded. England’s fast start wasn’t sustained with successively less fluent 2-0 and 1-0 wins over Czechoslovakia and Kuwait, though it remains the only time to date that they have won all three group games at a major tournament. France recovered to progress at the expense of a poor Czechoslovakia side who only registered two Panenka penalties. Rank outsiders Kuwait were competitive, and mainly remembered for a unique incident.

Group 4 saw one of the most notorious spectacles in World Cup history, when Kuwait’s Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah entered the pitch to protest against a French goal. The Kuwaitis had stopped on hearing a whistle – which came from the crowd rather than the referee. After the Sheikh’s intervention, his players left the field before the Soviet referee Stupar disallowed the goal. France won 4-1 on their way to going through behind England. Sheikh Fahad was later killed at the start of the first Gulf War in 1990.

[Group 6] Favourites Brazil under Telê Santana struggled for 75 minutes against the Soviet Union in their opener in Seville, before two spectacular late goals set them on their way to topping the group with a 100% record and ten goals scored. Éder, Falcão, Júnior, Sócrates and Zico showed all their skills and captured the hearts of fans around the world. In a tough group, Scotland were to be frustrated at the last, a 2-2 draw with the USSR allowing the Soviets to go through on goal difference. They had briefly led against Brazil with the famous strike from David Narey which Jimmy Hill described as a ‘toe-poke’. New Zealand predictably suffered three defeats, conceding 12 goals in the process.

‘The Goal of my Life’ series by Steve McGarry (Match Weekly)

Second Group Stage

[C] One of the World Cup’s infamous ‘groups of death’ brought together former, current and future World Champions in Argentina, Brazil and Italy. The draw had seeded Argentina and Italy to top their groups and meet at the Nou Camp in this round. However that stadium was half-empty for the Group A clashes between Belgium, Poland and the USSR. Meanwhile Barcelona’s second stadium, Sarrià, was filled to its 44,000 capacity for each game. The packed stands and proximity to the pitch helped to create an unforgettable atmosphere to accompany the on-field drama of this group.

With the formidable Claudio Gentile stifling Maradona, Italy finally won, 2-1 against Argentina. Brazil stepped up with another superb attacking display to then knock the holders out, 3-1. A frustrated Maradona was sent off at the end of the game, and would have to wait four years to show his true abilities on the biggest stage of world football. That set the scene for one of the finest contests of this, or any, World Cup between Brazil and Italy. A draw would have been enough for Brazil, but this was the day Paolo Rossi finally came to life with the hat-trick which took Italy through. With the Brazilians out, all four semi-finalists were European nations. While the Italians deserved their win on the day, the tournament lost some of its magic with the departure of a great side.

[B] England’s group with Spain and West Germany was as dull as Brazil v Italy had been brilliant. The only goals came in the Germans’ win over Spain, meaning England exited unbeaten after two goalless draws. Hampered by the injuries which restricted Brooking and Keegan to only the last 27 minutes against Spain, Ron Greenwood and coach Don Howe paid for an overly cautious approach. Perhaps Glenn Hoddle (largely left on the bench) and Aston Villa’s European Cup-winning winger Tony Morley (left at home) could have provided the missing creativity.

[D] Northern Ireland’s adventure came to an end as France found their form in a group which was seemingly set up to maximise Spain’s chances of progressing. As it was, Austria exited first after losing to France and a draw with the Irish. Needing to win their last game, a Martin O’Neill goal was wrongly disallowed for offside before the French eased to a 4-1 win and qualification for the semi-finals. Topping their group and unbeaten until that final game, Northern Ireland had surpassed all expectations.

[A] Poland included 1974 stalwarts Grzegorz Lato, Andrzej Szarmach and captain Władysław Żmuda, but their inspiration was Zbigniew Boniek (soon to move to Juventus). Boniek, Żmuda and goalkeeper Mlynarczyk were among a group of players restored to the squad after their suspensions were cut short ahead of the finals. The Nou Camp was far from full for these second-stage fixtures. Poland eventually matched their 1974 third-placed finish, conceding only a single goal up to the semi-finals. Unfortunately Boniek collected his second booking in the second group-stage goalless draw with the USSR, having previously scored a fine hat-trick against Belgium which ultimately took the Poles through. With four goals amongst his impressive performances, the suspended Boniek was badly missed in the semi-final. Without him Poland were no match for the Italians, two more goals from Rossi settling the nations’ second meeting of the tournament.

The real drama was to unfold in the second semi-final, played the same evening of 8 July in the heat of Seville. After a pulsating 90 minutes ended 1-1, France took a 3-1 lead in the first period of extra-time with Giresse, Platini and Tigana displaying all their craft and guile in midfield. The German comeback was overshadowed by goalkeeper Harald Schumacher’s vicious second-half foul on Patrick Battiston, who was stretchered off while the offender went unpunished by Dutch referee Corver. Already unpopular after the scandalous group match with Austria, any support from neutrals vanished after this injustice. An unforgettable night ended with the World Cup’s first penalty shoot-out going the way of West Germany.

The final saw a cagy first half in which Antonio Cabrini missed a penalty for Italy, but after Rossi bundled in his sixth goal to secure the Golden Boot, the Italians took charge. Marco Tardelli provided one of the enduring images of 1982 in Spain with his wild-eyed celebration of the second goal, Altobelli added a third, and Paul Breitner’s second goal in a World Cup Final (he scored in 1974) was only a consolation. Italy drew level with Brazil on three tournament victories, 40-year-old captain Zoff became the oldest World Cup winner, and Bearzot’s faith in Rossi was fully vindicated.

Marco Tardelli scores for Italy in the 1982 World Cup Final

Zoff had been in the Italy squad defeated by Brazil in the 1970 Final, while two players appeared in both 1970 and 1982 – Belgium’s 37 year-old Wilfried van Moer and Peru’s Teófilo Cubillas (veteran team-mate Héctor Chumpitaz retired ahead of the 1982 finals). Chile’s Elías Figueroa had made his first World Cup appearances in England in 1966.

El Salvador’s Mauricio ‘Pipo’ Rodríguez, another to play in Mexico 1970, was the youngest coach in Spain at 36. In contrast, Peru’s 71-year-old manager Tim was the oldest and had represented Brazil as far back as the 1938 World Cup. He was the third Brazilian coach alongside Santana and Carlos Alberto Parreira, in charge of Kuwait. This was Parreira’s first World Cup – he eventually managed five different nations at the finals, including guiding Brazil to their long-awaited triumph in 1994. However the functional style of the USA ‘94 victors was unfavourably compared to the dazzling memories of their losing 1982 counterparts.

UK domestic broadcasters BBC and ITV sent extensive teams to Spain and invited a range of pundits to their studios for in-depth coverage – familiar faces such as Brian Clough and Jimmy Hill were joined by players past and present including John Bond, Mick Channon, Garth Crooks and Lou Macari. Despite the presence of three home nations and general UK enthusiasm for World Cup football, there were significant gaps in the televised coverage of the finals. The opening game (and ceremony) was not shown owing to the Falklands War, and many of the initial group stage games were ignored.

It may be that football on TV was just not seen as the market it is today – especially when it involved ‘smaller’ nations – and strangely the BBC ended up showing only 13 full live games (compared to 18 in both 1974 and 1978). John Motson commentated on his first World Cup final, while Martin Tyler did likewise for rivals ITV. The 1982 FIFA World Cup Official Film G’olé! appeared shortly after the tournament, narrated by Sean Connery and with a Rick Wakeman soundtrack. Worldwide, the finals attracted a television audience of over four billion and in Spain, attendances topped two million at an average of 38,000 per match.

Norman Whiteside, Northern Ireland v Spain Argentina v Brazil, 1982 World Cup Alain Giresse, France (Match Weekly)

Despite the ‘disgrace of Gijón’, logistical issues and a potentially awkward second group stage, the 1982 World Cup was a success. It contained memorable games, superb goals and upsets as the ‘emerging nations’ of Cameroon, Honduras and especially Algeria justified the extra places on offer. The drama of Schumacher, the German comeback and first penalty shoot-out in the France-West Germany semi-final has rarely been matched, the second of two classic games after Brazil and Italy’s epic encounter.

Spain 1982 saw a cast of players at or near their prime including Boniek, Conti, Dasaev, Falcão, Giresse, Littbarski, Platini, Robson, Rossi, Rummenigge, Sócrates and Zico. These players dominated the various ‘team of the tournament’ selections and Rossi inevitably won the Golden Ball and Boot (best player and top scorer). There were more goals per game than any World Cup since Mexico 1970 at 2.81, a ratio not bettered since. France were the top scorers with 16, although the Brazilians had managed 15 in two games less. Of the seven goalless draws, Poland were involved in three and England two. Italy gathered the most bookings (11), while five players were sent off, two of them from Argentina in the second group stage. The first penalty of the tournament was converted by López Ufarte for the hosts in their opener against Honduras, and the last was missed by Cabrini in the Final.

1982 World Cup Report by Colin Benson – Above: Group 1, 2 & 3 Below: Groups 4-6

Spain 1982 provided my first and formative World Cup memories. Shahan Petrossian and I put together an edition of our Soccer Nostalgia Talk podcast for the 40 th anniversary of the 1982 World Cup. Guests from across the world shared their personal memories of the tournament in this two-part special: One and Two.

Another in-depth look at the 1982 World Cup can be found on the impressive World Cup Rambling podcast.

1982 FIFA World Cup Group 2

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Group 2 of the 1982 FIFA World Cup was one of six groups of national teams competing in the group stage of the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Play began on 14 June and ended on 23 June 1982. The group consisted of four teams: Seeded team, the European champions West Germany, World Cup debutants Algeria, Chile and Austria.

West Germany won the group and advanced to the second round, along with Austria. The final game in the group, between these two teams, was one of the most controversial in World Cup history: with both teams knowing a win by one or two goals for West Germany would result in both them and Austria qualifying at the expense of Algeria, after West Germany took the lead after 10 minutes, the remainder of the match was played out without any serious attempts from either side to score. FIFA amended the rules for all future tournaments so that the final group fixtures are always played simultaneously to avoid a repeat of this situation. (However, this could possibly occur again at the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will contain sixteen groups of three teams each, making it impossible for all the teams in a group to play simultaneously.) [1]

World cup 1982

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Cup and World Championship

1981-1983 PERIOD. THE USSR NATIONAL TEAM AND CSC NAVY MILITARY. THE WORLD CUP AND THE WORLD CUP – 1982

This period — one more bright strip in Vladimir Akimov’s life. He continued the game in the CSC Navy military water polo team, brought to legendary club a victory behind a victory, but played too time for the water polo national team of the Soviet Union, bringing to the country an award behind an award.

Here the publication in the newspaper of that period — the CSK Navy military team on water polo becomes the owner of the Cup of the USSR:

Here are two more interesting photographic materials from Vyacheslav Sobchenko home archive. The first photo — the CSC Navy military water polo team in the pool “Olympic” in 1980 (Vladimir Akimov is on the far right); the second shot — article in mass media about CSC Navy military victory of the team on the Cup of the Soviet Union of 1981 (Vladimir Akimov is on the far right):

The rare photo of the CSC Navy military team in the «Moskovskaya Pravda» newspaper from December 16, 1980 and article about a victory of the team in the Supercup game of the European countries. About this unique and probably unprecedented game I was told by Vyacheslav Sobchenko. It was a spectacle which has no analogues! 10 periods!

My father, according to Sobchenko, scored important goals in this game, and one of the goals was in general surprising — Vladimir Akimov has scored a goal with his left hand!

Two more interesting photos of the CSC Navy military team from the personal archive of A.S.Kabanov which weren’t published earlier anywhere:

However the two most considerable victories – after the victory in Olympic Games – just were coming in Vladimir Akimov’s life…

WORLD CUP ON WATER POLO, 1981. USA

It is well known that the Olympic Games-1980 in Moscow were boycotted by a number of the western countries due to the war of the USSR in Afghanistan.

In spite of the fact that the strongest water polo teams of the world were present at the Olympic Games-80, and players of the national team of the USA have been included in structure of the national team of Cuba ets., – the western mass media sometimes expressed skeptical opinion on the fact that what it is a victory if at the Olympic Games there were no teams of all countries of the world?

In 1981, in the USA, in California (Long Beach) the World Cup on water polo has taken place and there were water polo national teams of the whole world. In California the national team of the USSR as a part of which my father played has crushed all rivals, including Hungarians, Yugoslavs and Americans again, having confirmed “not accident” of the victory at the Olympic Games-80 in Moscow.

Three unique photos from America — 1981, Vladimir Akimov on the far left, on the second photo: players Akimov, Nikiforov and Mshveniyeradze are photographed on the background of the … anti-Soviet street demonstration in the USA! On the third photo – Vladimir Akimov on the far right.

One more photo of this time from archive of the captain of USSR national team, the two-time Olympic champion Alexander Kabanov. On the photo – a national team of the USSR on water polo. From left to right standing: Skok, Mendygaliyev, Georgadze, Tretyakov, Grishin, Ivanov, Volkov, Sharonov, Mshveniyeradze, Akimov; sitting from left to right: Shagayev, Kotenko, Nikiforov, Kabanov, Ayapbergenov:

Some more interesting photos of this period:

THE WORLD CUP OF 1982 IN ECUADOR

The second, even more significant victory, was in 1982 in the World Cup in the country of Ecuador.

The national team of the USSR on water polo has surely crushed all national teams of the world again, having confirmed the Champion and Olympic titles despite all difficulties.

On a photo: a water polo national team of the USSR with golden medals of the World Cup of 1982 in in the country of Ecuador (Vladimir Akimov costs extreme on the right), on the second photo — a national team of the Soviet Union on water polo in Ecuador; banner in goalkeeper Evgeny Sharonov`s hands, and my father, Vladimir Akimov on the right under a banner, on the third photo – the father – the first on the right:

In difficult conditions there was a national team of the USSR in the World Cup in Guayaquil (Ecuador). It was necessary to live in military barracks. Our relax was interrupted by planes which took off and sat down in the airfield located nearby. But the guys never complained, showed a real man`s character and in the pool showed truly champion game.

The correspondent N. Dolgopolov writes about the relation of judges to the USSR national team in the water polo World Cup of 1982: «Referees in Guayaquil were surprisingly ruthless to us and are indulgent to the main rivals.

In some matches they just didn’t allow to play. For the judge from Holland Van Dorpa our national team — as if a red raincoat of the toreador for the bull enraged, blinded by stupid hatred. In a match with the national team of Germany his bias, unacceptable for the international refereeing, was a bit too full.

As soon as the ball fell into the hands of our players — the flag is raised: to give the ball to the rival. Penalty kicks basically beat only the Soviet national team. Removals in USSR national team were three times more often, than in Germany team. In the game against the Danish team the number of removal were distributed in a ridiculous proportion: seven to one. It is clear that this is just ridiculous!».

And nevertheless the USSR national team has won in all games and became the World champion in water polo of 1982.

The newspaper “Sovetsky Sport” published the message about that victory and about each player of USSR national team of 1982. About Vladimir Akimov is told that: “In matches of the World Cup-1982 he was one of the strongest players”.

On the photo from left to right water polo players — Alexey Vdovin, Mikhail Ivanov, Evgeny Grishin, Vladimir Akimov, Alexander Kabanov, Evgeny Sharonov and Erkin Shagayev.

One more interesting photo of the period of 1981-1982 from the Olympic champion Evgeny Sharonov’s archive – Vladimir Akimov, Evgeny Sharonov and Evgeny Grishin in Dushanbe at the meeting with students.

Роберт Павук

52-WC 1982-Italy-West Germany 3:1-11/07/82-full match-Final-match n.52-czech and slovak

19-WC 1982-West Germany-Chile-4:1-20/06/82-full match-Group-2-FOOTBALL-WORLD CUP-1982-italian

41-WC 1982-Austria-Northern Ireland-2:2-01/07/82-full match-Group-4-FOOTBALL-WORLD CUP-1982-italian

16-WC 1982-Poland-Cameroon-0:0-19/06/82-full match-Group-1-FOOTBALL-WORLD CUP-1982-spanish

32-WC 1982-France-Czechoslovakia-1:1-24/06/82-full match-Group-4-match n.32-FOOTBALL-WORLD CUP-1982-english

10-WC 1982-Chile-Austria-0:1-17/06/82-2.half-Group-2-FOOTBALL-WORLD CUP-1982-english

10-WC 1982-Chile-Austria-0:1-17/06/82-1.half-Group-2-FOOTBALL-WORLD CUP-1982-english

11-WC 1982-Czechoslovakia-Kuwait-1:1-17/06/82-full match-Group-4-FOOTBALL-WORLD CUP-1982-english

30-WC 1982-Brazil-New Zealand-4:0-23/06/82-full match-Group-6-FOOTBALL-WORLD CUP-1982-english

48-WC 1982-Spain-England-0:0-05/07/82-full match-Group-2-FOOTBALL-WORLD CUP-1982-english

21-WC 1982-Spain-Yugoslavia-2:1-20/06/82-full match-Group-5-FOOTBALL-WORLD CUP-1982-english

27-WC 1982-Soviet Union-Scotland-2:2-22/06/82-full match-Group-6-FOOTBALL-WORLD CUP-1982-english

50-West Germany-France-3:3 a.e.t. and 5:4 a.p.s.-08/07/82-full match-Semifinal n.2-Quarterfinal-FOOTBALL-WORLD CUP-1982-german

47-Italy-Brazil-3:2-05/07/82-full match-Group-3-Quarterfinal-group-FOOTBALL-WORLD CUP-1982

Источники:

• http://russian.rt.com/fifa2018/history/1982
• http://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/107551
• http://thefifaworldcups.com/worldcups/1982-FIFAWORLDCUP-SPAIN.html
• http://wiki2.org/en/1982_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chrisbevan/2010/05/the_story_of_the_1982_world_cu.html
• http://the1888letter.com/the-1982-world-cup-finals/
• http://wiki2.org/en/1982_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_2
• http://footballia.net/competitions/world-cup/tournaments/world-cup-1982
• http://vladimirakimov.ru/en/cup-and-world-championship/
• http://my.mail.ru/mail/robert.pavuk/video/35

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Tournament details
Dates	26 March 1980 – 10 January 1982
Teams	109 (from 6 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	306
Goals scored	797 (2.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gary Cole Steve Sumner Brian Turner Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (9 goals each)