1982 FIFA World Cup facts for kids

The 1982 FIFA World Cup was a football (soccer) sporting event that was held in Spain in 1982. Italy won the trophy after beating Germany in the final.

Participants

Africa

• Algeria (ALG) • Squad
• Cameroon (CMR) • Squad

Asia

• Kuwait (KUW) • Squad

Europe

• Austria (AUT) • Squad
• Belgium (BEL) • Squad
• Czechoslovakia (TCH) • Squad
• England (ENG) • Squad
• France (FRA) • Squad
• West Germany (FRG) • Squad
• Hungary (HUN) • Squad
• Italy (ITA) • Squad
• Northern Ireland (NIR) • Squad
• Poland (POL) • Squad
• Scotland (SCO) • Squad
• Soviet Union (URS) • Squad
• Spain (ESP) • Squad
• Yugoslavia (YUG) • Squad

North and Central America

• El Salvador (SLV) • Squad
• Honduras (HON) • Squad

Oceania

• New Zealand (NZL) • Squad

South America

• Argentina (ARG) • Squad
• Brazil (BRA) • Squad
• Chile (CHI) • Squad
• Peru (PER) • Squad

Results

Group stage

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Poland	3	1	2	0	5	1	+4	4
Italy	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
Cameroon	3	0	3	0	1	1	0	3
Peru	3	0	2	1	2	6	-4	2

14 June 1982 17:15 CEST	Italy	0-0	Poland	Balaídos, Vigo

15 June 1982 17:15 CEST	Peru	0-0	Cameroon	Estadio de Riazor, A Coruña

18 June 1982 17:15 CEST	Italy	1-1	Peru	Balaídos, Vigo
	Conti  18'		Díaz  83'

19 June 1982 17:15 CEST	Poland	0-0	Cameroon	Estadio de Riazor, A Coruña

22 June 1982 17:15 CEST	Poland	5-1	Peru	Estadio de Riazor, A Coruña
	Smolarek  55' Lato  58' Boniek  61' Buncol  68' Ciołek  76'		La Rosa  83'

23 June 1982 17:15 CEST	Italy	1-1	Cameroon	Balaídos, Vigo
	Graziani  60'		M'Bida  61'

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
West Germany	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	4
Austria	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	4
Algeria	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	4
Chile	3	0	0	3	3	8	-5	0

16 June 1982 17:15 CEST	West Germany	1-2	Algeria	Molinón, Gijón
	Rummenigge  67'		Madjer  54' Belloumi  68'

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	5
Argentina	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	4
Hungary	3	1	1	1	12	6	+6	3
El Salvador	3	0	0	3	1	13	-12	0

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	6
France	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	3
Czechoslovakia	3	0	2	1	2	4	-2	2
Kuwait	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4	1

Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Northern Ireland	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	4
Spain	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	3
Yugoslavia	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
Honduras	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	2

Group 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	6
Soviet Union	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	3
Scotland	3	1	1	1	8	8	0	3
New Zealand	3	0	0	3	2	12	-10	0

Second round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Poland	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	3
Soviet Union	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	3
Belgium	2	0	0	2	0	4	-4	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
West Germany	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	3
England	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	3
Spain	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	0

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	4
Brazil	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	2
Argentina	2	0	0	2	2	5	-3	0

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	4
Austria	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1
Northern Ireland	2	0	1	1	3	6	-3	1

Knockout stage

	Semifinals				Final
	8 July - Barcelona (Camp Nou)
	Poland	0
	Italy	2
					11 July - Madrid (Bernabéu)
					Italy	3
					West Germany	1
					Third place
	8 July - Seville (Pizjuán)			10 July - Alicante
	West Germany (pen.)	3 (5)		Poland	3
	France	3 (4)			France	2

Semifinals

• Italy 2-0 Poland
• West Germany 3-3 (PK 5-4) France

Third place match

• Poland 3-2 France

Final

• Italy 3-1 West Germany

Italy won the championship.

Images for kids

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       Countries qualified for World Cup      Country did not qualify      Countries that did not enter World Cup      Country not a FIFA member

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  Honduras team in Alginet, during a June 1982 preparatory match.

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  A statue commemorating the 1982 FIFA World Cup at the Estadio Riazor in A Coruña.

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  Adidas Tango España, official match ball of Spain '82

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       Champion      Runner-up      Third place      Fourth place      Second group stage      First group stage

See also

In Spanish: Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 1982 para niños