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Despite losing to host Uruguay in the Gold Cup final, Brazil beat West Germany - one of the favorites for the 1982 World Cup and eventual losing finalist - 4-1 in the group stages. It was a.


World Cup 1982, Spain, Argentina v Brazil, Socrates on the ball. News Photo Getty Images

Abraham Klein ( Israel) Attendance. 44,000. Italy v Brazil was a football match that took place between Brazil and Italy at Estadio Sarriá, Barcelona on 5 July 1982. It was the final second round group stage match for Group C in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. The match was won by Italy 3-2, with Italian striker Paolo Rossi scoring a hat-trick.


Eternal heroes The winning side of the 1982 FIFA World Cup — Italianmedia

1982 Soccer World Cup Information about the Spain 1982 with World Champion, national teams, game results, final standings, groups, statistics, top scorers and more data. World Cup 1982 . Champion: Italy - Organizer: Spain - National Teams: 24 - Games: 52 - Goals: 146 - Goal Average: 2.81 - Schedule and Results.


Remembering Paolo Rossi “1982 was definitely my year.” FIFA Museum (english)

The Disgrace of Gijón ( Spanish: Desgracia de Gijón) was a 1982 FIFA World Cup football match played between West Germany and Austria at the El Molinón stadium in Gijón, Spain, on 25 June 1982. The match was the sixth and last game of the first-round Group 2, with the fifth game occurring on the previous day. Due to the tiebreaker rules in.


On This Day in 1982 Bryan Robson scores against France after 27 seconds Shropshire Star

The 1982 FIFA World Cup, also known as España '82, was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy, who defeated West Germany 3-1 in the final held in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in the capital, Madrid.It was Italy's third World Cup title, but their.


England's missed opportunity for glory at World Cup 1982

11/07/1982. Italy. -. Germany. 3:1 (0:0) World Cup 1982 Spain Schedule: Here you will find all matches in the overview.


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Qualifiers for the 1982 World Cup in Spain started with scrappy 1-0 and 2-1 away wins over Venezuela and Bolivia, but Brazil soon hit an impressive stride in the home games, beating the same.


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But, when a World Cup football match, seemingly contrived, serves to knock out a deserving candidate, then that's a taint on the beautiful game. Something like this happened in 1982 in Spain.


History of the World Cup 1982 Rossi to the rescue for Italy

Brazil shine but Rossi strikes Spanish gold for Italy. Italy became world champions for the third time in 1982, their triumph on Spanish soil made memorable by the scoring feats of six-goal.


1982 World Cup Final Roger Milla of Cameroon in action at the 1982 World Cup Italy wins

All the results from the games played in the 1982 World Cup with goals scored, extratime and penalties information. The Soccer World Cups .com Champions, stats, national teams and players from each World Cup.


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1982 World Cup Draw. There was a mishap with one of the rotating drums containing the mini-footballs with the team's names at the Madrid Palacio de Congresos under the patronage of the Spanish royal family during the draw ceremony that left the South American qualifiers confused in an attempt to keep them apart.


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Paolo Rossi | Golden Shoe Award | 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain™. The adidas Golden Boot was first awarded to the top goalscorer of the tournament in 1982 under the name Golden Shoe. It was renamed.


PHOTOS How defending champions have fared at the World Cup Rediff Sports

West Germany versus France at Spain 1982. One of the most legendary matches in FIFA World Cup history. Relive a goals galore semi-final that was settled on p.


33 iconic World Cup images Birmingham Live

The 1982 FIFA World Cup took place in Spain from 13 June to 11 July 1982. Each of the 24 participating nations had to submit a squad of no more than 22 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers. The El Salvador squad comprised just 20 players. Group 1


Ranking all 15 of Brazil's goals at the 1982 World Cup Football The Guardian

Germany FR win 5 - 4 on penalties. Match for third place. 10. Jul - 20:00 Local time. Estadio José Rico Pérez. Match 51.


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All the goals from the famous Final at the 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain™, including some of the most memorable images in World Cup history, as Paolo Rossi, Marc.