The Road to Glory — World Cup Archive

1982 FIFA World Cup

Spain. Rossi's redemption.

Champion

Italy won the 1982 FIFA World Cup, beating West Germany 3–1 in the final.

Final standings

1. Champion: Italy
2. Runner-up: West Germany
3. Third place: Poland
4. Fourth place: France

Awards

Golden Boot: Paolo Rossi (6 goals).

Knockout results

Quarter-final

• Poland 3–0 Belgium
• Italy 2–1 Argentina
• West Germany 2–1 Spain
• France 4–1 Northern Ireland

Semi-final

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

Final

• Italy 3–1 West Germany

Participating nations (16)

• Argentina
• Austria
• Belgium
• Brazil
• England
• France
• Honduras
• Hungary
• Italy
• Northern Ireland
• Poland
• Scotland
• South Korea
• Spain
• West Germany
• Yugoslavia

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