Where Was The 1982 FIFA World Cup Held?
On 6th July, 1966, it was decided by FIFA that Spain would host the 1982 FIFA World Cup. The games were played in 17 stadiums across 14 different cities. The most used venue was FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou, which hosted 5 different matches including a Semi-Final. Thiswas also the largest stadium used in this competition. Barcelona hosted 8 different matches, making them the city with most matches hosted, being just above Madrid with 7.
| Barcelona | Madrid | Seville | ||
| Camp Nou | Sarrià | Santiago Bernabéu | Vicente Calderón | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
| Capacity: 121,401 | Capacity: 40,400 | Capacity: 90,089 | Capacity: 65,695 | Capacity: 68,110 |
  |  |  |  |  |
| Elche |  A CoruñaAlicanteBarcelonaBilbaoElcheGijónMadridMálagaOviedoSevilleValenciaValladolidVigoZaragoza |  Camp NouSarrià | ||
| Nuevo Estadio | ||||
| Capacity: 53,290 | ||||
 | ||||
| Seville | Stadiums in Madrid BernabéuCalderón | Stadiums in Seville PizjuánVillamarín | ||
| Benito Villamarín | ||||
| Capacity: 50,253 | ||||
 | ||||
| Valencia | Bilbao | Gijón | Málaga | Zaragoza |
| Luis Casanova | San Mamés | El Molinón | La Rosaleda | La Romareda |
| Capacity: 49,562 | Capacity: 46,223 | Capacity: 45,153 | Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 41,806 |
 |  |  |  |  |
| A Coruña | Vigo | Alicante | Valladolid | Oviedo |
| Riazor | Balaídos | José Rico Pérez | José Zorrilla | Carlos Tartiere |
| Capacity: 34,190 | Capacity: 33,000 | Capacity: 32,500 | Capacity: 30,043 | Capacity: 23,500 |
 |  |  |  | |
Who Was The 1982 World Cup Winner?
The 1982 FIFA World Cup was won by Italy. They did not have the best of starts to their World Cup campaign. Italy was drawn into Group A with Poland, Peru, and Cameroon. They barely managed to make it out of their group. They drew with all 3 of their opponents, drawing with Cameroon on points. They were also level on Goal Difference but managed to snatch the 2nd qualifying spot from Cameroon as they had scored 1 more goal than them in the group stages.
Italy was then drawn into Group C for the next part of the tournament. Italy was drawn together with Brazil and Argentina, two formidable opponents, but Italy had now started catching form. With a 2-1 win over Argentina and a 3-2 win over Brazil, they managed to top Group C and secured their place in the Semi-Finals.
Italy managed to beat Poland comfortably with a scoreline of 2-0 and progressed to the finals to face West Germany. The final too was pretty one-sided. Although the first half ended 0-0, Italy’s dominance was clear. They managed to score 3 second-half goals to take a 3 goal lead before West Germany could retaliate. Paul Breitner scored a goal for West Germany in the 83’ but it was too little and too late. Italy won the final 3-1 and lifted the 1982 FIFA World Cup trophy.
Which Teams Were In The 1982 World Cup?
AFC (1)
Kuwait
CAF (2)
Algeria
Cameroon
OFC (1)
New Zealand
CONCACAF (2)
Honduras
El Salvador
CONMEBOL (4)
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Peru
UEFA (14)
Austria
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
England
France
Hungary
Italy
Northern Ireland
Poland
Scotland
Soviet Union
Spain (hosts)
West Germany
Yugoslavia
Who Was The Top Scorer In The 1982 World Cup?
Italian player Paolo Rossi was the top scorer in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He managed to score 6 goals for Italy in the 1982 World Cup, helping them win the competition. Paolo Rossi was also the Golden Ball winner in 1982, which is presented to the best player during the FIFA World Cup. Paolo Rossi’s all 6 goals came in Italy’s last 3 games in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He helped Italy qualify for the knockout stages with a hattrick in the final game of the second group stage.
He scored a hattrick vs Brazil to help Italy win 3-2. He then scored 2 goals against Poland in the Semi-Final matchup to help Italy Qualify for the finals with a 2-0 win over Poland. His contributions did not stop there. He also scored the opening goal for Italy in the final. His team would eventually go on to win the finals 3-1 and lift the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
What Was The 1982 World Cup Trophy?
The trophy awarded from 1974 onwards has been the same till the present day. The FIFA World Cup Trophy was awarded to Italy for winning the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
What Was The Official 1982 World Cup Ball?
The official match ball for the 1982 FIFA World Cup was called “Tango Espana”. This ball was manufactured by Adidas. The Tango España had a polyurethane coating. It had new and improved rubberized seams and was the last leather ball to be used in the World Cup.
