1982 FIFA World Cup Group A

Group A was one of four groups of national teams competing in the second stage of the 1982 FIFA World Cup. The group's three matches were staged at the Nou Camp in Barcelona. The group consisted of three teams advancing from the first group stage: Group 1 winners Poland, Group 3 winners Belgium and Group 6 runners-up the Soviet Union.

Poland topped the group and advanced to the semi-finals, where they were defeated by eventual champions Italy.

Qualified teams

The winners of Group 1 and 3 and the runner-up of Group 6 qualified for Group A of the second round.

Group Winners
1  Poland
3  Belgium
Group Runners-up
6  Soviet Union

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  Soviet Union 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3
3  Belgium 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Source: FIFA

Matches

Poland vs Belgium

Poland 3–0 Belgium
Boniek 4', 26', 53' Report
Attendance: 30,000
Poland
Belgium
GK 1 Józef Młynarczyk
DF 2 Marek Dziuba
DF 5 Paweł Janas
DF 9 Władysław Żmuda (c)
DF 10 Stefan Majewski
MF 3 Janusz Kupcewicz  82'
MF 8 Waldemar Matysik
MF 13 Andrzej Buncol
MF 20 Zbigniew Boniek
FW 16 Grzegorz Lato
FW 11 Włodzimierz Smolarek  48'
Substitutes:
DF 4 Tadeusz Dolny
MF 14 Andrzej Pałasz
MF 15 Włodzimierz Ciołek  82'
FW 17 Andrzej Szarmach
GK 21 Jacek Kazimierski
Manager:
Antoni Piechniczek
GK 12 Theo Custers
DF 4 Walter Meeuws (c)
DF 5 Michel Renquin
DF 3 Luc Millecamps
DF 16 Gerard Plessers  87'
MF 8 Wilfried Van Moer  46'
MF 6 Franky Vercauteren
MF 10 Ludo Coeck
MF 11 Jan Ceulemans
FW 9 Erwin Vandenbergh
FW 21 Alexandre Czerniatynski
Substitutes:
FW 13 François Van der Elst  46'
DF 14 Marc Baecke  87'
MF 17 René Verheyen
MF 18 Raymond Mommens
GK 22 Jacky Munaron
Manager:
Guy Thys

Assistant referees:
Enrique Labo Revoredo (Peru)
Gastón Castro (Chile)

Belgium vs Soviet Union

Belgium 0–1 Soviet Union
Report Oganesian 48'
Attendance: 45,000
Belgium
Soviet Union
GK 22 Jacky Munaron
DF 4 Walter Meeuws (c)
DF 5 Michel Renquin
DF 3 Luc Millecamps
DF 15 Maurits De Schrijver  65'
MF 10 Ludo Coeck
MF 20 Guy Vandersmissen  67'
MF 6 Franky Vercauteren
MF 11 Jan Ceulemans
FW 9 Erwin Vandenbergh
FW 17 René Verheyen
Substitutes:
MF 7 Jos Daerden
GK 12 Theo Custers
MF 18 Raymond Mommens
FW 19 Marc Millecamps  65'
FW 21 Alexandre Czerniatynski  67'
Manager:
Guy Thys
GK 1 Rinat Dasayev
SW 3 Aleksandre Chivadze (c)
DF 6 Anatoliy Demyanenko
DF 5 Sergei Baltacha
DF 14 Sergei Borovsky
MF 8 Volodymyr Bezsonov  77'
MF 10 Khoren Oganesian
MF 12 Andriy Bal  87'
FW 7 Ramaz Shengelia  90'
FW 9 Yuri Gavrilov
FW 11 Oleh Blokhin
Substitutes:
DF 2 Tengiz Sulakvelidze
MF 13 Vitaly Daraselia  87'
FW 15 Sergey Andreyev
FW 16 Sergey Rodionov  90'
GK 22 Vyacheslav Chanov
Manager:
Konstantin Beskov

Assistant referees:
Charles Corver (Netherlands)
António Garrido (Portugal)

Soviet Union vs Poland

Soviet Union 0–0 Poland
Report
Attendance: 65,000
Soviet Union
Poland
GK 1 Rinat Dasayev
DF 2 Tengiz Sulakvelidze
DF 3 Aleksandre Chivadze (c)  38'
DF 5 Sergei Baltacha  90'
DF 6 Anatoliy Demyanenko
MF 8 Volodymyr Bezsonov
MF 14 Sergei Borovsky  87'
MF 9 Yuri Gavrilov  78'
MF 10 Khoren Oganesian
FW 7 Ramaz Shengelia  56'
FW 11 Oleh Blokhin
Substitutes:
MF 12 Andriy Bal
MF 13 Vitaly Daraselia  78'
FW 15 Sergey Andreyev  56'
FW 16 Sergey Rodionov
GK 22 Vyacheslav Chanov
Manager:
Konstantin Beskov
GK 1 Józef Młynarczyk
SW 10 Stefan Majewski
CB 2 Marek Dziuba
CB 5 Paweł Janas
CB 9 Władysław Żmuda (c)
CM 8 Waldemar Matysik
RW 13 Andrzej Buncol  65'
AM 3 Janusz Kupcewicz  51'
LW 20 Zbigniew Boniek  88'
SS 16 Grzegorz Lato
CF 11 Włodzimierz Smolarek
Substitutes:
DF 4 Tadeusz Dolny
DF 12 Roman Wójcicki
MF 15 Włodzimierz Ciołek  51'
FW 17 Andrzej Szarmach
GK 21 Jacek Kazimierski
Manager:
Antoni Piechniczek

Assistant referees:
Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)
Clive White (England)

See also

References

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