1982 FIFA World Cup Group C

Group C 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 Estadio Sarriá in Barcelona. The group consisted of three teams advancing from the first group stage: Group 1 runners-up Italy, Group 6 winners Brazil and the Group 3 runners-up, the reigning world champions Argentina.

Italy topped the group and advanced to the semi-finals, eventually winning the competition.

In 2007, The Guardian called this group the deadliest-ever Group of Death in FIFA World Cup history.[1]

Qualified teams

The winner of Group 6 and the runners-up of Group 1 and 3 qualified for Group C of the second round.

Group Winners
6  Brazil
Group Runners-up
1  Italy
3  Argentina

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Brazil 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 2
3  Argentina 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
Source: FIFA

Matches

Italy vs Argentina

Italy 2–1 Argentina
Tardelli 57'
Cabrini 67'
Report Passarella 83'
Attendance: 43,000
Italy
Argentina
GK 1 Dino Zoff (c)
SW 7 Gaetano Scirea
DF 6 Claudio Gentile  43'
DF 5 Fulvio Collovati
DF 4 Antonio Cabrini
MF 13 Gabriele Oriali  75'
MF 9 Giancarlo Antognoni
MF 14 Marco Tardelli
FW 16 Bruno Conti
FW 20 Paolo Rossi  15'  80'
FW 19 Francesco Graziani
Substitutes:
DF 3 Giuseppe Bergomi
MF 11 Gianpiero Marini  75'
GK 12 Ivano Bordon
MF 15 Franco Causio
FW 18 Alessandro Altobelli  80'
Manager:
Enzo Bearzot
GK 7 Ubaldo Fillol
SW 15 Daniel Passarella (c)
DF 14 Jorge Olguín
DF 8 Luis Galván
DF 18 Alberto Tarantini
MF 1 Osvaldo Ardiles  39'
MF 9 Américo Gallego  84'
MF 10 Diego Maradona  35'
MF 11 Mario Kempes  32'  58'
FW 4 Daniel Bertoni
FW 6 Ramón Díaz  58'
Substitutes:
GK 2 Héctor Baley
MF 3 Juan Barbas
MF 5 Gabriel Calderón  58'
FW 20 Jorge Valdano
MF 21 José Daniel Valencia  58'
Manager:
César Luis Menotti

Assistant referees:
Bruno Galler (Switzerland)
Belaïd Lacarne (Algeria)

Argentina vs Brazil

Argentina 1–3 Brazil
Díaz 89' Report Zico 11'
Serginho 66'
Júnior 75'
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Mario Rubio Vázquez (Mexico)
Argentina
Brazil
GK 7 Ubaldo Fillol
SW 15 Daniel Passarella (c)  33'
DF 14 Jorge Olguín
DF 8 Luis Galván
DF 18 Alberto Tarantini
MF 1 Osvaldo Ardiles
MF 3 Juan Barbas
MF 11 Mario Kempes  46'
MF 5 Gabriel Calderón
MF 10 Diego Maradona  85'
FW 4 Daniel Bertoni  64'
Substitutes:
GK 2 Héctor Baley
FW 6 Ramón Díaz  46'
DF 13 Julio Olarticoechea
FW 17 Santiago Santamaría  64'
DF 19 Enzo Trossero
Manager:
César Luis Menotti
GK 1 Waldir Peres  77'
RB 2 Leandro  82'
CB 3 Oscar
CB 4 Luizinho
LB 6 Júnior
DM 5 Toninho Cerezo
DM 15 Falcão  85'
AM 8 Sócrates (c)
AM 10 Zico  83'
RF 9 Serginho
LF 11 Éder
Substitutes:
FW 7 Paulo Isidoro
GK 12 Paulo Sérgio
DF 13 Edevaldo  82'
DF 16 Edinho
MF 18 Batista  83'
Manager:
Telê Santana

Assistant referees:
Gilberto Aristizábal (Colombia)
Gastón Castro (Chile)

Italy vs Brazil

Italy 3–2 Brazil
Rossi 5', 25', 74' Report Sócrates 12'
Falcão 68'
Attendance: 44,000
Italy
Brazil
GK 1 Dino Zoff (c)
DF 6 Claudio Gentile  13'
DF 7 Gaetano Scirea
DF 5 Fulvio Collovati  34'
DF 4 Antonio Cabrini
MF 16 Bruno Conti
MF 14 Marco Tardelli  75'
MF 9 Giancarlo Antognoni
MF 13 Gabriele Oriali  78'
FW 19 Francesco Graziani
FW 20 Paolo Rossi
Substitutes:
DF 3 Giuseppe Bergomi  34'
MF 11 Gianpiero Marini  75'
GK 12 Ivano Bordon
MF 15 Franco Causio
FW 18 Alessandro Altobelli
Manager:
Enzo Bearzot
GK 1 Waldir Peres
DF 2 Leandro
DF 3 Oscar
DF 4 Luizinho
DF 6 Júnior
MF 5 Toninho Cerezo
MF 15 Falcão
MF 8 Sócrates (c)
MF 10 Zico
FW 9 Serginho  69'
FW 11 Éder
Substitutes:
FW 7 Paulo Isidoro  69'
GK 12 Paulo Sérgio
DF 13 Edevaldo
DF 14 Juninho Fonseca
MF 19 Renato
Manager:
Telê Santana

Assistant referees:
Thomson Chan (Hong Kong)
Bogdan Dochev (Bulgaria)

See also

References

  1. ^ Ashdown, John; Alan Gardner; James Dart (12 December 2007). "The Knowledge: the deadliest group of death ever". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2018.