1982 FIFA World Cup

1982 FIFA World Cup

Host Nation	Spain
Qualification Dates	March 26, 1980-January 10, 1982
Tournament Dates	June 13-July 11, 1982
Champion	Italy
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The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. The tournament was won by Italy, who defeated West Germany 3–1 in the final, held in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in the Spanish capital of Madrid. It was Italy's third World Cup title, but their first since 1938. The defending champions, Argentina, were eliminated in the second round (finishing third and last in their group). Algeria, Cameroon, Honduras, Kuwait and New Zealand made their first appearances in the finals.

Publications

Programs
Stage	Date	Teams	Venue
Qualifying	March 26, 1980	Israel vs. Northern Ireland	Ramat Gan Stadium
Qualifying	June 2, 1980	Iceland vs. Wales	Laugardalsvöllur
Qualifying	June 18, 1980	Sweden vs. Israel	Råsunda Stadium
Qualifying	September 10, 1980	England vs. Norway	Wembley Stadium
Qualifying	October 15, 1980	Northern Ireland vs. Sweden	Windsor Park
Qualifying	October 15, 1980	Wales vs. Turkey	Ninian Park
Qualifying	November 19, 1980	England vs. Switzerland	Wembley Stadium
Qualifying	November 19, 1980	Wales vs. Czechoslovakia	Ninian Park
Qualifying	March 25, 1981	Belgium vs. Republic of Ireland	Heysel Stadium
Qualifying	March 25, 1981	Scotland vs. Northern Ireland	Hampden Park
Qualifying	April 28, 1981	Scotland vs. Israel	Hampden Park
Qualifying	April 29, 1981	England vs. Romania	Wembley Stadium
Qualifying	May 30, 1981	Switzerland vs. England	St. Jakob Stadion
Qualifying	May 30, 1981	Wales vs. Soviet Union	Racecourse Ground
Qualifying	October 14, 1981	Wales vs. Iceland	Vetch Field
Qualifying	November 18, 1981	England vs. Hungary	Wembley Stadium
Tournament	June 13-July 11, 1982	all	Spain