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 |
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6 | Brazil |
Group | Runners-up |
1 | Italy |
3 | Argentina |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Matches
Italy vs Argentina
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Argentina vs Brazil
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Italy vs Brazil
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Brazil
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See also
References
- ↑ Ashdown, John; Alan Gardner; James Dart (12 December 2007). "The Knowledge: the deadliest group of death ever". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
External links
- 1982 FIFA World Cup archive
- Spain 1982 FIFA Technical Report: Statistical Details of the Matches pp. 141-145