Edition 12 of 22 Spain24 teams52 matches
1982 SPAIN
Paolo Rossi's redemption. First Golden Ball awarded. France-West Germany semi-final still haunts.
The Final
How it ended
1982-07-11 · Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance
90,000
Referee
Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (BRA)
Venue
Santiago Bernabéu
City
Madrid
Top four
- 1Italy ✦
- 2West Germany
- 3Poland
- 4France
Individual honours
Awards
⚽
Golden Boot
Paolo Rossi
ITA
6 goals
◉
Golden Ball
Paolo Rossi
ITA
✦
Golden Glove
Introduced 1994
✿
Fair Play Trophy
Brazil
The numbers
By the figures
24
Teams
52
Matches
146
Goals
2.81 per game
2,109,723
Attendance
avg 40,572
The tournament
Format, mascot, ball
Format
Two group stages + knockout
Dates
1982-06-13
→ 1982-07-11
Mascot
Naranjito (an orange with cleats)
Match ball
Tango España
Poster
Joan Miró — colourful abstract
Source
Wikipedia ↗
Footnote
First 24-team tournament. Brazil's 1982 side — Sócrates, Zico, Falcão — often called the greatest team to never win.
Phase 2 adds full squads, group standings, knockout bracket, and every match