Posts Tagged ‘1982 world cup’
Remembering Espana ’82
The 1982 World Cup was the 12th tournament, held in Spain from 13th June to 11th July, 1982. Incredibly, Spain had been chosen as hosts by FIFA 16 years earlier, in July, 1966. The tournament was won by a resurgent Italy, after beating firm favourites West Germany 3–1 in the final. Italy equalled Brazil's record of having won the World Cup 3 [...]
World Cup classics: Northern Ireland 1 – 0 Spain (Spain 1982)
Espana '82 was particularly noted for some big giant killing acts, although this did little to actually eliminate any of the big guns. Group 5 was probably the most spectacular, with Honduras holding hosts Spain to a 1–1 draw, followed by unfancied Northern Ireland winning the group outright, eliminating Yugoslavia and beating Spain 1–0 on its [...]
New Zealand’s 1982 World Cup run
So now that the mighty All Whites have made it back to the World Cup, it seems like a good opportunity to reflect on the glory of their 1982 campaign. Let's start off with this humorous clip form the 'Unauthorised History of New Zealand.' On to serious business. No World Cup campaign, apart from England 2010 it would appear, is complete [...]
