World Cup 1982

England
25 June 2014

Better luck next time? A history of post-tournament England inquests

England are back, and therefore so are the hollering headlines. Richard Edwards studies the back pages' back pages...
Back of the Net
2 June 2014

Spain 82: Farce, oranges, war and teeth

An alternative view of the tournament...
World Cup Wonderland
2 June 2014

82: Viva Espana! Remembering the 1982 World Cup

The beauty of Brazil, the villainy of West Germany and the redemption of Rossi: the lasting memories of a remarkable tournament played out in the stifling heat of Spain...
FIFA World Cup
2 June 2014

82: The most memorable matches of the World Cup in Spain

The best, worst and most shocking matches of the 1982 World Cup...
FIFA World Cup
2 June 2014

Top 10: Players of Spain '82

Jonathan Wilson runs through the stars that made Spain 82 so memorable...
FIFA World Cup
2 June 2014

Top 10: Goals of Spain '82

The screamers, chips and 'toe-pokes' that lit up Spain in 1982; featuring Messrs Tardelli, Zico, Robson and Kiss...
FIFA World Cup
2 June 2014

82: New Zealand's All Whites win hearts and minds - just not any points

New Zealand's famously resolute showing in South Africa in 2010 wasn't the first time the All Whites have made friends and influenced people at the world's biggest sporting event, as Neil Billingham explains...
World Cup Wonderland
2 June 2014

82: Socrates on the World Cup's fun-loving losers

"There's a need for people who instigate thinking, who don't accept the status quo. I wish more people had that attitude"
FIFA World Cup
2 June 2014

82: The original and harshest Group of Death

The holders, the three-times champions and the eventual winners - and only one can survive: now that, says Paul Simpson, is a proper Group of Death...
World Cup Wonderland
2 June 2014

82: Alan Rough, the Scotland glovesman beaten by Brazilian brilliance

"It did seem like the Brazilians thought, “Och, we’d better get a couple of goals, then!'"

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