World Cup 1982

2 June 2014

Hola! World Cup 1982: How pre-tournament farce made way for triumph

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

World Cup 1982

8 June 2018

World Cup icons: Smoker, drinker, thinker Socrates gets himself in shape – but suffers in Spain (1982)

The great icon of Brazilian football never went beyond a World Cup quarter-final... but that was never his priority

World Cup 1982

2 June 2014

Back of the Net's alternative 1982 World Cup: Farce, oranges, war and teeth

A sideways glance at the Naranjito & Co. brought to you by the chuckle brothers of Back of the Net

World Cup 1982

2 June 2014

Spain '82: Best game, dodgiest game and biggest shock

The best, worst and most shocking matches of the 1982 World Cup...

World Cup 1982

2 June 2014

Ranked! The best 10 goals of Spain '82

The screamers, chips and 'toe-pokes' that lit up Spain in 1982; featuring Messrs Tardelli, Zico, Robson and Kiss...

World Cup 1982

2 June 2014

Ranked! The 10 best players of the 1982 World Cup

Platini, Socrates and Zoff all rocked Spain in '82 - but who was the No.1 performer? Jonathan Wilson runs through the stars that made the tournament so memorable

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...