1982 FIFA World Cup Group A

Group A 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 Nou Camp in Barcelona. The group consisted of three teams advancing from the first group stage: Group 1 winners Poland, Group 3 winners Belgium and Group 6 runners-up the Soviet Union.

Poland topped the group and advanced to the semi-finals, where they were defeated by eventual champions Italy.

Qualified teams edit

The winners of Group 1 and 3 and the runner-up of Group 6 qualified for Group A of the second round.

Group Winners
1   Poland
3   Belgium
Group Runners-up
6   Soviet Union

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Poland 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 3 Advance to knockout stage
2   Soviet Union 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3
3   Belgium 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Source: FIFA

Matches edit

Poland vs Belgium edit

Poland  3–0  Belgium
Boniek   4', 26', 53' Report
Attendance: 30,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Poland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Belgium
GK 1 Józef Młynarczyk
DF 2 Marek Dziuba
DF 5 Paweł Janas
DF 9 Władysław Żmuda (c)
DF 10 Stefan Majewski
MF 3 Janusz Kupcewicz   82'
MF 8 Waldemar Matysik
MF 13 Andrzej Buncol
MF 20 Zbigniew Boniek
FW 16 Grzegorz Lato
FW 11 Włodzimierz Smolarek   48'
Substitutes:
DF 4 Tadeusz Dolny
MF 14 Andrzej Pałasz
MF 15 Włodzimierz Ciołek   82'
FW 17 Andrzej Szarmach
GK 21 Jacek Kazimierski
Manager:
Antoni Piechniczek
GK 12 Theo Custers
DF 4 Walter Meeuws (c)
DF 5 Michel Renquin
DF 3 Luc Millecamps
DF 16 Gerard Plessers   87'
MF 8 Wilfried Van Moer   46'
MF 6 Franky Vercauteren
MF 10 Ludo Coeck
MF 11 Jan Ceulemans
FW 9 Erwin Vandenbergh
FW 21 Alexandre Czerniatynski
Substitutes:
FW 13 François Van der Elst   46'
DF 14 Marc Baecke   87'
MF 17 René Verheyen
MF 18 Raymond Mommens
GK 22 Jacky Munaron
Manager:
Guy Thys

Assistant referees:
Enrique Labo Revoredo (Peru)
Gastón Castro (Chile)

Belgium vs Soviet Union edit

Belgium  0–1  Soviet Union
Report Oganesian   48'
Attendance: 45,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Belgium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Soviet Union
GK 22 Jacky Munaron
DF 4 Walter Meeuws (c)
DF 5 Michel Renquin
DF 3 Luc Millecamps
DF 15 Maurits De Schrijver   65'
MF 10 Ludo Coeck
MF 20 Guy Vandersmissen   67'
MF 6 Franky Vercauteren
MF 11 Jan Ceulemans
FW 9 Erwin Vandenbergh
FW 17 René Verheyen
Substitutes:
MF 7 Jos Daerden
GK 12 Theo Custers
MF 18 Raymond Mommens
FW 19 Marc Millecamps   65'
FW 21 Alexandre Czerniatynski   67'
Manager:
Guy Thys
GK 1 Rinat Dasayev
SW 3 Aleksandre Chivadze (c)
DF 6 Anatoliy Demyanenko
DF 5 Sergei Baltacha
DF 14 Sergei Borovsky
MF 8 Volodymyr Bezsonov   77'
MF 10 Khoren Oganesian
MF 12 Andriy Bal   87'
FW 7 Ramaz Shengelia   90'
FW 9 Yuri Gavrilov
FW 11 Oleh Blokhin
Substitutes:
DF 2 Tengiz Sulakvelidze
MF 13 Vitaly Daraselia   87'
FW 15 Sergey Andreyev
FW 16 Sergey Rodionov   90'
GK 22 Vyacheslav Chanov
Manager:
Konstantin Beskov

Assistant referees:
Charles Corver (Netherlands)
António Garrido (Portugal)

Soviet Union vs Poland edit

Soviet Union  0–0  Poland
Report
Attendance: 65,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Soviet Union
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Poland
GK 1 Rinat Dasayev
DF 2 Tengiz Sulakvelidze
DF 3 Aleksandre Chivadze (c)   38'
DF 5 Sergei Baltacha   90'
DF 6 Anatoliy Demyanenko
MF 8 Volodymyr Bezsonov
MF 14 Sergei Borovsky   87'
MF 9 Yuri Gavrilov   78'
MF 10 Khoren Oganesian
FW 7 Ramaz Shengelia   56'
FW 11 Oleh Blokhin
Substitutes:
MF 12 Andriy Bal
MF 13 Vitaly Daraselia   78'
FW 15 Sergey Andreyev   56'
FW 16 Sergey Rodionov
GK 22 Vyacheslav Chanov
Manager:
Konstantin Beskov
GK 1 Józef Młynarczyk
SW 10 Stefan Majewski
CB 2 Marek Dziuba
CB 5 Paweł Janas
CB 9 Władysław Żmuda (c)
CM 8 Waldemar Matysik
RW 13 Andrzej Buncol   65'
AM 3 Janusz Kupcewicz   51'
LW 20 Zbigniew Boniek   88'
SS 16 Grzegorz Lato
CF 11 Włodzimierz Smolarek
Substitutes:
DF 4 Tadeusz Dolny
DF 12 Roman Wójcicki
MF 15 Włodzimierz Ciołek   51'
FW 17 Andrzej Szarmach
GK 21 Jacek Kazimierski
Manager:
Antoni Piechniczek

Assistant referees:
Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)
Clive White (England)

See also edit

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