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

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

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

Poland vs Belgium

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 downward-facing red arrow 82'
MF 8 Waldemar Matysik
MF 13 Andrzej Buncol
MF 20 Zbigniew Boniek
FW 16 Grzegorz Lato
FW 11 Włodzimierz Smolarek Yellow card 48'
Substitutes:
DF 4 Tadeusz Dolny
MF 14 Andrzej Pałasz
MF 15 Włodzimierz Ciołek upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 87'
MF 8 Wilfried Van Moer downward-facing red arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 14 Marc Baecke upward-facing green arrow 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

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 downward-facing red arrow 65'
MF 10 Ludo Coeck
MF 20 Guy Vandersmissen downward-facing red arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 21 Alexandre Czerniatynski upward-facing green arrow 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 Yellow card 77'
MF 10 Khoren Oganesian
MF 12 Andriy Bal downward-facing red arrow 87'
FW 7 Ramaz Shengelia downward-facing red arrow 90'
FW 9 Yuri Gavrilov
FW 11 Oleh Blokhin
Substitutes:
DF 2 Tengiz Sulakvelidze
MF 13 Vitaly Daraselia upward-facing green arrow 87'
FW 15 Sergey Andreyev
FW 16 Sergey Rodionov upward-facing green arrow 90'
GK 22 Vyacheslav Chanov
Manager:
Konstantin Beskov

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

Soviet Union vs Poland

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) Yellow card 38'
DF 5 Sergei Baltacha Yellow card 90'
DF 6 Anatoliy Demyanenko
MF 8 Volodymyr Bezsonov
MF 14 Sergei Borovsky Yellow card 87'
MF 9 Yuri Gavrilov downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF 10 Khoren Oganesian
FW 7 Ramaz Shengelia downward-facing red arrow 56'
FW 11 Oleh Blokhin
Substitutes:
MF 12 Andriy Bal
MF 13 Vitaly Daraselia upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 15 Sergey Andreyev upward-facing green arrow 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 Yellow card 65'
AM 3 Janusz Kupcewicz downward-facing red arrow 51'
LW 20 Zbigniew Boniek Yellow card 88'
SS 16 Grzegorz Lato
CF 11 Włodzimierz Smolarek
Substitutes:
DF 4 Tadeusz Dolny
DF 12 Roman Wójcicki
MF 15 Włodzimierz Ciołek upward-facing green arrow 51'
FW 17 Andrzej Szarmach
GK 21 Jacek Kazimierski
Manager:
Antoni Piechniczek

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

See also

References