Group C 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 Estadio Sarriá in Barcelona. The group consisted of three teams advancing from the first group stage: Group 1 runners-up Italy, Group 6 winners Brazil and the Group 3 runners-up, the reigning world champions Argentina.
Italy topped the group and advanced to the semi-finals, eventually winning the competition.
In 2007, The Guardian called this group the deadliest-ever Group of Death in FIFA World Cup history.
Qualified teams The winner of Group 6 and the runners-up of Group 1 and 3 qualified for Group C of the second round.
Group Winners 6 Group Runners-up 1 3
Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 4 Advance to knockout stage 2 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 2 3 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
Source: FIFA
Matches
Italy vs Argentina Italy 2–1 Tardelli 57' 67' Report Passarella 83'
Sarrià Stadium, Barcelona
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)
GK 1 Dino Zoff (c) SW 7 Gaetano Scirea DF 6 Claudio Gentile 43' DF 5 Fulvio Collovati DF 4 Antonio Cabrini MF 13 Gabriele Oriali 75' MF 9 Giancarlo Antognoni MF 14 Marco Tardelli FW 16 Bruno Conti FW 20 Paolo Rossi 15' 80' FW 19 Francesco Graziani Substitutes: DF 3 Giuseppe Bergomi MF 11 Gianpiero Marini 75' GK 12 Ivano Bordon MF 15 Franco Causio FW 18 Alessandro Altobelli 80' Manager: Enzo Bearzot
GK 7 Ubaldo Fillol SW 15 Daniel Passarella (c) DF 14 Jorge Olguín DF 8 Luis Galván DF 18 Alberto Tarantini MF 1 Osvaldo Ardiles 39' MF 9 Américo Gallego ' MF 10 Diego Maradona 35' MF 11 Mario Kempes 32' 58' FW 4 Daniel Bertoni FW 6 Ramón Díaz 58' Substitutes: GK 2 Héctor Baley MF 3 Juan Barbas MF 5 Gabriel Calderón 58' FW 20 Jorge Valdano MF 21 José Daniel Valencia 58' Manager: César Luis Menotti
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Argentina vs Brazil Argentina 1–3 Díaz 89' Report Zico 11' 66' 75'
Sarrià Stadium, Barcelona
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Mario Rubio Vázquez (Mexico)
GK 7 Ubaldo Fillol SW 15 Daniel Passarella (c) 33' DF 14 Jorge Olguín DF 8 Luis Galván DF 18 Alberto Tarantini MF 1 Osvaldo Ardiles MF 3 Juan Barbas MF 11 Mario Kempes 46' MF 5 Gabriel Calderón MF 10 Diego Maradona ' FW 4 Daniel Bertoni 64' Substitutes: GK 2 Héctor Baley FW 6 Ramón Díaz 46' DF 13 Julio Olarticoechea FW 17 Santiago Santamaría 64' DF 19 Enzo Trossero Manager: César Luis Menotti
GK 1 Waldir Peres 77' RB 2 Leandro 82' CB 3 Oscar CB 4 Luizinho LB 6 Júnior DM 5 Toninho Cerezo DM 15 Falcão 85' AM 8 Sócrates (c) AM 10 Zico 83' RF 9 Serginho LF 11 Éder Substitutes: FW 7 Paulo Isidoro GK 12 Paulo Sérgio DF 13 Edevaldo 82' DF 16 Edinho MF 18 Batista 83' Manager: Telê Santana
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Italy vs Brazil Italy 3–2 Rossi 5' , 25' , 74' Report Sócrates 12' 68'
Sarrià Stadium, Barcelona
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Abraham Klein (Israel)
GK 1 Dino Zoff (c) DF 6 Claudio Gentile 13' DF 7 Gaetano Scirea DF 5 Fulvio Collovati 34' DF 4 Antonio Cabrini MF 16 Bruno Conti MF 14 Marco Tardelli 75' MF 9 Giancarlo Antognoni MF 13 Gabriele Oriali 78' FW 19 Francesco Graziani FW 20 Paolo Rossi Substitutes: DF 3 Giuseppe Bergomi 34' MF 11 Gianpiero Marini 75' GK 12 Ivano Bordon MF 15 Franco Causio FW 18 Alessandro Altobelli Manager: Enzo Bearzot
GK 1 Waldir Peres DF 2 Leandro DF 3 Oscar DF 4 Luizinho DF 6 Júnior MF 5 Toninho Cerezo MF 15 Falcão MF 8 Sócrates (c) MF 10 Zico FW 9 Serginho 69' FW 11 Éder Substitutes: FW 7 Paulo Isidoro 69' GK 12 Paulo Sérgio DF 13 Edevaldo DF 14 Juninho Fonseca MF 19 Renato Manager: Telê Santana
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