1982 FIFA World Cup final

The 1982 FIFA World Cup final was a football match contested between Italy and West Germany. It was the final match of the 1982 FIFA World Cup tournament and was played on 11 July 1982 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in the Spanish capital and largest city of Madrid.

1982 FIFA World Cup final

The Santiago Bernabéu held the final
Event	1982 FIFA World Cup
Italy West Germany 3 1
Date	11 July 1982
Venue	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Referee	Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil)
Attendance	90,000
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Coming after their 1934 and 1938 victories, Italy had now drawn level with record champions Brazil. Italy's Paolo Rossi won the Golden Boot as the tournament's top goalscorer, and the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player (awarded for the first time). Italy's 40-year-old goalkeeper and captain Dino Zoff became the oldest player to win the World Cup.

It is to date the only final between the two sides in a major football tournament.

Route to the final

Italy		Round	West Germany
Opponent	Result	First round	Opponent	Result
Poland	0–0	Match 1	Algeria	1–2
Peru	1–1	Match 2	Chile	4–1
Cameroon	1–1	Match 3	Austria	1–0
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Poland 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 4  Italy 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3  Cameroon 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3  Peru 3 0 2 1 2 6 −4 2		Final standing	Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  West Germany 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4  Austria 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 4  Algeria 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 4  Chile 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Opponent	Result	Second round	Opponent	Result
Argentina	2–1	Match 1	England	0–0
Brazil	3–2	Match 2	Spain	2–1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Italy 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 4  Brazil 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 2  Argentina 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0		Final standing	Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  West Germany 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3  England 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2  Spain 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Opponent	Result	Semi-finals	Opponent	Result
Poland	2–0		France	3–3 (aet) (5–4 pen.)

Match

Summary

After a scoreless first half during which Antonio Cabrini fired a penalty low and wide to the right of goal, Paolo Rossi scored first, heading home a bouncing Claudio Gentile cross from the right from close range. Marco Tardelli then scored from the edge of the area with a low left footed shot before Alessandro Altobelli, at the end of a counterattack by winger Bruno Conti, made it 3–0 with another low left footed shot. Italy's lead appeared secure, encouraging Italian president Sandro Pertini to wag his finger at the cameras in a playful 'not going to catch us now' gesture from the stands. Paul Breitner scored for Germany in the 83rd minute, firing low past the goalkeeper from the right, but Italy held on to claim their first World Cup title in 44 years, and their third in total with a 3–1 victory.

Details

11 July 1982

20:00 CEST

Italy	3–1	West Germany
Rossi 57' Tardelli 69' Altobelli 81'	Report	Breitner 83'

Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Attendance: 90,000

Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil)

Italy

West Germany

GK 1 Dino Zoff (c) SW 7 Gaetano Scirea RB 3 Giuseppe Bergomi CB 6 Claudio Gentile CB 5 Fulvio Collovati LB 4 Antonio Cabrini DM 13 Gabriele Oriali  73' CM 14 Marco Tardelli RW 16 Bruno Conti  31' LW 19 Francesco Graziani  7' CF 20 Paolo Rossi Substitutions: GK 12 Ivano Bordon MF 10 Giuseppe Dossena MF 11 Giampiero Marini MF 15 Franco Causio  89' FW 18 Alessandro Altobelli  7'  89' Manager: Enzo Bearzot

GK 1 Harald Schumacher SW 15 Uli Stielike  73' RB 20 Manfred Kaltz CB 4 Karlheinz Förster CB 5 Bernd Förster LB 2 Hans-Peter Briegel CM 6 Wolfgang Dremmler  61'  62' CM 3 Paul Breitner RW 11 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (c)  70' LW 7 Pierre Littbarski  88' CF 8 Klaus Fischer Substitutions: GK 21 Bernd Franke DF 12 Wilfried Hannes MF 10 Hansi Müller  70' MF 14 Felix Magath FW 9 Horst Hrubesch  62' Manager: Jupp Derwall

Linesmen: Abraham Klein (Israel) Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia)

Match rules: 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Replay on 13 July if scores still level Five substitutes named, of which two may be used

See also

• Blocco-Juve
• Germany–Italy football rivalry
• Germany at the FIFA World Cup
• Italy at the FIFA World Cup