1982 FIFA World Cup Final

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1982 FIFA World Cup 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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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 Madrid.

After a scoreless first half during which Antonio Cabrini fired a penalty wide of goal, Paolo Rossi scored first, heading home a bouncing Claudio Gentile cross from close range. Marco Tardelli then scored from the edge of the area before Alessandro Altobelli, at the end of a counterattack by winger Bruno Conti, made it 3–0. 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. Breitner scored for Germany in the 83rd minute but Italy held on to claim their first World Cup title in 48 years, and their third in total with a 3–1 victory.

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). Captain and goalkeeper Dino Zoff at forty also became the oldest player to win the World Cup. In a dramatic and emotional move, the head of the Italian soccer federation dedicated the World Cup victory to the Palestinians as a mark of solidarity with their suffering

Match details

11 July 1982 20:00 CEST	Italy	3–1	West Germany	Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil)
	Rossi  57' Tardelli  69' Altobelli  81'	(Report)	Breitner  83'

Italy

West Germany

GK 1 Dino Zoff (c) SW 7 Gaetano Scirea RB 6 Claudio Gentile CB 5 Fulvio Collovati CB 3 Giuseppe Bergomi LWB 4 Antonio Cabrini DM 13 Gabriele Oriali 73' RM 16 Bruno Conti 31' CM 14 Marco Tardelli LW 19 Francesco Graziani 7' CF 20 Paolo Rossi Substitutions: FW 18 Alessandro Altobelli 7' 89' MF 15 Franco Causio 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: FW 9 Horst Hrubesch 62' MF 10 Hansi Müller 70' Manager: Jupp Derwall

External links

• 1982 FIFA World Cup Final planetworldcup.com
• 1982 FIFA World Cup Final shubhayan.com