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
Matches
Italy vs Argentina
GK 1 Dino Zoff (c)SW 7 Gaetano ScireaDF 6 Claudio Gentile DF 5 Fulvio CollovatiDF 4 Antonio CabriniMF 13Gabriele Oriali MF 9 Giancarlo AntognoniMF 14Marco TardelliFW 16Bruno ContiFW 20Paolo Rossi FW 19Francesco GrazianiSubstitutes:GK 12Ivano BordonDF 3 Giuseppe BergomiMF 11Gianpiero Marini MF 15Franco CausioFW 18Alessandro Altobelli Manager:Enzo Bearzot GK 7 Ubaldo FillolSW 15Daniel Passarella (c)DF 14Jorge OlguínDF 8 Luis GalvánDF 18Alberto TarantiniMF 1 Osvaldo Ardiles MF 9 Américo Gallego MF 10Diego Maradona MF 11Mario Kempes FW 4 Daniel BertoniFW 6 Ramón Díaz Substitutes:GK 2 Héctor BaleyMF 3 Juan BarbasMF 5 Gabriel Calderón FW 20Jorge ValdanoMF 21José Daniel Valencia Manager:César Luis Menotti Assistant referees: Bruno Galler (Switzerland) Belaïd Lacarne (Algeria)
Argentina vs Brazil
GK 7 Ubaldo FillolSW 15Daniel Passarella (c) DF 14Jorge OlguínDF 8 Luis GalvánDF 18Alberto TarantiniMF 1 Osvaldo ArdilesMF 3 Juan BarbasMF 11Mario Kempes MF 5 Gabriel CalderónMF 10Diego Maradona FW 4 Daniel Bertoni Substitutes:GK 2 Héctor BaleyFW 6 Ramón Díaz DF 13Julio OlarticoecheaFW 17Santiago Santamaría DF 19Enzo TrosseroManager:César Luis Menotti GK 1 Waldir Peres RB 2 Leandro CB 3 OscarCB4 LuizinhoLB 6 JúniorDM 5 Toninho CerezoDM 15Falcão AM 8 Sócrates (c)AM 10Zico RF 9 SerginhoLF 11ÉderSubstitutes:GK 12Paulo SérgioFW 7 Paulo IsidoroDF 13Edevaldo DF 16EdinhoMF 18Batista Manager:Telê Santana Assistant referees: Gilberto Aristizábal (Colombia) Gastón Castro (Chile)
Italy vs Brazil
See also Argentina at the FIFA World Cup Brazil at the FIFA World Cup Italy at the FIFA World Cup
References
Match reports
External links 1982 FIFA World Cup archive Spain 1982 FIFA Technical Report: Statistical Details of the Matches pp. 141-145