1982 FIFA World Cup Group 3
Group 3 was one of six groups of national teams competing in the group stage of the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Play began on 13 June with the opening match of the tournament and ended on 23 June 1982. The group consisted of four teams: The seeded team, the reigning world champions Argentina, Belgium, Hungary and El Salvador.
Belgium won the group and advanced to the second round, along with Argentina. Despite recording the biggest victory in World Cup history, Hungary failed to advance.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Advance to second round | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
Matches
Argentina vs Belgium
Argentina | 0–1 | |
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Report | Vandenbergh |
Argentina
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Belgium
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Assistant referees:
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Hungary vs El Salvador
Hungary | 10–1 | |
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Nyilasi Pölöskei Fazekas Tóth L. Kiss Szentes |
Report | Ramírez Zapata |
Hungary
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El Salvador
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Assistant referees:
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Argentina vs Hungary
Argentina
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Hungary
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Assistant referees:
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Following an officiating error, Hungary took the kick-off in both halves.
Belgium vs El Salvador
Belgium | 1–0 | |
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Coeck |
Report |
Belgium
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El Salvador
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Assistant referees:
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Belgium vs Hungary
Belgium | 1–1 | |
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Czerniatynski |
Report | Varga |
Belgium
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Hungary
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Assistant referees:
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Argentina vs El Salvador
Argentina | 2–0 | |
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Passarella Bertoni |
Report |
Argentina
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El Salvador
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Assistant referees:
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References
- Another mistake in FIFA report. The player got the card in the second half (74 min). See the footage of the game.
External links
- 1982 FIFA World Cup archive
- Spain 1982 FIFA Technical Report: Statistical Details of the Matches pp. 111-115