# 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 4

Group 4 was one of six groups of national teams competing in the group stage of the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Play began on 16 June and ended on 25 June 1982. The group consisted of four teams: Seeded team England, France, Czechoslovakia and World Cup debutants Kuwait.
England won the group after three successive victories and advanced to the second round, along with France.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to second round |
| 2 | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | Advance to second round |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |

## Matches
### England vs France

| England | France |
| GK | 22 | Peter Shilton |
| DF | 12 | Mick Mills (c) |
| DF | 4 | Terry Butcher | 34' |
| DF | 18 | Phil Thompson |
| DF | 17 | Kenny Sansom | | 90' |
| MF | 5 | Steve Coppell |
| MF | 16 | Bryan Robson |
| MF | 19 | Ray Wilkins |
| MF | 15 | Graham Rix |
| FW | 8 | Trevor Francis |
| FW | 11 | Paul Mariner |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Ray Clemence |
| MF | 9 | Glenn Hoddle |
| DF | 14 | Phil Neal | | 90' |
| FW | 20 | Peter Withe |
| FW | 21 | Tony Woodcock |
| Manager: ||
| Ron Greenwood ||
| GK | 22 | Jean-Luc Ettori |
| SW | 8 | Marius Trésor |
| DF | 3 | Patrick Battiston |
| DF | 6 | Christian Lopez |
| DF | 4 | Maxime Bossis |
| MF | 11 | René Girard |
| MF | 12 | Alain Giresse |
| MF | 13 | Jean-François Larios | 74' |
| MF | 10 | Michel Platini (c) |
| FW | 18 | Dominique Rocheteau | 71' |
| FW | 20 | Gérard Soler |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Dominique Baratelli |
| DF | 5 | Gérard Janvion |
| MF | 14 | Jean Tigana | 74' |
| FW | 16 | Alain Couriol |
| FW | 19 | Didier Six | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Michel Hidalgo ||
* Assistant referees:
* Gastón Castro (Chile)
* Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil)

### Czechoslovakia vs Kuwait

| Czechoslovakia | Kuwait |
| GK | 21 | Zdeněk Hruška |
| SW | 4 | Ladislav Jurkemik |
| DF | 5 | Jozef Barmoš |
| DF | 3 | Jan Fiala |
| DF | 15 | Jozef Kukučka |
| MF | 8 | Antonín Panenka |
| MF | 13 | Jan Berger |
| MF | 10 | Tomáš Kříž | 61' |
| FW | 18 | Petr Janečka | 68' |
| FW | 11 | Zdeněk Nehoda (c) |
| FW | 9 | Ladislav Vízek |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Stanislav Seman |
| MF | 12 | Přemysl Bičovský | 61' |
| DF | 14 | Libor Radimec |
| MF | 16 | Pavel Chaloupka |
| FW | 20 | Vlastimil Petržela | 68' |
| Manager: ||
| Jozef Vengloš ||
| GK | 1 | Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi |
| SW | 2 | Naeem Saad |
| DF | 3 | Mahboub Juma'a |
| DF | 14 | Abdullah Mayouf |
| DF | 5 | Waleed Al-Jasem |
| MF | 8 | Abdullah Al-Buloushi |
| FW | 6 | Saad Al-Houti (c) |
| MF | 18 | Mohammed Karam | 57' |
| FW | 10 | Abdulaziz Al-Anberi |
| FW | 9 | Jasem Yaqoub |
| FW | 16 | Faisal Al-Dakhil |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 4 | Jamal Al-Qabendi |
| FW | 7 | Fathi Kameel | 57' |
| MF | 12 | Yussef Al-Suwayed |
| DF | 17 | Hamoud Al-Shemmari |
| GK | 21 | Adam Marjan |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Alberto Parreira ||
* Assistant referees:
* Rómulo Méndez (Guatemala)
* Bob Valentine (Scotland)

### England vs Czechoslovakia

| England | Czechoslovakia |
| GK | 22 | Peter Shilton |
| DF | 12 | Mick Mills (c) |
| DF | 4 | Terry Butcher |
| DF | 18 | Phil Thompson |
| DF | 17 | Kenny Sansom |
| MF | 5 | Steve Coppell |
| MF | 19 | Ray Wilkins |
| MF | 16 | Bryan Robson | 46' |
| MF | 15 | Graham Rix |
| FW | 8 | Trevor Francis |
| FW | 11 | Paul Mariner |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Ray Clemence |
| MF | 9 | Glenn Hoddle | 46' |
| DF | 14 | Phil Neal |
| FW | 20 | Peter Withe |
| FW | 21 | Tony Woodcock |
| Manager: ||
| Ron Greenwood ||
| GK | 1 | Stanislav Seman | | 75' |
| SW | 14 | Libor Radimec |
| DF | 3 | Jan Fiala |
| DF | 6 | Rostislav Vojáček |
| DF | 5 | Jozef Barmoš |
| MF | 4 | Ladislav Jurkemik |
| MF | 16 | Pavel Chaloupka | 40' |
| MF | 13 | Jan Berger |
| FW | 9 | Ladislav Vízek |
| FW | 11 | Zdeněk Nehoda (c) |
| FW | 18 | Petr Janečka | | 77' |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 8 | Antonín Panenka |
| MF | 17 | František Štambachr |
| FW | 19 | Marián Masný | | 77' |
| FW | 20 | Vlastimil Petržela |
| GK | 22 | Karel Stromšík | | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Jozef Vengloš ||
* Assistant referees:
* Bogdan Dochev (Bulgaria)
* Gilberto Aristizábal (Colombia)

### France vs Kuwait

| France | Kuwait |
| GK | 22 | Jean-Luc Ettori |
| DF | 2 | Manuel Amoros | 68' |
| DF | 8 | Marius Trésor |
| DF | 5 | Gérard Janvion | | 59' |
| DF | 4 | Maxime Bossis |
| MF | 9 | Bernard Genghini |
| MF | 10 | Michel Platini (c) | | 81' |
| MF | 12 | Alain Giresse |
| FW | 20 | Gérard Soler |
| FW | 17 | Bernard Lacombe |
| FW | 19 | Didier Six |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 6 | Christian Lopez | | 59' |
| MF | 11 | René Girard | | 81' |
| MF | 15 | Bruno Bellone |
| FW | 16 | Alain Couriol |
| GK | 21 | Jean Castaneda |
| Manager: ||
| Michel Hidalgo ||
| GK | 1 | Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi |
| DF | 2 | Naeem Saad |
| DF | 14 | Abdullah Mayouf |
| DF | 3 | Mahboub Juma'a |
| DF | 5 | Waleed Al-Jasem | | 78' |
| MF | 6 | Saad Al-Houti (c) |
| MF | 8 | Abdullah Al-Buloushi |
| MF | 18 | Mohammed Karam | | 46' |
| FW | 10 | Abdulaziz Al-Anberi | 30' |
| FW | 9 | Jasem Yaqoub |
| FW | 16 | Faisal Al-Dakhil |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 4 | Jamal Al-Qabendi |
| FW | 7 | Fathi Kameel | 85' | 46' |
| MF | 12 | Yussef Al-Suwayed |
| DF | 17 | Hamoud Al-Shemmari | | 78' |
| GK | 21 | Adam Marjan |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Alberto Parreira ||
* Assistant referees:
* Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
* Damir Matovinović (Yugoslavia)

### France vs Czechoslovakia

| France | Czechoslovakia |
| GK | 22 | Jean-Luc Ettori |
| DF | 2 | Manuel Amoros | 47' |
| DF | 8 | Marius Trésor |
| DF | 5 | Gérard Janvion |
| DF | 4 | Maxime Bossis |
| MF | 9 | Bernard Genghini |
| MF | 12 | Alain Giresse |
| MF | 10 | Michel Platini (c) |
| FW | 20 | Gérard Soler | | 89' |
| FW | 17 | Bernard Lacombe | | 70' |
| FW | 19 | Didier Six |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 6 | Christian Lopez |
| MF | 11 | René Girard | | 89' |
| MF | 15 | Bruno Bellone |
| FW | 16 | Alain Couriol | | 70' |
| GK | 21 | Jean Castaneda |
| Manager: ||
| Michel Hidalgo ||
| GK | 22 | Karel Stromšík |
| DF | 5 | Jozef Barmoš |
| DF | 6 | Rostislav Vojáček |
| DF | 3 | Jan Fiala |
| DF | 17 | František Štambachr |
| MF | 12 | Přemysl Bičovský |
| MF | 14 | Libor Radimec |
| MF | 11 | Zdeněk Nehoda (c) |
| FW | 18 | Petr Janečka | | 70' |
| FW | 9 | Ladislav Vízek | 87' |
| FW | 10 | Tomáš Kříž | | 31' |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 4 | Ladislav Jurkemik |
| MF | 8 | Antonín Panenka | 83' | 70' |
| DF | 15 | Jozef Kukučka |
| FW | 19 | Marián Masný | | 31' |
| GK | 21 | Zdeněk Hruška |
| Manager: ||
| Jozef Vengloš ||
* Assistant referees:
* Benjamin Dwomoh (Ghana)
* Károly Palotai (Hungary)

### England vs Kuwait

| England | Kuwait |
| GK | 22 | Peter Shilton |
| DF | 14 | Phil Neal |
| DF | 18 | Phil Thompson |
| DF | 6 | Steve Foster |
| DF | 12 | Mick Mills (c) |
| MF | 5 | Steve Coppell |
| MF | 9 | Glenn Hoddle |
| MF | 19 | Ray Wilkins |
| MF | 15 | Graham Rix |
| FW | 8 | Trevor Francis |
| FW | 11 | Paul Mariner | 43' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Ray Clemence |
| DF | 2 | Viv Anderson |
| MF | 10 | Terry McDermott |
| FW | 20 | Peter Withe |
| FW | 21 | Tony Woodcock |
| Manager: ||
| Ron Greenwood ||
| GK | 1 | Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi |
| DF | 2 | Naeem Saad | 44' |
| DF | 14 | Abdullah Mayouf |
| DF | 3 | Mahboub Juma'a |
| DF | 5 | Waleed Al-Jasem | | 76' |
| MF | 8 | Abdullah Al-Buloushi |
| MF | 6 | Saad Al-Houti (c) |
| MF | 7 | Fathi Kameel |
| MF | 10 | Abdulaziz Al-Anberi |
| FW | 16 | Faisal Al-Dakhil |
| FW | 12 | Yussef Al-Suwayed |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 4 | Jamal Al-Qabendi |
| DF | 17 | Hamoud Al-Shemmari | | 76' |
| MF | 18 | Mohammed Karam |
| FW | 19 | Muayad Al-Haddad |
| GK | 21 | Adam Marjan |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Alberto Parreira ||
* Assistant referees:
* Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)
* José Luis García Carrión (Spain)