# 1982 FIFA World Cup Group C

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 | Brazil |
| Group | Runners-up |
| 1 | Italy |
| 3 | Argentina |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 | |
| 3 | Argentina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |

## Matches
### Italy vs Argentina

| Italy | Argentina |
| GK | 1 | Dino Zoff (c) |
| SW | 7 | Gaetano Scirea |
| DF | 6 | Claudio Gentile | 43' |
| DF | 5 | Fulvio Collovati |
| DF | 4 | Antonio Cabrini |
| MF | 13 | Gabriele Oriali | | 75' |
| MF | 9 | Giancarlo Antognoni |
| MF | 14 | Marco Tardelli |
| FW | 16 | Bruno Conti |
| FW | 20 | Paolo Rossi | 15' | 80' |
| FW | 19 | Francesco Graziani |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 3 | Giuseppe Bergomi |
| MF | 11 | Gianpiero Marini | | 75' |
| GK | 12 | Ivano Bordon |
| MF | 15 | Franco Causio |
| FW | 18 | Alessandro Altobelli | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Enzo Bearzot ||
| GK | 7 | Ubaldo Fillol |
| SW | 15 | Daniel Passarella (c) |
| DF | 14 | Jorge Olguín |
| DF | 8 | Luis Galván |
| DF | 18 | Alberto Tarantini |
| MF | 1 | Osvaldo Ardiles | 39' |
| MF | 9 | Américo Gallego | 84' |
| MF | 10 | Diego Maradona | 35' |
| MF | 11 | Mario Kempes | 32' | 58' |
| FW | 4 | Daniel Bertoni |
| FW | 6 | Ramón Díaz | | 58' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 2 | Héctor Baley |
| MF | 3 | Juan Barbas |
| MF | 5 | Gabriel Calderón | | 58' |
| FW | 20 | Jorge Valdano |
| MF | 21 | José Daniel Valencia | | 58' |
| Manager: ||
| César Luis Menotti ||
* Assistant referees:
* Bruno Galler (Switzerland)
* Belaïd Lacarne (Algeria)

### Argentina vs Brazil

| Argentina | Brazil |
| GK | 7 | Ubaldo Fillol |
| SW | 15 | Daniel Passarella (c) | 33' |
| DF | 14 | Jorge Olguín |
| DF | 8 | Luis Galván |
| DF | 18 | Alberto Tarantini |
| MF | 1 | Osvaldo Ardiles |
| MF | 3 | Juan Barbas |
| MF | 11 | Mario Kempes | | 46' |
| MF | 5 | Gabriel Calderón |
| MF | 10 | Diego Maradona | 85' |
| FW | 4 | Daniel Bertoni | | 64' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 2 | Héctor Baley |
| FW | 6 | Ramón Díaz | | 46' |
| DF | 13 | Julio Olarticoechea |
| FW | 17 | Santiago Santamaría | | 64' |
| DF | 19 | Enzo Trossero |
| Manager: ||
| César Luis Menotti ||
| GK | 1 | Waldir Peres | 77' |
| RB | 2 | Leandro | | 82' |
| CB | 3 | Oscar |
| CB | 4 | Luizinho |
| LB | 6 | Júnior |
| DM | 5 | Toninho Cerezo |
| DM | 15 | Falcão | 85' |
| AM | 8 | Sócrates (c) |
| AM | 10 | Zico | | 83' |
| RF | 9 | Serginho |
| LF | 11 | Éder |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 7 | Paulo Isidoro |
| GK | 12 | Paulo Sérgio |
| DF | 13 | Edevaldo | | 82' |
| DF | 16 | Edinho |
| MF | 18 | Batista | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Telê Santana ||
* Assistant referees:
* Gilberto Aristizábal (Colombia)
* Gastón Castro (Chile)

### Italy vs Brazil

| Italy | Brazil |
| GK | 1 | Dino Zoff (c) |
| DF | 6 | Claudio Gentile | 13' |
| DF | 7 | Gaetano Scirea |
| DF | 5 | Fulvio Collovati | | 34' |
| DF | 4 | Antonio Cabrini |
| MF | 16 | Bruno Conti |
| MF | 14 | Marco Tardelli | | 75' |
| MF | 9 | Giancarlo Antognoni |
| MF | 13 | Gabriele Oriali | 78' |
| FW | 19 | Francesco Graziani |
| FW | 20 | Paolo Rossi |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 3 | Giuseppe Bergomi | | 34' |
| MF | 11 | Gianpiero Marini | | 75' |
| GK | 12 | Ivano Bordon |
| MF | 15 | Franco Causio |
| FW | 18 | Alessandro Altobelli |
| Manager: ||
| Enzo Bearzot ||
| GK | 1 | Waldir Peres |
| DF | 2 | Leandro |
| DF | 3 | Oscar |
| DF | 4 | Luizinho |
| DF | 6 | Júnior |
| MF | 5 | Toninho Cerezo |
| MF | 15 | Falcão |
| MF | 8 | Sócrates (c) |
| MF | 10 | Zico |
| FW | 9 | Serginho | 69' |
| FW | 11 | Éder |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 7 | Paulo Isidoro | 69' |
| GK | 12 | Paulo Sérgio |
| DF | 13 | Edevaldo |
| DF | 14 | Juninho Fonseca |
| MF | 19 | Renato |
| Manager: ||
| Telê Santana ||
* Assistant referees:
* Thomson Chan (Hong Kong)
* Bogdan Dochev (Bulgaria)