# 1982 FIFA World Cup Group A

Group A 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 Nou Camp in Barcelona. The group consisted of three teams advancing from the first group stage: Group 1 winners Poland, Group 3 winners Belgium and Group 6 runners-up the Soviet Union.
Poland topped the group and advanced to the semi-finals, where they were defeated by eventual champions Italy.

## Qualified teams

The winners of Group 1 and 3 and the runner-up of Group 6 qualified for Group A of the second round.
| Group | Winners |
| 1 | Poland |
| 3 | Belgium |
| Group | Runners-up |
| 6 | Soviet Union |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |

## Matches
### Poland vs Belgium

| Poland | Belgium |
| GK | 1 | Józef Młynarczyk |
| DF | 2 | Marek Dziuba |
| DF | 5 | Paweł Janas |
| DF | 9 | Władysław Żmuda (c) |
| DF | 10 | Stefan Majewski |
| MF | 3 | Janusz Kupcewicz | | 82' |
| MF | 8 | Waldemar Matysik |
| MF | 13 | Andrzej Buncol |
| MF | 20 | Zbigniew Boniek |
| FW | 16 | Grzegorz Lato |
| FW | 11 | Włodzimierz Smolarek | 48' |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 4 | Tadeusz Dolny |
| MF | 14 | Andrzej Pałasz |
| MF | 15 | Włodzimierz Ciołek | | 82' |
| FW | 17 | Andrzej Szarmach |
| GK | 21 | Jacek Kazimierski |
| Manager: ||
| Antoni Piechniczek ||
| GK | 12 | Theo Custers |
| DF | 4 | Walter Meeuws (c) |
| DF | 5 | Michel Renquin |
| DF | 3 | Luc Millecamps |
| DF | 16 | Gerard Plessers | 87' |
| MF | 8 | Wilfried Van Moer | 46' |
| MF | 6 | Franky Vercauteren |
| MF | 10 | Ludo Coeck |
| MF | 11 | Jan Ceulemans |
| FW | 9 | Erwin Vandenbergh |
| FW | 21 | Alexandre Czerniatynski |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 13 | François Van der Elst | 46' |
| DF | 14 | Marc Baecke | 87' |
| MF | 17 | René Verheyen |
| MF | 18 | Raymond Mommens |
| GK | 22 | Jacky Munaron |
| Manager: ||
| Guy Thys ||
* Assistant referees:
* Enrique Labo Revoredo (Peru)
* Gastón Castro (Chile)

### Belgium vs Soviet Union

| Belgium | Soviet Union |
| GK | 22 | Jacky Munaron |
| DF | 4 | Walter Meeuws (c) |
| DF | 5 | Michel Renquin |
| DF | 3 | Luc Millecamps |
| DF | 15 | Maurits De Schrijver | 65' |
| MF | 10 | Ludo Coeck |
| MF | 20 | Guy Vandersmissen | 67' |
| MF | 6 | Franky Vercauteren |
| MF | 11 | Jan Ceulemans |
| FW | 9 | Erwin Vandenbergh |
| FW | 17 | René Verheyen |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 7 | Jos Daerden |
| GK | 12 | Theo Custers |
| MF | 18 | Raymond Mommens |
| FW | 19 | Marc Millecamps | 65' |
| FW | 21 | Alexandre Czerniatynski | 67' |
| Manager: ||
| Guy Thys ||
| GK | 1 | Rinat Dasayev |
| SW | 3 | Aleksandre Chivadze (c) |
| DF | 6 | Anatoliy Demyanenko |
| DF | 5 | Sergei Baltacha |
| DF | 14 | Sergei Borovsky |
| MF | 8 | Volodymyr Bezsonov | 77' |
| MF | 10 | Khoren Oganesian |
| MF | 12 | Andriy Bal | | 87' |
| FW | 7 | Ramaz Shengelia | | 90' |
| FW | 9 | Yuri Gavrilov |
| FW | 11 | Oleh Blokhin |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 2 | Tengiz Sulakvelidze |
| MF | 13 | Vitaly Daraselia | | 87' |
| FW | 15 | Sergey Andreyev |
| FW | 16 | Sergey Rodionov | | 90' |
| GK | 22 | Vyacheslav Chanov |
| Manager: ||
| Konstantin Beskov ||
* Assistant referees:
* Charles Corver (Netherlands)
* António Garrido (Portugal)

### Soviet Union vs Poland

| Soviet Union | Poland |
| GK | 1 | Rinat Dasayev |
| DF | 2 | Tengiz Sulakvelidze |
| DF | 3 | Aleksandre Chivadze (c) | 38' |
| DF | 5 | Sergei Baltacha | 90' |
| DF | 6 | Anatoliy Demyanenko |
| MF | 8 | Volodymyr Bezsonov |
| MF | 14 | Sergei Borovsky | 87' |
| MF | 9 | Yuri Gavrilov | | 78' |
| MF | 10 | Khoren Oganesian |
| FW | 7 | Ramaz Shengelia | | 56' |
| FW | 11 | Oleh Blokhin |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 12 | Andriy Bal |
| MF | 13 | Vitaly Daraselia | | 78' |
| FW | 15 | Sergey Andreyev | | 56' |
| FW | 16 | Sergey Rodionov |
| GK | 22 | Vyacheslav Chanov |
| Manager: ||
| Konstantin Beskov ||
| GK | 1 | Józef Młynarczyk |
| SW | 10 | Stefan Majewski |
| CB | 2 | Marek Dziuba |
| CB | 5 | Paweł Janas |
| CB | 9 | Władysław Żmuda (c) |
| CM | 8 | Waldemar Matysik |
| RW | 13 | Andrzej Buncol | 65' |
| AM | 3 | Janusz Kupcewicz | | 51' |
| LW | 20 | Zbigniew Boniek | 88' |
| SS | 16 | Grzegorz Lato |
| CF | 11 | Włodzimierz Smolarek |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 4 | Tadeusz Dolny |
| DF | 12 | Roman Wójcicki |
| MF | 15 | Włodzimierz Ciołek | | 51' |
| FW | 17 | Andrzej Szarmach |
| GK | 21 | Jacek Kazimierski |
| Manager: ||
| Antoni Piechniczek ||
* Assistant referees:
* Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)
* Clive White (England)