# 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 6

Group 6 was one of six groups of national teams competing in the First group stage of the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Play began on 14 June and ended on 23 June 1982. The group consisted of four teams: Seeded team Brazil, the Soviet Union, Scotland and World Cup debutants New Zealand.
Brazil won the group with three consecutive victories and advanced to the second round, along with the Soviet Union, who finished ahead of Scotland by virtue of goal difference.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | Advance to second round |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | Advance to second round |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | |

## Matches
### Brazil vs Soviet Union

| Brazil | Soviet Union |
| GK | 1 | Waldir Peres |
| DF | 2 | Leandro |
| DF | 3 | Oscar |
| DF | 4 | Luizinho |
| DF | 6 | Júnior |
| MF | 8 | Sócrates (c) |
| MF | 15 | Falcão |
| MF | 21 | Dirceu | 46' |
| MF | 10 | Zico |
| FW | 9 | Serginho |
| FW | 11 | Éder |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 7 | Paulo Isidoro | 46' |
| GK | 12 | Paulo Sérgio |
| DF | 13 | Edevaldo |
| DF | 16 | Edinho |
| MF | 19 | Renato |
| Manager: ||
| Telê Santana ||
| GK | 1 | Rinat Dasayev |
| DF | 2 | Tengiz Sulakvelidze |
| DF | 3 | Aleksandre Chivadze (c) |
| DF | 5 | Sergei Baltacha |
| DF | 6 | Anatoliy Demyanenko |
| MF | 12 | Andriy Bal |
| MF | 8 | Volodymyr Bezsonov |
| MF | 13 | Vitaly Daraselia |
| MF | 9 | Yuri Gavrilov | 74' |
| FW | 11 | Oleh Blokhin |
| FW | 7 | Ramaz Shengelia | 89' |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 10 | Khoren Oganesian |
| DF | 14 | Sergei Borovsky |
| FW | 15 | Sergey Andreyev | 89' |
| DF | 18 | Yuri Susloparov | 74' |
| GK | 22 | Vyacheslav Chanov |
| Manager: ||
| Konstantin Beskov ||
* Assistant referees:
* Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (Spain)
* José Luis García Carrión (Spain)

### Scotland vs New Zealand

| Scotland | New Zealand |
| GK | 1 | Alan Rough |
| DF | 2 | Danny McGrain (c) |
| DF | 5 | Alan Hansen |
| DF | 17 | Allan Evans |
| DF | 3 | Frank Gray |
| MF | 7 | Gordon Strachan | 83' |
| MF | 4 | Graeme Souness |
| MF | 10 | John Wark |
| FW | 9 | Alan Brazil | 53' |
| FW | 8 | Kenny Dalglish |
| FW | 11 | John Robertson |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 6 | Willie Miller |
| GK | 12 | George Wood |
| DF | 14 | David Narey | 83' |
| FW | 15 | Joe Jordan |
| FW | 18 | Steve Archibald | 53' |
| Manager: ||
| Jock Stein ||
| GK | 22 | Frank van Hattum |
| DF | 15 | John Hill |
| DF | 6 | Bobby Almond | 66' |
| DF | 14 | Adrian Elrick |
| DF | 11 | Sam Malcolmson | 77' |
| MF | 12 | Keith Mackay |
| MF | 17 | Allan Boath |
| MF | 13 | Kenny Cresswell |
| MF | 10 | Steve Sumner (c) |
| FW | 7 | Wynton Rufer |
| FW | 9 | Steve Wooddin |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Richard Wilson |
| DF | 2 | Glenn Dods |
| DF | 3 | Ricki Herbert | 66' |
| MF | 4 | Brian Turner |
| MF | 8 | Duncan Cole | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| John Adshead ||
* Assistant referees:
* Thomson Chan (Hong Kong)
* Yousef Alghoul (Libya)

### Brazil vs Scotland

| Brazil | Scotland |
| GK | 1 | Waldir Peres |
| DF | 2 | Leandro |
| DF | 3 | Oscar |
| DF | 4 | Luizinho |
| DF | 6 | Júnior |
| MF | 15 | Falcão |
| MF | 8 | Sócrates (c) |
| MF | 5 | Toninho Cerezo |
| MF | 10 | Zico |
| FW | 9 | Serginho | 80' |
| FW | 11 | Éder |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 7 | Paulo Isidoro | 80' |
| GK | 12 | Paulo Sérgio |
| DF | 13 | Edevaldo |
| DF | 16 | Edinho |
| MF | 19 | Renato |
| Manager: ||
| Telê Santana ||
| GK | 1 | Alan Rough |
| DF | 14 | David Narey |
| DF | 6 | Willie Miller |
| DF | 5 | Alan Hansen |
| DF | 3 | Frank Gray |
| MF | 4 | Graeme Souness (c) |
| MF | 10 | John Wark |
| MF | 7 | Gordon Strachan | 65' |
| MF | 16 | Asa Hartford | 68' |
| FW | 18 | Steve Archibald |
| FW | 11 | John Robertson |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 2 | Danny McGrain |
| FW | 8 | Kenny Dalglish | 65' |
| GK | 12 | George Wood |
| DF | 13 | Alex McLeish | 68' |
| FW | 19 | Paul Sturrock |
| Manager: ||
| Jock Stein ||
* Assistant referees:
* Thomson Chan (Hong Kong)
* Adolf Prokop (East Germany)

### Soviet Union vs New Zealand

| Soviet Union | New Zealand |
| GK | 1 | Rinat Dasayev |
| DF | 6 | Anatoliy Demyanenko |
| DF | 3 | Aleksandre Chivadze (c) |
| DF | 5 | Sergei Baltacha |
| DF | 2 | Tengiz Sulakvelidze |
| MF | 8 | Volodymyr Bezsonov |
| MF | 13 | Vitaly Daraselia | 46' |
| MF | 12 | Andriy Bal |
| MF | 9 | Yuri Gavrilov | 79' |
| FW | 7 | Ramaz Shengelia |
| FW | 11 | Oleh Blokhin |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 10 | Khoren Oganesian | 46' |
| DF | 14 | Sergei Borovsky |
| FW | 15 | Sergey Andreyev |
| DF | 16 | Sergey Rodionov | 79' |
| GK | 22 | Vyacheslav Chanov |
| Manager: ||
| Konstantin Beskov ||
| GK | 22 | Frank van Hattum |
| DF | 2 | Glenn Dods |
| DF | 17 | Allan Boath |
| DF | 3 | Ricki Herbert |
| DF | 14 | Adrian Elrick |
| MF | 12 | Keith Mackay |
| MF | 10 | Steve Sumner (c) |
| MF | 8 | Duncan Cole |
| MF | 13 | Kenny Cresswell |
| FW | 7 | Wynton Rufer |
| FW | 9 | Steve Wooddin |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Richard Wilson |
| MF | 4 | Brian Turner |
| DF | 11 | Sam Malcolmson |
| DF | 15 | John Hill |
| MF | 19 | Billy McClure |
| Manager: ||
| John Adshead ||
* Assistant referees:
* Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)
* Clive White (England)

### Soviet Union vs Scotland

| Soviet Union | Scotland |
| GK | 1 | Rinat Dasayev |
| SW | 3 | Aleksandre Chivadze (c) |
| DF | 6 | Anatoliy Demyanenko |
| DF | 5 | Sergei Baltacha |
| DF | 2 | Tengiz Sulakvelidze |
| MF | 8 | Volodymyr Bezsonov |
| MF | 14 | Sergei Borovsky |
| MF | 12 | Andriy Bal |
| FW | 7 | Ramaz Shengelia | 88' |
| FW | 9 | Yuri Gavrilov |
| FW | 11 | Oleh Blokhin |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 10 | Khoren Hovhannisyan |
| MF | 13 | Vitaly Daraselia |
| FW | 15 | Sergey Andreyev | 88' |
| DF | 18 | Yuri Susloparov |
| GK | 22 | Vyacheslav Chanov |
| Manager: ||
| Konstantin Beskov ||
| GK | 1 | Alan Rough |
| SW | 6 | Willie Miller |
| DF | 14 | David Narey |
| DF | 5 | Alan Hansen |
| DF | 3 | Frank Gray |
| MF | 7 | Gordon Strachan | | 71' |
| MF | 4 | Graeme Souness (c) | 5' |
| MF | 10 | John Wark |
| FW | 18 | Steve Archibald |
| FW | 15 | Joe Jordan | | 71' |
| FW | 11 | John Robertson |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 2 | Danny McGrain | | 71' |
| FW | 9 | Alan Brazil | | 71' |
| GK | 12 | George Wood |
| DF | 13 | Alex McLeish |
| FW | 19 | Paul Sturrock |
| Manager: ||
| Jock Stein ||
* Assistant referees:
* Alojzy Jarguz (Poland)
* Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

### Brazil vs New Zealand

| Brazil | New Zealand |
| GK | 1 | Waldir Peres |
| DF | 2 | Leandro |
| DF | 3 | Oscar | 75' |
| DF | 4 | Luizinho |
| DF | 6 | Júnior |
| MF | 15 | Falcão |
| MF | 8 | Sócrates (c) |
| MF | 5 | Toninho Cerezo |
| MF | 10 | Zico |
| FW | 9 | Serginho | 75' |
| FW | 11 | Éder |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 7 | Paulo Isidoro | 75' |
| GK | 12 | Paulo Sérgio |
| DF | 13 | Edevaldo |
| DF | 16 | Edinho | 75' |
| MF | 19 | Renato |
| Manager: ||
| Telê Santana ||
| GK | 22 | Frank van Hattum |
| DF | 2 | Glenn Dods |
| DF | 3 | Ricki Herbert |
| DF | 6 | Bobby Almond |
| DF | 14 | Adrian Elrick |
| MF | 17 | Allan Boath |
| MF | 12 | Keith Mackay |
| MF | 13 | Kenny Cresswell | 78' |
| MF | 10 | Steve Sumner (c) |
| FW | 9 | Steve Wooddin |
| FW | 7 | Wynton Rufer | 78' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Richard Wilson |
| MF | 4 | Brian Turner | 78' |
| MF | 8 | Duncan Cole | 78' |
| DF | 15 | John Hill |
| DF | 16 | Glen Adam |
| Manager: ||
| John Adshead ||
* Assistant referees:
* Abraham Klein (Israel)
* Charles Corver (Netherlands)