# 1982 FIFA World Cup final

The 1982 FIFA World Cup final was a football match contested between Italy and West Germany. It was the final match of the 1982 FIFA World Cup tournament and was played on 11 July 1982 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in the Spanish capital and largest city of Madrid.
Coming after their 1934 and 1938 victories, Italy had now drawn level with record champions Brazil. Italy's Paolo Rossi won the Golden Boot as the tournament's top goalscorer, and the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player (awarded for the first time). Italy's 40-year-old goalkeeper and captain Dino Zoff became the oldest player to win the World Cup.
It is to date the only final between the two sides in a major football tournament.

## Route to the final

| Italy | Italy | Round | West Germany | West Germany |
| Opponent | Result | First round | Opponent | Result |
| Poland | 0–0 | Match 1 | Algeria | 1–2 |
| Peru | 1–1 | Match 2 | Chile | 4–1 |
| Cameroon | 1–1 | Match 3 | Austria | 1–0 |
| Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Poland 312051+44  Italy 30302203  Cameroon 30301103  Peru 302126−42 | Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Poland 312051+44  Italy 30302203  Cameroon 30301103  Peru 302126−42 | Final standing | Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  West Germany 320163+34  Austria 320131+24  Algeria 32015504  Chile 300338−50 | Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  West Germany 320163+34  Austria 320131+24  Algeria 32015504  Chile 300338−50 |
| Opponent | Result | Second round | Opponent | Result |
| Argentina | 2–1 | Match 1 | England | 0–0 |
| Brazil | 3–2 | Match 2 | Spain | 2–1 |
| Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Italy 220053+24  Brazil 210154+12  Argentina 200225−30 | Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Italy 220053+24  Brazil 210154+12  Argentina 200225−30 | Final standing | Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  West Germany 211021+13  England 20200002  Spain 201112−11 | Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  West Germany 211021+13  England 20200002  Spain 201112−11 |
| Opponent | Result | Semi-finals | Opponent | Result |
| Poland | 2–0 | | France | 3–3 (aet) (5–4 pen.) |

## Match
### Summary

After a scoreless first half during which Antonio Cabrini fired a penalty low and wide to the right of goal, Paolo Rossi scored first, heading home a bouncing Claudio Gentile cross from the right from close range. Marco Tardelli then scored from the edge of the area with a low left footed shot before Alessandro Altobelli, at the end of a counterattack by winger Bruno Conti, made it 3–0 with another low left footed shot. Italy's lead appeared secure, encouraging Italian president Sandro Pertini to wag his finger at the cameras in a playful 'not going to catch us now' gesture from the stands. Paul Breitner scored for Germany in the 83rd minute, firing low past the goalkeeper from the right, but Italy held on to claim their first World Cup title in 44 years, and their third in total with a 3–1 victory.

### Details

| Italy | West Germany |
| GK | 1 | Dino Zoff (c) |
| SW | 7 | Gaetano Scirea |
| RB | 3 | Giuseppe Bergomi |
| CB | 6 | Claudio Gentile |
| CB | 5 | Fulvio Collovati |
| LB | 4 | Antonio Cabrini |
| DM | 13 | Gabriele Oriali | 73' |
| CM | 14 | Marco Tardelli |
| RW | 16 | Bruno Conti | 31' |
| LW | 19 | Francesco Graziani | | 7' |
| CF | 20 | Paolo Rossi |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 12 | Ivano Bordon |
| MF | 10 | Giuseppe Dossena |
| MF | 11 | Giampiero Marini |
| MF | 15 | Franco Causio | | | 89' |
| FW | 18 | Alessandro Altobelli | | 7' | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Enzo Bearzot ||
| GK | 1 | Harald Schumacher |
| SW | 15 | Uli Stielike | 73' |
| RB | 20 | Manfred Kaltz |
| CB | 4 | Karlheinz Förster |
| CB | 5 | Bernd Förster |
| LB | 2 | Hans-Peter Briegel |
| CM | 6 | Wolfgang Dremmler | 61' | 62' |
| CM | 3 | Paul Breitner |
| RW | 11 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (c) | | 70' |
| LW | 7 | Pierre Littbarski | 88' |
| CF | 8 | Klaus Fischer |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 21 | Bernd Franke |
| DF | 12 | Wilfried Hannes |
| MF | 10 | Hansi Müller | | 70' |
| MF | 14 | Felix Magath |
| FW | 9 | Horst Hrubesch | | 62' |
| Manager: ||
| Jupp Derwall ||
| Linesmen: Abraham Klein (Israel) Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia) | Match rules: 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Replay on 13 July if scores still level Five substitutes named, of which two may be used |