FIFA World Cup 2006 Live - Germany

England World Cup Profile

2006-05-29T22:49:00.000-07:00

England team guide

A one-stop guide to all you need to know about England ahead of the 2006 World Cup.

Fixtures (Group B):
# v Paraguay - 10 June, 1400 BST, Frankfurt
Paraguay team guide
# v Trinidad & Tobago - 15 June, 1700 BST, Nuremberg
Trinidad & Tobago team guide
# v Sweden - 20 June, 2000 BST, Cologne
Sweden team guide

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How did they get to Germany: The hard way. Qualifying went down to the wire after a surprise defeat to Northern Ireland, but they ended up topping the group. What was all the fuss about?

Qualifying star: Dutch defender Barry Opdam. His 37th minute goal against the Czech Republic did not just secure a win for Holland, it secured England's place at the finals.

Manager: Sven-Goran Eriksson. An urbane, Swedish sophisticate with an ice-cool footballing brain when he took the job on in January 2001. Times, and opinions, change but he will look to go out with a bang before Steve McClaren steps up to the hot seat after the campaign.

Captain: David Beckham. Clothes horse, gay icon, pop-star husband... oh, and a multi-million pound galactico with a golden right-foot who likes nothing better than delivering on the biggest stage.

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World Cup pedigree: Don't mention the 70s and the less said about Graham Taylor's 1994 effort the better, but while they invariably qualify they also invariably flatter to deceive. Their underachievement on the world stage is only "bettered" by Spain.

World Cup high: 1966 and all that.

World Cup low: The most recent effort - particularly with Turkey waiting in the last four. A goal up to Brazil in the quarter-finals, but Beckham & co failed to make that advantage tell even though they had 30 minutes against 10 men.

World Cup legend: Bobby Moore. The captain of England's 1966 triumph and a player who could glide through matches with ease due his extraordinary ability to read the game. Transferred those skills onto the silver screen as Terry Brady in 'Escape to Victory'.

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Present star man: With the on-going saga of Wayne Rooney's injury worries there is a gap for someone to fill. Step forward Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard who has been in wonderful form for his club in recent months.

Strengths: The undoubted quality coursing through the team.

Weaknesses: Despite the talent, the team all too often fails to gel and Eriksson faces a continuing World Cup conundrum as to whether Gerrard and Frank Lampard can play in the same team.

Did you know? If Lampard was not a footballer he'd fancy his chances as a lawyer. The midfield maestro is the only member of the England squad who went to a private school.

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World ranking: 10

Odds: 7/1

Local view: "There's a good chance we'll have a good World Cup. They could win, but if you pushed me I think Brazil will win." Glenn Hoddle, former England manager.

Our verdict: It's now or never.

2002 FIFA World Cup History -- Korea Japan

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Korea Japan 2002 will be remembered for two things - Massive performance by both home nations, korea becoming the first asian country to reach the semi-final of World Cup and The Phantom Final between ' Brazil and Germany' who shares seven World Cup among themselves out of 13 Post World War II.

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The tournament started in the most dramatic fashion, depending champion France loosing to debutant Senegal in the opening fixture. The French in absence of Zidane due to injury never looked like scoring and exit the tournament without scoring after the first round.

Other major setbacks in the early round were exit of second favourite Argentina and third favourite Portugal after the first round. David Beckham scored the penalty which buried the Argentinian and recorded first English victory over Argentina in World Cup.

Host South Korea buried Portugese hopes in the group stage and busted the fancied Italian in the second round of the World Cup.

Japan following their neighbours Korea maintianed the host country record, never to exit before the second round by earning a well deserved victory over Tunisia.

In the finals Brazil defeated Germany to acclaim unprecedented 5th World Cup Title. Ronaldo finished the tournament with 8 goals claiming the Golden boot while German goal keeper Oliver Kahn won the Golden ball for the best player in the whole tournament.

All and all this world cup was marred with fatigue and lack of quality in general.

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1998 FIFA World Cup History -- France

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The 1998 World Cup was lit up by the best team France has ever produced.

The final was woefully anti-climactic as a subdued Brazil struggled to match their hosts in Paris in a 3-0 defeat.

But that did not detract from the achievement by Zinedine Zidane and co who swept all before them on home soil to secure France's first title.

England went out in the second round after David Beckham was sent off against Argentina, while Scotland once again failed it to the second stage.

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Scotland had played in the World Cup's opening match, doing their reputation no harm as they went down 2-1 to Brazil.

But a 1-1 draw with Norway and a crushing 3-0 defeat to Morocco left Craig Brown's team bottom of Group A and on the first plane home.

England progressed to the second round, victories over Tunisia and Colombia sufficient to overcome the disappointment of defeat to Romania.

Glenn Hoddle's team went through as runners-up, behind Romania, but that pitched them against Argentina as opposed to Croatia.

A 2-2 draw included one of the best English World Cup goals ever, by Michael Owen, and one of the most infamous incidents in the shape of Beckham's red card for a kick at Diego Simeone.

The game went to penalties, David Batty missed and British interest in the competition was over.

Ronaldo mystery

France had to rely on a golden goal - the first in the World Cup's knockout stage - from Laurent Blanc to see them through their second-round game against Paraguay.

And, when penalty kicks settled their quarter-final against Italy, it looked like fate was smiling on Aime Jacquet's team.

Croatia, easy victors over Germany in the quarter-finals, were despatched at the semi-final stage and Paris braced itself for the mother of all parties.

Brazil had required penalties to get past Holland in their semi-final and the game had taken its toll.

And on the day of the final mystery surrounded the "convulsion" Ronaldo suffered the night before the game.

The striker was first left off the team-sheet and then reinstated after rushing to the Stade de France when a hospital check-up gave him the all clear.

He played but was clearly not fit and France punished Brazil's spluttering performance with a simple 3-0 win, two goals coming from captain Zidane and one from Emmanuel Petit.

Croatia beat Holland in the third-place play-off and their star striker Davor Suker won the Golden Boot with six goals.

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RESULTS & STATISTICS

Group A

Brazil 2-1 Scotland
Morocco 2-2 Norway
Scotland 1-1 Norway

Brazil 3-0 Morocco
Scotland 0-3 Morocco
Brazil 1-2 Norway



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Brazil	3	2	0	1	6	3	6
Norway	3	1	2	0	5	4	5
Morocco	3	1	1	1	5	5	4
Scotland	3	0	1	2	2	6	1

Group B

Italy 2-2 Chile
Cameroon 1-1 Austria
Chile 1-1 Austria

Italy 3-0 Cameroon
Italy 2-1 Austria
Chile 1-1 Cameroon



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Italy	3	2	1	0	7	3	7
Chile	3	0	3	0	4	4	3
Austria	3	0	2	1	3	4	2
Cameroon	3	0	2	1	2	5	2

Group C

Saudi Arabia 0-1 Denmark
France 3-0 South Africa
South Africa 1-1 Denmark

France 4-0 Saudi Arabia
France 2-1 Denmark
South Africa 2-2 Saudi Arabia



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
France	3	3	0	0	9	1	9
Denmark	3	1	1	1	3	3	4
South Africa	3	0	2	1	3	6	2
Saudi Arabia	3	0	1	2	2	7	1

Group D

Paraguay 0-0 Bulgaria
Spain 2-3 Nigeria
Nigeria 1-0 Bulgaria

Spain 0-0 Paraguay
Spain 6-1 Bulgaria
Nigeria 1-3 Paraguay



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Nigeria	3	2	0	1	5	5	6
Paraguay	3	1	2	0	3	1	5
Spain	3	1	1	1	8	4	4
Bulgaria	3	0	1	2	1	7	1

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Group E

South Korea 1-3 Mexico
Holland 0-0 Belgium
Belgium 2-2 Mexico

Holland 5-0 South Korea
Belgium 1-1 South Korea
Holland 2-2 Mexico



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Holland	3	1	2	0	7	2	5
Mexico	3	1	2	0	7	5	5
Belgium	3	0	3	0	3	3	3
South Korea	3	0	1	2	2	9	1

Group F

Yugoslavia 1-0 Iran
Germany 2-0 USA
Germany 2-2 Yugoslavia

USA 1-2 Iran
Germany 2-0 Iran
USA 0-1 Yugoslavia



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Germany	3	2	1	0	6	2	7
Yugoslavia	3	2	1	0	4	2	7
Iran	3	1	0	2	2	4	3
United States	3	0	0	3	1	5	0

Group G

England 2-0 Tunisia
Romania 1-0 Colombia
Colombia 1-0 Tunisia

Romania 2-1 England
Romania 1-1 Tunisia
Colombia 0-2 England



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Romania	3	2	1	0	4	2	7
England	3	2	0	1	5	2	6
Colombia	3	1	0	2	1	3	3
Tunisia	3	0	1	2	1	4	1

Group H

Argentina 1-0 Japan
Jamaica 1-3 Croatia
Japan 0-1 Croatia

Argentina 5-0 Jamaica
Japan 1-2 Jamaica
Argentina 1-0 Croatia



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	0	7	0	9
Croatia	3	2	0	1	4	2	6
Jamaica	3	1	0	2	3	9	3
Japan	3	0	0	3	1	4	0

Second round:
Italy 1-0 Norway
Brazil 4-1 Chile
France 1-0 Paraguay (aet)
(France won on golden goal)
Nigeria 1-4 Denmark
Germany 2-1 Mexico
Holland 2-1 Yugoslavia
Romania 0-1 Croatia
Argentina 2-2 England (aet)
(Argentina won 4-3 on penalties)

Quarter-finals:
Italy 0-0 France (aet)
(France won 4-3 on penalties)
Brazil 3-2 Denmark
Holland 2-1 Argentina
Germany 0-3 Croatia

Semi-finals:
Brazil 1-1 Holland (aet)
(Brazil won 4-2 on penalties)
France 2-1 Croatia

3rd/4th place play-off:
Croatia 2-1 Holland

Cup Final:
France 3-0 Brazil

Leading scorer: Six goals: Davor Suker (Croatia)

1994 FIFA World Cup History -- USA

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Brazil became the first team to win the tournament four times as they beat Italy on penalties in the final.

Despite concerns about taking the event to the United States, huge crowds ensured the tournament was a success.

Brazil were the only non-European team to make the quarter-finals and they held off all comers, including Holland and Sweden before beating the Italians.

There were no British representatives at the finals for the first time since the 1938 tournament in France.

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As well as in the stands, the hosts did their bit on the pitch by reaching the second round, where they lost 1-0 to the eventual champions.

However, there was a shocking postscript to their group match against highly-fancied Colombia when Andres Escobar was murdered on his return to the troubled South American country.

Escobar had conceded an own goal in a surprise 2-1 defeat.

And controversy followed Argentina's Diego Maradona who was banned mid-tournament after taking illegal, performance-enhancing drugs.

The tournament saw far better football than the dour play that affected Italia 90 and it got off to an entertaining start in the group stages.

The Republic of Ireland scored a notable 1-0 win over Italy courtesy of a Ray Houghton goal, and the Italians were lucky to scrape through the group stages.

Arrigo Sacchi's constant tactical changes unsettled the team, and the eventual finalists were also fortunate to beat Nigeria to reach the quarter-finals.

Ireland fell in the last 16, losing 2-0 to Holland, the same stage at which Argentina, unable to cope without Maradona, missed out after losing 3-2 to Romania.

The match of the last eight saw Brazil beat Holland 3-2, but the shock of the round came when Bulgaria came back from a one-goal deficit to beat Germany 2-1 through goals from the legendary Hristo Stoichkov and Iordan Letchkov.

In the semi-finals, Brazil squeezed past an inspired Swedish team thanks to a single Romario goal to set up a final against fellow three-time winners Italy.

Penalty showdown

The Azzurri beat Bulgaria 2-1 with a brace from Roberto Baggio.

The "Divine Ponytail" was Italy's best player throughout the tournament, but the final was to be a bitter disappointment for the skilful Italian.

The two sides had an audience of 94,000 fans at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, but they produced a poor match that was out of keeping with the rest of the tournament.

It finally became the first World Cup to be decided on penalties.

After Franco Baresi and Daniele Massaro had missed for Italy, and Marcio Santos had failed for Brazil, Dunga stroked the ball home to put the pressure on Baggio.

If he missed, it was all over for Italy.

He fired a rasping shot high over the bar and into the crowd to hand Brazil their record-breaking fourth title.

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RESULTS & STATISTICS

Group A

USA 1-1 Switzerland
Romania 3-1 Colombia
Switzerland 4-1 Romania

USA 2-1 Colombia
Romania 1-0 USA
Colombia 2-0 Switzerland



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Romania	3	2	0	1	5	5	6
Switzerland	3	1	1	1	5	4	4
United States	3	1	1	1	3	3	4
Colombia	3	1	0	2	4	5	3

Group B

Cameroon 2-2 Sweden
Brazil 2-0 Russia
Sweden 3-1 Russia

Brazil 3-0 Cameroon
Brazil 1-1 Sweden
Russia 6-1 Cameroon



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Brazil	3	2	1	0	6	1	7
Sweden	3	1	2	0	6	4	5
Russia	3	1	0	2	7	6	3
Cameroon	3	0	1	2	3	11	1

Group C

Germany 1-0 Bolivia
Spain 2-2 South Korea
Germany 1-1 Spain

South Korea 0-0 Bolivia
Spain 3-1 Bolivia
Germany 3-2 South Korea



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Germany	3	2	1	0	5	3	7
Spain	3	1	2	0	6	4	5
South Korea	3	0	2	1	4	5	2
Bolivia	3	0	1	2	1	4	1

Group D

Argentina 4-0 Greece
Nigeria 3-0 Bulgaria
Argentina 2-1 Nigeria

Bulgaria 4-0 Greece
Nigeria 2-0 Greece
Bulgaria 2-0 Argentina



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Nigeria	3	2	0	1	6	2	6
Bulgaria	3	2	0	1	6	3	6
Argentina	3	2	0	1	6	3	6
Greece	3	0	0	3	0	10	0

Group E

Rep of Ireland 1-0 Italy
Norway 1-0 Mexico
Italy 1-0 Norway

Mexico 2-1 Rep of Ireland
Rep of Ireland 0-0 Norway
Italy 1-1 Mexico



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Mexico	3	1	1	1	3	3	4
Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	2	2	4
Italy	3	1	1	1	2	2	4
Norway	3	1	1	1	1	1	4

Group F

Belgium 1-0 Morocco
Holland 2-1 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia 2-1 Morocco

Belgium 1-0 Holland
Holland 2-1 Morocco
Saudi Arabia 1-0 Belgium



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Holland	3	2	0	1	4	3	6
Saudi Arabia	3	2	0	1	4	3	6
Belgium	3	2	0	1	2	1	6
Morocco	3	0	0	3	2	5	0

Second round:
Germany 3-2 Belgium
Spain 3-0 Switzerland
Sweden 3-1 Saudi Arabia
Romania 3-2 Argentina
Holland 2-0 Rep of Ireland
Brazil 1-0 United States
Italy 2-1 Nigeria (aet)
Bulgaria 1-1 Mexico (aet)
(Bulgaria won 3-1 on penalties)

Quarter-finals:
Italy 2-1 Spain
Brazil 3-2 Holland
Bulgaria 2-1 Germany
Sweden 2-2 Romania (aet)
(Sweden won 5-4 on penalties)

Semi-finals:
Brazil 1-0 Sweden
Italy 2-1 Bulgaria

3rd/4th place play-off:
Sweden 4-0 Bulgaria

Final:
Brazil 0-0 Italy
(Brazil won 3-2 on penalties)

Leading scorer: Six goals: Oleg Salenko (Russia) & Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)

1990 FIFA World Cup History -- Italy -- Italia 90

2006-05-19T19:27:00.000-07:00

A tournament dominated by negative, defensive football proved memorable for England's showing - their best in football's showpiece event since 1966.

England lost on penalties in the semi-finals to West Germany who went on to win probably the worst final in history for their third title.

They beat Argentina 1-0 courtesy of a dubious Andreas Brehme penalty.

The South Americans were a shadow of the side that had lifted the trophy four years before.

They were lucky even to make it past the first stage after losing to nine-man Cameroon in the opening game.

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The Indomitable Lions were every neutral's favourites before finally losing to a mightily relieved England in the last eight.

Luciano Pavarotti, who sang the tournament anthem Nessun Dorma, became a global celebrity, but, with the exception of Roger Milla and his Cameroon team-mates, there were too few stars on the pitch.

The Republic of Ireland were making their first appearance in the final stages of a World Cup.

They drew 1-1 with England in their group match, a result which helped both teams go through.

In the last 16, Ireland beat Romania on penalties, while England overcame Belgium courtesy of a dramatic David Platt volley in the last minute of extra-time.

That brought them up against Cameroon in the last eight and the Africans gave England an almighty shock.

With 38-year-old Milla once again excelling as a second-half substitute, Cameroon took a 2-1 lead before two Gary Lineker penalties helped England through, again after extra-time.

A solitary goal from the prolific Toto Schilaci saw Italy beat Ireland to move into the last four, where they played Argentina in Naples, while England faced their old rivals.

England's semi-final in Turin produced one of the most vivid images of the tournament as Paul Gascoigne burst into tears after a booking which meant he would miss the final if his side went through.

They did not.

Both matches went to penalties, with Germany and Argentina winning to set up a re-match of the 1986 final.

England lost the third-place play-off 2-1 to the hosts, but Germany gained revenge for their defeat by Argentina four years before.

Brehme coolly converted the decisive penalty in the 85th minute as Argentina became the first side not to score in the final and to have not one, but two players sent off.

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RESULTS & STATISTICS

Group A

Italy 1-0 Austria
Czechoslovakia 5-1 USA
Italy 1-0 USA

Czechoslovakia 1-0 Austria
Austria 2-1 USA
Italy 2-0 Czechoslovakia



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Italy	3	3	0	0	4	0	6
Czechoslovakia	3	2	0	1	6	3	4
Austria	3	1	0	2	2	3	2
United States	3	0	0	3	2	8	0

Group B

Cameroon 1-0 Argentina
Romania 2-0 USSR
Argentina 2-0 USSR

Cameroon 2-1 Romania
USSR 4-0 Cameroon
Argentina 1-1 Romania



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Cameroon	3	2	0	1	3	5	4
Romania	3	1	1	1	4	3	3
Argentina	3	1	1	1	3	2	3
USSR	3	1	0	2	4	4	2

Group C

Brazil 2-1 Sweden
Costa Rica 1-0 Scotland
Scotland 2-1 Sweden

Brazil 1-0 Costa Rica
Costa Rica 2-1 Sweden
Brazil 1-0 Scotland



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	4	1	6
Costa Rica	3	2	0	1	3	2	4
Scotland	3	1	0	2	2	3	2
Sweden	3	0	0	3	3	6	0

Group D

Colombia 2-0 UAE
West Germany 4-1 Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia 1-0 Colombia

West Germany 5-1 UAE
Yugoslavia 4-1 UAE
West Germany 1-1 Colombia



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
West Germany	3	2	1	0	10	3	5
Yugoslavia	3	2	0	1	6	5	4
Colombia	3	1	1	1	3	2	3
United Arab Emirates	3	0	0	3	2	11	0

Group E

Belgium 2-0 South Korea
Uruguay 0-0 Spain
Spain 3-1 South Korea

Belgium 3-1 Uruguay
Uruguay 1-0 South Korea
Spain 2-1 Belgium



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Spain	3	2	1	0	5	2	5
Belgium	3	2	0	1	6	3	4
Uruguay	3	1	1	1	2	3	3
South Korea	3	0	0	3	1	6	0

Group F

England 1-1 Rep of Ireland
Holland 1-1 Egypt
England 0-0 Holland

Rep of Ireland 0-0 Egypt
England 1-0 Egypt
Rep of Ireland 1-1 Holland



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
England	3	1	2	0	2	1	4
Republic of Ireland	3	0	3	0	2	2	3
Holland	3	0	3	0	2	2	3
Egypt	3	0	2	1	1	2	2

Second place decided by lots

Second round:
Czechoslovakia 4-1 Costa Rica
Cameroon 2-1 Colombia (aet)
West Germany 2-1 Holland
Argentina 1-0 Brazil
Rep of Ireland 0-0 Romania (aet)
(Rep of Ireland won 5-4 on penalties)
Italy 2-0 Uruguay
England 1-0 Belgium (aet)
Yugoslavia 2-1 Spain (aet)

Quarter-finals results:
Argentina 0-0 Yugoslavia (aet)
(Argentina won 3-2 on penalties)
Italy 1-0 Rep of Ireland
West Germany 1-0 Czechoslovakia
England 3-2 Cameroon (aet)

Semi-finals:
Argentina 1-1 Italy (aet)
(Argentina won 4-3 on penalties)
West Germany 1-1 England (aet)
(West Germany won 4-3 on penalties)

3rd/4th place play-off:
Italy 2-1 England

Final:
West Germany 1-0 Argentina

Leading scorer: Six goals: Salvatore Schillaci (Italy)

1986 FIFA World Cup History -- Mexico

2006-05-19T19:22:00.000-07:00

The Mexico World Cup was dominated by one man - Argentina's Diego Maradona.

He proved beyond doubt that he was the best player of his generation as he helped his country to their second World Cup with a win over West Germany.

But as well as moments of genius he plumbed the depths with his notorious "Hand of God" goal against England.

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Three of the home nations qualified for Mexico, but only England made it past the group stages as Scotland and Northern Ireland fell by the wayside.

Colombia was scheduled to host the tournament but had to give up that right for financial reasons.

England struggled initially but a Gary Lineker hat-trick against Poland sent them through to play Paraguay in the second round.

Lineker went on to win the Golden Boot as the tournament's leading scorer with six goals.

England's 3-0 win set up a quarter-final against Argentina, with the memory of the Falklands War still fresh in the minds of people in both countries.

Maradona gave Argentina the lead with his infamous "Hand of God" goal, punching the ball beyond Peter Shilton.

Before England's defence could recover their composure the maverick Argentine ran from his own half to score arguably the greatest World Cup goal of all time.

Classic final

Lineker pulled one back for England as substitute John Barnes tormented the South Americans' defence, but Argentina held on.

A gifted French team, with Platini, Giresse and Tigana in midfield, beat Brazil on penalties after a marvellous quarter-final, but they lost to West Germany in the last four.

Argentina cruised past Belgium in the other semi to set up a potentially great final, and it turned out to be a classic.

The Germans came back from two goals down to equalise with less than 10 minutes remaining.

However, a defence-splitting pass from Maradona set up Jorge Burruchaga to clinch a 3-2 victory.

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RESULTS & STATISTICS

Group A

Bulgaria 1-1 Italy
Argentina 3-1 South Korea
South Korea 1-1 Bulgaria

Italy 1-1 Argentina
Argentina 2-0 Bulgaria
Italy 3-2 South Korea



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Argentina	3	2	1	0	6	2	5
Italy	3	1	2	0	5	4	4
Bulgaria	3	0	2	1	2	4	2
South Korea	3	0	1	2	4	7	1

Group B

Mexico 2-1 Belgium
Paraguay 1-0 Iraq
Mexico 1-1 Paraguay

Belgium 2-1 Iraq
Mexico 1-0 Iraq
Paraguay 2-2 Belgium



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Mexico	3	2	1	0	4	2	5
Paraguay	3	1	2	0	4	3	4
Belgium	3	1	1	1	5	5	3
Iraq	3	0	0	3	1	4	0

Group C

France 1-0 Canada
USSR 6-0 Hungary
France 1-1 USSR

Hungary 2-0 Canada
USSR 2-0 Canada
France 3-0 Hungary



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
USSR	3	2	1	0	9	1	5
France	3	2	1	0	5	1	5
Hungary	3	1	0	2	2	9	2
Canada	3	0	0	3	0	5	0

Group D

Brazil 1-0 Spain
Algeria 1-1 Northern Ireland
Brazil 1-0 Algeria

Spain 2-1 Northern Ireland
Brazil 3-0 Northern Ireland
Spain 3-0 Algeria



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	5	0	6
Spain	3	2	0	1	5	2	4
Northern Ireland	3	0	1	2	2	6	1
Algeria	3	0	1	2	1	5	1

Group E

Denmark 1-0 Scotland
Uruguay 1-1 West Germany
Denmark 6-1 Uruguay

West Germany 2-1 Scotland
Scotland 0-0 Uruguay
Denmark 2-0 West Germany



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Denmark	3	3	0	0	9	1	6
West Germany	3	1	1	1	3	4	3
Uruguay	3	0	2	1	2	7	2
Scotland	3	0	1	2	1	3	1

Group F

Morocco 0-0 Poland
Portugal 1-0 England
England 0-0 Morocco

Poland 1-0 Portugal
Morocco 3-1 Portugal
England 3-0 Poland



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Morocco	3	1	2	0	3	1	4
England	3	1	1	1	3	1	3
Poland	3	1	1	1	1	3	3
Portugal	3	1	0	2	2	4	2

Second round:
Belgium 4-3 USSR (aet)
Mexico 2-0 Bulgaria
Brazil 4-0 Poland
Argentina 1-0 Uruguay
France 2-0 Italy
West Germany 1-0 Morocco
England 3-0 Paraguay
Spain 5-1 Denmark

Quarter-finals:
France 1-1 Brazil (aet)
(France won 4-3 on penalties)
West Germany 0-0 Mexico (aet)
(West Germany won 4-1 on penalties)
Argentina 2-1 England
Belgium 1-1 Spain (aet)
(Belgium won 5-4 on penalties)

Semi-finals:
West Germany 2-0 France
Argentina 2-0 Belgium

3rd/4th place play-off:
France 4-2 Belgium (aet)

Final:
Argentina 3-2 West Germany

Leading scorer: Six goals: Gary Lineker (England)

1982 FIFA World Cup History -- Spain

2006-05-19T19:16:00.000-07:00

The star of the show was Paolo Rossi, who collected the Golden Boot as he helped Italy win their third World Cup.

Rossi had been banned in a match-fixing and bribery scandal, but he went from villain to hero as Italy beat West Germany 3-1 to lift the title.

Great Britain had three representatives in Spain and Northern Ireland stole the headlines with a sensational 1-0 win over the hosts in Valencia.

However, they crashed out in the second phase, along with an unbeaten England.

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This was the first tournament with 24, rather than 16, teams and there were concerns before the event that many of the smaller nations would struggle to compete.

In the event most acquitted themselves admirably, particularly Northern Ireland.

The most bizarre incident, though, came when Kuwait walked off the pitch in their game against France in Valladolid after a row over whether the referee had blown his whistle to stop play.

They were ordered back on by Prince Fahid and France eventually won the match 4-1.

Scotland failed to reach the second stage and, although both Northern Ireland and England qualified, that was as far as either team went.

England, back for the first time in 12 years, topped their first phase group but trailed in behind West Germany after two goalless draws in the second phase.

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Horror challenge

Northern Ireland finished bottom of their section which was topped by France, who had lost their opening match of the tournament to England with Bryan Robson scoring after just 27 seconds.

The Germans had suffered the ignominy of being on the wrong end of the shock of the tournament, going down 2-1 to Algeria in the opening round.

But they made it through to the second phase after victory over Austria and the Germans, and went on to meet the French in the last four in a match that produced one of the most controversial incidents in World Cup history.

With the scores level at 1-1, France were denied a likely goal when German keeper Harald Schumacher took out Patrick Battiston with an x-rated challenge.

The French midfielder was carried off on a stretcher but Schumacher escaped a red card.

France took a 3-1 lead but Germany fought back to level the scores, before winning the match in a penalty shoot-out.

In the other semi-final, Rossi scored both goals as Italy beat Poland 2-0, and he was on target again in the final.

After Antonio Cabrini had become the first man to miss a penalty in a World Cup final, Rossi put the Italians ahead.

Marco Tardelli and Alessandro Altobelli made the game safe for the Azzurri, and Paul Breitner's late reply was little consolation for the Germans.

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RESULTS & STATISTICS

Group A

Italy 0-0 Poland
Peru 0-0 Cameroon
Italy 1-1 Peru

Poland 0-0 Cameroon
Poland 5-1 Peru
Italy 1-1 Cameroon



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Poland	3	1	2	0	5	1	4
Italy	3	0	3	0	2	2	3
Cameroon	3	0	3	0	1	1	3
Peru	3	0	2	1	2	6	2

Group B

Algeria 2-1 West Germany
Austria 1-0 Chile
West Germany 4-1 Chile

Austria 2-0 Algeria
Algeria 3-2 Chile
West Germany 1-0 Austria



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
West Germany	3	2	0	1	6	3	4
Austria	3	2	0	1	3	1	4
Algeria	3	2	0	1	5	5	4
Chile	3	0	0	3	3	8	0

Group C

Belgium 1-0 Argentina
Hungary 10-1 El Salvador
Argentina 4-1 Hungary

Belgium 1-0 El Salvador
Belgium 1-1 Hungary
Argentina 2-0 El Salvador



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Belgium	3	2	1	0	3	1	5
Argentina	3	2	0	1	6	2	4
Hungary	3	1	1	1	12	6	3
El Salvador	3	0	0	3	1	13	0

Group D

England 3-1 France
Czechoslovakia 1-1 Kuwait
England 2-0 Czechoslovakia

France 4-1 Kuwait
France 1-1 Czechoslovakia
England 1-0 Kuwait



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	6	1	6
France	3	1	1	1	6	5	3
Czechoslovakia	3	0	2	1	2	4	2
Kuwait	3	0	1	2	2	6	1

Group E

Spain 1-1 Honduras
Yugoslavia 0-0 N Ireland
Spain 2-1 Yugoslavia

Honduras 1-1 N Ireland
Yugoslavia 1-0 Honduras
N Ireland 1-0 Spain



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Northern Ireland	3	1	2	0	2	1	4
Spain	3	1	1	1	3	3	3
Yugoslavia	3	1	1	1	2	2	3
Honduras	3	0	2	1	2	3	2

Group F

Brazil 2-1 USSR
Scotland 5-2 New Zealand
Brazil 4-1 Scotland

USSR 3-0 New Zealand
USSR 2-2 Scotland
Brazil 4-0 New Zealand



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	10	2	6
USSR	3	1	1	1	6	4	3
Scotland	3	1	1	1	8	8	3
New Zealand	3	0	0	3	2	12	0

Second phase

Group A
Poland 3-0 Belgium
USSR 1-0 Belgium
Poland 0-0 USSR



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Poland	2	1	1	0	3	0	3
USSR	2	1	1	0	1	0	3
Belgium	2	0	0	2	0	4	0

Group B
West Germany 0-0 England
West Germany 2-1 Spain
Spain 0-0 England



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
West Germany	2	1	1	0	2	1	3
England	2	0	2	0	0	0	2
Spain	2	0	1	1	1	2	1

Group C
Italy 2-1 Argentina
Brazil 3-1 Argentina
Italy 3-2 Brazil



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Italy	2	2	0	0	5	3	4
Brazil	2	1	0	1	5	4	2
Argentina	2	0	0	2	2	5	0

Group C
France 1-0 Austria
Austria 2-2 Northern Ireland
France 4-1 Northern Ireland



	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
France	2	2	0	0	5	1	4
Austria	2	0	1	1	2	3	1
Northern Ireland	2	0	1	1	3	6	1

Semi-finals:
Italy 2-0 Poland
West Germany 3-3 France (aet)
(West Germany won 5-4 on penalties)

3rd/4th place play-off:
Poland 3-2 France

Final:
Italy 3-1 West Germany

Leading scorers: Six goals: Paolo Rossi (Italy)