World Cup 1982 Day-by-Day: Day Nine: Austria in charge; Kuwait in a Strop; Irish...
Monday 21st June 1982
GROUP TWO, Estadio Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo. (17:15)
AUSTRIA (0) 2 (Schachner 56 Krankl, 67)
ALGERIA (0) 0
Austria: Koncilia; Krauss, Degeorgi, Pezzey, Obermayer;...
World Cup 1982 Day-by-Day: Day Eight: England march on; The Germans & Spanish win...
Sunday 20th June 1982
GROUP TWO, Estadio El Molinon Gijon. (17:15)
WEST GERMANY (1) 4 (Rummenigge 9, 56, 66, Reinders 81)
CHILE (0) 1 (Moscoso 89)
West Germany:...
World Cup 1982: Day-by-Day – Groups Take Shape
DAY SEVEN
Saturday 19th June 1982
GROUP ONE, Estadio Riazor, La Coruna. (17:15)
CAMEROON (0) 0
POLAND (0) 0
Cameroon: N’Kono; Kaham, M’Bom, Onana, N’Djeya; Aoudou, Kunde,M’Bida, Abega; Milla,...
World Cup 1982: Day-by-Day – Day Six. Italy, Argentina and Brazil in Action
DAY SIX
Friday 18th June 1982
GROUP ONE, Estadio Balaidos, Vigo. (17:15)
ITALY (1) 1 (Conti 19)
PERU (0) 1 (Diaz 84)
Italy: Zoff; Gentile, Scirea, Collovati, Cabrini; Conti,...
World Cup 1982: Day-by-Day – Day Five, End of First Round of Group Matches
DAY FIVE
Thursday 17th June 1982
GROUP TWO, Estadio Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo. (17:15)
AUSTRIA (1) 1 (Schachner 21)
CHILE (0) 0
Austria: Koncilia; Krauss, Degeorgi (Baumeister), Pezzey, Obermayer; Weber...
World Cup 1982: Day-by-day. Day Four. England, Germany & Spain. Mixed Fortunes
The World Cup had got off to a slow start, but exploded into life with Hungary hitting ten.. Scotland had seen off the potentially...
Hamburg: Tempting Fate and Eventual Relegation
The large clock inside the Volksparkstadion has ticked away over seasons past, tempting fate by highlighting how long Hamburger SV have swerved the Bundesliga...
Icons: Gunter Netzer
There is no shortage of famous names who have adorned the famous number 10 shirt of Real Madrid: Puskas, Velazquez, Laudrup and Figo, to...
Tomas Rosicky: The Potential-Prevented Little Mozart from Prague
The physical demands of professional footballers in today’s era are higher than ever with the ever-increasing intensity, speed and power in which the game...
The most pointless game in the world
With the World Cup almost upon us, one of the fixtures I believe is completely pointless is the third-place playoff. I have two memories...