40 years have passed since the ’82 World Cup in Spain was held, but the memory of football endures how dozens of footballers shone with their own light in said tournament. At Mundo Deportivo we have created an ideal ‘eleven’ for the championship, leaving out true ‘cracks’ such as Sócrates (Brazil), Littbarski (Germany), Platini (France) or Boniek (Poland), among others, because they didn’t all fit.
Dino Zoff (Italy)
Key for Italy to become champion. At 40 years old, he was a real wall under the sticks of the ‘Azzurra’ goal.
Fulvio Collovatti (Italy)
He honored like few others what it is to be an Italian defender. Battle-hardened and strong, he was a lock in many games.
Claudio Gentile (Italy)
His marking Diego Armando Maradona will remain forever in the memory. But in the rest of the games he also performed at a high level.
Hans-Peter Briegel (Germany)
Alternating between defense and midfield, he was one of those who gave Germany the consistency they needed to reach the final.
Bruno Conti (Italy)
Quite a dagger down the right wing of the ‘Azzurra’. Constant danger for rival defenses.
Alain Giresse (France)
Despite the fact that he did not manage to get France to the fight for the title, he left signs of his class in the ‘bleu’ midfield.
Marco Tardelli (Italy)
Essential in the engine room of the ‘Azzurra’. He scored one of the three goals in the final against Germany.
Zico (Brazil)
Socrates shone, but Zico did even more. He scored 4 goals in that Brazil could have gone much further than he did.
Junior (Brazil)
The owner of the left lane of the ‘canarinha’ in that World Cup. His rides by the band were more than feared.
Paolo Rossi (Italy)
Golden Boot and Golden Ball of the tournament. Little more to add to explain that Spain’82 was Rossi’s World Cup.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany)
The soul of a Germany that reached the final to fall in it against Italy. He scored 5 goals.
The ideal team of the ’82 World Cup
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