1982 FIFA World Cup Group 4

Group 4 was one of six groups of national teams competing in the group stage of the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Play began on 16 June and ended on 25 June 1982.^[1] The group consisted of four teams: Seeded team England, France, Czechoslovakia and World Cup debutants Kuwait.

England won the group after three successive victories and advanced to the second round, along with France.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	6	Advance to second round
2	France	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	3	Advance to second round
3	Czechoslovakia	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2
4	Kuwait	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Source: FIFA

Matches

England vs France

16 June 1982

17:15 CEST

England	3–1	France
Robson 1', 67' Mariner 83'	^{[Report 1]}	Soler 24'

San Mamés, Bilbao

Attendance: 44,172

Referee: António Garrido (Portugal)

England

France


GK	22	Peter Shilton
DF	12	Mick Mills (c)
DF	4	Terry Butcher	34'
DF	18	Phil Thompson
DF	17	Kenny Sansom		90'
MF	5	Steve Coppell
MF	16	Bryan Robson
MF	19	Ray Wilkins
MF	15	Graham Rix
FW	8	Trevor Francis
FW	11	Paul Mariner
Substitutes:
GK	1	Ray Clemence
MF	9	Glenn Hoddle
DF	14	Phil Neal		90'
FW	20	Peter Withe
FW	21	Tony Woodcock
Manager:
Ron Greenwood


GK	22	Jean-Luc Ettori
SW	8	Marius Trésor
DF	3	Patrick Battiston
DF	6	Christian Lopez
DF	4	Maxime Bossis
MF	11	René Girard
MF	12	Alain Giresse
MF	13	Jean-François Larios	74'
MF	10	Michel Platini (c)
FW	18	Dominique Rocheteau	71'
FW	20	Gérard Soler
Substitutes:
GK	1	Dominique Baratelli
DF	5	Gérard Janvion
MF	14	Jean Tigana	74'
FW	16	Alain Couriol
FW	19	Didier Six	71'
Manager:
Michel Hidalgo

Assistant referees:
Gastón Castro (Chile)
Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil)

Czechoslovakia vs Kuwait

17 June 1982

17:15 CEST

Czechoslovakia	1–1	Kuwait
Panenka 21' (pen.)	^{[Report 2]}	Al-Dakhil 57'

Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Benjamin Dwomoh (Ghana)

Czechoslovakia

Kuwait


GK	21	Zdeněk Hruška
SW	4	Ladislav Jurkemik
DF	5	Jozef Barmoš
DF	3	Jan Fiala
DF	15	Jozef Kukučka
MF	8	Antonín Panenka
MF	13	Jan Berger
MF	10	Tomáš Kříž	61'
FW	18	Petr Janečka	68'
FW	11	Zdeněk Nehoda (c)
FW	9	Ladislav Vízek
Substitutes:
GK	1	Stanislav Seman
MF	12	Přemysl Bičovský	61'
DF	14	Libor Radimec
MF	16	Pavel Chaloupka
FW	20	Vlastimil Petržela	68'
Manager:
Jozef Vengloš


GK	1	Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi
SW	2	Naeem Saad
DF	3	Mahboub Juma'a
DF	14	Abdullah Mayouf
DF	5	Waleed Al-Jasem
MF	8	Abdullah Al-Buloushi
FW	6	Saad Al-Houti (c)
MF	18	Mohammed Karam	57'
FW	10	Abdulaziz Al-Anberi
FW	9	Jasem Yaqoub
FW	16	Faisal Al-Dakhil
Substitutes:
DF	4	Jamal Al-Qabendi
FW	7	Fathi Kameel	57'
MF	12	Yussef Al-Suwayed
DF	17	Hamoud Al-Shemmari
GK	21	Adam Marjan
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Assistant referees:
Rómulo Méndez (Guatemala)
Bob Valentine (Scotland)

England vs Czechoslovakia

20 June 1982

17:15 CEST

England	2–0	Czechoslovakia
Francis 62' Barmoš 66' (o.g.)	^{[Report 3]}

San Mamés, Bilbao

Attendance: 41,123

Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands)

England

Czechoslovakia


GK	22	Peter Shilton
RB	12	Mick Mills (c)
CB	4	Terry Butcher
CB	18	Phil Thompson
LB	17	Kenny Sansom
RM	5	Steve Coppell
CM	19	Ray Wilkins
CM	16	Bryan Robson	46'
LM	15	Graham Rix
FW	8	Trevor Francis
FW	11	Paul Mariner
Substitutes:
GK	1	Ray Clemence
MF	9	Glenn Hoddle	46'
DF	14	Phil Neal
FW	20	Peter Withe
FW	21	Tony Woodcock
Manager:
Ron Greenwood


GK	1	Stanislav Seman		75'
SW	14	Libor Radimec
DF	3	Jan Fiala
DF	6	Rostislav Vojáček
DF	5	Jozef Barmoš
MF	4	Ladislav Jurkemik
MF	16	Pavel Chaloupka	40'
MF	13	Jan Berger
FW	9	Ladislav Vízek
FW	11	Zdeněk Nehoda (c)
FW	18	Petr Janečka		77'
Substitutes:
MF	8	Antonín Panenka
MF	17	František Štambachr
FW	19	Marián Masný		77'
FW	20	Vlastimil Petržela
GK	22	Karel Stromšík		75'
Manager:
Jozef Vengloš

Assistant referees:
Bogdan Dochev (Bulgaria)
Gilberto Aristizábal (Colombia)

France vs Kuwait

21 June 1982

17:15 CEST

France	4–1	Kuwait
Genghini 31' Platini 43' Six 48' Bossis 89'	^{[Report 4]}	Abdull. Al-Buloushi 75'

Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid

Attendance: 30,043

Referee: Myroslav Stupar (Soviet Union)

France

Kuwait


GK	22	Jean-Luc Ettori
DF	2	Manuel Amoros	68'
DF	8	Marius Trésor
DF	5	Gérard Janvion		59'
DF	4	Maxime Bossis
MF	9	Bernard Genghini
MF	10	Michel Platini (c)		81'
MF	12	Alain Giresse
FW	20	Gérard Soler
FW	17	Bernard Lacombe
FW	19	Didier Six
Substitutes:
DF	6	Christian Lopez		59'
MF	11	René Girard		81'
MF	15	Bruno Bellone
FW	16	Alain Couriol
GK	21	Jean Castaneda
Manager:
Michel Hidalgo


GK	1	Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi
DF	2	Naeem Saad
DF	14	Abdullah Mayouf
DF	3	Mahboub Juma'a
DF	5	Waleed Al-Jasem		78'
MF	6	Saad Al-Houti (c)
MF	8	Abdullah Al-Buloushi
MF	18	Mohammed Karam		46'
FW	10	Abdulaziz Al-Anberi	30'
FW	9	Jasem Yaqoub
FW	16	Faisal Al-Dakhil
Substitutes:
DF	4	Jamal Al-Qabendi
FW	7	Fathi Kameel	85'	46'
MF	12	Yussef Al-Suwayed
DF	17	Hamoud Al-Shemmari		78'
GK	21	Adam Marjan
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Assistant referees:
Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
Damir Matovinović (Yugoslavia)

France vs Czechoslovakia

24 June 1982

17:15 CEST

France	1–1	Czechoslovakia
Six 66'	^{[Report 5]}	Panenka 84' (pen.)

Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid

Attendance: 28,000

Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)

France

Czechoslovakia


GK	22	Jean-Luc Ettori
DF	2	Manuel Amoros	47'
DF	8	Marius Trésor
DF	5	Gérard Janvion
DF	4	Maxime Bossis
MF	9	Bernard Genghini
MF	12	Alain Giresse
MF	10	Michel Platini (c)
FW	20	Gérard Soler		89'
FW	17	Bernard Lacombe		70'
FW	19	Didier Six
Substitutes:
DF	6	Christian Lopez
MF	11	René Girard		89'
MF	15	Bruno Bellone
FW	16	Alain Couriol		70'
GK	21	Jean Castaneda
Manager:
Michel Hidalgo


GK	22	Karel Stromšík
DF	5	Jozef Barmoš
DF	6	Rostislav Vojáček
DF	3	Jan Fiala
DF	17	František Štambachr
MF	12	Přemysl Bičovský
MF	14	Libor Radimec
MF	11	Zdeněk Nehoda (c)
FW	18	Petr Janečka		70'
FW	9	Ladislav Vízek	87'
FW	10	Tomáš Kříž		31'
Substitutes:
MF	4	Ladislav Jurkemik
MF	8	Antonín Panenka	83'	70'
DF	15	Jozef Kukučka
FW	19	Marián Masný		31'
GK	21	Zdeněk Hruška
Manager:
Jozef Vengloš

Assistant referees:
Benjamin Dwomoh (Ghana)
Károly Palotai (Hungary)

England vs Kuwait

25 June 1982

17:15 CEST

England	1–0	Kuwait
Francis 27'	^{[Report 6]}

San Mamés, Bilbao

Attendance: 39,700

Referee: Gilberto Aristizábal (Colombia)

England

Kuwait


GK	22	Peter Shilton
DF	14	Phil Neal
DF	18	Phil Thompson
DF	6	Steve Foster
DF	12	Mick Mills (c)
MF	5	Steve Coppell
MF	9	Glenn Hoddle
MF	19	Ray Wilkins
MF	15	Graham Rix
FW	8	Trevor Francis
FW	11	Paul Mariner	43'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Ray Clemence
DF	2	Viv Anderson
MF	10	Terry McDermott
FW	20	Peter Withe
FW	21	Tony Woodcock
Manager:
Ron Greenwood


GK	1	Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi
DF	2	Naeem Saad	44'
DF	14	Abdullah Mayouf
DF	3	Mahboub Juma'a
DF	5	Waleed Al-Jasem		76'
MF	8	Abdullah Al-Buloushi
MF	6	Saad Al-Houti (c)
MF	7	Fathi Kameel
MF	10	Abdulaziz Al-Anberi
FW	16	Faisal Al-Dakhil
FW	12	Yussef Al-Suwayed
Substitutes:
DF	4	Jamal Al-Qabendi
DF	17	Hamoud Al-Shemmari		76'
MF	18	Mohammed Karam
FW	19	Muayad Al-Haddad
GK	21	Adam Marjan
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Assistant referees:
Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)
José Luis García Carrión (Spain)

References

^ "World Cup 1982 finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 April 2026.

Reports

^
- "England vs France | Group Matches | 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – England v France". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
^
- "Czechoslovakia vs Kuwait | Group Matches | 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – Czechoslovakia v Kuwait". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
^
- "England vs Czechoslovakia | Group Matches | 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – England v Czechoslovakia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
^
- "France vs Kuwait | Group Matches | 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – France v Kuwait". FIFA. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
^
- "France vs Czechoslovakia | Group Matches | 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – France v Czechoslovakia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
^
- "England vs Kuwait | Group Matches | 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – England v Kuwait". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

External links

[1] "World Cup 1982 finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 April 2026.

[2] 
"England vs France | Group Matches | 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – England v France". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[3] "England vs France | Group Matches | 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[4] "1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – England v France". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[3] 
"Czechoslovakia vs Kuwait | Group Matches | 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – Czechoslovakia v Kuwait". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[6] "Czechoslovakia vs Kuwait | Group Matches | 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[7] "1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – Czechoslovakia v Kuwait". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[4] 
"England vs Czechoslovakia | Group Matches | 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – England v Czechoslovakia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[9] "England vs Czechoslovakia | Group Matches | 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[10] "1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – England v Czechoslovakia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[5] 
"France vs Kuwait | Group Matches | 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – France v Kuwait". FIFA. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[12] "France vs Kuwait | Group Matches | 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[13] "1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – France v Kuwait". FIFA. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[6] 
"France vs Czechoslovakia | Group Matches | 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – France v Czechoslovakia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[15] "France vs Czechoslovakia | Group Matches | 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[16] "1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – France v Czechoslovakia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[7] 
"England vs Kuwait | Group Matches | 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
"1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – England v Kuwait". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[18] "England vs Kuwait | Group Matches | 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[19] "1982 FIFA World Cup Spain – Matches – England v Kuwait". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

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[Report 1]

[Report 2]

[Report 3]

[Report 4]

[Report 5]

[Report 6]

1982 FIFA World Cup
Stages	First group stage Group 1 Group 2 West Germany v Austria Group 3 Hungary v El Salvador Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Second group stage Group A Group B Group C Italy v Brazil Group D Knockout stage West Germany v France Final
General information	Qualification Squads
Official symbols	Tango España (ball) G'olé! (film)

1982 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Italy
Runners-up	West Germany
Third place	Poland
Fourth place	France
Second group stage	Argentina Austria Belgium Brazil England Northern Ireland Soviet Union Spain
First group stage	Algeria Cameroon Chile Czechoslovakia El Salvador Honduras Hungary Kuwait New Zealand Peru Scotland Yugoslavia

Standings

Matches

England vs France

Czechoslovakia vs Kuwait

England vs Czechoslovakia

France vs Kuwait

France vs Czechoslovakia

England vs Kuwait

See also

References

Reports

External links