Group A was one of four groups of national teams competing in the second stage of the 1982 FIFA World Cup. The group's three matches were staged at the Nou Camp in Barcelona. The group consisted of three teams advancing from the first group stage: Group 1 winners Poland, Group 3 winners Belgium and Group 6 runners-up the Soviet Union.
Poland topped the group and advanced to the semi-finals, where they were defeated by eventual champions Italy.
Qualified teams The winners of Group 1 and 3 and the runner-up of Group 6 qualified for Group A of the second round.
Group Winners 1 3 Group Runners-up 6
Standings
Matches
Poland vs Belgium
GK 1 Józef MłynarczykSW 9Władysław Żmuda (c)RB 2Marek DziubaCB 5Paweł JanasLB 10Stefan MajewskiDM 8Waldemar MatysikCM 16Grzegorz LatoCM 3Janusz Kupcewicz CM 13Andrzej BuncolCF 20Zbigniew BoniekCF 11Włodzimierz Smolarek Substitutes:GK 21Jacek KazimierskiDF 4 Tadeusz DolnyMF 14Andrzej PałaszCM 15Włodzimierz Ciołek FW 17Andrzej SzarmachManager:Antoni Piechniczek GK 12Theo CustersDF 4 Walter Meeuws (c)DF 5 Michel RenquinDF 3 Luc MillecampsDF 16Gerard Plessers MF 8 Wilfried Van Moer MF 6 Franky VercauterenMF 10Ludo CoeckMF 11Jan CeulemansFW 9 Erwin VandenberghFW 21Alexandre CzerniatynskiSubstitutes:GK 22Jacky MunaronFW 13François Van der Elst DF 14Marc Baecke MF 17René VerheyenMF 18Raymond MommensManager:Guy Thys Assistant referees: Enrique Labo Revoredo (Peru) Gastón Castro (Chile)
Belgium vs Soviet Union
GK 22Jacky MunaronDF 4 Walter Meeuws (c)DF 5 Michel RenquinDF 3 Luc MillecampsDF 15Maurits De Schrijver MF 10Ludo CoeckMF 20Guy Vandersmissen MF 6Franky VercauterenMF 11Jan CeulemansFW 9 Erwin VandenberghFW 17René VerheyenSubstitutes:GK 12Theo CustersMF 7Jos DaerdenMF 18Raymond MommensMF 19Marc Millecamps FW 21Alexandre Czerniatynski Manager:Guy Thys GK 1 Rinat DasayevSW 3 Aleksandre Chivadze (c)DF 6 Anatoliy DemyanenkoDF 5 Sergei BaltachaDF 14Sergei BorovskyMF 8 Volodymyr Bezsonov MF 10Khoren OganesianMF 12Andriy Bal FW 7Ramaz Shengelia FW 9 Yuri GavrilovFW 11Oleh BlokhinSubstitutes:GK 22Vyacheslav ChanovDF 2 Tengiz SulakvelidzeMF 13Vitaly Daraselia FW 15Sergey AndreyevFW 16Sergey Rodionov Manager:Konstantin Beskov Assistant referees: Charles Corver (Netherlands) António Garrido (Portugal)
Soviet Union vs Poland
GK 1 Rinat DasayevDF 2 Tengiz SulakvelidzeDF 3 Aleksandre Chivadze (c) DF 5 Sergei Baltacha DF 6 Anatoliy DemyanenkoMF 8 Volodymyr BezsonovMF 14Sergei Borovsky MF 9 Yuri Gavrilov MF 10Khoren OganesianFW 7Ramaz Shengelia FW 11Oleh BlokhinSubstitutes:GK 22Vyacheslav ChanovMF 12Andriy BalMF 13Vitaly Daraselia FW 15Sergey Andreyev FW 16Sergey RodionovManager:Konstantin Beskov GK 1 Józef MłynarczykSW 9Władysław Żmuda (c)RB 2 Marek DziubaCB 5 Paweł JanasLB 10Stefan MajewskiDM 8 Waldemar MatysikCM 16Grzegorz LatoCM 3 Janusz Kupcewicz CM 13Andrzej Buncol CF 20Zbigniew Boniek CF 11Włodzimierz SmolarekSubstitutes:GK 21Jacek KazimierskiDF 4 Tadeusz DolnyDF 12Roman WójcickiCM 15Włodzimierz Ciołek FW 17Andrzej SzarmachManager:Antoni Piechniczek Assistant referees: Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark) Clive White (England)
See also Belgium at the FIFA World Cup Poland at the FIFA World Cup Soviet Union at the FIFA World Cup
References
Match reports
External links 1982 FIFA World Cup archive Spain 1982 FIFA Technical Report: Statistical Details of the Matches pp. 134-136