Group B 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 Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid. The group consisted of three teams advancing from the first group stage: Group 2 winners West Germany, Group 5 runners-up, the host nation Spain, and Group 4 winners England. England finished the group without scoring or conceding a single goal, the only time that has ever happened in any kind of group in FIFA World Cup history. Like Scotland in '74 and Brazil in '78, Three Lions of '82 stayed unbeaten but were eliminated before the semi-finals. Their elimination was the result of only managing a goalless draw against already-eliminated Spain in the final group match, though even a win would not have kept England in the competition unless it was by at least two clear goals.
West Germany topped the group and advanced to the semi-finals.
Qualified teams The winners of Group 2 and 4 and the runner-up of Group 5 qualified for Group B of the second round.
Group Winners 2 4 Group Runners-up 5
Standings
Matches
West Germany vs England
GK 1 Toni SchumacherSW 15 Uli Stielike DF 20 Manfred KaltzDF 4 Karlheinz FörsterDF 2Hans-Peter BriegelMF 6 Wolfgang DremmlerMF 5 Bernd FörsterMF 3Paul BreitnerMF 10Hansi Müller FW 13Uwe Reinders FW 11Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (c)Substitutes:GK 21Bernd FrankeMF 7 Pierre Littbarski FW 8Klaus Fischer DF 12Wilfried HannesMF 18Lothar MatthäusManager:Jupp Derwall GK 22Peter ShiltonRB 12Mick Mills (c)CB 18Phil ThompsonCB 4Terry ButcherLB 17Kenny SansomRM 5 Steve CoppellCM 19Ray WilkinsCM 16Bryan RobsonLM 15Graham RixCF 8 Trevor Francis CF 11Paul MarinerSubstitutes:GK 1Ray ClemenceMF 9Glenn HoddleDF 14Phil NealFW 20Peter WitheFW 21Tony Woodcock Manager:Ron Greenwood Assistant referees: Héctor Ortiz (Paraguay) Rómulo Méndez (Guatemala)
West Germany vs Spain
GK 1 Toni SchumacherSW 15 Uli StielikeRB 20Manfred KaltzCB 4 Karlheinz FörsterLB 5 Bernd FörsterRM 6 Wolfgang DremmlerCM 3 Paul BreitnerLM 2 Hans-Peter Briegel CF 11Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (c) FW 8 Klaus Fischer LW 7 Pierre LittbarskiSubstitutes:GK 22Eike ImmelFW 9 Horst HrubeschDF 12Wilfried HannesFW 13Uwe Reinders MF 14Felix MagathManager:Jupp Derwall GK 1 Luis Arconada (c)SW 6 José Ramón Alexanko RB 12Santiago UrquiagaCB 5 Miguel TendilloLB 3 Rafael GordilloRW 7 Juanito CM 2 José Antonio Camacho CM 4 Periko AlonsoLM 10Jesús María ZamoraCF 19SantillanaFW 20Quini Substitutes:GK 22Miguel ÁngelFW 9Jesús María SatrústeguiFW 11Roberto López Ufarte DF 14Antonio MacedaMF 16Tente Sánchez Manager:José Santamaría Assistant referees: Franz Wöhrer (Austria) Károly Palotai (Hungary)
Spain vs England
GK 1 Luis Arconada (c)DF 12Santiago UrquiagaDF 5 Miguel Tendillo DF 6 José Ramón AlexankoDF 2 José Antonio CamachoMF 4 Periko AlonsoMF 10Jesús María ZamoraMF 15Enrique Saura MF 3 Rafael GordilloFW 9Jesús María SatrústeguiFW 19SantillanaSubstitutes:GK 22Miguel ÁngelFW 11Roberto López UfarteDF 13Manuel JiménezDF 14Antonio Maceda FW 18Pedro Uralde Manager:José Santamaría GK 22Peter ShiltonRB 12Mick Mills (c)CB 18Phil ThompsonCB 4 Terry ButcherLB 17Kenny SansomRM 8 Trevor FrancisCM 19Ray Wilkins CM 16Bryan RobsonLM 15Graham Rix CF 11Paul MarinerCF 21Tony Woodcock Substitutes:GK 1 Ray ClemenceAM 3 Trevor Brooking CF 7 Kevin Keegan MF 9 Glenn HoddleDF 14Phil NealManager:Ron Greenwood Assistant referees: Michel Vautrot (France) Belaïd Lacarne (Algeria)
See also England at the FIFA World Cup Germany at the FIFA World Cup Spain 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. 137-140