Date: 21-06-1982
Stage: first round
Place: VALLADOLID
Running time: 108 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/english/french
My rating: ***
Notes: Tresor,Giresse,Platini,Six,Genghini
MATCH SUMMARY
Monday, 21 June 1982
Jose Zorrilla, Valladolid
Attendance: 30,043
Meteo: Clear, 25°C
FRANCE
Jean-Luc Ettori
Manuel Amoros
Maxime Bossis
Gerard Janvion
Trésor Tresor (c)
Bernard Genghini
Alain Giresse
Michel Platini (c)
Bernard Lacombe
Didier Six
Gerard Soler
Coach: Michel Hidalgo (FRA)
68′ Manuel Amoros
60′ ↓Gerard Janvion ↑Christian López
81′ ↓Michel Platini ↑Rene Girard
KUWAIT
Ahmad Al-Tarabulsi
Waleed Al-Mubarak
Abdullah Mayouf
Mahoub Mubarak
Naeem Mubareak
Abdullah Al-Buloushi
Sa’ad Al-Houti (c)
Mohammed Karam
Abdulaziz Al-Anberi
Faisal Al-Dakhil
Jasem Sultan
Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira (KUW)
1′ Abdulaziz Al-Anberi
85′ Fathi Kameel
57′ ↓Mohammed Karam ↑Fathi Kameel
77′ ↓Waleed Al-Mubarak ↑Hamoud Al-Shemmari
Referee: Miroslav Stupar (URS)
Goals:
30′ Bernard Genghini, FRA
43′ Michel Platini, FRA
47′ Didier Six, FRA
74′ Abdullah Al-Buloushi, KUW
90′ Maxime Bossis, FRA
Match overview
France defeated Kuwait 4-1 at Jose Zorrilla in Valladolid in their second group match of the 1982 World Cup. Goals from Genghini, Platini, Six, and Bossis secured the win for France, while Al-Buloushi scored Kuwait’s only goal. The match was notable for a controversial incident involving the Kuwaiti team and officials.
Trivia
This match is remembered for the intervention of Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who entered the pitch to protest a French goal, leading to its annulment before France scored again. The incident remains one of the most unusual moments in World Cup history. France’s victory put them in a strong position to advance from the group.
