Date: 08-07-1982
Stage: semi-final
Place: BARCELONA
Running time: 103 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/spanish/ english/german/polish
My rating: ***
Notes: Rossi,Conti,Antognoni,Zoff, Buncol,Smolarek,Zmuda,Lato
MATCH SUMMARY
Thursday, 8 July 1982, 17:15
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 75,000
Meteo: Hot, sunny, 30°C
ITALY
Dino Zoff (c)
Giuseppe Bergomi
Antonio Cabrini
Fulvio Collovati
Gaetano Scirea
Giancarlo Antognoni
Gabriele Oriali
Marco Tardelli
Bruno Conti
Francesco Graziani
Paolo Rossi
Coach: Enzo Bearzot (ITA)
57′ Fulvio Collovati
28′ ↓Giancarlo Antognoni ↑Giampiero Marini
70′ ↓Francesco Graziani ↑Alessandro Altobelli
POLAND
Jozef Mlynarczyk
Marek Dziuba
Pawel Janas
Stefan Majewski
Wladyslaw Zmuda (c)
Andrzej Buncol
Wlodzimierz Ciolek
Janusz Kupcewicz
Waldemar Matysik
Grzegorz Lato
Włodzimierz Smolarek
Coach: Antoni Piechniczek (POL)
43′ Stefan Majewski
51′ Wladyslaw Zmuda
57′ Włodzimierz Smolarek
46′ ↓Wlodzimierz Ciolek ↑Andrzej Pałasz
77′ ↓Włodzimierz Smolarek ↑Marek Kusto
Referee: Juan Daniel Cardellino (URU)
Goals:
22′ Paolo Rossi ITA
73′ Paolo Rossi ITA
Match overview
Italy secured their place in the World Cup final with a commanding 2-0 victory over Poland at Camp Nou. Paolo Rossi continued his remarkable tournament renaissance, scoring both goals to take his tally to six for the competition. The striker opened the scoring after twenty-two minutes and sealed the win with a second goal late in the second half. Italy’s defence held firm against Polish attacks, with captain Dino Zoff making crucial saves.
Trivia
This victory marked Italy’s fourth World Cup final appearance and their first since 1970. Paolo Rossi’s two goals took him to the top of the tournament’s scoring charts, eventually winning the Golden Boot. The match was played in sweltering heat at Barcelona’s iconic Camp Nou, with temperatures reaching 30°C during the afternoon kickoff.
