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. 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
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

England 3–1 France
Robson 1', 67'
Mariner 83'		 Report Soler 24'
Attendance: 44,172
England
France
GK 22 Peter Shilton
DF 12 Mick Mills (c)
DF 4 Terry Butcher Yellow card 34'
DF 18 Phil Thompson
DF 17 Kenny Sansom downward-facing red arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 74'
MF 10 Michel Platini (c)
FW 18 Dominique Rocheteau downward-facing red arrow 71'
FW 20 Gérard Soler
Substitutes:
GK 1 Dominique Baratelli
DF 5 Gérard Janvion
MF 14 Jean Tigana upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 16 Alain Couriol
FW 19 Didier Six upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Michel Hidalgo

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

Czechoslovakia vs Kuwait

Czechoslovakia 1–1 Kuwait
Panenka 21' (pen.) Report Al-Dakhil 57'
Attendance: 25,000
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 downward-facing red arrow 61'
FW 18 Petr Janečka downward-facing red arrow 68'
FW 11 Zdeněk Nehoda (c)
FW 9 Ladislav Vízek
Substitutes:
GK 1 Stanislav Seman
MF 12 Přemysl Bičovský upward-facing green arrow 61'
DF 14 Libor Radimec
MF 16 Pavel Chaloupka
FW 20 Vlastimil Petržela upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 57'
MF 12 Yussef Al-Suwayed
DF 17 Hamoud Al-Shemmari
GK 21 Adam Marjan
Manager:
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira

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

England vs Czechoslovakia

England 2–0 Czechoslovakia
Francis 62'
Barmoš 66' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 41,123
England
Czechoslovakia
GK 22 Peter Shilton
DF 12 Mick Mills (c)
DF 4 Terry Butcher
DF 18 Phil Thompson
DF 17 Kenny Sansom
MF 5 Steve Coppell
MF 19 Ray Wilkins
MF 16 Bryan Robson downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 15 Graham Rix
FW 8 Trevor Francis
FW 11 Paul Mariner
Substitutes:
GK 1 Ray Clemence
MF 9 Glenn Hoddle upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 14 Phil Neal
FW 20 Peter Withe
FW 21 Tony Woodcock
Manager:
Ron Greenwood
GK 1 Stanislav Seman downward-facing red arrow 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 Yellow card 40'
MF 13 Jan Berger
FW 9 Ladislav Vízek
FW 11 Zdeněk Nehoda (c)
FW 18 Petr Janečka downward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutes:
MF 8 Antonín Panenka
MF 17 František Štambachr
FW 19 Marián Masný upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 20 Vlastimil Petržela
GK 22 Karel Stromšík upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Jozef Vengloš

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

France vs Kuwait

France 4–1 Kuwait
Genghini 31'
Platini 43'
Six 48'
Bossis 89'		 Report Al-Buloushi 75'
Attendance: 30,043
France
Kuwait
GK 22 Jean-Luc Ettori
DF 2 Manuel Amoros Yellow card 68'
DF 8 Marius Trésor
DF 5 Gérard Janvion downward-facing red arrow 59'
DF 4 Maxime Bossis
MF 9 Bernard Genghini
MF 10 Michel Platini (c) downward-facing red arrow 81'
MF 12 Alain Giresse
FW 20 Gérard Soler
FW 17 Bernard Lacombe
FW 19 Didier Six
Substitutes:
DF 6 Christian Lopez upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 11 René Girard upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF 6 Saad Al-Houti (c)
MF 8 Abdullah Al-Buloushi
MF 18 Mohammed Karam downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 10 Abdulaziz Al-Anberi Yellow card 30'
FW 9 Jasem Yaqoub
FW 16 Faisal Al-Dakhil
Substitutes:
DF 4 Jamal Al-Qabendi
FW 7 Fathi Kameel Yellow card 85' upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 12 Yussef Al-Suwayed
DF 17 Hamoud Al-Shemmari upward-facing green arrow 78'
GK 21 Adam Marjan
Manager:
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira

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

France vs Czechoslovakia

France 1–1 Czechoslovakia
Six 66' Report Panenka 84' (pen.)
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)
France
Czechoslovakia
GK 22 Jean-Luc Ettori
DF 2 Manuel Amoros Yellow card 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 downward-facing red arrow 89'
FW 17 Bernard Lacombe downward-facing red arrow 70'
FW 19 Didier Six
Substitutes:
DF 6 Christian Lopez
MF 11 René Girard upward-facing green arrow 89'
MF 15 Bruno Bellone
FW 16 Alain Couriol upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 70'
FW 9 Ladislav Vízek Red card 87'
FW 10 Tomáš Kříž downward-facing red arrow 31'
Substitutes:
MF 4 Ladislav Jurkemik
MF 8 Antonín Panenka Yellow card 83' upward-facing green arrow 70'
DF 15 Jozef Kukučka
FW 19 Marián Masný upward-facing green arrow 31'
GK 21 Zdeněk Hruška
Manager:
Jozef Vengloš

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

England vs Kuwait

England 1–0 Kuwait
Francis 27' Report
Attendance: 39,700
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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 44'
DF 14 Abdullah Mayouf
DF 3 Mahboub Juma'a
DF 5 Waleed Al-Jasem downward-facing red arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 18 Mohammed Karam
FW 19 Muayad Al-Haddad
GK 21 Adam Marjan
Manager:
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira

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

See also

References