1982 FIFA World Cup final

1982 FIFA World Cup final
	The Santiago Bernabéu held the final
Event	1982 FIFA World Cup
Date	11 July 1982
Venue	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Referee	Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil)
Attendance	90,000
	← 1978 1986 →

The 1982 FIFA World Cup final was a football match contested between Italy and West Germany. It was the final match of the 1982 FIFA World Cup tournament and was played on 11 July 1982 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in the Spanish capital and largest city of Madrid.

Coming after their 1934^[1] and 1938^[2] victories, Italy had now drawn level with record champions Brazil. Italy's Paolo Rossi won the Golden Boot as the tournament's top goalscorer, and the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player (awarded for the first time). Italy's 40-year-old goalkeeper and captain Dino Zoff became the oldest player to win the World Cup.^[3]

It is to date the only final between the two sides in a major football tournament.

^ "Delight for the Azzurri as home advantage tells". Fifa.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
^ "Pozzo the mastermind as Italy retain their crown". Fifa.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
^ "World Cup Hall of Fame: Dino Zoff". SportsIllustrated.CNN.com. Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 12 September 2005. Retrieved 13 June 2014.

[1] "Delight for the Azzurri as home advantage tells". Fifa.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.

[2] "Pozzo the mastermind as Italy retain their crown". Fifa.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.

[3] "World Cup Hall of Fame: Dino Zoff". SportsIllustrated.CNN.com. Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 12 September 2005. Retrieved 13 June 2014.

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