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. Play began on 16 June and ended on 25 June 1982. The group consisted of four teams: Seeded team and host nation

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, World Cup debutants

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and

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. Northern Ireland won the group after defeating Spain in their final group game, who also progressed to the second round in a game marred by controversy, as was the West Germany-Austria game that was later described as the

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where only the scoreline was 1- 0 for Northern Ireland led both teams to the second round of the competition. The match between Northern Ireland and Spain was played the day after Yugoslavia defeated Honduras, so the Northern Irish and the Spanish knew even a day earlier which result was needed for their progress in the World Cup.

Standings

Matches

Spain vs Honduras

Yugoslavia vs Northern Ireland

Spain vs Yugoslavia

This was the fourth time that Yugoslavia lost for the host nation of tournament, after

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and

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Honduras vs Northern Ireland

Honduras vs Yugoslavia

Spain vs Northern Ireland

References

External links

1982 FIFA World Cup archive

Spain 1982 FIFA Technical Report: Statistical Details of the Matches pp. 124-128
{{DEFAULTSORT:Group 5 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain at the 1982 FIFA World Cup Northern Ireland at the 1982 FIFA World Cup Honduras at the 1982 FIFA World Cup Yugoslavia at the 1982 FIFA World Cup

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