Group 1 was one of six groups of national teams competing in the group stage of the

1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy national foo ...

. Play began on 14 June and ended on 23 June 1982. The group consisted of four teams: Seeded team

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

, two-time World Cup winners

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

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and World Cup debutants

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

. Poland won the group, having achieved the only victory among the six fixtures in the group, and advanced to the second round. Italy also advanced, ahead of Cameroon, as Italy had scored the greater number of goals. Cameroon therefore exited the tournament undefeated.

Standings

Matches

Italy vs Poland

Peru vs Cameroon

Italy vs Peru

Poland vs Cameroon

Poland vs Peru

Italy vs Cameroon

References

External links

1982 FIFA World Cup archive

Spain 1982 FIFA Technical Report: Statistical Details of the Matches pp. 99-102
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