Group B was one of four groups of national teams competing in the second stage of the

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. The group's three matches were staged at the Santiago Bernabéu in

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. The group consisted of three teams advancing from the first group stage: Group 2 winners

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, Group 5 runners-up, the host nation

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, and Group 4 winners

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. England finished the group without scoring or conceding a single goal, the only time that has ever happened in any kind of group in FIFA World Cup history. Like

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in '74 and

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in '78, ''Three Lions'' of '82 stayed unbeaten but were eliminated before the semifinals. West Germany topped the group and advanced to the semi-finals.

Qualified teams

The winners of Group 2 and 4 and the runner-up of Group 5 qualified for Group B of the second round.

Standings

Matches

West Germany vs England

West Germany vs Spain

Spain vs England

References

External links

1982 FIFA World Cup archive

Spain 1982 FIFA Technical Report: Statistical Details of the Matches pp. 137-140
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