Timeline Sunday 11 July 1982

Sunday 11 July 1982

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1982 1982 FIFA World Cup The 24-Team Expansion Paolo Rossi led Italy to glory in a tournament that expanded to 24 teams. Winner: Italy.
1982 1982 World Cup winner -- Spain Baresi is called into the Italian squad for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. Italy win the tournament, defeating West Germany 3-1 in the final in Madrid. Baresi does not play -- Gaetano Scirea is preferred in his position -- but the experience of training alongside Scirea, the defender whose game most closely resembles his own, shapes his continued development. He is a World Cup winner at 22.
1982 Italy wins the 1982 FIFA World Cup Azzurri beat West Germany 3-1 in the final Italy defeated West Germany 3-1 in Madrid to win its third World Cup title. Paolo Rossi, the tournament's top scorer, capped a remarkable comeback from a match-fixing ban to lead the Italian squad.