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Italy - West Germany

Italy - West Germany

Date: 11 July 1982
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu
Under a bright blue Spanish sky, the two best teams in the 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain TM - Italy and West Germany - played out a highly anticipated final and few of the millions to see the match came away disappointed.
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I Was There…

Dino Zoff (Italy)
I often relive those wonderful moments which will never leave me for as long as I live. In 1982, I helped bring the World Cup back to Italy and that will forever remain the high point of my career.

Did You Know?

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  • Antonio Cabrini was the first man to miss a penalty in the final. Italy’s Roberto Baggio and Franco Baresi missed in the 1994 shoot-out.
  • This contest was the first of three successive appearances by Germany FR in the FIFA World Cup Final match but they only won one, in 1990.
  • When he collected the FIFA World Cup trophy, Dino Zoff said he was so happy he almost lost his composure and kissed Queen Sofia of Spain.
  • The 1982 final was the fourth clash between the sides at the FIFA World Cup. Italy won 4-3 in 1970 while the 1962 and 1978 games were 0-0.
  • The teams did not meet in the FIFA World Cup™ again until 2006, when eventual winners Italy beat hosts Germany 2-0 in the semi-finals.

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