Group C was one of four groups of national teams competing in the second stage of the 1982 FIFA World Cup. The group's three matches were staged at the Estadio Sarriá in Barcelona. The group consisted of three teams advancing from the first group stage: Group 1 runners-up Italy, Group 6 winners Brazil and the Group 3 runners-up, the reigning world champions Argentina.
Italy topped the group and advanced to the semi-finals, eventually winning the competition.
In 2007, The Guardian called this group the deadliest-ever Group of Death in FIFA World Cup history.[1]
The winner of Group 6 and the runners-up of Group 1 and 3 qualified for Group C of the second round.
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| Assistant referees: Bruno Galler (Switzerland) Belaïd Lacarne (Algeria) |
See also: Argentina–Brazil football rivalry.
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| Assistant referees: Gilberto Aristizábal (Colombia) Gastón Castro (Chile) |
See main article: Italy v Brazil (1982 FIFA World Cup).
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| Assistant referees: Thomson Chan (Hong Kong) Bogdan Dochev (Bulgaria) |