World Cup 1982
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The best midfielders of the 1980s
By Ben Hayward published
It was a memorable decade for football and creative players in particular, but which ones stood out the most?

Gerry Armstrong's 1982 World Cup goal for Northern Ireland broke political barriers and Spanish hearts
By Ryan Dabbs published
"Politicians had tried for years to bring the communities together, but football did it in one World Cup game," Armstrong tells FourFourTwo

Euros legends: Meet Zbigniew Boniek, the Poland iconoclast who is now FA president
By FourFourTwo Staff published
Zbigniew Boniek didn't play by the rules, but that only made Poland's greatest ever forward more adored. Sorry, Robert...

Quiz! Can you name every country Diego Maradona faced in a World Cup?
By FourFourTwo Staff published
Quiz He played at four World Cups and he scored that goal - and that one - but who else did Diego face?

The best retro Brazil shirts you can buy online this week
By FourFourTwo Staff published
The sun's out, FourFourTwo is celebrating the Selecao... and we've put together some of the best retro Brazil shirts you can get online

Norman Whiteside, record breaker, on Spain '82 - "I walked into a media storm"
By FourFourTwo Staff published
World Cup 1982 Norman Whiteside broke Pele's record for the youngest ever World Cup finals appearance - he was just 17 years and 41 days when picked by Northern Ireland against Yugoslavia

Hola! World Cup 1982: How pre-tournament farce made way for triumph
By FourFourTwo Staff last updated
World Cup 1982 The beauty of Brazil, the villainy of West Germany and the redemption of Rossi: the lasting memories of a remarkable tournament played out in the stifling heat of Spain

82: The most amusingly disorganised World Cup ever
By FourFourTwo Staff last updated
World Cup Wonderland

The story of Hungary's 10-0 rout of El Salvador in 1982
By Martin Mazur last updated
World Cup 1982 It's a score that should only happen in playgrounds, but behind El Salvador's World Cup record rout was a farcical tale of civil war, corruption, disorganisation and schoolboy defending.
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