On this day in World Cup 1982. Italy road to Madrid. Italy v Poland 2-0

Italy v Poland 1982 2-0

Italy Poland 2-0 9 July 1982

After the match in the group stage (Italy v Poland 1982 0-0) Italy and Poland met again in the semi-final.

Poland was a really strong team, a surprise.

In the second group stage, they qualified beating Belgium and drawing with Soviet Union.

Italy had a lot of confidence after beating Argentina and Brazil

On the other side, Italy won the second group stage against Brazil and Argentina.

Italy won Argentina 2-1 the 29 June 1982 and showed up the abilities of Bearzot as manager.

Italy won Brazil 3-2 the 5 July 1982 in one of the most famous match of the history of the World Cup.

Italy Poland 1982 match facts

GOALS 22′ 1-0 Paolo Rossi (assist – Giancarlo Antognoni)
72′ 2-0 Paolo Rossi (assist – Bruno Conti)
REFEREE Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)
LINESMEN Gilberto Aristizabal (Colombia), David Socha (United States)

YELLOW CARDS ??’ Wlodzimierz Smolarek (POL)
43′ Stefan Majewski (POL)
51′ Wladislaw Zmuda (POL)
57′ Fulvio Collovati (ITA)

ATTENDANCE 50,000

ITALY
1 GK Dino Zoff (c)
3 DF Giuseppe Bergomi
4 DF Antonio Cabrini
5 DF Fulvio Collovati
7 DF Gaetano Scirea
9 MD Giancarlo Antognoni (-28)
13 MD Gabriele Oriali
14 MD Marco Tardelli
16 MD Bruno Conti
19 FW Francesco Graziani (-70)
20 FW Paolo Rossi

Substitutes
11 MD Giampiero Marini (+28)
18 FW Alessandro Altobelli (+70)

Coach: Enzo Bearzot 54

POLAND
1 GK Jozef Mlynarczyk
2 DF Marek Dziuba
3 DF Janusz Kupcewicz
5 DF Pawl Janas
9 DF Wladislaw Zmuda (c)
10 DF Stefan Majewski
8 MD Waldemar Matysik
13 MD Andrzej Buncol
15 MD Wlodzimierz Ciolek (-46)
11 FW Wlodzimierz Smolarek (-77)
16 FW Grzegorz Lato

Substitutes
14 DF Andrzej Palasz (+46)
18 MD Marek Kusto (+77)

Coach: Antonie Piechniczek