England at the 1982 World Cup in Spain

1982 saw the first time where the European Qualifying Rounds were divided into groups of 5 teams, where the top two teams qualify for the World Cup. Greenwood used his second chance and took England to Spain by finishing second behind Hungary and above Romania, Switzerland and Norway. There, England reached the next round by beatingFrance (3-1), Czechoslovakia (2-0) and World Cup newcomers Kuwait (1-0). The next round saw a second group stage consisting of three teams, a first-time event at the World Cup. England drew with West Germany 0-0 and after the Germans beat Spain 2-1, England then had to beat Spain with a two-goal difference to progress to the next round. However, England only managed a 0-0 draw against the Spanish. England remained unbeaten at the end of the tournament. After the World Cup, Ron Greenwood's time as England manager ended and he was replaced by Bobby Robson.

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