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Italy was the best team from goalkeeper Zoff right through to Rossi……world class full-backs, best libero in the world, world class midfielders and a top drawer goal-getter…maybe the ONLY weak link was Graziani who replaced the injured Bettega but was nowhere near as talented

Italy beat Argentina, Brazil, Poland and West Germany…that’s luck? Italy deservedly beat Brazil in 82…watch the game. Brazil 82 best defence ever??? Best team ever??? What about Brazil 58 and 70?

I still remember this world cup.
what a game, what a match!
Italy introduce a new strategy: strong and annoying pressure, like that they defeated Brazil.
Brazilian coach prefered Serginho (he was hopeless) instead of Roberto Dinamita, a real area predator.
Beautiful world cup !!!

Italy the best? LOL they couldn’t even touch Brazil’s foot.

Luck is the prime for a World Cup.

just look at germany ‘90. LUCK.
Argentina in ‘86. LUCK(or CHEAT in the bad term).

This Brazil was by far the best team EVER. best defense EVER, best midfield EVER, Attack was SO powerful and Zico was PERFECT in the freekicks.

No team will EVER reach this amazingness.
Lost ’cause Luck didn’t smile for Brazil.

Hey its not sad, at all, it heappens! and so often!

edar was his goal the best ever in the worldcup look how he kicked it up first then came the fire the goalkeeper didnot see it ,i watched it when i was 12years old live

you mean fifa punished russia for its politics? i don’t think so, it’s just usual ref screws you if you play against brazil

no, its probably because of politics, if you know what i mean.

Jamen det er jo den kære Svend Gehrs!

the same as always: a clear penalty against brazil, but the ref doesn’t have the balls to give it. brazil kiss fifas ***!

hahahaha itali best? **** my ****! you’re ***!

brazil lost cause italy was the best, which they showed in their game against brazil. Forza Azzurri, campioni del mondo !

Brazil lost the World Cup in 1982 because of waldir peres(goalkeeper) and serginho(forward), besides of them, Brazil was the best team in 1982 for sure.

Doping Doping you have not sportsprit

É verdade, mas naquela época não se tinha recursos gráficos pra dizer se foi ou não impedimento. Até no jogo da Itália teve um 4º gol anulado.
Até mesmo a transmissão da tv espanhola só tinha o angulo de traz do gol.

Eu sei que também teve um gol anulado deles, que não vi em parte alguma do youtube. O Luciano (do Vale) dizia que tava impedido, mas como transmissão da globo e do Brasil na época era totalmente parcial… foi mesmo? Não lembro muito bem daquele lance, mas me pareceu bem discutível, apesar do Brasil ter sido melhor o jogo todo…

I agree..if Careca had played in this worldcup, Brazil would have won for sure,

I heard a rumour that rival striker Roberto Dinamente’s wife put a voodoo curse on Careca in the training camp. And then he obliged and broke his leg!

He was actually in the plans for the 1982 World Cup, but got injured - he made his debut in 1982 just before the finals in Spain - he was raw back then, but still better than Serginho!

best goalkeepers ever to come out of brazil were felix and julio cesar, dida is shite

careca wasnt in the squad until mexico 86

Jogo complicado, e o juíz deixou de dar um penalti pra USSR

nevermind.. the third one was NASTY

the second one was nasty

What a fucking lousy goalkeeper!!!

Brazil would have won this World Cup had Careca not been injured - they had to play with that useless Serginho up front instead!