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1982 FIFA Rimet Cup
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
Dates11 May – 11 June (30 days)
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
1978
1986

The 1982 FIFA Rimet Cup was the 3rd edition of FIFA Rimet Cup, a quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organized by FIFA, for the top teams in FIFA World Cup qualification that do not qualify for the FIFA World Cup. The tournament took place in Japan prior to the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

The 1982 Rimet Cup was the only tournament to feature 24 teams. The previous tournament featured 16 teams and the subsequent tournament features 32 teams.

Qualification

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Qualification for the FIFA World Cup doubled as qualification to the FIFA Rimet Cup. There were a total of 24 spots available in the tournament. Of these 24 spots, 10 went to UEFA, 3 went to AFC (+1 for host Japan), 4 went to CAF, 3 went to CONCACAF, 2 went to COMEBOL, and 1 went to OFC.

Team Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Consecutive
appearances
Previous best
performance
FIFA
Ranking
 Japan Host
 Bulgaria
 Republic of Ireland
 Wales
 Romania
 Denmark
 Sweden
 East Germany
 Netherlands
  Switzerland
 Greece
 Nigeria
 Morocco
 Guinea
 Egypt
 Mexico
 Canada
 Cuba
 Uruguay
 Ecuador
 Australia
 China
 Saudi Arabia
 North Korea

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout round
2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout round
4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: FIFA

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout round
2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout round
4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: FIFA

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout round
2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout round
4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: FIFA

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout round
2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout round
4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: FIFA

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout round
2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout round
4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: FIFA

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout round
2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout round
4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: FIFA

Ranking of third-placed teams

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