22 DAYS TILL THE 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP. DAY TWELVE. SPAIN 1982.

FINAL TOURNAMENT STANDING:

-WINNER: Italy

-RUNNER-UP: Germany

-THIRD PLACE: Poland

-FOURTH PLACE: France

TOURNAMENT AWARDS:

-Adidas Golden Boot: Paolo Rossi (Italy)

-FIFA Fair Play Award: Brazil

-Best Young Playerd Award: Manuel Amoros (France)

-Adidas Golden Ball: Paolo Rossi

-Adidas Bronze Shoe: Zico(Brazil)

-Adidas Bronze Ball: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany)

-Adidas Silver Ball: Falcao (Brazil)

- Adidas Silver Shoe: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

HISTORY:

In 1982, Italy won the world championship for the third time. Their victory on Spanish soil was made memorable by six-goal striker Paolo Rossi's scoring prowess and an iconic celebration by Marco Tardelli. Few questioned Enzo Bearzot's team's 3-1 victory over a tough West Germany team in the Final, where Rossi's first goal secured him the Golden Shoe to cap off a personal redemption story even more dramatic than the Italians' comeback after a shaky start. The romantics may have shed a tear for Brazil and France, unfortunate losers in two of the best matches of any FIFA World CupTM, but few begrudged their team's victory.

STATS:

Tops Scorers: Paolo Rossi with 6 goals, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge with 5 and Zbigniew Boniek (Poland) with 4 goals. Out of 52 games, 146 goals were scored with an average of 2.8 goals per match.