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England: Second group stage
How England performed
England's qualifying campaign for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain was uneven, bringing four wins, a draw and three defeats in Group 4. It included a 3–1 win in Hungary, in which Brooking scored twice, and was completed by a 1–0 home victory over Hungary, Mariner scoring.
At the finals, Ron Greenwood's side, captained by Mick Mills, won all three first-round fixtures. Robson scored twice, the first in the opening minute, as England beat France 3–1, and Francis was on target in a 2–0 win over Czechoslovakia and the 1–0 victory over Kuwait. The second group stage brought goalless draws against West Germany and the hosts, Spain, and that was where England's tournament ended. They went out without losing a match, finishing with three wins and two draws from five fixtures and conceding only once while scoring six.
England fixtures
England
4–0
Norway
England won
England: McDermott 37', Woodcock 66', McDermott 75' pen, Mariner 85'
Norway: None
Romania
2–1
England
England lost
England: Woodcock 64'
Romania: Răducanu 35', Iordănescu 75'
England
2–1
Switzerland
England won
England: Tanner 22' og, Mariner 36'
Switzerland: Pfister 76'
England
0–0
Romania
England drew
Switzerland
2–1
England
England lost
England: McDermott 54'
Switzerland: Scheiwiler 28', Sulser 30'
Hungary
1–3
England
England won
England: Brooking 19', Brooking 60', Keegan 73' pen
Hungary: Garaba 44'
Norway
2–1
England
England lost
England: Robson 15'
Norway: Albertsen 35', Thoresen 41'
England
1–0
Hungary
England won
England: Mariner 14'
Hungary: None
England
3–1
France
England won
England: Robson 1', Robson 67', Mariner 83'
France: Soler 24'
England
2–0
Czechoslovakia
England won
England: Francis 62', Barmoš 66' og
Czechoslovakia: None
England
1–0
Kuwait
England won
England: Francis 27'
Kuwait: None
West Germany
0–0
England
England drew
Spain
0–0
England
England drew
England statistics
Full England squad
| No. | Player | Pos | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Clemence | GK | Tottenham Hotspur | – |
| 2 | Viv Anderson | DF | Nottingham Forest | – |
| 3 | Trevor Brooking | MF | West Ham United | 2 |
| 4 | Terry Butcher | DF | Ipswich Town | – |
| 5 | Steve Coppell | MF | Manchester United | – |
| 6 | Steve Foster | DF | Brighton & Hove Albion | – |
| 7 | Kevin Keegan | FW | Southampton | 1 |
| 8 | Trevor Francis | FW | Manchester City | 2 |
| 9 | Glenn Hoddle | MF | Tottenham Hotspur | – |
| 10 | Terry McDermott | MF | Liverpool | 3 |
| 11 | Paul Mariner | FW | Ipswich Town | 4 |
| 12 | Mick Mills C | DF | Ipswich Town | – |
| 13 | Joe Corrigan | GK | Manchester City | – |
| 14 | Phil Neal | DF | Liverpool | – |
| 15 | Graham Rix | MF | Arsenal | – |
| 16 | Bryan Robson | MF | Manchester United | 3 |
| 17 | Kenny Sansom | DF | Arsenal | – |
| 18 | Phil Thompson | DF | Liverpool | – |
| 19 | Ray Wilkins | MF | Manchester United | – |
| 20 | Peter Withe | FW | Aston Villa | – |
| 21 | Tony Woodcock | FW | 1. FC Köln | 2 |
| 22 | Peter Shilton | GK | Nottingham Forest | – |
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