Curated playlist
1982 FIFA World Cup players
- Grzegorz LatoGrzegorz Lato scored 7 goals at the 1974 World Cup, and no Polish player has matched it.
- Władysław Żmuda (born 1954)Władysław Żmuda played 21 matches across four FIFA World Cup finals, a total matched only by Uwe Seeler and Diego Maradona. Only five men in the sport's history played more: Lionel Messi, Lothar Matthäus, Miroslav Klose, Paolo Maldini and…
- Diego MaradonaDiego Maradona punched in one World Cup goal, then dribbled past five English players for another.
- Paolo RossiPaolo Rossi won the 1982 World Cup after a two-year ban for a betting scandal. The press had written him off.
- Manuel AmorosFootballer Manuel Amoros won the 1992-93 Champions League with Marseille. He later coached Comoros and Benin.
- Franco BaresiInter Milan turned Franco Baresi away and signed his older brother instead. He went to AC Milan and became a legend.
- Lothar MatthäusIn the 1986 World Cup final, Lothar Matthäus was assigned to mark Diego Maradona personally.
- Michel PlatiniMichel Platini scored nine goals in five matches at the 1984 European Championship. That record stood for 37 years.
- Teófilo CubillasAt 20, Peruvian midfielder Teófilo Cubillas was named Pelé's successor by Pelé himself.
- Antonio CabriniAntonio Cabrini missed a penalty in a World Cup final and still won. Italy beat West Germany in 1982.
- Mario KempesMario Kempes scored the 105th-minute winner in the 1978 World Cup final against the Netherlands.