1982 FIFA World Cup Group B

Group B was one of four groups of national teams competing in the second stage of the 1982 [FIFA World Cup]. The group's three matches were staged at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid. The group consisted of three teams advancing from the first group stage: Group 2 winners West Germany, Group 5 runners-up, the host nation Spain, and Group 4 winners England. England finished the group without scoring or conceding a single goal, the only time that has ever happened in any kind of group in FIFA World Cup history. Like Scotland in 1974 [FIFA World Cup|'74] and Brazil in '78, Three Lions of '82 stayed unbeaten but were eliminated before the semi-finals.
West Germany topped the group and advanced to the semi-finals.

Qualified teams

The winners of Group 2 and 4 and the runner-up of Group 5 qualified for Group B of the second round.