Oldsmobile-88
Very well known Exeweb poster
Just thinking back to the World Cup in 1982 it was a weird format for the 2nd phase of the tournament.
For the first time there were 24 teams(up from 16) in the competition.
The 2nd phase was a group of 3 where the winners went through.It was never tried again.
On the back of the tournament Argentina & the UK were at war in the Falklands(14th June ceasefire)
Any awkward games against the 3 home nations that qualified were avoided by the draw that had been made prior to the Argentine invasion.
England came home as the Scots did 8 years before undefeated.
For the first time there were 24 teams(up from 16) in the competition.
The 2nd phase was a group of 3 where the winners went through.It was never tried again.
On the back of the tournament Argentina & the UK were at war in the Falklands(14th June ceasefire)
Any awkward games against the 3 home nations that qualified were avoided by the draw that had been made prior to the Argentine invasion.
England came home as the Scots did 8 years before undefeated.