The 1982 World Cup in Spain offered plenty of entertainment, with the Italians eventually going on to lift the trophy
Italy sealed their third World Cup in 1982 after a 44-year wait, but it was by no means an easy run for the Azzurri.
Unimpressive in the first group stage with three draws, Italy sprang into life in the second group stage with wins over Argentina and Brazil [thanks to a Paolo Rossi hat trick].
Two more goals from Rossi saw Poland dismissed in the semis before the final victory at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid.
Rossi, Marco Tardelli and Alessandro Altobelli were on target for the Italians, while Paul Breitner scored the consolation goal for Germany.
Who were part of Italy's squad and what happened to them after their World Cup heroics?
Getty ImagesDino Zoff – Goalkeeper
Zoff became the oldest man to captain a World Cup-winning side when he lifted the trophy in 1982, aged 40. He retired from playing in 1983 after 642 league appearances and 112 games for Italy. On retirement, he joined the coaching staff at Juventus and became the boss in 1988. However, despite winning the UEFA Cup in 1990, he was fired.
In 1994 he became president of Lazi,o where he stayed until 1998 when he was chosen to succeed Cesare Maldini as the national team trainer. He came within 60 seconds of winning Euro 2000, only for France to score a late equaliser and then see David Trezeguet hit an extra-time winner.
He took control of Lazio in 2001, but quit following a poor start to the season. Fiorentina was his next managerial job in 2005, but La Viola sacked him at the end of the season, despite his saving them from the drop on the last day of the campaign.
AdvertisementGetty ImagesGiuseppe Bergomi – Defender
Centre-back Bergomi was a one-club man, notching up 519 appearances for Inter in a Serie A career which spanned nearly 20 years. Lo Zio was just 18 at the 1982 tournament and played at four World Cup finals for the Azzurri, making a total of 81 international appearances. Bergomi also worked as a pundit for Sky Italia.
Getty ImagesAntonio Cabrini – Defender
The left-back spent 13 years with Juventus from 1976 to 1989. Bell'Antonio made almost 450 appearances, picking up six Scudetti, a European Cup, UEFA Cup, European Cup Winners’ Cup and Intercontinental Cup amongst a host of other trophies.
Since retiring from football in 1991, Cabrini has found the managerial game a struggle, with little joy at Arezzo, Crotone, Pisa, Novara, or the Syrian national team.
GettyFulvio Collovati – Defender
The defender was playing for Milan during the time of the 1982 World Cup finals but joined city rivals Inter after due to the Rossoneri’s relegation from Serie A. He also played for Udinese, Roma and Genoa before retiring in 1993. He was capped 50 times by his country.
Collovati worked as an analyst for Italian station RAI on ‘Sunday Sport’ and also produced and presented ‘il Campionato dei Campioni’ on Odeon TV.