Group C 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 Estadio Sarriá in Barcelona. The group consisted of three teams advancing from the first group stage: Group 1 runners-up Italy, Group 6 winners Brazil and the Group 3 runners-up, the reigning world champions Argentina.

Italy topped the group and advanced to the semi-finals, eventually winning the competition.

In 2007, The Guardian called this group the deadliest-ever Group of Death in FIFA World Cup history.^[1]

Qualified teams

The winner of Group 6 and the runners-up of Group 1 and 3 qualified for Group C of the second round.

Group	Winners
6	Brazil
Group	Runners-up
1	Italy
3	Argentina

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Brazil	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	2
3	Argentina	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0

Matches

Italy vs Argentina

29 June 1982

17:15 CEST

Italy	2–1	Argentina
Tardelli 57' Cabrini 67'	Report	Passarella 83'

Sarrià Stadium, Barcelona

Attendance: 43,000

Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)

Italy

Argentina

GK 1 Dino Zoff (c) SW 7 Gaetano Scirea DF 6 Claudio Gentile  43' DF 5 Fulvio Collovati DF 4 Antonio Cabrini MF 13 Gabriele Oriali  75' MF 9 Giancarlo Antognoni MF 14 Marco Tardelli FW 16 Bruno Conti FW 20 Paolo Rossi  15'  80' FW 19 Francesco Graziani Substitutes: DF 3 Giuseppe Bergomi MF 11 Gianpiero Marini  75' GK 12 Ivano Bordon MF 15 Franco Causio FW 18 Alessandro Altobelli  80' Manager: Enzo Bearzot

GK 7 Ubaldo Fillol SW 15 Daniel Passarella (c) DF 14 Jorge Olguín DF 8 Luis Galván DF 18 Alberto Tarantini MF 1 Osvaldo Ardiles  39' MF 9 Américo Gallego  84' MF 10 Diego Maradona  35' MF 11 Mario Kempes  32'  58' FW 4 Daniel Bertoni FW 6 Ramón Díaz  58' Substitutes: GK 2 Héctor Baley MF 3 Juan Barbas MF 5 Gabriel Calderón  58' FW 20 Jorge Valdano MF 21 José Daniel Valencia  58' Manager: César Luis Menotti

Argentina vs Brazil

2 July 1982

17:15 CEST

Argentina	1–3	Brazil
Díaz 89'	Report	Zico 11' Serginho 66' Júnior 75'

Sarrià Stadium, Barcelona

Attendance: 44,000

Referee: Mario Rubio Vázquez (Mexico)

Argentina

Brazil

GK 7 Ubaldo Fillol SW 15 Daniel Passarella (c)  33' DF 14 Jorge Olguín DF 8 Luis Galván DF 18 Alberto Tarantini MF 1 Osvaldo Ardiles MF 3 Juan Barbas MF 11 Mario Kempes  46' MF 5 Gabriel Calderón MF 10 Diego Maradona  85' FW 4 Daniel Bertoni  64' Substitutes: GK 2 Héctor Baley FW 6 Ramón Díaz  46' DF 13 Julio Olarticoechea FW 17 Santiago Santamaría  64' DF 19 Enzo Trossero Manager: César Luis Menotti

GK 1 Waldir Peres  77' SW 3 Oscar DF 2 Leandro  82' DF 4 Luizinho DF 6 Júnior MF 5 Toninho Cerezo MF 15 Falcão  85' MF 8 Sócrates (c) MF 10 Zico  83' FW 9 Serginho FW 11 Éder Substitutes: FW 7 Paulo Isidoro GK 12 Paulo Sérgio DF 13 Edevaldo  82' DF 16 Edinho MF 18 Batista  83' Manager: Telê Santana

Italy vs Brazil

5 July 1982

17:15 CEST

Italy	3–2	Brazil
Rossi 5', 25', 74'	Report	Sócrates 12' Falcão 68'

Sarrià Stadium, Barcelona

Attendance: 44,000

Referee: Abraham Klein (Israel)

Italy

Brazil

GK 1 Dino Zoff (c) DF 6 Claudio Gentile  13' DF 7 Gaetano Scirea DF 5 Fulvio Collovati  34' DF 4 Antonio Cabrini MF 16 Bruno Conti MF 14 Marco Tardelli  75' MF 9 Giancarlo Antognoni MF 13 Gabriele Oriali  78' FW 19 Francesco Graziani FW 20 Paolo Rossi Substitutes: DF 3 Giuseppe Bergomi  34' MF 11 Gianpiero Marini  75' GK 12 Ivano Bordon MF 15 Franco Causio FW 18 Alessandro Altobelli Manager: Enzo Bearzot

GK 1 Waldir Peres DF 2 Leandro DF 3 Oscar DF 4 Luizinho DF 6 Júnior MF 5 Toninho Cerezo MF 15 Falcão MF 8 Sócrates (c) MF 10 Zico FW 9 Serginho  69' FW 11 Éder Substitutes: FW 7 Paulo Isidoro  69' GK 12 Paulo Sérgio DF 13 Edevaldo DF 14 Juninho Fonseca MF 19 Renato Manager: Telê Santana