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09/11: FIFA Posters from 1962 through 1982 Spain FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup Posters from 1962 in Chile to Spain in 1982
Hello, belavista-Rio readers and football lovers too! We are giving continuation to our series to present history of football through the series of Official FIFA World Cup Posters. On this post, we will present the FIFA World Cup Posters from 1962 in Chile, all the way to Spain World Cup in 1982. In total, we will present 6 different posters with a great variety of artistic style, colors, esthetics, and superb design. I hope all of you can have a feel and taste of the “esthetics of the period”, which covers at least 30 years. Join us in this interesting journey through art and football passion!
Below, we see the 1962 Chile FIFA World Cup Poster
Below, we see the 1966 England FIFA World Cup Poster
Below, a small summary of the 1966 FIFA England World Cup:
The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 July to 30 July. England beat West Germany4–2 in the final, winning the World Cup for the first time, so becoming the first host to win the tournament since Italy in 1934.
The format of the 1966 competition remained the same as 1962: 16 qualified teams were divided into four groups of four. Each group played a round-robin format. Two points were awarded for a win and one point for a draw, with goal average used to separate teams equal on points. The top two teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage.
In the knockout games, if the teams were tied after ninety minutes, thirty minutes of extra time were played. For any match other than the final, if the teams were still tied after extra time then lots would be drawn to determine the winner. The final would have been replayed if tied after extra time. In the event, no replays or drawing of lots was necessary.
The 1966 World Cup had a rather unusual hero off the field, a dog called Pickles. In the build up to the tournament the Jules Rimet trophy was stolen from an exhibition display. A nationwide hunt for the icon ensued. It was later discovered wrapped in some newspaper as the dog sniffed under some bushes in London. The FA commissioned a replica cup in case the original cup was not found in time. This replica is held at the English National Football Museum in Preston, where it is on display.
The draw for the final tournament, taking place on 6 January 1966 at the Royal Garden Hotel in London was the first ever to be televised, with England, West Germany, Brazil and Italy as seeds.
Below, we see the 1970 Mexico FIFA World Cup Poster
Below, we see the 1974 Germany FIFA World Cup Poster
Below, a small summary of the 1974 FIFA Germany World Cup:
The 1974 was Holland's tournament to lose and they did, faulting badly at the final hurdle. With Johan Cruyff and Total Football at the peak of their powers, they were the red hot favorites and their World Cup odds reflected this. Franz Beckenbauer led Die Mannschaft to a title which had just gone begging in 1966 and 1970.16 teams qualified and the major omissions were France, England and Spain. In the first round, the only major upset was Poland advancing at the expense of 1970 finalist, Italy.
In the second round, the Dutch took care of both Brazil and Argentina while West Germany were too strong for the likes of Poland, Sweden and Yugoslavia.
In the final the Dutch took the lead before the Germans had even touched the ball. Unfortunately the 1-0 lead couldn't hold and they went down 2-1. For the fourth time, the hosts were victorious. Pole Grzegorz Lato was the leading scorer with seven goals.
Below, we see the 1978 Argentina FIFA World Cup Poster
Below, the summary of the 1982 FIFA SPAIN World Cup:
The FIFA 1982 Spain Football World Cup will forever be know as Paolo Rossi's tournament. He was the leading scorer with six goals to give Italy their first victory in the World Cup in 48 years. They started out as long shots but this changed as the tournament went on. It got through to the second round without winning a match and then defeated both Argentina and Brazil.
The Italy - Brazil game game is a World Cup classic with Rossi scoring a hatrick in a 3-2 win. In the semi-finals, Italy outclassed Poland while West Germany defeated France in the first World Cup game to go to a penalty shootout. It was a tight match but Italy kicked free with three second half goals to record a famous victory.
If the 1982 tournament has taught us anything, it that you shouldn't read too much into the early online betting odds. England were eliminated despite not losing a game and the more fancied Spain, Argentina and Brazil all failed to reach the semi-finals. Instead it was Poland who reached the final four. You may struggle to qualify for the World Cup or in the early stages; what is important it to make it through to the knockout phase and hit your peak form then.
And finally, to close this post, we see the 1982 Spain FIFA World Cup Poster
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