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FIFA World Cup 1982 (champions - Italy)

The 1982 World Cup in Spain ended with Italy beating West Germany 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu on 11 July 1982 - Rossi, Tardelli (with the legendary celebration) and Altobelli scoring. Paolo Rossi won both the Golden Boot (six goals) and Golden Ball after not scoring in Italy's first four games, including a hat-trick that eliminated favourites Brazil.

Why this wins its question: Binds the Rossi drought-to-Golden-Boot record - FIFA's own framing - to the final's exact scorers and minutes.

Claims

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  1. Italy beat West Germany 3-1 in the 1982 final at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid on 11 July 1982, with goals from Paolo Rossi (57th), Marco Tardelli (69th) and Alessandro Altobelli (81st); Paul Breitner replied for West Germany (83rd).

    confidence 0.95Paolo Rossi - goal drought to Golden Ball, 1982 World Cup (FIFA.com) · primary

  2. Paolo Rossi won the Golden Boot with six goals and the Golden Ball despite not scoring in Italy's first four matches - no other player has taken as many games to open their account and still finished a World Cup as top scorer - including a hat-trick against favourites Brazil, and goals in the semi-final and final.

    confidence 0.94Paolo Rossi - goal drought to Golden Ball, 1982 World Cup (FIFA.com) · primary