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The 1982 season

16 belt games · 5 title changes

Peru carried the belt into the 1982 season. It changed hands 5 times among 5 nations, 2 of those in the playoffs, and Switzerland finished the season with it. Most defenses: Peru, 6.

Who held it, in order

ChilePeruPolandItalySwitzerland

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
519Mar 23, 1982Chile beat Peru 2–1 (Friendly)Title change
520Mar 30, 1982Peru beat Chile 1–0 (Copa del Pacífico)Title change
521Apr 18, 1982Peru beat Hungary 2–1 (Friendly)Defense
522Apr 25, 1982Peru and Algeria tied 1–1 (Friendly)Tie · defense
523Apr 28, 1982Peru beat France 1–0 (Friendly)Defense
524May 17, 1982Peru beat Romania 2–0 (Friendly)Defense
525Jun 15, 1982Peru and Cameroon tied 0–0 (FIFA World Cup) World cupTie · defense
526Jun 18, 1982Peru and Italy tied 1–1 (FIFA World Cup) World cupTie · defense
527Jun 22, 1982Poland beat Peru 5–1 (FIFA World Cup) World cupTitle change
528Jun 28, 1982Poland beat Belgium 3–0 (FIFA World Cup) World cupDefense
529Jul 4, 1982Poland and Russia tied 0–0 (FIFA World Cup) World cupTie · defense
530Jul 8, 1982Italy beat Poland 2–0 (FIFA World Cup) World cupTitle change
531Jul 11, 1982Italy beat Germany 3–1 (FIFA World Cup) World cupDefense
532Oct 27, 1982Switzerland beat Italy 1–0 (Friendly)Title change
533Nov 17, 1982Switzerland beat Scotland 2–0 (UEFA Euro qualification)Defense
534Dec 1, 1982Switzerland beat Greece 3–1 (Friendly)Defense

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