Spurs at the World Cup | 1982

It all starts with co-hosts Mexico taking on South Africa at the famous Azteca (now known as the Estadio Banorte) in Mexico City on Thursday, 11 June (8pm UK).

Co-hosted by USA and Canada, this will be the 23rd World Cup, the inaugural tournament back in 1930.

As we build up to the summer’s football fest, we take a look at the Spurs players to feature on the greatest stage of all…

Steve Archibald

On the bench for Scotland’s first game of the 1982 Word Cup against New Zealand in Group Six, Steve became only the fourth Spurs player to score at the finals after coming on for future Spur Alan Brazil on 53 minutes in Malaga.

Jock Stein’s side – including the likes of Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness, Alan Hansen and Danny McGrain – flew into a 3-0 lead, but the Kiwis struck back for 3-2. John Robertson made it 4-2 before Archibald got in on the act - netting with 10 minutes remaining to complete the rout.

Archibald’s cameo was enough to earn him a starting berth in Scotland’s glamour tie against mighty Brazil in Seville. The Scots opened the scoring but Brazil – with the likes of Zico, Socrates, Eder and Falcao gracing the stage - turned it round and won 4-1, with Archibald playing the full 90 minutes.

Steve started again against the Soviet Union, a game Scotland needed to win to progress, but it ended 2-2 and with it went the Scots’ and Archibald’s dreams of progressing, finishing third in their group on goal difference to the Soviets.

Signed from Aberdeen in 1980, Archibald was joint-top scorer in the old First Division in his first season, 1980/81 and formed a lethal partnership with Garth Crooks that fired us to back-to-back FA Cups in 1981 and 1982. Scoring 77 goals in 189 appearances, Steve actually played in four cup final in four years – the 1982 League Cup and 1984 UEFA Cup – before switching to Barcelona in the summer of 1984.

Ossie Ardiles

World champion alongside Ricky Villa just before the pair joined us in the summer of 1978, Ossie Ardiles was part of an Argentina squad expected to do well again in Spain - with a young Diego Maradona introduced to the global stage.

The midfielder started the first game - unusually wearing the No1 shirt since the Argentinian FA handed out squad numbers in alphabetically order - but it wasn’t a good start as they surprisingly lost 1-0 to Belgium.

However, they overcame Hungary 4-1 in their next group match, with Ardiles on target for the one and only World Cup finals goal of his career and then beat El Salvador 2-0 to reach the second round group stage.

That’s where the tournament hotted up, with Argentina paired with Italy and Brazil in the ultimate ‘Group of Death’. It proved too much for Ardiles and his team-mates, as they lost both games, 2-1 to Italy and 3-1 to arch-rivals Brazil, in which Maradona was sent off, and were sent tumbling out of the competition, a far cry from the glorious scenes in Buenos Aires four years earlier.

Ossie made 311 appearances for us, famously achieving ‘Ossie’s Dream’ to lift the FA Cup in 1981. He missed the 1982 FA Cup due to the Falklands conflict before returning to help us win the UEFA Cup in 1984. He was later manager – June, 1993-November, 1994 - and remains popular as ever in his role as Club Ambassador.

Glenn Hoddle

Spurs fans who watched him week in, week out knew all about his magical midfield talents, but Glenn Hoddle was never truly regarded as a first-choice for England.

His first taste of World Cup action came in Spain in 1982. Not picked for England’s first game as they beat France 3-1 – helped by Bryan Robson’s 27-second opener – he also found himself on the bench for their second game against Czechoslovakia. However, as Ron Greenwood’s side struggled to break down the tough Czechs, Hoddle’s craft and creativity were introduced at half-time.

It was a move that worked well, as England scored twice in quick succession to book their place in the second round, and Hoddle was rewarded with a place in the starting line-up for their final group game against Kuwait, which they won 1-0.

Unfortunately, Glenn was back among the substitutes for the next two second stage group games, and while England lacked a spark in goalless draws against Spain and West Germany, Hoddle remained on the bench as England tumbled out.

One of our all-time greats, Glenn came through the youth system, made his debut in 1975 and lit up the Lane for the next 12 years, making 490 appearances in all competitions. The maestro lifted the FA Cup in 1981, 1982 - scoring in both - and UEFA Cup in 1984. He left for Monaco in 1987 with a highlights reel few could match. He returned as manager between 2001-2003.