1982 World Cup
As originally posted by Tony Miller:
It's reasonably well-established that 1982 was the first World Cup covered (before the final) in the U.S. So I'm going to start listing the schedule for '82 and each subsequent World Cup here -- we may not know which games were televised, but at least we know where to look.
Unless otherwise noted, times are p.m. EDT and refer to kickoff.
First round
Sun 6/13, 2:00: Argentina-Belgium at Barcelona. ESPN: announcers unknown (CBC simulcast)
Mon 6/14, 11:15a: Italy-Poland at Vigo
Mon 6/14, 3:00: Brazil-Soviet Union at Seville
Tue 6/15, 11:15a: Peru-Cameroon at A Coruna
Tue 6/15, 3:00: Hungary-El Salvador at Eiche
Tue 6/15, 3:00: Scotland-New Zealand at Malaga
Wed 6/16, 11:15a: West Germany-Algeria at Gijon
Wed 6/16, 11:15a: England-France at Bilbao
Wed 6/16, 3:00: Spain-Honduras at Valencia
Thu 6/17, 11:15a: Chile-Austria at Oviedo
Thu 6/17, 11:15a: Czechoslovakia-Kuwait at Valladolid
Thu 6/17, 3:00: Yugoslavia-Northern Ireland at Zaragoza
Fri 6/18, 11:15a: Italy-Peru at Vigo
Fri 6/18, 3:00: Argentina-Hungary at Alicante
Fri 6/18, 3:00: Brazil-Scotland at Seville
Sat 6/19, 11:15a: Poland-Cameroon at A Coruna
Sat 6/19, 3:00: Belgium-El Salvador at Eiche
Sat 6/19, 3:00: Soviet Union-New Zealand at Malaga
Sun 6/20, 11:15a: West Germany-Chile at Gijon
Sun 6/20, 11:15a: England-Czechoslovakia at Bilbao
Sun 6/20, 3:00: Spain-Yugoslavia at Valencia
Mon 6/21, 11:15a: Algeria-Austria at Oviedo
Mon 6/21, 11:15a: France-Kuwait at Valladolid
Mon 6/21, 3:00: Honduras-Northern Ireland at Zaragoza
Tue 6/22, 11:15a: Poland-Peru at A Coruna
Tue 6/22, 3:00: Belgium-Hungary at Eiche
Tue 6/22, 3:00: Soviet Union-Scotland at Malaga
Wed 6/23, 11:15a: Italy-Cameroon at Vigo
Wed 6/23, 3:00: Argentina-El Salvador at Alicante
Wed 6/23, 3:00: Brazil-New Zealand at Seville
Thu 6/24, 11:15a: Algeria-Chile at Oviedo
Thu 6/24, 11:15a: France-Czechoslovakia at Valladolid
Thu 6/24, 3:00: Honduras-Yugoslavia at Zaragoza
Fri 6/25, 11:15a: West Germany-Austria at Gijon
Fri 6/25, 11:15a: England-Kuwait at Bilbao
Fri 6/25, 3:00: Spain-Northern Ireland at Valencia
Second round
Mon 6/28, 11:15a: Austria-France at Madrid
Mon 6/28, 3:00: Poland-Belgium at Barcelona
Tue 6/29, 11:15a: Italy-Argentina at Barcelona
Tue 6/29, 3:00: West Germany-England at Madrid
Thu 7/1, 11:15a: Austria-Northern Ireland at Madrid. ESPN:
Thu 7/1, 3:00: Belgium-Soviet Union at Barcelona
Fri 7/2, 11:15a: Argentina-Brazil at Barcelona. ESPN:
Fri 7/2, 3:00: West Germany-Spain at Madrid
Sun 7/4, 11:15a: Northern Ireland-France at Madrid
Sun 7/4, 3:00: Soviet Union-Poland at Barcelona
Mon 7/5, 11:15a: Italy-Brazil at Barcelona. ESPN:
Mon 7/5, 3:00: Spain-England at Madrid
Semifinals
Thu 7/8, 11:15a: Poland-Italy at Barcelona. ESPN:
Thu 7/8, 3:00: West Germany-France at Seville. ESPN: Bob Ley, Bob Carpenter
Third place
Sat 7/10, 2:00: Poland-France at Alicante. ESPN (tape delay at 5:00):
Final
Sun 7/11, 2:00: Italy-West Germany at Madrid. ABC: Jim McKay, Mario Machado, Paul Gardner