Editing 1982 FIFA World Cup (section)

==Host selection==
{{Main|FIFA World Cup hosts}}
Spain was chosen as the host nation by FIFA in London on 6 July 1966. Hosting rights for the 1974 and [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]] tournaments were awarded at the same time. West Germany and Spain agreed a deal whereby Spain would support West Germany for the 1974 tournament and West Germany would allow Spain to bid for the 1982 World Cup unopposed.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

At the time of Spain being selected, the country was under the dictatorship of [[Francisco Franco]]'s regime,<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2022 |title=Controversy with a seeded head, broken balls and confusion with the first chosen ones: the story of the embarrassing 1982 World Cup draw |url=https://www.infobae.com/en/2022/03/23/controversy-with-a-seeded-head-broken-balls-and-confusion-with-the-first-chosen-ones-the-story-of-the-embarrassing-1982-world-cup-draw/ |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}</ref> but his regime had ended before the start of the tournament, and the World Cup had its effects on [[Spanish society after the democratic transition]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Simón |first=Juan |date=2020-11-16 |title=Fighting against oblivion: the legacy of the 1982 World Cup, or the first challenge of democratic Spain |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14660970.2020.1793626 |journal=Soccer & Society |language=en |volume=21 |issue=8 |pages=918–931 |doi=10.1080/14660970.2020.1793626 |s2cid=225701114 |issn=1466-0970}}</ref>