drawn into Group 7 with Czechoslovakia and Scotland. Despite a 1–0 away loss to Scotland in their opening game in November 1976, Wales managed a 3–0 win at home to Czechoslovakia in March 1977, with goals from Leighton James (2) and Nick Deacy rekindling their hopes of qualification. A win for Wales in their next game at home to Scotland in October 1977 would have put them on the verge of qualification with only Czechoslovakia left to play. The game was originally scheduled for Cardiff's Ninian Park, but new legislation meant the local council would only provide a safety certificate for a maximum attendance of 14,050, despite the FAW's offer to fund improvements to the ground if the council would increase the limit to 25,000. That offer was rejected and similar issues prevented the game from being played at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham, so the FAW selected Anfield in Liverpool to host the match; however, despite its proximity to Wales, the move also made the game more accessible for Scotland fans, who travelled down in their thousands. With the game at 0–0 with just under a quarter of an hour left to play, Joe Jordan and David Jones challenged for a long throw-in from Asa Hartford in the Wales penalty area. Both players' hands went up and the ball struck one of them, resulting in referee Robert Wurtz awarding Scotland a penalty, despite the protests of Wales goalkeeper Dai Davies; replays showed the ball had in fact struck Jordan's hand rather than Jones's, discernible by the fact that Jordan was wearing a long-sleeved blue shirt and Jones was wearing short sleeves. Nevertheless, the decision had been made and Don Masson stepped up to take the penalty; he sent Davies the wrong way to make the score 1–0. A second goal from Kenny Dalglish gave Scotland a 2–0 win, sending them to the World Cup. Wales could now only finish as runners-up with a win away to Czechoslovakia a month later. That match, though, also finished in defeat, Zdeněk Nehoda scoring the only goal for the hosts. Spain 1982 The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the first to feature 24 teams at the finals, of which 13 would qualify from UEFA, in addition to host nation Spain. The 33 participating teams were split into five pots and drawn into seven groups (six of five teams, one of three), with the