 There were several reasons the tournament went so badly for El Salvador . First of all , El Salvador took 20 players to the World Cup , leaving behind Gilberto Quinteros and Miguel González . According to Luis Guevara Mora , goalkeeper of the team by that time , the Salvadoran Football Federation decided to take members of the Federation , as well as the friends and family of many members of the Federation , and spent so much money they couldn 't afford to bring a full 22 – man squad . Some fellow players tried to gather money to pay to bring their teammates but couldn 't get enough . Further heightening controversy , the team took many detours and stops throughout Europe under the direction of the Federation , taking 3 days to arrive in Spain and were the last team to do so . Once arrived , there was more trouble . Adidas sent four white and three blue uniforms for each player , but mysteriously only three white and one blue arrived . The remaining uniforms were said to have been taken away by the association . They decided to play with the white uniform and keep the blue as a keepsake . Next , someone stole the balls that the team would train with . The day prior to the match against Hungary , the Hungarians had the 25 balls the organization had given them and trained with them while El Salvador had none and was unable to train . To make things even worse , El Salvador had never seen Hungary play . The only knowledge that they had about the team was a lone outdated video that they had bought . On the field there were more problems . Hungary 's fourth goal was caused by Francisco Jovel 's sudden deafness . Jovel had received a heavy blow on the cheek and almost could not hear . So when Guevara Mora cried off to stop a ball , the defender did not hear him . Mora attempted to pass to Jovel , but Jovel wasn 't looking and the ball went past him and went straight in front of the net . The Hungarian player only had to tap it in . After the match , the Salvadoran squad had a tense meeting with the coaching staff and Federation . The coach was dismissed immediately and the following matches against Belgium and Argentina were managed by players Jovel , Huezo and Fagoaga . Although the tournament overall was a big disappointment , there were also several bright spots . Jorge " Mágico " González was considered by the national and international press as the best player . " Mágico " González stayed in Spain after the tournament and played for Cádiz CF and Real Valladolid . Ricardo Guevara Mora , the goalkeeper , was the youngest player to play at the 1982 FIFA World Cup at 20 years old . 
