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The 1982 FIFA Rimet Cup was the 3rd edition of FIFA Rimet Cup, a quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organized by FIFA, for the top teams in FIFA World Cup qualification that do not qualify for the FIFA World Cup. The tournament took place in Japan prior to the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

The 1982 Rimet Cup was the only tournament to feature 24 teams. The previous tournament featured 16 teams and the subsequent tournament features 32 teams.

Qualification
Qualification for the FIFA World Cup doubled as qualification to the FIFA Rimet Cup. There were a total of 24 spots available in the tournament. Of these 24 spots, 10 went to UEFA, 3 went to AFC (+1 for host Japan), 4 went to CAF, 3 went to CONCACAF, 2 went to COMEBOL, and 1 went to OFC.