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In response to
"now i have to go google 1982. -- nm"
by
Andie
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Wow. "Victory still meant Algeria would become the first African team to reach the second round unless the group's final game, to be played the
Posted by
maringa (aka mara)
Jun 23 '14, 07:06
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following day, ended in a one- or two-goal win for West Germany over Austria, in which case both the European teams would progress at Algeria's expense. In the 10th minute of that match Horst Hrubesch put the Germans in front. Then … nothing happened. Realising the scoreline suited both of them, Germany and Austria effectively stopped playing. In the ensuing 80 minutes there were no shots, and barely any tackles, crosses or sprints. The game was no longer a contest, it was a conspiracy. The teams' cynicism provoked universal scorn."
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