If the Netherlands–Italy game had a winner, West Germany could still qualify for the third place match by beating Austria, or in case of an Italian loss, even with a draw. I am going bonkers! Also, for three of the starting players (Horst Hrubesch for West Germany, Josef Degeorgi and Roland Hattenberger for Austria), an additional incentive to avoid aggressive play was that they had been previously booked in their respective teams' first two games. Under the rules then in force, an additional yellow card for any of them in the final group match would have resulted in them serving an automatic one-match ban to start the second round. The Algerian football officials lodged an official protest. Austria also played the by now re-unified Germany at Euro 2008, a tournament co-hosted between Austria and Switzerland. The game slows down towards half-time, principally because the hitherto dominant Germany start to play on the counterattack. The "Disgrace of Gijón" is the name given to a 1982 FIFA World Cup football match played between West Germany and Austria at the El Molinón stadium in Gijón, Spain, on 25 June 1982. Chants of "Fuera, fuera" ("Out, out"), "Argelia, Argelia" ("Algeria, Algeria"), and "Que se besen, que se besen" ("Let them kiss, let them kiss") were shouted by the Spanish crowd,[7] while angry Algerian supporters waved banknotes at the players. ", "When West Germany and Austria danced a Vienna waltz", https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=290&v=PosNh9VGMPI, "World Cup Tales: The Shame Of Gijon, 1982", "The day in 1982 when the world wept for Algeria", "No agreement between Germany and Austria this time around", "German victory in World Cup stirs controversy", "The Game that Changed the World Cup — Algeria", https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/world-cup-moments-1982-s-disgrace-of-gij%C3%B3n-1.3479123, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disgrace_of_Gijón&oldid=976378360, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Note: 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw, first tie-breaker is, This page was last edited on 2 September 2020, at 16:22. Both teams denied any collusion during the match. The Germans were not able to score in the remaining minutes, and, having also now been eliminated, joined the Austrians on their already pre-arranged flight home. [1], The game is fondly remembered by fans of the Austrian national team for being the first time in 47 years that Austria had defeated Germany (during partition, called West Germany). Watch the 1982 Germany vs. Austria World Cup Group stage, matchday 3 full match held at El Molinón (Xixón) on Footballia [1] In German, the match is known as Nichtangriffspakt von Gijón (lit. ("I'm going crazy!") [14], Later journalists have taken another look at the match, wondering if claims of "non-aggression" are exaggerated. The ball goes to the left, to Pezzey, Pezzey, but lads, don't break down back there, stay upright! On this occasion, Germany defeated Austria 1-0 to qualify for the next round and send the co-hosts out of the tournament. July 11, 1982 Italy vs. Germany About Footballia Footballia is the first free interactive football video library where you can watch full football matches for free anytime, anywhere. A translation of Finger's commentary follows: "[Krankl] is in the box. After watching the BDR - Chile match, anyone else of the opinion that Kalle Rummenigge was not in full form to play this match? Córdoba 1978 (known in Austria as Das Wunder von Córdoba (The Miracle of Córdoba) and in Germany as Die Schmach von Córdoba or Die Schande von Córdoba (The Disgrace of Córdoba)[1]), describes the game of football between Austria and defending World Champions West Germany that occurred on 21 June 1978 at the conclusion of the second round of the 1978 FIFA World Cup, in Córdoba, Argentina. A larger West German victory, by three goals or more, would see West Germany and Algeria qualify (because Algeria had scored more goals than Austria, they would qualify even with the same goal difference), while a draw or an Austrian win would eliminate the West Germans. Goal! "[5], West German fans were dissatisfied with the performance and attitude of their 1978 team, contrasted with the Austrians, who fought fiercely with their neighbours in a game that had no significance to Austria in terms of further progression in the tournament. Though both teams participated in this parody, I think Austria must take most of the blame. In both games, the first goal was scored in the 19th minute, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge scoring for West Germany and Ernie Brandts scoring for Italy with an own goal. [9], On 16 May 2008, exactly one month before the Euro 2008 group match between Austria and Germany, the Swiss performance artist Massimo Furlan [fr] staged a one-man re-enactment of the 1978 World Cup match between the sides in front of 2,500 spectators at Rapid Vienna's stadium. Tor! 30 seconds to go. "Non-aggression pact of Gijón") or Schande von Gijón (lit. Although they were in the list, they didn't travel to Spain and stayed in West Germany as reserves, waiting if Derwall would require their services. Littbarski and Schachner tried, but the team was not cooperating so they gave up. In 1982, West Germany were the most dominant force in world soccer. Germany has been beaten, ladies and gentlemen, for the first time in 47 years, Austria has defeated Germany. The teams were separated by goal difference, with West Germany and Austria progressing to the next round of the tournament at the expense of Algeria. Source: FIFA, Last edited on 2 September 2020, at 16:22, the annexation of Austria by Germany in 1938, "What's the dodgiest game in football history? Goal! West Germany v France was a FIFA World Cup semi-final match that took place in the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Seville, Spain on 8 July 1982 and is in both countries known as Night of Seville (German: Nacht von Sevilla, French: Nuit de Séville).The match was won by West Germany on penalty kicks (5–4); West Germany advanced to face Italy in the final. As Algeria played that final match the day before West Germany met Austria, the two European teams knew what result they needed in order to qualify for the next round. Didn't receive confirmation instructions? As a result of this, and similar events at the previous World Cup in Argentina, FIFA revised the group system for future tournaments, so that the final two games in each group would be played simultaneously. Tor! After winning UEFA Euro 1980, they cruised through qualification and easily earned a spot at the World Cup in Spain. [2], This performance was widely deplored by all observers. It is wide! [13] The West Germans made it to the final, where they lost to Italy 3–1. J. Hence, after West Germany scored early, the two teams kicked the ball around aimlessly for the rest of the match, in stark contrast to 1978, and to worldwide howls of derision. However, the Germans attack again, watch out, headed away again. The bargaining positions of the two teams were affected by West Germany being in danger of elimination if they failed to win, but also being the better team. When the Dutch scored what transpired to be their winning goal in the 76th minute, the West Germans were placed second in the group, ahead of the Italians, having a goal tally of 4–4, compared to the lesser 2–2 of Italy. It's over, it's finished it's done, it's over! He didn't. If you have a question, please check the. Relations between Austria and Germany are close, due to their shared history and language, with German being the official language of both countries.. Modern-day Austria and Germany were united until 1866: their predecessors were part of the Holy Roman Empire and the German Confederation until the unification of German states under Prussia in 1871, which excluded Austria. Furlan imitated Hans Krankl's match performance and goal celebrations, with Edi Finger Jr. [de] reproducing his father's famous radio commentary of the match. After the goal was scored, the team in possession of the ball often passed between themselves in their own half until an opposition player came into the vicinity of the ball, then the ball was then passed back to the goalkeeper. Then in 1982, at the next World Cup in Spain, West Germany and Austria met again, in a final group-stage game in Gijón. Well? Isolated long balls were played into the opposition's half, with little consequence. And not only Algeria. The match was the last game of the first-round Group 2, with Algeria and Chile having played the day before. [6], With a new coach, Jupp Derwall, the West Germans went on to win the 1980 European championship. I'm standing up now, the South American [crowd]. It's evident already in the first minutes, and eventually Germany played along. With West Germany's 1–0 victory, they joined Austria and Algeria with four points in three matches. He really helped us -- alone in front of the goal. In The Irish Times, Rob Smyth wrote that "The 10 minutes after Hrubesch’s goal would even be described as exhilarating in some cultures, with Wolfgang Dremmler forcing a fine save from Friedrich Koncilia (the second and final shot on target in the match) and Paul Breitner missing two good chances. In the second round, the Austrians lost their first two games, against the Netherlands (1–5) and Italy (0–1), which meant that they were already eliminated from contention before the last game. are familiar to most Austrians and Germans from being repeated many times on radio and television. Brave Abramczik has shot wide. During the time between the two matches the Anschluss took place, which meant that for some time Austrian players were eligible for the (Greater) German team,[2] which was eliminated in the first round at the 1938 FIFA World Cup, Germany's worst result in a World Cup until 2018.[3][4]. There is a cross into the box, but Kreuz has saved again! Goal! [12] West Germany manager Jupp Derwall defended his team from the criticism, pointing out that Uli Stielike and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge were both unfit. Austria fell at the next group stage, to the benefit of eventual fourth-place finishers France.

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