By Doug McIntyre
FOX Sports Soccer Writer
Editor’s observe: Each day between now and the kickoff of the primary match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Nov. 20, we’ll unveil a unique reminiscence from World Cup historical past. The countdown from 101 continues with the Disgrace of Gijón.
Austria and West Germany understood the state of affairs. Heading into their ultimate group stage recreation on the 1982 World Cup, the European neighbors knew {that a} 1-0 or win by the Germans would ship each groups to the second spherical on the expense of Algeria, who had already performed their ultimate first spherical match.
The followers in Gijón, Spain, have been additionally conscious of this. So when Horst Hrubesch gave West Germany the lead simply 10 minutes in and gamers on each side all of the sudden appeared quite a bit much less focused on attacking, they — and lots of extra watching on tv throughout the globe — assumed that the repair was in.
Algeria lodged a proper grievance however the Austrians and Germans escaped punishment; no pre-match collusion was ever confirmed. The “Disgrace of Gijón” did have a long-lasting impression, although: Since the subsequent World Cup in 1986, the ultimate set of group stage matches have been performed concurrently to make sure that no workforce is aware of forward of time the outcome they should advance.
The Disgrace of Gijón
At the 1982 World Cup, Austria and West Germany ended their match with a rating that despatched them each by means of to the knockout phases.
One of the main soccer journalists in North America, Doug McIntyre has lined United States males’s and ladies’s nationwide groups at a number of FIFA World Cups. Before becoming a member of FOX Sports in 2021, he was a workers author with ESPN and Yahoo Sports. Follow him on Twitter @ByDougMcIntyre.
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