An already complex situation was exacerbated by the hatred between West Germany and Austria. Derwall declined to show videos of Algeria to his players because he thought they were laugh at him, and said he would get the next train home if West Germany lost. By 1982, the Germans had forgotten about that. All rights reserved. It was the first and last goal effort of the game. Back then, Algeria made their complaint and, when it was rejected, got on with their life. Ray Winstone was drafted in as some sort of ambassador for the side, even attending training sessions to 'motivate the team'. Benjamin Dwomoh (Ghana) When he finally got on, it was Charlton's turn to have a go. His crowning moment came in the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he spurred his side to victory. Getting yellow-carded in this match was quite the achievement, akin to not getting lucky at a Bacchanalian orgy. Poll looked like an idiot and the 'World Cup circus' that was 2006 had found its clown. A quick ball across the box was controlled with a deft touch before it was smashed into the bottom corner. In the 11th minute their clumsy striker Horst Hrubesch, whose put the hee haw in Gijón, unwittingly bundled a Pierre Littbarski cross into the net. In fact, he missed, but the ball struck his knee and went in anyway. Another German reportedly boasted, "We will dedicate our seventh goal to our wives, and the eighth to our dogs.". Then, without hesitation he crashed the ball into the back of the net with a venomous finish. result was allowed to stand. West Germany v Austria might be in the second volume. The former German international Willi Schulz said all 22 players were “gangsters”. Similar if slightly less prolonged examples of such cynicism, with neither team trying to score, have been evident in many big games since. England won the group after three successive victories and advanced to the second round, along with France. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE MATCH, Bobby Charlton was one of the stars of England's World Cup charge, so much so that the Manchester United legend also picked up the European Footballer of the Year that year. 26-passes and a master class in movement off the ball led to Cambiasso's drilled effort into the top corner to score one of the great World Cup goals. In the first half, he missed three gilt-edged chances. Watch the 1982 Germany vs. Austria World Cup Group stage, matchday 3 full match held at El Molinón (Xixón) on Footballia The ball was floated in and would drop behind the defence. The country fell out of love with their international team for a while. New Order's World in Motion was a true classic. A diagonal ball into the centre by substitute Paulo Isidoro was dummied by Falcao, before Eder ran onto it, flicked it up and volleyed it straight into the back of the net. Exactly! A huge section of Algerian fans in the stadium waved money and lit it on fire as soon as they suspected foul play. Sporting a ludicrous haircut, Ronaldo was to score the only goal in the semi-final win over Turkey before lining up in the final against Germany. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE INCIDENT, World Cup songs are as much a part of the Finals as injury scares, penalties and the excessive drinking of lager. CLICK HERE TO WATCH A VIDEO OF THE MOMENT, Before the 1998 World Cup, Beckham was still a rising star. CLICK HERE TO WATCH HIGHLIGHTS. “And I don’t give a damn about the Germans.” The commentator Seeger says some of the Austrian players tried to get him sacked. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE BATTLE OF SANTIAGO, The Dutch are widely considered to be the best team never to have lifted the World Cup, and that was never so true as in 1974. That won't be easy though, as this series will testify. Humberto Maschio had his nose broken when Leonel Sanchez of Chile sent a left hook his way, and amid all the scuffles and spitting, the police intervened three times. At the end of a suspiciously tame encounter both progressed to the second phase, thereby squeezing Algeria into third spot and out of the Cup. Years later Hurst admitted he'd made a mistake not laying a greater claim to it at the time. Group 4 was one of six groups of national teams competing in the group stage of the 1982 FIFA World Cup.Play began on 16 June and ended on 25 June 1982. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE INCIDENT, Simultaneously one of the funniest and most despicable World Cup moments. In the eyes of those involved, the end justified the meanness. The group consisted of four teams: Seeded team, the European champions West Germany, World Cup debutants Algeria, Chile and Austria.. West Germany won the group and advanced to the second round, along with Austria. CLICK HERE TO WATCH GRAHAM POLL IN ACTION, Goalkeepers tend to be an eccentric bunch, but none more so than Columbia's Rene Higuita. Gerd Muller put the Germans ahead before two goals from the Italians gave them back the advantage. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE GOAL, Before the 2006 World Cup kicked-off, fans of the host nation Germany were less than enamoured with their team. So when it came to the opening ceremony - hopes were high. The goal in question came against Belgium in the second round, and while it was not only a goal of top class, it was also a goal of massive importance. Opta have a detailed archive of every World Cup game since 1966, and there are some belting statistics for those 45 minutes. Rumors abound that the two teams had decided at half-time that 1-0 was how it would end. Uruguay won which meant the final passed off without any trouble, although the Uruguayan consolate in Buenos Aires wasn't so lucky, and was attacked by an angry mob. A German supporter in attendance reportedly burnt his country's flag and Robert Seeger, the man doing play-by-play for Austrian TV, asked viewers at home to change the channel. The first audible unrest occurs after 52 minutes, when Rummenigge plays a long pass back to the halfway line, and again three minutes later when Austria’s Hans Krankl, on the right wing, wafts a 40-yard pass with the outside of the foot back to the sweeper. That happened in the 1966 World Cup, and saw their tournament come to an end. Punches and kicks flew later in the game, with another Italian, Mario David also sent off. But things went wrong when he booked Josip Simunic during the match between Croatia and Australia not once, not twice, but thrice before sending him off. In the semi-final against France, the goalkeeper Harald Schumacher assaulted Patrick Battiston with an appalling and unpunished challenge. Both teams only become defensively active when the other crosses the halfway line. A great win over Sweden and then a penalties victory over Argentina followed. Both sides had an overall pass-completion ratio in excess of 90%, a level usually reserved for people like Xavi and Paul Scholes – and, more tellingly, Jamie Carragher, the king of the no-risk pass. West Germany still had their last group match to play against Austria, scheduled for June 25th. The generally accepted tradition of scoring a hat-trick means the player keeps the match ball. The Liverpool crowd were loving it, preferring a meeting with the Koreans for their beloved England, rather than Portugal. I have no intention of paying a salary to someone who has ruined Italian soccer." A 17-year-old Pele scored the only goal of the game with a sublime finish and Wales were out - but they left with their heads held high. One of the worst ever games was played out in what was an Gemmill picked up the ball on the right and with his first touch skipped past one defender. The Algerian FA president, Hadg Sekkal, described the teams’ performance as “a sinister plot” and immediately registered a protest to Fifa. “It was,” he said, “a shameful showing”. Austria did it against Switzerland in 1954, but it is Portugal's comeback against Korea DPR in 1966 that makes our 100 moments. “We will dedicate our seventh goal to our wives, and the eighth to our dogs,” said one player before the Algeria game. Reinhold Hintermaier was also booked in the first half for a rugged foul on Littbarski. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE GOAL, From beginning to end, England's 2006 World Cup campaign embodied everything that was wrong with English football, from the arrogance of the players to the celebrity hanger-oners. BUT...a hedge is different than a pardon. “A few seconds on Bob Valentine’s watch between us and going-home time. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? Footballia es la primera videoteca de fútbol interactiva donde puedes ver partidos de fútbol completos en cualquier lugar y en cualquier momento. The final group game meant a win for West Germany over Austria would see both teams progress to the next round at the expense of Algeria. Yet it was gone. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE GOAL, At the age of 33 his star was fading, yet Diego Maradona still made a massive impact on the 1994 World Cup, even if it was for the wrong reasons. No African nation had ever even won a World Cup match until four years prior (when Tunisia topped Mexico 3-1), and now Algeria had put a global superpower on their keisters. A few minutes into the match a stray dog came onto the field, and proved even harder to tackle than Pele. A genuinely good song was combined with some memorable cameos by members of England's 1990 World Cup squad - most notably John Barnes' rap. Yet at that stage those were isolated incidents. He was badly injured. So when the game got underway, there were fears things might boil over. In England's opening match against France, Captain Marvel scored after just 27 seconds. So the rumours of West Germany’s death were, after all, greatly exaggerated. Game played in the 1982 World Cup, 1st Round Group B … As the Manchester United striker trudged off the pitch, his club team-mate gave a cheeky wink to the Portuguese bench. (Man of the Match has to go to the video editor responsible for culling anything approaching competitive play from the available footage): If you don't think something fishy was going on, spectators and commentators at the match certainly did. The second half was, we should stress, hardly an end-to-end classic. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE 1978 FINAL, On two occasions, teams have come back from three goals down. An excellent tournament, in which he scored his first goal for England, imploded in one crazy moment against Argentina. Brazil made a quick break and Jairzinho picked the ball up on the half way line before proceeding to run at incredible pace towards Moore. Just before half-time Manny Kaltz hares round the pitch chasing the ball like a particularly dumb dog; in the same attack, Dremmler slides two-footed through both the ball and Herbert Prohaska. It's evident already in the first minutes, and eventually Germany played along. As with Lupe Velez’s death, their wish came true. The picture says it all. The Miracle Match received lukewarm reviews - at least in England anyway. “We made the next round.,” says Krankl. West Germany 1 vs. Austria 0 in the 1982 World Cup Information about the 1st Round Group B game played in the 1982 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Austria and West Germany with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more. CLICK HERE TO WATCH HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MATCH... Be warned, it's not quite HD! So Big Jack went potty, storming up and down the touchline, looking much like he needed a drink himself. Gordon Banks' save in the same match is at the No. It is not just those two incidents that rubbed people up the wrong way, or ensured that some of us would remember this particular German side with such guilty fondness.