Disgrace of Gijón

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The Disgrace of Gijón (Spanish: Desgracia de Gijón) is one of many names given in hindsight to the 1982 FIFA World Cup football match played at the El Molinón stadium in Gijón, Spain, on 25 June 1982, in which West Germany beat Austria 1–0. Both teams advanced to the next round while Algeria were eliminated by having the lowest goal difference. Algeria had played their last game a day earlier, unable to achieve the four-goal victory margin that would have seen them through regardless of what happened in this match. In German, the match is known as Nichtangriffspakt von Gijón (lit. "Non-aggression pact of Gijón") or Schande von Gijón (lit. "Disgrace of Gijón"), while in Algeria it is called فضيحة خيخون (faḍīḥat Khīkhūn, "Scandal of Gijón"), and in French le Match de la honte (lit. "The Shameful Match"); it has also been satirically referred to as the Anschluss (a reference to the Nazi German annexation of Austria in 1938). The Algerian team had beaten two-time World Champions and reigning...

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