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#4 The disgrace of Gijon (1982)
They followed that up with a defeat to Austria and a win over Chile. As the African nation played their final game a day before West Germany met Austria, both European nations knew what result they needed to qualify for the next round.The mere mention of this 1982 group stage game would be enough to enrage any Algerian supporter. Group 2 of the 1982 World cup began with a shock as Algeria beat West Germany 2-1.
A German win by one or two goals would see three teams tied on 4 points each, but it would be the European nations that would advance to the next round by virtue of having a better goal difference than the African nation.
The West Germans took the lead after 10 minutes and what followed thereafter was nothing short of a farce. In the next 80 minutes, the match was played at walking pace as both teams were satisfied with the score line.
This result sent the Algerians home and became a moment that enraged all football supporters as the chants of “Fuera, Fuera” (“Out, out”) grew louder in the stadium.
Thus, FIFA had to step in and in came the rule whereby the final two group games would be played simultaneously.
