The Worst World Cup Match: A game so bad, FIFA had to investigate

[@jpthomas9491]

The best part of this story that SB Nation sadly didn't mention was that the following day the local newspaper put the match report for this game in the crime section.

[@meditatewithcastidy6684]

😂😂😂

[@broly3079]

The local newspaper.... Yeah, local to what area??? Kinda hard to include that detail

[@joaquinandreu8530]

@@broly3079 El Comercio, Gijón's newspaper

[@valeriebumblebee7607]

Really? Which one was it?

[@redhunter8731]

Wow. That's simply incredible.

[@sarahwong7086]

FIFA investigating corruption is like the meme of the two spidermen pointing at each other

[@rodrigofaraujo758]

Ahahaha, very undarreted coment

[@thelastwaltz730]

Sarah Wong Haha brilliant

[@Blueflag04]

Lol

[@mr.footballcgz4556]

Oh lol

[@Miuranger1]

No wonder pessi wins

[@ariestheram5693]

FIFA investigating corruption is like Snoop Dogg cracking down on recreational marijuana

[@whiteman6399]

Well, the way he has sold out, I guess if you gave Snoopy Doggy lots of money, he would crack down on anything you ask him to...

[@eddyvideostar]

Aries: What's that?

[@ronaldomontero3624]

That's a horrible comparison

[@janrothkanarski]

"Hey! You kids, stop smoking that Marijuana! You're doing it all wrong! Didn't your Momma teach you how to roll a decent joint, man? Here, hand that over. I'm confiscating that 'till you can appreciate it."

[@thatoneundertalefanatic]

@@ronaldomontero3624 that's an awesome comparison.

[@robmckennie4203]

No way, you're saying Fifa found no evidence of wrongdoing? That bastion of integrity and ethics? I can't believe it.

[@matheuroux5134]

Rob Mckennie FIFA is a criminal organisation

[@jackthejobberfan5247]

Matheu Roux Well now buddy I don't really blame you. It takes a smart man to understand sarcasm.

[@FilipCordas]

A fixed football game impossible, next thing you will tell me is that Qatar bribed people to get the next world cup and that they are using actual slaves to build the infrastructure.

[@nickmonks9563]

It's insane. I'd never believe FIFA would be capable of it. Anyway, here's to the next three world cups being hosted in Russia...

[@snszbyd]

Matheu Roux google sarcasm, bro.

[@iskender1327]

My grandpa is still pissed about this

[@AB-gz9yb]

İskender lol

[@rockemack]

İskender Classic European racism

[@jewberggoldstein7112]

@@rockemack you are saying Europeans are racist, ergo you are the racist against Europeans.

[@jewberggoldstein7112]

@@chris5240 haha your name. Is it an oxymoron because it seems like you are devoid of logic 1 You talk about how stupid racists are 2 You then openly admit you are RACIST towards white people. And its ok to be a white person. It's great be whatever you are the way you were born you can't change it and as for achievement well the language you use to bemoan us and technology was developed by whom? Hehe

[@jewberggoldstein7112]

@@chris5240 what even is a racist?Do you even know?

[@osibare]

FIFA changed the format to prevent such "no wrong doing" from ever reoccurring. That's alright that's okay.

[@DrZaius3141]

Tell me this: who did anything wrong? Who did anything stupid? Germany was up by a goal which led them advance - why waste energy you can save it for the next round? Austria was down but would still advance - why waste energy if the only thing you'd gain was actually facing stronger opponents in the next sage? Can you blame them for wanting to have the best chance at success in the tournament? If an NFL team runs down the clock, you don't cry about wrong-doing, if an NBA team fouls at the end of the game to have a chance to catch up you don't cry about wrong-doing, if any team rests their starters in a meaningless game to save them for the post-season you don't cry about wrong-doing. So why here? It was a stupid system, so they had to change it. And as disgraceful as it was, it was just the logical thing to do.

[@DP_1605]

@@DrZaius3141 You wrote all of that to eventually agree the system was stupid, even tho the comment was focused on how FIFA changed the rule lol

[@TheManwithaview]

@@DrZaius3141 I think that if two NFL teams tried to run down the clock after halfway through the first quarter after one scored a TD, sure there would be massive cries of foul play.

[@ofs82]

Well, the problem was that because the other game had already happened, after West Germany went 1-0 up, both teams realised that outcome suited them. If they hadn't conspired before the match to it, but come to an agreement to keep the game as it was after the goal was scored, then there's nothing FIFA could do.

[@mahmoud6843]

@@DrZaius3141 The situations you described doesn’t apply to the Algerian situation for 2 reasons. One, this wasnt a game in where the goal came in almost at the end of the game and the Germans decided to run the clock out. This was a game where the Germans scored early and the Austrians said you know what this result helps us and them so lets just waste time. The equivalent would be if an Nfl team, like say the Panthers scored a TD early against the Bucs in the first quarter and both teams decide to go three and out and punt without any attempt at scoring or equalizing throughout the entire game to keep the Saints from making the playoffs. Two, those weren’t just two teams. West Germany and Austria had deep history and in the last World Cup Austria had humiliated the Germans in an upset. Do you think that if the Patriots after the loss in the Super Bowl in 2007 met the Giants in a playoff match the next year and we’re talking about the same two teams that met in the Super Bowl, do you think for one second that the Patriots wouldn’t want to beat the Giants and humiliate them? The system was bad yes and FIFA had to change it after this debacle, but dont confuse what happened here to a game where an NBA teams start fouling at the end of the game or an NFL team decides to run the clock out.

[@vdotme]

Complaining to FIFa about football corruption.......the irony!

[@dennislexgar5285]

vdotme NASA the most corrupt organization on earth along with cia and NSA plus us gov't fifa by comparison are harmless! !!!!

[@neogenzim1995]

go put on your tin hat, bud

[@neogenzim1995]

jesus Christ, dennis lexgar is a goddam russian bot

[@dennislexgar5285]

haierthanhai Go take off your blinkers!!! In Bonney wee Scotland everyone knows about American cabal wars!! Aye don't argue with a Scotsman Yankee!!!

[@michaelmcparland7681]

Why don't ya stay on topic here about soccer dope? Go discuss your anti American bs on those videos and pages.

[@DevoteeofMamaRaikou]

There's a reason why this game is also called the Non-Aggression Pact of Gijón. That was a disgusting event.

[@LMR72]

It wasn't disgusting at all, ti was rational behavior on the part of both teams.

[@blindtherapper2470]

@@LMR72 no

[@LMR72]

@Se Ou This isn't cheating by any reasonable standard, so your argument falls apart.

[@leihejun844]

@@blindtherapper2470 1-0 is the result Germany gets in 90% of matches. Whenever Germany is playing, I say it will end 1-0. They always have out of this world goalkeeper and mechanically score 1 goal.

[@sacta]

A disgusting event commonly called: soccer.

[@edscxw]

I am from Algeria people here still talking about this match till this day

[@Definitely_Melnyx]

Houssam Bourayou What about 2014? Algeria had won if the VAR had be already in use.

[@gugigiswanto8306]

yeah...and both team are still passing until today.....What a worst team match to knock out other team. Disgrace of football...

[@beancogiesbrecht7059]

I am paraguayan and i started loving algerian football. I love Algeria

[@darolhitman3154]

@@Definitely_Melnyx 🤣🤣🤣never bro

[@tiagosilva856]

Don't bother. Everyone hates Germany. Fukin bastards nazis

[@fideliocgn]

Still referred to as "the shame of Gijón" in Germany.

[@ccljukebox6159]

Austrian commentator straight up rage quitting is awesome. #LetThemKiss

[@samueldiaz-pintomontoro4774]

the "let them kiss" meaning in Spanish sounds even more hilarious, is the typical crowd song, among others, to the bride and groom in a wedding.

[@Beam_Teamer]

xD

[@atsit1606]

Worst WC game: West germany vs austria Italy & spain in 2002: am i a joke to you?

[@tianyixu1905]

lmao korea

[@pham3383]

Disgrace of sport

[@fabioartoscassone9305]

chile-italy 1962 says:hold my beer

[@dar3mor6]

The worst to me was Spain vs. Korea ('02 quarterfinals)

[@nicolasgarcia5672]

That was just a disgrace but it was pretty entertaining

[@JeevesAnthrozaurUS]

North Korea blew a 3-0 lead against Portugal in the 1966 Quarterfinals.

[@pdawg193]

DPRK: The Atlanta Falcons of international soccer

[@coochielicker5587]

North Korea blew 15-0 nukes to the USA in World War 3

[@joaodfardilha]

Yeah but not by laying on the floor and quiting the game.

[@almahperditae]

Because after half time a super Portugal team give it all to the maximum. The poor North Koreans where a great team at the time,But if not for some backstage chances Portugal would have won that WC. Everyone remember that in the final, England score a goal that was no goal. What no one says is that in the semifinal, Portugal go by train to the place where the game should be played, just to be informed that the city where the game was going to take place have changed. So they went to the new city, by train, and don't have any hotel to sleep, so they have to sleep on the dressing rooms on the stadium. The night before the semifinal of a world cup! I know it sounds amazing, and it is, But they do that. England had to win that WC, no matter what

[@ghl3186]

pdawg the new york yankees of fifa

[@katheliz1938]

It was my first World Cup, and only because I had a 9-year-old son and we were living in Germany. We watched as many games as possible, and I got hooked. So we watched this game, already stunned that Germany was playing for its soccer life. You can imagine how we felt when even I, a total novice, recognized that once Germany had scored, Austria sat back and said, 'OK, you're going to advance and so are we, so let's not wear ourselves out.' And both teams proceeded to just pass the ball back and forth in a lackadaisical manner, while the stadium was multi-decibels high in outraged whistles from the crowd. And that's why since 1982 the third games in group play have been played simultaneously. Hee-hee. No collusion. Where have we heard that recently?

[@give-me-a-handle]

to be fair the best they could have really done is made the rule change they did

[@katheliz1938]

@@give-me-a-handle You're right - if you can't rely on the players to be honest, you have to make a rule that forces honesty..

[@give-me-a-handle]

@@katheliz1938 teh thing is, that technically speaking, there was no way for fifa to prevent this collusion from happening. Every player on both teams was smart enough to come to the same conclusion (that Germany had to win by 1 or 2 goals for both Austria and Germany to advance) without having to "negotiate" with the other team.

[@katheliz1938]

@@give-me-a-handle Yes, it became a 'friendly' game. The crowd whistled all the way through the game, once they saw what was happening. No one was happy.

[@Jonathanizer]

@@katheliz1938 I think it's unsportsmanlike to conduct a game like this, but i also think there was no actual collusion, because there was no need for collusion. When both teams advance with the status quo, no team with have an incentive to actually attack. That's not pretty, but also not the same as actually fixing a match.

[@markknopfler6660]

In response, they should have just let Germany annex Austria again.

[@BlackEyes87]

hhhhhh savage

[@pompei1968]

@paul vorderwinkler what are you talking about ..Austria never wanted to unify with Germany .

[@jewberggoldstein7112]

@@pompei1968 yes they did

[@jewberggoldstein7112]

@@pompei1968 they thew flowers at them they are both GERMAN.

[@Deinemutter373]

KtK sure, After ww1

[@Owlpunk]

We call it "Die Schande von Gijón" ("Disgrace of Gijón ") in Germany, and it's probably the blackest mark on post-war German football.

[@Sm-vf2cm]

It was a disgusting moment. That Algerian team was so charming and played an extremely technical offensive style of football.

[@LebowskyDude]

ayyy lmao True and Algeria didn't have a quality team like that until maybe 2014

[@swanpride]

The whole tournament is. Gijon was bad enough, but then Schumacher had to go and break Battiston's neck, too.

[@topspin4456]

+Heinrich Kaspar you forgot, that the semifinale germany france was one of the greatest matches ever ! That's the truth. And fouls happen in every match. But the behavior of Schuhmacher after the match was the real problem, sad and unnecessary.

[@aahmed735]

Heinrich Kaspar there is no such thing as a vice champion they were a disgrace. Stop making excuses for them.

[@markknopflerisnot]

Still laughing at the thought of FIFA investigating corruption

[@Jonathanizer]

collusion, not corruption

[@Beam_Teamer]

@@Jonathanizer It is corruption too because the president of FIFA was german

[@EinTeufelskreis]

This was so obvious of a collusion, that when the 21-year old Lothar Matthäus was subbed in and attempted a dribbling, he was shouted at by the German players that he shouldn't overdo it. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@lukashosemann96]

Austrian here: This game is still known here as "The shame of Gijon"

[@RadicalCaveman]

The Spanish more wickedly called it “El Anschluss.”

[@unknowable1968]

Ur

[@sidiqabdul-kareem5544]

Apt

[@cymruisrael]

This game is the reason that the final games of the group stage in each group are played simultaneously.

[@bryankrippner7996]

Yes, that's exactly what he said.

[@ebrimajallow9631]

It mat happen next world cup with 48 teams

[@dawsonje]

Cool that you repeated exactly what the video said… congrats on your listening skills

[@user-vr8fs8gg6h]

@@dawsonje 😭😭😂

[@oranianfromalg685]

*in **6:38** that's a Tunisian man always supporting Algeria, he is reda el feel..we love him 🇩🇿🇹🇳❤*

[@DC66DC]

Respect to Algeria from Ireland, my Northern brothers helped get you some revenge by knocking out Austria after, but you guys deserved better, Underdog countries are the greatest and the big countries try keep us down out of fear of having to share a bigger piece of the pie.

[@VelcroKittie]

I second DC! Respect to Algeria from Ireland

[@yahiabns5251]

Respect from Algeria 👏

[@lcf.91]

respect to you from Algeria

[@kellyhikem8308]

Hahahahahahahahahaha 24/7

[@airgamer1403]

We love Ireland!

[@miguelacevedo4691]

"Worst game?!" The ref of '02 Italy vs S. Korea, "Hold my beer"...

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

finally a man who knows stuff :))

[@danieldsilva8322]

Karma struck again tho, skorea went out against germany, serves them right

[@amrovine4029]

Iam Egyptian ( Algeria's biggest rival ) but this is even more of a disgrace , Even if the ref was biased for South Korea the match was still played in a sporting atmosphere , West Germany vs Austria doesn't have anything to do with sports .

[@LabiBradleyC]

Spain vs South Korea was the pits

[@JonatasSabimbi]

Portugal vs Korea...

[@ThePaleRider100]

I'm Algerian and i thank you for covering this. subbed

[@AmbitiousAlgiers]

@Erik Lerström I mean stakes were high at this point, maybe it would've been different if let's say France or Italy (or Spain the hosts) were in our place but who's to say it wouldve, anyway in Algeria we actually blame our team for letting two goals pass against chile because without those two goals we would have definetly been through

[@AmbitiousAlgiers]

@Erik Lerström thanks mate, I'll root for Sweden (I guess, correct me if I'm wrong, sorry if it sounds a bit discriminatory) agaisnt them too then ! but yeah thinking about it, the condesending trash talk from the germans actually makes you feel it had an element of racism in there, hope it will change next time we play big teams

[@krischan67]

Finally I have a chance to apologize for my country, Germany. I watched the game back then and it was embarrassing. Sorry! You put our asses under fire very well in 2014 BTW!

[@abdallahbelhadj6462]

Ay bro we’re gonna win afcon inshallah. 🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿

[@MrRodzilla]

@@joaquinnotphoenix3055 Algeria is a dirty ass football team, I used to hate what happened in 1982 but im glad they did it now

[@MrLewis-lk8us]

I was a high school kid when this game was played. Me and my mom were yelling at the TV calling them both cheating bastards. I was so happy to see Italy kick their ass in the final

[@Beam_Teamer]

haha crazy bro

[@worldcomicsreview354]

I'd heard the story before, but had no idea the German and Austrian fans were expecting an epic rematch between titans and instead got a mediocre chess game. That just makes it even worse!

[@dralban07]

It's too bad Romania doesn't qualify frequently enough to the World Cup, we would produce the worst World Cup match by playing fairly!

[@britishpatriot7386]

????????

[@Darkscenes-jp4ge]

Romania is horrible they never won a single trophy and it seems like they never will they keep declining and never improving

[@DakonBlackblade2]

I mean 1994's Gheorghe Hagi team was pretty fun to watch. And you guys knocked out Argentina, being Brazilian I loved that.

[@UXB1000]

Bölöni, Hagi, Petrescu, Dumitrescu - Romania had some clinical players back in the 80s and 90s. If Mutu and Chivu was playing with them back then, I'd imagine Romania would have continued to make a mark.

[@Darkscenes-jp4ge]

Ahmad Syahir Do you think Romania will ever win a major trophy someday At least Euro or Olympic Gold?

[@Tasermaxx]

This is the reason why the final group stage games are played simultaneously. No more chance for shenanigans.

[@montanus777]

well, not for almost 80 minutes, but it still happens at the end of games. looking at you, japan and poland. :P

[@blureyes106]

montanus777 Hahaha well, at least the new format lets teams decide their fate, perhaps until near the end, where Japan here just basically left their fate to Columbia. Had Senegal equalized, the jeers would have been on them anyways. No collusion, just shitty football (and mentality) there.

[@SampleTracks2224]

Tasermaxx fake news. There was no collusion! Only sporting fair play. Do NOT criticise Europe if you know what’s good for you! Because if you do, we’ll... we’ll...

[@curvalleirvin3867]

Don't we have groups of 3 now? Yeah, we can expect a lot of matches like this one...

[@Sladjana971]

Curvalle Irvin in 2026 ma dude

[@paulhill4382]

In Germany this match is still remembered as the Shame of Gijón and the Non-aggression Pact of Gijón. But generally we're too much ashamed to mention it too often.

[@putler965]

I have no faith in German Non-Aggression Pacts.

[@gcbalteran166]

@@putler965 I have less faith in English and French alliance pacts XD

[@putler965]

@@gcbalteran166 Germany isn't good at those either. Despite benefitting from being in NATO for many years, the vast majority of Germans oppose coming to the aid of another NATO country that is attacked.

[@gcbalteran166]

@@putler965 basically stay far away from those backstabbing bastards XD

[@ReubenSempleJones]

This World Cup exposed major flaws in the way FIFA set it up. England eg didn't lose a single game got knocked out in the Second Group Stage by you lot after two goalless draws. France who finished 2nd in our group were given a much easier Group of Austria and Northern Ireland and ended up reaching the Semi Finals as a result.

[@bodenlosedosenhose1590]

3:20 To quote two Austrian comedians:"Don't get yourself fooled by the enemy's propaganda. The score is 5:0 for Germany against itself."

[@TheJaironman99]

The '66 loss against Korea generated a saying in Italian that translates to "It's been a Korea" to indicate a rough and depressing defeat...

[@theobuniel9643]

Hah, kinda like how Brazilians today have the idiomatic expression of "the Germans scored again" to denote something bad has happened.

[@owl-arm7545]

Apparently the term "Mickey Mouse" (used for describing when something {i.e an institution or performance etc} is deemed farcical, disastrous, or inadequate), made it's way into the English vernacular when the term was printed in an English newspaper referring to England's performance after losing to the USA at the 1950 World Cup... I heard this many years ago, and cannot verify it's validity, however, I like the sound of it...!? That's how history works, right?

[@alexandroskantilanaftis4117]

TheJaironman99 yeah but Korea was and still is trash and bought the game

[@bradpara]

Have some kalbi. You’ll feel better 😛

[@zikalokof1challenge414]

There's also a Brazillian saying that says "é um 7 a 1 a cada dia", which translates to "its another 7x1 every single day", to express that there are a multitude of bad things happening in sequence

[@houseofleaves126]

2:25 Not many people laughing at Italian football now lol

[@enrique1422]

Do a video on the 2002 world cup where south korea paid off the refs to reach the semi finals

[@TheNoodleMan12]

As far as I know, no bribery was involved, just a horrible, horrible ref that was rattled by the sheer scale of that match

[@DrMjenno]

Better off showing how FIFA ensured Italy dove its way to a victory over Australia in 06

[@beashnpull]

Ref was bad for both sides especially italy vs korea, no one actually watched full match but italy deserved to lose playing dirty and missing easy goal

[@beashnpull]

Like i said, try watching the full game, instead of edited youtube video. both sides were playing the same way

[@joaodfardilha]

beashnpull you have never watched the game have you? Italy played dirty... anyone would if all the dirty challenges from South Korea were just waived off from the referee. It is football we are talking here not Tae Kwan do.

[@sarahf5858]

as an algerian i can tell you that the memory of this fiasco still lives with us to this day

[@tubingen92]

Korea Italy 2002 Korea Spain 2002 Italy Israel 1970. Ethiopian referee that after the World Cup got to reside in Israel

[@simplyskrypt3914]

Now that is an interesting way to bribe an official - hey ref, we learned from a local source, at home, that u want to be a citizen of israel? - uumm... i guess i do yeah, but why bring that up now? - make us win the game and youre in

[@56postoffice]

@@simplyskrypt3914 😂OMG

[@hugodrax71]

@Martin Doyle Italy had two (what looked like) valid goals disallowed by Ethiopian linesman Tarekegn. This controversy isn't so well-known outside of Italy.

[@asfand5747]

Legend has it they're passing to this day

[@mohamed_Alili14]

😂😂

[@rrk0309]

😂😂😂

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

nah they passed ball to barca and it made 08-12 barca/spain boring era

[@nascage]

Underrated comment. 🤣🤣 👏

[@cjwhite7801]

AZNative43 how the dude in the video literally said this

[@Olole]

The "Laughing at italian soccer" comment aged like milk

[@Hell-Awaits]

Italian "SOCCER". Blasphemy. And Italy won EXACTLY that World Cup, the 82 World Cup. After that we won another WC (the 4th) and 4 days ago, Euro 2020. Not bad for a FOOTBALL Team to laugh at...

[@texgj7595]

They never learn... never

[@deathcamz389]

They won this particular world cup also

[@pezzykenzy7773]

They will never learn, but it's ok let them laugh and let us win

[@coolguy2418]

Stfu you lost to North Korea lmao

[@AEMoreira81]

This is now why all final group stage matches are played at the same time...to prevent this from happening again.

[@DaileyShorts]

My new found love of soccer continues lol

[@kvltizt]

Soccer is dope. 45 minutes, no commercials, hype when the few goals do happen.

[@Sumohano]

Mine too.

[@sameeknowsitall]

Yep

[@lenonel3286]

Embrace the dark side my son, call it football

[@chelsblue7370]

This sport is called football for a very good reason. What the yanks play is quite simply US-style rugby

[@jamesdowning1863]

That’s some savage, next-level trash talk.

[@enzotansingco2199]

imagine being a top 3 team in the world and trash-talking a team playing in their first World Cup. Don't get me wrong, the trash talk was savage and hilarious, but they should be doing that against teams of their ranking and stature. Not to mention they couldn't even back up their trash talk and lost 😂😂😂

[@clickgg8109]

@@enzotansingco2199 and they humiliate themselves against by using this cheap trick to qualify.

[@Ardakapalasan]

That's just Germans being Germans

[@Ezekiel903]

they did the same in 2006 before they had to play against italy. Pizza go home, boycott Spaghetti, whistle as they played the italian hymn, they cut the Hymn and much more! i don't think this is fair, this is only childish!!

[@Jorgehernandez-pt4hy]

@@enzotansingco2199 Germans are not know to be trash talkers. So this surprised me a lot

[@mitidjikadour6079]

Being algerian I cannot forget this complot play against our team, and the least I could say is ''shame on them''. This short video is a good summary of what happened that day.

[@GenialHarryGrout]

I remember this game and it was disgraceful. Four years earlier Argentina had to win by 4 goals against Peru to reach the World Cup Final, and in another very suspect match, Argentina won 6-0 and thus reached the final. Argentina where also the hosts.

[@osiete]

Genial Harry Grout Needless to say that Argentina was going through a dictatorship.

[@paulwilliamdixon3674]

Another point is that the Peruvian goalkeeper Quiroga had been born in Argentina. To this day, in Brazil he is known as 'Que droga' which translates as 'what crap'

[@marcossenna4612]

One of the Peruvian players said that they were nervous and that’s how Argentina won

[@elsonlam]

A Peruvian senator (Genaro Ledesma) said that Peru agreed to throw the match for political purposes. Look up "Operation Condor" for more info. Short version: In order to stop the spreading of communism, the USA provided planning, coordinating, training on torture, technical support, and military aid to far-right South American dictators. "Participating" countries would send captured dissidents to torture centers. (Peru didn't have a representative at the secret meeting where the operation was created. But there are evidences of them participating). Anyway, according to the Peruvian senator, Peru agreed to throw the match in exchange for Argentina accepting 13 political dissidents.

[@elsonlam]

Jose Velasquez, widely recognized as one of Peru's best defensive midfielders of all time, was substituted at half time. He later said that the Peruvian government pressured them to lose the match. Multiple Peruvian players (including captain Hector Chumpitaz) said that Argentinian's dictator brought Henry Kissinger into Peru's dressing room before the game. The players thought it was weird because the Argentine dictator should had been in his own players' dressing room. When asked about it later, Kissinger said he had no recollect of the event. And senator Ledesma? That wasn't just a claim to a newspaper. He made that claim to an Argentinian court set up to investigate human rights abuses.

[@worldcomicsreview354]

>Opens listing great matches of the past >Here it comes, 2022... >Video from 4 years ago Oh

[@Radagast-]

I watched this, back in 1982, when I was 15... After the goal, both teams retreated into their own halves and stayed there. Despicable. There were some pointed observations from the English commentators, too.

[@56postoffice]

5:25: funny to see Austrian striker Walter Schachner gets booked *'for actually trying'!* 😂😂😂 The irony is West Gemany loses 3-1 to Italy in the final which starred Poalo Rossi..... .....who only came back from a ban for match fixing! 😂😂

[@padraic773]

@Doge di Amalfi thank god you were at hand to save his story.

[@apathyintheuk265]

@@padraic773 Yeah, I wasn't having those match fixing allegations until a couple of vowels were switched around.

[@Ezekiel903]

he was acquitted by the judiciary, only the italian football association blocked him for 2 years! the only "evidence", a 2 min call with one of the condemned, he said nothing in this call about match fixing, that's why he was free after the police investigation!! btw, this happens in every nation, so many money comes from asia, Germany too find a few player guilty, the difference is, the Italian continue to investigate, that's why you hear only about Italy, what you think it's going on in Spain, or the UK, all this money from Asia,Meddle East?? In Spain an investigation was stopped, it was about Real, Barcelona and Matches in Asia, the Spanish football Ass. let stop the investigation with help from politics!!

[@ValensBellator]

Geesh I’m outraged almost 40 years later as a non-Algerian, I can’t imagine how furious they must have been lol God that’s such bullshit. FIFA never fails to disappoint.

[@affinity4disobedience]

Well, they should not be, because they were on cheating drugs coming from the USSR & they are lucky they were not disqualified! Google what they players themselves said after an abnormal number of unhealthy kids the Algerian 1982 players had in the following years. Suits them well for cheating!

[@rednad23]

@@affinity4disobedience as Algerian i never heard this information before and I'm curious now.. Can you send me an article or a source of what u just said??

[@politicallycorrectredskin796]

The entire world was rooting enthusiastically against Germany and Austria for the rest of that tournament. Even my my grandfather, who hated Italian football with a passion, was on his feet cheering for them in the final because of how angry he was with the Germans over the Austria match.

[@politicallycorrectredskin796]

@@@affinity4disobedience That is still no excuse for what the Germans did. Besides, doping was not illegal in 1982 because it was relatively new. The Germans were full of American steroids themselves. So technically doping was not cheating yet at this particular time. You can find clips of Beckenbauer and Rummenigge talking about this. They got steroid shots in the butt at halftime along with their bananas and orange juice. It was just considered science at the time, and most ambitious teams, like Germany, used whatever was available to win.

[@affinity4disobedience]

@@politicallycorrectredskin796 Doping has been illegal since 1966, and tests took place since then. And for what you said, you are absolutely wrong, Beckenbauer absolutely denying these claims. But my point is this: Even today, when we see group stage games, we see the teams calming down their play after achieving what they needed to go through to the next round. After the Germans got their goal, they had every right to calm down the play and secure advancing. They cannot be asked to play for the benefit of Algeria. I cannot see anything wrong with that, except if they had an agreement with the Austrian team to do so. If there was not plain & clear agreement made between the 2 teams there is 100% nothing wrong with what happened. That changes if there was an agreement, because that would be horrible, and disgraceful, and should be punished. Of course, neither me, nor you, nor anybody else, can say for sure if they did or did not have that agreement.

[@davidhouston4810]

There have been many disgraceful episodes in the History of the World Cup. But this so called game was offensive to Everyone, even the German and Austrian fans. Many of whom Sent letters to the Algerians to apologize, and Booed their own teams. It was Absolutely SHAMEFULL.

[@jean-jacquescortes9500]

I saw this match on tv and it was a scandal. Without the qualification of Germany, We would have a semi final France Algeria, between the best teams playing a technical football. A shame.

[@chelsblue7370]

You wish. In a group with Spain and England they'd be lucky to finish 2nd and still get eliminated from the World Cup.

[@الجزائراللهماحفظهاواحفظالامةال]

@@chelsblue7370 How would you know? That's similar to what the German footballers said about how they would score goals for their girlfriends and dogs, but in the end , Algerians taught the Germans how to play football!

[@catherinecatherine5203]

OMG, EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- i got it from 💜 *O.YOBY.BAR* 💜 *"**3:37**"*

[@javieraviles4153]

Que se besen (let them kiss) is what people say in weddings in Spain (just FYI)

[@SomeRandomGuy164]

What about the first Italy v Chile in the 1960s? Kung fu kicks, horribly brutal fouls and someone punching his opponent so hard he broke his nose... it was the match that eventually led to the introduction of yellow and red cards.

[@gumdeo]

The Battle of Santiago.

[@Imadthebest23]

My parents keep telling me about it, 4 years ago when we got out of the group stages and faced Germany every single algerian looked for a revenge. That game in 1982 was shameful

[@swanpride]

Well, we aren't exactly proud of it. Better to lose than to win that way.

[@YuvaJuba]

I think if everything was "normal " at that time, Algeria might ended up going far in that World Cup. It was unbelievable what had happened in that game.

[@fekashifekashi3937]

algeria will come back in next world cup i saw somewhere they are in a lot of undefeatable game streak

[@Beam_Teamer]

they will inshallah

[@chelsblue7370]

They would not have finished above England in that group, pure and simple.

[@الجزائراللهماحفظهاواحفظالامةال]

@@chelsblue7370 That's similar to what had been said before Algeria -Germany match , it's the same junk talk over and over again, so stop being rude. You just cannot predict anything. Classic English boy.

[@sausthabbirsinghtuladhar1729]

3:06 "Even if Germany win by three or more. Algeria are going on. All that would send them home is a german victory by 1 or 2." What? I am confused.

[@TheYires]

Algeria would have advance if Germany won by 3 clear goals. Austria and Algeria were level on points but not on Goal Difference.Germany was on 1 point. If Germany were to advance they would have to beat Austria but if Austria were to advance they would have to not lose by 3 or more goals or else their GD would drop to -1 (Algeria GD was on 0). Hope that clears it up.

[@sausthabbirsinghtuladhar1729]

@@TheYires thanks mate

[@YumiSumire]

*Before the match* Algeria: 0 GD 4 points Germany: 2 GD 2 points Austria: 3 GD 4 points So if Austria won, they would've had 6 points and if they drawed, they would've had 4 points. In both cases, Austria and Algeria would've moved on. Algeria would've moved on also if Germany won by 3 or more. Germany would have had 5 GD, and 4 points. Austria would have 0 GD and 3 points.

[@robertofartois959]

The greatest crime in this video was showing Marco Tardelli's goal in the 82 final without showing the full celebration.

[@gumdeo]

Greatest celebration.

[@khaled3433]

Well at least we beat Germany in the first game after all the trash talk they said about us

[@aandlwireless]

Oh u actually played on the field at the 82 worldcup and beat the Germans? Lol

[@rodrigosoto4827]

@@aandlwireless every time your team wins you say "we won". And when your team loses you say "they lost". It's basic grammar my friend.

[@aandlwireless]

@@rodrigosoto4827 for u. I am not playing or have any impact on what a team does so i have no right to claim accolades for it. I mean the USA Womans Team just won the world cup. Even so i am usa citizen i wouldn't say we won. Because first off i am not a woman and second off i had nothing to with it i didn't play or coached them. So the usa woman's team won. Not me. Not we. They did.

[@rodrigosoto4827]

@@aandlwireless I see your point. Still, that's how people talk about sports.

[@marwalc7362]

@Arthur Looby well you must be a HUGE soccer fan 😂 don't be the ignorant person the rest of the world expects you to be.

[@tancreddehauteville764]

It's called anschluss in German. It happened before, in 1938 - that time the Austrian team actually had to pull out as Austria ceased to exist as a state.

[@chtholly8084]

I'd say the worst World Cup Match was Portugal vs Netherlands in 2006. There was no bribery, collusion or bad refereeing, just some of the dirtiest players in the world committing foul after foul after foul. I think there were a total of 16 yellow cards and 4 red cards in that single match, and there really should have been more.

[@60437GANGSTER]

"Worst"?! It was awesome! I love the scene where two players from Portugal and the Netherlands are sitting next to each other at the sideline and are watching the last minutes of the game while they both have seen a red card. ^^

[@siralonnevincenthan841]

The legendary the battle of Nuremberg

[@alebangalter]

Noooooo, that game was amazing, violence is all we needed on the pitch...

[@tomantony9218]

2.29 huh...guess that italy remark can't hold up anymore

[@AlonsoRules]

Qatar getting the World Cup was worse than this

[@ahmedkamal-qm9ir]

i agree besides germany 2006 and south africa 2010 ... its FIFA my friend which is corrupted

[@talebbeatz4360]

Anthony Kernich such a jealous

[@EK2Secrets]

Anthony Kernich very well said! And the world still turns a blind eye to all the inhumane labor condition in Qatar in order to get the place ready for the WC.

[@mustafaayyad7102]

Charles Montressor the world doesn't give 2 shits about anything happening in the ME unless it's happening to Israel

[@davidmora2950]

I think it may be cheaper than we think!!

[@charlie7466]

What about the 2002 Italy vs South Korea game

[@SK-uu2fg]

Charlie Taaffe what about it? That match wasnt worse than this 1982 one. No way. You can argue it was more corrupt because the officials were clearly for the Koreans, but the 2 teams actually gave an effort and produced a watchable match. W. Germany and Austria in 1982 just passed the ball for 90 minutes.

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

And, oh yeah, there's the fact that....Italy choked.

[@r2zdena]

that was rubbish..total rubbish....italy was very strong with world class players like vieri, maldini, totti, del piero and they didnt choke..the refs totally ruined the game...that was my first world cup and i remember it very well...i am croatian and remember what happened to italy against us in the group also :D refs had something against italy on that tournament..that game was a travesty but this with germany and austria I toally understand

[@Jayfive276]

Bad refereeing =/= match fixing. There have been many many many bad referee decision in the world cup before and since.

[@Jayfive276]

Evidence of this please?

[@lawrencema667]

Algeria losing to Germany in 2014 was, in a way, karma as well. If you rewatch the Algeria vs Russia match (The one that let them qualify instead of Russia), you may notice that right before Algeria’s goal, someone flashes a laser pointer in Russian goalkeeper Akinfeev’s face.

[@zachPlushgaming]

That Slimani goal is still being scored, and the laser clearly didn't affect the goalie because he didn't even blink, the reason Slimani scored is because he jumped higher then the goalie who went out of his goal to get the ball, not because he was disoriented or anything

[@rinkydinkpillepalle]

6:41 I forgot about that backheel. Damn, gives me goosebumps

[@TripleEye_Josh]

I think what really stands out is how blatant both teams were about it. They were corrupt, and they didn't care who knew because they had the entirety of FIFA on their side.

[@youthofyesterdayrecords]

3 words? As a couple of famous Austrians once said..."Screw Your Freedom."

[@JoeyM10]

“Let’s make fun of Italian soccer” *laughs in euro 2020*

[@Diego-mk8xn]

It is my honor to r/whoosh you. The joke was that because italian football is at such a high level of skill and yet they lost to North Korea with literal doo doo water players. Even by 1966 Italy had won 2 world cups (back to back btw a feat only accomplished by Italy and brazil) and just 2 years later they would win the UEFA cup. Even by this time Italy was no slouch. That's why North Korea winning was considered a upset.

[@brrrrrtenjoyer]

Laughs in North Macedonia

[@juliocesarpereira4325]

I remember this match! There was a play I'll never forget: a defense player for Austria ou Germany kicked the ball pass the midfiedl. A lonely defender got the ball and saw that nobody had come after it. He misinterpreted the moment, probably because wasn't paying attention to the what was going on and caught the ball with his hands. The referee blew the wistle immediately and everyone laughed at him. It is the worst game I've ever seen.

[@zgsrandomnesshub7561]

As fitting as it is to be in "the worst" category, I feel like this game could be broken down in "Weird Rules", how the sheer stupidity of the points system not only allowed, but even encouraged teams to screw around

[@Maamar92]

Thank you for this video. Subscribed !

[@the_architect..]

Peru lost to Argentina 6-0 in 1978 in one of the shadiest games ever.

[@englishciderlover7347]

At the time, the Peru team had a goalie who just happened to be born in Argentina.

[@56postoffice]

@@englishciderlover7347 Ah man, if *that* isn't shady.......😮

[@ArchStanton45]

@@englishciderlover7347 This game is now generally excepted as being a total farce, the Dictatorships of each country had agreed to allow Argentina to win by more than 4 goals, to avoid Argentinian elimination. In exchange the Argentinians took 13 Peruvian political dissidents and freed Peruvian frozen bank accounts.

[@agusal4487]

jack brandt Peru even hit the post once in that match. Maybe the post colluded too :)

[@FryDieMine]

I agree the Argentina Dictator ruined that world cup

[@brunolerman2108]

And so it goes... 98 was creepy. Not defending Brasil, just creepy. Very good sense of humor, pal!

[@defaultisdeanfault4943]

The memes make me laugh so hard especially when the players appeare and you added a caption

[@Flapjacks1327]

“To continue to not have collusion”😂😂

[@jacklowe74]

West Germany v. Austria: the worst World Cup game ever Thailand v. US: hold my beer

[@corecombat26]

Loool

[@crazyluigi6664]

This is male soccer, though. Not female soccer. Though now that I said that... Worst Female FIFA World Cup match, anyone?

[@ssm445]

@@crazyluigi6664 hard to tell. Yet to see a game that would not qualify as worst ever. I don't know how "worst slapstick" on the football field should look like?

[@soyderiverdeliverybeaver8941]

Wtf? Does tailand even play football?

[@thechosenone1533]

@@soyderiverdeliverybeaver8941 Not very well apparently.

[@MrBcardinal35]

To be fair on the "finish laughing at Italian soccer", check the upload year, and who was in the World Cup that year. Also "Karma finally caught up to West Germany, where they would lose to Italy". I think they might have been aware of the duality there.

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

Even then the joke don't make sense. Italy missing a World Cup in 60 years should not really be a big deal, it's something that happens. On the other hands you have teams participating time and again only to make fools of themselves.

[@brrrrrtenjoyer]

@@oldskoolmusicnostalgia Missed it again

[@toptenguy1]

NFL related: If the Colts lose this Sunday (January 9, 2022), the Raiders and the Chargers can do the same thing, as both make the playoffs if they tie. (Not Soccer related but the same "I won't try if you don't try" scenario. lol

[@Ghosty18866]

Just read that on CBS Sports hopefully Colts win

[@AEMoreira81]

@@Ghosty18866 -- People forget that the Colts have to win a game in their own house of horrors.

[@mjwatts1983]

IND L at JAX PIT W at BAL in OT, that eliminated both BAL & IND SNF: LAC-LV

[@ranelgallardo7031]

You almost predicted it

[@sklenars]

I remember watching this W.Germany vs Austria at home on TV. It was crushingly obvious what was going on, totally cringeworthy. They prosecute for match fixing off the field but not ON it........corrupt, corrupt, corrupt FIFA

[@dominiquecharriere1285]

Not only there was this game but also the semi final in Sevilla against France, where a french player (Battiston) was amost killed and the referee didnt even whistle foul! 90% of the people were happy with Italy's victory.

[@kissfan7]

Man, and I thought Italy vs. South Korea was bad.

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

it was worse, way worse, 2002 wc was absolute joke

[@timkang6338]

@@NostalgicMem0riesthat was at least a football game. This was not. Just passing around with no intention to score

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

@@timkang6338 well corrupt ref isnt very fair too. tikitaka also was passing ball and most of times no score too :D

[@timkang6338]

@@NostalgicMem0ries I wouldn't say tiki taka was not scoring lol

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

@@timkang6338 mostly it wasnt, it was era of boring football msot fans agree, look at spain reign, 1 goal per game at best during their 08 10 12 title runs :) barca slightly diferent story but i remember clearly games like vs celtic 95% of ball controll and still lost :D

[@fabioartoscassone9305]

2:28 we italians are very ver yvery lucky:there isnt the nation of Middle Korea XD

[@deg6788]

😂

[@paulnoonan8602]

Il always remember that game vs south Korea, I'm Irish but grew up next to 2 Italian familys ,we honestly laught none stop to what went on that day,it was awful,

[@mytwosense9135]

Lucky like diving for a free kick against Australia in 06?

[@fabioartoscassone9305]

@@paulnoonan8602 u mean :( so mean :P

[@fabioartoscassone9305]

@@mytwosense9135 yeah. or like draw 3 matches( poland,peru',cameroun) and then beat argentina, brazil,poland, west germany :P

[@1-Year-Drumming-Journey]

Here because Chargers Vs Raiders tonight!!!

[@tz233]

6:25 If you're fast as hell but can't hit major league pitching, here's a new career option...

[@listerofsmeg884]

Pretty sure the Simpsons clip from The Cartridge Family was inspired by this match. The writers would have been in their early teens at the time.

[@philipslattery2883]

Games like this will happen a lot more when the World Cup expands to 48 teams and 3 team groups

[@bestrafung2754]

They could've at least done 12 groups of 4 instead of 16 groups of 3.

[@abbaszaidi8371]

Excellent point sir.

[@playboicartiismydad4842]

Premier Stingy They couldnt have tho because then 24 teams would advance and you wouldnt be a able to have a round of 24 then a round of 12 then 6 then 3 cause u cant have a final of 3

[@philipslattery2883]

The best why to do the 16 groups of 3 is to only have the winners go through to the next round. That makes it so there will be no favour done

[@rpgsoul1537]

Best way of ladder is double-lose ladder, this means when you lose two times you are out. This would make sure that you have 2 best teams in the finals. Because if two best teams met for example in 1/16 one would be eliminated and this means that you dont have one team that deserved finals in final.

[@seanjones7854]

Algeria v Germany in 2014 was a quality game. It was during Ramadan in the hot summer in Brazil, and most of the Algerian team were fasting until around the 2nd half of extra time. It took until then for Germany to score, only for Algeria to equalise so close to the final whistle. Germany made it 2-1 with seconds to go to, and would eventually win the tournament.

[@Masmas21]

Germany were 2-0 up when Algeria scored. however, as a German, I was so impressed with the way they played. Most difficult game of our 2014 world cup campaign.

[@الجزائراللهماحفظهاواحفظالامةال]

It was really a good match, I agree.

[@الجزائراللهماحفظهاواحفظالامةال]

@@Masmas21 As an Algerian, I was also impressed with manner Algerians played. Proud of them.

[@langerzzz5652]

Excellent video. Well put together mate👏🙌👍

[@vasquezhugh6831]

Lead to a fifa investigation? there should be an investigation that should lead to fifa!😂

[@AB-gz9yb]

Vasquez Hugh lol

[@الجزائراللهماحفظهاواحفظالامةال]

FIFA should have been dismantled and its members back then being punished, sent to prison and pay compensations to the Algerian people, and being replaced by another honest football institution. As simple as that!

[@brunomantovaneli6076]

How about Argentina x Peru in 1978? That game was clearly rigged.

[@phtuber5469]

Bruno Mantovaneli Absolutely rigged my friend. Brasil should have won the cup that year.But this was way worse in every way.

[@baselb99]

Disagree. Everyone knew that Peru wasn't up to par and Argentina were the best team in the tournament. They fought tooth and nail to get the goals they needed and as expected, they got those goals.

[@Jluislive]

Basel B except for the fact that Peruvian players later admitted "selling the flag" that game.

[@Kubickz]

Peruvians admitted that, 30 or 40 years later, a little bit too late, don't you think?

[@baselb99]

Escorpion SLB none of the players did. One politician did a few years ago, but politicians lie all the time.

[@nosajdabeno]

Wait, this isn’t how a normal soccer game goes? 😂

[@gurthus9540]

2:25 Didn’t age well

[@Ayomide_24]

Funny how I get this in my recommended ON JUNE 25TH 2019 😮

[@rogerszmodis]

Halfback passes to center! Back to wing! Back to center! Center holds it! holds it! HOLDS IT!!!

[@quqbalam5089]

I almost cried when I saw Algeria score against Germany at the last minute of the extra time. It was without a doubt the hardest fought game by Germany in 2014. Algeria so deserved to win.

[@الجزائراللهماحفظهاواحفظالامةال]

Long live Algeria.

[@redlinenation707]

All that passing that they were doing was part of their Tiki Taka strategy lol

[@luciiidnights]

It's going to happen again in 2026 with three team groups

[@janetelamas4029]

Look at the WC play in Argentina - 1978 I. Believe. Guess who won - of course - shady because they needed a difference of goals against Peru if 6x0 in order to eliminate Brasil !

[@kylelebahn6206]

Who’s here after that Raiders VS Chargers game

[@Sou1defiler]

4:20. OK I actually laughed out loud so hard at that caption....

[@Kelly14UK]

Prior to WW2 and the Annexation of Austria into the Reich, Austria were actually THE German speaking nation who were generally superior at the sport. Germany weren't really up to much. After the war, West Germany took the lead out the 3.

[@SKa-tt9nm]

Kelly14UK the ‘54 World Cup had a lot to do with establishing Germany’s identity as a football power. That Hungary team is still the greatest to not win a World Cup.

[@fauberkaupfmann982]

@@SKa-tt9nm holland 74? Brasil 82? France 2006?

[@SKa-tt9nm]

PARA! The man known as Dise do some research on the ‘54 Hungary team. Beat England at Wembley 7-1. Beat west Germany 8-3 in the World Cup. Absolutely dominant. Had they won, they’d be considered among the greatest champions ever. I will say that Holland in ‘74 is probably the second best team ever not to win a WC. Kreuff was dominant but he met beckenbauer and muller in their prime. Nobody really deserved to win in ‘82, worst WC ever.

[@الجزائراللهماحفظهاواحفظالامةال]

Even Adolf Hitler was born in Austria, so it says it all!