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To: safeasthebanks
Time for everyone to point out that the Algerians were on the losing end of an infamous West German - Austrian group stage conspiracy back in 1982.
76 posted on 06/30/2014 9:36:35 AM PDT by Dagnabitt (Amnesty is Treason. Its agents are Traitors.)
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To: Dagnabitt
I watched that game (both the Algeria upset of W Germany and the W Germany/Austria game, actually). It was back when PBS would show next day edited versions of the WC games in '82 - they would edit full games down to an hour program.

Not ready to say Austria and the Germans conspired ahead of time, but once the Germans scored, there definitely seemed to be some unspoken wink/wink, nudge/nudge action going on.

77 posted on 06/30/2014 9:45:30 AM PDT by safeasthebanks ("The most rewarding part, was when he gave me my money!" - Dr. Nick)
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