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The Disgrace of Gijón (Spanish: Desgracia de Gijón) was a 1982 FIFA World Cup football match played between West Germany and Austria at the El Molinón stadium in Gijón, Spain, on 25 June 1982. The match was the sixth and last game of the first-round Group 2, with the fifth game having concluded the previous day.
The 1978 Austria v West Germany (known in Austria as Das Wunder von Córdoba (The Miracle of Córdoba) and in Germany as Die Schmach von Córdoba (The Disgrace of Córdoba) [1]), describes the game of football between Austria and defending World Champions West Germany that occurred on 21 June 1978 at the conclusion of the second round of the 1978 FIFA World Cup, in the city of Córdoba.
Austria's World Cup record; First match Austria 3–2 France (27 May 1934; Turin, Italy) Biggest win Austria 5–0 Czechoslovakia (19 June 1954; Zürich, Switzerland) Biggest defeat West Germany 6–1 Austria (30 June 1954; Basel, Switzerland) Best result Third place in 1954: Worst result Group stage in 1958, 1990 and 1998
The FIFA Confederations Cup was a tournament held one year before the World Cup at the World Cup host nation(s) as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming World Cup. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships, along with the FIFA World Cup champion and the host country. [ 57 ]
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
Germany celebrating victory in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. This is a record of the men's Germany and West Germany's results at the FIFA World Cup.For Germany's World Cup history, FIFA considers only the teams managed by the German Football Association, comprising three periods: Germany (during Nazi era), West Germany and reunified Germany.
West Germany v Austria (1982 FIFA World Cup), also known as the Disgrace of Gijón Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Austria v West Germany .
This highly anticipated match was a repeat of the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final, with the Netherlands fielding six players who had played that day and West Germany four. The match official Ramón Barreto of Uruguay coincidentally had also been one of the linesmen at the 1974 final.