Austria, Algeria dismiss talk of avoiding Spain in knockout stage
In the summer of 1982 Algeria was a young nation, two decades removed from 132 years of colonial rule.
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KANSAS CITY: Austria coach Ralf Rangnick and midfielder Konrad Laimer insisted that their sole focus was beating Algeria and reaching the World Cup knockout stage, dismissing suggestions that avoiding victory could provide a more favourable route. Group J game recalls the 1982 World Cup, when Austria and West Germany played out a mutually beneficial result How long do football grudges last? In Algeria, the national wound was inflicted at the 1982 World Cup and has been universally referred to as “the Shame of Gijón”.
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KANSAS CITY: Austria coach Ralf Rangnick and midfielder Konrad Laimer insisted that their sole focus was beating Algeria and reaching the World Cup knockout stage, dismissing suggestions that avoiding victory could provide a more favourable route.
according to New Straits TimesAustria focused on beating Algeria, not avoiding Spain, says Rangnick.
according to New Straits TimesGroup J game recalls the 1982 World Cup, when Austria and West Germany played out a mutually beneficial result How long do football grudges last?
according to The Guardian — Football +1In Algeria, the national wound was inflicted at the 1982 World Cup and has been universally referred to as “the Shame of Gijón”.
according to The Guardian — Football +1
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