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The back page of German daily Bild anticipates Klinsmann and his USA team will be handed a beating against Germany<br>Eyes will be focused particularly keenly on Germany-USA partly because of an uncomfortable piece of history. At the 1982 World Cup in Spain, West Germany faced Austria in their final group game in Gijon knowing that a 1-0 victory would take them through to the next stage and prove a narrow enough defeat for the Austrians to accompany them at Algeria’s expense.
West Germany won 1-0 and the game became known as the ‘Shame of Gijon’ with Algeria furious at the perceived lack of effort from both teams following an early goal.

The back page of German daily Bild anticipates Klinsmann and his USA team will be handed a beating against Germany
Eyes will be focused particularly keenly on Germany-USA partly because of an uncomfortable piece of history. At the 1982 World Cup in Spain, West Germany faced Austria in their final group game in Gijon knowing that a 1-0 victory would take them through to the next stage and prove a narrow enough defeat for the Austrians to accompany them at Algeria’s expense. West Germany won 1-0 and the game became known as the ‘Shame of Gijon’ with Algeria furious at the perceived lack of effort from both teams following an early goal.