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.