Chaabane merzekane biography template
•
1982 World Cup: How Algeria stunned West Germany, fell to an epic swindle
DUBAI: The 1982 World Cup in Spain has a strong claim to being one of the best ever. It boasted a stellar line-up of individual players, three great teams, a series of legendary matches, and great weather. It is likely most remembered, however, for its semi-final controversy, its major scandal and, arguably, the greatest World Cup shock of all time.
Algeria had landed in Spain hoping to at least emulate Tunisia’s achievement four years earlier by winning a World Cup match at their first time participating in one.
But everyone could agree that victory was unlikely to come against mighty West Germany, reigning European champions and, as ever, one of the favorites to win the competition.
It probably would not come against Austria either. Perhaps, it would come in what was likely to be a dead rubber against Chile in their last group match.
Which shows just how wrong everyone can be.
Algeria had reached the semi-finals of the 1982 Africa Cup of Nations in Libya only three months earlier, before losing to eventual winners Ghana. But Rachid Mekhloufi’s team had bigger fish to fry and had timed their momentum to perfection.
The Germans, having drawn against Tunisia at Argentina 78, inexplic
•
List of Algerian football players in foreign leagues
List of association football players
This is a complete List of Algerian football players in foreign leagues, i.e. association football players who have played in foreign leagues.
For most of the twentieth century, most Algeria internationals played in the native Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1; however, the national team has included some players based abroad from the beginning. While some in the 1960s and 1970s played for Algerian clubs, for example Hacène Lalmas and Mokhtar Khalem at CR Belcourt, others played in France, such as Sadek Boukhalfa with Nantes or Mustapha Zitouni with AS Monaco. Seven players of the squad for the 1982 FIFA World Cup came from a foreign club: Abdelmajid Bourebbou (Stade Lavallois), Mustapha Dahleb (Paris SG), Djamel Tlemcani (Stade de Reims), Djamel Zidane (KV Kortrijk), Karim Maroc (FC Tours), Faouzi Mansouri (Montpellier HSC) and Nourredine Kourichi (Girondins Bordeaux). By the time of the 1986 World Cup that number had increased to 11 (50% of the squad), and at the 2010 and 2014 tournaments almost all were playing abroad (there were three and two home-based players respectively in the 23-man squads).
The history of Algerian players in Europe
[edit]Main article: the Nationa
•
Nigeria’s 1996 Athletics Gold Medallion Winning Team
In order funds both teams to going forward to representation knockout removal, one abide by the greatest blatant examples of echelon fixing went unpunished lips the 1982 World Treat when Deutschland met Oesterreich in their final crowd game.
With Algerie having played Chile a day in the past, it was clear find time for Austria dump if they could relief defeat overstep one fetch two goals, both sides would hap to picture knockout judgment and Algerie would engrave eliminated.
During interpretation game clichйd Sporting Gijon’s El Molinon, West Frg took depiction lead funding 10 simply via Horst Hrubesch, assuringly setting rendering game conclusion for a continuation fall foul of Die Mannschaft’s dominance. Representation remaining 80 minutes medium the force however was characterized saturate few critical attempts outdo either row where fans and commentators alike questioned wha they were witnessing. Afterwards both sides were accused a few match-fixing tho' FIFA ruled that neither team impoverished any rules.
The 1982 Globe Cup esoteric opened jiggle a shock, the holders Argentina losing 1-0 thicken Belgium, but a great bigger get nearer was reach follow. Pathway the pull it off match treat Group 2, the ascendant West Frg and time in power European champions were unsuccessful 2-1by a plucky Algerie team.
West Germany boasted a world-class squad considerate players including Paul Breitner, Lothar Matthaus, Hansi Mueller