foobar75
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This match was pure suspense until the final whistle, but it didn't have to be. Algeria is not a very good team and they barely tied Russia (another terrible team) to get here. But they generated some very legit chances at the goal and Germany cannot afford to do that against better competition which is coming up.
There have been very few easy matches in this WC. Lots of last minute heroics in both group play and now knock-out stage.
Congrats to Die Mannschaft, this is their 16th quarter finals, an unbelievable record of consistency.
Frederic, I'm guessing we're going to hear a lot in the coming days about that semi final match in 1982 and the Schumacher-Battiston incident. What's the view in France? I think I was 5 years old at the time but still remember that match, it was a classic which Germany won in penalties.
There have been very few easy matches in this WC. Lots of last minute heroics in both group play and now knock-out stage.
Congrats to Die Mannschaft, this is their 16th quarter finals, an unbelievable record of consistency.
Frederic, I'm guessing we're going to hear a lot in the coming days about that semi final match in 1982 and the Schumacher-Battiston incident. What's the view in France? I think I was 5 years old at the time but still remember that match, it was a classic which Germany won in penalties.