Algeria play Germany today still feeling the pain of being eliminated at the Spain '82 finals after what they claimed was a conspiracy by the then West Germany and Austria. West Germany. A win for the latter would take them into the next round. West Germany took the lead in the match played in the Spanish city of Gijon after 10 minutes, then as if by a non-gentlemen's agreement, the teams stopped trying to score. Austria needed to ensure that if it didn't win or draw — it lost by no more than two goals and would advance at the expense of Algeria. Atsit were, the Desert Foxes went home, but today presents a chance to avenge the wrong when they play Germany.
