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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
So now that I'm in full conspiracy mode for Monday can anyone fill me in on some of the other famous examples of collusion?
Obviously 04 Euro (somewhat debatable I guess).
I know there is at least one more where the teams didn't even try, they straight up made it obvious they weren't going to score on each other and let the clock run down. (or whatever the scenario was)
I swear a few of them have been discussed on CP before.
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Austria-West Germany 1982.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Ge...A_World_Cup%29
This is the reason why tomorrow matches are played at the same time.
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The match was the last game of the first-round Group 2, with Algeria and Chile having played already the day before. With that game already decided, a win by one or two goals for West Germany would result in both sides qualifying, at the expense of Algeria, which had beaten Germany in the first game. After 10 minutes, Germany scored the 1–0 lead. As the game progressed, both teams seemed to be content with the result, giving the impression of both sides having an unspoken agreement to play for a 1–0 German win.
The direct consequence of the game was that from Euro 1984 and World Cup 1986 onward, the final pair of group matches in international tournaments always start at the same time.
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I don't think the 2004 game was fixed. I watched that game and when Denmark was up 2-1 they had numerous chances to make it 3-1. They hit the post and Isaksson of Sweden made some great saves. Sweden were playing for their tournament lives and like in about 1000 games we've seen, they scored a goal late to secure a 2-2 tie and survive another day.