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The Disgrace of Gijón is one of many names given in hindsight to the 1982 FIFA World Cup football match played at the El Molinón stadium in Gijón, Spain, on 25 June 1982, with West Germany beating Austria 1–0 and both teams advancing to the next round while Algeria was eliminated by the goal scoring tie breaker mainly due to having played its last game a day earlier without knowing how many goals would be needed. In German, the match is known as Nichtangriffspakt von Gijón or Schande von Gijón, while in Algeria it is called فضيحة خيخون, and in French: le Match de la honte ; it has also been satirically referred to as the Anschluss.