ON THIS DAY

West Germany needed to beat Austria by one or two goals to allow both countries to progress through their World Cup finals group at the expense of Algeria. The Germans took the lead after 10 minutes after which their appeared to be an agreement between the sides not to score any more goals. The match became known as the ‘ Disgrace of Gijón’. 26 th June

Hosts Argentina defeated Holland 3-1 after extra time to win the World Cup for the first time.