Comments on: Cordoba 1978 = Vienna 2008? http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/cordoba-1978-vienna-2008.html News from Euro 2008 Championships in Austria and Switzerland. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:09:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: diana http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/cordoba-1978-vienna-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-4295 diana Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:26:26 +0000 http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/cordoba-1978-vienna-2008.html#comment-4295 Phil, that is actually exactly why last group matches are played simultaneously. Phil, that is actually exactly why last group matches are played simultaneously.

]]> By: Phil http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/cordoba-1978-vienna-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-4219 Phil Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:42:42 +0000 http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/cordoba-1978-vienna-2008.html#comment-4219 But then in 1982 the two conspired to knock out Algeria with a fixed lifeless 1-0 win for Germany over Austria after the result of the Algeria match was already known. It was a disgrace as that was the only result that would see BOTH through. I think this incident is why the last matches are now always played simultaneously. But then in 1982 the two conspired to knock out Algeria with a fixed lifeless 1-0 win for Germany over Austria after the result of the Algeria match was already known. It was a disgrace as that was the only result that would see BOTH through. I think this incident is why the last matches are now always played simultaneously.

]]> By: diana http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/cordoba-1978-vienna-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-4142 diana Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:46:38 +0000 http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/cordoba-1978-vienna-2008.html#comment-4142 Daryl, the rivalry is much more just the big brother versus the little brother. In the 30s, Austria was considered among the best in Europe (thus the nickname 'Wunderteam'). Back then, Germany is not the major footballing nation we know nowadays. Found two links on the history of rivalry between the two neighbours. Though the Reuters link is more on previewing the match in Vienna (it does also has some background history on the rivalry). http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=270868&root=europe&cc=4716 (Totalitarian Football - Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger ponders the impact the 'Anschluss' had on the historic rivalry between Austria and Germany.) (Source: ESPN Soccernet, first published 10 July 2003) http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-euroaustriarivalry&prov=reuters&type=lgns (Austria chase “immortality” against Germany) (Source: Reuters) This one is on the coach who coached the 'Wunderteam' - http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/coaches/coach=61643/bio.html Daryl, the rivalry is much more just the big brother versus the little brother. In the 30s, Austria was considered among the best in Europe (thus the nickname ‘Wunderteam’). Back then, Germany is not the major footballing nation we know nowadays.

Found two links on the history of rivalry between the two neighbours. Though the Reuters link is more on previewing the match in Vienna (it does also has some background history on the rivalry).

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=270868&root=europe&cc=4716 (Totalitarian Football – Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger ponders the impact the ‘Anschluss’ had on the historic rivalry between Austria and Germany.) (Source: ESPN Soccernet, first published 10 July 2003)

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-euroaustriarivalry&prov=reuters&type=lgns (Austria chase “immortality” against Germany) (Source: Reuters)

This one is on the coach who coached the ‘Wunderteam’ – http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/coaches/coach=61643/bio.html

]]> By: Jan http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/cordoba-1978-vienna-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-4141 Jan Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:32:05 +0000 http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/cordoba-1978-vienna-2008.html#comment-4141 Come on Austria! You can make it! Keep up the co-host honour! Come on Austria! You can make it! Keep up the co-host honour!

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