[w-inds.]

seems Germany will get enough points in first 2 matches
they may play with reserves

(both are Germans

[Lusankya]

I think every Austrian will heavily disagree. They're not german or are Americans english?

Germany may have enough points or they may have not but they will fight for the win nonetheless. A victory vs Austria is very important for all germans.

[ajsU3C]

Originally Posted by w-inds.

seems Germany will get enough points in first 2 matches
they may play with reserves

(both are Germans

Well I don't think 3 points will be enough...
... but if you say so...

[Emperor_Norton]

Originally Posted by w-inds.

(both are Germans

The Austrians are not Germans - they are Bavarians

[Borussia]

Originally Posted by w-inds.

seems Germany will get enough points in first 2 matches

It seems to you ... but that doesn't mean that it seems to everybody!

Originally Posted by w-inds.

(both are Germans

LOOOL.

Originally Posted by Emperor_Norton

The Austrians are not Germans - they are Bavarians

Damn, I didn't know I'm Austrian!

Well, thankfully I'm not Bavarian but Franconian...

[Tuco]

Germany has a moral responsibility to let Austria get through to the second round. =D


Will have to see how things play out on the pitch tomorrow. In any case, it's fair to say Germany will be playing for a win in their last group match -- otherwise, they'd never hear the end of it.

[Borussia]

Originally Posted by Tuco

Germany has a moral responsibility to let Austria get through to the second round. =D

Yeah, the same one like Austria had in 1978. :-)

Originally Posted by Tuco

In any case, it's fair to say Germany will be playing for a win in their last group match -- otherwise, they'd never hear the end of it.

No, it's because we'll probably need that win (either to reach spot 2 or to finish the group on top).

[Marbur66]

Originally Posted by w-inds.

(both are Germans

Yeah, sure they are....

Originally Posted by Tuco

Germany has a moral responsibility to let Austria get through to the second round. =D

How so? That's BS.

[glennaldo_sf]

I think the original poster is referring to the 1982 WC match where Austria and Germany 'played' to a 1-0 win that saw both teams go through at the 'liability' of Algeria and Chile. Anyhoo.. here's what I got from wikipedia.org on the event;

Group 2 saw one of the great World Cup upsets on the first day with the 2-1 victory of Algeria over reigning European Champion West Germany. This memorable game resulted in the controversial match between West Germany and Austria, their third and final match. As Algeria had already played its third match the day before, West Germany and Austria knew that a West German win by 1 or 2 goals would qualify them both, while a larger German victory would qualify Algeria over Austria, and a draw or an Austrian win would eliminate the Germans — the fourth team in the group, Chile, was eliminated regardless of the outcome. After 10 minutes of furious attack, West Germany succeeded in scoring through a goal by Horst Hrubesch. After the goal was scored, the two German-speaking teams went into an unspoken agreement and just kicked the ball around aimlessly for the rest of the match. Chants of "Fuera, fuera" ("Out, out") were screamed by the appalled Spanish crowd, while angry Algerian supporters waved banknotes at the players. This sham performance was widely deplored, even by the German and Austrian fans who had hoped for a hot rematch of the 1978 FIFA World Cup match in which Austria had beaten West Germany. One German fan was so upset by his team's display that he burnt his German flag in disgust. As a result of the outcome, FIFA introduced a revised qualification system at subsequent World Cups in which the final two games in each group were played simultaneously.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_World_Cup

[Excape Goat]

No, all the Poles on the German team will riot.....