Argentina eventually defeated the Netherlands in the final, but their victory always carries the uncertainty of that shady humiliation of Peru.Īlgeria faced a confident West Germany. Peru's president received an Argentine Order of the Liberator General San Martin for his participation. The Peruvian players that had not been in on the fix had begged their coach not to play Quiroga. According to Peru's RPP, six Peruvian players threw the match, including Manzo and goalkeeper Ramon Quiroga. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger had visited Peru's locker room right before the match with the Peruvian government's blessing. Argentine military dictator Jorge Videla and U.S. Peru's coach believed that his players had given their all except for one - defender Rodolfo Manzo, who was widely blamed for allowing two of Argentina's goals. Spanish media called the game "unreal," suggesting that the game had been fixed. The international media - particularly Brazil - noted that the game had gone a little too well for Argentina. For coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, the shame was so great that per Brazil's R7, the 74-year old coach has not retired in a bid to erase the black mark of the 7-1 defeat on his record. The Brazilian public - particularly the media - were not pleased, giving many of their own players a 0/10 rating. The Selecao were barely able to get the ball past the halfway line and put together any meaningful threats to the German net. It was also Brazil's first home competitive defeat since 1975.Īccording to the Bleacher Report's analysis, Brazil had completely failed to control Germany's midfield and keep the ball. For four-time World Cup winners Brazil, it was an unmitigated national disaster, the country's worst defeat in more than a century, per ESPN, and the first time ever Brazil had been four goals behind at the tournament. During the game, Brazil conceded seven goals over the course of the match and were 5-0 down by the half-hour mark, a humiliation for any team. Brazil had not been playing great throughout the tournament, but few would have expected what happened next. Brazil faced European powerhouse Germany in the semi-final.
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