West Germany’s 1982 World Cup semi-final win over France was an absolute classic, featuring four goals in extra time as two of the finest international sides of the time fought tooth and nail to reach the game’s ultimate showpiece.
Having battled back from 3-1 down with just 18 minutes to go, the Germans must have felt it was fated for them to win – and maybe it was.
They briefly trailed in the shootout, Uli Stielike seeing his penalty saved by Jean-Luc Ettori, but that was to be their only shortcoming. Harald Schumacher – who, following his infamous collision with Patrick Battiston, was lucky to still be on the pitch – saved from Didier Six and Maxime Bossis, allowing Horst Hrubesch to wrap things up.
