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Soviet Union vs. East Germany

Soviet Union vs. East Germany full match

Olympic Games 1972

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The bronze medal was shared by both countries. Decades later it was discovered that the Soviet team fixed the match to share the medal because they didn't want to play as they had been eliminated in the semi-finals.

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Bronze medal match
Olympiastadion (München)
September 10, 1972

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  1. Lukittaz December 28, 2020 01:09

    gracias

  2. MagicDip August 22, 2018 22:02

    The Soviet n°8 was Vyacheslav Semyonov. Porkuyan didn't represent Soviet Union in the Olympic Games.

  3. Footballia
    Footballia January 24, 2019 13:29

    You're right, thank you! Sorry we'd missed this comment!