World Cup Semi-Final July 8 1982

France v West Germany

Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville
France 3 (Platini (pen) 26, Tresor 92, Giresse 98)
West Germany 3 (Littbarski 17, Rummenigge 102, Fischer 108)
(After Extra Time)
West Germany win 5-4 on Penalties

France: Ettori, Amoros, Janvion, Bossis, Tigana, Tresor, Genghini (Battiston 52, Lopez 62), Giresse, Platini, Rocheteau, Six.

West Germany: Schumacher, Kaltz, K.H. Forster, Stielike, Briegel (Rummenigge 96), B. Forster, Dremmler, Breitner, Littbarski, Magath (Hrubesch 72), Fischer.

Referee: Corver (Holland)
Yellow Cards: B.Forster, Giresse, Genghini

West Germany finally beat France on penalties after an epic semi-final clash in 1982. The Germans looked a well-beaten side when they fell 3-1 behind in extra-time but they stormed back to take the match into a penalty shoot-out.

The hero and villain of the match was Harald Schumacher. The German keeper made a terrible challenge on Patrick Battiston when the French star was running in on goal. Battiston was left unconscious while Schumacher was not even booked. The German was then allowed to cover himself in glory during the shoot-out success.

West Germany had actually taken the lead through Littbarski, but Platini levelled from the penalty spot just eight minutes later. The rest of the first 90 minutes was a battle of the skill of the French against the strength and determination of West Germany, with neither side able to steal the victory.

Only two minutes of extra-time had passed when libero Marius Tresor lashed a volley past Schumacher to give France the lead. Six minutes later Alain Giresse's drive from the edge of the area seemed to have swung the game totally in France's favour.

However, within ten minutes Germany were back on terms. Substitute Rummenigge poked home at the near post and Karl Fischer made it 3-3, volleying home from Hrubesch¹s header at the far post.

The rest of the second period of extra-time brought no more goals and the dreaded penalty shoot-out was left to decide who would progress to the final.

Uli Stielike's miss at 2-3 to France looked to be decisive, but Schumacher saved Six's kick to put the Germans back in the hunt.

It was 4-4 after the first ten spot-kicks. Maxime Bossis would then taste the ultimate disappointment, his miss with the first sudden-death kick left Hrubesch to send Ettori the wrong way, and send West Germany into the Final to face Italy.