America: The World Cup is going on. Only 1 day left for group stage. Several teams have already qualified for the knock out or round of 32.

However, the most talked about thing at the moment is two matches on the same day at the same time. But why are the last two matches of the group stage at the same time? It has a tainted history behind it.

Algeria, West Germany, Algeria and Chile were in Group Two of the 1982 World Cup. West Germany was a big name in world football at that time. Their last match was against Austria.

This match has already been declared infamous. But this match was a huge question mark on the spirit of the game. The first match in 1982 was between West Germany and Algeria.

Everyone thought Germany would win but Algeria surprised everyone by beating them 2-1. It was the biggest incident in football history. At that time the last group matches were scheduled in such a way that Algeria played their last match earlier.

Since everyone had point 4, a strange equation was needed. If West Germany beat Austria 1-0 in the last match, all three teams - West Germany, Austria and Algeria - will have 4 points. In that case West Germany and Austria will advance to the knock out stage on goal difference.

And if Germany had won 2-0, Austria would have been eliminated by one goal difference. West Germany took the lead within 10 minutes of the match. Then the drama begins.

Players from both teams just started passing between themselves. Neither team was interested in scoring, so the match ended 1-0. As a result, the spectators of the stadium became very angry and started protesting by throwing money on the field.

As the match was played at a place called Gijon, it is known as the 'Degrees of Gijon'. After this match, Algeria strongly protested and there was intense public anger in the society. It was then that in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, the last match of the last round of the group stage would be played simultaneously.

As a result of this decision, no team will be able to play based on the results of other matches. This rule continues to this day, increasing spectator interest in the game.