Italy 4–3 West Germany (1970 FIFA World Cup)
| Event | 1970 FIFA World Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 17 June 1970 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City | ||||||
| Referee | Arturo Yamasaki Maldonado (Mexico) | ||||||
| Attendance | 102,444 | ||||||
The semi-final of the 1970 FIFA World Cup between Italy and West Germany is known as the "Game of the Century" (Spanish: Partido del Siglo; Italian: Partita del secolo; German: Jahrhundertspiel). It was played on 17 June 1970 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Italy won 4–3 after five goals were scored in extra time. A record number of scored goals during any 2x15 min extra time during a FIFA World Cup game. That record is after the 2014 World Cup still unbeaten. Four goals on extra time were scored in the 1982 semifinal between West Germany and France.
Italy led for the majority of the match, after Roberto Boninsegna scored in the 8th minute. Germany's Franz Beckenbauer dislocated his shoulder after being fouled, but stayed on the field carrying his dislocated arm in a sling, as his side had already used their two permitted substitutions.
Defender Karl-Heinz Schnellinger equalized for West Germany during injury time at the end of the second half. German television commentator Ernst Huberty exclaimed "Schnellinger, of all people!" (in German: "Schnellinger! Ausgerechnet Schnellinger!"), since Schnellinger played in Italy's professional football league, Serie A, at A.C. Milan (for whom he rarely scored) and previously for A.S. Roma and A.C. Mantova. It was also his first and only goal in 47 matches for the national team. The second half ended with the scores deadlocked at 1–1, and at this point the match became a battle of endurance during the two periods of extra time.
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