The Spanish soccer team, the current European champion, is not always present in great appointments. This Thursday, February 13, 61 years of a goal that left La Red without participating in World Cup in Germany 1974The latter World Cup where he has not been Spain. It’s a bit in the black legend of our football.
That’s February 13 SpainWhose coach Ladislao Kubala, And then Yugoslavia They played in Frankfurt a dramatic rack classification for the 1974 World Cup World Cup in Mexico 1970 and came to Germany with all hope that Germany’s appointment was not lost. Kubala He went out to play with Iribar; Sol, Benito, Jesús Martínez, Uría; Juan Carlos, Claramunt, Asensi; Amancio, Gárate and Valdez.
A bad sign was on the eve, when the group went to the cinema to watch the movie Papillon, the veteran masseuse Àngel mur (Father) suffered an angina in the chest. He recovered, but in the game against Yugoslavia Who treats Spanish players is the masseuse of the German national team, Eich Donser.
Hours later, on February 13, in Waldstadion, on the way of Spain He crossed Josip Katalinskia bosnian defense that then played in Zeljeznicar And that was the hero of the Yugoslava team.
Due to the 13th minutes Yugoslavia He launched a foul and finished, with pleasure, brand -free, Katalinski. A legend like José ángel iríbar He refused while the ball could, returned to Sarajevo Central, trembling and marked while Basque’s goalkeeper was still on the ground.
The choice led by Kubala He could not do the wall of the combined direction’s Miljan Miljanicthat next month, in March, reaches an agreement to directly from tag -heat to Real Madridshowing him on July 5.
In the -73 minutes Martial and Quini Replaced a Juan Carlos and Amancio. And Miljanic He was driven away. The scenario of the game has not changed. The Spanish team runs out of the World Cup and Katalinski, He later signed for The Nice (where he retired in 1978 because of an injury) he became part of his black legend. The Bosnian defender died at the age of 63, in 2011.
Four days thereafter Yugoslavia-SpainShe is Barcelonaled by Johan Cruyffwon 0-5 until Real Madrid In Santiago Bernabéu. As for selection, they are undoubtedly difficult times. Spain Neither was he classified for the European championships of 1968, 1972 and 1976. But for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, along with Rubén Cano of the hero. His purpose, certainly new Yugoslavia And in Belgrade, 0-1, issued a pass to Spain. Since then the Spanish team, World Champion in South Africa 2010, has not lack any event in the World Cup.
Source: La Verdad
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