He is remembered for his controversial decision in the 1982 World Cup semifinal between Germany and France in Seville, Spain, when he deemed goalkeeper Harald Schumacher's collision with Patrick Battiston to be not a foul.
It was in this game he had an outstanding shot from the edge of the box spectacularly saved by German goalkeeper Harald Schumacher.
A French newspaper poll asked which was the least popular man in France, and Schumacher beat Adolf Hitler into second.
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Schumacher was involved in a collision with a French defender, substitute Patrick Battiston, in the semi-final of the 1982 World Cup.
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However, he is perhaps best remembered for a highly controversial incident in the 1982 FIFA World Cup semifinal against France when he collided with and seriously injured French defender Patrick Battiston.
The German goalkeeper, Harald Schumacher, raced towards Battiston as the Frenchman took the shot, missing the goal.
Harald Schumacher (born 1954), known as Toni, German football goalkeeper from 1972 through 1992
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