‘West Germany’ Archives
A brief history of Germany v Argentina at the World Cup
2006 In the quarter-finals Germany and Argentina ended 1–1 after extra time; the hosts edging out the Argentinians 4–2 on penalties to go through to the semifinals. Alemania - Argentina Mundial 2006 - Watch more Videos at Vodpod. 1990 Without doubt the worst game of football I've ever seen. The final between West Germany and [...]
Remembering ’74: West Germany’s forgotten 3rd goal
He was clearly onside and it's definitely not handball. What do you think?
Remembering Espana ’82
The 1982 World Cup was the 12th tournament, held in Spain from 13th June to 11th July, 1982. Incredibly, Spain had been chosen as hosts by FIFA 16 years earlier, in July, 1966. The tournament was won by a resurgent Italy, after beating firm favourites West Germany 3–1 in the final. Italy equalled Brazil's record of having won the World Cup 3 [...]
Italia ’90: The horror final
Welcome to all arriving here from Kerrydale Street. On 7th July, 1990 Italy and England played out an open, attacking game of beautiful football for the right to claim third place in the World Cup, with Roberto Baggio and star of the tournament Toto Schillaci scoring to give the hosts a deserved 2–1 win and the bronze medal. All in all, [...]
Classic World Cup Finals: West Germany 2-1 Holland 1974
After the mega spectacles of the 1966 and 1970 tournaments, attendances and expectations were rather low. To almost single-handedly prove the phenomenon of global warming, the tournament, in contrast to the sun-drenched 2006 edition, was held mostly in bad weather, with the stadia having few protected areas. Relatively few western European nations [...]
Panini legends #11: West German mullet army circa 1990
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The 1990 World Cup was, despite England's extended participation, an absolute stinker, match only by the poorness of haircuts on display. How many of these soon to be world champions can you name? Part of me is very ashamed to admit that I can name all of them. To give you a hand, here's a list of names, in no particular order, for you to [...]
The Trials and Tribulations of Being an England Supporter
Guest article by Brian A Hunt Competition off the pitch is as one-sided as on it I watched the 1966 World Cup Final on television with my two sons, and while we were jubilant with the result it was only what we had expected and anything less than a convincing victory was never in our thoughts. However, since that day, I have sadly [...]
