Atomic kitten gareth southgate12/14/2023 ![]() No VAR back then! Germany's last tournament meeting with England at Wembley was in the Euro 1996 semifinal. "The Wembley Goal," or Geoff Hurst's second, England's third, which didn't actually cross the line. England, they still think of 1966 and "das Wembley-Tor" … ![]() Uersfeld: And of course, it was a German, Dietmar Hamann, who scored the last ever goal at the old Wembley. The 2013 Champions League final at Wembley allowed German football to present itself on the biggest stage at the home of football and led to more English fans becoming interested in German football. I think you could tell by the reactions of the German players after the Hungary game: England at Wembley in a proper tournament game, it doesn't get much better than that.īuchheister: For many German fans, Wembley is comparable with Camp Nou, the Bernabeu or Anfield - pure romanticism in the motherland of football. There are only a handful of such iconic national stadiums in the world: the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, for example, or perhaps Hampden Park in Glasgow. Germany's biggest footballing rivalry is with neighboring Netherlands, not England Image: Baumann/picture allianceĮven if England aren't considered big footballing rivals, games at Wembley do seem to enjoy a certain mysticism for German fans.īiermann: Absolutely, Wembley is a mythical place. Germany's biggest rivals are the Netherlands, our next-door neighbors against whom we've had some historic matches, especially 1974 and 1988. Stephan Uersfeld (NTV): There are iconic matches but I don't really think it's a rivalry. They were all particularly dramatic games - and tragic, from England's point of view. Hendrik Buchheister ( Der Spiegel): It's a rivalry which is defined by historic games: 1966 obviously, but that was closely followed by 1970 and then the penalty shootouts in 19. ![]() Germany hasn't suffered from the same trauma against England, although that could change on Tuesday… ![]() On the other hand, there are some great stories involving England that have built up over the years, starting with Geoff Hurst's goal in 1966 and then the reverse happening in 2010. Furthermore, there are local rivalries against our neighbors in the Netherlands and Austria which are a bit more emotional. OK, there was the 5-1 defeat in Munich in 2001, but it didn't mean anything in the end. But is the feeling mutual? DW asked three prominent German football journalists what they think of the "rivalry" with England.ĭW: With four World Cup stars on their badge, do the Germans even take England seriously at all?Ĭhristoph Biermann ( 11 Freunde): Germany tends to have rivalries with those teams which are in the same weight category: Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, France … but we've not lost a decisive tournament game against England since 1966. In fact, since beating West Germany 4-2 in the 1966 World Cup final, England have lost every knockout tie between the two nations since, most recently when Joachim Löw's young side hammered England 4-1 at the 2010 World Cup.įor English football fans, there is no bigger rival than Germany. The possible opponents in the final would then be Uruguay, France, Brazil or Belgium, if England fans can dare to dream.The morning after Germany's dramatic 2-2 tie with Hungary set up a round of 16 meeting with England at Wembley, the headline of the Daily Mail said it all: "Oh no, not the Germans again!"Įnglish football has a complex when it comes to Germany, largely a result of successive traumas suffered at German hands - twice in semifinals, twice on penalties. If England beat Sweden on Saturday afternoon they will face either Croatia or hosts Russia in the semi-final. ![]() Well done #ENGvCOL #EnglandvsColombia #threelions /l5qTfmfN2O Jordan Pickford’s heroics in goal and Eric Dier’s winning spot kick sent fans wild, and videos emerged of the jubilant celebrations across England.ĪND WE’RE THROUGHHHHHHH!!! ⚽️? #worldcup #worldcup2018 #COLENG /t5wcG2Wrh5 Woaah, England’s going all the waaaay! Joyous celebrationsĮngland fans celebrated raucously following the round-of-16 win over Colombia – their first penalty shootout win in World Cup history. The other chant that’s become popular is a spin on the chorus to Earth, Wind and Fire’s ‘September’, and goes like this: Who created a love song for Southgate to the tune of Atomic Kitten’s Whole Again and can they please step forward to collect their prize #ENGCOL /F3EK9zbvy6Īs with the other England songs from this World Cup, it’s taken a few days to filter back home from Russia, but expect to hear this everywhere when England play Sweden in the quarter-finals on Saturday. Southgate you’re the one… #Walkabout #EngCol #FootballsComingHome /HrC6beZqMG “Southgate you’re the one, you still turn me on…” ? #ENG fans take over Kaliningrad. It’s being sung in Russia, but also in streets, bars and pubs here in the UK. ![]()
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