How England Caused Germany's 2014 World Cup Win
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- In September 2001, and England team under the new management of Sven-Göran Eriksson travelled to Munich and beat Germany 5-1 in their own backyard, in what is often cited as being one of England's greatest ever results.
Over the next 15 years, Germany reached at least the semi-finals of seven out of a possible eight major tournaments, and they won the FIFA World Cup in 2014 - meanwhile England failed to get beyond the quarter finals at either the World Cup or the Euros.
So in this documentary, HITC Sevens takes a look at both Germany and England in the 21st century, the reason for the two potential Euro 2020 rivals' contrasting fortunes, and how England accidentally caused an era of greatness within German football. - Sport
England: "You took everything from me!"
Germany: "I dont even know who you are."
England: let me remind you.
Germany: whaaa...
Flaskbacks to the world wars.
@@gamingledgens2112 so funny i forgot to laugh
🤣🤣👌
@@gamingledgens2112 The world war during which the US saved the UK and the rest of Europe from total annihilation? Hadn't Hitler been a total idiot and tried to invade the URSS even the US intervention might have not been enough to stop Germany.
@@str33t3r I think it’ll go to pens again
As someone who used to visit Germany periodically, this subject. Their view on the England rivalry was “How can you be our rivals if you never win anything”
But Netherlands haven’t won shit too
@@Dan-dh8ef they've won the 88 Euro and reached several finals of both the World Cup and Euros. Much better record than England
@@Dan-dh8ef true,but Germany always admired the Dutch style of play and football culture.. England on the other hand have no philosophy or style of play you can attribute to them
@@karabomafa5609 We do have a philosophy, it's 4-4-f'ing-2!
@@Dan-dh8ef That England game yesterday was painfull, even for me as a German it was a shitshow to see so many Star players simply be so passive.
“But Germany won the war”
Now that’s not something that you hear everyday
They kinda did, they left ww2 almost unscaved, now Germany has no traces from ww2 and is financially strong( stronger then the US because the US have mire dept than EU combined)
@@jakemorandthemomoz8154 Saying that Germany has left ww2 unscathed is far from what happened in reality, but it seems like it with Germany's economic recovery.
@@jakemorandthemomoz8154 "Left WW2 almost completly unscaved" Dude WTF? Please google "[any major german city] after ww2" and tell me how that is unscaved
@@jakemorandthemomoz8154 germany literally was a pile of rubble after the second world war, millions of germans were dead. For 45 years the country was split in half. Doesnt sound like victory to me at all
@@jakemorandthemomoz8154 unscathed? Look at the pictures of Berlin, Frankfurt and Dresden in may 1945
England: Germany are our greatest rivals.
Germany: Who are you?
It's very similar to Colombia against Argentina, Colombia (my country) they consider Argentina as our greatest rivals, meanwhile in Argentina probably consider it a Sunday stroll
@@sebastianjoseruizmorales8534 sort of, Argetinas new rival is Chile, Brazil shifted to Germany, and Colombia I say with Argentina
We’re the people that made the sport
@@ronniescerri4111 the English did not invent football 😂😂🤦♂️ the Scottish invented it. Although it comes as no surprise that you English are claiming it as your own!
2-0 hahahhhahaha, go home
Back when the referees were giving England free kicks outside of the box just so the superstar of the time, Beckham would take them...
I thought I was the only one that noticed.
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as opposed to free kicks inside of the box?
@@prod.ilybrandon7387 yes, those happen too
@@prod.ilybrandon7387
Beckham has a bad record on those.
While germans dont really see England as their main rivals, they are very prevalent in footballing jokes. For example, there was a penalty shootout browser game i played years ago, and the difficulties were from hardest to easiest: Very Hard - Hard - Medium - Easy - England
2-0 mate
@@raferyan2891 fair enough
@@Fredisbackful maybe now it’ll have to be Very Hard - Hard - Medium - Easy - Germany
@@raferyan2891 lucky it didnt go to penalties
@@raferyan2891 doesn’t work since no penalties, and England still will be a running joke for their penalties
As a german, I have to add, that we would never miss a chance to make fun of the english penalties and goalkeepers! I dont know if it is enough for a rivalvry, or just making fun of the little boy from the neighbourhood who cant even kick a ball properly.
@John Trevolter you mean 15th
Our goalkeepers have been pretty substandard haven't they? I guess you can say that though since you had the best in the world for years 🤣 I hope we do meet, Germany are my favourite football titans.
@@CoreyIOW yeah i mean my country loss 4-2 to them
@@BaracoObama Yeah but your team is still one of the best nations in the world. You also arguably have the best player in the world with Ronaldo. Both Portugal and Germany also upset England in WC's and Euro's - and it looks like we'll see either of you again 👀
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In Germany the so called "Wembley Goal" from the 1966 final is a much bigger thing then the whole other games against England.
I've heard people say they see it go over the line. I don't know if they're trying to trick me or themselves because I've looked at it several times and it's square on the line
On the line never in... And number 4 England had about 17 People on the Ground . What A Ripp Off.
@@petervon2038 Glad somebody mention this.
@@terrycuster4213 yes, but why is it no one mentions the fact that the free kick leading up to one of Germany's goals was never a free kick? That's just as much of a fact as the goal that was or wasn't over the line, although hasn't recent goal line tech proved it was in? Let it go already.
@@glazersout4272 its a wc final
The German thrashing of Brazil should be considered a war crime and the Brazilians should request reparations.
If Germany reaches Brazils 5 WCs than the Brazilians will have nothing left to counter the 1-7 lmao
Loosers (not meant as insult) dont get reperations. xD
@@yom0mma214 not much anyway. They’ve attended more WCs, scored more goals, and won more games, whereas Germany can boast a higher number of appearances in the quarter- to finals. Both have actually played the most WC matches of any national team.
In Germany people see the Netherlands and Italy as their two greatest rivals.
Exactly , england not even considered
the netherlands? pretty sure our team is shit rn so youve got one rival less ;)
I think Spain and Brazil as well somehow. I started watching in 2006 and somehow I always got the feeling that we always just saw the team that kicked us out in the last tournament as the biggest rival. Since we barely lost between 2006 and 2016 there was no real reason to be scared of anyone who didn't kick us out before.
Netherlands over France🤔🤔🤔🤔
@@enzicoxe Nah man
The only enemy Germany fears is Italy. Everyone else is just another game.
true, i also put Italy as out Number 1 rival, waaay ahead of Netherlands, i know there were some nasty things happening between some of our games but Italy is still rival number one.
Despite that, Germany wins penalty shootout against Italy on Euro 2016
Italy and Spain
They finally beat them in 2016 via a comically bad shootout no less.
@@jacobsebastian6714 , Spain only have two wins on big tournaments against Germany in their entire history, which were played pretty recently. Go on and research how many more times Germany defeated Spain.
On the other hand, Italy defeated Germany in 1970, helped eliminating them in 1978, again won in 1982, 2006, and 2012. Italy truly is the only team Germany fears when it comes to big tournaments.
Anything happens
English -:
101 reasons why it happened because of us.
TRUEEEEEE AF
Anything happens
The whole world while following English media-:
"English"
The 3-0 drubbing by Portugal's B-Team at Euro 2000 seems like it had much more impact....
100%. Trying to claim England have anything to do with Germany's success is ridiculous.
Source: German hardcore football fan
I thought the title of this video was really reaching but the explanation was not that far-fetched. One shocking humiliation may certainly have provoked all these changes Germany made in order to secure a solid foundation for all future national teams. I thought it was quite fair especially coming from an Englishman, who has probably felt the rivalry since his earliest memories.
„Ich mache diese Haarprobe weil ich ein ABSOLUT reines GEWISSEN habe“
So eine legendärere Aktion
Translation?
@@MrMan66651 Its from a legendary press conference with Christoph daum. There were rumors that he had taken cocaine and in this press conference he said that they can test his hair that he has not taken anything because he has a clear conscience (idk if this is a good translation). And then it got tested and of course he had taken cocaine
And it’s just funny bc he acted so sure that he was clean although he knew he was not
Lol
Just a reminder, my man picked Kane over Lewa in his video about best Euro starting 11 per nation !
No bias btw 😂
What’s the problem?
@@jorgevazquez1197 r u serious
i'm german and bias towards germany and also our league but i agree, Kane played for a Top7 side last season, Lewa for the best in Germany, had it much easier, also Kane was injured alot, if i could sign anyone of the 2, i'd pick lewa bc of kane's injury record but for a tournament and just a few games? Kane, he also assists alot and has some very great passes in him while also being a great goalscorer.
@@LegendNinja41 respect
England: *I guide others to a treasure I cannot possess*
Actually we consider Italy our greatest rivals, not the Netherlands
A rivalry of great mutual respect (Italy fan here)
@@trancemadmaz as a german. This is true. We fear italy more than any other nation, but still most of us like and respect them
In Mexico we consider the WC Quarter Finals as our greatest rivals
@@yom0mma214 lol
@@yom0mma214 hopefully you will break that curse in 2026! Because you are going to be a co-host, I think your chances are better than usual.
Germany caused Germany’s win by winning the tournament lol
Day 101: 7 worst players who scored a hattrick in either the premier or champions league
Day 102: Shhhh
What about the worst players to score five goals in a game
Dietrich Weise is one of those examples of an incredibly influential individual in football who didn't get the credit and still doesn't get credit for their contributions.
Imagine being sooo good that rivals(allegedly) celebrate it like they've won biggest prize there is lmaoo
Heskey scores
Germany: We need to rethink the game
What if benteke scores against Germany, let alone getting picked for the Belgian team
@@finndonoghue150 rebuild 2.0
Getting this hyped over a friendly is the epitome of English football
Can I just point out the irony that the ONLY TIMES England ever hires foreign managers, they both happen to be ones that are completely devoted to a classic English 4-4-2?
I'm entirely convinced if either Capello or Eriksson had played anything but a 4-4-2 England could have reached at least one semi final.
The problem is not only the system sometimes, but some of the tactics these coaches imposed.
@@andreasdarsaklis5495 And the crap players
@@gebirg1 That was another issue, yes.
4-4-2 was known to be an outdated (and very boring) system by the early 70's, the same as kick and rush. I swear if England had a national manager of the calibre of Mourinho AND let him work they would soon have more silverware.
@@gebirg1 Crap players like Neville, Rio, Sol Campbell, JT, Ashley Cole, Gerrard, Lampard, Scholes, Beckham, Hargreaves, Owen and Rooney?
They didn't call them the Golden Generation out of nothing.
So basically england is that annoying girl who says "notice me senpai" to Germany
Basically.
Lol no it's the other way round, not only are England more talked about than other teams, those out of GB follow the British media and their pages more than any other, let alone their own 😂
@@tenzaemtade6146 literally lad if we dare say one thing positive about our national team there’s 20 foreigners slobbering “you can’t score against Scotland” in the comments
@@anglonrx2754*could have been better but on thec positive side, we didn't concede * --> "typical deluded English fans and media overhyping their overrated players and team who think they're world beaters and they it's coming home, won nothing in 50 years 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣".
Article: *Italy win 3 without conceding* --> "and the England fans think they'll beat Italy can you imagine if England won all 3 the media would be like they're the next Brazil or Germany, shoving it down our throats lol so much English bias🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣" --> *as they all prefer to follow English media more than their own*
@@tenzaemtade6146 yeah Italy literally only just scraped a win against Austria today in extra time too
perfect timing for this video. England v Germany in Euro last 16!!!!
We all know how will win that. After penalties of course
@@MrSpirit99 who knows, it could be a loss to Germany and the 20 year cycle continues!!
@@MrSpirit99 uh, about that...
@@tinnguyen2031 you read theem like an open book
In 1996 Møller scored the last penalty.
In 2021 Müller missed a chance for Germany to equalize.
Coincidence??
10:51 "And even Heskey scoring."
JFC, the amount of shade thrown in four words is too damn high. 😅🤣🤣
So funny seeing Brits trying to explain how other country's international victories are Theirs
They look for credit where they can because they can't win anything lol
Outstanding video Alfie. This is a case study which could be applied to anywhere in business too. These types of analytical videos are by far my favorite, so keep these fascinating stories coming.
It's so sad that Gerrard, lampard and scholes didn't win a single International trophy. People these days don't realise how legendary these 3 were for there clubs.
Fact
They just weren't good enough unfortunately
Legendary in the Premiership where they were protected by referees and anointed by the FA as stars.
Scholes wasn't given much chance at England and Capello wouldn't tet anything besides 4-4-2 with Lampard and Gerrard
Lampard ghost goal
25:05
There were also some italian imigrants in Argentina who happen to be the grand parents of the best player in history
Lionel Messi
Hey Alfie can you make a video on hooliganism in England during the late 20th century?
The late 1970s and early 1980s was the golden age of football hooliganism in England.
I hope he doesn't make it overly negative cause while a lot of it was wrong, it added something that the overly sanitised and disconnected football of today lacks.
@@areebsiddiqui758 on the other hand though the extremes of hooliganism is what lead to the sanitised culture of English football now, in an attempt to end the violence the governing bodies killed the community nature of football and clubs.
@@harveyholmes9533 “sanitized culture?” Granted, I don’t know too much about how it is in England itself, but I’ve seen English fans in international games, and I would not call a crowd which boos the opponent’s national anthem and attempts to throw the opposing goalie off during a penalty by shining a laser pointer in his face “sanitized”
I was at the 5-1 win in Munich. One of the best atmospheres as an away fan ever
Here after we beat them?
Thank you for the documentary! It is linked with why young talents from South America are not as required nowadays in the top Clubs of Europe, since they have developed their own academies in the last decades, especially Germany.
Football journalism at its peak well done Alfie on a well written and informative video.
Funny how they give themselves credit for someone else's achievements 😂🤣.
Only achievement being win at 1966 controversially. Whereas Germans have 4 world cup wins
He just wants English people to click the video as well. Understandable…
and a dozen more semfinals in both Wc and Euros :D
@GTD if there was a price for most 2nd places Germany would be champion, I think. Without looking it up of course.
@@MrSpirit99 We are and Italy is close #2
Exactly
Do I really have to quote Gary Lineker here..?
But seriously: What I (as a German) value about England is their commentators. British print media sucks still equating football games against Germany to some obscure Panzer attack in WW2, antiquated, inappropriate and just bad manners. By contrast British TV- hosts are objective, knowledgeable and (if you get the British humor) quite funny. Even in defeat they give credit to the better team without spite.
Totally agree. Ignore our newspapers, they are pandering to the stupid racist brexiteers. I agree about the tv guys. Lineker is very honest in his assessments
You’ve obviously never listened to the hate that drips from Jon champion
@@joelgrosschmidt5507
You are correct I do not know this chap but I take your word for it. There surely are azzholes in every country.
However, I like to remind everyone of the English comments after the loss at the 2010 World Cup where a clear goal at a critical moment in the match was not given or the game at Euro 96 where England lost in a most dramatic way and arguably was the better team... I recall British opinion pieces after the loss in South Africa that argued the goal would not have made a difference, that Germany was the better team, no whining. simply a clear assessment of the game... and that is what I appreciate.
As long as it isn't that prick Ian Wright, I agree. Hate how biased he is for England. He still tries to claim that was a penalty against Denmark
The changes to German football was because of the WC in 98, the Euros in 2000 and that we would host the WC in 2006. England had no part in it. We care very little about a 5-1 defeat to England in the qualifiers haha. Once we qualify, we are happy. The real matches that Germans care about are at the tournaments.. trust me I am hardcore German football fan
Great Video, HITC Stevens! Very insightful! Could you do an analysis of the Scotland National Football team? It would be interesting to see...
Big fan of these longer videos👍🏼
Everything wrong with that title. Why not make one how Liberia and Andorra stopped Spain winning 2010
There wouldn't be a modicum of truth to that as Spain did in fact win in 2010
@@AbbasAdejonwo ok how Northern Ireland and Switzerland caused Spain to win the world cup then. As those countries did beat Spain 1 few year before and other Spain s first match but the point I was trying to make was Spain were always going to win that world cup I felt . Same with Germany in 2014 and pretty much every team to be honest that wins world cup
@@seanmccombie6379 now that's a video I'd watch!
@@seanmccombie6379 damn that game we lost to switzerland brings back memories. 6 years old and i was in school still, and my teacher brings out a tv and puts the game on. first football game i remember seeing, i fell in love. and even though we lost i can safely tell my children i saw the best national team of all time
Fun fact: the German FA sent many youth coaches and sporting directors to Argentina to see how their youth academies worked. Also, was this title just clickbait?
I LOVE THESE DOCUMENTARY STYLE VIDEOS YOU DO
hitc sevens, the gift that keeps on giving
For long, tangent filled videos.
Best German players in the premier league of all time. (Day 135)
Also I don't care if you consider this spam. I'm doing this for too long, I'm not giving up now.
If you don't believe my number, just go back to the previous videos. I'm at the bottom most of the time, but I'm there.
It's a shit idea that's why he's not doing it
@@daftbanna7202 why so rude? Did a German hurt you?
@@zubatterrorincarnate3206 I mean, most of the population would say yes...
@@zubatterrorincarnate3206 Nah the thing is you will need to do it for every Nation in the premier league
Klinsmann
England grasp on to one win in a qualifier game meanwhile Germany are one of the most successful national team of all time. They're just not in the same league
Great video, Thank you Alfie
Crackin' video fella
England is a small country and this video has convinced me of it. What a small country mentality they have.
Kevin Prince Boateng is not a emigrant, his grandfather was Helmut Rahn, the guy that scored the winning goal in germanys world cup win in 54. Jerome has a german mother too, but without national team conections.
Top notch video Alfie 👍🍻
Great content, subscribed!
How can you be someone's rival when u don't win anything ?
When i was a kid growing up in the 80's and 90'sEngland fans used to go on about 66 and the WC win....Fast forward to now and England fans are reminiscing about slim group stage wins v Scotland 25 years ago and friendlies they won 20 years ago v Germany.
For a country that has itself winning every tourny there seems a lack of winning tournys.
The Spurs of international football
@@karabomafa5609 but Spurs won 26 trophies and England 1 so yeah
@@runethfc lol I'm a Spurs fan..but in terms of overhyping but delivering little, choking in big games. Spurs and England are birds of a feather
@@karabomafa5609 who are hyping up Spurs?
Excellent video Alfie.
wonderful video. Very inciteful
Thing is, after we beat Germany 5-1 in the qualifiers for 2002. We lost to Brazil in the quarters and Germany got to the final!
Hey Alfie, love the content. Quick idea: Best XI of players from African clubs (bonus challenge: no Al-Ahly or Zamalek players)
Taking credit for someone else's incredible success
Sigh most English thing I have seen all day. Love it
After that 5-1 defeat, as soon as Germany made it through the playoff against Ukraine I knew they'd be ok. And certainly in 2006, when Klose equalised late against Argentina and then they won on penalties, I knew that Germany were back.
Rivals. Hate them. But respect them so much
But that's the thing. We won against Ukraine, qualified and reached the final. The 5-1 was never really a trauma in Germany because of it. The 2000 group stage desaster was much worse.
Brazil v Argentina is the biggest rivalry in all of sports no contest
Nope, blatter vs Platini is bigger
@@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716 haha
England always feel like they’ve been robbed when in actual fact they are just a completely average team. One of the most expensive average teams on the planet but still average.
You were saying?
@@bluest.9320 England have the most expensive average team in the world, the fact you defeated Germany on penalties doesn’t change that. You need to actually win something if you are going to prove a point 😂🤦♂️
@@bluest.9320 choking the farmers route smh
As someone who has lived in Germany (20 years) I have to say you are talking absolute nonsense when you say the Germans don't take the England/Germany rivalry seriously. They have always gone on about that goal in 1966 and have never let us forget it. The Netherlands rivalry is much more visceral for them, that's true, but the England rivalry has also been important because of the history. I don't know who advised you, but they are just plain wrong.
German here. There's a difference between a rivalry, and remembering a specific event (the 1966 goal). To be rivals, you have to care about results more than usual, or fear the other team. Neither is true for Germany vs. England. Yes, people remember the 1966 goal, and that will come up whenever the two face each other. But that's more of a historical curiosity (and a running gag) than anything else.
That said, putting much emphasis on the Netherlands misses the possibly even bigger rivalry with Italy.
An indication of the difference may be how Germans reacted to England missing the Euro 2008, vs. the Netherlands missing the 2002 World Cup. The former didn't register at all (in fact, I didn't remember that England hadn't qualified until now, and I doubt many Germans would). The latter became THE story of the 2002 World Cup in Germany, and the song written about it is played to this day whenever the Netherlands embarrass themselves in football.
Amazing video lads
The current England team are the strongest I have ever seen in terms of cohesion and spirit. Now if only The Sun etc. will leave them alone and not be talking of glorious days ahead before they've even reached the quarter finals. I live in Germany and the press/media here never put pressure on the team with talk of expectations. IMO a major (non) influence in contributing to the success rate of the Germans.
The English media is absolutely brutal with their men’s football team. I was watching the game versus Iceland when England was losing and the commentary was absolutely horrible. I’m neutral but it was hard listening to commentators trashing their own country like that. I’m sure they would never speak about a rival team in that way. The print media loves to tear the men’s football team down too. I don’t know about their television analysts on sports shows because I don’t watch British television. Overall, the British media really enjoys hyping athletes and other celebrities way beyond what reasonable expectations would be, and then they tear them down with glee. There is not much moderation.
On the other hand, the BBC women’s artistic gymnastics commentary is so biased in favour of Great Britain it’s actually hard to listen to. Again, speaking as a neutral. It used to be endearing when they only had one or two gymnasts with a long shot at medaling, but now that they’re dominant, it is way too much. I’ve never heard another country be this biased in favor of their own team.
The British media are all so much kinder regarding their women’s football team. It’s just the men that seem to get them extremely upset. I don’t know if they’re the same with men’s rugby?
The funny thing is most German fans suddenly fell in love with Robin Gosens who never saw a youth performance center from the inside and has a very different personality than most other players
WTF and so ? Still a german Boy whats your Point ?😂
Only casual football fans did not know about him.
@@jankirro8813 It's because he's very different from the other players and easier to identify with because he was a normal kid who worked at a gas station, played amateur football and drank a few beer too much at parties once in a while
@@davinnicode it's not about not knowing him but about him being everyone's favourite player suddenly
@@johnnyedelhoff5866 and That‘s the reason why we Love him. We wanted him since 2018 in our national Squad, but jorgi is a shit oldschool manager
All of your videos would be brilliant on a Spotify podcast tbf
Hey Alfie, I just thought of a cracking idea for a video you could do on the turbulent recent history of Goztepe in the Super Lig. They’re one of the Super Lig’s most well supported clubs (a bit like a Newcastle United, Sunderland or Strasbourg if you may). In the 2001/02 season, they finished seventh in the top flight, however from 2002 to 2008, they were relegated five times in six seasons, due to their inability to reduce their outstanding debt which resulted in the football club being banned from signing new players during that time. In August of 2007, a business based in Istanbul, vowed to take them back to the top flight making them one of the top five clubs in the country, but they were met with lots of suspicions from the fan base, and then they handed over the ownership to another bloke called Mehmet Sepil in 2014. Anyway, they’re back in the Super Lig as a solid mid table/weaker top half team. Why am I bringing all this up? Because apparently Abramovich is looking to possibly buy the club himself, after being sanctioned from the UK. It’s a crazy crazy story and may you could look into this, not to mention, they are not only a rare example of a club that is considered a neighbourhood club, as well as the fact that they’ve played in 3 different stadiums since 2011, but also in 1969, they became the first Turkish football team to play a semi-final of a European competition.
This is really interesting! Thank you for mentioning it because I would not have known about it otherwise. 😀
So, in theory, our 4-1 humiliation at their hands in South Africa in 2010 should precipitate our return to world domination next year! There were quite a few similarities between the way the German game was nine years prior, and the way the English game was then, actually...it was a joke at first, but the more I think about it, the more I might just have a point here...
Thats all well and good, but the talents like sancho are not getting a chance under southgate so whats the point?
@@SuperSports13 I agree, it was wishful thinking more than anything else!
@@danielkarmy4893 understandable, hopefully better managers to come for england :(
Maybe next time 🤫?
You could argue that the 4-1 defeat to Germany at the 2010 World Cup and the observations on German's now implemented system at the time were also significant in the eventual changes to how the England national team was run. Well, that and the defeat to Iceland.
It was more the defeat to Iceland
Im so tired but i cant resist to watch this
what a day to put this video
I think that the revamp came as a result of the 1998 and 2000 tournament failures. I doubt the 5:1 loss in a qualifying match even registered that much in Germany. I heard it the first time when I was in England in 2004 (3 years later talking about a qualifier says it all really) and had to look it up.
IMO what prolonged Germany's rebuilt was the accidentally successful 2002 world cup. The one that Oliver Kahn almost won on his own.
The current problem is that Germany produces an enormous amount of great midfielders, wingers and fullbacks. It doesn't produce strikers and few center backs. Also Löw is now in office for too long. It's only fitting that both Merkel and Löw step down this year. They have been in "office" almost eternally (since 2005 and 2006). I value Flick, but I am disappointed Klopp will not be the new manager (yet).
Thank you for sharing your opinion! I have never heard of this 5-1 game before and I’m definitely old enough to remember it. I guess with it being a qualifier I wasn’t paying attention. Reading the comments on these videos is very instructive because there are so many different perspectives.
So Alfie Is a conspiracy theorist Now.
Next video suggestion-"How Irish Guy is the Nostradamus of our generation"
It’s well known in Germany that the result was such a surprise that they vowed never to let it happen again and therefore created and updated the infrastructure that has produced and continues to produce world class talent within Germany
so true HITC
Thanks for the info.Rivalry between England and Germany has been long a bruising,after England won World Cup in 1966 by beating Germany in the final,the 2 teams met again in quarter finals in 1970. England had retained their team from 1966 and had their strongest team ever,but Germany avenged them and eliminated them from quarter finals. At next World Cup final 1974 between Germany vs Holland,the referee was from England.So in 1st minute he awarded penalty to Holland and German Captain Franc Beckanbau went to complain to referee and accused him of being biased Englishman.We could mention semi final in 1990 also,the teams find themselves matched in big games.Now at Euros 2020 they meet in quarter finals,we will have another barn burner again. Both England and Germany have diverse teams,so its gonna be a great match,may the best team win.
Don‘t worry Englishmen! Your time will come. I know it has been a long time and you are longing for positive results but you‘re team looks exciting, the players have great quality and they certainly will develop. However my only concern is probably the Premier League bias. Some of Your best players should play all across Europe’s top leagues. It will add some flair and new perspectives to the national team. In Germany we had great successes with a mix of Bayern Players and key legionnaires. Sancho and Bellingham for example made the move and so far it worked out brilliantly for them. Even Reiss Nelson looked when playing at Hoffenheim.
So I am really looking forward to a potential match between England and Germany with great football and good banter. 👍
P.S.: Why is Sancho not starting? I hope Southgate has a plan.
At least Bellingham’s getting picked
I agree. I wish he would play Sancho AND Bellingham
I'm sorry, Alfie, but this title is just ridiculous
That snuffed out pun was quality :))
25:10 Enrique Guiata, Luis Monti, Raimundo Orsi and Michele Andreolo for those people wondering which players Alfie was referring to.
Germany had three wc finals with Argentina.
That' s what I call rivalry.
Leave it to a Brit to make anything about England.
7:10 "Down came out swinging" 😂😂
Can you do a video about Irish Vetern Paul McGrath he has genuinly lived an incredible life and I think you'd enjoy reading about him.
Day 97: Most shocking/surprising FA cup winners. By that I mean, the most surprising team that went onto win the entire tournament.
Wigan ?
Wimbledon in 1988, surely? Given the Dons rapid rise through the football League and the fact they were playing one of the best Liverpool teams, and maybe the finest ever English club side up to that point.
What a stretch for the English to take credit for 15 years of German football success.
Great video but did you just end by comparing the appointment of Southgate to Klinsmann and Loew haha?
Brilliant ❤️🔥
Hey alfie, my wife left me today and I feel pretty bummed out. Any tips? (I’m a welder with 6+ years of experience)
Get welding
Well Sebastian... I all began in 1962 when the qualifying stages to the WC 1966 were about to begin...
Learn how to satisfy a woman
It's a joke RIGHT.??
Find a new one who loves men who like welding and won’t leave you
Title is very far fetched to be honest and with the world cup generation gone germany isnt looking too good right now but still very interesting to watch and learn about some football history of two great nations
I was in the Stretford end for that Beckham goal v Greece. The Greek fans stayed behind after the game cheering about drawing with us (and finishing ahead of Germany of course).
Imagine a few years later Greece became European Champions
This is a classic
And of course, on the day you post this, England - Germany is confirmed for the next round. Let's see if England have turned the corner
They're going to bottle it. Their plays were shambolics in their group, so I can't see them going through to the Quarters.
@@therealbomb_com8774 lol they went through to the next round by scoring just 2 goals
@@therealbomb_com8774 surely England is bottling in the tournament if not against Germany
@@mazharkhan2310 Definitely against Germany. If they pass Germany, I genuinely think that they have a chance to win.
@@therealbomb_com8774 they could but let's be real they will get overconfident after winning and bottle against sweden or Ukraine
Hey, German here, why the Netherlands? I've never seen them as rivals. I've always seen Italy as our rival.
Netherlands is t typical neighbour country rivalry and it became heated when Rijkaard spit on Völler back in the day
@@davinnicode Rijkaard was the one that spit on Völler
@@robinberkealmasulu5894 my bad.
@@davinnicode No problem
@@robinberkealmasulu5894
That is what he said.
There will be a time where we get a few titles under our belts, hopefully it's in my lifetime.
i dont think us germans see either the netherlands or england as our biggest rivals ngl we have a huge rival in history with france not only in football
As much as this is true,this sounds like something a salty 2014 england fan would say
Germany's greatest team ever was the one in 1966. The best English national team might have been the one from 1996. But maybe the one in 1998 was better.
2014, 1990 both miles better than that side 😂😂😂😂
@@12345Yeah 2014 were weak, they got lucky to beat Algeria. Not a single dribbler in the squad. Got lucky again in the final, if Di Maria played... Well, we saw what Di Maria can do to Hummels and Hoewedes few months later. 1990 was way better. 1994 and 1996 too. But still, they haven't had players like Sigi Held, Lothar Emmerich and Seeler (among many others) since the 60ies. The last German that could pass a defender was Littbarski. And the last one that could think of something interesting was Basler.
@@CharlesOffdensen
Yet 2014 won and 1966 didnt.
Look at the scoreboard
@@googlefashists4986 My point was that the best English team was beaten by the Germans, and the best German team by the English. But to be fare, the English only won in 1966, because of an invisible goal. And they should not have been in the final in the first place.
Anyway, which one of the Germans in 2014 could dribble pass one, let alone more defenders? Because every German player in 1966 was a better dribbler than Pele and Garincha.
@@CharlesOffdensen
Rubbish.
1 minute and you guys are already quick 😭😭😭
While what you said about the youth coaching in German football is true, one must also say that Germany always nominated whole groups of players from successful German clubs to play in the national team. Bayern Munich, Mönchengladbach and Dortmund were the main suppliers - Germany's 1974 World Cup winning team was comprised practically exclusively of players from the first two clubs named above. These players of course knew each other like the back of their hands, so great things could be expected from them - and they delivered. English clubs, comprised of English, Scots, Welsh and Irish players, could never contribute players exvlusively for the England team for the obvious reasons. Spain, France and Italy also implemented this German style game winning structure in their most succesful years. Nowadays, with more and more foreigners playing in the Bundesliga, Germany's coach has had it more difficult, as Joachim Löw found out to his detriment when he didn't nominate half of Bayern Munich for his team since 2018. His successor, Hans Flick (an ex- Bayern man hinself), will undoubtably return to the old structure, as far as possible anyway; Bayern Munich ++ = Germany !