THE BEST GERMAN TEAM EVER
Let's get this out of the way: the term "Germany" here includes the German national team, founded in 1948, and the German national team after German reunification in 1991. That is, it does not include the pre-World War II German national team. Germany is the only team in the 20th century to win the World Cup (1974) while also winning the EURO (1972). Between those two historic victories, Germany's victory at EURO 1972 was more convincing than their victory at the 1974 World Cup.
The German team won EURO 1972 with extremely beautiful football.
At EURO 1972, Germany beat England 3-1 right at Wembley Stadium, causing the press in the homeland of football to spend a lot of ink (it was the first time in history that a representative team of German football at any level had beaten England right on their opponent's field). EURO history researchers once wrote: the deepest impression that the German team left on the way to conquer EURO 1972 happened before the game even started (ie the victory over England in the qualifying round).
Gunter Netzer (right) - Germany's talented player at EURO 1972 receives instructions from coach Helmut Schon
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In the finals, Germany beat hosts Belgium in the semi-finals, then defeated the Soviet Union 3-0 in the final. Before that, EURO finals were always draws in 90 minutes or by just one goal. On the other hand, the Soviet Union was the most successful team in the early stages of the EURO, reaching the final three times in the first four tournaments. Never before had people seen a EURO champion play as convincingly and with such dedication as Germany at EURO 1972, especially when compared to the very defensive football of the 1960s. The French newspaper L'Equipe commented at the time: "That was the dream football of the year 2000".
The German team always showed their mettle in the matches of EURO 1976.
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Guenter Netzer, considered the most talented German football player at that time, played an important role in the EURO 1972 championship. However, for various reasons, he did not play much for the national team (similar to Bernd Schuster later: brilliant at EURO 1980 but rarely played for Germany). Paul Van Himst - Belgium's best player in the 20th century and captain of Belgium, who lost to Germany in the semi-finals of EURO 1972 - later commented: "Netzer was surrounded by Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Mueller, Sepp Maier, Paul Breitner, Jupp Heynckes... In my opinion, that was the best German team in history".
WHICH CLUB HAS THE MOST EURO CHAMPIONS?
Germany and Spain are the two teams that have won the EURO the most times (3 times). And everyone knows about German football: the national team is made up entirely of players from the "unrivaled" club Bayern Munich. Similarly, Spain is a team made up entirely of players from Real Madrid and Barcelona. So it is no surprise that Bayern is the club with the most EURO winners ever (meaning that those players won the EURO while playing for Bayern at club level).
Bayern have had 19 EURO champions. Right behind them on the list are Real (16) and Barcelona (15). In total, there are 104 clubs that have had EURO champions. Near the bottom of the list is the famous club MU: to date, there have only been 2 players who have won EURO, both goalkeepers: Peter Schmeichel (Denmark) and Fabien Barthez (France, who signed a contract with MU right before attending EURO 2000). But that is still double the number of EURO champions of… Manchester City (only David Silva).
WHY DO THEY ALWAYS GO FAR?
EURO 1972 was the first time Germany appeared in the championship of the old continent. Germany voted against when UEFA discussed organizing the first EURO. They still boycotted the next EURO, and were eliminated from EURO 1968 because they lost to Yugoslavia in the qualifying round. But once they have participated, Germany has always been a strong candidate for the championship of any major tournament. Since their first participation, Germany has reached the semi-finals in 6 out of 7 consecutive EUROs (1972 to 1996), of which they won 3 times and finished second 2 times. In the first 3 times competing, Germany always reached the final and only missed out on the championship in 1976 because they lost to Czechoslovakia on penalties. If that "lucky lottery" had been reversed, Germany would have become the greatest football monument in the world. No team has ever won 3 consecutive times in a major tournament like EURO or World Cup.
It should also be added that the EURO 1976 final between Germany and Czechoslovakia was the first major tournament match to use a penalty shootout to decide the winner when the teams were still tied after 120 minutes. Germany lost. From then on, Germany often won on penalties in EURO and World Cup tournaments. They became the most famous team in the world for their penalty shootout ability. That is also an important reason why the German team always goes very far in major tournaments.
In recent years, the German team has clearly weakened in major tournaments, but it is still the number 1 team in Europe in terms of achievements in the EURO arena. And even though it is considered to be in decline, Germany has still appeared in the semi-finals or finals in 3 of the last 4 EUROs. That is why no one dares to underestimate Germany, when this year's EURO takes place on their home field. ( continued )
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/euro-va-nhung-dieu-thu-vi-khi-nguoi-duc-xuat-hien-185240530224321091.htm
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