The England and Germany football rivalry is a highly competitive sports rivalry that exists between the national football teams of the two countries. Matches between the two nations often attract much media attention, public interest and comment in both countries, but especially in England. Although the footballing rivalry began in earnest after the 1966 FIFA World Cup, it was fed by non-footballing events that had taken place between the two countries in previous decades, particularly memories of the Second World War. This has given the rivalry a highly competitive and sometimes unpleasant edge, particularly in English media coverage, although players on both sides have usually attempted to downplay such negative associations. Germany is regarded in England as one of the main rivals of the national football team, along with such nations as Scotland and Argentina. Unlike England's rivalries with those other two teams, however, the enmity is felt predominantly on the English side rather than shared, with the Germans regarding their team's traditional rivalry with the Netherlands as more important. First international  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... A sports rivalry is intense competition between athletic teams or athletes. ... Qualifying countries The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from July 11 to July 30. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... First international Scotland 0 – 0 England  (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Scotland 11 – 0 Ireland  (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Biggest defeat  Uruguay 7 – 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... The Dutch national football team has a long standing rivalry with the German National Football Team. ...

Early encounters

The Football Association representative touring party of 1899

England and Germany share an international football history dating back to the end of the 19th century. The Football Association instigated a four game tour of Germany and Austria by a representative England team in November of 1899. The England team played a representative German team in Berlin on 23 November 1899. The German side lost 13-2. Two days later a slightly altered German side lost 10-2. The third and fourth matches were played in Prague and Karlsruhe against a combined Austrian and German side and were won by England 8-0 and 7-0 respectively. ^[1] Image File history File links England_Tour1899. ... Image File history File links England_Tour1899. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Nickname: Motto: Praga Caput Rei publicae Location within the Czech Republic Coordinates: , Country Czech Republic Region Capital City of Prague Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Pavel Bém Area  - City 496 km²  (191. ... Karlsruhe (population 285,812 in 2006) is a city in the south west of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border. ...

In 1901, a team representing Germany toured England and lost 12-0 to the England amateur team captained by G.O. Smith at Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart Lane on 21 September 1901. ^[2] On the 25th they played England's professionals at Hyde Park in Manchester where they lost 10-0. ^[3] Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The England national amateur football team was the amateur representative team for England at football. ... England captain G.O. Smith was regarded by contemporaries as the first great centre forward despite his slight build, chronic asthma, and principled reluctance ever to head the ball. ... Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. ... For the railway station of the same name, see White Hart Lane railway station. ... is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

The first ever full international between the two teams was a friendly match played on Saturday May 10, 1930, in Berlin. England were 1-0 and 2-1 up in the game, but after losing a player to injury went behind 3-2 before a late goal from David Jack brought the scores to 3-3, which was how the game finished.^[4] A friendly match is generally a match where there is no competitive value of any kind, and most times quality of play is valued over the result. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... For other people called David Jack see David Jack (disambiguation) David Bone Nightingale Jack ( April 3, 1899 - September 10, 1958) was an English footballer, son of Bob Jack. ...

The next match between the two teams was played on December 4, 1935, at White Hart Lane in London, the first full international to take place between the teams in England and the first since the rise to power of Hitler and the Nazis in 1933. It was also the first match to stir up particular controversy, as The Observer newspaper reported protests by the English Trade Union Congress that the game could be used as a propaganda event by the Nazi regime. "No recent sporting event has been treated with such high seriousness in Germany as this match... Between 7,500 and 8,000 Germans will travel via Dover, and special trains will bring them to London. A description will be broadcast throughout Germany... Sir Walter Citrine, secretary of the General Council of the T.U.C., in a further letter to Sir John Simon, said that 'such a large and carefully organised Nazi contingent coming to London might confirm the impression among people in this country that the event is being regarded as of some political importance by the visitors'."^[5] is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... For the railway station of the same name, see White Hart Lane railway station. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945, standard German pronunciation in the IPA) was the Führer (leader) of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party) and of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. ... The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Trades Union Congress headquarters at Congress House in Great Russell Street near Tottenham Court Road, Camden, London. ...

Of the match itself, however, which England won 3-0, the same newspaper reported the following week that: "So chivalrous in heart and so fair in tackling were the English and German teams who played at Tottenham in mid-week that even the oldest of veterans failed to recall an international engagement played with such good manners by everybody."^[6]

The next game between the two teams, and the last to be played before World War II, was again in Germany, a friendly at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on May 14, 1938, played in front of a crowd of 110,000 people. It was the last occasion on which England played against a unified German team until the 1990s. This was the most controversial of all the early encounters between the two teams, as before kick-off the English players were ordered by the Foreign Office to line up and perform a Nazi salute in respect to their hosts. How compliant the players were with this situation has been a matter of debate, with a feature in The Observer in 2001 speculating that they were "perhaps merely indifferent players (who had undoubtedly become more reluctant, to the point of mutiny, by the time the post-war memoirs were published)."^[7] Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium) is a sports stadium in Berlin. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Whitehall, seen from St. ... The Roman salute is a closed finger, flat-palm-down hand raised at an angle (usually 45 degrees) and was used by the Roman Republic. ...

A BBC News Online report published in 2003 reported that the salute was calculated to show: "that Germany, which two months earlier had annexed Austria, was not a pariah state. The friendly game effectively helped clear the way for Chamberlain's "Peace in our Time" deal with Hitler, which, in turn, led to Germany's invasion of Czechoslovakia."^[8] England won the match 6-3, but according to German writer Ulrich Linder, author of the book Strikers for Hitler, "To lose to England at the time was nothing unusual because basically everybody lost to [them] at the time. For Hitler the propaganda effect of that game was more important than anything else."^[9] BBC News Online logo The BBC News Website in February 2006. ...

The two countries did not meet again on a football pitch for sixteen years, until a friendly at Wembley Stadium on December 1, 1954, which England won 3-1 against an under-strength West German side, who were at the time the champions of the world, having won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. England's rivalry from this point on was always with the West Germany national football team — although they did play some matches against the East Germany national football team, the rivalry never developed the same edge or high profile. Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in Wembley, London, England. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Qualifying countries The 1954 Football World Cup was held in Switzerland. ... For a full history of the West Germany national football team, see Germany national football team. ... First international Poland 3 - 0 East Germany (Warsaw, Poland; 21 September 1952) Last International Belgium 0 - 2 East Germany (Brussels, Belgium; 12 September 1990) Biggest win Ceylon 1 - 12 East Germany (Colombo, Ceylon; 12 January 1964) Biggest defeat 0 - 3, 12 times; 1 - 4, three times World Cup Appearances 1...

England won further friendlies against West Germany in 1956 (3-1 at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin) and 1965 (1-0 in Nuremberg). Finally, the teams met at Wembley again on February 23, 1966, as part of their preparations for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, which was to be held in England. England again won 1-0, with a goal from Nobby Stiles, and the match also saw the first appearance for England of West Ham United striker Geoff Hurst. Nuremberg (German: ) is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Qualifying countries The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from July 11 to July 30. ... Norbert Nobby Peter Stiles MBE (born Collyhurst, Manchester, 18 May 1942) is an English former football midfielder. ... The West Ham United Crest West Ham United F.C are a professional English football club based in East London. ... Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst, MBE (born December 8, 1941 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) is a footballer enshrined in the games history as the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final. ...

1966 World Cup

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup Final

Both countries had a successful World Cup in 1966, and met in the final played at Wembley on Saturday July 30, 1966. This was and still is the most important match ever played between the two teams, and it was also the first time they had ever met in a competitive game as opposed to the friendly matches they had played before. It was also a highly eventful and in some respects controversial game, which created the modern rivalry between the teams. GB World Cup Commemorative overprinted stamp The 1966 Football World Cup Final was the final match in the 1966 World Cup, contested by England and West Germany. ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...

England led 2-1 until the very end of the game, when a German goal levelled the scores and took the match into extra time. In the first period of extra time, England striker Geoff Hurst had a shot on goal which bounced down from the crossbar and then out of the goal, before being cleared away by the German defenders. The England players celebrated a goal, but the referee was unsure as to whether or not the ball had crossed the line when it hit the ground. After consulting with his linesman, Tofik Bakhramov, the referee awarded a goal to England. Bakhramov, from the USSR, became famous and celebrated in English popular culture as "the Russian linesman", although he was actually from Azerbaijan. When England played the Azerbaijan national team in a World Cup qualifier in October 2004 — in a stadium named after Bakhramov — many England fans travelling to the game asked to be shown the grave of the official, who had died in 1996, so that they could place flowers on it, and before the game a ceremony honouring him was attended by Hurst and other footballing celebrities.^[10] Extra time is an additional period played at the end of some games of football (soccer) if the score is tied after the two standard periods (halves) of play. ... A close up on a door mounted crossbar Crossbar can refer to these things: A primitive fastener consisting of a post barring a door The horizontal member of many sports goals including those for hockey, soccer, and American football A structural member that crosses any two other elements A crossbar... A linesman can refer to: An assistant referee in soccer Linesman, in ice hockey This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Popular culture, sometimes called pop culture, consists of widespread cultural elements in any given society. ... First international Georgia 6 - 3 Azerbaijan (Gurjaani, Georgia; September 17, 1992) Largest win Azerbaijan 4 - 0 Liechtenstein (Baku, Azerbaijan; June 5, 1999) Worst defeat France 10 - 0 Azerbaijan (Auxerre, France; September 6, 1995) The Azerbaijan national football team is the national football team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by Association...

The Germans, however, did not believe that the ball had crossed the line, with commentators such as Robert Becker of Kicker magazine accusing the linesman of bias because the German team eliminated the USSR in the semi-final^[11]. Many studies using film analysis and computer simulation have taken place in subsequent decades in an attempt to finally prove one way or another whether the goal was valid. In Germany it led to the creation of the expression "Wembley-Tor", or "Wembley-Goal", a phrase used to describe a goal which is awarded even though the ball did not cross the line. Kicker (Sports magazine) (shortened called: The Kicker) is the leading German Sports magazine with the main theme of football. ...

England, however, scored another controversial goal at the end of extra time, winning 4-2. This goal came after fans began to spill onto the field, thinking the game was over, which should have stopped play. The goal, a third for Hurst making him the only man ever to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final, was described by BBC Television commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme in a now-famous piece of commentary, "They think it's all over... it is now!", referring to the English fans who had spilled onto the field. The expression has become a famous and celebrated part of English popular culture, indellibly linked with the game in the minds of the English public. In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ... BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which began in 1932. ... Kenneth Wolstenholme, DFC (born Worsley, Lancashire,. July 17, 1920; died March 25, 2002) was the original football commentator for BBC television in the 1950s and 1960s, responsible for the games most famous commentary phrase. ... They think its all over is a well known quotation popular in England. ...

The 1966 final's influence on the culture surrounding the England team wouldn't end there, however. Despite playing on their home soil, England wore their away kit of red shirts, white shorts and red socks, and since then England fans have had a special affinity for their team's away kit, with retro 1966 shirts selling well in recent years. Retro is a term used to describe the culture of the past. ...

The game is often held as having been the height of English sporting achievement, but it also created some less favourable legacies. "The schizophrenic combination of fatalistic pessimism and unbridled, jingoistic optimism which surrounds the fixture is more than a product of footballing history. 'Two World Wars and one World Cup,' is how England's crueller fans summed it up."^[12]

The first German victories

Two years after the World Cup, on June 1, 1968, the two teams met again in another friendly match, this time in West Germany, in which the Germans won their first victory over an English team, thirty-eight years after they had first played. The scoreline was 1-0, Franz Beckenbauer scoring for West Germany, but as Hugh McIlvanney wrote in his match report for The Observer: "Comparing this miserable hour and a half (in which fouls far outnumbered examples of creative football) with the last great meeting between the countries is entirely fatuous. But that will not prevent the Germans from doing it. Their celebrations will not be inhibited by the knowledge that today's losers were almost a reserve team, and even the agonies of boredom they shared with us will now seem worthwhile. They have beaten England, and that is enough."^[13] June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser (the emperor) because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name Franz (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors), and his dominance on the football pitch. ...

Far more noted and remembered, however, was the next competitive meeting between the two teams, in the quarter-finals of the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. England were 2-0 up in the game, but Beckenbauer and Uwe Seeler managed the draw the scores level at 2-2 in the second half, and then Gerd Müller scored another goal in extra time to win 3-2. England had been weakened by losing their goalkeeper Gordon Banks to illness, and also substituted Bobby Charlton, one of their leading players, while the Germans were in the midst of their comeback. As McIlvanney put it when reflecting on the loss five days later, "Sir Alf Ramsey's team are out because the best goalkeeper most people have ever seen turned sick, and one who is only slightly less gifted was overwhelmed by the suddenness of his promotion. In sport disaster often feeds upon itself but this was a sickeningly gluttonous example." ^[14] Qualifying countries The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. ... Gordon Banks OBE (born December 30, 1937) is a former English footballer, elected in a poll by the IFFHS as the second best goalkeeper of the 20th Century. ... Sir Robert Bobby Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English professional football player who won the World Cup and was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1966. ...

The result was psychologically damaging for English morale — as The Guardian newspaper described in a 2006 feature: "Four days later Harold Wilson blamed Labour's loss in the general election on the defeat. This marked the start of two decades of German footballing dominance and England's decline."^[15] The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was one of the most prominent British politicians of the 20th century. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ...

Two years later the teams met once more, this time in the quarter-finals of the European Championship, which were at the time held on a home-and-away basis. England lost 3-1 at Wembley on April 29, 1972 in the home leg, and on May 13 could only draw 0-0 in West Germany, being knocked out of the competition. Said The Observer in 2001, "England may have been robbed of the chance in Mexico.. but there were no shortage of excuses - the heat, the hostile crowd, the food which had felled Banks, the errors of Bonnetti... It was a conspiracy of fate more than a footballing defeat. In 1972, there were no excuses at all. West Germany did not just knock England out of the European Championships, they came to Wembley and comprehensively outclassed England."^[16] McIlvanney wrote in his match report for The Observer: "No Englishman can ever again warm himself with the old assumption that, on the football field if nowhere else, the Germans are an inferior race."^[17] The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the mens national football teams governed by the UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football Championship... is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

1990 World Cup

There were several friendly games played, with wins for both nations, in the 1970s and 1980s, but the next competitive match — a second round group game at the 1982 FIFA World Cup — ended in a disappointing 0-0 draw. However, when the teams next met competitively, at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, it was a rather more dramatic and eventful clash in the semi-finals, the first time England had reached that far in the competition since their win in 1966. The England team had started the event poorly and had not been expected to reach that stage of the competition, but in the game were able to match the stronger German team, West Germany's lead was equalised by Gary Lineker in the 80th minute. The result was thus decided by a penalty shoot-out — the England team's first — which West Germany won 4-3 after misses from Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle. West Germany went on to beat Argentina in the final. Qualifying countries The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup, was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. ... Qualifying countries The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from June 8 to July 8. ... Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football striker who scored ten goals in two World Cups for the England national team and is currently a sports broadcaster for the BBC. He is also known for appearing in adverts for the Walkers... Ricardo scores a decisive penalty in the quarterfinals of EURO 2004 Kicks from the penalty mark (commonly referred to as a penalty shootout) are sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied result in a game of association football (soccer). ... Stuart Pearce MBE (born April 24, 1962 in Hammersmith, London) is an English football coach, a former manager of Manchester City and currently the England Under 21s, having been appointed as permanent manager of the former after a period as caretaker following the retirement of Kevin Keegan. ... Christopher Roland Waddle (born December 14, 1960 in Heworth, Gateshead) is an English former footballer of the 1980s and 1990s. ...

The match stayed heavily in the English popular consciousness not simply for the football and the dramatic manner of the defeat, but also for the reaction of star player Paul Gascoigne to receiving a yellow card. His second of the tournament, his realisation that this would see him suspended for the final should England make it prompted him to burst into tears on the pitch. Said The Observer in 2004, "There are half a dozen images that define this decade of change, which help to show why football widened its appeal. First, and most important, is the sight of Paul Gascoigne crying into his England shirt after being booked in the 1990 World Cup semi-final against West Germany. Unaggressive and emotional, a billboard image that helped to start an apparently unstoppable surge in popularity for the national team."^[18] Paul John Gascoigne (born 27 May 1967 in Gateshead, England), often referred to as Gazza, is a retired English football player who is widely regarded as one of the most gifted footballers of his generation. ... A yellow card is used in many sports as a means of cautioning a player regarding their conduct, or indicating that a player is to receive a certain level of punishment. ...

Despite this rehabilitation of the image of football aided by the English national team's success in the 1990 tournament, the close nature of the defeat to Germany helped to increase the antipathy felt towards the West German team and the German nation in general. Mark Perryman wrote in 2006: "How could we expect to beat mighty (West) Germany, who had only narrowly lost the final four years previously? To my mind it is the fact that we so nearly did, then lost in the penalty shoot-out that explains the past 16 years of an increasingly bitter rivalry."^[19]

This match was also the last time that England played a West German team, as subsequent matches were all against the reunified German nation as a whole, although this made little difference to the tone and emotion of the rivalry.

1996 European Championship

England's first match against the unified Germany since 1938 was a friendly in 1991 at Wembley, which the Germans won 1-0. Five years later, at the 1996 European Championships, England played a unified German team for the very first time in a competitive fixture, when they met in the semi-finals. As with the 1966 World Cup, the tournament was being held in England, and the semi-final was played at Wembley Stadium. England's fans and the team were confident, particularly after wins in the group stage over Scotland (2-0) and the Netherlands (4-1) and their first ever penalty shoot-out victory, over Spain, in the quarter-finals. So vivid were the memories of 1966 for England fans that a media clamour ensued for England to wear red jerseys, instead of the unfamiliar-looking indigo away kit (commonly mistaken for grey) that had been launched earlier that year. ^[20]-1...

The build-up to the game was soured, however, by headlines in English tabloid newspapers which were regarded by many as overly nationalistic, and even racist in tone, as they had been as well against Spain before the previous match. Particularly controversial was the Daily Mirror's headline "Achtung! Surrender! For You Fritz, ze Euro 96 Championship is over", accompanied by a mock article aping a report of the declaration of war between the two nations in 1939. The editor of the paper, Piers Morgan, subsequently apologised for the headline, particularly as it was at least partially blamed for violence following England's defeat, including a riot in Trafalgar Square.^[21] A tabloid is a newspaper — especially in the United Kingdom — that uses the tabloid format, which is roughly 23½ by 14¾ inches per spread. ... Racism is a belief or concept that inherent differences between people, in particular those upon which the concept of race is based, determine cultural or individual achievement, and may involve the idea that ones self-identified race is superior. ... Alternate newspaper: The Daily Mirror (Australia) The Daily Mirror is a popular British tabloid daily newspaper. ... Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (born 30 March 1965 in Newick, East Sussex) is a former editor of British tabloid newspapers the News of the World (1994 – 1995) and the Daily Mirror (1995 – 2004). ... Trafalgar Square viewed from the northeast corner. ...

England had taken the lead in the game in only the third minute, through tournament top scorer Alan Shearer, but in the sixteenth minute Stefan Kuntz equalised, and despite many close shots and a disallowed goal from the Germans, the score remained level at 1-1 until the end of extra time. The match was settled by another penalty shoot-out, as in 1990, and although this time all five England penalty-takers were successful, so were all five German players. The shoot-out carried on to "sudden death" kicks, with Gareth Southgate missing for England and Andreas Möller scoring for Germany to put the hosts out. Germany, as in 1990, went on to win the tournament. Alan Shearer OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth, Tyne and Wear) is an English former professional footballer who played for the English national team and three English Premiership clubs: Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. ... Stefan Kuntz (born 30 October 1962 in Neunkirchen, Saarland) is a former German professional footballer and is currently a coach. ... Gareth Harold Southgate (born 3 September 1970 in Crawley, Sussex) is a former English footballer, currently manager of Middlesbrough in the English Premiership. ... Andreas Möller (born September 2, 1967 in Frankfurt) is a former German football (soccer) midfielder. ...

2000 European Championship

England and Germany were drawn to meet each other in the first round group stage of the 2000 European Championship, held jointly by Belgium and the Netherlands, with the England–Germany game taking place in Charleroi in Belgium. Before the game, held on June 17, 2000, there was trouble with incidents of violence with England fans in the town centre, although these were mostly brief and did not involve confrontations with German fans. Nonetheless, reporting of the violence did to a degree overshadow the match result in some media coverage.^[22] The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ... Charleroi (Walloon: TchÃ¥lerwè) is the first city and municipality of Wallonia in population. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The match itself was a scrappy affair that lacked the drama of many of the previous encounters, with England sneaking a 1-0 win thanks to a second-half header by striker Alan Shearer. There was enthusiastic celebration of this result in England, particularly as this it was the first time that England had won a competitive match against Germany since the 1966 World Cup final. The German reaction was more pessimistic. Rounding up the German media coverage, The Guardian reported: "'0-1! Germany weeps. Is it all over?' asked the mass circulation Bild newspaper in a front-page banner headline. 'Shearer tells us to pack our bags,' wrote Berlin's Der Tagesspiegel."^[23] The Bild-Zeitung (lit. ...

In the event, both England and Germany lost their final group matches and both were knocked out in the first round, finishing third and fourth respectively in their group.

2002 World Cup qualifying

Before the 2000 European Championship, England and Germany had already been drawn together in the same qualifying group for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. England's home match against Germany was played on Saturday October 7, 2000, and was particularly significant as it was to be the last international fixture ever to be played at the old Wembley Stadium, before it was demolished and rebuilt. However, England did not get the result they would have wanted, and lost 1-0 to a German free kick scored by Dietmar Hamann. "It was the last refuge of the inadequate. Half-time neared, England were a goal down and a sizeable section of the crowd sullied the ever-dampening occasion. 'Stand up if you won the War,' they sang," wrote journalist Ian Ridley in his match report for The Observer.^[24] Qualifying countries The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A free-kick in football describes the situation where a player on the opposing team has committed a foul, and you are given the ball to play from the position where the offence took place. ... Dietmar Hamann (born August 27, 1973 in Waldsassen, Bavaria) is an ex-German international midfielder who currently plays for Manchester City. ... Ian Ridley (born February 15, 1934) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL. Ridley was a rover who was handy around goals and a 5 time premiership player with Melbourne. ...

The result prompted the resignation of England manager Kevin Keegan, and by the time the return match was played at the Olympic Stadium in Munich on September 1, 2001, England were now managed by their first ever foreign coach, Sven-Göran Eriksson. Expectations on the English side were low, but they surprisingly won the game 5-1 with a hat-trick from striker Michael Owen, and eventually qualified for the World Cup as the winners of their group. Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, South Yorkshire, England)[1] is a former English football coach and one of the all-time greatest players. ... Germany 1 - England 5 was a football game held in Munich on September 1, 2001. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...   (IPA: , born February 5, 1948) is a Swedish football manager. ... Michael James Owen[2] (born December 14, 1979, in Chester, Cheshire)[3] is an English football player currently with Newcastle United. ...

Many Germans were shocked by the size of the defeat, with former striker Karl-Heinz Rummenigge stating that "I have never seen such a terrible defeat... This is a new Waterloo for us."^[25] Karl-Heinz Kalle Rummenigge (born September 25, 1955) is a former German football player. ... Combatants First French Empire Seventh Coalition: United Kingdom Kingdom of Prussia Kingdom of the United Netherlands Kingdom of Hanover Dutchy of Nassau Duchy of Brunswick Commanders Napoleon Bonaparte, Michel Ney Duke of Wellington, Gebhard von Blücher Strength 73,000 67,000 Coalition 60,000 Prussian (48,000 engaged by...

The English press, by contrast, was ecstatic, although once again the tabloid newspapers drew unfortunate comparisons with the Second World War, perhaps showing that the conflict still loomed large in the public consciousness of the nation. Reported the BBC: "'Blitzed' screams the front of the Sunday Mirror, while the News of the World picks up on a similar and familiar theme with the headline 'Don't mention the score'."^[26] At the World Cup finals in Japan and South Korea, it was Germany who enjoyed more success, finishing second. England were only able to reach the quarter-finals. Both teams were defeated by the competition winners, Brazil. Alternate newspaper: The Daily Mirror (Australia) The Daily Mirror is a popular British tabloid daily newspaper. ... The News of the World is a British tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. ...

Club level

As well as the rivalry between the national sides, English and German club teams have also met on numerous occasions in the various European club competitions. Perhaps the most noteworthy encounter was the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester United and Bayern Munich, during which the English club were trailing 1-0 until scoring two goals in injury time to win 2-1. This result was celebrated by many in England who were not United fans as being another English victory over Germany.^[27] There were, however, also many fans of rival teams in both countries — such as those of Manchester United's bitter rivals Leeds United in England — who would have been much happier to see the other country's team win, such is the strength of feeling in domestic club rivalries. The 1999 UEFA Champions League Final took place at the Nou Camp in Barcelona on 26 May 1999 between English Champions Manchester United and German Champions FC Bayern Munich. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... FC Bayern Munich (German: FC Bayern München) is a German football club based in Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria. ... Leeds United F.C. is the only professional association football club in Leeds. ...

Players

The rivalry between the two nations have not prevented their respective nationals from playing in each other's domestic leagues, in certain cases to high renown. Many German players have played in England, including Bert Trautmann (who played for Manchester City), Jürgen Klinsmann (Tottenham), Christian Ziege (Liverpool, Middlesbrough and Tottenham), Karlheinz Riedle (Liverpool and Fulham), Dietmar Hamann (Newcastle United, Liverpool and Manchester City), Markus Babbel (Liverpool), Robert Huth (Chelsea and Middlesbrough), Thomas Hitzlsperger (Aston Villa), Jens Lehmann (Arsenal), Moritz Volz (Arsenal and Fulham) and Michael Ballack (Chelsea). Bernhard Carl Bert Trautmann OBE (born October 22, 1923 in Bremen, Germany) is a German football goalkeeper who played for Manchester City for many years. ... Manchester City F.C. is a football club based in Manchester, United Kingdom. ... Jürgen Klinsmann (born July 30, 1964 in Göppingen) is a German football manager and former football player, who played for several prominent clubs in Europe and for the West German national team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup. ... Tottenham is an urban area of north London in the London Borough of Haringey, situated 6. ... Christian Ziege (born February 1, 1972 in Berlin) is a former German football (soccer) defender and midfielder. ... Location within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Historic county Merseyside Lancashire Admin HQ Liverpool City Centre Founded 1207 City Status 1880 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough, City  - Governing body Liverpool City Council Area  - Borough & City 43. ... This article is about the town in North East England. ... Tottenham is an urban area of north London in the London Borough of Haringey, situated 6. ... Karlheinz Riedle (b. ... Fulham is a suburban area of west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, located 3. ... Dietmar Hamann (born August 27, 1973 in Waldsassen, Bavaria) is an ex-German international midfielder who currently plays for Manchester City. ... For the Australian soccer club see Newcastle United (Australia). ... Manchester City F.C. is a football club based in Manchester, United Kingdom. ... Markus Babbel (born September 8, 1972 in Munich) is a former German international footballer who played as a defender. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously also known as the Pensioners), founded in 1905, is a Premier League football team that plays at Stamford Bridge football ground in west London. ... Thomas Hitzlsperger (born 5 April 1982 in Munich, Germany) is a midfielder for VfB Stuttgart. ... Aston Villa Football Club play at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. ... For other persons named Jens Lehmann, see Jens Lehmann (disambiguation). ... Arsenal F.C. (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) is a north London football team founded in 1886. ... Moritz Volz (born January 21, 1983 in Siegen) is a German footballer currently playing for Fulham in London, England. ... Michael Ballack (born September 26, 1976 in Görlitz, Saxony) is a German football player. ...

Trautmann was voted Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year in 1956 for continuing to play in goal for Manchester City in the 1956 FA Cup Final despite a neck injury. Klinsmann was voted the same accolade in 1995 while playing for Tottenham, where he pioneered the 'diving' goal celebration. The Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year is an annual award presented by the Football Writers Association to whom its members deem the best football player in England. ... For other uses, see Dive. ... In football (soccer), a goal celebration is a practice that is almost always performed by a particular player once they have scored a goal. ...

Far fewer Englishmen have played in Germany, the most famous being Kevin Keegan (Hamburger SV) and Tony Woodcock (1.FC Köln and Fortuna Köln). Owen Hargreaves, currently a member of the English national side, played in the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich. Hargreaves was signed to Manchester United in the summer of 2007. Keegan was twice European Footballer of the Year and a European Cup finalist during his time at Hamburg, where the German public nicknamed him Mighty Mouse, after a cartoon hero, because of his prolific scoring, his height (or lack thereof), his high level of mobility, and his ability to turn sharply and often while running at high speed, in a manner resembling the 'scampering' of a mouse. Woodcock was also a popular figure at Cologne. Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, South Yorkshire, England)[1] is a former English football coach and one of the all-time greatest players. ... Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... Anthony Stewart Tony Woodcock (born December 6, 1955) is an English former football player, who played as a striker. ... 1. ... Fortuna Köln was a german football club, located in Köln, Germany. ... Owen Lee Hargreaves (born 20 January 1981 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a professional football midfielder. ... The official Bundesliga logo. ... FC Bayern Munich (German: FC Bayern München) is a German football club based in Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... The Ballon dOr trophy, as awarded to Zinedine Zidane in 1998. ... Champions League Logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between Europes most successful clubs, regarded as the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. ...

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See also

• Argentina and England football rivalry

The Argentina and England football rivalry is a highly competitive sports rivalry that exists between the national football teams of the two countries, as well as their respective sets of fans. ...

External links

• England v Germany: The results in full.
• Article detailing 10 famous England v Germany matches