The history of the fierce football rivalry between England and
Germany is encapsulated in a single moment - Geoff Hurst's
extra-time shot off the crossbar in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final
and the decision of an infamous Russian linesman to award a goal.
It is a rivalry that now spans more than 90 years since the first
official match between the two nations. For the English, a series
of high-profile defeats at major tournaments saw Germany become the
Angstgegner on the field, as well as an enduring obsession for the
national press. For Germans, Wembley still represents the home of
football, where the memories of 1966 have been supplanted by
numerous successes and the appropriation of the English anthem
'football's coming home'. The rivalry has long crossed the lines of
the football field, with the two nations at various moments forced
to admire and learn from each other, and with football encounters
between England and Germany repeatedly marking important
developments in a unique and ever-changing political and cultural
relationship.
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