Why do Germans love football?
Why is football so popular in Germany? There are a lot of fans who love and live the game. But what makes this game the game of the Germans?
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Soccer - the game of the Germans
To understand why Football so established among the Germans and many love the game, you have to travel back in history to the time after the Second World War. Germany was down in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The population hungered and longed for a sense of achievement in order to regain recognition in the world.
- Then came the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland. In the preliminary round, the German national team was literally demonstrated by the Hungarians. At the time, nobody believed that the German kickers in the neighboring country would do well.
- Somehow, however, Germany managed to survive the preliminary round. In the intermediate rounds more victories followed, so that in the final they met the mighty Hungarians again. The winner was already clear before kick-off, so no one had the German national team on the agenda.
That's why Germans love the game
- At first nobody could grasp the miracle of Bern. Germany was world champion! Yes, all of Germany, every single one and not just the national team.
- This is how the German virtues in football were born. Dedication, willingness to run and determination led the German footballers to victory. When they got home, they were celebrated like pop stars. The whole of Germany moved closer together, found courage and was confident of what the future would bring.
- From then on, of course, football was the most important sport for Germans. Generations around Beckenbauer, Müller and Overath or Matthäus, Brehme and Klinsmann left more Titles followed and made German fans love the game and every big game cheer.
- The successful 2006 World Cup in their own country and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, in which England and Argentina were "dismantled" sparked an unprecedented euphoria among the fans.
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