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Die Geburtsstunde der Wembley-Elf | England vs Deutschland | DFB Klassiker 1972

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England vs West Germany, EURO 1972 Quarter-final Highlights: the birth of the legendary Wembley XI, the German side that defeated England in their own stadium and opened the road to the European crown.

On 29.04.1972, Helmut Schön’s West Germany face England in the first leg of the European Championship quarter-final. Uli Hoeneß gives Germany the lead, Franny Lee equalises for the hosts, but Günter Netzer converts a penalty before Gerd Müller completes the victory. The historic 3-1 result is Germany’s first win at Wembley and becomes one of the national team’s most celebrated performances.

England Line-up:
Gordon Banks, Paul Madeley, Emlyn Hughes, Colin Bell, Bobby Moore, Norman Hunter, Franny Lee, Alan Ball, Martin Chivers, Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters

West Germany Line-up:
Sepp Maier, Horst-Dieter Höttges, Paul Breitner, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, Franz Beckenbauer, Herbert Wimmer, Jürgen Grabowski, Uli Hoeneß, Gerd Müller, Günter Netzer, Sigfried Held

Managers:
Alf Ramsey — Helmut Schön

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20 Comments

@richardpowell1884 3 months ago

West Germany had a host of great players at the time. I loved Gerd Muller as a boy because he was short like me, what striker. RIP Der Bomber.

@LydiaPlays 3 months ago

Gunter Netzer played on a different planet that night, I was only 10 years old but he left a massive impression on me

@Tangerine229 3 months ago (edited)

I was at this game and we got absolutely stuffed. Brian Clough said we would walk it!!! Netzer was brilliant.

@andreasj2429 3 months ago

So pleasant, no boring spectator faces every few moments, no players' facial expressions in slow motion.

@dougbruce9003 3 months ago

Netzer was World Class that night...
No Ifs No buts...

@jorgstrunk2254 1 month ago

Ist schon lange her, bleibt für mich aber unvergessenen. Das war der Auftakt für die beste deutsche Nationalmannschaft, die ich kenne. Absolut souverän.

@jurgenzeilfelder4563 2 months ago

Das waren meine Helden, die beste deutsche Fussballnationalmannschaft aller Zeiten.

@jogischulz2576 3 months ago (edited)

Thank you very much for this video ⚽my first major match between the two nations that I watched was in 1966 ⚽ as a German, I also have great respect for the English team and its fantastic players– what a pair of great teams ! the same was true in the years that followed ⚽

@Karl_Lager_fehlt 3 months ago (edited)

I saw this match live on TV❤ Best German team of all times

@MarioKonig-nv1bh 3 months ago

Typisch Gerd Müller eine Drehung und der Ball zappelt im Tor. Ja von so einem Stürmer können wir heute nur noch Träumen.

@hernanvaras3152 3 months ago

Que tiempos aquellos… saludos desde Chile🇩🇪🇨🇱

@taiko666 3 months ago (edited)

I watched this with my late dad. I drew a picture of the Banks near-penalty-save in school the next morning for my teacher. Looking back, with the experience of watching England with my own son, I can understand that my dad was so sad to see me disappointed.
And then the next time he got me out of bed to watch an England match was England v Poland 1973... and the same thing happened. This after he had watched England win the World Cup with me on his knee when I was 18months old...

@davidgraham7029 3 months ago

West Germany (as it was in the early 70s) won both the European Championship in 1972 and the new present FIFA World Cup in 1974. Both international competitions won within two years.
As a neutral Gerd Muller was their best player. 😊

@hosseinahmadivarji1956 3 months ago

Muller celebrating a goal as usual ❤❤❤

@g.c.muttley1715 3 months ago

These highlights were a fair reflection of the game - the whole of which I had watched on YouTube a year or two ago. England created as many chances as the West Germans. Hoeness' shot only beat Banks due to a lucky deflection; England's goal needed no such luck. The hosts hit the woodwork twice; in the last 5 min the visitors also did, but in their case both went in. Before then the teams were deservedly level, and the final score was not a true reflection of the game. English journalists were quick to berate the national team. Phrases such as "the shimmering skills of Gunter Netzer", and "outplayed" were used, but in truth England had held their own.

@hamdanjantan3462 3 months ago

When those West Germany line up consisted Sepp Meir, Bekenbaur, Breitner, Muller, Hoeness, Grabowski, just to name a few, what did you expected the result would be?. 😅😅

@CarloRoberto-qs7oi 3 months ago

My first clear memory of watching a full England International match on TV, Saturday night, with my father. BBC1 coverage in the UK with the one & only David Coleman commentating - the timbre of his voice made it feel as though a whole era was drawing to a close for this Ramsey team.