When the team returned to the Netherlands and celebrated in the capital Amsterdam, Head coach Rinus Michels stood in front of the Dutch Royal Palace and said to the crowd: "We won the tournament, but we all know that the semi-final was the real final". They hate us so much more than we hate them.[5]. As far as Germans are concerned, you can sum up the situation in two statements. ... Deutschland (Deutsch) Nederland (Nederlands) Polska (Polski) Česká republika (ČeÅ¡tina) In 1999, I visited "Kuki" Krol in Amsterdam. [2], When Germany and the Netherlands met in the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup (which was also their first competitive match since 1945) the Dutch, despite being strong favourites, lost to the Germans which resulted in a national trauma which is poetically referred to as "De moeder aller nederlagen" ("The mother of all defeats") in Dutch. Van Hanegem did leave the field in tears, and the match meant more to him than just any old World Cup final, but the mood of 1988 was absent. 1988 (June 18) Holland 1-Republic of Ireland 0 (European Championship) sp1873. Another marvel along the lines of 1990 would again exorcise demons - not ones haunting the Dutch but those plaguing Germans. The Story of German Football. But he had never got over the war. Both football nations have been among the top ranked according to the strongest football nations by Elo Ratings, and have met a total of 44 times (of which 14 matches were competitive) which resulted in 16 victories for Germany, 16 draws, and 12 victories for the Netherlands. Holland Germany Running World Youtube Interesting Facts History The Nederlands Racing. They put him against the wall, his hands by his sides, and his bad luck was that he had three identity cards on him that day. Schumacher was so enraged that a sub was placed behind his goal to calm him down. Get it as soon as Wed, Feb 3. Eddie Holland was born on October 30, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, USA as Edward Holland Jr. Six years later, Bayer Leverkusen and PSV Eindhoven fans fought, not least because, as a Leverkusen fan's online diary notes, "the Germans knew how to provoke the Dutch". He never came back. 1–0 was enough, as long as we could humiliate them. The Netherlands would go on to lose the semi-finals against Denmark, who then defeated Germany in the final. I realised that something had changed in February 2000, when the Germans came to Amsterdam for a friendly. My friend Bernd had gone to the game on a chartered coach with other Dortmund fans. Nor is it easy to claim that the Germans are racist now the Dutch have a large anti-immigrant party, created by the assassinated homosexual columnist Pim Fortuyn. Mainly because they were beaten by all sorts of teams, but also because Holland was a small country that kept a low profile. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for. "It feels as though we've won the war at last," said a former Resistance fighter on TV. He knew I was on my own and that I must have left the ground late on account of the press conference. Last September, German third division ice hockey club Ratingen Aliens played host to a team from across the border, the Eaters Geleen. - The last match between the nations was on May 25, 1982 also at Wembley, England winning 2-0. There were obvious flaws to this notion and so, to make it fit, the Dutch briefly forgot their own discipline, their own staidness, and their own intolerance of Turks and Moroccans and Surinamese like Gullit. France was a different matter. After a friendly in Amsterdam in November 2012, the teams would not meet again for almost six years. I saw their emotions, their tears. But in the stadium two days later, hardly anybody whistled him. Around noon I saw a Dortmund coach that had lost its way. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. FSV Mainz 05 When the Germans made it 3-3, the stand with their 300 fans was invaded by thugs. My father, my sister, two of my brothers. We knew that on the pitch the Dutch were ready and waiting for us. Maria Schrader (ur.27 września 1965 w Hanowerze) – niemiecka aktorka, scenarzystka i reżyser, laureatka Srebrnego Niedźwiedzia dla najlepszej aktorki podczas Festiwalu Filmowego w Berlinie za rolę w filmie Aimée & Jaguar.. Å»yciorys. There was a Dutch attempt to claim that Voler had racially abused him - the old story - but Rijkaard inconveniently denied it. It is tempting to think that Van Basten (who refused to speak German in interviews) had unleashed a nation's war traumas by scoring in Hamburg, but he did not. Also in 2006, in the wake of the World Cup being hosted by Germany, a commercial showed. When the two teams were set to meety at Euro 2004, FourFourTwo presented a More Than A Game special incorporating two views -“ the Dutch and the German -“ on this great, historic rivalry; a true battle, it seems, of good versus evil.Â, by Uli Hesse, author of Tor! We were like Gullit and they were like Matthaus. Connect with friends, family and other people you know. After that, from the 1950s until 1970, there was no hope of rivalling Germany: it was a great footballing nation, while the Dutch were pathetic. When Germany and Holland drew 2-2 in November 1927, it was the 11th game between the two sides - the first Germany-France meeting would not be agreed upon for another three years, such were the enmities. "People could have been killed," gasped a pale Ewald Lienen, then coaching Cologne. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for. Torschützenkönig wurde der Niederländer Marco van Basten, der anschließend auch als E… They murdered my family. And Holzenbein added: "It seems German football is in a crisis.". The police of North Rhine-Westphalia later announced that a third of all football-related arrests in the 1998-99 season had been made at this one game. Dlatego używamy plików cookie w ramach tego uzasadnionego celu i aby poprawić nawigację użytkownika, tworzyć statystyki i proponować naszym użytkownikom oferty reklamowe dostosowane do ich potrzeb i znajdujące się blisko naszych użytkowników. ""By doing it again every summer"- but when England played West Germany in 1982, most of the teenage boys in my class supported the Germans. The match assumed greater significance after the results of the first tranche of group matches were known, since it was possible that a German win could eliminate the Dutch from the tournament, depending on the result of the other subsequent game in Group B (between Denmark and Portugal); the game ended in a 2–1 victory to Germany, putting the Netherlands' progression from the group stage into significant doubt. One local paper spoke of "unimaginable hunting scenes", saying the visitors had "sullied the sport' image in an unprecedented manner". In an episode of the Dutch history series. For no reason! A similar incident took place at Euro 1980. Name Est. Then suddenly, in 1974, Holland were facing Germany in the World Cup final. The 1980 match would see Toni Schumacher and Huub Stevens fighting on field, whereas René van de Kerkhof would go on to punch Bernd Schuster in the eye. In 1990 both teams met again during the second round of the World Cup. Otherwise we wouldn't have gotten out alive.". In 2000, a Dutch TV commercial, in reference to the infamous spitting incident, shows Völler and Rijkaard both wearing bathrobes, having breakfast together, suggesting the taste of butter is so good it gets the world's most bitter rivals together. Emerging from the tunnel for the second half to jeers from the German crowd, Michels had raised a dignified middle finger. After the game Ronald Koeman of the Dutch team pretended to wipe his backside with Olaf Thon's jersey, creating outrage in Germany. The Germans were hit so hard by losing the semi-final of Euro 88 on home soil that they didn't leave the dressing room for half an hour after the final whistle. As a baby, Willem van Hanegem, Holland's left-half, lost his father and 10-year-old brother during a British bombardment of his village on September 11 1944. This feature originally appeared in the July 2004 issue of FourFourTwo.Subscibe! Quiz! Average Goals/Match 2.38 Avg. Thank you for signing up to Four Four Two. Goals against 29. When he waved the bouquet at the crowd, there was far more clapping than booing. The Germans won 3-2, but the talking point came when Schumacher and Johnny Rep went up for a cross, and the Dutchman hit the keeper in the abdomen. [9] In the return match in November 2018, two late goals from Quincy Promes and Virgil van Dijk got the Netherlands a 2–2 draw, as a consequence securing the group win for the Dutch and relegation for the Germans (though that was later reversed due to an overhaul of the Nations League rules). Maybe because it was only Holland. Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more. Jest synem Petera Neustädtera, byłego gracza m.in. Euro 1988 … "He grabbed me by the nose so I pushed him," was how Nanninga described the incident. Maybe because West Germany had often been hard done by in the preceding decades without thirsting for revenge (Gothenburg 1958, Wembley 1966, Mexico City 1970). Which is why a game that many have forgotten lives on in Germany's collective football memory as one of the 10 greatest in our history: the 2-1 win over Holland at Italia 90. The Dutch still had their masters of the delicate touch. Germany (German: Deutschland, German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʏtʃlant]), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, listen), is a country at the intersection of Central and Western Europe.It is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south. Then the Argentinian ref awarded the Dutch a silly penalty, whereupon the German TV commentator yelled: "Send that man back to the pampas!" The arch-German ("Matthaus = Hitler", said a Dutch banner at a Holland vs Germany game in 1989) had been accepted by the Dutch. 1:20. The popular press was blowing up the old rivalry. There are serious doubts that Germany can perform at the same level as Holland, which is why the teams' opening game at Euro 2004 will be crucial. I think it's a true shame and pity that they regard football (sic) as an outlet for their hatred from the Second World War. Since 1996 the friendly matches in The Netherlands resulted in one Dutch victory (2–1 in 2000), two draws (2–2 in 2005; 0–0 in 2012) and one defeat (0–1 in 1996). 1988 (June 21) West Germany 1-Holland 2 (European Championship) sp1873. Many of them spoke excellent German, the way they now speak excellent English, and Dutch books and magazines of the time were full of throwaway quotes from Goethe and Schiller. 2:52. "The next day I was ashamed of my laughable behaviour." All rights reserved. In 1959, Uwe Seeler scored a hat-trick in a 7-0 rout that allowed the Germans to finally draw even in the overall record between the two sides. This is the atmosphere in which Ruud Krol was raised. The war has less to do with this rivalry than one would think. He was in the Communist Resistance. "I'd rather ask the Dutch that," he said. The pressure was tremendous. Because of increased security concerns due to the Paris attacks occurring days prior, the match was cancelled and the area evacuated. It was a friendly. Brewed by the Dutch, killed by the Germans. An elderly Dutchman lifted a small child onto his shoulders so the kid could give the finger to the Germans while men in Feyenoord shirts came running out of a bar, looking for something to hurl at the coach. What counted was the image of 15,000 delirious Dutch fans celebrating their victory in Hamburg. Ronald Koeman revealed that after the match he had wiped his backside on the German shirt he had swapped with Olaf Thon. But the German reaction is not always so light-hearted, and it's not always merely a reaction. After Rudi Völler had been hacked down by Frank Rijkaard, who was subsequently booked, Rijkaard spat in Völler's hair. "You know," he said, "the sad thing is not that we lost, but that everybody on this coach is glad we did. City Type Details Tirana International Film Festival: 2003: Tirana You will receive a verification email shortly. The match was, in short, a romanticised version of the war. Lena Johanna Gercke is a German fashion model and television host. The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany from 10 to 25 June 1988. The Germany–Netherlands football rivalry is one of the few longstanding football rivalries at a national level. Then he addressed the culprit: "But you made up for that in the summer, when you went down again." Still, it took those same people years to realise how painfully the Dutch felt the thorn. Gastgeber Deutschland scheiterte im Halbfinale an den Niederlanden. German authorities had evidence of a planned attack outside the stadium as well as in the Hannover Hauptbahnhof. But he had never got over the war. After WWII, things changed. Enough was enough. We had Augenthaler, Kohler, Brehme and Buchwald. The first of the two Nations League matches, in October 2018, was won 3–0 by the Dutch despite the Germans having the upper hand. There was a problem. And it's not just Feyenoord. Many people in Germany will tell you that Holzenbein dived in the 1974 World Cup final. Certainly there was distaste. Before kick-off, the Dutch supporters shouted down the Deutschlandlied with boos and the Germans replied by chanting "Deutschland! In brief: it was perfect. Holland's manager Rinus Michels, the man who coined the phrase "Football is war", admitted to "an extra feeling of satisfaction for reasons I don't want to sum up now." Then I strolled through the southern part of Rotterdam all day, ignoring police advice that no German should cross the river. BA1 1UA. In 1992 the Dutch beat Germany 3–1 during the group stage of the European Championship. The Netherlands exploded into a mass celebration. as the Dutch ran amok. © Aufstellungen, Spielerwechsel, Torschützen, Karten und weitere Statistiken zum EM-Spiel zwischen Deutschland und Niederlande aus der Saison 1988. During the first decades of its existence, the German national team, established in 1908, played Holland more often than any other side, save Switzerland. 1988 Ciągniki Rolnicze Polska Wielkopolskie ... New Holland T5.105 ELECTRO COMMAND. Approximately 2 hours before the match, a tip of a bomb threat was reported to the German federal police from France's intelligence agency. "We've played a few friendlies against Dutch teams," says Bochum's goalkeeper with a dry smile. But they came for me.". It may have been an over-reaction, but fresh in the memory was a Feyenoord visit to Bayer Leverkusen that resulted in £180,000 worth of damage as 500 Dutch fans ran riot, smashing whatever was within reach and setting fire to a ticket booth. On the day in June 1988 when the Dutch finally exorcised their demons, beating West Germany for the first time in 32 years, the rivalry spilled over for good. Create an account or log into Facebook. Our 3-1 win at Euro 92 was very enjoyable, but only a reworking of 1988 and it was the last time the countries met in a competitive match. Rotterdam, Holland,August 8 - 1988: Historical aerial photo of the center of Rotterdam, Holland - Acheter cette photo libre de droit et découvrir des images similaires sur Adobe Stock Matthaus gave a sort of grand farewell interview to European journalists. Yet this second assumption, that it's our neighbours who go over the top, will be taken with a grain of salt by anyone who was in Munich the day England won 5-1. Since then Holland vs Germany has lost much of its fizz for the Dutch (just as the Germans begin to cotton on). Netherlands 1988 . Only in the 1980s did the war experience a revival in Holland. First, Holland-Germany is one of the most heated rivalries in Europe. "What these boys have done! A number of novelty songs have also been written, these include: The two teams met prior to Euro 2012 in November 2011, for an international friendly at the, This page was last edited on 27 January 2021, at 09:34. That morning, I'd left my car on the other side of town, because when I called the club to ask about parking, a nice woman told me it wouldn't be safe if it carried a German licence plate. We had to stay focused. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, One of the most crushing defeats in our history seemed forgotten the instant news came through that Ireland had beaten Holland. I had been waiting for that moment for fourteen years. Six years on, it still is. The stage was set for another chapter in the rivalry during the 2018–19 and the 2019–20 seasons, as the Netherlands and Germany were drawn together in a group for both the inaugural UEFA Nations League and the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers. Rinus Michels returned but the team played with rather more conservative style that in the 1970s. A Sportwetten (German betting site) ad, in which a German and a Dutch fan walk past each other and the German fan spits in the Dutchmans hair. Goals 114. Audio CD $21.21 $ 21. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. NOS sports commentator Herman Kuiphof's remark on air after the winning goal was scored – "We are fooled yet again" – became a catchphrase.[3][4]. And it didn't help that the Germans were suddenly becoming a footballing superpower. [27], Two German fans wave their flag at a group of Dutch supporters during. Die Niederlande qualifizierten sich relativ souverän für die EM-Endrunde, … Krol told me that at one point during the war, he had hidden 13 Jews above a cafe in Amsterdam. Of course it's got to do with the war. Euro 88 was a rare instance of a major football tournament ending without a single sending-off or goalless draw, nor any knockout matches going to extra time or penalties. "And we've been lucky enough to get out of them without major injuries." 4.8 out of 5 stars 63. "It continues to be a mystery to me. More features every day on FFT.com every day. The game that followed was notable for its many fouls and other incidents. Our shirts were bright, if unfortunately striped; the Germans wore black and white. Yet there was another, subtler aspect to the matter: the verdict of the Dutch newspaper which called the West German team "poor grafters". Six months after the Leverkusen riots, Cologne played a pre-season match in the Dutch city of Groesbeek against Nijmegen. The match I hope to be watching on DVD on my deathbed is West Germany v Holland of June 21, 1988. Coach: Rinus Michels Achievements: European Champions 1988 Key Players: van Basten, Gullit, Rijkaard, Koeman Star Player: Gullit Formation: 4-4-2 The second generation of great Dutch players. The rivalry continued, but the tone (though still highly competitive) became less aggressive.[6]. During the Occupation, the Germans had confiscated all Dutch bicycles. 10. Die Endrunde der 8. "Hysterical, intensely happy," he said. Germany won the match 2–1 and went on to win the tournament and become World Champions.[7]. Krol told me that at one point during the war, he had hidden 13 Jews above a cafe in Amsterdam. "It was no penalty. What is true is that the Dutch created this rivalry. Having lost their first match to the Soviet Union the Dutch needed to beat the Irish. Strange that people deny that.". The first signs that the rivalry was alive came during the 2-2 draw at the 1978 World Cup, when Holland's Dick Nanninga was sent off after a row with Holzenbein. by Simon Kuper, author of (among other books) Ajax, The Dutch, The War, Ronald Koeman revealed that after the 2-1 win he had wiped his backside on the German shirt he had swapped with Olaf Thon. Beginning in 1974 when the Dutch lost the 1974 FIFA World Cup to West Germany in the final (though deeply rooted in Dutch anti-German sentiment due to the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II) the rivalry between the two nations has become one of the best known international football rivalries in the world.[1]. The tournament crowned the Netherlands as European champions for the first time. Holocaust monuments were erected, May 5 again became a holiday marking the Liberation, and in 1985, on the 40th anniversary of the end of the war, dozens of books appeared depicting it as a conflict between "good" Dutchmen and bad Germans. It was the eighth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA. Holland didn't expect to beat the world, or the Germans. Confusingly, he was friendly and charming, much like his fellow villains Voller and Kohler. Europameister wurden die Niederlande im Finale in München gegen die Sowjetunion. The two teams, in short, summed up the way the Dutch wanted to see themselves and the way they saw the Germans. Even more will say the Dutch were undeniably the best team at that tournament. More Buying Choices $21.09 (16 used & new offers) Vinyl The referee sent both Rijkaard and Völler off, and Rijkaard spat in Völler's hair a second time when both players left the pitch. Before Hamburg, few Dutchmen felt that strongly about Germans. On 14 August 2004 Gercke won a casting call for fast food chain Burger King. He's Dutch himself. But when Frank Rijkaard repeatedly spat at Rudi Voller, resulting in a red card for him and, bizarrely, the innocent German, the match took on mythic proportions. In 1966, Franz Beckenbauer netted two as his team won 4-2 in Rotterdam. It was the largest public gathering since the Liberation. CSKA Moskwa, Karlsruher SC oraz 1. Rijkaard later declared in an interview that both he and Völler decided to be part of the commercial considering 10 years had passed since the incident and it was time to bury the hatchet. Games total 48. After 1988, Holland v Germany was never the same again. There was even an (unexpectedly humorous) website called 'You're not there', with an online game where users could knock down orange-clad players by throwing spliffs or clogs at them. David had not only won, did not only feel morally superior - he was also very simply better than Goliath. Before the game I remembered my feelings watching TV as a teenager, and that boosted up my anger. 18 lutego 1988 w Dniepropetrowsku) – rosyjski piłkarz niemieckiego pochodzenia, występujący na pozycji obrońcy w rosyjskim klubie Dinamo Moskwa. (I didn't add, "Because they think you are a violent, ugly diver.")