Yeah, I remember that

And was appalled: sending furious text messages to my German best friend! If you google "1958 World Cup semi-final" though, you'll find that there was more than an element of moral justice though - what goes around comes around, even if it takes 48 years to do so!

Host nations always get away with things. Even England - as the way Spain were cheated against us in '96 showed, and arguably, Kuntz' disallowed goal in the semi too. My overriding impression of Klinsmann's Germany was very positive though: they proved that northern European sides CAN play positive, attacking football, even in hot weather. And they played like a team, while England were anything but.

Posted By: thebigfeller, Jun 5, 14:21:12