Germany and Netherlands football rivalry
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The Netherlands national football team has rivalry with the Germany national football team that dates back to the 1974 FIFA World Cup, where the Netherlands lost to Germany in the final despite being favoured.
In the semifinal of the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship, played in Hamburg, Germany, Marco van Basten slid the winning goal in the last minute past the German keeper. After the game Ronald Koeman of the Netherlands pretended to wipe his backside with Olaf Thon's jersey, something he regretted later which caused relations to worsen between the two sides. Many Dutch fans celebrated, singing "In 1940 they came - in 1988 we came". The Dutch proceeded to win the final against the Soviet Union. When the team returned to the Netherlands and were celebrated in the capital Amsterdam, headcoach Rinus Michels told the crowd "We won the tournament, but we all know that the semi-final was the real final".
There was also the game in the Round of 16 in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where the Netherlands' Frank Rijkaard spat a number of times on Rudi Völler, with Völler being accused of diving. Both players were sent off. Germany went on to claim victory thanks to Jürgen Klinsmann and Andreas Brehme's goals,[1] and eventually became World Champions.
When the Dutch failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup, Germans fans often rejoiced with singing "Ohne Holland fahr'n wir zur WM" ("Without Holland we're going to the World Cup"). In the 2006 World Cup documentary Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen, the early elimination of the Dutch team is illustrated by showing an Autobahn sign "Netherlands, exit right". After the elimination of Germany in Euro 2004, Dutch supporters went to the German fan zone and hung up a sign saying "Zimmer Frei" ("Open vacancy" in German). When Germany hosted the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Dutch musicians de Toppers scored a hit in the Netherlands with the song "Wir Sind die Holländer" which heavily referenced the rivalry between the countries, including the fact that many Dutch still mockingly complain about the Germans "stealing our bikes", referring to Nazi Germany confiscating Dutch bikes during World War II. The Dutch supporters are also known to chant "Jetzt geht los" to the German side, meaning "It's about to go down".
In the recent years, many of the Netherlands' more prolific younger players have plied their trade in the Bundesliga at one time or another including Rafael Van der Vaart, Joris Mathijsen and Nigel de Jong (Hamburg), Mark van Bommel (Bayern Munich) and Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart).
[edit] Notable matches
Friendly match, 1956, first match between the two teams since World War II
| March 14, 1956 |
West Germany  |
1–2 |  Netherlands |
Düsseldorf, Rheinstadion Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Reginald Leafe (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van der Hart 77' o.g. | Lenstra 52', 72' |
Final, 1974 FIFA World Cup
| July 7, 1974 16:00 |
Netherlands |
1–2 | West Germany |
Munich, Olympiastadion Attendance: 75,200 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neeskens 2' pen | Breitner 25' pen Müller 43' |
Second group stage, 1978 FIFA World Cup
| June 18, 1978 16:45 |
West Germany |
2–2 | Netherlands |
Córdoba, Estadio Chateau Carreras Ref: Gordon (Scotland) Attendance: 25,050 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abramczik 3' D. Müller 70' |
(Report) | Haan 27' R. van de Kerkhof 84' |
Group stages Euro 1980
| June 14, 1980 | Germany |
3–2 | Netherlands |
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Ref: Robert Wurtz (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allofs 20', 60', 65' | Rep (p) 79' van de Kerkhof 85' |
Semi Final, Euro 1988
| June 21, 1988 | West Germany |
1–2 | Netherlands |
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg Attendance:61,330 Referee:Ioan Igna (Romania) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthäus (p) 55' | R. Koeman (p) 74' van Basten 88' |
Second round, 1990 FIFA World Cup
| June 24, 1990 21:00 |
West Germany |
2–1 | Netherlands |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Ref: Juan Loustau (Argentina) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klinsmann 51' Brehme 82' |
R. Koeman 89' pen |
Group stages Euro 1992
| June 18, 1992 | Netherlands |
3–1 | Germany |
Nya Ullevi, Göteborg
Ref: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rijkaard 4' Witschge 15' Bergkamp 72' |
Klinsmann 53' |
Group stages Euro 2004
| June 15, 2004 | Netherlands |
1–1 | Germany |
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Ref: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Nistelrooy 81' | Frings '31 |
[edit] Literature
- Hesse-Lichtenberger, Ulrich (2003). Tor! The Story of German Football. WSC Books. ISBN 095401345X.
- Schiweck, Ingo (2006). Kicken beim Feind? - Der ganz alltägliche Friede hinter dem deutsch-niederländischen Fußballkrieg. Düsseldorf: MaveriX. ISBN 978-3-9810957-4-6.
- Winner, David. Brilliant Orange.
- Houtum, Henk van; Frank van Dam (2002). "Topophilia or Topoporno? Patriotic Place Attachment in International Football Derbies". International Social Science Review 3 (2): 231–248.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Cheeseheads vs Krauts": 30 Years of Enmity, Ajax-USA.com, June 14, 2004
