Comments on: The Socceroos’ German connection

By: Mxjosh

Mxjosh — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:55:04 +0000

I think people are forgetting that Germany are no longer the rigid organised team they were a few years ago, since Klinsman took over their attack has become the forefront of their game and this has continued after Klinsmans departure after the 2006 world cup. Germany are full of fast skillful athletic players with a very dynamic attack and a solid uncompromising defense. They’re not unbeatable but were in for one hell of a tough game

By: moo cow

moo cow — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:56:50 +0000

Played East/West Germany at the 74 World Cup
Played Germany at Germany in the 05 Confederations Cup
Qualified for the World Cup in Germany in 06 after 32 years
Germany are now in our group at the 2010 World Cup

In some way or another we have been involved with them at World Cup level.

By: Punter

Punter — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:31:59 +0000

I never thought of it that way, that we have beaten all the other WC winners apart from Germany & Italy (oh so close).
Bring it on I say, I can’t wait for the WC now. What a great 6 months we are in for for football lovers.

By: AndyRoo

AndyRoo — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:22:48 +0000

Teams that played against East Germany at World Cup level

Chile
Australia
West Germany
Brazil
Holland
Argentina

Of those I know West germany also played Argentina in 1958, and Argentina played a unified Germany in the QF at the last World Cup

By: jimbo

jimbo — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:01:42 +0000

You might be right Das – I can’t think of any other country that has played West Germany, East Germany and the Unified Germany in the WC Finals.

By: jimbo

jimbo — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:59:39 +0000

Very tough game first up and we couldn’t really expect to win this one – best would be a draw.

Unless all things being unequal – injuries to key German players, German coach exposed for cheating on his wife 10 times, Socceroos take illegal performance enhancing drugs and don’t get caught . . . German team gets mystery stomach bug on the eve of the game . . .

By: jimbo

jimbo — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:55:41 +0000

Why even bother having a world cup for football, then there would be no disruption to the AFL season at all.

By: dasilva

dasilva — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:59:25 +0000

I like to face Germany

Why? They and ITaly are the only two world champions we haven’t beaten yet. So I’m looking forward to Australia crossing off one more name of the list

In any case, is Australia one of the few countries in the world who has faced off with both East, West and full Germany at a World Cup.

By: whiskeymac

whiskeymac — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:22:50 +0000

Germany. After Brasil (and this time around Spain) could there have been a worse first game opponent and a better chance to advertise our football wares? It’s a tough assignment.

If we can keep our best players fit and play to our best i humbly wld embrace a draw and be ecstatic if we beat them because, for me, and having grown up watching ze germans thwart the english so many times, a vicotry over Germany (the most stereotypically efficient of football machines) would represent a great and massive achievement… but i wld swap it for results against the other 2 in the group.

By: The Bear

The Bear — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:57:52 +0000

Ok, Peter, just for Australia (..i mean the other codes of football in Australia)..we shall, as one FIFA member state of 200 or so, we shall change the World Cup into your view of what the World Cup should be. How about we get Frank Lowy to nominate you to be the one, perhaps flanked by a supportive Nicole Kidman, to break that to the FIFA committee.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:02:39 +0000

That would be the confederations cup.

By: Peter Wilson

Peter Wilson — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:11:54 +0000

Let us look at the facts of the World Cup – We have 13 European Nations playing – 1 from USA – 4 from the South American Area – 5 from Asia – A few from South Africa. Now put it into it’s right perpective there should only be one from each area.
Europe – including Great Britain, which at times seems to field 3 teams (England – Ireland and Scotland) – one from the African Nations and one from the South and North American Teams – One from the Asian Countries – which means that there would only be 4 Teams. All the other Nations would play off to see who goes to the World Cup – Should you desire we could include another two teams or one – Making that team a South Pacific Area. There would be no need to fight for Soccer Grounds all over Australia, and disrupt the harmonony of the other Codes.