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July 8th remains a historical day in the history of the German Football Association for several reasons: While the national team in Belo Horizonte put a game for the history books of the FIFA World Championships and hosts Brazil in the World Cup semi-final with 7: 1, you can also find a significant date for 35 years-because the German selection of the legendary trained by Franz Beckenbauer was also possible Rome World Cup triumph.
“I have never seen more conviction and fanaticism in my life than in the eyes of the Brazilians. They really had spoken foam in front of their mouths,” ex-national coach Joachim Löw once in retrospect the atmosphere in the run-up to the Brisant Duel at the 2014 tournament at the Sugar Loan. However, the Löw’sche DFB-Express made sure that the Brazilian eyes filled with tears-Thomas Müller, Miroslav Klose, twice Toni Kroos and Sami Khedira provided the 5-0 halftime score. In the end it was said after two more goals from André Schürrle 7: 1 and the game came to the record games at World Championships.
“It was like in the film. After every goal we jumped up, have been jumped to the sidelines and asked us: what’s going on here? We were effective like machines. It was so blatant. Every chance was a goal. You had to pinch up,” was later cited by the “NDR” by Mertesacker, who was placed on the bench against the Seleção von Löw. What followed is known and history: Germany secured the long -awaited fourth star and the first title since 1990 after moving into the final against Argentina.
World Cup in 1990 in Italy: When Brehme in Rome was cheering in Rome
And this day, which is important for German football, is now on July 8th for the 35th time. On the legendary night of Rome, Lothar Matthäus, Andreas Brehme and Co. The Brehme, who died at the beginning of the year, ensured the 1-0 win of the DFB team and the third German World Cup title after 1974 and 1954 in the 85th minute.