As someone who used to visit Germany periodically, this subject. Their view on the England rivalry was “How can you be our rivals if you never win anything”

England: "You took everything from me!" Germany: "I dont even know who you are."

“But Germany won the war” Now that’s not something that you hear everyday

England: Germany are our greatest rivals. Germany: Who are you?

While germans dont really see England as their main rivals, they are very prevalent in footballing jokes. For example, there was a penalty shootout browser game i played years ago, and the difficulties were from hardest to easiest: Very Hard - Hard - Medium - Easy - England

As a german, I have to add, that we would never miss a chance to make fun of the english penalties and goalkeepers! I dont know if it is enough for a rivalvry, or just making fun of the little boy from the neighbourhood who cant even kick a ball properly.

In Germany the so called "Wembley Goal" from the 1966 final is a much bigger thing then the whole other games against England.

Back when the referees were giving England free kicks outside of the box just so the superstar of the time, Beckham would take them...

The German thrashing of Brazil should be considered a war crime and the Brazilians should request reparations.

The only enemy Germany fears is Italy. Everyone else is just another game.

In Germany people see the Netherlands and Italy as their two greatest rivals.

Anything happens English -: 101 reasons why it happened because of us.

England: *I guide others to a treasure I cannot possess*

Heskey scores Germany: We need to rethink the game

Just a reminder, my man picked Kane over Lewa in his video about best Euro starting 11 per nation !

Dietrich Weise is one of those examples of an incredibly influential individual in football who didn't get the credit and still doesn't get credit for their contributions.

„Ich mache diese Haarprobe weil ich ein ABSOLUT reines GEWISSEN habe“

Can I just point out the irony that the ONLY TIMES England ever hires foreign managers, they both happen to be ones that are completely devoted to a classic English 4-4-2? I'm entirely convinced if either Capello or Eriksson had played anything but a 4-4-2 England could have reached at least one semi final.

Germany caused Germany’s win by winning the tournament lol

Actually we consider Italy our greatest rivals, not the Netherlands

Imagine being sooo good that rivals(allegedly) celebrate it like they've won biggest prize there is lmaoo

Getting this hyped over a friendly is the epitome of English football

It's so sad that Gerrard, lampard and scholes didn't win a single International trophy. People these days don't realise how legendary these 3 were for there clubs.

perfect timing for this video. England v Germany in Euro last 16!!!!

10:51 "And even Heskey scoring." JFC, the amount of shade thrown in four words is too damn high. 😅🤣🤣

Day 101: 7 worst players who scored a hattrick in either the premier or champions league

Outstanding video Alfie. This is a case study which could be applied to anywhere in business too. These types of analytical videos are by far my favorite, so keep these fascinating stories coming.

So basically england is that annoying girl who says "notice me senpai" to Germany

25:05 There were also some italian imigrants in Argentina who happen to be the grand parents of the best player in history Lionel Messi

Here after we beat them?

Football journalism at its peak well done Alfie on a well written and informative video.

I LOVE THESE DOCUMENTARY STYLE VIDEOS YOU DO

So funny seeing Brits trying to explain how other country's international victories are Theirs

Hey Alfie can you make a video on hooliganism in England during the late 20th century?

Great video, Thank you Alfie

Big fan of these longer videos👍🏼

I was at the 5-1 win in Munich. One of the best atmospheres as an away fan ever

Thank you for the documentary! It is linked with why young talents from South America are not as required nowadays in the top Clubs of Europe, since they have developed their own academies in the last decades, especially Germany.

Great Video, HITC Stevens! Very insightful! Could you do an analysis of the Scotland National Football team? It would be interesting to see...

Top notch video Alfie 👍🍻

Funny how they give themselves credit for someone else's achievements 😂🤣. Only achievement being win at 1966 controversially. Whereas Germans have 4 world cup wins

Kevin Prince Boateng is not a emigrant, his grandfather was Helmut Rahn, the guy that scored the winning goal in germanys world cup win in 54. Jerome has a german mother too, but without national team conections.

hitc sevens, the gift that keeps on giving

Great content, subscribed!

Do I really have to quote Gary Lineker here..? But seriously: What I (as a German) value about England is their commentators. British print media sucks still equating football games against Germany to some obscure Panzer attack in WW2, antiquated, inappropriate and just bad manners. By contrast British TV- hosts are objective, knowledgeable and (if you get the British humor) quite funny. Even in defeat they give credit to the better team without spite.

When i was a kid growing up in the 80's and 90'sEngland fans used to go on about 66 and the WC win....Fast forward to now and England fans are reminiscing about slim group stage wins v Scotland 25 years ago and friendlies they won 20 years ago v Germany. For a country that has itself winning every tourny there seems a lack of winning tournys.

Crackin' video fella

wonderful video. Very inciteful

The changes to German football was because of the WC in 98, the Euros in 2000 and that we would host the WC in 2006. England had no part in it. We care very little about a 5-1 defeat to England in the qualifiers haha. Once we qualify, we are happy. The real matches that Germans care about are at the tournaments.. trust me I am hardcore German football fan

Fun fact: the German FA sent many youth coaches and sporting directors to Argentina to see how their youth academies worked. Also, was this title just clickbait?

Excellent video Alfie.

Amazing video lads

Hey Alfie, love the content. Quick idea: Best XI of players from African clubs (bonus challenge: no Al-Ahly or Zamalek players)

England grasp on to one win in a qualifier game meanwhile Germany are one of the most successful national team of all time. They're just not in the same league

All of your videos would be brilliant on a Spotify podcast tbf

Brilliant ❤️🔥

Everything wrong with that title. Why not make one how Liberia and Andorra stopped Spain winning 2010

England is a small country and this video has convinced me of it. What a small country mentality they have.

Hey Alfie, I just thought of a cracking idea for a video you could do on the turbulent recent history of Goztepe in the Super Lig. They’re one of the Super Lig’s most well supported clubs (a bit like a Newcastle United, Sunderland or Strasbourg if you may). In the 2001/02 season, they finished seventh in the top flight, however from 2002 to 2008, they were relegated five times in six seasons, due to their inability to reduce their outstanding debt which resulted in the football club being banned from signing new players during that time. In August of 2007, a business based in Istanbul, vowed to take them back to the top flight making them one of the top five clubs in the country, but they were met with lots of suspicions from the fan base, and then they handed over the ownership to another bloke called Mehmet Sepil in 2014. Anyway, they’re back in the Super Lig as a solid mid table/weaker top half team. Why am I bringing all this up? Because apparently Abramovich is looking to possibly buy the club himself, after being sanctioned from the UK. It’s a crazy crazy story and may you could look into this, not to mention, they are not only a rare example of a club that is considered a neighbourhood club, as well as the fact that they’ve played in 3 different stadiums since 2011, but also in 1969, they became the first Turkish football team to play a semi-final of a European competition.

Taking credit for someone else's incredible success Sigh most English thing I have seen all day. Love it

Brazil v Argentina is the biggest rivalry in all of sports no contest

Thing is, after we beat Germany 5-1 in the qualifiers for 2002. We lost to Brazil in the quarters and Germany got to the final!

After that 5-1 defeat, as soon as Germany made it through the playoff against Ukraine I knew they'd be ok. And certainly in 2006, when Klose equalised late against Argentina and then they won on penalties, I knew that Germany were back. Rivals. Hate them. But respect them so much

so true HITC

The funny thing is most German fans suddenly fell in love with Robin Gosens who never saw a youth performance center from the inside and has a very different personality than most other players

How can you be someone's rival when u don't win anything ?

Im so tired but i cant resist to watch this

That snuffed out pun was quality :))

Best German players in the premier league of all time. (Day 135) Also I don't care if you consider this spam. I'm doing this for too long, I'm not giving up now. If you don't believe my number, just go back to the previous videos. I'm at the bottom most of the time, but I'm there.

The current England team are the strongest I have ever seen in terms of cohesion and spirit. Now if only The Sun etc. will leave them alone and not be talking of glorious days ahead before they've even reached the quarter finals. I live in Germany and the press/media here never put pressure on the team with talk of expectations. IMO a major (non) influence in contributing to the success rate of the Germans.

what a day to put this video

As someone who has lived in Germany (20 years) I have to say you are talking absolute nonsense when you say the Germans don't take the England/Germany rivalry seriously. They have always gone on about that goal in 1966 and have never let us forget it. The Netherlands rivalry is much more visceral for them, that's true, but the England rivalry has also been important because of the history. I don't know who advised you, but they are just plain wrong.

I think that the revamp came as a result of the 1998 and 2000 tournament failures. I doubt the 5:1 loss in a qualifying match even registered that much in Germany. I heard it the first time when I was in England in 2004 (3 years later talking about a qualifier says it all really) and had to look it up. IMO what prolonged Germany's rebuilt was the accidentally successful 2002 world cup. The one that Oliver Kahn almost won on his own. The current problem is that Germany produces an enormous amount of great midfielders, wingers and fullbacks. It doesn't produce strikers and few center backs. Also Löw is now in office for too long. It's only fitting that both Merkel and Löw step down this year. They have been in "office" almost eternally (since 2005 and 2006). I value Flick, but I am disappointed Klopp will not be the new manager (yet).

You could argue that the 4-1 defeat to Germany at the 2010 World Cup and the observations on German's now implemented system at the time were also significant in the eventual changes to how the England national team was run. Well, that and the defeat to Iceland.

25:10 Enrique Guiata, Luis Monti, Raimundo Orsi and Michele Andreolo for those people wondering which players Alfie was referring to.

Fascinating

Day 97: Most shocking/surprising FA cup winners. By that I mean, the most surprising team that went onto win the entire tournament.

So, in theory, our 4-1 humiliation at their hands in South Africa in 2010 should precipitate our return to world domination next year! There were quite a few similarities between the way the German game was nine years prior, and the way the English game was then, actually...it was a joke at first, but the more I think about it, the more I might just have a point here...

Thanks for the info.Rivalry between England and Germany has been long a bruising,after England won World Cup in 1966 by beating Germany in the final,the 2 teams met again in quarter finals in 1970. England had retained their team from 1966 and had their strongest team ever,but Germany avenged them and eliminated them from quarter finals. At next World Cup final 1974 between Germany vs Holland,the referee was from England.So in 1st minute he awarded penalty to Holland and German Captain Franc Beckanbau went to complain to referee and accused him of being biased Englishman.We could mention semi final in 1990 also,the teams find themselves matched in big games.Now at Euros 2020 they meet in quarter finals,we will have another barn burner again. Both England and Germany have diverse teams,so its gonna be a great match,may the best team win.

Great video but did you just end by comparing the appointment of Southgate to Klinsmann and Loew haha?

Don‘t worry Englishmen! Your time will come. I know it has been a long time and you are longing for positive results but you‘re team looks exciting, the players have great quality and they certainly will develop. However my only concern is probably the Premier League bias. Some of Your best players should play all across Europe’s top leagues. It will add some flair and new perspectives to the national team. In Germany we had great successes with a mix of Bayern Players and key legionnaires. Sancho and Bellingham for example made the move and so far it worked out brilliantly for them. Even Reiss Nelson looked when playing at Hoffenheim. So I am really looking forward to a potential match between England and Germany with great football and good banter. 👍 P.S.: Why is Sancho not starting? I hope Southgate has a plan.

Germany had three wc finals with Argentina. That' s what I call rivalry.

7:10 "Down came out swinging" 😂😂

This is a classic

England always feel like they’ve been robbed when in actual fact they are just a completely average team. One of the most expensive average teams on the planet but still average.

So Alfie Is a conspiracy theorist Now. Next video suggestion-"How Irish Guy is the Nostradamus of our generation"

Can you do a video about Irish Vetern Paul McGrath he has genuinly lived an incredible life and I think you'd enjoy reading about him.

I was in the Stretford end for that Beckham goal v Greece. The Greek fans stayed behind after the game cheering about drawing with us (and finishing ahead of Germany of course). Imagine a few years later Greece became European Champions

Title is very far fetched to be honest and with the world cup generation gone germany isnt looking too good right now but still very interesting to watch and learn about some football history of two great nations

I'm sorry, Alfie, but this title is just ridiculous

Day 1: Make a video series about the history of (english) clubs featuring legendary players,coaches,rivalries and successes.I'm sure you know how much time i takes to appropriately cover a clubs history.Can be controversial ones(Manchester City,Psg,Chelsea)or "obscure "clubs with a rich and successful past(Nottingham Forest?).I'd be pleased if you would start with Chelsea

1 minute and you guys are already quick 😭😭😭

Leave it to a Brit to make anything about England.

Hey alfie, my wife left me today and I feel pretty bummed out. Any tips? (I’m a welder with 6+ years of experience)

While what you said about the youth coaching in German football is true, one must also say that Germany always nominated whole groups of players from successful German clubs to play in the national team. Bayern Munich, Mönchengladbach and Dortmund were the main suppliers - Germany's 1974 World Cup winning team was comprised practically exclusively of players from the first two clubs named above. These players of course knew each other like the back of their hands, so great things could be expected from them - and they delivered. English clubs, comprised of English, Scots, Welsh and Irish players, could never contribute players exvlusively for the England team for the obvious reasons. Spain, France and Italy also implemented this German style game winning structure in their most succesful years. Nowadays, with more and more foreigners playing in the Bundesliga, Germany's coach has had it more difficult, as Joachim Löw found out to his detriment when he didn't nominate half of Bayern Munich for his team since 2018. His successor, Hans Flick (an ex- Bayern man hinself), will undoubtably return to the old structure, as far as possible anyway; Bayern Munich ++ = Germany !

i dont think us germans see either the netherlands or england as our biggest rivals ngl we have a huge rival in history with france not only in football

And of course, on the day you post this, England - Germany is confirmed for the next round. Let's see if England have turned the corner

What a stretch for the English to take credit for 15 years of German football success.

Looking foreward to the match on tuesday. And yes, in Germany this "epic rivalry" between England and Germany...doesn´t exist. Nevertheless I am always thrilled and happy about the headlines in british "newspapers" like The Sun before those matches. My favorite was "Deutsche Panzer rollen wieder" with a picture of Carsten Janker.

Yay my favourite, sami khedira is on the thumbnail