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The Latest Breaking News from West Germany

Who has won the World Cup? Full list of winners, from Uruguay to France

The World Cup in Qatar is underway with 32 teams bidding to join a long line of winners

The Independent UK

Newcastle United and the World Cup: 1974 - Moncur a TV pundit but England miss out

England failed to qualify for the 1974 World Cup finals in West Germany, but a future Newcastle United manager was in action on the pitch for Scotland

Chronicle Live

When East Germany met West and caused one of the greatest World Cup shocks

East Germany 1-0 West Germany: At the 1974 World Cup, Hamburg played host to an extraordinary meeting of two rival sides. The result was even more unbelievable, writes Adam Bushby

The Independent UK

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Saudi Arabia’s defeat of Argentina ranks with these as the World Cup’s biggest upsets

The biggest World Cup upset ever? Well, Saudi Arabia bettering Argentina 2-1 is definitely the biggest World Cup upset of the 2020s.

Miami Herald

Germany looking to make amends at World Cup 2022

Four-time World Cup winners failed to reach the knockout rounds at Russia 2018 despite being defending champions.

Al Jazeera

Is the perfect World Cup achievable or an impossible dream for football?

Past tournaments have had great settings and matches for the ages … but terrible formats. Will the stars ever align?

The Guardian - UK

FIFA World Cup All-Time Men’s Scoring Leaders

Sports Illustrated lists the players that stand above the rest when it comes to finding the back of the net.

Sports Illustrated

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Italia 90: When Football Changed Forever - what happened next

Salvatore Schillaci, Carlos Valderrama, Roger Milla and Rene Higuita were among the players who captivated the football world in 1990

Wales Online

World Cup 1990: When Cameroon stunned Argentina

West Germany became the third country – after Brazil and Italy – to win the World Cup for the third time.

Al Jazeera

Highs for Algeria, lows for Argentina at World Cup 1982

Hosts Spain failed to go past the second round and faced allegations of favouritism from the officials.

Al Jazeera

Pele, Messi, Moore: Could this be the greatest all-time World Cup XI?

Who would make your all-time greatest World Cup team?

The Independent UK

World Cup 1974: When the Dutch replaced Brazil as crowd pleasers

Tournament hosted by West Germany and under heavy security cover following the Munich attack of 1972 Olympics.

Al Jazeera

World Cup 1954: West Germany, Hungary and the Miracle of Berne

Being one of the few European nations not to be deeply affected by WWII, Switzerland was chosen to host the 1954 event.

Al Jazeera

German Unity Day: 32 years of reunification - history and significance of the day

The national holiday is a celebration of togetherness

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The Guardian - UK

Turnbull’s hobby, the Fall’s pope song, and Stevie Nicks’ atomic number – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

Foreign Affairs

Time to Rethink America’s Nuclear Strategy

How to learn the right lessons from the Cold War.

AFP

West Germany's 1966 captain and post-war football icon Uwe Seeler dies, aged 85

Berlin (AFP) - Uwe Seeler, one of the iconic figures of post-war German football and who skippered West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final, has died at the age of 85, officials said Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Uwe Seeler obituary

Indomitable centre-forward who captained West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final against England

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Irish Mirror

Elvis Presley's ex-wife Priscilla now - real reason she left singer and the truth of how they met

Priscilla Beaulieu was just 14 years old when she first met Elvis at a party in West Germany in September 1959

The Guardian - UK

How Putin’s invasion returned Nato to the centre stage

The long read: For the first time in years, its role has become a topic of furious debate. But what do we talk about when we talk about Nato?

Foreign Affairs

Ukraine After the War

How the Country Can Tackle Corruption and Revive Its Democracy

The Guardian - UK

Werner Grossmann obituary

Head of East Germany’s foreign intelligence service who helped to recruit 1,500 West German spies during the cold war

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