Soccer
in Germany
History/Background of Soccer in Germany
~in 1909, the German National Soccer team recorded their worst loss of all time, 9-0 to their biggest rival, England
~in 2012, Germany broke the world record for most consecutive international wins
~overall Germany has won three world cup champions, 4 runner up, 4 third place, and 1 fourth place awards
~in the 18 world cups, Germany has participated in 16 and took a title in 12 of them
National Anthem
~the tune of their national anthem was composed by Joseph Haydn in 1796
~was the national anthem of Germany from 1922-1945, West Germany from 1950-1990, and of reunified Germany since 1990
~was originally performed in 1797 for the birthday of Holy Roman emperor Francis II; it was called “Kaiserhymne” (“Emperor’s Hymn”).
Work Cited
National Anthem Info:http://www.britannica.com/topic/Deutschlandlied
National Anthem YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhQwLeMcbRY
1954 German Soccer Team:http://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/germany-s-interior-ministry-says-it-will-publish-report-alleging-systematic-doping-1.1398470
German Flag:http://quoteko.com/german-flag-images-crazy-gallery.html