Total Football Meets Die Mannschaft

OTD E0249 — 07 Jul 1974: West Germany beat the Netherlands 2-1 in the World Cup Final in Munich. This episode traces the peak of European machine football between Brazil’s Pelé era and Argentina’s Maradona era, Ajax and Total Football, Bayern and the Mannschaft, Cruyff, Beckenbauer, Neeskens’ penalty before Germany touched the ball, Hölzenbein’s disputed penalty, Cruyff’s half-time yellow card, Rainer Bonhof’s assist, Gerd Müller’s winner, and the long shadow of Dutch beauty and German tournament certainty.Ideas: [email protected]