West Germany 3-1 England (1987)

Euro 88 hosts West Germany underline why they are a favourite to win the competition as they beat England 3-1 in a friendly in Düsseldorf in September 1987. It is England's first defeat for a year, as without captain Bryan Robson they are over-run in midfield with Pierre Littbarski scoring twice including directly from a corner. The match provides a milestone as substitute Neil Webb becomes the 1,000th player to be capped by England.

[@classicrockstation]

Pierre Littbarski was a phenomenal player, so underrated...

[@lesterpaul9657]

The same with Wolfram Wuttke. He was a rebel, and the DFB didn' t like rebels.

[@robredo]

@@lesterpaul9657 Breitner was the real rebel

[@nuwandalton]

@@robredo And Netzer !

[@alemaniasss]

si algo asi como philip lam.

[@Lamesoeder]

@@lesterpaul9657 Wuttke was not really a rebel. He was not the sharpest tool in the shed, had an amateur attitude towards his profession, a problem with alcohol and t think with socially appropriate behavior, too. The german Gazza. He wasted his talent.

[@BentHestad]

Pierre Littbarski, what a player!

[@hanialturk5981]

He was called the Brazilian German. Giving his skills like a Brazilian

[@TT-nc3qh]

Not as good as Duncan Ferguson

[@a.b.6972]

If stupid Beckenbauer would let him play in Euro semi-final against Holland the team would pass to the final and maybe win that Euro

[@rauschbart2424]

Арман Бай Stupid Kaiser? Littbarski came and Germany lost.

[@fckwful]

Yep. He participated in the World Cups of 1982, 1986, and 1990 when West-Germany reached three subsequent finals. But since he got injured during the '86 WC, he couldn't play the final. He was famous for his short and bendy legs with angle that enabled him to bend the ball extremely, especially free kicks.

[@darganx]

The man, the mullet.. Pierre Littbarski!!

[@hudsonrilke]

I was at this game. England were outclassed from start to finish.

[@nihilistcentraluk442]

Against good teams it was 9 times out of 10.

[@hudsonrilke]

@@nihilistcentraluk442 Germany had a zip about them. I was living in Germany at the time and went to the Ireland game in Stuttgart in the Euros, that was even worse

[@iangerrard2366]

me too. didnt remember us being this bad, but then again, we'd been on the ale all day.

[@hudsonrilke]

@@iangerrard2366 we were definitely outclassed. Germany had a zip about them. Pilsner or Alt beer?

[@iangerrard2366]

@@hudsonrilke usually Alt, but Herfy, paderborner, grolsch etc when on bottles.

[@user-do3wt9sk7t]

It was amazing match. 80s best football's Littbarski Völler Lineker Hoddle and Klaus Allofs.

[@ro9202]

I was there as a 22 yr old bumming around Germany.

[@robertcottam8824]

@@ro9202 That's some admission. Was sitting down at the stadium painful?

[@ro9202]

@@robertcottam8824 😁😁😁

[@williamSchmidhuber01]

What a wonderful players were Littbarski Völler and Schumacher.. 💪🇩🇪

[@stefanhaugg748]

Number 1 was Eike Immel from VFB Stuttgart

[@williamSchmidhuber01]

@@stefanhaugg748 I don't think so... For me best German player was Paul Breitner... & Best goalkeeper.. Manuel Neuer.

[@paulis4278]

Schumacher's was suspended from the German national team after 1986. However he was the best goalkeeper in the 80s and the best German goalkeeper that I ever saw....

[@peterhammer4644]

@@paulis4278 hardly better than Neuer or Kahn

[@MiddlesbroughFCVideoVault]

Littbarski was a quality player. Love how the German TV has a Union Jack as the England flag!

[@jaywill4ever]

Bruce Rioch It doesn't really make any difference. Britain is an English construct.

[@TT-nc3qh]

I love goals

[@GirGir183]

I think back then it was more normal. Maybe I'm a bit too young (HA!) but it seemed to be more of a 90s onward thing when English sports teams specified the flag with the cross of St. George on a white background.

[@mrktyb]

@Gary Faircloth Come on Gary, nobody cares. It would perhaps be different if England was a football power though.

[@paulwilliams8389]

That's the way it tended to be back then - England fans would carry the Union Jack rather than the St George flag around. It wasn't really until Euro '96 that the St George flag became really dominant.

[@SirOliverNorwell]

FC Cologne needed that Littbarski performance in the 2nd leg of the 79 Champions Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest. Dieter Müller was injured and Littbarski in his second FC Cologne season was a substitute, but Coach Weisweiler didn't bring him on.

[@harttsteen9128]

Vehnah, I was one of the lucky ones to watch Nottingham Forest Koeln in 1979!!, Forest was lucky to draw,3-3, the rest is history.

[@SirOliverNorwell]

@@harttsteen9128 My name is not Weena, 😁 but wait, it doesn't sound that bad. Weena was the first girl I had a huge secret crush on aged 10 when I saw the Time Machine for the first time on television in 73. But lucky you to have watched that terrific match in the City Ground in April 79. I was sick for weeks after the 2nd leg back then given that I was such a die-hard 1. FC Köln/ FC Cologne Fan. Cheers!

[@Sparkledash1]

If Germany had used their chances in the first half, this could've really been humiliating for England. Littbarski and Völler where all over the english defense. And that 1-0 by Littbarski was a thing of beauty.

[@stewartburns2473]

Olaf Thon was the most underrated german player I can remember - superb midfielder!

[@dkneheli]

Thon and Andreas Moller

[@robredo]

@@dkneheli Andreas Moller was not underrated

[@SKa-tt9nm]

Schuster and Toni Schumacher

[@biglebowski5737]

@@dkneheli Muschi Moeller.

[@biglebowski5737]

Torsten Legat

Some of those tackles would never be allowed today.

[@9and7]

That's because they played football back then...

[@paolobindini471]

England Vs Germany...... Is just like a mini vs Porsche..... Look at the palmares! Forza Germania!!!!!!!

[@seba5326]

Sep 9th 1987 - Referee: Paolo Casarin (ITA) - Rheinstadion (Düsseldorf, FRG)

[@asaadabdullah1990]

Great Germany...🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

[@kaushikganguli1091]

Thons little dribble to break free, through pass to Wuttke... sheer genius.

[@gwangi64]

3-1 seemed to be England's usual defeat around this era when coming up against high class opposition. Same score against the Netherlands and USSR at Euro 88.

[@sandrohunger2809]

was a Good Time ahhh Dream German Team super

[@MartinMagumajestic]

I memorized this ove. and shot.Our housed wall suffered! and I practiced it religiously

[@MartinMagumajestic]

..littsbaski they called me

[@seanbonella]

always like littbarski, underated

[@usulordo]

RIP Wolfram Wuttke

[@kirilmihaylov1934]

When did he die

[@a.b.6972]

@@kirilmihaylov1934 yesterday

[@kirilmihaylov1934]

@@a.b.6972 Don't fuck with that idiot....

[@kornagga]

Kiril Mihaylov 1st March 2015

[@nitinkataria8632]

English defenders were always SHAMELESS and never got much yellow cards......

[@douglassimpson5932]

Germans dived all the time, like they were swimming for a FREE KICK..Cheats!!

[@xpat73]

England fan here - but looks like we got run absolutely ragged in this one.

[@overtimefreak2685]

Vor dem englischen Anschlusstor war aber ein hartes Einsteigen gegen Buchwald....

[@stevebell9645]

Beyond the Reach of Shilton How many times did we here that one

[@paulcope834]

Viv Anderson. Shocking game causing mass panic in defence

[@svenbartram2695]

He was never really international class in my opinion,

[@xiropigado]

This is when you see if a player is international class or not, Anderson not.

[@xiropigado]

@@svenbartram2695 Agreed and nor was Mabbutt

[@gunternetzer9621]

@@xiropigado Who was better, Mills, Neal, Gary Stevens - I think not. I saw Anderson play several good games for England.

[@xiropigado]

@@gunternetzer9621 Even if Viv Anderson was arguably the best Right back available at that time it still doesn't make him international class which is the point being made.

[@Ryang403]

i remember this. england had a patched up defense. germany awesome tho.

[@paulashford4155]

Some nice saves by Schumacher... rarely did I see Shilton have a bad day... that was one.

[@ozguryavuz1518]

Football is a simple game. 22 guys run the ball for 90 minutes and Germany always win! "Garry Lineker..

[@tomcoolman9422]

@ why let me guess because of the one time loss to South Korea at the wc 2018 and exiting in the early stages, this quote does not apply anymore???

[@biggstone3573]

@@tomcoolman9422 what is that ?????

[@newton7272]

What flag is that being used fro the English?

[@elshadjafar2437]

Thank and like from me. Baku city

[@iandavis1723]

Back when friendlies meant something.

[@cicero61]

Match No. 627 - Wednesday, 9th September 1987 West Germany 3 - 1 England Friendly Rheinstadion, Dusseldorf Pierre Littbarski, 24' Pierre Littbarski, 33' Gary Lineker, 42' Wolfram Wuttke, 84' 1Eike Immel 2Andreas Brehme 61' 15Stefan Reuter 3Michael Frontzeck 4Jergen Kohler 5Matthias Herget 6Guido Buchwald 7Pierre Littbarski 8Hans Dorfner 9Rudi Voller 78' 16Wolfram Wuttke 10Olaf Thon 11Klaus Allofs (c) 1Peter Shilton (c) 2Viv Anderson 3Kenny Sansom 68' 16Stuart Pearce 4Glenn Hoddle 64' 14Neil Webb 5Tony Adams 6Gary Mabbutt 7Peter Reid 8John Barnes 9Peter Beardsley 10Gary Lineker 11Chris Waddle 50' 5Mark Hateley

[@krisrichardson6690]

The tackle at 4.98! I miss proper football

[@asd36f]

Conceding a goal directly from a corner kick is unacceptable at international level.

[@TT-nc3qh]

Graham Clayton I am gay

[@darganx]

@ deflected off Shilton. Check the replay he tries to punch and it hits his arm

[@nuwandalton]

It's just amazing how often the Germans (clubs and national team alike) have conceded a goal after leading 2-0. There are literally dozens of examples in the last thirty years.

[@douglassimpson5932]

I know 1-0 up against England in 2001 they lost 5-1 AMAZING!!!!

[@nuwandalton]

@@douglassimpson5932 Oh dear, what a nightmare it was

[@douglassimpson5932]

@@nuwandalton Not for us we have lost 10 penalty shoot outs; 2 semi finals both of them to Germany. Being English you have to suffer or get drunk to numb the pain!!

[@nuwandalton]

@@douglassimpson5932 Möller strutting in response to Gascoigne. And Pearce's (still smarting about his 1990 fail) arrogant gesture towards Köpke. Those were the days... I was 12 and 18

[@TweeRex]

Good pronounciation of the German names by the commentator.

[@otimoluk]

This told Robson a lot about his players. Arsenal defenders taught a lesson. Reid basically the only midfielder. Hoddle was a ghost. Butcher made to look good by his absence.

[@Kurgan618]

Didn't teach him that Shilton still struggled with balls in the air and was past it. No clear alternatives in goal though.

[@xiropigado]

Told him a lot but he never heeded the lessons.

[@otimoluk]

@@Kurgan618 100%. Over 30 years later and I still visualise Shilton running backwards as that deflected shot from Bremhe goes over his head in that World Cup semi final. Dear oh dear. Shilton shouldn’t have been in the team.

[@Kurgan618]

@@otimoluk loool! I just remember my father in disbelief saying, "But why didn't Shilton read it and get back faster?!" Shilton was my hero before wc86 and by wc90 I just expected errors such as those in the semi-final and the 3rd place play-off!

[@xiropigado]

Good point about Butcher

[@jessieeagle2585]

Tony Adams stepping forward for first goal appealing for offside .....lol

[@mcharrisment4765]

Yes it is quite daft isn't it

[@xiropigado]

That is my abiding memory of Tony Adams, aways arm up appealing for offside.

[@barnbersonol]

Blimey Barnsey was a "chunky" lad even then.

[@barfuss2007]

germny had chances for 10 goals and there was a foul before the goal of Lineker

[@robredo]

it wasnt foul, real man vs man battle. nowadays it would be foul, thats why we have players like now

[@GirGir183]

0:25 I don't think he'd beaten Adams. Adams got his tackle in, and caused the kick to go over the crossbar. So Adams did what was necessary.

[@jorgekendel9218]

Now Germany has one trouble, maybe the solution Is Flick.

[@Ben-zg7zf]

👍🇩🇪⚽️🏆👊

[@MrJeepsters]

Pourquoi les allemand n' ont-ils pas aligné cette équipe lors de l' euro 88 ? A leur age, Littbarski et Allofs n' étaient pas des joueurs finis.

[@robredo]

the black one in England defence (Nr. 2) was horrible

[@jimmydelarocha391]

who is west germany number 11?

[@JenneSUB]

Klaus Allofs

[@claudiacastro4158]

klaus allof

[@TT-nc3qh]

Gerd Muller

[@johnm2631]

Klaus Allofs?

[@stefanhaugg748]

Number 11 Klaus Allofs 1.FC Köln

[@ro9202]

3:10 Partisan commentary

[@madmax5144]

05:24 fault and red card to the english player. He throws himself with both legs forwards dangerously .

[@douglassimpson5932]

6:30 he should be in the German diving team!!

[@madmax5144]

No hand off in football. Only in rugby.

[@johanprx7985]

That's why we had nothing but German world cup finals from '82 to '90.

[@madmax5144]

Despite Shilton, England was terrific in 1990. One of my favorite of all times.

[@gunternetzer9621]

@@madmax5144 Shilton was one of the reasons they got to the semi final if you analyse their games.

[@ianlewis7749]

We had a poor team.....Especially when there's players like Peter Reid in the side

[@madmax5144]

Nope. You had a great team. Germany was greater. That's all.

[@nicholasweaver7809]

England 34 yrs still have not learned how to master a game technically . 1 step forward and 2 back every time

[@gunnyakdo1653]

5:20 whats he saying? toothful?

[@MasimPune]

He is saying, "intelligent little ball played through and a toe-poke almost by Gary Lineker"

[@harttsteen9128]

I wonder if Peter Shilton plays football in year 2020, he's not playing for England no more, then who knows he could be playing in some lower divisions.

[@robredo]

he was caps recorder, but only average goalkeeper

[@harttsteen9128]

@@robredo England never had world cllass goalkeepers but thii Shilton played and played and that is respectable. Chris Waddle signed last professianal contract aged 53!

[@gunternetzer9621]

@@robredo Don't be silly.

[@robredo]

@@gunternetzer9621 why silly, if somebody consider Shilton more than average goalkeeper, than he knows nothing about goalkeeping

[@nitinkataria8632]

John Barnes with such a great physique missed 3 goals.....

[@chrmain7137]

Guess you saw anorher game or have been srunk already

[@swkenny]

Never really happened for Barnes when playing for England but for Liverpool he was world class. Actually you could say the same about Beardsley but some of those English players they were playing with were awful footballers whereas at Liverpool they had one of the best teams in the world at that time & Barnes & Beardsley were the cream on the cake.

[@xiropigado]

I remember John Barnes used to get murdered by the English supporters at home games, probably why he played better at away games and for his club.

[@mrktyb]

0:21 Should have been a penalty for Germany. Imagine Neymar in this situation. He would have dived and rolled and rolled and rolled and rolled....

[@robredo]

Voller used rolling as much as it was possbile, too

[@71Kalej]

The 1:2 was a foul

[@erikmulyandar3792]

germany no 1 from eropa. england no 5 from europa. uber alles..

[@gaz9556]

Of course the real star of this match is rudi vollers hair

[@arifalvi8874]

When Ever Germany Won The Match Against England I Fill Happy

[@tonobehnke5885]

Wake me up when England beats Germany, please. Thank´s

[@shep751]

5-1 in Munich.. thanks

[@mrktyb]

5:56 Brehme is clearly pushed. Should have been a card for the english player.

[@msas2003]

Eine Zeit wo Deutschland noch Ecken schießen konnte ..

[@israelover4ever]

66 karma for england....until today

[@andycampbell4420]

Please don't use the Union Jack to represent England! During the war the Germans called us dad Englanders but that was a long time ago!Get an education!!

[@paulwilliams8389]

England fans tended to carry the Union Jack to away games rather than the St George flag back in those days.

[@douglassimpson5932]

2001 : Germany 1 England 5, should have been 7-1 lol!!

[@paulwilliams8389]

And nine months later the Germans went to the World Cup Final while England bottled a winnable quarter-final against Brazil.

[@petrusordonez7964]

When Germany selection had not no one blackmen....

[@williamSchmidhuber01]

What's the fucking problem if some black men play for an European teams?.. Such an idiot you are....

[@robredo]

@@williamSchmidhuber01 problem is, if blacks are not regular home residents in that country. for example blacks playing for England - ok, blacks playing for example for Norway - no, no, and once again no.

[@williamSchmidhuber01]

@@robredo Italy, France, Spain are white people nation's as Germany 99.99% of their population are Caucasians and also have achieved titles with black players in their teams as well. So they shouldn't deserves these titles?... How about England more than a half of their team have black players in each competition... Your argument doesn't have any base....

[@robredo]

@@williamSchmidhuber01 you dont read very carefull, England had black players since I can remember, France too, but Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Belgium Belarus, etc. not. So It is a little bit difficult to see, when not 1-2 players in Norway squad is black, but why half of squad???Then some disgusted reactions are comprehensible. Maybe after some years half of Greenland quad will be black.

[@williamSchmidhuber01]

@@robredo I read well and understood what you tried to said.... I still believe that your argument doesn't have any base. Germany is the richest European country... Also used to have African colonies. Therefore have received many immigrants from Turkey, Africa and East Europe unlike Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Sweden and others... Why if they have born in Germany or hold a German passport shouldn't play for Die Nationalmannchaft. By the way Felix Magath with Puerto Rican mother played 2 world cup 1982 and 1986 with Germany and Olaf Thom with Turkish heritage won a world cup in 1990.

[@lesterpaul9657]

Wrong flag, it' s the Union Jack for Great Britain. Englands flag is white with red cross. Very embarrassing and I am german.

[@paulrimmer2853]

We like the Union Flag. In the 80s it was still the England flag. Will be again now we have left the EU prison.

[@TrevorHolohan]

@@paulrimmer2853 - Tell that to the people who prefer to be known as English and not British. 😁

[@paulrimmer2853]

@@TrevorHolohan We've been Britons for nearly 5000years & English for about 1100.

[@TrevorHolohan]

@@paulrimmer2853 - I am just telling you how some people behave about it nowadays, that's all. 👍🙄

[@ro9202]

Am I the only person who hears Buchenwald instead of Buchwald?

[@tarekteimeh]

When Germany team was pure european squad not full of mongrel degenerated players

[@alemaniasss]

es verdad quisiera que Alemania tenga de vuelta sus propios raíces alemanas ,nada de descendencia de paises africanos. Ojo no estoy en contra de los paises africanos sino cada oveja con su pareja.

[@michaeladrianboshell7797]

Vaya comentario más racista! Si tiene pasaporte alemán,es alemán

[@leventtosun7283]

yine almanlar kazanmış

[@superboykevrolf3811]

At These Times Germany was a Power Force...but today 🙈🙉🙊the Greatest Losers of Europe 😔😥

[@superboykevrolf3811]

@Sablicious of course after 2014.

[@tarekteimeh]

Germany never dies

[@superboykevrolf3811]

@@tarekteimeh you will see, today they will lost against Hungary. 😝

[@xiropigado]

Germany were the greatest overachievers, England the greatest underachievers.

[@alanzinskybolanossuarez7388]

There was a time in which German athletes took drugs to cheat. Fortunately, nowadays this is almost impossible thanks to the strict dope tests.

[@salvadorvillegas3569]

+ Juan Manuel Bolaños Suárez : Don't be SILLY, that story was DETRACT years ago.

[@mrktyb]

Juan Suarez You are just another person jealous of German success. and you are also racist

[@Kurgan618]

Didn't need to dope against this dismal England team...Adams and Sansom substance abusing, Webb and Hoddle catatonic, Barnes typically low grade. Only Lineker up to speed (can't think of any more drugs references). On a separate note I used to think Shilts was brilliant during his England career but rewatching his games it reminded me how poor his understudies were and why he lasted all the way to wc90. Maybe Woods would've saved a German pen?

[@iandavis1723]

@@Kurgan618 Spot on about Shilton. There's a reason he was at Derby County at this time.