Czech Republic 1-2 Germany (aet)
(Berger 59pen; Bierhoff 73 95)
1996 ultimate, London
A number of wheels got here full circle right here. Twenty years earlier, Germany had misplaced to Czechoslovakia, underdogs then as now, within the UEFA European Championship ultimate; they have been crushed by darkish horses Denmark in 1992; and within the 1966 FIFA World Cup ultimate, additionally at Wembley, they misplaced to a contentious objective. Payback time.
A Patrik Berger penalty put the Czechs forward and a shock was on the playing cards, albeit in opposition to favourites depleted by damage. On got here Oliver Bierhoff. The striker, whom Berti Vogts’ spouse insisted her hus…