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My very limited understanding is that the Germans occupied the Netherlands in WWII and treated the general Dutch population very badly (putting it mildly). So the Dutch have always seen the Germans as rivals for that reason

@@SimpleSoccer2024 thanks. Those nazis were awful

Thank you for the feedback, and I know re the video clips I’m trying to find a way to put video clips in without buying them (which can be extortionate), or risking copyright sanctions

@@SimpleSoccer2024 understandable :)

@kenlied5841 again, thank you for the feedback though! 🙂

Could’ve made the list on a different day

@@SimpleSoccer2024 it is a good list anyway 👍 really good job 👏

@AhmedAdel-oq4fk thank you very much! 🙂

Thank you for the comment 🙂 however, I didn’t say that for the following reason At time of writing this, Germany and Spain are tied with 3 titles each. So they are both the most successful teams in Euros history, not just Germany As well as this, 2 of Germany’s 3 wins came back when they were West Germany. A unified Germany as we know it today have only won the Euros once

@@SimpleSoccer2024 fair enough, but I did count the finals they lost and semifinal appearances too. You could argue that as West Germany they were Germany minus 20% population which if anything makes it more successful.

@peterl5804 I get what your saying. Also, I’m English, and it just hits me wrong to compliment the Germans! 😂

The worst part about the coin toss is that they had a replay in the final if the scores were still level AET. Why they couldn’t just do that in the semis I’ll never know! 😂

@@SimpleSoccer2024 😂

Thank you! Just how he kept his job after that, I’ll never know!

Maybe I remember Euro 2004 differently because of the age I was when it was on. Thanks for watching the video though! 🙂

Yea, 2004 sucked ass lol. But with greece winning it stayed famous as a great underdog story. Few people remember the low quality of games

I mean every Team that year was going through a Golden generation, while Greece was more so used tactics and coaching to win. also the Knockout games were class. like Portugal vs England.

Most English remembering Euro 2024 would say Charisteas, Greece, France 2-1 Zidane Henry or Portugal vs England 😅​@@Cio_d-borba

@@patrickthomas8101 Yea, the squads were full of worldclass players, which makes it even more disappointing

What a game that was as well

Thank you! I was unsure about putting it in or not as I wanted to keep things light if possible. But really appreciate the feedback 🙂

Thank you re the video, and I get your point, I just remember that a lot of the bigger teams seemed to struggle to entertain

Yeah, if this review had gone back to '92, the miracle of Denmark would have been up there!

The wrong team never wins it

@@35t10b Sure about that?

Thank you so much for the kind words, and really glad you enjoyed the video! 🙂

I’m just asking the question 🤷🏻‍♂️ Sounds like your real problem is with the Lightning Seeds 😉

Our recent games have done nothing to dispel that myth, it must be said

@@SimpleSoccer2024 we can only hope, our team pulls it out the bag.

I think it’s more to do with the fact that it’s ’Football’ coming home, rather than anything to do with the Euros specifically. Also I think the song is a play on Pele calling Wembley “The Home of Football” and the theory that modern football generated from Britain What the song is absolutely great at though is getting under the skin of anyone who isn’t English 😉

Didn’t Germany get absolutely BODIED in the last competition lmao by bodied I mean demolished. JCB hard hat on the pitch.

@@InvisibleBiscuit at least they’ve been able to win the competition at least once unlike England who still live in 1966

@@SimpleSoccer2024 yeah I’ll give you that it does get under the skin of others because it’s so repetitive and annoying and constantly gets sung every international tournament and is even in some tv adverts, especially when you’re Scottish like me 😂

@@kieranmccabe Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 haha chill

no but i was watching it with my dad as he is a liverpool fan but when the delay happened he had to go out of the room because it just kept reminding him of the hilsborough disaster (his mate got seriously injured in it) stuff like this happening in football is disgraceful

Sorry to hear that, you would have hoped that lessons would have been learned 40 years later, apparently not

Turkey and South Korea got to the semis in that World Cup, so I suppose anything could’ve happened!

@@SimpleSoccer2024 This idea that Ireland could have gotten much further or even won the World Cup if Roy Keane played proves to me that Keano was Over Rated and this coming from a United fan from Ireland myself. There are several players much better than Keano who played in better International teams than Keano and NEVER won a World Cup in their careers. Examples include Cristiano Ronaldo, Kevin De Bruyne, Johan Cruyff, Marck Van Basten, Paolo Maldini, Puskas, Michel Plattini etc. So in reality, it's only Cork Sentiment and Irish Sentiment that Ireland could have won that World Cup if Keano played.

@raymondbutler834 Ireland would not have won that World Cup as they'd have been handily beaten by Brazil. But a final? Did you see the way they qualified? Unbeaten, outplayed Germany in the group stage who themselves got to the final, had the better of it against Spain and lost on penalties. They didn't lose a game in 90 mins from the extremely tough qualifying campaign ( grouped with Portugal and Holland) to the World Cup itself. Turkey and Korea made the semi finals. You add a world class midfielder who had massive influence on games? Like when he dominated Zidane and Davids in Turin? Then yes I definitely could have have seen a semi final or final in that world cup.

@@paulearle3780 That's all wishful thinking. Work Ethic only gets you so far especially if you have limited ability to go on and win the World Cup. Keano was past his peak in the summer of 2002 as for that dominant performance in Turin, yes Keano had top players around him back then at United who went on to win the Treble that season.

@raymondbutler834 can you read? I've not once said they'd have won the World Cup. Also in 2002 Keane had just dominated Ballack in the cl semi final and led united to another prem in 2003. He also dominated against Holland ha. You're clutching at straws. Ireland had far more quality than S.Korea and Turkey. That was the one competitive Ireland side that actually kept the ball and played football. They had players from all over the prem and multiple prem captains in that side. Players like Robbie Keane and Duff aswell, not to mention an outstanding keeper. Ireland really could have gone deep in that competition with Keane. Hell they were a penalty away from doing so without him.

Keano wasn't in the right frame of mind to compete at that World Cup. He wanted to leave multiple times before he actually did and when he was interviewed about returning to play in the 2002 World Cup he lacked conviction. For those who defend Roy Keane to this day they've got to ask themselves "Do Great Players and True Sporting Heroes back down or walk away from a challenge?" I feel bad for all the Gaelic Footballers and Hurlers who only get expenses paid and have to work full-time jobs compared to Keano who got handsomely paid throughout his soccer career. It made no difference who was the Irish manager back in 2002 because it's the same Keano who fell out with Fergie 3 years later despite a successful 12 year association together.

Yes he’s fallen out with a lot of people over the years, but would he have even bothered with the 22 hour flight to Saipan if he thought he was going to leave anyway?

@@SimpleSoccer2024 But if Keano really wanted to play he could have either stayed put or flown back to play for Ireland, the choice was his and he refused to compete. Yes arguments happen not just in football but in all walks of life as Keano refused to put captaining his country on a world stage ahead of his own personal issues.

It really did split Ireland down the middle didn’t it!

@@SimpleSoccer2024 Yes, not only in my family but in school as well. Even as a United fan from Ireland, I find it impossible to defend Keano to this day as his ego and volatile character cost him his one and only chance to captain his country on the world stage. To be honest, I thought we did just as well without Keano because the rest of the team rallied together even stronger for 4 games without him.

Could very easily have been included on a different day. We might need a 2nd video to fit them all in!

I completely agree, there are a few things I thought the doc missed too. I think it would be better suited to being a mini series rather than one film, like the Woodstock 99 doc

Yeah, being honest, I do think the unbeatables are slightly overrated. A great team, but slightly overrated

Correct, and yes the doc does mention that How no one thought that would happen though is beyond me!

No problem, thanks for watching the video, and glad you all made it home safe!

@@SimpleSoccer2024 Once inside Wembley we didn't have a clue what was unfolding outside. We were stunned to see the images on the news the following day.

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it 🙂

It’s the only time I’ve ever cheered for Chelsea! 😂

For sure! It was between him and David Alaba, Goretzka can consider himself unlucky

I'm sure he'll get over it :) appreciate the response!@@SimpleSoccer2024

Absolutely, I nearly put honourable mentions in too, maybe I can make a second list another time. Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video 🙂

Thank you for the feedback, that’s what I’m looking for! Duly noted 👍🙂

It works much better for alliteration purposes 😉 Also, “Soccer” is derived from “Association Football” - which is the original name of the sport

Possibly so, maybe that’s an upcoming video 😉

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video!