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World Cup Stories: Germany: the Will to Win

on BBC Two England

5/6. The three-time winners boast a World Cup record second only to mighty Brazil, but their story has been one of success against the odds. Banned from international football in the aftermath of the Second World War, West Germany made a triumphant return in 1954 to beat Hungary in the final. Twenty years on they were to humble the favoured Dutch side.

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Narrator:
Robert Lindsay
Director/Producer:
Sally Thomson

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