Sporting Witness
Sporting Witness
East Germany's World Cup Moment
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May 12, 2018
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At the 1974 World Cup, the East and West German football teams clashed on German soil in Hamburg. The East Germans had crossed the Berlin Wall for the tournament and - in a moment never to be forgotten - defeated the great West German team of Franz Beckenbauer 1-0. Tim Mansel talks to former East German defender, Gerd Kische, and Klaus-Peter Beese, one of the East German fans allowed by the Stasi secret police to travel to the game.
PHOTO: East German forward Juergen Sparwasser (L) scores the winning goal in 1974 (Getty Images)