1974 FIFA World Cup Official Film


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WHISTLE

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WHISTLE

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CROWD ROARS

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MAN SPEAKS OVER TANNOY IN GERMAN

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The final whistle.

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The tenth World Cup is over and West Germany, beating Holland 2-1,

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are champions for the second time in history.

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CHEERING

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Johan Cruyff, the natural heir to Pele,

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lonely as a mountain wind.

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Holland's captain, an original Dutch master,

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he has tilted at windmills and lost.

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It is etched on his face.

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MAN SPEAKS OVER TANNOY IN GERMAN

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CHEERING

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CHEERING

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From Franz Beckenbauer, the captain,

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the cup is passed from hand to hand proudly.

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BRASS BAND PLAYS

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To Helmut Schon the German manager,

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who is said not to have smiled even for his own wedding photograph.

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CHEERING

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Winner take all.

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The loser is jilted.

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Holland are yesterday's men.

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A team with a great future behind it.

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CHEERING

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One job over...

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another begins.

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From the media of the world, there's a waterfall of words.

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Typewriters become woodpeckers chipping away at the truth.

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TYPEWRITER KEYS CLATTER

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HORNS

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TYPEWRITER KEYS CLATTER

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APPLAUSE

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At midnight, the German coach will not turn back into a pumpkin.

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Fighting a deadline,

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the last woodpecker pecks against time.

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BRASS BAND PLAYS

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Roll Out the Barrel and All the Fun of the Fair.

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It's Germany's night

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and there's many a tavern in the town.

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CHEERING

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It's a night for bread, love and dreams.

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ALL CHANT: Deutschland! Deutschland!

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Fountains of truth become the fountains of youth.

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There's time for dancing in the street, too.

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HORNS

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Sadly, there must always be a loser...

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it's all in the game.

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Having made the ball talk, the winner has the last word.

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A time for reflection.

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Only a short time ago, this Dutch dressing room

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ached with the pain of defeat.

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Now it's as quiet as the grave.

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The sounds of silence.

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The flying Dutchmen head for home in their big white bird.

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Cruyff and his wife.

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He flicks a speck from his eye.

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Or is it a tear?

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Others fondle their medals, not gold but silver in the stars.

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The manager.

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The party's over.

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"They've pricked our pretty balloon and our moon has been taken away.

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"Where did we go wrong?"

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SIREN

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Now the football story begins.

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16 nations playing in nine German towns come to the starting line,

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survivors from 90 original entries.

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The establishment is here, minus England.

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But in the field are outsiders East Germany,

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blood brothers of the hosts from over the wall.

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Australia, jolly swagmen.

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Haiti from the land of Papa Doc and voodoo.

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Zaire, leopards from the steaming Congo basin.

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CHEERING

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At last, the decks are cleared for action

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as Holland take the field

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to challenge Uruguay in their opening match.

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CHEERING

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It's hands across the sea.

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The New World meets the old.

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But Uruguay, twice world champions and semifinalists in Mexico in 1970,

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have now mislaid their heritage.

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South American football does not travel well.

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Their artistry of old flies out of the window

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as Cruyff, Holland's hope, is made a target for the chopper.

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But Cruyff is gone with the wind -

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he hurdles every scything tackle like an Olympic champion

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and Uruguay pay the price.

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Holland prove there is no substitute for skill.

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In only seven minutes, Cruyff and Suurbier

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set up a glancing header for Rep.

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CHEERING

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One up.

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Early in the second half, Rep is there again for number two.

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CHEERING

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Uruguay, first world champions in 1930, are heading for the breadline.

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Next, Holland meet Bulgaria.

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WHISTLE

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The Bulgarians chase shadows and concede two penalties.

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CHEERING

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Holland's football has a new dimension and urgency.

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-Rep is there for number three.

-CHEERING

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Holland complete the rout with the best goal of all,

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three minutes from the end.

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De Jong's diving header glides in the centre from Cruyff,

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threaded to the last inch.

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That's it, 4-1.

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-Exit Bulgaria.

-CHEERING

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So with a goalless draw against Sweden,

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Holland are into the last eight.

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CHEERING

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Meanwhile, back at the ranch,

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West Germany, reigning European champions,

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open their account against Chile,

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men from the high Andes and a royal hunt of the sun.

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There is a full house of 80,000 in West Berlin's Olympic Stadium.

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CHEERING

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Chile, intent on survival, build a red fortress

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of nine and ten defenders which is hard to breach.

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Finally Breitner, of Afro hairstyle and left-wing opinion,

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forces a German 1-0 victory with a sizzling 25-yard shot.

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CHEERING

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Next come Australia, supported by kangaroo and koala bear.

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But there is nothing in their pouch beyond their spirit.

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Overath puts the Germans ahead with an arrow to the top corner.

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CHEERING

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Cullmann, an early midfield choice but later dropped,

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nods in number two from Hoeness before the interval.

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CHEERING

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Later, they make it 3-0.

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Brave Australia are beaten but not disgraced.

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And the West Germans leave the field

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to the jeers of their arrogant supporters.

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CROWD WHISTLES

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This is the big one, West versus East Germany at Hamburg.

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The first meeting of blood brothers separated by an ideological wall.

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The West makes the running before a 60,000 crowd.

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But the East gets the vital goal.

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12 minutes from time,

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Sparwasser glides past Vogts on the outside to score.

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CHEERING

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Maier reacts like a whipped animal on his goal line.

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The signs are not encouraging.

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Yet did West Germany, the overall favourites,

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cleverly finesse the ace to avoid Holland in the last eight?

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It's a valid question.

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To Munich come colourful Haiti to put the finger on Italy,

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world finalists of 1970.

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They're a team with a dream from a tropical Caribbean setting.

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It's David against Goliath.

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A minute after the interval comes sensation -

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with a quick break, Sanon puts little David ahead.

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The first goal conceded by Italy in two years.

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WILD CHEERING

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Is this voodoo at work as they dance

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for happiness, happiness all the way to happiness?

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However, little David goes down.

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But the supporters of the giants,

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twice world champions, are not happy.

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Mesmerised by their defensive record and little changed from 1970,

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Italy now resemble a car badly in need of an engine change.

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Their attack smothered and frustrated,

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they lose 2-1 to fast-moving Poland and are out.

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Discredited, they return home to the insults of their passionate fans.

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As in 1966, the rotten tomato is their bouquet.

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Scotland, full of native grit, open against the ebony leopards of Zaire.

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They are the lone standard bearers of the British Isles.

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CHEERING

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They're stirred by the skirl of their pipers

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and the wee deoch an doris of their noisy fans.

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CHEERING

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It is the redheaded Billy Bremner, their skipper,

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who puts fire and metal in their heels.

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An explosive volley by Lorimer to Jordan's headed pass

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-puts Scotland ahead.

-CHEERING

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Then a header by Jordan,

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as he beats the offside trap to Bremner's free kick,

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makes it two up by half-time.

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But there it stays until the end as chance after chance is wasted.

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With succeeding draws against Brazil and Yugoslavia,

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Scotland finally lose out on goal difference and go home.

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Ironically, the only unbeaten side in the whole tournament.

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If only they'd knocked more spots off the leopard at the start.

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Dusseldorf sees a tough match between West Germany and Yugoslavia.

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It's a battlefield with no love lost

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and both sides motivated by a fear of defeat.

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But again Brietner, as against Chile at the beginning,

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breaks the deadlock for a 2-0 win

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and the Germans, paced shrewdly by Beckenbauer,

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move on to their journey's end.

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CHEERING

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But there's a shock on the way.

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In driving wind and rain,

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West Germany have the fright of their lives

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against Sweden's part-timers.

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Here is the most exciting match so far

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as goals tumble out of the wet night.

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Before half-time, Sweden go ahead

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when the lanky Edstrom volleys home extravagantly.

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Yet there is more to come.

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The polka-dot ball becomes a dice as three more goals

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are thrown up in as many minutes soon after the interval.

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Overath puts Germany level.

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CHEERING

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Within seconds, it's 2-1 through Bonhof.

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CHEERING

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Hardly are the celebrations over

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than Sandberg brings Sweden back to 2-2.

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Three detached Swedish fans

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live on crests of waves of excitement, oblivious of the storm.

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But, with only 15 minutes left,

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Helmut Schon, the wily fox, plays a tactical ace.

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He substitutes both his wingers.

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It pays off. Almost at once, the new man, Grabowski, scores

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and West Germany are a step nearer the final.

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They win 4-2.

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But Schon has things on his mind at the end.

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He turns up his collar and bends his tall frame

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thoughtfully into the storm.

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THUNDER

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The elements take a hand as West Germany face Poland.

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To Wagnerian overtones,

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crashing thunder and lightning fork the black heavens.

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This is the twilight of the gods.

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Fire engines and squeegee rollers bail out manfully

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to save a virtual semifinal.

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Poland, conquerors of England,

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winners of every match in Germany

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and surprise package of the tournament

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must win outright to reach the final.

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Because of goal difference, the Germans need only a draw.

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The storm passes...

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and the sun comes out.

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So do the players, half an hour late.

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CHEERING

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But the conditions are bizarre.

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The going tells mostly against Poland.

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Their fast, old-fashioned wingers, Lato and Gadocha,

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find their speed cut on the flanks

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as the ball is held back in sheets of spray.

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WHISTLE

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Then comes a short breather.

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A minute's silence for the passing of Argentina's President Peron.

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Even the left wing is silent for the right.

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WHISTLE

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Poland dictate the first half but miss the odd half chance.

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Seven minutes into the second half, Zmuda brings down Holzenbein

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and it's a penalty for Germany, no argument.

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CHEERING

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Tomaszewski, the Polish goalkeeper,

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saves his second penalty of the World Cup.

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He guesses right, dives right

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and denies Hoeness from the spot.

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With quarter of an hour left, however,

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Bonhof slips through a diagonal pass and the sturdy Muller

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threads the needle with a low cross shot inside the far post.

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CHEERING

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That's all the Little Bomber needs, a half sight of the bull's-eye.

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But the Poles die with their boots on.

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In the fading minutes,

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Deyna, their captain, forces a dazzling save from Maier.

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Maier earns a hug of relief from his skipper, Beckenbauer.

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Deyna wears a haunted, hunted look.

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Maier riles against his defenders in a tense finish.

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So West Germany become the sixth host nation in history

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-to reach a World Cup Final.

-CHEERING

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Meanwhile, turning back the calendar, Holland,

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the exciting new entertainers, face the Argentinians.

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The South Americans, seeking friendship,

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have mounted a major public relations campaign.

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Behaving impeccably, they have swapped violence

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and white passion for native technique.

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But they cannot master the Dutch.

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Nor a second-half cloudburst.

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They sink without trace in a raging torrent.

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In ten minutes, Cruyff, the ballet master,

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dances through for Holland's first goal.

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Krol, from full-back, bangs in number two.

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THUNDER ROLLS

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Then, the heavens open.

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Cruyff, his hair plastered by the deluge,

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rides the waves like a sea sprite.

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In the last quarter-hour,

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Rep scores with a flying header to Cruyff's centre.

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CHEERING

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Cruyff crowns a 4-0 triumph.

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CHEERING

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The last dice of a losing riverboat gambler,

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Squeo throws down the polka-dot ball.

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It is symbolic.

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Now Holland are one stride from the final.

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As Brazil, the holders, the ebony champions,

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come out to protect their crown.

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At once, Leao, Brazil's goalkeeper, dives away a snap shot from Cruyff.

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At the other end, Jongbloed is all flailing arms, legs and shut eyes.

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A blind windmill caught in a high wind.

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Brazil's jagged nerve ends are showing in frustration.

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Bushfires of anger have begun to spurt.

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At last, Holland take the lead deservedly.

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Neeskens, at full stretch from Cruyff, tips it home.

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Brazil, their crown toppling, now unsheathe the broadsword.

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Behind the referee's back,

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Valdomiro's sly kick fells a Dutchman.

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Rivellino, twice bodily obstructed, plays Sir Henry Irving,

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the outraged actor.

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Cruyff, dodging a flick to his face, inquires of the referee's eyesight.

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"What's it all about, Alfie?"

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But the Dutch themselves are not all light and innocence.

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Cruyff now wraps the match around his little finger

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with a brilliant volley for goal number two.

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CHEERING

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The dagger is in Brazil's ribs and they know it.

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Too late, Pereira revives nostalgic echoes of Brazil's past majesty

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with a long, loping run from the back.

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SPECTATORS SHOUT

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Francisco Marinho, the blond, also attacks from the rear

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to put the fumbling Jongbloed all at sea once more.

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Neeskens is cruelly cut down.

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Pereira is given his marching orders.

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For Zagallo, the manager, arms outstretched in protest,

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it is oblivion.

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For Brazil, once the harbingers of spring,

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it is darkness.

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Their attack was as blank as unwritten paper.

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Their tackling raw as uncooked meat.

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To an ugly symphony of boos and clenched fists,

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Brazil have lost their throne and Pereira his dignity.

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CROWD CHANTS

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CROWD BOOING

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Cruyff leaves happy, a job well done.

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A Dutch supporter pays homage to the good earth

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or to Allah.

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Jongbloed dances round his goal area in ecstasy.

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Holland are in their first final.

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The rising sun touches a new day.

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It is the dawn of the final.

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Der Tag.

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Munich's Olympic Stadium is silent under its strange roof.

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A mosquito net where soon the gnats of fate will sting.

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A lullaby of bird land.

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The city stirs, stretches and comes to life.

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The stadium gets its final spit and polish.

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The changing rooms are a surgery...

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..awaiting the operation.

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Impersonal, matter-of-fact.

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Match 38, the final,

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is allocated to referee Jack Taylor.

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"Mirror, mirror on the wall, will I be the fairest to them all?

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"Or, watched by 1,000 million critics around the globe,

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"will this necktie become my noose?"

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Ken Aston, the FIFA referee commissar,

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with the chosen officials.

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The condemned men eat a hearty breakfast.

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Englishman Taylor, with his Uruguayan and Mexican linesmen...

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..do they discuss the weather?

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Gardening?

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Women?

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Or only football?

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Floral decorations become a buttonhole for the party.

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OVER TANNOY: 'Die Deutsche Bundesbahn...'

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The circus comes to town, early.

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BAND STRIKES UP

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With klaxons, horns and pipes of Pan, the Dutch pour in,

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high-spirited and confident.

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For one of them, at least, time will weigh heavy by nightfall.

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For Sir Stanley Rous, Mr World Football himself,

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and Dr Kaser, FIFA secretary-general,

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so much still to do, so little time.

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Never before has security been so thorough...

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..or so necessary.

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No stone is left unturned.

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A search with a toothcomb.

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Sir Stanley en route to the airport

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to meet Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.

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This is Sir Stanley's last day in office

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after 13 years as president of FIFA.

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Lunch for the VIPs.

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Candelabra and gold plate in a stately Munich palace.

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Protocol and subdued voices inside.

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Outside...

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frankfurters, sauerkraut and beer,

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a raucous feast under the skies for lords of the earth.

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Deux bieres!

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# Immer wieder kommen sie heruber, oh-oh! #

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The referee and linesmen depart for the stadium.

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What are their thoughts?

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The Germans, casually attired, board their coach.

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What are THEIR thoughts?

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The Dutch, formal in dark blazers and grey flannels,

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go to face the future.

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What are THEIR thoughts?

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There are many roads to Parnassus.

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Here's a Mexican hat on parade.

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Is it four years late or early?

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Maximum security to the last.

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Up above, now below, downtown, a secret address.

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Separate keys in separate hands, the two halves of a puzzle...

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..unlock a tomb.

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The cup.

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A new golden figure of Italian craftsmanship

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is collected from its vaults.

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Heavily guarded, the lady is undressed.

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JB Priestley once wrote...

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"To say that people pay money merely to see 22 hirelings kick a ball

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"is merely to say that a violin is made of wood and catgut."

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In contrast, George Orwell wrote that sport at international level is

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"frankly, mimic warfare".

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Whoever was right, that's what the World Cup's all about.

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BAND PLAYS

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The hour draws near.

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Expectation quickens as the teams arrive.

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CHEERING

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The VIPs take their lofty perches.

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Rous.

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Prince Bernhard.

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Dr Kissinger.

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Prince Rainier with Princess Grace of Monaco.

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Willy Brandt.

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Overhead, a dragonfly with a sting.

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OVER TANNOY: '16 Mannschaften

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'haben an diesem grossen Fest des Footballs beteiligt.

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'Die Busse, die die Spieler in den vergangenen drei Wochen

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'in die Stadien brachten, fahren nun einen symbolischen Abschied.'

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Tension shows on the players' faces as they view the scene.

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'Argentinien.'

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A coach parade of the 16 competing nations.

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'Australien.

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'Bulgarien.

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'Chile.

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'DDR.

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'Haiti.'

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The cup arrives under escort.

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'Italien.

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'Jugoslawien.

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'Schottland.

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'Schweden.

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'Uruguay.

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'Zaire.

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'Brasilien.'

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Pele, a football king who has hung up his crown,

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catches the spirit of carnival again.

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'Und Polen.'

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The next act prepares.

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'Nun, aus Kanada, Land der Olympischen Spiele 1976...'

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Canada, home of the next Olympic Games,

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sends her drum and bugle girls' band.

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Swans on the wing.

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All this is part of the razzamatazz of a three-ring circus,

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a giant commercial bonanza.

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Football, for the moment, becomes second.

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Backstage, Jack Taylor, the referee, also has a job to do.

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The players' limbs are massaged, and the smell of embrocation is pungent.

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BLOWS WHISTLE

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The dignitaries come marching out.

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Sir Stanley Rous says his farewell.

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Mr President, Your Royal Highnesses,

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Your Exellencies and sports friends...

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..at the opening ceremony,

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as president of the FIFA World Cup organising committee...

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I thank the DFB for all the preparations they have made

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for this festival of football

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and for the reception of visitors from other countries.

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Now we meet...

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on the occasion of the final match

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and soon will say farewell.

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But the memory of our stay in your country, Mr President,

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will long remain.

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In parting...

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I can sincerely say that we have been happy to meet and make friends.

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We shall be sorry to leave, but many of us, I hope, will meet again

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in the next World Cup, in the Argentinia in 1978.

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Once more, thank you all.

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The wives of the Dutch team watch...

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..so close yet so far from their men.

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'Die Mannschaftaufstellungen.

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'Niederlande.

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'Neeskens.

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'Krol.'

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Legs eleven.

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'Van Hanegem.'

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Bowed, what arrows will they aim?

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'Suurbier.

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'Rep.

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'Rijsbergen.

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'Rensenbrink.

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'Haan.

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'Jongbloed.

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'Cruyff.

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'Bundesrepublik Deutschland.

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'Beckenbauer.

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'Maier.

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'Schwarzenbeck.

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'Bonhof.

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'Holzenbein.

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'Grabowski.

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'Muller.

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'Overath.

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'Breitner.

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'Hoeness.

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'Schiedsrichter ist Jack Taylor, England.

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'Linienrichter sind Ramon Barreto Ruiz, Uruguay...

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'..und Alfonso Gonzalez Archundia, Mexiko.'

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Formalities over, the silver coin spins.

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A last word from Schon.

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There's an unexpected hold-up.

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The touchline flags have been forgotten.

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It's a joke!

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But a German joke is no laughing matter.

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WHISTLE BLOWS

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Holland kick off and set the dice rolling arrogantly.

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They tease the foe with a necklace of passes at walking pace.

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At the 15th touch, Cruyff teases Vogts, Germany's number 2.

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Leaving his man, Cruyff is through the defence like a sniper.

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Penalty!

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The Dutch wives are viragoes on springs.

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The world holds its breath.

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Mrs van Hanegem turns away in nervous prayer.

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Neeskens blasts home from the spot

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and Germany are one down in 80 seconds

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without having touched the ball,

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the most sensational opening ever to a World Cup final.

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'..Deutschland 0. Strafstoss von Neeskens.'

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Muller reflects the shock to the fatherland.

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WHISTLE BLOWS

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So unfolds a tough, brittle and at times brilliant battle,

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full of incident, where no prisoners are taken.

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WHISTLE BLOWS

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Holland, once a land regarded as flat and uninteresting,

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has become a home for the avant-garde.

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Now it's reflected in the play of their free-thinking players.

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Their game is a whirl of positional change.

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As the play develops,

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Germany unveil the shape of their skilful W-M pattern.

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Compared with the enemy, it is formal.

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Vogts, number 2, blond and tigerish, has a key role.

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Scorning zonal defence,

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Germany set him on Cruyff's heels as permanent watchdog.

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He plays his part superbly,

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screening Cruyff from the danger areas.

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The director-general is Franz Beckenbauer, number 5,

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captain and sweeper.

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He's the finger post, pointing the way,

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unhurried as a man strolling down the boulevard for an aperitif.

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WHISTLE BLOWS

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Number 13 is Muller, centre forward,

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aggressive, always at a defence like a terrier worrying a bone.

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He's Deadeye Dick, the snapper of half-chances, a match winner.

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Superstitious opponents should beware of that 13.

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Breitner, number 3, in theory is the left back.

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But he's the ranger, turning up like fine dust in unexpected places,

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defending AND attacking.

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With 25 minutes gone, Germany are on the mend

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and putting their game together.

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Breitner, attacking, is down.

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WHISTLE BLOWS

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The Dutch build their defensive dyke.

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They resemble anxious seagulls on the harbour wall.

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Jongbloed dives away the free kick.

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WHISTLE BLOWS

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WHISTLE BLOWS

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Muller cripples the blond Rijsbergen.

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Van Hanegem, in retaliation, floors Muller behind the referee's back.

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Aggro and protest flare.

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Taylor consults his linesman.

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Time stands still.

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Van Hanegem is booked, and the kettle's on the boil.

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Attack has begun to swing to and fro like a pendulum.

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Clever Dutch approach work

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sees Neeskens beat Bonhof to the right by-line.

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But Beckenbauer cuts out the centre and feeds the stylish Overath,

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who takes a compass reading.

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A beautiful long pass finds Holzenbein moving down the flank.

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The winger takes on the Dutch defence.

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Jansen's lunging tackle brings him down,

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and Taylor gives his second penalty.

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Breitner calmly strokes it home.

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'Niederlande - Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1-1.

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'Torschutzer Breitner.'

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And at the half-hour, Germany are level, 1-1.

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They're out of the dark hole of their beginning.

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The Dutch manager is impassive.

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But what fires are burning inside?

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The make-up of the Dutch wives has begun to run.

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WHISTLE BLOWS

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It's cut and thrust now.

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WHISTLE BLOWS

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Breitner is eager.

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But Beckenbauer takes over imperiously.

6:02:056:02:07

Cruyff leapfrogs Maier and taps him sportingly.

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A quick German thrust puts Vogts clean through.

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It's odds-on a goal.

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But Jongbloed dives brilliantly.

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The heart of the battle is still Cruyff versus Vogts

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as the substance is felled painfully by the shadow.

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A fleeting apology.

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A brilliant dribble by Grabowski down the German right

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produces a thumbnail sketch of Stanley Matthews of old.

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Cruyff - is the Brazilian battle taking its toll?

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Next, Grabowski is fouled.

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Beckenbauer, with a delicate chip, nearly surprises Jongbloed.

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With seven minutes left to the interval, Cruyff slips his shadow.

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Beckenbauer is buying time. Rep is on Cruyff's left.

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Rep shoots. Maier rescues Germany.

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Now Germany begin to uncoil their spring.

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WHISTLE BLOWS

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WHISTLE BLOWS

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Neeskens is booked for a tackle on Holzenbein.

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WHISTLE BLOWS

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WHISTLE BLOWS

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A major turning point has come and gone.

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That save by Maier from Rep was the key.

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Within three minutes of it, Maier, the hero,

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throws the ball out to Grabowski.

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Bonhof, running for a forward pass,

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streaks to the by-line, pulls back the ball,

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and Muller, on the half-turn, scores inside the far post.

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He leaps for joy like a grasshopper.

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Number 13 has done it again.

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WHISTLE BLOWS

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Now comes more drama.

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Van Hanegem, in ill temper,

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throws the ball at the referee as they leave the field.

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Cruyff becomes involved, and the heat is on.

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He argues and continues to argue.

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The cauldron boils over.

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He's booked.

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Cruyff for once has lacked responsibility.

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Germany is happy.

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But guess who's got something on his mind.

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The Dutch master returns, but in what frame of mind?

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Taylor is still the boss.

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WHISTLE BLOWS

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Grabowski again raises an echo of Stanley Matthews.

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Cruyff's face provides a gallery of changing expressions.

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Holland are pressurising Germany.

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Maier diving, Cruyff stretching, collide.

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The goalie writhes painfully.

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Cruyff is spoken to sternly.

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Cruyff remembers.

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But it WAS a 50-50 ball.

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A corner sees Maier miscue from Rep,

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and the alert Breitner is under the bar to head out.

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Danger trembles as Holland tighten the screw.

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A dewdrop catches the sunlight.

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The perspiration of battle.

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Still Holland search for the equaliser.

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Van Hanegem's header stretches Maier.

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Schon's eyes have a faraway look.

6:18:006:18:02

Grabowski centres...

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..and Muller's shot is disallowed.

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Was he really offside?

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Watch it again in deep freeze and judge for yourself.

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The crash of limbs.

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It is a match of gleaming steel.

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Germany are back on the ropes, holding on for life.

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The ball is crossed from the left, and Neeskens volleys.

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Again, Maier saves instinctively.

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"Are we playing the gods as well?"

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Cruyff's expression says it all,

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as Beckenbauer applauds his goalkeeper.

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Holland strain for those last few yards to conquer Everest.

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Their options are running out.

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So is time, as Neeskens shoots just past the far post.

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The agony of it!

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Cruyff cannot cut free from Vogts, the destiny of Siamese twins.

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Neeskens becomes Holland's spearhead.

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Time is woven thin, and the candle gutters.

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For Germany, every second has become an eternity.

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For Holland...

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every second is a grain of sand slipping through their fingers.

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Neeskens and Maier contest a high ball.

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There are sparks....

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..and a fatherly lecture.

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WHISTLE BLOWS

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WHISTLE BLOWS

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The tension is at bursting point.

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Even the referee feels it.

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Holland, throwing all caution to the winds, leave their rear unguarded.

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Holzenbein, in a quick German counter, is felled desperately.

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No penalty this time.

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The Germans have come through a minefield over the last stages.

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There is anxiety in their camp.

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But Beckenbauer surveys his empire calmly.

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CROWD WHISTLES

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Jack Taylor shows his iron fist to the end.

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An orange sun dies bravely from the day.

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Germany and history have won.

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It's all over.

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WHISTLE BLOWS

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