Who would you prefer to win a World Cup final between England and Germany?

**horney** · 13/01/2006, 11:42 AM

silly question really ken

**superfrank** · 15/01/2006, 2:43 PM

Originally Posted by Da Real Rover

5. Also the tribal thing, 700 years of repression and all that.

Get over it!! That has nothing to do with football.

**colm3012** · 21/01/2006, 8:45 PM

voted for england, would like to see them win and they are neighbours.

**Closed Account 2** · 21/01/2006, 10:46 PM

The Germans, I've nothing against the English, but I've love to see the reaction in the gutter press if the Germans beat the English in a final.

**CollegeTillIDie** · 22/01/2006, 4:20 PM

Tough one. How to decide between the two largest war mongering imperialists of the past thousand years? I'll plump for the Germans, they didn't have anything to do with oppressing Ireland.... so far!

As regards getting over things and history having nothing to do with football you would be in the minority on that one some of the hostility show by opposing sets of fans at certain international matches has nothing to do with the teams concerned and everything to do with historical enmities between nations.

**kingp35** · 22/01/2006, 6:13 PM

Germany for me. I hate the cockiness of the English media and players. Love to see them lose because if they won we would never hear the end of it

**Terry** · 23/01/2006, 8:41 AM

Voted for england on the basis that half of my family are english citizens.

"Now, I think I may have got away with it, but dont mention the war !"
Mr. Fawlty, Fawlty Towers.

**grounded** · 23/01/2006, 9:21 AM

I'm originally german so germany it is for me even though i cant see us go far this year. With regards to the press. I think its rather funny how the english media goes on about 66 as it only shows that they havent won anything since

. Funnily enough most english fans i speak to when i go to watch matches there say exactly the same

**Hulsey** · 23/01/2006, 10:46 AM

Went for Germany cos I reckon they'd be underdogs. Don't have a problem with the English squad, bar any man u players

(past or present).

**dcfc_dee** · 24/01/2006, 9:17 AM

Germany you would never here the end of the english if they won the world cup

**Grasshopper 99** · 24/01/2006, 10:55 AM

Germany, hate the brits english team

**Dassa** · 30/01/2006, 3:54 PM

Originally Posted by dcfc_dee

Germany you would never here the end of the english if they won the world cup

have to agree were still hearing about 66 these days.

**Pauro 76** · 07/04/2006, 4:00 PM

if i was talking about the general public, Id say England. I live in England and have made some great friends from here, ive been treated very well here coming from another country, so if we're talking the fans, yes it'd be ok to see them win it. Just ok. Just. BUT the gutter press, their cockiness, their readiness to still go on about '66, their side swipes at the Germans, war-jokes, and the likes making it unbearable to most neutrals not to dislike England.... Caught between two stools here, id have to say Germany...

**Hither green** · 08/05/2006, 3:18 PM

Originally Posted by PAURO 7

.... Caught between two stools here,...

I'm not keen on either of them but it's a bit harsh to describe them as stools

**Lionel Ritchie** · 14/05/2006, 9:10 PM

England.

Beyond the fact that I've English relatives, have had lots of pleasant times in England and think we're way more like them than we ever like to admit -an English world cup win isn't going to add a % point to the interest rate on my mortgage ...a German one just might.

**OwlsFan** · 18/05/2006, 11:17 AM

Germany - they built our road network with their EU money. Vielen danke meine Kameraden.

**Dodge** · 18/05/2006, 11:30 AM

Can't believe England got so many votes

**wws** · 18/05/2006, 12:28 PM

England for me. They saved us from the Nazis in WW2 when we were too chicken to stand up to Hitler

**REVIP** · 24/05/2006, 7:24 AM

Being English, it will have to be the boys in white.

I hate the English gutter press and don't undertand why anyone here buys the British tabloids.

When England are knocked out, I will automatically support Germany. When I was growing up there was a profound respect for the Germans - I think it was the post-war economic miracle.

I would also support the USA - they are the rising power in world football now - No 6 in the world.

**superfrank** · 24/05/2006, 8:30 AM

Originally Posted by REVIP

I would also support the USA - they are the rising power in world football now - No 6 in the world.

Granted they have a good lot of young players coming through like Beasley and Freddy Adu, who is probably goiong to be the first American football superstar, and they also have older, experienced players like Pope and Donovan.

However, I honestly don't believe that the FIFA rankings system determines anything.