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Before the German EM duel against Hungary on Wednesday, memories of the 1954 World Cup final return. What became a historic event for the Germans brought a national tragedy to Hungary. A contemporary witness looks back on the 2: 3.
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Stuttgart – The atmosphere in the houses of Budapest was euphoric on July 4th, 1954. Zoltán Czibor had just given the big favorites 2-0 lead, and the Germans appeared on the ground after just eight minutes. The beating voice of the radio reporter Georg Szepesi – the Hungarian counterpart to Herbert Zimmermann – additionally heated up the people who were longing for the first triumph at a soccer world championship. Nobody, really nobody, had any idea what turn this soccer game would have in store. It plunged the Hungarians into a national tragedy.
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