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RE: ADSactly Sports: The Greatest Players of All-Time - Who is the G.O.A.T? (Part 1)
The G.O.A.T in soccer is definitely Denmark winning the European Championship in Sweden in 1992.
The reason why this is the G.O.A.T, is that they didn't even qualify for the Championships..They were beaten by Jugoslavia in the qualifying group, and all the Danish players had gone on vacation, and never got the time to prepare for the Championships..
Unfortunately for Jugoslavia, the war had broken out, leaving the country in absolute chaos, and they ended up being kicked out of the Championship because of that..
Because Denmark was next in line, they got called up, and went totally unprepared to Sweden...Ending up winning it all...beating Germany in the final 2—0🙂
Thank you @adsactly for reminding me of a fantastic time of my life🙂
As a Dutchy, I don't quite agree with your Denmark 1992 GOAT nomination! ;-)
To me there can only be one Greatest of All Time in Soccer, the legendary Johan Cruyff
@scipio I perfectly understand🙂 Think we got a little lucky on several occasions...Like beating Holland on penalties in the semis, if I remember correctly😉
But I agree with you on Johan Cruyff..he has made a great impact on soccer, both as a player and as a coach...He is without a doubt one of the biggest stars ever! We never had a player like that in Denmark, not even close!
Not a single country besides The Netherlands has had somebody like Cruyff! But all things fair, if the Laudrup brothers would be active players right now, both of them would wear the captain's band in 99% of all teams.
I agree with you! The Laudrup brothers were getting close to actual superstar levels..but neither of them got all the way to the top😉
That 1992 semi-finals penalty series was actually the beginning of a lengthy "penalty trauma" for Oranje, which lasted until last (2014) World Cup (about which the Mexicans are still stating no era penal!)
It's actually strange that such a "curse" can hit a team like that..and for so long...I mean, considering the quality of the Dutch players in the years you mention..
Holland are currently record holders for being in the WC finals for three times, without ever winning! "The Uncrowned King".
Still saw a fantastic tournament in 2010 and enjoyed every moment of it, but one...
You will definitely get your time..Holland is great at finding and developing young future star players..we could learn a lot from that!
It was so unfortunate that they missed the World Cup this time. A rarity for sure. Where do you rank Van Nistelrooy?
That is a whole other topic coming up in the series. The greatest games of all time and the greatest teams. I can imagine the discrepancies we might have in trying to select those. Thanks for the comment.