Euro 2012: Germany-Holland, from '78 to '12
June, 13, 2012
6/13/12
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Patrick Dorsey | ESPN.com
Getty ImagesWesley Sneijder's Holland and Mario Gomez's Germany: Those nations go way back with one another.Germany. The Netherlands. Yeah, they have history on the pitch.
Starting with a dramatic World Cup final in 1978 and running all the way into Wednesday's Group B match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, the recent run-ins between the Germans and Dutch have offered quite the array of special matches -- and, naturally, memorable images.
Below is a gallery of some such shots -- including some from Germany's 2-1 Wednesday win.
AP PhotoJohan Neeskens, partially visible left, celebrates after converting a penalty against West Germany in the 1974 World Cup final. It was the fastest goal in World Cup final history (second minute).
AFP/Getty ImagesDutch legend Johan Cruyff watches as West Germany keeper Sepp Maier stops the ball, while Franz Beckenbauer looks on in that same 1974 World Cup final match.
AP PhotoGerd Mueller's goal in the 43rd minute gave West Germany a 2-1 win and the 1974 World Cup title.
AP PhotoWest Germany's Dieter Mueller scores in a 2-2 draw during the second round of World Cup 1978.
Getty ImagesHolland's Ruud Gullit, left, challenges Rudi Voller in the Euro 1988 semis (won 2-1 by the Dutch).
David Cannon/Getty ImagesJurgen Klinsmann, now the U.S. manager, challenges the Netherlands' Frank Rijkaard during their Round of 16 match in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. Germany won 2-1.
Franck FIFE/AFP/Getty ImagesGermany's Michael Ballack, now an ESPN analyst, runs for the ball against Holland's Edgar Davids during the Euro 2004 group stage -- the last competitive match between the two nations (a 1-1 draw).
Stuart Franklin/Getty ImagesThomas Mueller and Dutch players applaud during the nations' most recent meeting, a November 2011 friendly in Hamburg. Germany won 3-0, with Muller, Miroslav Klose and Mesut Ozil scoring.
PATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP/GettyImagesGerman forward Mario Gomez scores past Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg on Wednesday.
AP Photo/Frank AugsteinGomez, third right, celebrates after scoring the second of his two goals in Germany's 2-1 win.
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PlaybookPatrick Dorsey is a Playbook editor. He has worked for the Web and newspapers, had a cup of craft service coffee in film school, and played in one Division III golf tournament (he shot 105).
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