On 22 June 1974, East Germany played West Germany in Hamburg as part of the first group stage of the 1974 FIFA World Cup. East Germany won the match 1–0, in what is regarded as one of the greatest ups
L–R: West German players Franz Beckenbauer, Berti Vogts and in the background Wolfgang Overath, and East Germany's striker Martin Hoffmann
Pennant commemorating the East German 1974 World Cup team in DDR museum.
Jürgen Sparwasser
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Jürgen Sparwasser is a retired German football player and, later, briefly a football manager.
East Germany v West Germany (1974 FIFA World Cup)
…by Hans-Jürgen Kreische who missed an open goal at close range. West German Gerd Müller subsequently hit the post. In the 77th minute, East German Jürgen Sparwasser received a long diagonal pass and ran toward the West German goal, shooting the ball over goalkeeper Sepp Maier into the roof of the net. Sparwasser…
Jürgen Sparwasser with Team GDR in October 1975