Great Britain v Germany 1973 – Common Market + Bobby Charlton

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DATE 03/01/73

Great Britain v Germany 1973

The Three v The Six

Common Market Football Match, played at Wembley Stadium.

The match was staged to mark the United Kingdom, Denmark and the Republic of Ireland joining the European Community.

Officially, the game was Great Britain, The Republic of Ireland and Denmark v Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and West Germany.

The squads were fantastic. The Three included Pat Jennings, Bobby Moore, Billy Bremner, Johnny Giles, and Bobby Charlton, while the Six featured Zoff, Beckenbauer, Neeskens, Van Hanegen, Krol, and Netzer. The Three were managed by Alf Ramsey, the Six by Helmut Schoen.

The match itself was won 2-0 by the Three, thanks to goals from Henning Jensen and Colin Stein, in front of a crowd of 36,500.

Bobby Charlton + Bobby Moore played.

“Common Market Football Match”

Common Market Football Tournament.

Includes, Ireland, Denmark, Belgium

France, Italy, Holland – Netherlands.

Players included :