Two World Wars and One World Cup

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"Two World Wars and One World Cup" is a

final of the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[2] The chant has also spawned similar chants such as "Stand up if you won the war" to the tune of "Go West".[3]

History

The chant is believed to have been created in the 1960s, after England had won the World Cup against West Germany.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office attempted to dissuade England fans from singing "Two World Wars and One World Cup" while in Germany.[2] Despite these attempts, the chant was widely used by England fans whilst in Germany.[7]

The chant has been criticised as "jingoistic", although a number of England supporters feel they are justified in singing it against Germany.[8] However, it has been praised in some foreign media with one Australian commentator stating envy of England fans for being able to use it during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[9] A Canadian reporter also said that the chant reflected "a deeply historic sense of national honour".[10] During the 2010 FIFA World Cup South African communications company, MTN Group ran a television advertisement on South African television involving the chant.[11]

Other uses

"Two World Wars and One World Cup" is also the name of an episode of the

BBC documentary Everyman.[12]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-903096-49-9
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  2. ^ a b "Two World Wars and One World Cup: England Prepares to Invade Germany". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ Lister, Graham (27 June 2010). "Two World Wars, one World Cup and the 'Achtung!' chaos – the complex and violent history of England vs Germany". Goal.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Tales from the terraces: The chants of a lifetime". The Independent. London. 22 April 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
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  6. ^ "Ban on 'offensive' T-shirt sale". BBC News. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  7. Washington Post
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  8. ^ "Not so magnificent seven". BBC Sport. 16 June 2000. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  9. ^ Deshon, Giles (June 2010). ""Two World Wars and One World Cup, doo dah, doo dah"". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Two world wars and one World Cup?". The Vancouver Observer. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  11. ^ England (27 June 2010). "England v Germany: two World Wars and one World Cup". Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  12. ^ "Two World Wars and One World Cup". Everyman. 25 April 1993. BBC.
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