II. Germany
-German Manager Josef
'Sepp' Herberger had been appointed following the 1936 Olympics replacing Otto
Nerz.
He would remain in charge until 1964, for a run of
28 years, the longest in German Football History. His successor would be Helmut
Schoen.
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Photo
From: Deutschlands Fussball Landerspiele, Eine Dokumentation von 1908-1989
(Fritz
Szepan and Sepp Herberger)
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-On May 16, 1937, Germany defeated Denmark (8-0) in a
friendly in Breslau. This squad would be known as ‘Breslau-Elf’. Germany’s core
of the 1938 squad would be comprised of these players, that included: Jakob,
Janes, Munzenberg, Kupfer, Goldbrunner, Kitzinger, Lehner, Siffling, Szepan and
Gellesch.
Note: Breslau is the German language spelling of
present-day Polish city Wroclaw. At the time it was still under German control.
However, after World War II, it became part of Poland.
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Photo
From: Deutschlands Fussball Landerspiele, Eine Dokumentation von 1908-1989
(Germany
squad, ‘Breslau Elf’, May 16,1937, Germany 8-Denmark 0)
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-After the Anshluss (March 12, 1938), Austria’s
players would be incorporated into the German squad.
From Austria’s 1934 World Cup squad, Josef Stroh, goalkeeper Rudolf Raftl and Willi
Schmaus were included.
Other
Austrians to be included were:
Wilhelm Hahnemann, Hans Mock, Leopold Neumer, Johann
‘Hans’ Erik Pesser, Stefan Skoumal and Franz Wagner.
Other Austrians such as Karel Sesta, Camillo Jerusalem and Franz
Binder were out of reckoning from the new German team.
Apparently
there had been pressure from political front to set the squad up along the
ratio 6 x 5 (6 Germans, 5 Austrians).
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Photo
From: III Fussballweltmeisterschaft 1938 Frankreich, Author Robert Franta
(Hans
Mock)
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Photo
From: III Fussballweltmeisterschaft 1938 Frankreich, Author Robert Franta
(Willibald
Schmaus) |
-A symbolic friendly was arranged vs. Austria in
Vienna on April 3rd, 1938. It was thought that the Austrians were
not particularly happy to play in a team with Germans.
This match was billed as ‘Anschlussspiel’,
or ‘reconciliation game’.
It was held one week
before the Referendum on April 10th for Austrians joining the German
Reich (which was overwhelmingly approved).
The Austrian
Football Association (ÖFB) had dissolved on March 28th, 1938 and
resigned from FIFA.
This was an Unofficial match in the annals of both
Nations.
Unofficial
Date: April
3, 1938
Venue: Wien (Vienna)-Praterstadion
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Alfred
Birlem (Germany)
Austria 2-Germany 0 (Matthias Sindelar
62, Karl Sesta 70)
Austria: Peter Platzer (Admira Wien); Karl Sesta (Austria Wien),
Willibald Schmaus (First Vienna); Franz Wagner (Rapid Wien), Johann
Mock (Austria Wien), Stefan Skoumal (Rapid Wien); Wilhelm
Hahnemann (Admira Wien), Josef Stroh (Austria Wien), Matthias
Sindelar (Austria Wien), Franz Binder (Rapid Wien), Johann
Pesser (Rapid Wien)
Germany: Hans Jakob (Jahn Regensburg), Paul Janes (Fortuna
Düsseldorf), Reinhold Münzenberg (Allemania Aachen); Andreas Kupfer
(Schweinfurt 05), Ludwig Goldbrunner (Bayern München), Albin Kitzinger
(Schweinfurt 05); Ernst Lehner (Schwaben Augsburg), Rudolf Gellesch (Schalke),
Hans Berndt (Tennis Borussia Berlin), Josef Gauchel (TuS Neuendorf), Josef Fath
(Wormatia Worms)
Coach: Josef ‘Sepp’ Herberger
-Austrian
star Matthias Sindelar asked Herberger not to select him for the World Cup.
Matthias Sindelar was found
dead on February 23, 1939. (http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2016/05/mysteries-legends-and-conspiracy.html)
-On
May 2, 1938, the decisive phase of the World Cup preparation was entered.
Herberger
selected an initial group of 38 players (23 Germans and 15 Austrians) for a
training camp in Duisburg, to be whittled down to 22.
The
called-up players were:
Goalkeepers:
Hans Jakob (Jahn Regensburg), Fritz Buchloh (Mülheim), Rudolf Raftl (Rapid
Wien), Hans Klodt (Schalke)
Defenders:
Willibald Schmaus (First Vienna Wien),
Karl Andritz (Austria Wien), Paul Janes (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Willi Billmann
(Nurnberg), Kurt Welsch (Neunkirchen), Reinhold
Münzenberg (Alemannia Aachen), Jakob Streitle (Bayern Munchen), Milsch
(Troisdorf);
Midfeilders:
Johann Mock (Austria Wien), Josef Pekarek (Wacker Wien), Stefan
Skoumal (Rapid Wien), Siegfried Joksch (Austria Wien), Andreas Kupfer
(Schweinfurt), Albin Kitzinger (Schweinfurt), Ludwig Goldbrunner (Bayern
Munchen), Hans Rohde (Eimsbutteler), Wilhelm Sold
(Saarbrucken),
Franz Wagner I (Rapid Wien);
Forwards:
Wilhelm Hahnemann (Admira Wien), Josef
Stroh (Austria Wien), Camillo
Jerusalem (Austria Wien), Josef Epp (Wiener SC), Leopold Neumer
(Austria Wien), Franz Binder (Rapid Wien), Hans Pesser (Wien), Rudolf Gellesch
(Schalke), Fritz Szepan (Schalke), Edmund Malecki (Hannover), Josef Gauchel
(Neuendorf), Otto Siffling (Waldorf Mannheim), Hans Berndt (Tennis Club
Borussia Berlin), August Lenz (Borussia
Dortmund), Josef Fath (Worms), Ernst Lehner (Augsburg).
Due
to injury, Adolf Urban (Schalke), Helmut Schoen (Dresden) and Peter Platzer
(Admira Wien) did not make the cut.
Adolf
Urban had been an integral part of the ‘Breslau-Elf’.
Helmut
Schoen would become West Germany’s Manager after Herberger in 1964.
-When experimenting, Herberger (along with Otto
Nerz, the former Manager as help) faced a problem in the sense that each team
(Germany and Austria) was better by itself but blending the players weakened
the team.
The Austrian style was visibly different than
Germany’s style.
On
May 12, 1938, Otto Nerz asked the Federation in writing to release him from his
national duties.
Herberger
was to take sole responsibility.
-On May 14, 1938, Germany hosted England at Berlin
(the infamous match where English players were forced to make the Nazi salute
prior to kick-off.
After the defeat (3-6) against England, there was
even more public pressure to include the Austrian players into the German
squad.
Herberger chose not to experiment by including the
Austrians and instead decided to stick with his ‘Breslau-Elf’ side.
However, he was forced to replace the injured Otto
Siffling with Josef Gauchel.
In addition, Johann Pesser, the only Austrian in the
side, replaced the injured Adolf Urban.
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Repetitions from a previous entry in the blog relevant to 1938:
English
players giving the Nazi salute, 1938
The
1938 friendly between Germany and England in Berlin (May 14, 1938, Germany
3-England 6) is always remembered for the sight of the English players giving
the Nazi salute.
It
is somewhat unclear as to why the players did it (more importantly who forced
them).
According
to England Captain Edris Hapgood, he was called in by FA President Stanley Rous
and tour leader Charles Wreford-Brown. They told him that after a meeting with
the ambassador Sir Neville Henderson, they were instructed to give the Nazi
salute prior to the kickoff to avoid any political incidents. (Remember
appeasement)
For
his part, Stanley Rous claimed that he put the decision up to the players, but
did point out that the match atmosphere might be affected by their refusal.
Given the sensitivity of game with the possibility war
looming on the horizon, it seems unlikely that the authorities (Football or
Political) would have left it up to the players.
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Photo
From: L'Auto, Issue 13680, June 4, 1938
(German players in Paris)
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Germany’s Preparatory matches/ Friendlies ahead of the
World Cup:
Date: February
6, 1938
Venue: Köln (Cologne)- Müngersdorfer Stadion
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: Reginald George
Rudd (England)
Germany 1-Switzerland 1 (Fritz Szepan 74 /
Georges
Aeby
38)
Germany: Willy Jürissen (Rot-Weiß
Oberhausen), Paul Janes (Fortuna
Düsseldorf), Reinhold Münzenberg (Alemannia
Aachen), Andreas Kupfer (Schweinfurt
05), Wilhelm Sold (Saarbrücken),
Rudolf Gellesch (Schalke),
Ernst Lehner (Schwaben
Augsburg), Adolf Urban (Schalke), Otto Siffling
(Waldhof Mannheim), Fritz Szepan (Schalke), Karl
Striebinger (Rasenspiele Mannheim)
Coach: Josef ‘Sepp’ Herberger
March 20, 1938
Wuppertal -Stadion am Zoo
Attendance: 20, 000
Referee: Hans Wüthrich
(Switzerland)
Germany 2-Luxembourg 1 (Josef Gauchel 6
pen, 75 / Camille Libar 73)
Germany: Hans Jakob (Regensburg), Willi Billmann (Nürnberg), Reinhold
Münzenberg (Alemannia Aachen), Albin
Kitzinger (Schweinfurt 05), Ludwig Goldbrunner (Bayern
München), Hans Mengel (TuRu 1880
Düsseldorf), Ernst Lehner (Schwaben
Augsburg), Otto Siffling (Waldhof
Mannheim), Hans Berndt (Tennis Club
Borussia Berlin), Ernst Kuzorra (Schalke), Josef Fath (Rasensport
Wormatia Worms)
Coach: Josef ‘Sepp’ Herberger
Date: March
20, 1938
Venue: Nürnberg-Altes
Stadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Johannes (John)
Langenus (Belgium)
Germany 1-Hungary 1 (Otto Siffling 29
/ Geza Toldi 49)
Germany: Hans Jakob (Regensburg), Willi Billmann (Nürnberg),
Reinhold Münzenberg (Alemannia
Aachen), Albin Kitzinger (Schweinfurt
05), Ludwig Goldbrunner (Bayern
München), Hans Mengel (TuRu 1880
Düsseldorf), Ernst Lehner (Schwaben
Augsburg), Otto Siffling (Waldhof
Mannheim), Hans Berndt (Tennis Club
Borussia Berlin), Ernst Kuzorra (Schalke), Josef Fath (Rasensport
Wormatia Worms)
Coach: Josef ‘Sepp’ Herberger
Note: Germany played two matches on
March 20th
Date: April
24, 1938
Venue: Frankfurt- Waldstadion
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina
(Italy)
Germany 1-Portugal 1 (Otto Siffling 75
/ Artur
Sousa ‘Pinga’18)
Germany: Hans Jakob (Regensburg),
Paul Janes (Fortuna Düsseldorf), Reinhold
Münzenberg (Alemannia Aachen), Andreas Kupfer (Schweinfurt
05), Ludwig Goldbrunner (Bayern München),
Albin Kitzinger (Schweinfurt 05),
Ernst Lehner (Schwaben Augsburg), Rudolf Gellesch (Schalke), Otto Siffling
(Waldhof Mannheim), Fritz Szepan (Schalke), Josef Fath (Rasensport
Wormatia Worms)
Coach: Josef ‘Sepp’ Herberger
May 14, 1938
Venue: Berlin, Olympia
Stadion
Attendance: 105, 000
Referee: Johannes (John)
Langenus (Belgium)
Germany 3-England 6 (Rudolf Gellesch 20,
Josef Gauchel 44, Hans Pesser 77 / Cliff Bastin 15, John Robinson 26, 49, Frank
Broome 29, Stanley Matthews 42, Leonard Goulden
85)
Germany: Hans Jakob (Regensburg),
Paul Janes (Fortuna Düsseldorf), Reinhold
Münzenberg (Alemannia Aachen), Andreas Kupfer (Schweinfurt
05), Ludwig Goldbrunner (Bayern
München), Albin Kitzinger (Schweinfurt 05),
Ernst Lehner (Schwaben Augsburg), Rudolf Gellesch (Schalke), Josef Gauchel (TuS Neuendorf
1911 Koblenz), Fritz Szepan (Schalke),Hans Pesser (Sportklub Rapid Wien)
Coach: Josef ‘Sepp’ Herberger
-Herberger also had to contend with the final rounds
of the German Championship that many of his players were involved in.
Five
days before the first World Cup match, the League semi-finals were still on the
schedule.
-Three friendlies were scheduled against English
club Aston Villa FC as part of the preparations and Austrian players were
tested for the new Germany.
May 15, 1938 (At Berlin)
Germany 2 - Aston Villa 3 (1-1)
Goals: 0:1 Frank Broome (9.), 1:1 Franz Binder
(40.), 1:2 Frank Shell (71.), 1:3 Frank Broome (78.), 2:3 Wilhelm Hahnemann
(89)
Germany:
Rudolf Raftl; Jakob Streitle, Willibald Schmaus; Franz Wagner, Johann Mock,
Stefan Skoumal; Wilhelm Hahnemann, Josef Stroh, Franz Binder, Camillo
Jerusalem, Leopold Neumer
Aston
Villa: Fred Biddlestone; Ernie Callaghan, George Cummings; Alex Massie, James
Allen, Bob Iverson; Frank Broome, Freddie Haycock, Frank Shell, Ronnie
Starling, Eric Houghton
Coach: Jimmy Hogan
Note:
This German team was called “Wiener Elf”, Streitle was the only non-Austrian.
May 18, 1938 (At Dusseldorf)
Germany 2 - Aston Villa 1 (2-1)
Goals: 0:1 Eric
Houghton, 1:1 Josef Gauchel, 2:1 Hans Pesser
Germany: Rudolf Raftl; Paul Janes, Jakob
Streitle; Franz Wagner, Johann Mock, Albin Kitzinger; Wilhelm Hahnemann, Rudolf Gellesch,
Josef Gauchel, Fritz Szepan, Hans Pesser
Aston Villa: Fred Biddlestone; Ernie Callaghan, George
Cummings; Alex Massie, James Allen, Bob Iverson; Frank Shell, Freddie Haycock, Frank
Broome, Ronnie Starling, Eric Houghton
Coach: Jimmy Hogan
May 22, 1938 (At Stuttgart)
Germany 1 - Aston Villa 2 (0-2)
Goals: 0:1 Bob
Iverson, 0:2 Eric Houghton (penalty), 1:2 August Lenz (74)
Germany: Hans Jakob; Reinhold Munzenberg, Willibald Schmaus;
Andraes Kupfer, Ludwig Goldbrunner, Stefan Skoumal; Ernst Lehner, Josef Stroh,
August Lenz, Wilhelm Hahnemann, Leopold Neumer
Aston
Villa: William Carey; Ernie Callaghan, George Cummings; Alex Massie, James
Allen, Bob Iverson; Albert Kerr, Freddie Haycock, George Pritty, Ronnie
Starling, Eric Houghton
Coach: Jimmy Hogan
-Sepp
Herberger announced his Final 22 after these matches against Aston Villa.
Adolf
Urban, one of ‘Breslau-Elf’ heroes missed out through injury.
August
Lenz also failed to make the final cut.
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