But psychologically, it wasn't until April 1972, when West Germany won a European Championship quarterfinal first leg 3-1 at Wembley, that the fact that England was no longer the best in the world ...

In June 1972 in Belgium, West Germany lifted the ... to the qualifying play-off against England in April. In the first leg of the play-off at Wembley, Germany asserted themselves on a pitch ...

West Germany defeated England in the quarter-finals over two legs to reach the four-team final tournament, with the 3-1 first-leg victory ... in the group phase. So 1972 was long overdue, and ...

1972, quarter-final second leg: W Ger 0-0 Eng (in Berlin) - West Germany won 3-1 on aggregate 1996, semi-final: Eng 1-1 Ger - after extra time (at Wembley) - Germany won 6-5 on penalties 2000, England ...