HE CAN LAUGH NOW
It had probably never even entered the mind of Berti Vogts, Germany’s coach, that Sunday was the 20th anniversary of a humiliating 3-2 loss to Austria.
But a reporter brought it up anyway.
The match was significant to Vogts because he scored an own-goal in the game, in his 96th and final appearance for Germany.
“I’ll observe a minute’s silence,” Vogts joked when reminded of the incident.
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