🏆 Bernd’s miracle: Germany are world champions again | OneFootball

No, don’t worry: We’re not drunk, and this isn’t a copy of a OneFootball article from 2014. Germany really is world champion!!!!

To be more precise, Germany is the Over-75 world champion at the Veterans World Cup in Tokyo. There, the German national team defeated England 3-0 in the final. "It's coming home" – well, maybe not this time. Over the course of the tournament, the German seniors prevailed against 25 other teams, most of which came from the USA and Japan.

Bernd Troschitz, who, in addition to playing for the national team, is also active with SG Heidetal/Ilmenau, was not surprised by his team’s strong performance, as he revealed to 'NDR': "I saw our level of performance – and they were all very good footballers."

By the way, in the Over-75 age group, matches are played 8-a-side on a football field that is 68 meters wide and 50 meters long. The surface is similar to that of a golf course, and the goals used are junior-sized. After all, at 75, you don’t have to overdo it anymore.

The so-called "Veterans World Cup" is not an official FIFA event, by the way. The tournament has been privately organized since 2017. The next World Cup will take place in 2026 in Australia.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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