The 1954 World Cup between Germany and Hungary was historic for several reasons. It was Germany’s first (but certainly not its last) World Cup title and it was the first instance in postwar West Germany that Germans could feel proud of feeling proud of being German. As Eduardo Galeano mentions in his timeline-fashioned book, Soccer in Sun and Shadow (2003), Hungary had been the favorite. (93) 
The goal by Helmut Rahn that sealed Hungary’s fate and gave Germany it’s first lead of the game at 3-2 sent Germans and the world into a thunderous mob because Hungary had already defeated the German national team by more than 5 points in the beginning of the tournament. (92-94) A film that does a great job at providing and engaging perspective of the 1954 World Cup is Das Wunder von Bern. Much literature has also been written about the 1954 World Cup as a stellar moment in soccer history and German History. Soccer in Sun in Shadow does a great job of providing concise historical facts about soccer while recounting broader historical developments in technology, war and a plethora of other topics.
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