The late Rinus Michels, also known as “the General,” coach of the Dutch team that narrowly lost to Germany in the 1974 final, famously said, “Football is war.” When the Dutch had their revenge in 1988 and beat Germany to go on to become European champions, more people danced in the streets in Holland than on the day that the real war ended in May 1945.
1974年世界杯决赛曾小负德国队的已故荷兰足球队教练里纳斯·米歇尔斯绰号“将军”，他曾经说过一句名言，“足球就是战争。” 当荷兰1988年得报一箭之仇，击败德国队成为欧洲杯冠军时，上街跳舞欢庆的荷兰人比1945年真正的战争结束日还要多。