What football empires have appeared in world football that no longer exist?

1. Yugoslavia Around the 1990s, Yugoslavia had a super luxurious lineup, with geniuses Plosineski, Boban, Davo Suker, Mijatovic, and captain Stojkovi Odd is as famous as Maradona, forward Pantsev, the European Cup golden boot. What's even more terrifying is that Stojkovic, Pantsev and Boban had a chemical reaction. At that time, they were known as the Three Musketeers of the Balkans, overwhelming the German Troika and the Dutch Three Musketeers. There are also two generals, midfield geniuses Savicevic and Boksic!

For a time, stars shined, their strength was overwhelming, and they once dominated European football, becoming the semi-finals of the World Cup and the semi-finals of the European Cup Regular visitor, the true uncrowned king. Best result: European Cup runner-up (1968).

However, after 1992, Yugoslavia was divided into many countries: Serbian national football team, Montenegro national football team, Slovenia national football team, Croatian national football team, Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team and Macedonia national football team. Among them, Croatia is still a strong team in Europe, defeating the powerful Germany and winning third place in the World Cup.

2. The Soviet Union

The Soviet Union is also a strong team in European football. The Soviet team’s peak period was mainly in the 1960s. Under the leadership of goalkeeper Yashin, the Soviet team won 1 European Cup. Cup champion (1960), 2 European Cup runners-up (1964, 1972), 1 World Cup runner-up (1966), 1 European Cup runner-up (1968). Unfortunately, the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and the strong teams no longer existed! After that, Ukraine and Russia were not considered strong teams.

3. Czechoslovakia

The Czechoslovak national football team is a well-deserved veteran world team, winning two World Cup runners-up (1934, 1962) and one European Cup championship (1976 ), a large number of talented players emerged, including the famous Nedved. In 1993, it was split into two countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and the great team no longer existed! The Czech team only won the runner-up place in the 1996 European Cup.

The above are all socialist countries. They have not been defeated in football, but within two years after 1991, they were disintegrated by the West and disappeared from the world of football. It is a pity!

4. East Germany and West Germany

Before 1945-1990, Germany was divided into two countries: the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and the German Federal Democratic Republic (West Germany). , West Germany won the 1974 World Cup, and East Germany won the 1976 Montreal Olympics football championship. Later, East Germany and West Germany merged, and after the Berlin Wall was demolished, they became a unified Germany, forming a stronger German team.

Conclusion

Football should have nothing to do with politics, but in history, politics is an important factor affecting football. Especially after the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, three football empires disappeared. Fortunately, another football empire was born. And these are inseparable from the United States.

Does the former Yugoslavia count? It is hard to imagine that if they had not disintegrated, the stars of teams such as Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Slovenia would join forces to rival West Germany's Faba.

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And the substitutes include Montenegro’s Jovetic, Slovenia’s Handalovic, etc. Not to mention that such a lineup has achieved great results, at least it can be shortlisted for the World Cup finals. What a shame.

However, history is constantly moving forward and will not go backwards. I believe that one day, football in the Balkans will definitely have the power to rise.

As the questioner said, in world football so far, only Hungary in the 1950s can be considered a football empire. At that time, they were almost unstoppable and invincible. If they could win the 1954 As World Cup champions, Hungary will undoubtedly establish itself as a dynasty. Why do you say that?

The then Hungarian coach Sebaish formed a magical four-corner combination for the national team. They also became the core of the WM tactics that were all the rage at the time. With one forward holding back, the whole team was able to perform offense and defense very well. balance. At the same time, the personal abilities of the Hungarian players are very comprehensive, and everyone can play more than one position. Byshes's tactics can be seen as a prelude to Brazil's 424 tactics four years later and the Dutch total offense and total defense football.

After the Hungarian team won the 1952 Olympic Games, they maintained an unbeaten record of 23 wins and 4 draws in 27 international competitions. They scored 114 goals in one game, averaging more than 4 goals per game. Among them, they defeated England 6:3 at Wembley Stadium, causing their opponents to suffer the largest score gap since the team was founded, and truly realizing the huge gap between the two teams.

After the start of the World Cup in Switzerland, the Hungarian team launched a mercury-like performance. They swept South Korea 9:0 and defeated the former West Germany 8:3. The fans were intoxicated by the national team's tidal wave. Offense, the dazzling individual performances and teamwork of stars such as Pushkars, Kochis, Hidegouti, etc., especially in the 4:2 victory over Brazil in the quarter-finals, Didi and the Selecao even used a meat grinder to defense against Hungary.

Finally before the final, Pushkars' ankle injury had not healed, and the whole team was full of fatigue. Hungary was also leading by two goals and was reversed by West Germany. When Jules Rimit raised the Gold Cup high above his head, even the West German fans at the scene couldn't believe their eyes. This victory is also known as the "Miracle of Bern" in history. This shows how unjustly Hungary lost, because they hit the post and crossbar at least twice during the game, and even missed a penalty kick.

After Hungary, including the Netherlands, which won two consecutive World Cup runners-up, they are only known as the uncrowned king. Their dominance of world football is far from the height of the Hungarian team.

Uruguay may be the first football kingdom to appear. History is dusty. As the top football power in the world in the first half of the last century, Uruguay won the first and fourth World Cup, and also won two Olympic Games championships. It can be said that Uruguay has a brilliant record. It was because of their boycott that the second and third World Cups were handed over to Italy.

Uruguay’s football style maintains the technical and delicate characteristics of traditional South American teams. Compared with Argentina and Brazil, it pays more attention to strength and has a brave playing style. This small South American country has been contributing outstanding players to international football: Francescoli, Poyet, Fonseca, Sosa, Recoba, Montero, Lugano, Dario Silva, Diego Go Forlan, and of course Suarez who is killing everyone now. In the 1980s, the output of Uruguayan football players ranked first among the world's football powers, and football turned out to be an important part of Uruguay's foreign exchange earnings.

In the past four decades, it is an objective fact that the level of Uruguay's football has declined. It is indeed difficult for the big football country back then to recover in the short term. In recent intercontinental competition qualifiers, Uruguay has ranked fifth in South America, which objectively reflects their level and position in South American football. The tradition is still there, the heritage is still there, and their contribution to world football is worth remembering.

The first is the Soviet team. The Soviet Union has achieved outstanding results, winning the 1960 European Cup, runner-up in 1964, 72, and 88, and the semi-finals of the 1966 World Cup. Famous star goalkeeper Yashin.

The second Yugoslavia team has good results and stars

The third Czechoslovakia 1934, runner-up in the 1962 World Cup. 1976 European Cup champion.

Four East German teams won three Olympic medals. Won Olympic gold medal. The second group stage of the World Cup.

I’m sure Hungary ranked first in the 1950s. How good was Hungarian football? In the early 1950s, the impoverished Chinese football team sent its national football team to study in Hungary. In just a few years, they came back with only a little knowledge. They then continued to practice the tactics they learned in Hungary and continued to improve. Later, in the 1960s, the world-famous big game happened. Due to the catastrophe, Chinese football has been cut off from the outside world for nearly two decades, and the domestic football league has also been suspended for many years. However, when Chinese football returns to the embrace of international football, it can be seen that Chinese football is still at one of the pinnacles of Asian football! In 1982, Chinese football participated in the World Cup Asian qualifiers for the first time after twenty years of leaving international football. It swept and defeated almost all Asian opponents and only lost to New Zealand in Oceania. Strictly speaking, without New Zealand, it would not even be a match. Saudi Arabia deliberately faked a huge score and lost to New Zealand. In 1982, Chinese football broke out of Asia and entered the world.

It is a pity that Chinese football at that time had been away from international football for too many years and had a serious misunderstanding of the technical and tactical development trends of world football. After the May 19 tragedy, it lost confidence in the technical football learned in Hungary and strongly advocated long passes and lobs. Physical football has since gone into the abyss. Each generation has become worse than the last. It has continued to decline from the top position in Asia. It has developed from the first-rate in Asia to the second-rate in Asia and then to the third-rate in Asia today. It is really a pity! In fact, it was from the mid-1980s that British long-pass football began to decline, slowly walking out of the stage of history, and has almost disappeared today. Nowadays, England and Norway, the ancestors of long-distance passing, have switched to using the ball at their feet, but the Chinese footballers back then regarded this old-fashioned tactical play that was about to be ruthlessly abandoned by football around the world as a treasure.

Hungarian football and former Yugoslavia football

1. Hungarian football was undoubtedly the king of the 1950s

Unbeaten record of 43 wins and 7 draws: 1950 By 1956

33 consecutive international wins: May 14, 1950 to July 4, 1954

Two-time World Cup runner-up: Lost 2:4 in the 1938 final To Italy, they lost to West Germany 2:3 in the 1954 final

The 4-2-4 formation advocated by Hungary could be said to be a very new style of play in the football world at the time, and it was also particularly suitable. For Hungarian players at that time, the football defense at that time was far less powerful than it is now. It was systematic and the rhythm on the field did not change quickly. Most of them pursued gorgeous offense and did not pay enough attention to defense and did not understand it deeply enough. This also created opportunities for the Miracle in Bern. , in the end, the use of football, represented by German football, used defense to give the WM formation a blow, and Hungary also declined step by step

2. Former Yugoslavia football

In the 1987 World Youth Championship, The golden generation of the former Yugoslavia won the championship. At that time, the former Yugoslavia football team was called the "European Brazilian team" and was full of talents. Susic, Stojkovic, Prosineski, and Savicevic were all shining in football.

In terms of players, Davosuk, Mihajlovic, and Savicevic are also killing everyone in the top European clubs

Red Star Belgrade 90/91 Won the only Champions League title in team history this season

The countries included in the former Yugoslavia include Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.

Croatia, which competed independently after the disintegration of 1998, won Third place in the World Cup

If it were not for the war, the former Yugoslavia is likely to create more miracles in international football

Hungary

The former Yugoslavia, Hungary, the Soviet Union, Uruguay, etc. have all left a mark in the history of world football. Due to various reasons, they are not as sustainable as Germany, Italy and France, but they still leave countless good memories for the football world.

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