Two generations, one nightmare: this name will haunt Germany forever | OneFootball

When Portugal last beat the DFB team, he wasn't even born yet: Francisco Conceição scored the equalizer against Julian Nagelsmann's team last night.

The Portuguese is just 22 years old, but the last Portugal win is already 25 years ago. Nevertheless, a name appeared on the scoreboard three times back then, which also appeared last night - namely Conceição.

Looking back at Euro 2000. At that time, the DFB team struggled through the tournament and was ruthlessly dismantled by Sérgio Conceição. He scored three times, each goal a pinprick to the self-confidence of a stumbling football nation. Portugal won 3-0, Germany was eliminated, Erich Ribbeck resigned. The DFB team was on the ground.

Things aren't that bad for German football at the moment. Nevertheless, they are now only playing for third place, instead of the title in the Nations League. Francisco was responsible for that too. You can watch his goal again here.

Unlike his father, he was only substituted in, but his second goal for the Portuguese should have a permanent place of honor in the family history.

Sometimes football is more than just a game. Sometimes it's a circle that closes. History doesn't often repeat itself. But when it does, it's in a way that gives you goosebumps.

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

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