00:00...and Yugoslavia. Four survivors from the 86 World Cup final for Franz Beckenbauer.
00:05Rudi Völler, who was a substitute that day, is starting tonight.
00:09Lothar Matthias, Thomas Berthold and Andreas Bremer too.
00:13Guido Buchwald and Klaus Argentaler start at centre-back with Matthias acting as the libero in front of the back
00:19four.
00:20Pierre Litvarski and Andreas Müller didn't make it to the starting 11.
00:27Solidity and consistency from West Germany in international competitions over the last two decades.
00:35But no World Cup since Franz Beckenbauer was a player back in 1974.
00:40For many people, Yugoslavia, the dark horses to usurp West Germany, Argentina, Italy et al.
00:47And to lift the trophy in three and a half weeks' time.
00:50Dragan Stojkovic and Dejan Savicevic of Red Star Belgrade partner each other in attack.
00:56Predorak Spasic and Zoran Vulic, the centre-backs.
01:00And Sliczko Katanec on the left side of midfield has experience of playing in West Germany.
01:06For information that Karl-Heinz Riedler joins Litvarski and Müller among the West German substitutes.
01:14And the man in charge from Denmark will be Peter Mikkelsen.
01:18Much from Carlos Alberto Pereira's United Arab Emirates yesterday.
01:24Beaten rather comfortably in the end.
01:27Two goals to nil in Bologna against Colombia.
01:33All is well with Peter Mikkelsen and West Germany's campaign.
01:40As well as that of Yugoslavia is underway in Milan.
01:45West Germany in their traditional white shirts with the trim of the national colours.
01:52And Bremer epitomises the versatility of what Franz Beckenbauer is looking for.
02:07And Bremer who is strong on both left and right foot.
02:10Really fancied that but wasn't really ready to take it.
02:14Now have to work against the Bremer free-king.
02:17And it comes from Bremer.
02:24Collected by Mateus.
02:28Reuter.
02:31Mateus is here again for West Germany.
02:34And Mateus scores for West Germany.
02:39Well they haven't been at their best in the first 28 minutes.
02:42But they found the net.
02:44And Tomislav Ivkovic.
02:46Could really do nothing to stop it.
02:50Mateus with the second touch.
02:52Just drifted away from Jovic of Sarajevo.
02:58And Ivkovic at full stretch.
03:01Almost dived over the effort from Lothar Mateus.
03:04But it would have been virtually impossible to stop in any case.
03:07The runners-up of four years ago.
03:10And the double world champions have the lead.
03:19Quite far forward here.
03:21And Andreas Bremer is.
03:23Klinsmann in the middle.
03:24And Klinsmann with the header.
03:25And Klinsmann makes it 2-0 for West Germany.
03:31And Andreas Bremer with a wonderful ball in to his colleague from Inter Milan.
03:40And on the very ground with which they play their club football.
03:49Bremer and Klinsmann show that they're enjoying life at Italia 90.
03:53Life for them that is less than 40 minutes old.
03:56And Yugoslavia now have a mountain to climb.
04:04Ivkovic was routed to the spot.
04:07By an excellent header from Jürgen Klinsmann.
04:17Argenthal.
04:18Now Bukvart.
04:21Playing with such a high line.
04:23Involving Mateus.
04:27Thomas Hessler.
04:28Fancy's a go, Thomas Hessler.
04:31So good on that left foot.
04:38And there we go.
04:39The break comes with West Germany emphatically in the box seat here.
04:45Two goals in 12 first half minutes.
04:48Both from Inter Milan players on home soil.
04:51Lothar Matthäus on 28.
04:53And Jürgen Klinsmann then after an impeccable cross from Bremer on the left hand side.
04:58West Germany impressively moving up through the gears.
05:01Over the course of the first 45.
05:04Yugoslavia behind at the break.
05:05By two goals to nil.
05:07Argentina.
05:10The nation.
05:11They deprived them of a third World Cup win in 1986.
05:15They lost here to Cameroon on Friday.
05:18West Germany.
05:19Showing no signs of a similar slip-up.
05:22Playing from right to left in the second half.
05:28As well as the goal scorers.
05:29Vola has looked really impressive in putting the pressure on Fredrik Spasic and Zoran Vulic.
05:36The Yugoslav defence.
05:42Klinsmann.
05:43A pace from Klinsmann.
05:46An important.
05:49Club goalscoring record.
05:51Absolutely outstanding for Rudy Vola.
05:5597 and 137 for Perta Bremer.
06:09First ball forward was from Jovic.
06:11And Yugoslavia had a chance to put pressure on the goal of Bodo Ilkner for the very first time in
06:16the game.
06:20Bain calling for it.
06:22Nufei Bain for West Germany now.
06:26Every time they come forward.
06:28West Germany look likely scorers.
06:33Stojkovic.
06:35Challenge again from Bremer.
06:37He was booked very early in the game.
06:57Stojkovic needs to deliver.
06:58It's a good ball in two and Yugoslavia have a goal back.
07:05Dabodjovic will celebrate.
07:08Another player who plays in the Italian top flight.
07:13Sets up the potential for a grandstand finish.
07:16A really good header from the right back.
07:19From Sarajevo.
07:22And it was Jürgen Klinsmann the man he beat in the air.
07:2811 minutes gone in the second half.
07:30And it's West Germany 2.
07:32Yugoslavia 1.
07:37All the things.
07:39Don't seem too daunting.
07:42Change that they had prepared.
07:44In any case.
07:45Has been now affected.
07:47Bain Cervicevic has been replaced.
07:50By Dragulyuk Bornovich.
07:56Always a threat to the Yugoslav side.
07:59This time he's forward.
08:00Mateus.
08:02Takes away from one challenge.
08:03Lothar Mateus.
08:05It's glorious for West Germany.
08:10One moment.
08:11He's at centre back.
08:14And the next.
08:15He's firing Germany into a 3-1 lead.
08:18And forcing Yugoslavia to come back for a second time.
08:27It's the casual nature of the little jink.
08:30That will really disturb Yugoslavia the most.
08:35From half way.
08:36Just one thing on his mind.
08:41Took out of the game.
08:42The Yugoslavia score to Jovic.
08:44With the touch.
08:46And you have to pity Tomislavicovic.
08:51who yet again was powerless.
08:55West Germany back in the ascendancy.
08:59And now lead by three goals to one.
09:11And there's Harry there.
09:12Thomas Hesler.
09:14Thomas Hesler.
09:30Oh it's through the hands of Ivkovic.
09:33And bundled in by Rudi Völler.
09:37A nightmare for the Yugoslavia goalkeeper.
09:43And a true poacher's finish from Völler.
09:46Who certainly deserves his goal.
09:50Now Brehmer.
09:52As a depth on the right.
09:53As he is on the left.
09:54But he didn't strike it cleanly.
09:58Eyes off the ball.
10:00From the man who's been Yugoslavia's regular keeper now.
10:02For seven years.
10:04And that not one of his fondest moments.
10:06During that time.
10:07West Germany four.
10:09Yugoslavia one.
10:10And the two points will be theirs now.
10:23First change to be made by West Germany in these finals.
10:32And then the other player to come off.
10:36Will be Thomas Hesler.
10:43Borussia Dortmund's Andreas Muller coming on.
10:47So one man.
10:50McClone comes off.
10:52And one comes on.
10:55Hunt.
10:57It's not a quibble about that.
11:00Völler.
11:02One on one.
11:03Litvarski coming with him.
11:05Rudi Völler for West Germany.
11:08And the goalkeeper Ivkovic.
11:10At this stage.
11:11Of his career.
11:14Taken over from Harold Schumacher at club.
11:16And international level.
11:18Just how good his back four is.
11:20Especially when it's emboldened by Mateus.
11:23Now Klinsman.
11:25Defending from the front.
11:26Something that they've done well in this game.
11:28Now Völler.
11:29Rudi Völler.
11:31Ivkovic finishes the match.
11:32In a better way than.
11:33He started the second half.
11:36Result that will leave Yugoslavia.
11:37At the bottom of the early standings.
11:40The goal difference could be worsened by Klinsman.
11:46They will be at the foot of the standings.
11:48Yes.
11:49But on goal difference alone from the United Arab Emirates.
11:58That's Germany and Colombia leading the way.
12:00For a place in a second phase.
12:08Völler.
12:10Argenthaler wants a piece of the action.
12:16Difficult to see the way that Argenthaler and Buchwald have contributed to attack.
12:22Just how Jürgen Köhler will get into the team.
12:24Just how anybody will get into this West Germany team.
12:26Is difficult to perceive.
12:30West Germany with two first half goals in 11 minutes.
12:33From Matthias and Klinsman.
12:35Matthias with a glorious third.
12:37The goal of the game.
12:38After Yugoslavia had hooked one back.
12:40Through Davodjovic.
12:42And then Rudi Völler.
12:44Capitalising on a mistake from Ivkovic.
12:46Managed to give Franz Beckenbauer's team.
12:48The perfect start.
12:50West Germany imperious.
12:51But make no mistake.
12:52They could have had more in Group D.
12:54which they have opened with the flag flying high.
12:57The runners-up of Mexico have beaten Yugoslavia and beaten them well.
13:01By four goals to one.
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