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FarioLimo t1_j0qnw9h wrote

Sounds weird that you separated former Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and Soviet Union, but not West Germany

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zekaseh t1_j0spj9w wrote

the federal republic of germany is still the federal republic of germany. the union of soviet socialist republics is not the russian federation.

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FarioLimo t1_j0sra0j wrote

East Germany is there at the bottom. West Germany was a totally different country than today's Germany. The point is that fifa appoints a successor for each dead country and that new country owns all the history of the previous one regardless of what you think happened to said country.

Also, England, Wales, Scotland norther Ireland aren't even real countries, so what matters for football is what fifa decided

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zekaseh t1_j0tqgho wrote

before the unification, we germans called our country "brd" and east germany "ddr". and right now, we only have "brd". so thats the same as west germany. current germany is west germany.

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Similar_Expression_7 t1_j0vq10g wrote

I know it's not you, it's the official German point of view, but how can it be BOTH a unification and the same country as before?

If it was the same country all the time, it should be called annexation, right?

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zekaseh t1_j0vrd1o wrote

yes. i actually think its more like a annexation than a unification.

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waszumfickleseich t1_j0sehfh wrote

West Germany is the same country as Germany, that's why it's not on there

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Rare_Oil_8226 t1_j0xzl3h wrote

Because these countries were separated without having a direct successor. The federal republic of Germany is still the federal republic of Germany, it’s just that the eastern part joined us again ~30 years ago.

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