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FarioLimo t1_j0sra0j wrote

Reply to comment by zekaseh in [OC] How Long Each Country Lasted Until Eliminated in the World Cup [2022-12-18] by Wafflesdadapon1

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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