With the start of Euro 2016 in France just around the corner, nostalgia is in full flow. Especially in England, where Germany last hoisted the trophy 20 years ago—documentaries on various television channels, full reruns of famous matches and more are being shown.
Narrow successes are always the sweetest, and it doesn't get much narrower than winning the semi-final against the hosts on penalties and the final against the Czech Republic thanks to the now-defunct golden-goal rule.
Looking back at Germany's last European triumph and comparing the squad from then with the one that will start on Sunday against Ukraine in Lille, one thing is striking: Berti Vogts had four out-and-out strikers at his disposal in Oliver Bierhoff, Fredi Bobic, Jurgen Klinsmann and Stefan Kuntz in 1996.