Das Wunder Von Bern

Das Wunder Von Bern is a wonderful story about how a little boy helped Germany win the 1954 World Cup by traveling all the way to Switzerland to support his favorite soccer star. I found it a very touching story of the lives of a post-WWII family of an ex-Nazi soldier. Especially since most movies focus on people on the other side of the war.

But what makes the 1954 World Cup such a significant event (at least according to The Economist) was that nobody expected post-war Germany to win the World Cup, and winning the World Cup actually led a nationalistic fervour that resulted in a post-war economic miracle (Wirtschaftswunder)! It could be that this was only a coincidence, but now it starts to make some sense why Singapore wanted to make it to the World Cup finals in 2010. I wonder if Germany achieved its "Wunder" with any foreign talent though....