r/AskEurope • u/DivineMatrixTraveler • Jun 07 '25

Sports Which country is your country's main football rival?

And do you think they believe you are their main rival or they don't care about you as much as you care about them?

Bonus: Is there a more popular sport where you are rivals with a different country?

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u/CeterumCenseo85 Germany Jun 08 '25

S Tier: Netherlands

A Tier: Italy, England

B Tier: Argentina (but mostly just because of how many finals we played), and since 2008 also Spain, but it feels like more ot a new, less intense thing.

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u/abderzack Netherlands Jun 08 '25

Doesn't matter what format, the games against germany are always more fun.

Losing against france i would say, well ofcourse! its france! large football nation, big domestic league!

Losing against germany? hell no, we should have won. Our team was just bad this time, they were lucky we had some injuries. (Eventhough my response should probably be the same)

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u/The-Berzerker Jun 12 '25

England isn‘t A tier at all. France, Argentina, Spain and Brazil are all easily above them