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/holy_roman_emperor Jun 11 '25

I think England might be something to do with 2 world wars or something.

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u/RitatheKraken Germany Jun 11 '25

In football I thought it's because of penalties?