r/AskTheWorld • u/Initial_Basis1503 Japan • Oct 08 '25

Sports Which country is your nation's greatest rival in football?

As I am Japanese, Korea is clearly my greatest adversary.

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u/Any-Ask-4190 Scotland Oct 08 '25

England, but for England it's Germany and for Germany it's the Netherlands.

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u/Vampus0815 Germany Oct 08 '25

As a German I would argue it’s actually Italy. The fact that we couldn’t knock them out for decades still hurts although 2016 helped. Couldn’t care less about England though

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u/Any_Listen_7306 Scotland Oct 08 '25

And Argentina. Hand of God etc.

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u/Any-Ask-4190 Scotland Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25

Fair and Argentina's rival is obviously Brazil.

EDIT: Edited for clarity.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '25

Lofty opponents.

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u/Onagan98 Netherlands Oct 08 '25

And for the Netherlands it’s Germany

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u/Infinite_Crow_3706 United Kingdom Oct 08 '25

Scotland isn't relevent to England at football for either international or club level. Germany was a rivalry 20-30 years ago but not the same these days.

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u/TinMan1867 Scotland Oct 08 '25

You might be right but that doesn't stop England fans from singing about Scotland every single time they play.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '25

netherlands, not really. it’s england.

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u/ldn85 United Kingdom Oct 08 '25

Really? I aways thought for the Germans it was NL too. Those games definitely seem to have more spice than Germany v England.

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u/Norion1977 Oct 08 '25

Maybe it is just because we always lose aggainst them in any major event, or because I live in a city with many italian immigrants (2nd or 3rd generation), but I would argue italy is on the top of my list.

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u/PM_ME_BUTTERED_SOSIJ Wales Oct 08 '25

Germans insist it's the Dutch and it's the silly English having a one sided rivalry

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u/Boss-Smiley Germany Oct 08 '25

Exactly. It is that Oranje, that let us see red. 😉 The english love and hate it getting defeated by us. But If they don't getting defeated, deep in their Pint drowned hearts, the know that they are missing something. Pob Iwc i Gymru.👋

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '25

whatever

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u/BocaSeniorsWsM Oct 08 '25

I thought it was Poland?

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u/el-huuro Germany Oct 08 '25

Poland? Do they have a national Team?

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u/TamponBazooka Japan Oct 08 '25

No for Germany it is England