On December 13, 1939 Argentina officials ordered the German heavy cruiser Graf Spee to sea. The ensuing battle between the British Navy resulted in the later scuttling of the Graf Spee. A week later Captain Langsdorff shot himself dressed in full dress uniform and lying on the ship’s battle ensign.
Today those two nations meet in the 2014 World Cup.
Germany has lost to Argentina in 1986 and won in 1990.
I’ve watched most of the World Cup fixtures over the past weeks.
I haven’t had a job.
Thankfully I had the World Cup.
It remains the beautiful game.