The scorer of the late 1-1 equalizer in the so-called game of the century in the 1970 World Cup semi-final against Italy died on Monday evening in Milan, as his family confirmed to the German Press Agency. Italian media had previously reported. He celebrated his 85th birthday on March 31st.
Almost 54 years ago, the left-back equalized in injury time to force extra time in the match against Italy, which is still considered one of the best football matches in history. Italy won 4:3 after extra time in the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City and then lost to Brazil in the final, with Germany finishing third. Schnellinger was already earning his money in Italy at the time and continued to live there after his career ended.
This single goal in his 47 international matches made Schnellinger a legend of German football. It is less well known that Schnellinger also played in another classic match – the 2:4 defeat in the World Cup final against England in 1966 – and that he finished fourth at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, back then with Fritz Walter. He played his last international match in 1971 against Albania.
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