What Dominic Sandbrook has said about 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 14, 2026
Dominic Sandbrook, British historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History, has been quoted on 2006 FIFA World Cup once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on June 14, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Sandbrook argues that Der Spiegel's pre-tournament pessimism about the anthem proved wrong at the 2006 World Cup.
“Anyway, the Spiegel was wrong because actually loads of Germans did sing the anthem and nobody complained at all”
The Rest Is History: 679. Germany: The Song Hitler Stole (Part 3) (Jun 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:04:10
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679. Germany: The Song Hitler Stole (Part 3)The Rest Is History · Jun 14, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the history of Germany's national anthems, from Haydn's Austrian hymn through Nazi, West and East German anthems to reunification.
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