oh, wait a minute...

The Germans will probably claim they just need some Lebensraum.

But the US is doing that.

although I remember the game that I saw in 1982 on Mexican TV (U.S. networks weren't interested in covering it back then). The German goalie Schumacher was clearly going after the player Battiston and not the ball. It looked to me like he was trying to intimidate him and hurry his shot with the threat of physical injury by running right at him (kind of like a defensive lineman trying to make a football quarterback hurry his throw - except that you can't hit someone in soccer). Battiston lost his two front teeth, suffered a fractured jaw, fractured vertebrae, and was out cold, eventually slipping into a coma when Schumacher launched his hip at Battiston's face at full speed. His teammates thought he was dead. Schumacher was unapologetic, joking that he'd gladly pay Battiston's dental bill. More outrageous was the fact that the Dutch referee acted as though nothing had happened and assessed no penalty at all.

He was watching.the.ball. :