If you have seen the German movie Das Wunder von Bern – The Miracle of Bern – odds are you will want to see it again. If you have not seen this gem, which took Germany by storm in 2003, try to remedy that gap in your education as soon as you can. The film, which became a mini industry with a spin-off musical, among other things, will tell you all you need to know about the special place of football generally – and the World Cup especially – in German people’s hearts. The story is set in 1954, focuses...