This is the GDR football shirt World Cup 1974 by COPA Football. The GDR retro football shirt is based on the home shirt that was worn during the World Cup '74 in West Germany. The back contains the print of Sparwasser and number 14. The football team of the German Democratic Republic represented the German Democratic Republic (GDR, informally: East Germany) in international matches and competitions from 1952 to 1990. The GDR retro football shirt has short sleeves and a nice v-neck. On the chest the text DDR and the coat of arms of the GDR. The coat of arms of the German Democratic Republic showed a hammer and compass surrounded by a ring of rye. The collar and the piping are in the white of this GDR football shirt. This COPA shirt comes in a luxury gift box. Material: 100% cotton.

The East German team was not as successful as the West German. They were at the World Cup once and that was in neighbouring West Germany in 1974. There was a big shock after the draw, when West Germany was paired with East Germany. It would be the first (and last) time that the two blood relatives would play an international match against each other. East Germany won 2-0 against Australia and drew 1-1 against Chile. As a result, East Germany was already certain of a place before the cracker against West Germany. However, there was more at stake than just a victory, it was a battle between capitalism and communism. West Germany was struggling, East Germany limited itself to defending. And 13 minutes before the end, Jürgen Sparwasser scored the winning goal for the communist utopia, to the great joy of the Honecker government. In the second round, however, the GDR ended up in a group with the Netherlands, Brazil and Argentina. The GDR finished in third place in this group. Brazil and the Netherlands were defeated 1-0 and 2-0 respectively. Only against the Argentinians was there a 1-1 draw.