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Euro 2012: Germany vs. Greece according to Monty Python [VIDEO] [VIDEO]

Monty Python previews today's Euro 2012 game between Germany and Greece in a 1972 sketch that pits German and Greek philosophers against each other in soccer.
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Published: June 22, 2012 at 1:20 PM
By KATE STANTON, UPI.com

Germany and Greece meet today in the quarterfinals of UEFA Euro 2012 for a match that will have broader political implications for two nations already wrapped up in a contentious battle over the European economic crisis and the future of the euro.

But how did the two nations fare in a 1972 Monty Python sketch soccer match that featured the best of German and Greek philosophers--like Aristotle and Nietzsche--against each other in an Olympic soccer game?

Here are the lineups:

(Via The Guardian)

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