The Great War at Christmas

[Steve69]

OK, so this is really trivial - but it's Christmas - bear with me! I think we all know the story that on Christmas Day during the first world war the soldiers from both sides stopped fighting - came over the top of the trenches and played a game of football. Well my question is - Was it ever documented who won?

[Mortartube]

I believe that there were a number of isolated football matches, not just the one, Remember the front was extremely long and so it is possible that we all won the football, British and Germans alike.

[Cetti]

This is a very moving site giving the whole story of the Christmas 'truce' and the famous Christmas Day football match (matches). This particular one the Germans won 3-2.- and this is the only one mentioned as it now fact and not a myth.

http://www.fylde.demon.co.uk/xmas.htm

[BadBob]

Don't know but I'm sure it must have gone to penalties and the English lost.