Already in the years before, the players had felt the hostility from the Nazis, especially during matches against teams from German-dominated Sudetenland.
ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɪnðə jˈɪɹz bᵻfˈoːɹ, ðə plˈeɪɚz hæd fˈɛlt ðə hɑːstˈɪlᵻɾi fɹʌmðə nˈɑːtsɪz, ɪspˈɛʃəli dˈʊɹɹɪŋ mˈætʃᵻz ɐɡˈɛnst tˈiːmz fɹʌm dʒˈɜːməndˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd sˈuːdɪtˌɛnlənd.