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Franz Beckenbauer
Germany 1974
1990 win topped 1974 triumph
Here 'the Kaiser' tell
FIFA.com about being the first man to lift the
FIFA World Cup Trophy back when he captained West Germany to glory
in 1974.
Franz Beckenbauer is looking back on…
Statistics
| Opponent | GF | GA | R | Y | MNP |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| German DR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Chile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Edition | Position | MP | GS | R | Y | MNP |
| 1974 | Winner | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 630 |
| 1970 | Third | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 492 |
| 1966 | Runners-Up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 570 |
Matches
Final 07/07/1974
Netherlands 1:2 Germany FR
Second round 03/07/1974
Poland 0:1 Germany FR
Second round 30/06/1974
Germany FR 4:2 Sweden
Second round 26/06/1974
Yugoslavia 0:2 Germany FR
Group matches 22/06/1974
German DR 1:0 Germany FR
Group matches 18/06/1974
Australia 0:3 Germany FR
Group matches 14/06/1974
Germany FR 1:0 Chile
The Winners
Franz Beckenbauer
An elegant and effective libero, a successful coach and a globally-renowned ...
Gerd Muller
Top scorer in Germany's history, 14 of his goals were struck on the global ...
Paul Breitner
Solid as a rock in defence, he also scored in two separate FIFA World Cup TM ...
Wolfgang Overath
A refined attacking midfielder but also a pragmatist who plundered 17 goals in ...
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Germany 1974
Hosts Germany became the first winners of the new FIFA World Cup Trophy.
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