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Germany World Cup Captain

Germany · Sport / Football. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1954–1990Date range
3Named people
3Places

Chronological records

1954

Fritz Walter4 July 1954

Bern · Sport / Football

Captains West Germany to a 3-2 final victory over Hungary.

1974

Franz Beckenbauer7 July 1974

Munich · Sport / Football

Captains West Germany to victory over the Netherlands in the final.

1990

Lothar Matthaus8 July 1990

Rome · Sport / Football

Captains West Germany to its third World Cup title.

Names involved

Franz BeckenbauerFritz WalterLothar Matthaus

Provenance

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