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35 years after the title in 1990: What became of the world champions?
On July 8, 1990, Germany won the World Cup title with a 1-0 in the final against Argentina. But only a few world champions were able to get the shine after their career.
The penalty of Andreas Brehme, captain Lothar Matthäus with the World Cup Cup, the lonely Franz Beckenbauer on the lawn of the Olympic Stadium. These scenes have been exactly 35 years ago – in 1990 Germany was world champion in Rome in Rome for the third time.
For the players who belonged to the DFB squad at the World Cup in Italy, it was the greatest success of their football career. Only a few of them stood in the spotlight after their sporting career and were able to build on their glamorous moments on the lawn.
However, personal contact remained, but the players from back then meet regularly. You can see how the career of the 1990 world champions continued in our photo gallery.
In fact, there are just a handful of players who were active as a trainer or functional after their career end. And of all things, Andreas Brehme, shooter of the decisive penalty goal in the final, has already died. Team boss Franz Beckenbauer also died last year.
World champion from 1990: After the title it went down
After that, Germany only won the World Cup title once again-2014 in Brazil. You can find out how things went for the world champions from Rio here. The famous prophecy of Franz Beckenbauer that Germany will “be unbeatable for years after reunification and with the top players from the GDR, has not been true.
In 1994, the national team left the quarter -finals as defending champion. In 1996 Germany won the European Championship title again, but this was followed by very lean years. It was only with the 2006 World Cup, the “summer fairy tale” in their own country, that the era of a new, successful team started.
Source: Stern
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