WM 1994 - Elf Helden, ein Albtraum (2026)
For the 1994 World Cup, Germany entered as the favorite and defending champion, but was eliminated in the quarterfinals. Internal conflicts, media campaigns, and public criticism of coach Berti Vogts led the so-called "eleven friends" – players like Lothar Matthäus, Jürgen Klinsmann, Stefan Effenberg, Bodo Illgner, and Matthias Sammer – to maneuver themselves into a collective nightmare within just a few weeks. This documentary takes a behind-the-scenes look at Germany’s memorable World Cup and shows how one of the strongest German teams of all time spectacularly failed.
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Episodes
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1. The Coach2026-06-14 · 45mBerti Vogts was already under pressure during the World Cup preparations – living in the shadow of his predecessor, Franz Beckenbauer. If he was the “iconic figure,” Vogts was the
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2. The Team2026-06-14 · 45mFranz Beckenbauer monitors the performance of both the team and the coach for a TV network, keeping in touch in the U.S. with “his World Champions,” especially Lothar Matthäus. Thi
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3. The Scandal2026-06-14 · 45mVogts tries to prevent the team’s disintegration by giving the players more freedom, but control begins to slip from his hands. He loses trust in captain Matthäus and has to consta
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4. The Dignity2026-06-14 · 46mCertain of victory over Bulgaria, Germany suffers a stunning quarterfinal defeat and crashes out of the 1994 World Cup. As the players struggle to come to terms with the loss, the
Cast
Mario BaslerSelf
Reinhold BeckmannSelf
Rainer BonhofSelfAlfred DraxlerSelf
Stefan EffenbergSelfWolfram EilenbergerSelf
Maurizio GaudinoSelf
Thomas HelmerSelfBianca IllgnerSelf
Bodo IllgnerSelf
Jürgen KlinsmannSelfUli KöhlerSelf
Andreas KöpkeSelf
Lothar MatthäusSelfImages
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