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.
- Status
- Ended
- Production
- Broadview TV, NDR, BR, WDR
Keywords
- germany
- world cup
- loyalty
- training camp
- failure
- interview
- controversy
- behind the scenes
- conflict
- tournament
- downfall
- football (soccer)
- archive footage
- insightful
- nostalgic
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Top Cast
Mario Basler as Self
Reinhold Beckmann as Self
Rainer Bonhof as Self
Alfred Draxler as Self
Stefan Effenberg as Self
Wolfram Eilenberger as Self
Maurizio Gaudino as Self
Thomas Helmer as Self
Top Crew
Manfred Oldenburg · Director
Hannah von Hübbenet · Composer
Amaury Laurent Bernier · Composer
Jonas Köck · Cinematographer
Till Vielrose · Cinematographer
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