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WM 1994 - Elf Helden, ein Albtraum (2026)

8.50h 45mDocumentary

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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Director: Leopold Hoesch

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Mario Basler as Self

Mario Basler

Self

Reinhold Beckmann as Self

Reinhold Beckmann

Self

Rainer Bonhof as Self

Rainer Bonhof

Self

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Alfred Draxler

Self

Stefan Effenberg as Self

Stefan Effenberg

Self

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Wolfram Eilenberger

Self

M

Maurizio Gaudino

Self

Thomas Helmer as Self

Thomas Helmer

Self

B

Bianca Illgner

Self

B

Bodo Illgner

Self

Jürgen Klinsmann as Self

Jürgen Klinsmann

Self

U

Uli Köhler

Self

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