WM 1994 - Elf Helden, ein Albtraum(2026)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2026-06-14
Average Runtime: 45m
Rating: 9.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
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.
Keywords
germanyworld cuployaltytraining campfailureinterviewcontroversybehind the scenesconflicttournamentdownfallarchive footageinsightfulnostalgicsports scandalmasculinitynational identity1990sreflectiveunited states of america (usa)dramaticleadershiptensesports historynational teamfootballgermanfifacrisis management
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
Episodes: 4E01
The Coach
Air Date: 2026-06-14
Berti Vogts was already under pressure during the World Cup preparations – living in the shadow of his predecessor, F...
E02
The Team
Air Date: 2026-06-14
Franz Beckenbauer monitors the performance of both the team and the coach for a TV network, keeping in touch in the U...
E03
The Scandal
Air Date: 2026-06-14
Vogts tries to prevent the team’s disintegration by giving the players more freedom, but control begins to slip from ...
E04
The Dignity
Air Date: 2026-06-14
Certain of victory over Bulgaria, Germany suffers a stunning quarterfinal defeat and crashes out of the 1994 World Cu...
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