Germany Football Formation

Lineup (5-3-2)

Harald Schumacher · Ditmar Jakobs · Hans-Peter Briegel · Karlheinz Förster · Andreas Brehme · Thomas Berthold · Lothar Matthäus · Norbert Eder · Felix Magath · Klaus Allofs · Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (c)

Germany "Runners-Up XI" (1986)

Germany had a brilliant tournament being led by brilliant Rummenigge and coached by the one and only Beckenbauer. Also they had a young and determined team that was composed around a tight defense and fast counter-attacking Football.

Even in the final they did whatever they could to stop the genius Maradona. However, this was Maradona's world cup, and this was Maradona's finest moment, as he was at his devastating best. In the dying minutes, with the match held at 2-2, an accurate telepathic pass from Maradona found Burruchaga unmarked, and Burruchaga sealed the match for Argentina. Germany avenged this defeat though 4 years later, when they defeated Argentina in the final of 1990 World Cup.

In the final, Jose Luis Brown opened the scoring for Argentina in the 23rd minute and it stayed at 1–0 until half-time. After the break, Jorge Valdano doubled Argentina's lead. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge pulled a goal back in the 74th minute for West Germany and they equalised in the 80th minute; future Germany manager Rudi Völler scoring to seemingly salvage the game. Although Diego Maradona was heavily marked the entire game, a superb pass to Jorge Burruchaga allowed Argentina to regain the lead at 3–2, this was how it remained and Argentina were able to celebrate their second World Cup victory (after winning the 1978 World Cup). 6 yellow cards were issued in this match, which was a record number until the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final.

Four years after Argentina's victory over West Germany, both teams meet again on the final of the subsequent World Cup edition, with West Germany winning the match 1-0 via a penalty kick. This marked the first time two World Cup finalists met twice, a record shared with Brazil and Italy, the latter two having met in the 1970 and 1994 World Cup finals.

Coach/Manager : Franz Beckenbauer

Reserves include : Rudi Völler and Dieter Hoeneß.