Release Date

14 Jun, 2026

Runtime

00:45: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

4/1

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

WM 1994 - Elf Helden, ein Albtraum

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Miniseries

14 Jun, 2026

Actors

Mario Basler

Reinhold Beckmann

Rainer Bonhof

Alfred Draxler

Stefan Effenberg

Wolfram Eilenberger

Maurizio Gaudino

Thomas Helmer

Bianca Illgner

Bodo Illgner

Jürgen Klinsmann

Uli Köhler

Andreas Köpke

Lothar Matthäus

Wolfgang Niersbach

Gaby Papenburg

Marcel Reif

Matthias Sammer

Dietrich Schulze Marmeling

Harald Stenger

Christo Stoitschkow

Crew

Leopold Hoesch

Manfred Oldenburg

Kathrin Anderlohr

Felix Gottschalk

Jonas Köck

Till Vielrose

André Hammesfahr

Maximilian Narkovic-Dederichs

Maurice Langehein

Hannah von Hübbenet

Amaury Laurent Bernier

Mick Langfort

Marc Brasse

Jessica Briegmann