WM 1994 - Elf Helden, ein Albtraum

Name: WM 1994 - Elf Helden, ein Albtraum
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Mario Basler, Reinhold Beckmann, Rainer Bonhof, Alfred Draxler, Stefan Effenberg

WM 1994 - Elf Helden, ein Albtraum (2026)

Seasons: 1, episodes: 4

Episode runtime: 45 min

Average rating: 8.5/10 2

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Premiere

2026-06-14

Last episode

2026-06-14

Status

Ended

Country

Germany

Network

Das Erste

Production

WDR, NDR, BR, Broadview TV

Genre

Documentary

Website

https://story.ndr.de/elf-helden-ein-albtraum/index.html

Actors

Mario Basler, Reinhold Beckmann, Rainer Bonhof, Alfred Draxler, Stefan Effenberg, Wolfram Eilenberger, Maurizio Gaudino, Thomas Helmer, Bianca Illgner, Bodo Illgner
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Producer

Leopold Hoesch

Camera operator

Jonas Köck

Composer

Hannah von Hübbenet

Editing

André Hammesfahr, Maximilian Narkovic-Dederichs
Whole Team (52)

Short description

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.