During 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain finalBeppe Bergomi, Gabriele Oriali and Alessandro Altobelli Italy He faced Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Paul Breitner and Wolfgang Dremmler. West Germany, and that was when the tournament’s most remarkable streak began. Since then, at least one player has appeared in every final. Inter Milan and Bayern Munich.
As Mexico ’86 showed, they are not always on the opposing teams. West Germany He returned to face Argentina. There was Bayern’s Lothar Matthaus, Dieter Hoeness and Norbert Eder, as well as Inter’s Rummenigge, who moved from Bavaria to Milan two years ago.
They lost to an Argentina inspired by Diego Maradona, but the rematch in Italy ’90 extended the aforementioned winning streak. Bayern was represented by Klaus Augenthaler, Jurgen Kohler and Stefan Reuter, while Matthaus won the trophy as an Inter player alongside Jurgen Klinsmann and last match winner Andrea Brehme.
Italy returned with Inter’s Nicola Berti for the USA’s tournament final in ’94 against Brazil, where they featured German heavyweight right-back Jorginho. In 1998 Seleço came back and faced France at Les Bleus’ home ground. Bayern’s Bixente Lizarazu and Inter’s Youri Djorkaeff played for France.
Inter Milan and Bayern Munich’s FIFA World Cup streak continued even after the turn of the century.
Korea/Japan 2002 was to be Ronaldo’s tournament; Adidas would be the clear favorite in the final against Germany to win the Golden Shoe, preparing to face Bayern’s Oliver Kahn, Carsten Jancker, Thomas Linke and Jens Jeremies. That evening, the quartet were desperate to stop O Fenômeno.
Marco Materazzi, who was Inter’s sole representative in the 2006 final, headlined Italy’s goal in the 19th minute after Zinedine Zidane put France ahead. Bayern’s Willy Sagnol took France’s penalty kick, but Azzurri won thanks to David Trezeguet’s earlier miss.
Bayern’s Mark Van Bommel and Arjen Robben joined Inter’s star midfielder Wesley Sneijder in the South Africa 2010 final, marking the first time players from both clubs have played for the same team since Italy ’90. A player from either club had not won the trophy since 1986, when Spain narrowly defeated the Netherlands with a goal by Andres Iniesta in the 116th minute.
The Germans approved half the deal in the 2014 Brazil final, when seven Bayern players, including Phillip Lahm, Toni Kroos and Thomas Müller, won the match. Three Inter players from Argentina did not kick off the match.
Inter’s flag bearers may be supporting players in Maracana, but the roles were almost completely reversed in Russia 2018. Incredibly brilliant Inter players Marcelo Brozovic and Ivan Perisic took Croatia against all odds to their first final against France. As for Bayern, Corentin Tolisso continued his extraordinary winning streak in Moscow.
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Bayern Munich and Inter Milan will have at least one representative at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
As for the current version, Croatia, Argentina, France and Morocco are the only contenders left in Qatar 2022. Argentina will face Croatia in the first semi-final, while France will face high-flying Morocco. As for the streak, Inter will definitely have a player in the final as either Lautaro Martinez or Brozovic will win the Argentina-Croatia semi-finals.
The same goes for Bayern, as Noussair Mazraoui’s Morocco will face the daunting task of being the first African nation to reach the World Cup final by eliminating France. Bayern has three players in the French squad, including Upamecano, Pavard and Coman. Thus, whatever the outcome of the 2022 World Cup, the extraordinary winning streak has continued for over 40 years.
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