Editing Fritz Walter (section)

===Return to Germany===
Upon his return in 1945, Walter, who by now suffered from [[malaria]], again played for Kaiserslautern,<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/fwalterdata.html | title = Fritz Walter – Matches and Goals in Oberliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 14 January 2016 | access-date = 21 January 2016 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref> leading them to German championships in 1951 and 1953. Walter coached [[VfR Kaiserslautern]] during the 1948–49 season and helped them win the 1948–49 Westpfälzischen Amateurliga. [[Sepp Herberger]] recalled Walter to the national team in 1951, and he was named captain.<ref name="fifaclassicplayer1" />

He was captain of the [[West Germany|West German]] team that won their first [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] in [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]], beating Hungary. He and his brother, [[Ottmar Walter]], became the first brothers to play in a World Cup winning team.<ref name="ContiSoccerWorld1" />

In 1956, after the crackdown by the Soviets of the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956|Hungarian Uprising]], the Hungarian football team were caught away from home, and for two years, Fritz managed their games and provided the financial backing and in small measure, paid them back for having saved him from deportation to the Soviet Union. Walter received his last cap<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fwalter-intlg.html | title = Fritz Walter – Goals in International Matches | first = Karel | last = Stokkermans | date = 14 January 2016 | access-date = 21 January 2016 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref> during the semi-final against [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] in the [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958 World Cup]], suffering an injury which ended his international career, and he retired from football in 1959.