Editing Franz Beckenbauer (section)

===1974 World Cup===
The [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974 World Cup]] was hosted by [[West Germany]] and Beckenbauer led his side to victory, including a hard-fought 2–1 win over the hotly favoured [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands side]] featuring [[Johan Cruyff]]. Beckenbauer and his fellow defenders man-marked Cruyff so well that the Dutch were never quite able to put their "[[Total Football]]" into full use.<ref name="FIFA profile"/>

Beckenbauer became the first captain to lift the new [[FIFA World Cup Trophy#FIFA World Cup Trophy|FIFA World Cup Trophy]] after Brazil had retained the [[Jules Rimet Trophy]] in 1970.<ref name="FIFA profile"/> This also gave West Germany the distinction of being the first European national team to win the European Championship and World Cup consecutively (two other countries have done it since: [[France national football team|France]] in 2000, and [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]] in 2010).<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 August 2023 |title=How many teams have won Euros and World Cup? Women's, men's teams to win tournament double in history {{!}} Sporting News |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/how-many-teams-have-won-euros-and-world-cup-women-men/scl2ic4i7gx6pr2sb2ic7rxc |access-date=10 January 2024 |website=www.sportingnews.com |language=en-us}}</ref>