Editing Franz Beckenbauer (section)

===1976 European Championship===
In the [[UEFA Euro 1976|1976]] competition, West Germany again reached the final, where they lost on penalties to [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]]. Beckenbauer was selected in the Team of the Tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |date=1 January 2020 |title=EURO 1976 Team of the Tournament |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7d211169ee-d920fa67f6fc-1000--euro-1976-team-of-the-tournament/ |access-date=10 January 2024 |website=[[UEFA]] |language=en}}</ref>

Beckenbauer retired from international football in 1977, at the age of 31, following his move to New York Cosmos.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/world-cup-2014/1978-world-cup-argentina-finally-wins/ | title = 1978 World Cup: Argentina finally wins | publisher = sportsnet.ca | date = 8 June 2014 | access-date = 18 June 2014 | first = John | last = Molinaro | archive-date = 14 June 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140614023150/http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/world-cup-2014/1978-world-cup-argentina-finally-wins/ | url-status = live }}</ref>