5 Players who won a World Cup despite putting in questionable contributions

Colombia v England: Round of 16 - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia

2. Heinz Kwiatkowski - West Germany

Let’s go back to World Cup 1954. West Germany, at this time, was burdened with despair. Bert Trautmann concealed eight goals as a keeper. The coach Sepp Herberger overlooked the defeat, as that meant that they had to play against Yugoslavia instead of Brazil in the first knockout round. West Germany defeated Hungary and won the World Cup final. However, Kwiatkowski did not have much to offer.

1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden Sepp Herberger *28.03.1897-28.04.1977+ Coach of the German national team Training on the pitch in Malmoe's stadium. From the left: Herberger, Horst Szymaniak, Heinz Wewers, Uwe Seeler, Erich Juskowiak, Helmut Rahn, Alfre

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