​Whether in Madrid in 1982, Rome in 1990, Berlin in 2006, Rio de Janeiro in 2014 or most recently in Doha in 2022: in each of the last 11 FIFA World Cups, at least one Bayern player has featured in the final. Only one club worldwide, Inter Milan, can match this incredible run. Among others, club legends like Klaus Augenthaler, Bixente Lizarazu, Philipp Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger celebrated what were perhaps the greatest victories of their exceptional careers. However, other FC Bayern pros have suffered painful defeats.A total of 17 FCB players were involved in the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and USA, of whom Harry Kane (England), Michael Olise and Dayot Upamecano (both France) have reached the semi-finals and are now just one step away from the final. Will the current generation manage to keep the German record champions’ incredible run alive? fcbayern.com takes a look back and lists the most recent 11 finals involving Munich men.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement1982 World Cup final in Madrid: Germany 1-3 ItalyThree FCB players – Paul Breitner, Wolfgang Dremmler and Karl-Heinz Rumenigge – featured in the World Cup final on 11 July 1982. On their way there, the Germany trio first beat Algeria, Chile and Austria in the group stage before advancing to the semi-finals thanks to a draw against England and a victory over hosts Spain in the intermediate round. In the semi-final, on the Night of Seville, Germany engaged in a memorable clash with France led by captain Michel Platini. Thanks to a furious comeback, Jupp Derwall’s team cancelled out a 3-1 deficit in extra time and booked a berth in the final in a penalty shootout. In the final, Germany fell 3-1 to Italy.Even Paul Breitner, who made his 48th and final appearance for Germany, was unable to alter the outcome. Although Germany’s Footballer of the Year in 1981 scored in the 83rd minute to make it 3-1, the world and European champion (1974 and 1972) was unable to prevent Italy from winning the World Cup. Nevertheless, Breitner made history with that goal. To this day, he remains one of only five players to have scored in two World Cup finals. For Breitner himself, the 1982 goal holds little significance: “When you lose 3-1 in a World Cup final, nobody cares who scored the goal. For me, it’s the penalty in 1974 that counts; the other one means nothing to me,” he later explained in an interview with FC Bayern members’ magazine 51.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement1986 World Cup final in Mexico City: Germany 2-3 ArgentinaGermany reached the final once again four years later. At the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, the team with Bayern players Klaus Augenthaler, Norbert Eder, Lothar Matthäus and Dieter Hoeneß faced favourites Argentina, led by their star Diego Armando Maradona, in front of 114,000 spectators at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. Although the South Americans looked like the winners thanks to a 2-0 lead until the 74th minute, Franz Beckenbauer’s Germ