Jerman Kulon ditangani Franz "Der Kaizer" Beckenbauer, kaptèn tim Panser nalika merebut gelar juwara Piala Donya , tampil luwih baik. Tim Panser diperkuat banyak bintang, kaya Lotthar Matthaeus, Andreas Brehme, Rudi Voeller, Juergen Klinsmann, Juergen Kohler, Klaus Augenthaler, Steffan Reuter, Thomas Berthold, Thomas Hassler, Olaf Thon, Karl Heinz Riedle, Guido Buchwald, Uwe Bein, lan si veteran World Cup 1982 lan 1986, Pierre Littbarski.