2022 FIFA World Cup at Qatar is about to conclude as Morocco and Croatia will play tonight for the 3rd place Play-off before the Finale on Sunday. This edition saw a lot of unbelievable things happen and indeed the 2022 WC has been the most competitive edition ever.
As the finalists prepare for the ultimate showdown tomorrow at the Lusail Stadium, there is a mind blowing co-incidence or fact that has come into the forefront. This co-incidence has been on effect since the 1982 FIFA World cup Final and it still remains. So what is it?
At least one Inter Milan and Bayern Munich player have appeared in EVERY World Cup final for the last 40 years! đŸ¤¯ pic.twitter.com/xcQYQ2Owsl
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 15, 2022
Since the 1982 Final between Italy and (West) Germany a player from Bayern Munich and Inter Milan each have been a part of the Final. Sounds like a joke right? That is why we have done our research to back our words. Since 1982, below are the Finalists and the players from Bayern and Inter.
1982 FIFA World Cup Final – Italy 3-1 West Germany
Bayern Munich – Wolfgang Dremmler, Karl-Heinze Rumenigge and Paul Breitner.
Inter Milan – Gabriele Oriali and Giuseppe Bergomi
1986 FIFA World Cup Final – Argentina 3-2 West Germany
Bayern Munich – Norbert Eder, Lotthar Matthaus and Dieter Hoeness
Inter Milan – Karl-Heinze Rumenigge
1990 FIFA World Cup Final – West Germany 1-0 Argentina
Bayern Munich – Stefan Reuter, Jurgen Kohler and Klaus Augenthaler
Inter Milan – Andreas Brehme, Jurgen Klinsmann and Lothar Matthaus
1994 FIFA World Cup Final – Brazil 3-0 Italy on Penalties
Bayern Munich – Jorginho
Inter Milan – Nicola Berti
1998 FIFA World Cup Final – France 3-0 Brazil
Bayern Munich – Bixented Lizaruzu
Inter Milan – Youri Djorkaeff and Ronaldo Nazario
2002 FIFA World Cup Final – Brazil 2-0 Germany
Bayern Munich – Jens Jeremies, Thomas Linke and Oliver Kahn
Inter Milan – Ronaldo Nazario
2006 FIFA World Cup Final – Italy 5-3 France on Penalties
Bayern Munich – Willy Sagnol
Inter Milan – Marco Materazzi and Fabio Grosso
2010 FIFA World Cup Final – Spain 1-0 Netherlands
Bayern Munich – Mark Van Bommel and Arjen Robben
Inter Milan – Wesley Sneijder
2014 FIFA World Cup Final – Germany 1-0 Argentina
Bayern Munich – Manuel Neuer, Thomas Muller, Phillip Lahm, Jerome Boateng, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Toni Kroos and Mario Gotze
Inter Milan – Rodrigo Palacio
2018 FIFA World Cup Final – France 4-2 Croatia
Bayern Munich – Corentin Tolisso
Inter Milan – Marcelo Brozovic and Ivan Perisic
2022 FIFA World Cup Final – Argentina Vs. France
Bayern Munich – Dayot Upemacano, Kingsley Coman and Benjamin Pavard
Inter Milan – Lautaro Martinez
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