Helmut Haller je zabio prvi gol, a Beckenbauer je zabio drugi gol, ?etvrti na natjecanju. Sovjeti su zabili po?asni pogodak, pa je Zapadna Njema?ka prošla u finale protiv doma?ina, Engleske. Engleska je pobijedila u finalu preko produžetaka, i kontroverznog gola. Nijemci su pali u finalu, ali je Beckenbauer postao poznat zbog natjecanja i bio je

However his final triumph, major Germany’s successful organisation in the 2006 Environment Cup, finally Forged a shadow above his legacy, when he was implicated in possible corruption in securing the hosting rights."On a single occasion I used to be with a bunch and he launched himself ‘hi, I’m Franz Beckenbauer’ and many of us just laughed