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GERD MULLER
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BORN: NOV. 3, 1945
COUNTRY: West Germany
WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 2 tournaments ('70, '74)
CLUBS: Nordlingen, Bayern Munich
INTRODUCTION: The greatest ever goal-scorer in World Cup history.
CAREER INTERNATIONAL GOALS: 68 in 62 games |
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1970 World Cup - Mexico
Muller was the penalty-area predator and always score goals in crucial moments, the couple of strikes against Italy in the most thrilling of World Cup matches are the best examples. Those two goals made him finished the 1970 tournament as the top-scorer with 10 goals in 6 games.
1974 World Cup - West Germany
Thought by many to have past his peak in the 1974 tournament, Muller still scored four goals. The last stike was his most important - the tounament winner against Holland in the Final. He scored an amazing 68 Goals in 62 national team appearances.
RECORD
Highest scorer in the competition. (14 goals in 1970 and 1974)
One of three players to score two hat-tricks in a World Cup (1970)
HIS GOALS IN THE WORLD CUP - COMPLETE RECORD
| 1970 |
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| 1st round: 1st match |
v. Morocco |
| 1st round: 2nd match |
v. Bulgaria (3) |
| 1st round: 3rd match |
v. Peru (3) |
| Quarter-final |
v. England |
| Semi-final |
v. Italy (2) |
| 1974 |
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1st round:2nd match
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v. Australia |
| Quarter-final |
v. Yugoslavia |
| Quarter-final |
v. Poland |
| Finals |
v. Holland |
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