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The one-cap world champion: Paul Steiner played 291

The one-cap world champion: Paul Steiner played 291 Bundesliga matches for FC Köln, yet with just one cap belongs to the tiny group of German world champions who basically won football’s greatest title out of nowhere.

The one-cap world champion: Paul Steiner played 291 Bundesliga matches for FC Köln, yet with just one cap belongs to the tiny group of German world champions who basically won football’s greatest title out of nowhere. He featured in a pre-World Cup match in 1990, travelled to Italy and then watched the tournament from bench and stands.

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