News about Paul Breitner

Former Germany attacker Bernd Holzenbein has passed away at the age of 78 following a long and serious illness. Holzenbein, who spent the majority of his career playing for Eintracht Frankfurt and is the club's record all-time leading Bundesliga goal scorer, died on Monday evening.  During his playing career, the attacking midfielder helped West Germany win the 1974 World Cup final on home soil, notably winning the penalty that Paul Breitner scored to help his side equalise against the Netherlands and ultimately claim a 2-1 victory. 

Only a select group of footballers will qualify to play at a World Cup. An even more elite group is those that were able to win the world's biggest tournament. After all, only eight nations have lifted the trophy in almost a century of history. Any player faces the greatest challenge and the holy grail. However, there have been some truly outstanding teams who came so close to winning it and then stopped so far. Sportsmail looks at some of the best teams that did not win the World Cup in Qatar ahead of the tournament.