Dortmund – German Football Museum (Ball from the 1954 World Cup Final)

This is one of the star exhibits in the German Football Museum, a football which was used in the 1954 World Cup Final and it has also been signed by members of the winning team. I’ve already mentioned about the ‘Miracle of Bern’ in my excitement over a brick, but this really surpasses that. ‘Rahn schiesst!’ and all that, one of the most enthusiastic commentaries that I’ve heard. The ball was made by Basel based company Kost Sports and FIFA at the time insisted that there was no branding on the ball. This was the ball used in the game and it marks the winning of the first German major football trophy. They’ve won the World Cup three more times since then, which is better than England have managed, but there we go. A piece of German heritage.