#7 2006: Willy Sagnol
Another Bayern Munich French fullback, Willy Sagnol appeared for France in the 2006 final defeat to Italy on penalties. A former Bayern Munich captain, Sagnol won multiple honours at Bayern including numerous Bundesliga and Cups and a Champions League triumph in 2001.
The Frenchman Sagnol, unlike his compatriot Lizarazu, fell short of World Cup glory in 2006 in the final. However, a highly skilled and hard-working player Sagnol proved to many he was a top-class player who could compete with the best in the world.
It was the seventh straight World Cup final in which a Bayern player represented one of the two countries in the final.
Edited by Shambhu Ajith