FILE PHOTO: Swiss ambassador Thomas Borer and former German soccer player Horst Eckel (C) present Germany's Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder a piece of green of the seize of an A4 paper from the Bern Wankdorf stadium in Berlin December 12, 2001. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz
BERLIN (Reuters) - Horst Eckel, the last surviving member of West Germany's 1954 World Cup winning team, has died at the age of 89, the German Football Association (DFB) said on Friday.
Eckel was only one of two Germany players who played in all six matches at the tournament and the youngest in the final as his team staged a major upset with a 3-2 victory over overwhelming favourites Hungary.
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