Under the leadership of national coach Helmut Schön, the five Super-Bayern players head to the World Cup in their own country. They are complemented by top players such as Schwarzenbeck, Vogts, Netzer, Overath, and many more. However, the favorite for the tournament is not West Germany, but the Netherlands with their "total football" and their superstar Johan Cruyff. Additionally, the atmosphere within the German team is far from good: the Bayern players are not on good terms with each other, and it has been discovered that Italians and Dutch players receive much higher bonuses than what the German Football Association (DFB) is willing to pay.