Hainer: ‘An amazing achievement from the team and coach’

Germany’s U17s have won the World Cup for the first time in their history after beating France on penalties in the final with a squad that included four Bayern players in Maximilian Henning, Max Schmitt, Robert Ramsak and Kurt Rüger. fcbayern.com sends its congratulations to the new world champions!

Hainer: “Gives us hope for the future”

Herbert Hainer, FC Bayern president: “Six months after winning the Euros, this Germany team has now completed the double with the World Cup. What an amazing achievement from the team and the coach, and of course our four Bayern boys from the Campus, of whom we’re particularly proud. It gives us hope for the future.”

Dreesen: “Proud of our world champions from the Campus”

Jan-Christian Dreesen, FC Bayern CEO: “Well done, boys! Congratulations to Germany’s U17s on this amazing success. This passionate team has impressed us from the start of the tournament in Indonesia and deservedly secured the World Cup for the first time at this level. We’re obviously particularly proud of our world champions from the Campus, Maximilian Hennig, Robert Ramsak, Kurt Rüger and Max Schmitt. After that thrilling final and shootout win over France, we hope they have a good celebration and a safe trip home.”

Freund: “A special day for German football”

Christoph Freund, FC Bayern sporting director: “Today is a special day for German football. On behalf of FC Bayern, I’d like to congratulate coach Christian Wück and his team on this amazing success. These boys have performed amazingly throughout the tournament and fully deserve to have won the World Cup – and doing so with four Bayern players. They can all benefit from the experience of this tournament in the future.”

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