Players who won Champions League and World Cup in same year

Joel Sritharan

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One of Lautaro Martinez or Julian Alvarez will join elite company as they look to win the World Cup and Champions League in the same year.

Both strikers conquered the world stage in December 2022 as they lifted the World Cup with Argentina out in Qatar. It was the first time since 1986 that La Albiceleste won the competition.

Martinez and Alvarez will now go head-to-head in the Champions League final, representing Inter Milan and Man City respectively. The latter will likely make an impact off the bench while Martinez will lead the line for Inter alongside Edin Dzeko or Romelu Lukaku.

The Sporting News looks at players who have won the Champions League and World Cup in the same year.

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Players who won Champions League and World Cup in same year

There are nine players who have previously won the Champions League and World Cup in the same year. The most recent player to achieve this was Raphael Varane, winning the European competition with Real Madrid and lifting the World Cup with France in 2018.

Five players incredibly won both tournaments in 1974. Bayern Munich were victorious in the European Cup while West Germany beat Netherlands 2-1 in the World Cup final.

Once Martinez or Alvarez win the Champions League, they will be the first player to win both competitions having not played for neither Bayern nor Real Madrid.

Player Team Country Year
Raphael Varane Real Madrid France 2018
Sami Khedira Real Madrid Germany 2014
Roberto Carlos Real Madrid Brazil 2002
Christian Karembeu Real Madrid France 1998
Sepp Maier Bayern West Germany 1974
Franz Beckenbauer Bayern West Germany 1974
Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck Bayern West Germany 1974
Gerd Muller Bayern West Germany 1974
Uli Hoeneb Bayern West Germany 1974

When is the 2023 Champions League final

The 2023 UEFA Champions League final will be held on Saturday, June 10, at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.

The kickoff will be 8 p.m. BST in the UK, 3 p.m. ET in the USA and Canada, and 5 a.m. AEST in Australia (the following day).

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Country Date Projected
Time
Australia Sun, June 11 5 a.m. AEST
Canada Sat, June 10 3 p.m. EDT
Hong Kong Sun, June 11 3 a.m. HKT
India Sun, June 11 12:30 a.m. IST
Malaysia Sun, June 11 3 a.m. MYT
New Zealand Sun, June 11 7 a.m. NZST
Singapore Sun, June 11 3 a.m. SST
UK Sat, June 10 8 p.m. BST
USA Sat, June 10 3 p.m. ET

Joel Sritharan

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Joel Sritharan is a freelance writer for Sporting News UK.