Go West! - The last eleven of the FDR (2026)
Synopsis
November 1989: East Germany’s national football team, coached by Eduard Geyer, is preparing for the decisive match in its World Cup qualifying campaign. The golden generation featuring Matthias Sammer, Ulf Kirsten, Andreas Thom and Rico Steinmann needs only a draw to secure a place at the 1990 World Cup in Italy. Hardly anyone doubts that they will succeed. But then the Berlin Wall falls—and everything changes.
First Air Date: 2026-09-18
Last Air Date: 2026-10-02
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 3
Networks: ZDF
Top Cast
- Eduard Geyer as Self
- Matthias Sammer as Self
- Uwe Karte as Self
- Steffen Freund as Self
- Ulf Kirsten as Self
- Thomas Skulski as Self
- Andreas Thom as Self
- Reiner Calmund as Self
Seasons
Season 1 (2026)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Goal: WM 1990
East Germany coach Ede Geyer faces the challenge of getting his team focused once again on their ultimate goal—the World Cup—after the fall of the Berlin Wall. But his players’ minds seem to be elsewhere already.
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Ep. 2: The Hunt for Kirsten, Sammer & Thom
Andreas Thom becomes the first East German player to be allowed to move to the Bundesliga. After Chancellor Helmut Kohl puts his foot down, the other players realize they have to take their future into their own hands.
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Ep. 3: East Germany’s Farewell Match
Rico Steinmann is one of the few stars who decides to continue pursuing his football career within the East German system. But he, too, soon realizes that the playing field is far from level.
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