Players who have won Champions League / Copa Libertadores and World Cup in the same year

Question

This ESPN Stats & Info twitter feed states:

10 players in World Cup history have won the Champions League and World Cup in the same year.

With Real Madrid's Raphael Varanae of France, and Luka Modric & Mateo Kovavic of Croatia in the final, there is guaranteed to be an 11th.

So, who are the 10 players who have achieved this feat previously?

Also, how many and who are the players that have won Copa Libertadores and a World Cup in same year?

Answer 1

There are 11 players who have won the Champions League (including the European Cup) and the World Cup in the same year:

1974: West Germany and Bayern Munich:

• Uli Hoeness, Gerd Muller, Franz Beckenbauer, Paul Breitner, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, Sepp Maier, Jupp Kapellmann

1998: France and Real Madrid:

• Christian Karembeu

2002: Brazil and Real Madrid:

• Roberto Carlos

2014: Germany and Real Madrid:

• Sami Khedira

2018: France and Real Madrid:

• Raphaël Varane

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There are 10 players who have won the Copa Libertadores and the World Cup in the same year:

1962: Brazil and Santos:

• Gilmar, Mauro, Zito, Coutinho, Pelé, Pepe, Mengálvio

1986: Argentina and River Plate:

• Héctor Enrique, Nery Pumpido, Oscar Ruggeri

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References:

The 10 Players To Have Won The European Cup And World Cup In Same Year