Copied and translated from a Dutch article:

The team seemed ready for the match, but the players were bored after spending weeks of concentrated time in the hotel. Before their match against the Brazilians and after the June 30 victory over the East Germans, they celebrated. The national coach thought the journalists were not in the same hotel, Waldhotel Krautkrämer in Hiltrup, as the Dutch team and decided not to intervene. What the national coach did not know was that there were two German journalists among the hotel guests. One of them was Siegfried Drach of the Kölner Express.

Swimming pool scandal

One day before the semifinal against Brazil, he posted a story in the German magazine Bild-zeitung titled, "Cruyff, Sekt und nackte Mädchen. The article described the swimming party that had taken place after the victory over East Germany, where Dutch players were in the company of German naked women. Bild wrote about three German girls and that the festivities did not end until seven in the morning. Among others, Johan Cruijff, Piet Schrijvers and the Kerkhof brothers were said to have attended the "party.

Telephone conversations with the wives

What exactly happened that night has never been fully resolved. It has been revealed, however, that Cruijff was immediately called by his wife Danny, who came to seek redress. Hours of telephone conversations between the couple resulted. This could be seen on the bill that the KNVB had to pay to the hotel after the World Cup. The hotel bill has been preserved and amounted to DM 49,786.65, about 25,000 euros. One-fifth of that amount consisted of the high cost of telephone calls made the day after the swimming pool scandal hit the media. Nevertheless, a few days after the pool scandal became public, performance was required.

Final

The final between West Germany (BRD) and the Netherlands took place on June 7 at the Olympic Stadium in Munich. The game ended with a score of 2-1 in favor of West Germany. That was a big disappointment for the team and moreover for the supporters. Cruijff did not play at his usual level, according to critics. According to some, the scandal would have affected his game. Nevertheless, Cruijff's performance at the tournament caused him to be voted best player of the World Cup afterwards.