Two-time World Cup winner Franz Beckenbauer, now president of the World Cup organising committee, says the finals in his homeland have disappointed him from a sporting aspect with few great games or players to ignite the tournament.

The 60-year-old, who won the title as a player in 1974 and then as a coach in 1990, has seen more live matches than most after jetting to games on a helicopter, but with just two games left, he admits he is still waiting to see a thrilling match.

"There were not many bad games at the final but there were no real thrillers," Beckenbauer said in an interview with German sports agency SID.

Beckenbauer also slammed teams such as England who deployed just one striker up front. "If I had my way the teams that play with one striker would not be allowed into the tournament."

"It was a joke. I was seriously annoyed by the lack of courage from some teams - how afraid the coaches were. There were hardly any shots on goal and that explains the low goal quota."

Before the tournament there was talk of who would light up the tournament but Beckenbauer said no-one had really caught the eye. "I have been on the panel to help pick out the best ten players at the tournament," said the former Bayern Munich player. "We could have picked a completely different ten. There were no stand-out players."