Germany

The story of the German national football team started in 1908, the year that Germany had its very first ever international match. Since that time since then, the German national team has been among the teams with most success in football having won 4 World Cups and three European Championships.

On April 18, 1897, the first international match on German ground took place in Hamburg in which a team of selection of the Danish Football Association defeated a selection team from the Hamburg-Altona Soccer Association 5-1.

Between the years 1899 to 1901, before the creation of a national team the world saw five fixtures among Germany with English selection teams. These were not officially recognised in any official way by the respective country's soccer association (in part due to the fact that England had an amateur side that was an overflow team or the B side). The five matches all ended in massive defeats for the Germany teams which included a loss of 12-0 to England at White Hart Lane in September 1901. 8 years following the formation of the German Football Association (DFB) in 1900 the first match that was officially played for the Germany national team held on the 5th April 1908 against Switzerland in Basel in Basel, with the Swiss winning 5-3.

The second match that took place between England Amateurs as well as Germany took place in the month of March 1909 at the White House Ground in Oxford  which resulted in Germany's most significant official loss to date, 9-0 (this time, the game was deemed officially by DFB and not by the FA also due to the fact that the team was amateur). These early clashes were the basis for the long-running competition between these two sides, one of the longest-running and longest-running soccer rivalries on the planet.

Julius Hirsch was the first Jewish player to play for the Germany national football team which was formed in 1911. Hirsch had four goals scored to help Germany in a match against Netherlands on 1912 making him the very first German with four goals scored in one game.

Gottfried Fuchs scored a record-breaking world record of 10 goals for Germany in a win of 16-0 against Russia in the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm 1 July. He was becoming the highest scoring player during the tournament. His record for the international stage was not broken until 2001, when the Australian team of Archie Thompson scored 13 goals in a 31-0 win over American Samoa. The 27-year-old was Jewish He was Jewish, and the German Football Association erased all reference to his name from their records between 1933 between 1933 and 1945. In the year 2016, he was the highest German scorer in one game.

The first match following World War I in 1920 and the first game following World War II in 1950 in the year 1950, when Germany was still barred from all international competitions and the first game in 1990 featuring former East German players were all against Switzerland also. Germany's first title as a champion was actually taken home in Switzerland in 1954.

The players were chosen by the DFB in the absence of no coach who was a part of the team. First manager for the Germany national team was Otto Nerz, a school teacher from Mannheim who held the position from 1926 until 1936. [31 The German FA was unable to afford travel to Uruguay for the inaugural World Cup staged in 1930 during the Great Depression, but finished third in the 1934 World Cup in their first appearance in the tournament. After a disappointing performance in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Sepp Herberger was appointed coach. In 1937, he assembles an Olympic team that was later called"The Breslau Elf (the Breslau Eleven) in the honor of their 8-0 win against Denmark at the time in the German city Breslau, Lower Silesia (now Wroclaw, Poland).

Following the time that Austria was made part of Germany during the Anschluss of March 1938, the Austria the national side - which was one of the best teams in Europe in the 1930s because of their professionalism - was disbanded , despite having been selected for the 1938 World Cup. Nazi officials demanded that five or six former Austrian players from the teams Rapid Vienna, Austria Vienna as well as First Vienna FC, to be part of in the "all-German" team at brief notice as a display of unity for reasons of political power. In 1938, at the World Cup that began on 4 June, the "united" Germany national team had only one draw against Switzerland and was defeated in the replay by 2-4 the face of a hostile crowd that gathered in Paris, France. This early exit is the nation's most embarrassing World Cup result, and only one of two times the team was not able to advance beyond to the stage of group play (the following would not happen until the 2018 World Cup).

In World War II, the team took part in over 30 international matches between September 1939 to November 1942. The games for the national team were later stopped, since the majority of players were required to join the army. A lot of players of the national team were brought together under the guidance of coach Herberger in the role of Rote Jager, thanks to the efforts of an air force officer who was trying to safeguard the players from the most risky combat.

Following World War II, Germany was barred from participating in all sports up to 1950. It was also banned from participating in the World Cup until 1950. DFB was not an official member of FIFA however none of the three newly formed German states that were created - West Germany, East Germany and Saarland were able to participate in into the 1950 World Cup qualifiers.

It was the Federal Republic of Germany, that was also known in the past as West Germany, continued the DFB. With the recognition of FIFA and UEFA The DFB continued to maintain the records of the team prior to war. Switzerland was the first team to compete in West Germany in 1950. West Germany qualified for the 1954 World Cup.

The Saarland was under French control from 1946 until 1956, didn't join French organisations and was not permitted to play in pan-German organisations. They sent their own teams in at the 1952 Summer Olympics as well as to those in the 1954 World Cup qualifiers. It was 1957 when Saarland joined its own Federal Republic of Germany.

In 1949 the communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was established. In 1952, the Deutscher Fussball-Verband der DDR (DFV) was formed along with became the East Germany national football team began playing. It was the sole team that defeat those 1974 FIFA World Cup winning West Germans in the one and only match between two teams of the nation that was divided. East Germany won the gold medal at the 1976 Olympics. Following German reunion in 1990 the Eastern football tournament was integrated into the DFB.

West Germany, captained by Fritz Walter, met in the 1954 World Cup against Turkey, Yugoslavia and Austria. In the match against favourites Hungary during the first round, Germany lost 3-8. West Germany met the Hungarian "Mighty Magyars" at the end of their match. Hungary had not lost for 32 matches. In a dramatic upset, West Germany won 3-2, with Helmut Rahn scoring the winning goal. The victory is referred to as "The Miracle of Bern" (Das Wunder of Bern)

After finishing fourth at the 1958 World Cup and reaching only the quarterfinals of 1962's World Cup, the DFB changed its tactics. Professionalism was introduced and the top teams from regional leagues were put together into the newly-formed Bundesliga. The year 1964 saw Helmut Schon took over as the coach, succeeding Herberger who was in charge for 28 years.

In 1966's World Cup, West Germany made it to the final after defeating their counterparts from the USSR in the semi-finals against hosts England. The extra period ended in extra time. opening goal scored by Geoff Hurst was one of the most controversial goals in the entire history of this World Cup: the linesman indicated that the ball crossed the line in order to score an goal, following a bounce across the crossbar however, replays indicated that it didn't appear to have completely reached the goal line. Hurst was able to score a second goal, which gave England the victory 4-2.

West Germany in the 1970 World Cup knocked England out in the quarterfinals by a score of 3-2 after which they lost an extra-time defeat of 4-3 in the semi-finals against Italy. This game that saw five goals during extra time was one of the most dramatic games in World Cup history, and is known as"the "Game in the century" for the case of both Italy in Italy and Germany. West Germany claimed third by defeating Uruguay by 1-0. Gerd Muller came in as one of the top scorers in this tournament scoring 10 goals.

As of 1971 Franz Beckenbauer became captain of the national team and Beckenbauer was the one to lead West Germany to victory at the European Championship at Euro 1972 beating Russia Soviet Union 3-0 in the final.

The hosts at their 1974 World Cup, they won their second World Cup, defeating the Netherlands by a score of 2-1 in the final at Munich. Two matches at the 1974 World Cup stood out for West Germany. The opening group stage was the game be a political one as West Germany played a game against East Germany. East Germany won 1-0. East Germans won 1-0. They West Germans advanced to the final against Johan Cruijff's Dutch team, and their own brand that is "Total football". The Dutch won the match after the penalty. But, West Germany tied the match with a penalty from Paul Breitner but won it by scoring Gerd Muller's superb goal soon after.

West Germany failed to defend their title in the following two international championships. They were defeated by Czechoslovakia during the semi-finals in Euro 1976 in a penalty shootout 5-3. Since that defeat, Germany has not lost penalties at important international competitions.

The 1978 World Cup, Germany was eliminated in the second round of group play after losing 3-1 to Austria. Schon quit as coach shortly afterward and the position was given to the assistant coach, Jupp Derwall.

West Germany's inaugural tournament under the guidance of Derwall was a success, in that they won the second European victory during Euro 1980 after defeating Belgium by a score of 2-1 during the championship. [4949 West Germany reached the final of the 1982 World Cup, though not without difficulty. They were beaten by a 2-0 loss to Algeria in their opening match however, they advanced into the second round after the controversial victory of 1-0 against Austria. In the semi-final, against France they were tied in the game 3-3 before winning in the shoot-out for penalty 5-4. In the final they were defeated by Italy 3-1.

In the same time frame in the 1970s, West Germany's Gerd Muller scored 14 scores in the two World Cups (1970 and 1974). The ten goals he scored in 1970 are the third highest ever recorded in a World Cup. (Muller's record for the all-time World Cup record of 14 goals was broken by Ronaldo in 2006, and this was further broken with Miroslav Klose, who broke the record in 2014 when he scored the score of 16)

Following the time that West Germany were eliminated in the opening round Euro 1984, Franz Beckenbauer returned to the national side to take over from Derwall as the manager. In 1986, at the World Cup in Mexico, West Germany finished as runners-up for the second time after defeating France in the semi-finals 2-0 however losing to Diego Maradona led Argentina at the end of the tournament 3-3. Then, in Euro 1988, after drawing Italy 1-1, and beating Denmark and Spain by 2-0 at the stage of group play, the Germans' hope of winning this tournament on their home on their own were dashed by the Netherlands and the Dutch defeated them by a score of 2-1 in the semi-finals.

In the 1990 World Cup in Italy, West Germany won their third World Cup title, in their unprecedented third appearance in a final for the third time. The team was led by Lothar Matthaus, they beat Yugoslavia (4-1), UAE (5-1) as well as the Netherlands (2-1), Czechoslovakia (1-0) and England (1-1 4-3 on penalty kicks) in the process of advancing to a final match against Argentina which was which was played at the Italian capital city of Rome. West Germany won 1-0, and the only goal was an injury-time penalty during the 85th minute of the match of Andreas Brehme. Beckenbauer was the winner of his first World Cup as the national captain of the 1974 team was one of the very first players to be the winner of the World Cup as both captain and manager, as well as the second person to win both as a manager and player (after Mario Zagallo of Brazil).

Before the year 1984 Olympic soccer was an amateur competition, meaning that only players who were not professional athletes could take part. Because of this. West Germany was never able to enjoy the same level of success in the Olympics as they did during the World Cup. The first medal was won at the 1988 Olympics where they claimed the bronze medal following a 3-0 win over Italy with a 3-0 win in the third place match. West Germany also reached the second round both in the years 1972 and 1984. However because of its ability to field top-level players, who could be classified as amateurs on the basis of a technical basis, East Germany did better, winning gold, a silver, and 2 bronzes (one for one of the United Team of Germany).

In February of 1990 just a few months after the fall Berlin Wall, East Germany and West Germany were drawn together in UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Group 5. In November 1990 it was announced that the East German association Deutscher Fussball-Verband was incorporated into the DFB at which point they had announced that their East Germany team had ceased operations. It played its final game on September 12, 1990. The unification of the Germany national team finished their European Championship qualifying group. In the East German 1990-91 league continued and was restructured into German leagues from 1991 to 1992. The first game played with an unification of the Germany nation-wide team took place against Sweden on October 10, 1991.

Following this year's 1990 World Cup, assistant Berti Vogts became the coach of the national team replacing Beckenbauer's departure. For Euro 1992, Germany reached the final but fell by a score of 0-2 to the underdogs Denmark. In 1994's World Cup, they were defeated 2 to 1 in the quarterfinals against Bulgaria.

Reunified Germany was awarded the first major international trophy during Euro 1996, becoming European champions for the third time. The hosts defeated England during the semifinals and defeated the Czech Republic 2-1 in the final, thanks to a golden strike during extra time.

However, at 1998's World Cup, Germany were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the tournament in an 0-3 loss to Croatia with all goals scored following the defender Christian Worns received a straight red card. Vogts was dismissed to be replaced Erich Ribbeck.

At Euro 2000, the team began their campaign in the opening round, drawing against Romania and then losing 1-0 to England and then being defeated by 3-0 Portugal (which had their own backup players after having progressed to the next round). Ribbeck quit, being replaced with Rudi Voller.

As 2002 approached the World Cup, expectations of Germany were not as high because of low performances in the qualifying matches and the fact that they did not actually qualify to the semi-finals the previous time. Germany advanced to group play, and then in the knockout stage, they scored three consecutive 1-0 victories against Paraguay as well as South Korea, the United States, and co-hosts South Korea.

Oliver Neuville scored two minutes after the clock expired to beat Paraguay as did Michael Ballack scored both goals in the US and South Korea games, although the latter was given two yellow cards against South Korea for a tactical incident and was banned for the next game. This led to the final match against Brazil which was which was the very first World Cup meeting between the two. Germany fell 2-0 due the two Ronaldo goals. But, German captain and goalkeeper Oliver Kahn won the Golden Ball it was the first time at the history of the World Cup that a goalkeeper was named the most successful player in the tournament.

Fans who are watching Germany fight Argentina at the time of the 2006 World Cup match at the Donau Arena in Regensburg

Germany had to leave again in the opening round Euro 2004, drawing their first two games but losing the third match against the Czech Republic (who had fielded an inexperienced team). Voller quit shortly after and Jurgen Klinsmann was named the head coach.

Klinsmann's primary mission was to guide his team for a successful performance in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Klinsmann took goalie Kahn from the position of captain, and made it clear that Kahn as well as long-time backup Jens Lehmann will be fighting for the role as the goalie in the starting lineup which was a move that enraged Kahn and Lehmann ultimately won the contest. The expectations of the squad were not high and were not helped by the veteran defensive player Christian Worns being dropped (after Worns critiqued Klinsmann for naming him as a reserve player on the team) The decision was widely condemned in Germany. Italy beat Germany 4-1 in an practice match and Klinsmann was the main target of the criticism since the team was only 22nd globally at this year's FIFA World Cup.

In their role as World Cup hosts, Germany took all three group stage matches to win the top spot in their group. The team beat Sweden 2 -0 during the Round of 16. Germany was up against Argentina in the quarterfinals. The match ended 1-1 and Germany took an extra-time penalty shootout, 4-2. In the semi-final match against Italy the game was not scored until the end of extra-time in which Germany allowed two goals. In the third-place match, Germany defeated Portugal 3-1. Miroslav Klose was given his Golden Boot for his tournament-leading five goals.

Germany's participation in the Euro 2008 qualifying round was highlighted by the elevation to the position of Joachim Low to head coach following the resignation of Klinsmann was fired.  In UEFA Euro 2008, Germany took two wins out of three group games in order to make it into the knockout round. They beat Portugal 3-1 in the quarterfinals, and then won the semi-finals against Turkey. Germany fell in the final to Spain by a score of 0-1, and finished as runners-up.

At the 2010, World Cup, Germany won the group, and then advanced to the knockout phase. In the 16th round Germany lost to England 4-1. The game was controversial as it saw an official goal scored from Frank Lampard disallowed. In the quarterfinals, Germany defeated Argentina by a score of 4-0. Miroslav Klose broke German Gerd Muller's world record with fourteen World Cup goals. In the semi-finals, Germany lost 1-0 to Spain. In the final, Germany defeated Uruguay 3-1 to secure third place (their second third position following their 2006). The German Thomas Muller won the Golden Boot and the Best Young Player Award.

For Euro 2012, Germany was placed in the group B together with Portugal, Netherlands, and Denmark. Germany beat the three group games. Germany won against Greece in the quarter-finals and set a record with 15 consecutive victories in all matches played in competition. In the semi-finals Germany fell to Italy 1-1.

Germany placed first in their group of qualification ahead of 2014. World Cup. In the draw of 2014's World Cup finals placed Germany in Group G along with Portugal, Ghana, and United States. The Germans first faced Portugal in a game dubbed in some circles people as"the "team of all talents in a match against The Talent (Cristiano Ronaldo)" beating Portugal 4-0. Portuguese by 4-0, thanks to a hat trick from Thomas Muller.

In their game against Ghana They were in the lead thanks to the second half goal of Gotze however, they scored two goals in succession and then in the 71st moment, Klose scored the goal that helped Germany in securing a draw against Ghana. In that goal, Klose was also able to score the 15th World Cup goal to join the legendary Brazil striker Ronaldo at the top in World Cup Finals scorers. They defeated their opponents United States team 1-0, which secured them a place for the final 16 against Algeria.

The knockout round of sixteen match against Algeria was goalless following regulation time, which led to additional time. The 92nd second minute Andre Schurrle scored a goal through an Thomas Muller pass. Mesut Ozil scored the second goal for Germany within the 120th minute. Algeria were able to score a goal in the final minute of injury time, and the game ended with a score of at a 2-1. Germany got a spot in the quarterfinals in which they will play France.

In the quarter-final in the quarter-final match against France, Mats Hummels scored in the 13th minute. Germany defeated France by 1-0 and advanced to an unprecedented fourth straight semi-final.

The semi-final victory (7-1) in the semi-final against Brazil was a huge success and was an unforgettable matches of World Cup history. Germany score four goals within less than seven minutes . They had a 5-0 lead at the end of the 30th minute thanks to goals scored by Thomas Muller, Miroslav Klose, Sami Khedira and two from Toni Kroos. Miroslav Klose's strike in the 23rd minute and the 16th World Cup goal, gave the player the sole possession of the record for the most goals scored in World Cup Finals, dethroning the previous record holder, Brazil teammate Ronaldo.

In the second period of the game the replacement Andre Schurrle scored twice for Germany to take the lead at 7-0 which is the highest score scored by Brazil in a single match. Germany did however concede an injury-time strike to the Brazilian Oscar. It was Brazil's most devastating World Cup defeat, whilst Germany beat a number of World Cup records with the victory which included the record broken by Klose and the first team to make it to 4 consecutive World Cup semi-finals, the first team to score seven goals in the World Cup Finals knockout phase game and the fastest five goal ever recorded in World Cup history (four of which took just 400 seconds) and the only team that scored five goals in the opening half of the World Cup semi-final as well as being the subject of the highest number of tweets on Twitter on a particular subject after the previous record for social media was broken following the time that Germany got their fourth score. In addition, Germany's seven goals added their total of goals in World Cup history to 223 beating Brazil's 221 goals and putting them in the top spot overall.

The World Cup Final was held at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro on 13 July. The match was described as the best player in the world (Lionel Messi) against the world's top squad (Germany). Mario Gotze's 113th-minute strike was instrumental in helping Germany defeat Argentina by 1-0. They became the first European team to be the winner of the FIFA World Cup in the Americas and also the second European team to take home the trophy outside of Europe.

Following the departure of several players from the squad after their 2014 World Cup win, including Philipp Lahm, Per Mertesacker and Miroslav Klose The team suffered an unsatisfactory start to their UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers. They lost to Scotland with a 2-1 win at home, but then fell to an 2-0 loss to Poland (the first time in their history) and a draw of 1-1 against Republic of Ireland, and an 4-0 victory over Gibraltar. The season ended with a 0-1 friendly away victory over Spain as their reigning European champions in the years 2008 and 2012.

There were problems during the qualification process for 2016's European Championship continued, drawing at home, and losing away to Ireland and Ireland. The team also just narrowly beat Scotland two times and then easily beat the return match against Poland as well as both games against Gibraltar (who played in the tournament for the very first time). In the end, they did win, but finished top of their group and being selected for the tournament with an 2-1 win over Georgia on October 11, 2015 (having defeated Georgia in the first game against Georgia).

On the 13th of November, 2015 they were participating in in a friendly match in the match against France in Paris at the time that a series of attacks by terrorists took place in the city, with some within the immediate vicinity of the Stade de France, where the match was being played. Due to security concerns the team was required to sleep inside the stadium. They were accompanied by the French team who stayed as a gesture of comradeship. A few days later, on 17 November 2015 Germany were scheduled to play the Netherlands in Hanover's HDI-Arena as well in an informal match. Following initial security concerns and concerns, the DFB took the decision to play the game on November 15. After reports of threats against the arena, the game was cancelled just 90 minutes before the start of the game.

Germany began training ahead of Euro 2016 in March with friendly matches in March against England as well as Italy. They surrendered an advantage of 2-0 to England but ended up losing by a score of 2-3. They bounced back during their game against Italy but they lost with 4-1. This was their first victory against Italy in 21 years. Italians in the last 21 years.

Germany started their bid to claim a fourth European title with a 2-0 win over Ukraine on the 12th of June. With Poland, Germany was held to a 0-0 draw . However, they ended the group with an 1-0 victory in Northern Ireland. For the round of 16 Germany was up against Slovakia and was able to secure a 3-1 win. Germany then had to face their arch-rivals Italy in the quarterfinals. Mesut Ozil scored at the end of 65 minutes for Germany and then Leonardo Bonucci drew even after making a goal within the final minute of the game in the 78th. The score was 1-1 following the extra period and Germany defeated Italy 6-5 in the penalty shootout. This was for the first time that Germany defeated Italy in the major tournament. In the semi-finals, Germany faced host nation France. Germany's hopes to win the fourth European title were put on hold because France ended their run of success in the final by defeating them with two goals. This was France's first competitive win over Germany in 58 years.

On July 2, 2017 Germany took home in the 17th FIFA Confederations Cup after a 1-1 win over Chile during the championship game match at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg It was their sole FIFA Confederations Cup title.

Despite having won all of their qualifying matches as well as winning the Confederations Cup the previous year, Germany started their 2018 World Cup campaign with a defeat against Mexico. It is their only loss to Mexico in the opening game since the 1982 World Cup. Germany beat Sweden with a 2-1 win in their second match thanks to an injury-time goal from Toni Kroos, but was then eliminated following the loss of 2-0 against South Korea, their first elimination in the first round since 1938 and their first ever to lose in the group stage after the tournament was reintroduced in 1950.

After following the World Cup, Germany's struggles continued throughout during the UEFA Nations League. After a draw that was 0-0 in their home match against France but losing to the Netherlands 3-0 Netherlands and were beaten 2-0 in the second game in France the next day, the result was their fourth defeat in their six matches played in competition. The results of these matches led to the fact that Germany were not able to make it into in the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals and could be in danger of being relegated in League B in the next Nations League.

Following the Netherlands victory over France The relegation of the Netherlands to League B was originally confirmed however, due to the revamp of the format of the 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Germany was exempted from being relegated in League B.

In March 2021 in 2021, The DFB declared that Low was to quit as Germany's manager when the team participates for the first time in UEFA Euro 2020. In the following the same month Germany suffered a 2-2 loss at home against North Macedonia in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, their first World Cup qualification defeat since losing 5-1 to England in 2002's World Cup qualifiers and only their third defeat in the history of the team. On the 25th of May, 2021 Germany's DFB announced that the former Assistant manager Hansi Flick would replace Low as the head coach.

In Euro 2020 (delayed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 epidemic), Germany were drawn in a difficult group alongside World Cup champions France (to the French, who they lost 1-1) and the reigning European champions Portugal (whom they beat 4-2, despite the assistance by due to two Portuguese goalkeepers) and each group with just two qualified qualification spots to the next phase and a chance to be the team that finished third. The final game of the group against Hungary which was thought to be among the minnows of the group but it was the Hungarians who led twice. Germany faced a second group stage defeat, but secured their spot in the next stage with an improbable equalizer that lifted the team from fourth to second place in the group. They did not advance beyond the final stage, but The final game played by Low as the German manager took place on the 29th of June in 2021 in which Germany fell 2-0 to England at the end of the Round sixteen of Euro 2020.

After Germany's defeat in Euro 2020, Hansi Flick the ex- Bayern Munich manager, took charge of Germany's national squad. It was a success from then on with Germany was able to defeat Liechtenstein, Armenia, Iceland, Romania and North Macedonia within a month. On October 11, 2021 Germany won 4-0 against North Macedonia by 4-0, becoming one of the teams to be selected for 2022's FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

At the 2022/23 Nations League, Germany recorded their first competitive win ever against Italy in the 2022-23 Nations League. The Germans defeated Italy by a score of 5-2. It was the fourth time Germany had played and their first victory during the tournament.

Germany National Football Team kits and crest.

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Germany hosts home matches at several stadiums in rotation throughout the country. The team has played games at home in 43 cities to date, which includes locations that were German at the moment of the match for instance, Vienna, Austria, which played three times between 1938 and 1942.

The matches of the national team are played most frequently (46 occasions) at the arenas in Berlin which was also the site of Germany's first home game (in 1908 ) against England). Other cities that host matches are Hamburg (34 match), Stuttgart (32), Hanover (28) and Dortmund. Another noteworthy location is Munich that has played host to many notable games throughout the time of German football including that 1974 FIFA World Cup Final, that West Germany won against the Netherlands

Germany's qualifying and friendly games are broadcast by privately owned RTL; Nations League by public broadcasters ARD and ZDF. World Cup & European Championships matches that feature teams from the Germany National team is among the most watched events on TV in Germany and casino online malaysia.

Germany National Football Team fixtures and result matches according to the DFB, UEFA and FIFA websites.

The Germany national soccer team manager (German Bundestrainer, which translates to 'Federal Coach or 'Association Coach') is a position established in 1926. It was first filled by Otto Nerz. The German team started playing games in 1908, however for the first 18 years it was no manager. Instead, a committee of selection chose the team. The manager currently in charge, Hansi Flick, took the reins following UEFA Euro 2020.

Eleven players have been at the post since its beginning and they are all German. Seven of them were previously part of German national teams, with the notable exceptions being Nerz, Erich Ribbeck, Joachim Low, and Hansi Flick. A lot of the managers were assistants to their predecessors. Each manager prior to Nerz was under the previous boss, Low, was assistant to Jurgen Klinsmann between 2004 and 2006, while the manager currently in charge, Hansi Flick, was the assistant to Low from 2006 until 2014.

From 1936 until 1998, the team was manned by just five managers, all of them winning a major trophy in the period, with Helmut Schon (1964-1978) winning two. In the span of 16 years (1990-2006) was dominated by just four managers in the position.

The title Bundestrainer was used since 1950 . Prior to 1942, the job was known as Reichstrainer ('Reich Coach'). Franz Beckenbauer and Rudi Voller were not eligible to be named Bundestrainers because of a absence of coaching credentials they were instead referred to as"Teamchef (Team Director). They were their assistants. Horst Koppel/Holger Olsieck as well as Michael Skibbe respectively, were the official Bundestrainer at the period.

It is the German National team has the distinction of being the one where the national team has four coaches (Herberger, Schon, Vogts as well as Low) have participated at over 100 international games and, with just 11 national coach, have less players than national team coaches.

These players have been picked for 2022-23 UEFA Nations League matches against Italy, England and Hungary between the 4th and 14th of June 2022.

Information correct as of 14 June 2022, after the match against Italy.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Manuel Neuer (captain)	27 March 1986 (age 36)	113	0	Bayern Munich
12	GK	Kevin Trapp	8 July 1990 (age 32)	6	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
22	GK	Oliver Baumann	2 June 1990 (age 32)	0	0	1899 Hoffenheim
2	DF	Antonio Rüdiger	3 March 1993 (age 29)	53	2	Real Madrid
3	DF	David Raum	22 April 1998 (age 24)	9	0	1899 Hoffenheim
4	DF	Jonathan Tah	11 February 1996 (age 26)	16	0	Bayer Leverkusen
5	DF	Thilo Kehrer	21 September 1996 (age 25)	20	0	Paris Saint-Germain
15	DF	Niklas Süle	3 September 1995 (age 26)	40	1	Borussia Dortmund
16	DF	Lukas Klostermann	3 June 1996 (age 26)	18	0	RB Leipzig
17	DF	Benjamin Henrichs	23 February 1997 (age 25)	7	0	RB Leipzig
	DF	Nico Schlotterbeck	1 December 1999 (age 22)	4	0	Borussia Dortmund
6	MF	Joshua Kimmich	8 February 1995 (age 27)	68	5	Bayern Munich
7	MF	Kai Havertz	11 June 1999 (age 23)	28	8	Chelsea
8	MF	Leon Goretzka	6 February 1995 (age 27)	44	14	Bayern Munich
14	MF	Jamal Musiala	26 February 2003 (age 19)	15	1	Bayern Munich
18	MF	Jonas Hofmann	14 July 1992 (age 30)	14	4	Borussia Mönchengladbach
20	MF	Julian Brandt	2 May 1996 (age 26)	38	3	Borussia Dortmund
21	MF	Ä°lkay GündoÄŸan	24 October 1990 (age 31)	60	15	Manchester City
23	MF	Anton Stach	15 November 1998 (age 23)	2	0	Mainz 05
	MF	Marco Reus	31 May 1989 (age 33)	48	15	Borussia Dortmund
9	FW	Timo Werner	6 March 1996 (age 26)	53	24	Chelsea
10	FW	Serge Gnabry	14 July 1995 (age 27)	34	20	Bayern Munich
11	FW	Lukas Nmecha	14 December 1998 (age 23)	6	0	VfL Wolfsburg
13	FW	Thomas Müller	13 September 1989 (age 32)	116	44	Bayern Munich
19	FW	Leroy Sané	11 January 1996 (age 26)	45	11	Bayern Munich
	FW	Karim Adeyemi	18 January 2002 (age 20)	4	1	Borussia Dortmund

Germany National Football Team individual records data.

This page summarizes various statistics of the Germany national football team player.

• 2010: Bastian Schweinsteiger
• 2011: Mesut Özil
• 2012: Mesut Özil
• 2013: Mesut Özil
• 2014: Toni Kroos
• 2015: Mesut Özil
• 2016: Mesut Özil
• 2017: Joshua Kimmich
• 2018: Marco Reus
• 2019: Matthias Ginter
• 2020: Manuel Neuer
• 2021: Joshua Kimmich

Notes:

Germany has been crowned it the World Cup four times, just behind Brazil (five wins). The country has been in the runners-up position four times. When it comes to semi-final appearances, Germany leads with 13 which is two more than Brazil's eleven who had played in two additional tournaments. From 1954 until 2014 (16 tournaments), Germany always reached at the least the stage of the previous eight teams, only to be eliminated from the group stage in 2018. Germany is also a qualified team for every single one of 19 World Cups for which it has been a participant - but it didn't participate in the first competition in Uruguay of 1930 because of economic reasons. It also did not compete during the 1950 postwar World Cup as the DFB was reinstated as an FIFA member two months after the tournament. Germany also holds the distinction in having the Elo soccer rating of 2196, following their victory at their 2014 World Cup, which was greater than any previous champion.

Germany has also been crowned also the European Championship three times (Spain with three titles, France and Italy, both with two titles, also are multi-time winners) and was runners-up three times. The Germans have been able to participate in each European Championship tournament except for the very first European Championship they entered in 1968. At that time, Germany was in the only group with three teams and played only four qualifying matches. The final game was a draw without a score in Albania which allowed Yugoslavia an advantage, winning in their neighbor country. They were eliminated from the top eight on only two occasions, during the tournaments in 2000 and 2004. In the other ten tournaments Germany played in, they reached nine times in the semi-finals. This is an unbeatable achievement in Europe.

• 1930–1938 as  →  →  Germany
• 1950–1990 as  West Germany
• 1994–present as  Germany

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil.

• 1960–1988 as  West Germany
• 1992–present as  Germany

UEFA European Championship record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Campaign
1960	Did not enter										Did not enter
1964
1968	Did not qualify										4	2	1	1	9	2	1968
1972	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	5	1	Squad		8	5	3	0	13	3	1972
1976	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	1*	0	6	4	Squad		8	4	4	0	17	5	1976
1980	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	6	3	Squad		6	4	2	0	17	1	1980
1984	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	2	2	Squad		8	5	1	2	15	5	1984
1988	Semi-finals	3rd	4	2	1	1	6	3	Squad		Qualified as hosts
1992	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	1	2	7	8	Squad		6	5	0	1	13	4	1992
1996	Champions	1st	6	4	2*	0	10	3	Squad		10	8	1	1	27	10	1996
2000	Group stage	15th	3	0	1	2	1	5	Squad		8	6	1	1	20	4	2000
2004		12th	3	0	2	1	2	3	Squad		8	5	3	0	13	4	2004
2008	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	10	7	Squad		12	8	3	1	35	7	2008
2012	Semi-finals	3rd	5	4	0	1	10	6	Squad		10	10	0	0	34	7	2012
2016		3rd	6	3	2*	1	7	3	Squad		10	7	1	2	24	9	2016
2020	Round of 16	15th	4	1	1	2	6	7	Squad		8	7	0	1	30	7	2020
2024	Qualified as hosts										Qualified as hosts
Total	3 Titles	14/17	53	27	13*	13	78	55	—		106	76	20	10	267	68	Total

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2018–19	A	1	3rd	4	0	2	2	3	7	same position	11th
2020–21	A	4	2nd	6	2	3	1	10	13	same position	8th
2022–23	A	3	To be determined
Total				10	2	5	3	13	20	8th

Germany is among the nations with the highest success at international tournaments. They've been the winners of the four World Cups (1954, 1974 1990 and 2014) and Three European Championships (1972, 1980 and 1996) along with a Confederations Cup (2017). They've also finished runners-up three times at the European Championships, four times during the World Cup, and a additional four third-place finishes in World Cups. East Germany won Olympic Gold in 1976.

Germany is the one country to win each of the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Women's World Cup. In the World Cup in 2014 World Cup, Germany earned the top Elo score of any nation's team in the history of football by a record 2205 points. Germany is the one European nation to have won the FIFA World Cup in the Americas.

FIFA World Cup

• Champions: 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
• Runners-up: 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002
• Third place: 1934, 1970, 2006, 2010
• Fourth place: 1958

UEFA European Championship

• Champions: 1972, 1980, 1996
• Runners-up: 1976, 1992, 2008
• Third place: 1988, 2012, 2016

Summer Olympic Games

• Gold Medal: 1976
• Silver Medal: 1980, 2016[f]
• Bronze Medal: 1964, 1972, 1988
• Fourth place: 1952

FIFA Confederations Cup

• Champions: 2017
• Third place: 2005

U.S. Cup

• Champions: 1993

Four Nations Tournament

• Third place: 1988

FIFA World Cup Fair Play Trophy

• Winners: 1974

FIFA Confederations Cup Fair Play Award

• Winners: 2017

FIFA Team of the Year

• Winners: 1993, 2014, 2017

Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year

• Winners: 2015

World Soccer World Team of the Year

• Winners: 1990, 2014

Unofficial Football World Championships

• Holders: 31 times

German Sports Team of the Year

• Winners: 1966, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014

Silbernes Lorbeerblatt

• Winners: 1954, 1972, 1974, 1980, 1990, 1996, 2014

Gazzetta Sports World Team of the Year

• Winners: 1980, 1990, 2014

Bambi Award

• Winners: 1986, 1996