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The Germany national football team (German: Deutsche Fussballnationalmannschaft or Die Mannschaft) represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908. The team is managed by the German Football Association (Deutscher Fussball-Bund) founded in 1900. In the years between 1949 and 1990 distinct German national team were recognized by FIFA because of Allied occupation and divisions of the DFB's team, which represented that of the Federal Republic of Germany (named West Germany from 1949 to 1990) as well as the Saarland team that represented the Saar Protectorate (1950-1956) and the East Germany team representing the German Democratic Republic (1952-1990). The two latter teams were absorbed together with their records; the current team represents the newly unified Federal Republic. Its official code and name "Germany F (FRG)" were changed in 1990 to "Germany (GER)" in the wake of the 1990 reunification.

Germany is among the nations with the highest success in international competitions. They have been the winners of the four World Cups (1954, 1974 1990 2014) and Three European Championships (1972, 1980 and 1996) as well as a Confederations Cup (2017). They also finished third in three occasions at the European Championships, four times at the World Cup, and a further four third-place finish at World Cups. 9 East Germany won Olympic Gold in 1976. Germany is the sole country to win simultaneously the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Women's World Cup. The finals of 2014's World Cup, Germany earned the second-highest Elo ranking of any country's soccer team in the history of football with 2,223 points. Germany is the sole European nation to have won the FIFA World Cup in the Americas.

At the beginning of August 2021, Hansi Flick became head coach of the team after Joachim Low announced that he will step down following UEFA Euro 2020.

1. History

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.

1.1. Early years (1899–1942)

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.

1.2. Three Germany national teams (1945–1990)

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.

1.3. 1954 World Cup victory

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)

 

1.4. Memorable losses: Wembley goal and game of the century (1958–1970)

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.

1.5. 1974 World Cup title on home soil

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.

1.6. Late 1970s and early 1980s

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)

1.7. Beckenbauer's managing success (1984–1990)

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).

1.8. Olympic football

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).

1.9. Berti Vogts years (1990–1998)

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.

1.10. Erich Ribbeck and Rudi Völler years (2000–2004)

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.

1.11. Resurgence under Klinsmann (2004-2006)

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.

1.12. Löw era (2006–2021)

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.

1.12.1. 2014 World Cup victory

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.

1.12.2. Euro 2016 to 2017 Confederations Cup

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.

1.12.3. Disappointment at the 2018 World Cup, 2018–19 UEFA Nations League and Euro 2020

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.

1.13. Revival under Flick (2021–present)

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.

2. Team image

Germany National Football Team kits and crest.

2.1. Kits and crest

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2.1.1. Kit suppliers

 

Kit Supplier Period Notes
Germany Leuzela unknown–1954 Germany wore Leuzela kits during the 1954 FIFA World Cup
England Umbro 1966-1970 Germany wore Umbro kits during the 1966 and 1970 FIFA World Cups
Germany Adidas 1954-present In the 1970s, Germany wore Erima kits (a German brand, formerly a subsidiary of Adidas).

2.1.2. Kit deals

Kit supplier Period Contract Notes
Announcement Duration

 

Germany Adidas

 

1954–present

20 June 2016 2019–2022 (4 years) Per year: €50 million ($56.7 million)
Total: €250 million ($283.5 million)
10 September 2018 2023–2026 (4 years) Undisclosed

2.2. Home stadium

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

2.3. Media coverage

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.

 

3. Results and fixtures

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

3.1. 2021

 

Germany National Football Team Match Results
Event Date Home Result Away Place
World Cup - Qualification Europe 25 Mar Germany 3-0 Iceland MSV-Arena
World Cup - Qualification Europe 28 Mar Romania 0-1 Germany National Arena
World Cup - Qualification Europe 31 Mar Germany 1-2 FYR Macedonia MSV-Arena
Friendly Match 02 June Germany 1-1 Denmark Tivoli Neu
Friendly Match 07 June Germany 7-1 Latvia  
Euro Championship 15 June France 1-0 Germany Football Arena Munich
Euro Championship 19 June Portugal 2-4 Germany Allianz Arena
Euro Championship 23 June Germany 2-2 Hungary  
Euro Championship 29 June England 2-0 Germany Allianz Arena
World Cup - Qualification Europe 2 Sep Liechtenstein 0-2 Germany St. Gallen, Switzerland
World Cup - Qualification Europe 5 Sep Germany 6-0 Armenia Stuttgart
World Cup - Qualification Europe 8 Sep Iceland 0-4 Germany Reykjavík
World Cup - Qualification Europe 8 Oct Germany 2-1 Romania Hamburg
World Cup - Qualification Europe 11 Oct North Macedonia 0-4 Germany Skopje
World Cup - Qualification Europe 11 Nov Germany 9-0 Liechtenstein Wolfsburg
World Cup - Qualification Europe 14 Nov Armenia 1-4 Germany Yerevan

3.2. 2022

 

Germany National Football Team Match Fixtures and Results 2022
Event Date Home Result Away Place
Friendly Match 26 Mar Germany 2-0 Israel Sinsheim
Friendly Match 29 Mar Netherlands 1-1 Germany Amsterdam
UEFA Nations League 4 June Italy 1-1 Germany Bologna
UEFA Nations League 7 June Germany 1-1 England Munich
UEFA Nations League 11 June Hungary 1-1 Germany Budapest
UEFA Nations League 14 June Germany 5-2 Italy Mönchengladbach
UEFA Nations League 23 Sep Germany vs Hungary Leipzig
UEFA Nations League 26 Sep England vs Germany London
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group E 23 Nov Germany vs Japan Al Rayyan
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group E 27 Nov Spain vs Germany Al Khor
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group E 01 Dec Costa Rica vs Germany Al Khor

4. Coaching staff

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.

4.1. 2022 Coaching Staff

Germany National Football Team Coaching Staff 2022
Position Name
Head coach Germany Hansi Flick
Assistant coaches Germany Marcus Sorg
Germany Danny Röhl
Fitness coach Germany Yann-Benjamin Kugel
Goalkeeping coach Switzerland Andreas Kronenberg
Team doctor Germany Tim Meyer
National team director Germany Oliver Bierhoff
 

5. Players

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 Germany Bayern Munich
12 GK Kevin Trapp 8 July 1990 (age 32) 6 0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
22 GK Oliver Baumann 2 June 1990 (age 32) 0 0 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim

2 DF Antonio Rüdiger 3 March 1993 (age 29) 53 2 Spain Real Madrid
3 DF David Raum 22 April 1998 (age 24) 9 0 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
4 DF Jonathan Tah 11 February 1996 (age 26) 16 0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
5 DF Thilo Kehrer 21 September 1996 (age 25) 20 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
15 DF Niklas Süle 3 September 1995 (age 26) 40 1 Germany Borussia Dortmund
16 DF Lukas Klostermann 3 June 1996 (age 26) 18 0 Germany RB Leipzig
17 DF Benjamin Henrichs 23 February 1997 (age 25) 7 0 Germany RB Leipzig
  DF Nico Schlotterbeck 1 December 1999 (age 22) 4 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund

6 MF Joshua Kimmich 8 February 1995 (age 27) 68 5 Germany Bayern Munich
7 MF Kai Havertz 11 June 1999 (age 23) 28 8 England Chelsea
8 MF Leon Goretzka 6 February 1995 (age 27) 44 14 Germany Bayern Munich
14 MF Jamal Musiala 26 February 2003 (age 19) 15 1 Germany Bayern Munich
18 MF Jonas Hofmann 14 July 1992 (age 30) 14 4 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
20 MF Julian Brandt 2 May 1996 (age 26) 38 3 Germany Borussia Dortmund
21 MF Ä°lkay GündoÄŸan 24 October 1990 (age 31) 60 15 England Manchester City
23 MF Anton Stach 15 November 1998 (age 23) 2 0 Germany Mainz 05
  MF Marco Reus 31 May 1989 (age 33) 48 15 Germany Borussia Dortmund

9 FW Timo Werner 6 March 1996 (age 26) 53 24 England Chelsea
10 FW Serge Gnabry 14 July 1995 (age 27) 34 20 Germany Bayern Munich
11 FW Lukas Nmecha 14 December 1998 (age 23) 6 0 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
13 FW Thomas Müller 13 September 1989 (age 32) 116 44 Germany Bayern Munich
19 FW Leroy Sané 11 January 1996 (age 26) 45 11 Germany Bayern Munich
  FW Karim Adeyemi 18 January 2002 (age 20) 4 1 Germany Borussia Dortmund

6. Individual records

Germany National Football Team individual records data.

6.1. Player records

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

6.1.1. Most capped players

Germany Most Capped Players
Rank Player Caps Goals Period
1 Lothar Matthäus 150 23 1980–2000
2 Miroslav Klose 137 71 2001–2014
3 Lukas Podolski 130 49 2004–2017
4 Bastian Schweinsteiger 121 24 2004–2016
5 Thomas Müller 116 44 2010–present
6 Philipp Lahm 113 5 2004–2014
Manuel Neuer 113 0 2009–present
8 Jürgen Klinsmann 108 47 1987–1998
9 Toni Kroos 106 17 2010–2021
10 Jürgen Kohler 105 2 1986–1998

6.1.2. Top goalscorers

Germany Top goalscorers
Rank Player Goals Caps Average Period
1 Miroslav Klose (list) 71 137 0.52 2001–2014
2 Gerd Müller (list) 68 62 1.1 1966–1974
3 Lukas Podolski 49 130 0.38 2004–2017
4 Rudi Völler 47 90 0.52 1982–1994
Jürgen Klinsmann 47 108 0.44 1987–1998
6 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 45 95 0.47 1976–1986
7 Thomas Müller 44 116 0.38 2010–present
8 Uwe Seeler 43 72 0.6 1954–1970
9 Michael Ballack 42 98 0.43 1999–2010
10 Oliver Bierhoff 37 70 0.53 1996–2002

6.1.3. Captains

Germany Captains
Player Period Notes
Fritz Szepan 1934–1939  
Paul Janes 1939–1942  
Fritz Walter 1951–1956 First official captain of the West Germany national football team
World Cup winning captain (1954)
Hans Schäfer 1952–1962 First West German player to play in three World Cup tournaments
(1954, 1958, 1962)
Helmut Rahn 1958–1959  
Herbert Erhardt 1959–1962  
Hans Schäfer 1962  
Uwe Seeler 1962–1970  
Wolfgang Overath 1970–1972  
Franz Beckenbauer 1972–1977 European Championship winning captain (1972)
World Cup winning captain (1974)
Berti Vogts 1977–1978  
Sepp Maier 1978–1979  
Bernard Dietz 1979–1981 European Championship winning captain (1980)
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 1981–1986  
Harald Schumacher 1986  
Klaus Allofs 1986–1987  
Lothar Matthäus 1988–1994 World Cup winning captain (1990)
First captain of the unified Germany national football team
Jürgen Klinsmann 1995–1998 European Championship winning captain (1996)
Oliver Bierhoff 1998–2001  
Oliver Kahn 2001–2004  
Michael Ballack 2004–2010  
Philipp Lahm 2010–2014 World Cup winning captain (2014)
Bastian Schweinsteiger 2014–2016  
Manuel Neuer 2016–2017  
Julian Draxler 2017 Confederations Cup winning captain (2017)
Manuel Neuer 2017–present

6.1.4. Player of the Year

  • 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

6.2. Manager records

Notes:

  1. The Teamchefs' assistants (Beckenbauer as well as Voller) also held the coaching licenses they needed.
  2. In terms of office, the date of the first and the last international match is specified.
  3. Includes matches won or lost on penalty shoot-outs.
  4. Otto Nerz was employed from 1 July 1926 to be an "part-time" coach his role was initially restricted in order to "move" his players who were determined by the committee for football. The lineup was used to decide the official's role. Gradually, he gained new capabilities. Thus, the start of his duties is documented in a different way.
  5. In 2019 in 2019, the DFB anticipates five international games between September through October 1936 that was prior to the first games during the reign of Sepp Herberger, the predecessor of Otto Nerz. In the initial of these five matches Otto Nerz was forced to quit Germany because of an athletic problem and was replaced by Herberger The following two games were played in the exact same time, at various venues with teams of different sizes and each team having a mix of mink, and one player Herberger was supervised. Herberger was appointed as a coach on the 2nd of November, 1936. That's why according to the revised DFB data, it was only the match in the international arena on 15 November 1936 was played against Italy as his first appearance as Herberger as the Reich coach.
  6. The games that were decided through penalties are regarded as draws. Goals scored in penalties are not counted.
  7. Of those, there were three games where Low did not sit on the bench due to illness or suspension, as well as being represented by an assistant coach.
Germany national football team manager summary
Name [1] from [2] to [2] Days P W [3] L GF GA G/dif. Win % Pts. Tournaments
DFB committee 5 Apr 1908 20 Jun 1926   58 16 12 30 119 146 -27 27.59 60 None
Otto Nerz † (Reichstrainer)
Sepp Herberger † (1932–1936)
Ferdinand Fabra † (1935–1936)
31 Oct 1926[4] 17 Oct 1936[5] 3640 75 44 11 20 192 113 79 61.11 143 World Cup 1930 DNE
World Cup 1934 Third
Sepp Herberger † (Reichstrainer)
Emil Melcher † (1936–1942)
15 Nov 1936[5] 22 Nov 1942 2199 65 40 12 13 204 93 111 61.54 132 World Cup 1938 Group Stage
  no national team matches and no national coaches between 1942 and 1950
Sepp Herberger † (Bundestrainer)
Hennes Weisweiler † (1954–1955)
Helmut Schön † (1955–1964)
22 Nov 1950 7 Jun 1964 4947 97 52 14 31 219 146 73 53.61 170
World Cup 1954 Winners
World Cup 1958 Fourth
European Championship 1960 DNE
World Cup 1962 Quarter-final
European Championship 1964 DNE
Sepp Herberger † (total) 15 Nov 1936 7 Jun 1964 7146 162 92 26 44 435 250 185 56.79 302 -
Helmut Schön†
Dettmar Cramer † (1964–1966)
Udo Lattek † (1966–1970)
Jupp Derwall † (1970–1978)
4 Nov 1964 21 Jun 1978 4977 139 87 31 21 292 107 185 62.59 292 World Cup 1966 Runners-up
European Championship 1968 DNQ
World Cup 1970 Third
European Championship 1972 Winners
World Cup 1974 Winners
European Championship 1976 Runners-up
World Cup 1978 2nd Group Stage
Jupp Derwall †
Erich Ribbeck
11 Oct 1978 20 Jun 1984 2079 67 44 12 11 144 60 84 65.67 144 European Championship 1980 Winners
World Cup 1982 Runners-up
European Championship 1984 Group Stage
Franz Beckenbauer (Teamchef)
Horst Köppel (1984–1987)
Holger Osieck (1987–1990)
Sepp Maier (1988-1990) (goalkeeping coach)
12 Sep 1984 8 Jul 1990 2125 66 34 20 12 107 61 46 51.52 122 World Cup 1986 Runners-up
European Championship 1988 Semi-final
World Cup 1990 Winners
Berti Vogts
Rainer Bonhof
Sepp Maier (goalkeeping coach)
29 Aug 1990 5 Sep 1998 2929 102 66 24 12 206 86 120 64.71 222 European Championship 1992 Runners-up
World Cup 1994 Quarter-final
European Championship 1996 Winners
World Cup 1998 Quarter-final
Erich Ribbeck
Uli Stielike (1998–2000)
Horst Hrubesch (only EC 2000)
Sepp Maier (goalkeeping coach)
10 Oct 1998 20 Jun 2000 619 24 10 6 8 42 31 11 41.67 36 Confederations Cup 1999 Group stage
European Championship 2000 Group stage
Rudi Völler (Teamchef)
Michael Skibbe
Sepp Maier (goalkeeping coach)
16 Aug 2000 24 Jun 2004 1408 53 29 11 13 109 57 52 54.72 98 World Cup 2002 Runners-up
European Championship 2004 Group stage
Jürgen Klinsmann
Joachim Löw
Andreas Köpke (goalkeeping coach)
26 Jul 2004 8 Jul 2006 712 34 20 8 6 81 43 38 58.82 68 Confederations Cup 2005 Third
World Cup 2006 Third
Joachim Löw
Hansi Flick (2006–2014)
Thomas Schneider (2014–2018)
Marcus Sorg (2016–2021)
Andreas Köpke (goalkeeping coach)
16 Aug 2006 29 Jun 2021 5431 198[f] 124 40 34 467 200 267 62.63 412 European Championship 2008 Runners-up
World Cup 2010 Third
European Championship 2012 Semi-final
World Cup 2014 Winners
European Championship 2016 Semi-final
Confederations Cup 2017 Winners
World Cup 2018 Group Stage
European Championship 2020 Round of 16
Hansi Flick
Marcus Sorg
Danny Röhl
Andreas Kronenberg (goalkeeping coach)
2 Sep 2021 active 303 9 8 1 0 34 3 31 88.89 25 World Cup 2022  
Total[7] (As of 29 Mar 2022) 987 574 202 211 2228 1157 1071 58.16 1924  
With penalty shoot-outs 8 6   2 34 29   75  

7. Team records

15 consecutive wins in all competitive matches (world record)
Date Opponent Venue   Result Type Scorers
10 July 2010  Uruguay Port Elizabeth, RSA * 3–2 WC 2010 3rd place Müller Goals 19', Jansen Goals 56', Khedira Goals 82'
3 September 2010  Belgium Brussels, BEL A 1–0 EC 2012 Qualification Klose Goals 51'
7 September 2010  Azerbaijan Köln H 6–1 EC 2012 Qualification Westermann Goals 28', Podolski Goals 45 1', Klose Goals 45 2', 90 2',
Sadygov Goals 53' (o.g.), Badstuber Goals 86'
8 October 2010  Turkey Berlin H 3–0 EC 2012 Qualification Klose Goals 42', 87', Özil Goals 79'
12 October 2010  Kazakhstan Astana, KAZ A 3–0 EC 2012 Qualification Klose Goals 48', Gómez Goals 76', Podolski Goals 85'
26 March 2011  Kazakhstan Kaiserslautern H 4–0 EC 2012 Qualification Klose Goals 3', 88', Müller Goals 25', 43'
3 June 2011  Austria Vienna, AUT A 2–1 EC 2012 Qualification Gómez Goals 44', 90'
7 June 2011  Azerbaijan Baku, AZE A 3–1 EC 2012 Qualification Özil Goals 30', Gómez Goals 41', Schürrle Goals 90 3'
2 September 2011  Austria Gelsenkirchen H 6–2 EC 2012 Qualification Klose Goals 8', Özil Goals 23', 47', Podolski Goals 28',
Schürrle Goals 83', Götze Goals 88'
7 October 2011  Turkey Istanbul, TUR A 3–1 EC 2012 Qualification Gómez Goals 35', Müller Goals 66', Schweinsteiger Goals 86' (pen.)
11 October 2011  Belgium Düsseldorf H 3–1 EC 2012 Qualification Özil Goals 30', Schürrle Goals 33', Gómez Goals 48'
9 June 2012  Portugal Lviv, UKR * 1–0 EC 2012 Group Gómez Goals 72'
13 June 2012  Netherlands Kharkiv, UKR * 2–1 EC 2012 Group Gómez Goals 24', 38'
17 June 2012  Denmark Lviv, UKR * 2–1 EC 2012 Group Podolski Goals 19', Bender Goals 80'
22 June 2012  Greece GdaÅ„sk, POL * 4–2 EC 2012 Quarter final Lahm Goals 39', Khedira Goals 61', Klose Goals 68', Reus Goals 74'
 

8. Competitive record

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.

8.1. FIFA World Cup

 

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

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA World Cup finals record   Qualifications record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA   GP W D L GF GA
 1930 Did not enter   Did not enter
 1934 Third place 3rd 4 3 0 1 11 8 1 1 0 0 9 1 1934
 1938 First round 10th 2 0 1 1 3 5 3 3 0 0 11 1 1938
 1950 Banned from entering   1950
 1954 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 25 14 4 3 1 0 12 3 1954
 1958 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 12 14 Qualified as defending champions 1958
 1962 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 1 1 4 2 4 4 0 0 11 5 1962
 1966 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 15 6 4 3 1 0 14 2 1966
 1970 Third place 3rd 6 5 0 1 17 10 6 5 1 0 20 3 1970
 1974 Champions 1st 7 6 0 1 13 4 Qualified as hosts 1974
 1978 Second group stage 6th 6 1 4 1 10 5 Qualified as defending champions 1978
 1982 Runners-up 2nd 7 3 2 2 12 10 8 8 0 0 33 3 1982
 1986 Runners-up 2nd 7 3 2 2 8 7 8 5 2 1 22 9 1986
 1990 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 15 5 6 3 3 0 13 3 1990
 1994 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 1 1 9 7 Qualified as defending champions 1994
 1998 Quarter-finals 7th 5 3 1 1 8 6 10 6 4 0 23 9 1998
  2002 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 14 3 10 6 3 1 19 12 2002
  2006 Third place 3rd 7 5 1 1 14 6 Qualified as hosts 2006
  2010 Third place 3rd 7 5 0 2 16 5 10 8 2 0 26 5 2010
  2014 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 18 4 10 9 1 0 36 10 2014
  2018 Group stage 22nd 3 1 0 2 2 4 10 10 0 0 43 4 2018
  2022 Qualified 10 9 0 1 36 4 2022
  2026 To be determined To be determined 2026
Total 4 titles 20/22 109 67 20* 22 226 125   104 83 18 3 328 74 Total
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil.

8.2. FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
 1992 Did not enter
 1995 Did not qualify
 1997 Did not enter
 1999 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 2 6
  2001 Did not qualify
 2003 Did not enter
 2005 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 15 11
 2009 Did not qualify
 2013
 2017 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 12 5
Total 1 title 3/10 13 8 2 3 29 22

8.3. UEFA European Championship

  • 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.

8.4. UEFA Nations League

*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
Portugal 2018–19 A 1 3rd 4 0 2 2 3 7 same position 11th
Italy 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

9. Honours

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.

9.1. Major competitions

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
Overview
Event 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place
FIFA World Cup 4 4 4 1
UEFA European Championship 3 3 3 x
Summer Olympic Games 1 2 3 1
FIFA Confederations Cup 1 0 1 0
UEFA Nations League 0 0 0 0
Total 9 9 11 2
 

9.2. Minor competitions

U.S. Cup
  • Champions: 1993

Four Nations Tournament

  • Third place: 1988

9.3. Awards

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

FAQ

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Karim Adeyemi FW -
Serge Gnabry FW 169 lbs
Thomas Muller FW 167 lbs
Jamal Musiala FW 149 lbs
Germany According to the book titled "All the Football Colors" composed by Sergio Salvi and Alessandro Savorelli The Mannschaft wear white since they are part of the German Football Federation was founded in 1900. White was the color of nationality for the country from 1867 until 1918 in the old flags from Prussia. German Empire Prussia.
Gerd Mueller may forever is remembered by many as the country's greatest striker. Whatever number of goals Klose is able to score prior to his retirement his record of "Der Bomber" only had 62 games to record 68 strike--three of which were during the World Cup finals--makes his record even more impressive.
Berlin is known as the capital and the principal city central point of Germany. Berlin used to be the capital city of Prussia before becoming the capital, starting in 1871, of a united Germany. While it was split between East Berlin and West Berlin after World War II but the unification between East Berlin and West Germany led to Berlin's restoration as the capital of the German state in the year 1990.
With a fascinating and rich tale told through the old-fashioned and colourful structures, palaces, castles cathedrals, monuments, and castles as well as its beautiful landscapes, mountains and forests, tasty food and booze, Germany remains one of the top destinations around the world for travellers.
The reigning FIFA World Cup and Confederations Cup holders, Germany are the world's highest ranked country and are the one to be beaten at the upcoming summer tournament in Russia in their quest to defend their world title.
Miroslav Klose Klose remains Germany's top scorer , scoring 70 goals in 139 games and is also the most prolific goal scorer at World Cups, with 16. Klose's home record was decent but not spectacular, scoring 258 goals from 667 matches for a variety of European clubs.
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