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Germany

Nickname(s)	Nationalelf (national eleven) DFB-Elf (DFB Eleven) (Die) Mannschaft (The Team)
Association	German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund – DFB)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Joachim Löw
Captain	Bastian Schweinsteiger
Most caps	Lothar Matthäus (150)
Top scorer	Miroslav Klose (71)
FIFA code	GER
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	1 (7 May 2015)
Highest	1 (December 1992, August 1993, December 1993, February 1994 – March 1994, June 1994, July 2014–present)
Lowest	22 (March 2006)
First international
Switzerland 5–3 Germany (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908)
Biggest win
Germany 16–0 Russian Empire (Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912)
Biggest defeat
England Amateurs 9–0 Germany (Oxford, England; 13 March 1909)
World Cup
Appearances	18 (first in 1934)
Best result	Champions, 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
European Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 1972)
Best result	Champions, 1972, 1980, 1996
Confederations Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 1999)
Best result	Third place, 2005

The Germany national football team (Template:Lang-de) is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund), founded in 1900. Ever since the DFB was reinaugurated in 1949 the team has represented the Federal Republic of Germany. Under Allied occupation and division, two other separate national teams were also recognised by FIFA: the Saarland team representing the Saarland (1950–1956) and the East German team representing the German Democratic Republic (1952–1990). Both have been absorbed along with their records by the current national team. The official name and code "Germany FR (FRG)" was shortened to "Germany (GER)" following the reunification in 1990.

Germany is one of the most successful national teams in international competitions, having won a total of four World Cups (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) and three European Championships (1972, 1980, 1996). They have also been runners-up three times in the European Championships, four times in the World Cup, and have won a further four third places. East Germany won Olympic Gold in 1976. Germany is the only nation to have won both the men's and women's World Cups. At the end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Germany earned the highest Elo rating of any national football team in history, with a record 2200 points. Germany is also the only European nation that has won the FIFA World Cup in South America. The current head coach of the national team is Joachim Löw.

History

Early years

Between 1899 and 1901, prior to the formation of a national team, there were five unofficial international matches between different German and English selection teams, which all ended as large defeats for the German teams. Eight years after the establishment of the German Football Association (DFB), the first official match of the Germany national football team was played on 5 April 1908, against Switzerland in Basel, with the Swiss winning 5–3. Coincidentally, the first match after World War I in 1920, the first match after World War II in 1950 when Germany was still banned from most international competitions, and the first match in 1990 with former East German players were all against Switzerland as well. Germany's first championship title was even won in Switzerland.

At that time the players were selected by the DFB, as there was no dedicated coach. The first manager of the Germany national team was Otto Nerz, a school teacher from Mannheim, who served in the role from 1926 to 1936. The German FA could not afford travel to Uruguay for the first World Cup staged in 1930 during the Great Depression, but finished third in the 1934 World Cup in their first appearance in the competition. After a poor showing at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Sepp Herberger became coach. In 1937 he put together a squad which was soon nicknamed the Breslau Elf (the Breslau Eleven) in recognition of their 8–0 win over Denmark in the then German city of Breslau, Lower Silesia (now Wrocław, Poland).

After Austria became part of Germany in the Anschluss of March 1938, that country's national team – one of Europe's better sides at the time due to professionalism – was disbanded despite having already qualified for the 1938 World Cup. As required by Nazi politicians, five or six ex-Austrian players, from the clubs Rapid Vienna, Austria Vienna, First Vienna FC, were ordered to join the all-German team on short notice in a staged show of unity orchestrated for political reasons. In the 1938 World Cup that began on 4 June, this "united" German team managed only a 1–1 draw against Switzerland, and then lost the replay 2–4 in front of a hostile crowd in Paris, France. That early exit stands as Germany's worst ever World Cup result (excluding the 1930 and 1950 tournaments in which they did not compete).

During World War II, the team played over 30 international games between September 1939 and November 1942, when national team games were suspended, as most players had to join the armed forces. Many of the national team players were gathered together under coach Herberger as Rote Jäger through the efforts of a sympathetic air force officer trying to protect the footballers from the most dangerous wartime service.

Three German teams

After the Second World War, Germany was banned from competition in most sports until about 1950. The DFB was not a full member of FIFA, and none of the three new German states — West Germany, East Germany, and Saarland — entered the 1950 World Cup qualifiers.

The Federal Republic of Germany, which was referred to as West Germany, continued the DFB. With recognition by FIFA and UEFA, the DFB maintained and continued the record of the pre-war team. Switzerland was once again the first team that played West Germany in 1950. West Germany qualified for the 1954 World Cup.

Saarland, which under French control between 1947 and 1956, did not join French organisations, and was barred from participating in pan-German ones. Saarland sent their own team to the 1952 Summer Olympics and to the 1954 World Cup qualifiers. In 1957, Saarland acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany.

In 1949, the communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was founded. In 1952 the Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR (DFV) was established and the East Germany national football team took to the field. They were the only team to beat the 1974 FIFA World Cup winning West Germans in the only meeting of the two sides of the divided nation. East Germany won the gold medal at the 1976 Olympics. After German reunification in 1990, the eastern football competition was reintegrated into the DFB.

1954 World Cup victory

West Germany, captained by Fritz Walter, met in the 1954 World Cup Turkey, Yugoslavia and Austria. When playing favourites Hungary in the group stage, Germany lost 3–8. West Germany met the Hungary Mighty Magyars again in the final. Hungary had gone unbeaten for 32 consecutive matches. In an upset, West Germany won 3–2, with Helmut Rahn scoring the winning goal. The success is called "The Miracle of Bern" (Das Wunder von Bern).

Memorable losses: Wembley goal and game of the century

After finishing fourth in the 1958 World Cup and reaching only the quarter-finals in the 1962 World Cup, the DFB made changes. Professionalism was introduced, and the best clubs from the various Regionalligas were assembled into the new Bundesliga. In 1964, Helmut Schön took over as coach, replacing Herberger who had been in office for 28 years.

In the 1966 World Cup, West Germany reached the final after beating the USSR in the semifinal, facing hosts England. In extra time, the first goal by Geoff Hurst was one of the most contentious goals in the history of the World Cup: the linesman signalled the ball had crossed the line for a goal, after bouncing down from the crossbar, when replays showed it did not appear to have fully crossed the line. Hurst then scored another goal giving England a 4–2 win.

West Germany in the 1970 World Cup knocked England out in the quarter-finals 3–2, before they suffered a 4–3 extra time loss in the semi-final against Italy. This match with five goals in extra time is one of the most dramatic in World Cup history, and is called the "Game of the Century" in both Italy and Germany. West Germany claimed third by beating Uruguay 1–0. Gerd Müller finished as the tournament's top scorer with 10 goals.

1974 World Cup title on home soil

In 1971, Franz Beckenbauer became captain of the national team, and he led West Germany to victory at the European Championship at Euro 1972, defeating the Soviet Union 3–0 in the final.

As hosts of the 1974 World Cup, they won their second World Cup, defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final in Munich. Two matches in the 1974 World Cup stood out for West Germany. The first group stage saw a politically charged match as West Germany played a game against East Germany. The East Germans won 1–0. The West Germans advanced to the final against the Johan Cruijff-led Dutch team and their brand of "Total Football". The Dutch took the lead from a penalty. However, West Germany tied the match on a penalty by Paul Breitner, and won it with Gerd Müller's fine finish soon after.

Late 1970s and early 1980s

West Germany failed to defend their titles in the next two major international tournaments. They lost to Czechoslovakia in the final of Euro 1976 in a penalty shootout 5–3. Since that loss, Germany has not lost a penalty shootout in major international tournaments.

In the 1978 World Cup, Germany was eliminated in the second group stage after losing 2–3 to Austria. Schön retired as coach afterward, and the post was taken over by his assistant, Jupp Derwall.

West Germany's first tournament under Derwall was successful, as they earned their second European title at Euro 1980 after defeating Belgium 2–1 in the final. West Germany reached the final of the 1982 World Cup, though not without difficulties. They were upset 1–2 by Algeria in their first match, but advanced to the second round with a controversial 1–0 win over Austria. In the semifinal against France, they tied the match 3–3 and won the penalty shootout 5–4. In the final, they were defeated by Italy 1–3.

During this period, West Germany's Gerd Müller racked up fourteen goals in two World Cups (1970 and 1974). His ten goals in 1970 are the third-most ever in a tournament. (Müller's all-time World Cup record of 14 goals was broken by Ronaldo in 2006 which has been further broken by Miroslav Klose in 2014 with 16 goals).

Beckenbauer's coaching success

After West Germany were eliminated in the first round of Euro 1984, Franz Beckenbauer returned to the national team to replace Derwall as coach. In the 1986 World Cup, West Germany finished as runners-up for the second consecutive tournament after beating France 2–0 in the semi-finals, but losing to the Diego Maradona-led Argentina in the final, 2–3. In Euro 1988, West Germany's hopes of winning the tournament on home soil were spoiled by the Netherlands, as the Dutch beat them 2–1 in the semifinals.

In the 1990 World Cup, West Germany won their third World Cup title, in its unprecedented third consecutive final appearance. Captained by Lothar Matthäus, they defeated Yugoslavia (4–1), UAE (5–1), the Netherlands (2–1), Czechoslovakia (1–0), and England (1–1, 4–3 on penalty kicks) on the way to a final rematch against Argentina. West Germany won 1–0, with the only goal being a penalty scored in the 85th minute by Andreas Brehme. Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup as the national team's captain in 1974, thus became the first person to win the World Cup as both captain and coach.

Olympic football

Olympic medal record
Olympic Games
	1988 Seoul	Team

Prior to 1984, Olympic football was an amateur event, meaning that only non-professional players could participate. Due to this, West Germany was never able to achieve the same degree of success at the Olympics as at the World Cup, with the only medal coming in the 1988 Olympics, when they won the bronze medal. Since then, however, no German team has managed to qualify for the Olympics, even after the change of rules to include professionals, among them three athletes over 23 years old. West Germany also reached the second round in both 1972 and 1984. On the other hand, East Germany did far better, winning a gold, a silver and two bronze medals (one representing the United Team of Germany).

Berti Vogts years (1990–1998)

In February 1990, months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the draw for the 1992 European Championship qualifying tournament saw East Germany and West Germany drawn together. After West Germany's 1990 World Cup win, assistant Berti Vogts took over as the national team coach from the retiring Beckenbauer. The members of the East German association Deutscher Fußball-Verband acceded to the DFB in November, while the 1990–91 seasons would continue, with the restructuring of leagues scheduled for 1991–92. The first game with a unified German team was against Switzerland on 19 December.

In Euro 1992, Germany reached the final, but lost 0–2 to Denmark. In the 1994 World Cup, they were upset 1–2 in the quarterfinals by Bulgaria.

Reunified Germany won its first major international title at Euro 1996, becoming European champions for the third time. They defeated hosts England in the semifinals, and the Czech Republic 2–1 in the final on a golden goal in extra time.

However, in the 1998 World Cup, Germany were eliminated in the quarterfinals in a 0–3 defeat to Croatia, all goals being scored after defender Christian Wörns received a straight red card. Vogts stepped down afterwards and was replaced by Erich Ribbeck.

2000–2006: Oliver Kahn/Michael Ballack era

In Euro 2000, the team went out in the first round, drawing with Romania, then suffering a 1–0 defeat to England and were routed 3–0 by Portugal (which fielded their backup players, having already advanced). Ribbeck resigned, and was replaced by Rudi Völler.

Coming into the 2002 World Cup, expectations of the German team were low due to poor results in the qualifiers and not directly qualifying for the finals for the first time. The team advanced through group play, and in the knockout stages they produced three consecutive 1–0 wins against Paraguay, the United States, and co-hosts South Korea, all three goals being scored by Michael Ballack, although he picked up a second yellow card against Korea for a tactical foul and was suspended for the subsequent match. This setup a final against Brazil, the first World Cup meeting between the two. Germany lost 0–2 thanks to two Ronaldo goals. Nevertheless, German captain and goalkeeper Oliver Kahn won the Golden Ball, the first time in the World Cup that a goalkeeper was named the best player of the tournament.

Germany again exited in the first round of Euro 2004, drawing their first two matches and losing the third to the Czech Republic (who had fielded a second-string team). Völler resigned afterwards, and Jürgen Klinsmann was appointed head coach.

Klinsmann's main task was to lead the national team to a good showing at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Klinsman relieved goalkeeper Kahn of the captaincy and announced that Kahn and longtime backup Jens Lehmann would be competing for the position of starting goaltender, a decision that angered Kahn and Lehmann eventually won that contest. Expectations for the team were low, which was not helped by veteran defender Christian Wörns being dropped (after Wörns criticized Klinsmann for designating him only as a backup player on the squad), a choice roundly panned in Germany. Italy routed Germany 4–1 in a March exhibition game, and Klinsmann bore the brunt of the criticism as the team was ranked only 22nd in the world entering the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

As World Cup hosts, Germany won all three group-stage matches to finish top of their group. The team defeated Sweden 2–0 in the round of 16. Germany faced Argentina in the quarter-finals. The match ended 1–1, and Germany won the penalty shootout 4–2. In the semi-final against Italy, the match was scoreless until near the end of extra time when Germany conceded two goals. In the third place match, Germany defeated Portugal 3–1. Miroslav Klose was awarded the Golden Boot for his tournament-leading five goals.

2010 FIFA World Cup cycle

Germany's entry into the Euro 2008 qualifying round was marked by the promotion of Joachim Löw to head coach, since Klinsmann retired. At the UEFA Euro 2008, Germany won two out of three matches in group play to advance to the knockout round. They defeated Portugal 3–2 in the quarterfinal, and won their semifinal against Turkey. Germany lost the final against Spain 0–1, finishing as the runners-up.

In the 2010 World Cup, Germany won the group and advanced to the knockout stage. In the round of 16, Germany defeated England 4–1. The game controversially had a valid goal by Frank Lampard disallowed. In the quarterfinals, Germany defeated Argentina 4–0, and Miroslav Klose tied German Gerd Müller's record of 14 World Cup goals. In the semi-final, Germany lost 1–0 to Spain. Germany defeated Uruguay 3–2 to take third place (their second third place after 2006). German Thomas Müller won the Golden Boot and the Best Young Player Award.

2014 FIFA World Cup – Fourth title

In the Euro 2012, Germany was placed in group B along with Portugal, Netherlands, and Denmark. Germany won all three group matches. Germany defeated Greece in the quarter-final and set a record of 15 consecutive wins in all competitive matches. In the semi-finals, Germany lost to Italy by 1–2.

Germany finished first in their qualification group for the 2014 World Cup. The draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals placed Germany in Group G, with Portugal, Ghana, and United States. They first faced Portugal in a match billed by some as the "team of all the talents against the team of The Talent (Cristiano Ronaldo)", routing the Portuguess 4–0 thanks to a hat-trick by Thomas Müller. In their match with Ghana, they led the game with Götze's second half goal, but then conceded two consecutive goals, then at the 71st minute Klose scored a goal to help Germany to draw 2–2 with Ghana. With that goal, Klose also nudged home his 15th World Cup goal to join former Brazil striker Ronaldo at the pinnacle of World Cup Finals scorers. They then went on to defeat the United States team 1–0, securing them a spot in the round of sixteen against Algeria.

In the round of sixteen knockout match against Algeria, the match remained goalless after regulation time and resulted in extra time being played. In the 92nd minute, André Schürrle scored a goal from a pass from Thomas Müller, while Mesut Özil scored the second goal in the 120th minute. Although Algeria managed to score one goal in injury time it wasn't enough for them and the match ended 2–1 securing Germany a place in the quarter final, setting them up to play France.

In the quarter-final match against France, Mats Hummels scored in the 13th minute as Germany won the game 1–0 to advance to a record fourth consecutive semi-finals

The semi-final win (7–1) against Brazil was a major accomplishment. Germany became the first team in history to score five goals in 18 minutes during the first half. They scored four goals in just 400 seconds and were 5–0 against Brazil by the end of the first half with goals from Thomas Müller, Miroslav Klose, Sami Khedira and two from Toni Kroos. Miroslav Klose also netted his 16th World Cup goal in the 23rd minute to secure his place in history with the most goals scored during World Cup Finals, dethroning former Brazilian National, Ronaldo.

In the second half of the game, substitute André Schürrle scored twice for Germany to lead 7–0, the highest score against Brazil in a single game. Germany did, however, concede a late goal to Brazil's Oscar. It was Brazil's worst ever World Cup defeat. whilst Germany broke multiple World Cup records with the win, including the record broken by Klose, the first team to reach four consecutive World Cup semi finals, the first team to score seven goals in a World Cup Finals knockout phase game, the fastest five consecutive goals in World Cup history (four of which in just 400 seconds), the first team to score five goals in the first half in a World Cup semi final as well as being the topic of the most tweets ever on Twitter about a certain subject when the previous social media record was smashed after Germany scored their fourth goal. Also, Germany's seven goals took their total tally in World Cup history to 223, surpassing Brazil's 221 goals to first place overall.

The World Cup Final was held at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro on 13 July, and billed as the world's best player (Lionel Messi) versus the world's best team (Germany). Mario Götze's 113th minute goal helped Germany beat Argentina 1–0, becoming the first ever European team to win a FIFA World Cup in the Americas.

2016 UEFA European championship qualifiers (2014–2015)

After several players retired from the team following the 2014 World Cup win, including Philipp Lahm, Per Mertesacker and Klose, the team had a disappointing start in the qualifiers. They defeated in home Scotland 2–1, then suffered an away 2–0 loss against Poland (the first in their history), a 1–1 draw against the Republic of Ireland, and a 4–0 win over Gibraltar. The year ended with an away 0–1 friendly win against Spain, the reigning European champions of 2008 and 2012.

Results and fixtures

2014

5 March 2014 Friendly	Germany	1–0	Chile	Stuttgart, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Götze 16'	Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 54,449 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

13 May 2014 Friendly	Germany	0–0	Poland	Hamburg, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: Imtech Arena Attendance: 37,569 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

1 June 2014 Friendly	Germany	2–2	Cameroon	Mönchengladbach, Germany
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Müller 66' Schürrle 71'	Report	Eto'o 62' Choupo-Moting 78'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 41,250 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

6 June 2014 Friendly	Germany	6–1	Armenia	Mainz, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Schürrle 52' Podolski 72' Höwedes 73' Klose 77' Götze 82', 89'	Report	Mkhitaryan 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Coface Arena Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

16 June 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup Group G	Germany	4–0	Portugal	Salvador, Brazil
13:00 BRT (UTC−03:00) 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Müller 12' (pen.), 45', 78' Hummels 32'	Report		Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 51,081 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Man of the Match: Thomas Müller

21 June 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup Group G	Germany	2–2	Ghana	Fortaleza, Brazil
16:00 BRT (UTC−03:00) 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Götze 51' Klose 71'	Report	A. Ayew 54' Gyan 63'	Stadium: Estádio Castelão Attendance: 59,621 Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil) Man of the Match: Mario Götze

26 June 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup Group G	United States	0–1	Germany	Recife, Brazil
13:00 BRT (UTC−03:00) 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Müller 55'	Stadium: Arena Pernambuco Attendance: 41,876 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Man of the Match: Thomas Müller

30 June 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup Round of 16	Germany	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Algeria	Porto Alegre, Brazil
17:00 BRT (UTC−03:00) 22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Schürrle 92' Özil 119'	Report	Djabou 120+1'	Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio Attendance: 43,063 Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil) Man of the Match: Raïs M'Bolhi (Algeria)

4 July 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finals	France	0–1	Germany	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
13:00 BRT (UTC−03:00) 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Hummels 13'	Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã Attendance: 74,240 Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina) Man of the Match: Mats Hummels

8 July 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup Semi-finals	Brazil	1–7	Germany	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
17:00 BRT (UTC−03:00) 22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Oscar 90'	Report	Müller 11' Klose 23' Kroos 24', 26' Khedira 29' Schürrle 69', 79'	Stadium: Estádio Mineirão Attendance: 58,141 Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) Man of the Match: Toni Kroos

13 July 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup Final	Germany	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Argentina	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
16:00 BRT (UTC−03:00) 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Götze 113'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã Attendance: 74,738 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) Man of the Match: Mario Götze

3 September 2014 Friendly	Germany	2–4	Argentina	Düsseldorf, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Schürrle 52' Götze 78'	Report	Agüero 20' Lamela 40' Fernández 47' Di María 50'	Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 51,132 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

7 September 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 Q Group D	Germany	2–1	Scotland	Dortmund, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Müller 18', 70'	Report	Anya 66'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 60,209 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

11 October 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 Q Group D	Poland	2–0	Germany	Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Milik 51' Mila 88'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Narodowy Attendance: 56,934 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

14 October 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 Q Group D	Germany	1–1	Republic of Ireland	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Kroos 71'	Report	O'Shea 90+4'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

14 November 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 Q Group D	Germany	4–0	Gibraltar	Nuremberg, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Müller 12', 29' Götze 38' Santos 67' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Grundig-Stadion Attendance: 44,308 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

18 November 2014 Friendly	Spain	0–1	Germany	Vigo, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report	Kroos 89'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

2015

25 March 2015 Friendly	Germany	2–2	Australia	Kaiserslautern, Germany
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Reus 17' Podolski 81'	Report	Troisi 40' Jedinak 50'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 47,106 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

29 March 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 Q Group D	Georgia	0–2	Germany	Tbilisi, Georgia
20:00 GET (UTC+04:00) 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Reus 39' Müller 44'	Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Attendance: 54,549 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

10 June 2015 Friendly	Germany	v	United States	Cologne, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion

13 June 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 Q Group D	Gibraltar	v	Germany	Faro/Loulé, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Algarve

Stadiums

Germany plays its home matches among various stadiums, in rotation, around the country. They have played home matches in 43 different cities so far, including venues that were German at the time of the match, such as Vienna, Austria, which staged three games between 1938 and 1942.

National team matches have been held most often (44 times) in the stadiums of Berlin, which was the venue of Germany's first home match (in 1908 against England). Other common host cities include Hamburg (33 matches), Stuttgart (31), Hanover (26) and Dortmund. Another notable location is Munich, which has hosted numerous notable matches throughout the history of German football, including the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final, which Germany won against the Netherlands.

Kit

Adidas AG is the longstanding kit provider to the national team, a sponsorship that began in 1954 and is contracted to continue until at least 2018. In the 70s, Germany wore Erima kits (a German brand, formerly a subsidiary of Adidas).

The national team's home kit has always been a white shirt and black shorts. The colours are derived from the 19th century flag of the north German State of Prussia. Since 1988, many of the home kit's designs incorporate details patterned after the modern German flag (with the noted exception of the 2002 World Cup kit, which was a reversal to the pure black-and-white scheme). The away shirt colour has changed several times. For the 2014 World Cup, the German team used white shorts rather than the traditional black due to FIFA's kit clashing rule for the tournament. Historically, green shirt with white shorts is the most often used alternative colour combination, derived from the DFB colours – though it is often erroneously reported that the choice is in recognition of the fact that Ireland, whose home shirts are green, were the first nation to play Germany in a friendly game after World War II. However, the first team to play Germany after WWII, as stated above, was actually Switzerland. Other colours such as red, grey and black have also been used.

A change from black to red came in 2005 on the request of Jürgen Klinsmann, but Germany played every game at the 2006 World Cup in its home white colours. In 2010, the away colours then changed back to a black shirt and white shorts, but at the tournament the team dressed up in the black shorts from the home kit. The German team next resumed the use of a green shirt on its away kit, but then changed again to red-and-black striped shirts with white stripes and letters, and black shorts.

Kit evolution

Home

1908

World Cup 1934

World Cup 1938

World Cup 1954

World Cup 1970

World Cup 1974

World Cup 1978

Euro 1980

World Cup 1982

Euro 1984

World Cup 1986

Euro 1988 and World Cup 1990

Euro 1992

World Cup 1994

Euro 1996

World Cup 1998

Euro 2000

World Cup 2002

Euro 2004

World Cup 2006

Euro 2008

World Cup 2010

Euro 2012

World Cup 2014

Away

World Cup 1954 – 1958

World Cup 1966 – 1970

World Cup 1974 – 1978

Euro 1980 – World Cup 1982

Euro 1984

World Cup 1986

Euro 1988 – World Cup 1990

Euro 1992

World Cup 1994

Euro 1996

World Cup 1998

Euro 2000

World Cup 2002

Euro 2004

ConFed Cup 2005

World Cup 2006

Euro 2008

World Cup 2010

Euro 2012

World Cup 2014

Media coverage

Germany's qualifying matches are currently televised by privately owned RTL; friendlies by public broadcasters ARD and ZDF. World Cup & European Championships matches featuring the German national team are among the most-watched events in the history of television in Germany.

Competition records

Germany has won the World Cup four times, behind only Brazil (five titles). It has finished as runners-up four times. In terms of semifinal appearances, Germany leads with 13, two more than Brazil's 11, which had participated in two more tournaments. In the last 16 World Cup tournaments, Germany has always reached at least the stage of the last eight teams. Germany has also qualified for every one of the 18 World Cups for which it has entered – it did not enter the inaugural competition in Uruguay of 1930 for economic reasons, and could not qualify for or compete in the post-war 1950 World Cup as the DFB was reinstated as a FIFA member only two months after this tournament. Germany also have the distinction of having the highest Elo football rating of all time (2200) following their victory in the 2014 World Cup.

Germany has also won the European Championship three times (Spain and France are the only other multiple-time winners with three and two titles respectively), and finished as runners-up three times as well. The Germans have qualified for every European Championship tournament except for the very first European Championship they entered in 1968. For that tournament, Germany was in the only group of three teams and thus only played four qualifying games. The deciding game was a scoreless draw in Albania which gave Yugoslavia the edge, having won in their neighbour country.

See also East Germany and Saarland for the results of these separate German teams, and Austria for the team that was merged into the German team from 1938 to 1945.

FIFA World Cup record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third Place    Fourth Place  

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did Not Enter									–	–	–	–	–	–
1934	Third Place	3rd	4	3	0	1	11	8		1	1	0	0	9	1
1938	First Round	10th	2	0	1	1	3	5		3	3	0	0	11	1
1950	Banned									–	–	–	–	–	–
1954	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	25	14		4	3	1	0	12	3
1958	Fourth Place	4th	6	2	2	2	12	14		Qualified as Defending Champions
1962	Quarter-Final	7th	4	2	1	1	4	2		4	4	0	0	11	5
1966	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	15	6		4	3	1	0	14	2
1970	Third Place	3rd	6	5	0	1	17	10		6	5	1	0	20	3
1974	Champions	1st	7	6	0	1	13	4		Qualified as Hosts
1978	Second Group Stage	6th	6	1	4	1	10	5		Qualified as Defending Champions
1982	Runners-up	2nd	7	3	2	2	12	10		8	8	0	0	33	3
1986	Runners-up	2nd	7	3	2	2	8	7		8	5	2	1	22	9
1990	Champions	1st	7	5	2	0	15	5		6	3	3	0	13	3
1994	Quarter-Final	5th	5	3	1	1	9	7		Qualified as Defending Champions
1998	Quarter-Final	7th	5	3	1	1	8	6		10	6	4	0	23	9
2002	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	1	1	14	3		10	6	3	1	19	12
2006	Third Place	3rd	7	5	1	1	14	6		Qualified as Hosts
2010	Third Place	3rd	7	5	0	2	16	5		10	8	2	0	26	5
2014	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	18	4		10	9	1	0	36	10
2018	To Be Determined
2022
Total	4 Titles	18/20	106	66	20*	20	224	121		84	64	18	2	249	66

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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

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

UEFA European Championship record

UEFA European Championship record										UEFA European Championship Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	Did Not Enter									Did Not Enter
1964
1968	Did Not Qualify									4	2	1	1	9	2
1972	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	5	1		8	5	3	0	13	3
1976	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	1	0	6	4		8	4	4	0	17	5
1980	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	6	3		6	4	2	0	17	1
1984	Group Stage	5th	3	1	1	1	2	2		8	5	1	2	15	5
1988	Semi Final	3rd	4	2	1	1	6	3		Qualified as Hosts
1992	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	1	2	7	8		6	5	0	1	13	4
1996	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	10	3		10	8	1	1	27	10
2000	Group Stage	14th	3	0	1	2	1	5		8	6	1	1	20	4
2004	Group Stage	12th	3	0	2	1	2	3		8	5	3	0	13	4
2008	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	10	7		12	8	3	1	35	7
2012	Semi Final	3rd	5	4	0	1	10	6		10	10	0	0	34	7
2016	To Be Determined									5	3	1	1	9	4
2020
Total	3 titles	11/14	43	23	10*	10	65	45		93	65	20	8	222	56

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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

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

FIFA Confederations Cup record

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Squad
1992	Did Not Enter
1995	Did Not Qualify
1997	Did Not Enter
1999	Group Stage	5th	3	1	0	2	2	6	Squad
2001	Did Not Qualify
2003	Did Not Enter
2005	Third Place	3rd	5	3	1	1	15	11	Squad
2009	Did Not Qualify
2013
2017	Qualified
2021	To Be Determined
Total	Third Place	2/8	8	4	1	3	17	17	-

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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

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

Note All tournaments from 1950 to 1990 inclusively were competed as West Germany.

FIFA Ranking history

Source:

Honours

FIFA World Cup

• Champions (4): 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
• Runners-up (4): 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002
• Third place (4): 1934, 1970, 2006, 2010

UEFA European Championship

• Champions (3): 1972, 1980, 1996
• Runners-up (3): 1976, 1992, 2008
• Third place (2): 1988, 2012

FIFA Confederations Cup

• Third place: 2005

Competition				Total
World Cup	4	4	4	12
European Championship	3	3	2	8
Confederations Cup	0	0	1	1
Total	7	7	7	21

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Joachim Löw
Assistant coach	Thomas Schneider
Goalkeeping coach	Andreas Köpke
Fitness coach	Yann-Benjamin Kugel
Mental coach	Dr Hans-Dieter Hermann
Business manager	Oliver Bierhoff
Sporting director	Hans-Dieter Flick

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly match against Australia on 25 March 2015 and the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Georgia.
Caps and goals as of 25 March 2015 after the game against Georgia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Manuel Neuer	(1986-03-27) 27 March 1986 (age 38)	58	0	Bayern Munich
12	1GK	Ron-Robert Zieler	(1989-02-12) 12 February 1989 (age 35)	5	0	Hannover 96
22	1GK	Roman Weidenfeller	(1980-08-06) 6 August 1980 (age 44)	4	0	Borussia Dortmund
17	2DF	Jérôme Boateng	(1988-09-03) 3 September 1988 (age 36)	51	0	Bayern Munich
5	2DF	Mats Hummels	(1988-12-16) 16 December 1988 (age 36)	39	4	Borussia Dortmund
4	2DF	Benedikt Höwedes	(1988-02-29) 29 February 1988 (age 36)	32	2	Schalke 04
14	2DF	Holger Badstuber	(1989-03-13) 13 March 1989 (age 35)	31	1	Bayern Munich
2	2DF	Shkodran Mustafi	(1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32)	7	0	Valencia
15	2DF	Sebastian Rudy	(1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 34)	7	0	1899 Hoffenheim
3	2DF	Jonas Hector	(1990-05-27) 27 May 1990 (age 34)	3	0	1. FC Köln
10	3MF	Lukas Podolski	(1985-06-04) 4 June 1985 (age 39)	123	48	Inter Milan
7	3MF	Bastian Schweinsteiger (Captain)	(1984-08-01) 1 August 1984 (age 40)	109	23	Bayern Munich
8	3MF	Mesut Özil	(1988-10-15) 15 October 1988 (age 36)	64	18	Arsenal
13	3MF	Thomas Müller	(1989-09-13) 13 September 1989 (age 35)	63	27	Bayern Munich
18	3MF	Toni Kroos	(1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 34)	58	9	Real Madrid
6	3MF	Sami Khedira	(1987-04-04) 4 April 1987 (age 37)	54	5	Real Madrid
9	3MF	André Schürrle	(1990-11-06) 6 November 1990 (age 34)	44	17	VfL Wolfsburg
11	3MF	Marco Reus	(1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 35)	25	9	Borussia Dortmund
21	3MF	İlkay Gündoğan	(1990-10-24) 24 October 1990 (age 34)	9	2	Borussia Dortmund
20	3MF	Christoph Kramer	(1991-02-19) 19 February 1991 (age 33)	9	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach
16	3MF	Karim Bellarabi	(1990-04-08) 8 April 1990 (age 34)	5	0	Bayer Leverkusen
19	4FW	Mario Götze	(1992-06-03) 3 June 1992 (age 32)	43	13	Bayern Munich
23	4FW	Max Kruse	(1988-03-19) 19 March 1988 (age 36)	11	1	Borussia Mönchengladbach

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Germany squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Marc-André ter Stegen	(1992-04-30) 30 April 1992 (age 32)	4	0	Barcelona	v.  Poland, 13 May 2014
DF	Kevin Großkreutz	(1988-07-19) 19 July 1988 (age 36)	6	0	Borussia Dortmund	v.  Scotland, 7 September 2014
DF	Marcel Schmelzer	(1988-01-22) 22 January 1988 (age 36)	16	0	Borussia Dortmund	2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
DF	Marcell Jansen	(1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 (age 39)	45	3	Hamburger SV	2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
DF	Christian Günter	(1993-02-28) 28 February 1993 (age 31)	1	0	SC Freiburg	v.  Poland, 13 May 2014
DF	Sebastian Jung	(1990-06-03) 3 June 1990 (age 34)	1	0	VfL Wolfsburg	v.  Poland, 13 May 2014
DF	Oliver Sorg	(1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 34)	1	0	SC Freiburg	v.  Poland, 13 May 2014
MF	Lars Bender	(1989-04-27) 27 April 1989 (age 35)	19	4	Bayer Leverkusen	v.  Spain, 19 November 2014
MF	Julian Draxler	(1993-09-20) 20 September 1993 (age 31)	15	1	Schalke 04	v.  Republic of Ireland, 14 October 2014
MF	Sidney Sam	(1988-01-31) 31 January 1988 (age 36)	5	0	Schalke 04	v.  Scotland, 7 September 2014
MF	Leon Goretzka	(1995-02-06) 6 February 1995 (age 29)	1	0	Schalke 04	2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
MF	Max Meyer	(1995-09-18) 18 September 1995 (age 29)	1	0	Schalke 04	2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
MF	Maximilian Arnold	(1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 30)	1	0	VfL Wolfsburg	v.  Poland, 13 May 2014
MF	André Hahn	(1990-08-13) 13 August 1990 (age 34)	1	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	v.  Poland, 13 May 2014
FW	Kevin Volland	(1992-07-30) 30 July 1992 (age 32)	3	0	1899 Hoffenheim	v.  Spain, 19 November 2014
FW	Mario Gómez	(1985-07-10) 10 July 1985 (age 39)	60	25	Fiorentina	v.  Scotland, 7 September 2014

Famous past players

Most capped players

Below is a list of the 10 players with the most caps for Germany, as of 29 March 2015. (bold denotes players still available for selection). Players who had played for the separate East German Team (in the scope of this list: Streich 102) do not appear in this list.

Top goalscorers

Below is a list of the top 10 goalscorers for Germany, as of 29 March 2015. (bold denotes players still available for selection). Former East Germany players (in the scope of this list: Streich 55 and Kirsten 34: 14 East Germany and 20 Germany) are not included in this Misplaced Pages list, though they are included in DFB records.

World Cup winning captains

Titles

Achievements
Preceded by1950  Uruguay	World Champions 1954 (First title)	Succeeded by1958  Brazil
Preceded by1970  Brazil	World Champions 1974 (Second title)	Succeeded by1978  Argentina
Preceded by1986  Argentina	World Champions 1990 (Third title)	Succeeded by1994  Brazil
Preceded by2010  Spain	World Champions 2014 (Fourth title)	Succeeded by2018 TBD
Preceded by1968  Italy	European Champions 1972 (First title)	Succeeded by1976  Czechoslovakia
Preceded by1976  Czechoslovakia	European Champions 1980 (Second title)	Succeeded by1984  France
Preceded by1992  Denmark	European Champions 1996 (Third title)	Succeeded by2000  France
Awards
Preceded by FC Bayern Munich	Laureus World Team of the Year 2015	Succeeded byIncumbent

See also

• Germany national under-21 football team
• Germany national youth football team (includes U-15, U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-20 squads)
• Germany women's national football team
• East Germany national football team
• Germany–England
• Germany–Italy
• Germany–Netherlands

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External links

• DFB's German national football team page
• team.dfb.de
• DFB's statistics of the German team
• FIFA website: Germany FIFA World Cup victories Winner (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) Runners-Up (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002) Third (1934, 1970, 2006, 2010) Fourth (1958)
• Schwarz und Weiß: A website about the German National Team in English
• RSSSF archive of Germany results
• Reports for all official matches
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers

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West Germany/Germany FIFA World Cup squads

v t e Germany squad – 1934 FIFA World Cup third place GK Buchloh GK Jakob GK Kreß DF Bender DF Busch DF Haringer DF Schwartz MF Albrecht MF Gramlich MF Janes MF Münzenberg MF Szepan (c) MF Zielinski FW Conen FW Dienert FW Heidemann FW Hohmann FW Kobierski FW Lehner FW Noack FW Siffling FW Streb Coach: Nerz v t e Germany squad – 1938 FIFA World Cup GK Buchloh GK Jakob GK Raftl DF Janes DF Münzenberg DF Schmaus MF Goldbrunner MF Kitzinger MF Kupfer MF Mock MF Wagner FW Gauchel FW Gellesch FW Hahnemann FW Lehner FW Neumer FW Pesser FW Siffling FW Skoumal FW Streitle FW Stroh FW Szepan (c) Coach: Herberger v t e West Germany squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup winners (1st title) 1 Turek 2 Laband 3 Kohlmeyer 4 Bauer 5 Erhardt 6 Eckel 7 Posipal 8 Mai 9 Mebus 10 Liebrich 11 Metzner 12 Rahn 13 Morlock 14 Klodt 15 O. Walter 16 F. Walter (c) 17 Herrmann 18 Biesinger 19 Pfaff 20 Schäfer 21 Kubsch 22 Kwiatkowski Coach: Herberger v t e West Germany squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup fourth place 1 Herkenrath 2 Erhardt 3 Juskowiak 4 Eckel 5 Wewers 6 Szymaniak 7 Stollenwerk 8 Rahn 9 Walter 10 Schmidt 11 Schäfer (c) 12 Seeler 13 Klodt 14 Cieslarczyk 15 Kelbassa 16 Sturm 17 Schnellinger 18 Hoffmann 19 Peters 20 Nuber 21 Sawitzki 22 Kwiatkowski Coach: Herberger v t e West Germany squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup 1 Tilkowski 2 Erhardt 3 Schnellinger 4 Schulz 5 Wilden 6 Szymaniak 7 Koslowski 8 Haller 9 Seeler 10 Brülls 11 Schäfer (c) 12 Nowak 13 Kurbjuhn 14 Werner 15 Giesemann 16 Sturm 17 Kraus 18 Herrmann 19 Strehl 20 Vollmar 21 Sawitzki 22 Fahrian Coach: Herberger v t e West Germany squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup runners-up 1 Tilkowski 2 Höttges 3 Schnellinger 4 Beckenbauer 5 Schulz 6 Weber 7 Brülls 8 Haller 9 Seeler (c) 10 Held 11 Emmerich 12 Overath 13 Hornig 14 Lutz 15 Patzke 16 Lorenz 17 Paul 18 Sieloff 19 Krämer 20 Grabowski 21 Bernard 22 Maier Coach: Schön v t e West Germany squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup third place 1 Maier 2 Höttges 3 Schnellinger 4 Beckenbauer 5 Schulz 6 Weber 7 Vogts 8 Haller 9 Seeler (c) 10 Held 11 Fichtel 12 Overath 13 Müller 14 Libuda 15 Patzke 16 Lorenz 17 Löhr 18 Sieloff 19 Dietrich 20 Grabowski 21 Manglitz 22 Wolter Coach: Schön v t e West Germany squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup winners (2nd title) 1 Maier 2 Vogts 3 Breitner 4 Schwarzenbeck 5 Beckenbauer (c) 6 Höttges 7 Wimmer 8 Cullmann 9 Grabowski 10 Netzer 11 Heynckes 12 Overath 13 Müller 14 Hoeneß 15 Flohe 16 Bonhof 17 Hölzenbein 18 Herzog 19 Kapellmann 20 Kremers 21 Nigbur 22 Kleff Coach: Schön v t e West Germany squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup 1 Maier 2 Vogts (c) 3 Dietz 4 Rüssmann 5 Kaltz 6 Bonhof 7 Abramczik 8 Zimmermann 9 Fischer 10 Flohe 11 Rummenigge 12 Schwarzenbeck 13 Konopka 14 D. Müller 15 Beer 16 Cullmann 17 Hölzenbein 18 Zewe 19 Worm 20 H. Müller 21 Kargus 22 Burdenski Coach: Schön v t e West Germany squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup runners-up 1 Schumacher 2 Briegel 3 Breitner 4 K. Förster 5 B. Förster 6 Dremmler 7 Littbarski 8 Fischer 9 Hrubesch 10 Müller 11 Rummenigge (c) 12 Hannes 13 Reinders 14 Magath 15 Stielike 16 T. Allofs 17 Engels 18 Matthäus 19 Hieronymus 20 Kaltz 21 Franke 22 Immel Coach: Derwall v t e West Germany squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup runners-up 1 Schumacher 2 Briegel 3 Brehme 4 Förster 5 Herget 6 Eder 7 Littbarski 8 Matthäus 9 Völler 10 Magath 11 Rummenigge (c) 12 Stein 13 Allgöwer 14 Berthold 15 Augenthaler 16 Thon 17 Jakobs 18 Rahn 19 Allofs 20 Hoeneß 21 Rolff 22 Immel Coach: Beckenbauer v t e West Germany squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup winners (3rd title) 1 Illgner 2 Reuter 3 Brehme 4 Kohler 5 Augenthaler 6 Buchwald 7 Littbarski 8 Häßler 9 Völler 10 Matthäus (c) 11 Mill 12 Aumann 13 Riedle 14 Berthold 15 Bein 16 Steiner 17 Möller 18 Klinsmann 19 Pflügler 20 Thon 21 Hermann 22 Köpke Coach: Beckenbauer v t e Germany squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Illgner 2 Strunz 3 Brehme 4 Kohler 5 Helmer 6 Buchwald 7 Möller 8 Häßler 9 Riedle 10 Matthäus (c) 11 Kuntz 12 Köpke 13 Völler 14 Berthold 15 Gaudino 16 Sammer 17 Wagner 18 Klinsmann 19 Kirsten 20 Effenberg 21 Basler 22 Kahn Coach: Vogts v t e Germany squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Köpke 2 Wörns 3 Heinrich 4 Kohler 5 Helmer 6 Thon 7 Möller 8 Matthäus 9 Kirsten 10 Häßler 11 Marschall 12 Kahn 13 Jeremies 14 Babbel 15 Freund 16 Hamann 17 Ziege 18 Klinsmann (c) 19 Reuter 20 Bierhoff 21 Tarnat 22 Lehmann Coach: Vogts v t e Germany squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup runners-up 1 Kahn (c) 2 Linke 3 Rehmer 4 Baumann 5 Ramelow 6 Ziege 7 Neuville 8 Hamann 9 Jancker 10 Ricken 11 Klose 12 Lehmann 13 Ballack 14 Asamoah 15 Kehl 16 Jeremies 17 Bode 18 Böhme 19 Schneider 20 Bierhoff 21 Metzelder 22 Frings 23 Butt Coach: Völler v t e Germany squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup third place 1 Lehmann 2 Jansen 3 Friedrich 4 Huth 5 Kehl 6 Nowotny 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Frings 9 Hanke 10 Neuville 11 Klose 12 Kahn 13 Ballack (c) 14 Asamoah 15 Hitzlsperger 16 Lahm 17 Mertesacker 18 Borowski 19 Schneider 20 Podolski 21 Metzelder 22 Odonkor 23 Hildebrand Coach: Klinsmann v t e Germany squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup third place 1 Neuer 2 Jansen 3 Friedrich 4 Aogo 5 Tasci 6 Khedira 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Özil 9 Kießling 10 Podolski 11 Klose 12 Wiese 13 Müller 14 Badstuber 15 Trochowski 16 Lahm (c) 17 Mertesacker 18 Kroos 19 Cacau 20 Boateng 21 Marin 22 Butt 23 Gómez Coach: Löw v t e Germany squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup winners (4th title) 1 Neuer 2 Großkreutz 3 Ginter 4 Höwedes 5 Hummels 6 Khedira 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Özil 9 Schürrle 10 Podolski 11 Klose 12 Zieler 13 Müller 14 Draxler 15 Durm 16 Lahm (c) 17 Mertesacker 18 Kroos 19 Götze 20 Boateng 21 Mustafi 22 Weidenfeller 23 Kramer Coach: Löw

West Germany/Germany UEFA Euro squads

v t e West Germany squad – UEFA Euro 1972 winners (1st title) 1 Maier 2 Höttges 3 Breitner 4 Schwarzenbeck 5 Beckenbauer (c) 6 Wimmer 7 Grabowski 8 Hoeneß 9 Heynckes 10 Netzer 11 Kremers 13 Müller 14 Vogts 15 Bonhof 16 Bella 17 Löhr 18 Köppel 22 Kleff Coach: Schön v t e West Germany squad – UEFA Euro 1976 runners-up 1 Maier 2 Vogts 3 Dietz 4 Schwarzenbeck 5 Beckenbauer (c) 6 Wimmer 7 Bonhof 8 Hoeneß 9 Müller 10 Beer 11 Hölzenbein 12 Worm 13 Danner 14 Bongartz 15 Flohe 16 Nogly 17 Kaltz 18 Kargus Coach: Schön v t e West Germany squad – UEFA Euro 1980 winners (2nd title) 1 Schumacher 2 Briegel 3 Cullmann 4 K. Förster 5 Dietz (c) 6 Schuster 7 B. Förster 8 Rummenigge 9 Hrubesch 10 Müller 11 Allofs 12 Memering 13 Bonhof 14 Magath 15 Stielike 16 Zimmermann 17 Del'Haye 18 Matthäus 19 Votava 20 Kaltz 21 Junghans 22 Immel Coach: Derwall v t e West Germany squad – UEFA Euro 1984 1 Schumacher 2 Briegel 3 Strack 4 K. Förster 5 B. Förster 6 Rolff 7 Brehme 8 Allofs 9 Völler 10 Meier 11 Rummenigge (c) 12 Burdenski 13 Matthäus 14 Falkenmayer 15 Stielike 16 Bruns 17 Littbarski 18 Buchwald 19 Bommer 20 Roleder Coach: Derwall v t e West Germany squad – UEFA Euro 1988 semi-finalists 1 Immel 2 Buchwald 3 Brehme 4 Kohler 5 Herget 6 Borowka 7 Littbarski 8 Matthäus (c) 9 Völler 10 Thon 11 Mill 12 Illgner 13 Wuttke 14 Berthold 15 Pflügler 16 Eckstein 17 Dorfner 18 Klinsmann 19 Sauer 20 Rolff Coach: Beckenbauer v t e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 1992 runners-up 1 Illgner 2 Reuter 3 Brehme (c) 4 Kohler 5 Binz 6 Buchwald 7 Möller 8 Häßler 9 Völler 10 Doll 11 Riedle 12 Köpke 13 Thom 14 Helmer 15 Frontzeck 16 Sammer 17 Effenberg 18 Klinsmann 19 Schulz 20 Wörns Coach: Vogts v t e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 1996 winners (3rd title) 1 Köpke 2 Reuter 3 Bode 4 Freund 5 Helmer 6 Sammer 7 Möller 8 Scholl 9 Bobic 10 Häßler 11 Kuntz 12 Kahn 13 Basler 14 Babbel 15 Kohler 16 Schneider 17 Ziege 18 Klinsmann (c) 19 Strunz 20 Bierhoff 21 Eilts 22 Reck 23 Todt Coach: Vogts v t e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2000 1 Kahn 2 Babbel 3 Rehmer 4 Linke 5 Bode 6 Nowotny 7 Scholl 8 Häßler 9 Kirsten 10 Matthäus 11 Rink 12 Lehmann 13 Ballack 14 Hamann 15 Wosz 16 Jeremies 17 Ziege 18 Deisler 19 Jancker 20 Bierhoff (c) 21 Ramelow 22 Butt Coach: Ribbeck v t e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Kahn (c) 2 Hinkel 3 Friedrich 4 Wörns 5 Nowotny 6 Baumann 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Hamann 9 Bobic 10 Kurányi 11 Klose 12 Lehmann 13 Ballack 14 Brdarić 15 Kehl 16 Jeremies 17 Ziege 18 Ernst 19 Schneider 20 Podolski 21 Lahm 22 Frings 23 Hildebrand Coach: Völler v t e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2008 runners-up 1 Lehmann 2 Jansen 3 Friedrich 4 Fritz 5 Westermann 6 Rolfes 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Frings 9 Gómez 10 Neuville 11 Klose 12 Enke 13 Ballack (c) 14 Trochowski 15 Hitzlsperger 16 Lahm 17 Mertesacker 18 Borowski 19 Odonkor 20 Podolski 21 Metzelder 22 Kurányi 23 Adler Coach: Löw v t e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2012 semi-finalists 1 Neuer 2 Gündoğan 3 Schmelzer 4 Höwedes 5 Hummels 6 Khedira 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Özil 9 Schürrle 10 Podolski 11 Klose 12 Wiese 13 Müller 14 Badstuber 15 Bender 16 Lahm (c) 17 Mertesacker 18 Kroos 19 Götze 20 Boateng 21 Reus 22 Zieler 23 Gómez Coach: Löw