Germany national football team 250204 225742911 2008-07-15T04:58:53Z Hubschrauber729 6760597 /* Recent call-ups */ Helmes is now with Bayer {{Infobox National football team | Name = Germany| Badge = DFBEagle.svg | FIFA Trigramme = GER | | Honours = [[Image:Football World Cup (old).svg|25px|1954 FIFA World Cup]][[Image:Football European Cup.svg|30px|1972 UEFA European Football Championship]][[Image:Football World Cup (new).svg|25px|1974 FIFA World Cup]][[Image:Football European Cup.svg|30px|1980 UEFA European Football Championship]][[Image:Football World Cup (new).svg|25px|1990 FIFA World Cup]][[Image:Football European Cup.svg|30px|1996 UEFA European Football Championship]] | | Nickname = ''Die Mannschaft'' (The Team) | Association = [[German Football Association]]<br/>(''Deutscher Fußball-Bund — DFB'') | Confederation = [[UEFA]] ([[Europe]]) | Coach = {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Joachim Löw]] | Captain = [[Michael Ballack]] | Most caps = [[Lothar Matthäus]] (150) | Top scorer = [[Gerd Müller]] (68) | FIFA Rank = [[Image:Green Arrow Up.svg|10px]] 3 | FIFA max = 1 | FIFA max date = August 1993 | FIFA min = 23 | FIFA min date = March 2006 | Elo Rank = 6 | Elo max = 1 | Elo max date = 1990-92, 1993-94, 1996-97 | Elo min = 28 | Elo min date = 1923 | pattern_la1=_shoulder stripes black stripes half|pattern_b1=_germany2008|pattern_ra1=_shoulder stripes black stripes half| leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FFFFFF|rightarm1=FFFFFF|shorts1=100000|socks1=FFFFFF| pattern_la2=_germanyA|pattern_b2=_germany2008away|pattern_ra2=_germanyA| leftarm2=EF0000|body2=EF0000|rightarm2=EF0000|shorts2=EF0000|socks2=EF0000| First game = {{fb|Switzerland}} 5 - 3 Germany {{Flagicon|Germany|empire}}<br>([[Basel]], [[Switzerland]]; [[April 5]], [[1908]]) | Largest win = {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Germany 16 - 0 [[Russia national football team|Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} <br> ([[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]; [[July 1]], [[1912]]) | Largest loss = {{Flagicon|England}} [[England national amateur football team|England amateur]] 9 - 0 Germany {{Flagicon|Germany|empire}}<br>([[Oxford]], [[England]]; [[March 16]], [[1909]]) | World cup apps = 16 <!--includes 2006-->| World cup first = 1934 | World cup best = Winners, [[Football World Cup 1954|1954]], [[Football World Cup 1974|1974]], [[Football World Cup 1990|1990]] | Regional name = [[European Football Championship|European Championship]] | Regional cup apps = 10 | Regional cup first = [[1972 European Football Championship|1972]] | Regional cup best = Winners, [[1972 European Football Championship|1972]], [[1980 European Football Championship|1980]], [[1996 European Football Championship|1996]] | Confederations cup apps = 2 | Confederations cup first = 1999 | Confederations cup best = 3rd, [[Confederations Cup 2005|2005]] }} The '''German national football team''' ({{lang-de|Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft}}) From 1950 to 1990, the team was also informally called '''West Germany''' in English, as since [[World War II]], the DFB is based in the [[Federal Republic of Germany]] (FRG) which was commonly referred to as [[West Germany]] from 1949 to 1990. The DFB continues to field the German national team that had been fully reinstated by [[FIFA]] after the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]], retaining all records and traditions. Under [[Allied Occupation Zones in Germany|Allied occupation and division]], two other separate "national" teams had also been recognized by FIFA, the [[Saarland national football team|Saarland team]] (1950&ndash;1956), and the [[East Germany national football team|East German team]] (1952&ndash;1990). Both have been absorbed into the current national team, along with their records (caps and goal scorers). The official name and code "Germany FR (FRG)" has been shortened again to "Germany (GER)" since 1990. Germany is one of the three most successful national teams at international competitions, having won a total of three World Cups and three European championships. East Germany won Olympic Gold in 1976. Germany is the only nation to have won both the men's and women's World Cups. Since their [[penalty shootout]] loss to [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] in [[1976 European Football Championship|Euro 76]], Germany has not lost a penalty shootout in major international tournaments. In fact, the last penalty missed by a German player dates back to the semi-finals of the 1982 World Cup when French goalkeeper [[Jean-Luc Ettori]] saved [[Uli Stielike]]'s shot. In particular, Germany defeated [[England national football team|England]] in semi-final shoouts in the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]] and [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 96]]. German teams have something of a tradition of beginning their history against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]: The first match ever of the German national team, 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. Germany's first championship title was even won in Switzerland. Most of the home games (7 since 1911) were at [[Stuttgart]]'s [[Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion]]. [[Klaus Fischer]] also scored Germany's ''[[ARD Goal of the Century]]'' there against the Swiss in 1977, with a [[bicycle kick]] (''fallrückzieher''), his trademark move (with which he also scored the important 3:3 equalizer in extra-time (108th minute) at the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]] vs France, a goal that was not chosen for the Top 10 of the [[WC Goal of the Century]]) At Germany's last two appearances in a Final of a major tournament prior to their reaching the final of [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]] - [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 96]] and [[2002 FIFA World Cup|World Cup 2002]] - the player who had scored the decisive goal in the semi final did so knowing they would be suspended for the Final. [[Andreas Möller]] in 1996 and [[Michael Ballack]] in 2002 both picked up decisive yellow cards in the semi finals against [[England national football team|England]] and [[Korea Republic national football team|South Korea]] respectively. Möller scored the decisive penalty in a shoot-out against England and Michael Ballack went on to score the only goal against the Koreans. The current coaching staff of the national team include head coach [[Joachim Löw]], assistant coach [[Hans-Dieter Flick]], goalkeeper coach [[Andreas Köpke]], athletic coach Mark Verstegen, athletic coach Oliver Schmidtlein, scout Urs Siegenthaler, technical director [[Matthias Sammer]] and team manager [[Oliver Bierhoff]]. Germany can boast of having the first and only goalkeeper to win the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden ball|Player of the Tournament]] award following a World Cup, that being [[Oliver Kahn]] in 2002. [[Harald Schumacher|Harald "Toni" Schumacher]] was runner-up for the award in 1986. In Germany, they are typically referred to as the "Nationalmannschaft" (national team) or "Nationalelf" (national eleven), whereas in foreign media, they are regularly described as the "Mannschaft" (literally meaning "The Team"). ==History== ===Early years=== {{MedalTop}} {{MedalSport | Men's [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Football]]}} {{MedalBronze | [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Team]]}} {{MedalBottom}} Between 1899 and 1901, prior to the formation of a national side, 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 national football team|Switzerland]] at [[Basel]], with the Swiss winning 5-3. The players were selected by the DFB as there was no dedicated coach at that time. The first coach of the Germany national team was [[Otto Nerz]], a school teacher from [[Mannheim]], who served in the role from 1923 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 FIFA World Cup|1934 World Cup]] in their first appearance in the competition. After a poor showing at the [[Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics|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 Wroclaw, Poland).<ref>[http://www.dfb.de/dfb-team/db/dfbnat.php?lang=E&liga=Nationalmannschaft&action=year&jahr=1937 dfb.de]</ref> After [[Austria]] became part of Germany in the ''[[Anschluss]]'' of March 1938, that country's [[Austria national football team|national team]] - one of Europe's better sides at the time due to professionalism - was disbanded despite having already qualified for the [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938 World Cup]]. As required by Nazi politicians, five or six ex-Austrian players, from the clubs [[Rapid Wien]], [[Austria Wien]], [[Vienna Wien]], 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. During World War II, the team played over 30 international games between September 1939 and November 1942, when national team games was suspended as most players had to join the armed forces. Many of the national team players were gathered together under coach Herberger as ''[[Luftwaffen-SV Hamburg]]'' 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, with none of the three new German states entering the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]] qualifiers as the DFB was only reinstated as full FIFA member after this World Cup. ==== German continuity from 1908 to present ==== As in most aspects of life, the pre-war traditions and organisations of Germany were carried on by the [[Federal Republic of Germany]] which was colloquial called [[West Germany]]. This applied also to the DFB which had its headquarters in Frankfurt/Main and still employed coach [[Sepp Herberger]]. With recognition by [[FIFA]] and [[UEFA]], the DFB carried on the tradition of Germany - even if sometimes called "West Germany", there was never a separate "West Germany national football team", it was always identical with the Germany national football team. Neighboring [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] was once again the first <ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/duit-intres.html (West) Germany - International Results<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> team that would play Germany in 1950, with [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] and [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] being the only non-[[German language]] opponents in friendly matches during 1951. After only 18 post war games in total, Germany had qualified for the [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 World Cup]], having prevailed against Norway and the "third German state", the Saarland. ==== Saarland 1947&ndash;1956 ==== The [[Saar (protectorate)]], otherwise known as [[Saarland]], had been split off from Germany and put under French control between 1947 and 1956. They sent separate teams to the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] and also to the [[1954 FIFA World Cup qualification|1954 World Cup qualifiers]], when [[Saarland national football team]] finished below Germany but above [[Norway national football team|Norway]] in their qualification group, having won in Oslo. Legendary coach [[Helmut Schön]] was the manager of the Saarland team from 1952 until 1957, when it was merged with the Federal Republic of Germany and the DFB respectively. ==== East Germany 1949&ndash;1990 ==== In 1949, the socialist [[German Democratic Republic]] was founded in the Soviet-occupied [[East Germany]]. From 1952 onwards were represented by a separate FA and its [[East Germany national football team]]. East Germany were also the only team able to beat the (West) German team that won the [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974 World Cup]], a highly symbolic event for both sides of the nation. They went on to win the gold medal in [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics]]. After the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989, the GDR dissolved itself, its [[Neue Bundesländer]] joined the Federal Republic of Germany in the [[German reunification]] in 1990, and the football clubs and players joined the DFB. ===''Das Wunder von Bern''=== Germany, captained by [[Fritz Walter]], met in the [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 World Cup]] some of the teams they had played in friendly matches, namely [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] and [[Austria national football team|Austria]]. When playing favorites [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] in the group stage, with good chances to qualify for the next round even in case of defeat, coach [[Sepp Herberger]] did not field his best players, saving them from the experience of a 3-8 loss. Germany would go on to meet Hungary again in the final, facing the legendary team of [[Golden Team|Mighty Magyars]] again, which had gone unbeaten for 32 consecutive matches, a record that still stands today. In a shocking upset, Germany came back from an early two goal deficit to win 3-2, with [[Helmut Rahn]] scoring the winning goal with only six minutes remaining. The success is called "[[The Miracle of Bern]]" (''Das Wunder von Bern''). The unexpected victory created a sense of euphoria throughout a divided postwar Germany. The triumph is credited with playing a significant role in securing the postwar ideological foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany. ===Memorable losses: Wembley goal and Game of the Century=== After finishing fourth in the [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958 World Cup]] and reaching only the quarter-finals in the [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962 World Cup]], the DFB had to make changes. Following examples set abroad, professionalism was introduced, and the best clubs from the various Regionalligas were assembled into the new [[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]]. In 1964, [[Helmut Schön]] took over as coach, replacing Herberger who had been in office for 28 years. In the [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966 World Cup]], Germany reached the final after beating the [[USSR national football team|USSR]] in the semifinal, facing hosts [[England national football team|England]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]]. [[Wolfgang Weber]]'s last minute goal took the game into [[extra time]], a goal claimed to be controversial by the English, with the ball appearing to hit the hand of a German player as it travelled through the England [[penalty area]] before he prodded it in. The first extra time goal by [[Geoff Hurst]], nicknamed ''[[:de:Wembley-Tor|Wembley-Tor]]'' (Wembley goal) in Germany, is still controversial after all this time. Later video evidence indicates that the ball never crossed the line after hitting the crossbar.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMM3nW9dWvE The "Wembley Goal" England - West Germany 1966], on YouTube</ref> As the Swiss referee did not see the situation properly, the opinion of the Soviet linesman [[Tofik Bakhramov]] who believed that the ball bounced back from the net rather than the crossbar led to one of the most contentious goals in the history of football. While the Germans pushed hard to tie the game, spectators entered the field in the final seconds, and Hurst scored another controversial goal giving England a 4-2 win. Germany gained a measure of revenge in the [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970 World Cup]] by knocking England out in the quarter-finals 3-2, having been 2-0 down, before they suffered another memorable extra time loss, this time in the semi-final against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] at [[Estadio Azteca]]. [[Karl-Heinz Schnellinger]] scored during injury time to level the match at 1-1, and during extra time, both teams held the lead at one time. Memorably, [[Franz Beckenbauer]] remained on the field even with a dislocated shoulder, his arm in a sling strapped to his body, as Germany had used up their two allowed substitutions. Eventually won 4-3 by Italy, this match with five goals in extra time is one of the most dramatic in World Cup history, and is called "[[Game of the Century (football)|Game of the Century]]" in both Italy (''Partita del secolo'') and Germany (''Jahrhundertspiel''). While the exhausted Italians lost to Brazil, Germany went on to claim third place by beating [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] 1-0, and [[Gerd Müller]] finished as the [[Football World Cup awards|tournament top scorer]] with 10 goals. ===World Cup title on home soil=== In 1971, [[Franz Beckenbauer]] became captain of the national side, and he led Germany to great success as they became both the European and World Champions. They won the European Championship at their first attempt in [[1972 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 72]], after beating the Soviet Union 3-0 in the final. Then as hosts of the [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974 World Cup]], they won their second World Cup title, after beating the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] 2-1 in the final at the [[Olympic Stadium, Munich|Olympiastadion]]. Two matches in the 1974 World Cup stood out for Germany. The first group stage saw a politically charged match as Germany, representing the FRG, played the [[East Germany national football team]] representing the socialist GDR. Both teams already were qualified for advance to the next round, and the East Germans won 1-0. The (West) Germans adjusted their line up after the loss and advanced to the final which was the other outstanding match, against the [[Johan Cruijff]]-led Dutch team and their brand of "[[Total Football]]". Cruijff was brought down early in the German [[penalty area (football)|penalty area]] following a solo run before any of the German players had even touched the ball, and the Dutch took the lead from the ensuing [[penalty kick (football)|penalty]] with just a minute gone on the clock. However, West Germany managed to come back, tying the match on a penalty scored by [[Paul Breitner]], and winning it with [[Gerd Müller]]'s goal just before half-time. A second goal by Müller was mistakenly{{Fact|date=May 2008}} ruled offside. ===Late 1970s and early 1980s=== Germany failed to defend their titles in the next two major international tournaments. First they lost to [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] in the final of [[1976 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 76]] in a [[penalty shootout (football)|penalty shootout]] by a score of 5-3, after the match finished 2-2, with [[Uli Hoeneß]] famously kicking the ball sky high. Then in the [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978 World Cup]], they were eliminated in the second group stage after losing 3-2 to [[Austria national football team|Austria]] which was already eliminated at that time, but surprised the Germans with their zeal to beat them anyway. Schön retired as coach afterwards, and the post was taken over by his assistant [[Jupp Derwall]]. Germany's first tournament under Derwall was successful, as they won [[1980 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 80]] after beating [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] 2-1 in the final, their second European title. Germany then reached the final of the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]], but not without difficulties. They were upset 2-1 by [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] in their first match, but managed to sneak into the second round with a controversial 1-0 win over Austria as the result advanced both teams at the expense of Algeria. Then in their semi-final against [[France national football team|France]], they came back from 3-1 down during extra time to tie the match 3-3, and won the following penalty shootout 5-4. In the final, they were defeated by Italy by a score of 3-1. During the period of the 1970s and 80s, non-professional teams representing Germany also achieved small success at the [[Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]], most notably in the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Olympics]], when they won the bronze medal, while also reaching the Second Round in both [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972]] and [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]. In the 1972 Olympics, Germany played against [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]] in the second group stage, losing 3-2, one of only two major matches between the two Germanies (the other one being the 1974 World Cup Group match, which also was won - 1-0 - by the [[East Germany|East German state]]). [[Harald Schumacher|Toni Schumacher]], along with [[Sergio Goycochea]], holds the record for the most World Cup penalty shootout saves, with four. He saved two against France in 1982 and another two against Mexico in 1986. Germany also has one of the world's most productive goal scorers in [[Gerd Müller]], who racked up fourteen goals in just two World Cups. His ten goals in 1970 are the third most in a tournament, just behind France's [[Just Fontaine]] and Hungarian [[Sándor Kocsis]]. Though Müller's all time Finals score was broken by [[Ronaldo]] in 2006, it took the latter three tournaments to do so (1998, 2002, 2006). France's [[Just Fontaine]] is in third place all-time, with thirteen goals, all scored at the [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958 World Cup]]. ===Beckenbauer's triumph as coach=== After being eliminated in the first round of [[1984 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 84]], [[Franz Beckenbauer]] returned to the national team as coach to replace Derwall. In the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 World Cup]], Germany finished as runners-up for the second consecutive time, after again beating France 2-0 in the semi-finals, but losing to the [[Diego Maradona]]-led [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] 3-2 in the final. In [[1988 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 88]], West Germany's hopes of winning the tournament on home soil were spoiled by the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], as the Dutch gained revenge of their loss in 1974 by beating them 2-1 in the semi-final. In the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]], Germany finally won their third World Cup title in the unprecedented third consecutive final appearance. At the time, [[German reunification]] was not yet official, so no player that had been capped for East Germany was eligible for the DFB team yet. Captained by [[Lothar Matthäus]], they were worthy champions as they defeated [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] (4-1), [[United Arab Emirates national football team|UAE]] (5-1), the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] (2-1), [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] (1-0), and [[England national football team|England]] (1-1, 4-3 on penalty kicks) on the way to a final rematch against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]. In a dull match, Germany won 1-0 with the only goal being a penalty scored in the 85th minute by [[Andreas Brehme]]. Beckenbauer, who won the title as captain in 1974, thus became the second person (after [[Mário Zagallo]]) to have won the World Cup as both a player and a coach, and the first as both a captain and a coach. ===Olympic football Teams=== In 1964 the football team from East Germany was representing the joint East/West-German team at the [[Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics|football tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]] and won the Bronze Medal there. During the period of the 1970s and 80s, West Germany could only send- non-professional players with amateur status to represent the country at [[Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]. These teams achieved some success, most notably in the [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics| 1964 Summer Olympics]], when they won the bronze medal, while also reaching the Second Round in both [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]], and [[Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]. The team representing a separate East Germany at the [[Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics|football tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics]] in [[Montreal]] won the Gold Medal. ===Reunification=== The process of [[reunification of Germany]] by five [[New Länder]] joining the 11 existing states of the Federal Republic of Germany had been in progress since late 1989. Political unification was formalised on [[3 October]] [[1990]] while clubs and players had joined the DFB and its leagues already for the new season. However, due to FIFA rules, players that had been capped for East Germany were not yet eligible for the two more internationals in October 1990 against [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] and [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]]. The first game for which players such as [[Matthias Sammer]] and [[Ulf Kirsten]] were eligible was against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] on [[19 December]]. After the World Cup win in 1990, assistant [[Berti Vogts]] took over from Beckenbauer as the national team coach. In [[1992 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 92]], Germany reached the final, but lost 2-0 to surprise winners [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]. As defending champions in the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 World Cup]], they were upset 2-1 in the quarter-finals by [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] after taking the lead. Germany won their first major international title after the reunification at [[1996 European Football Championship|Euro 96]], becoming European champions for the third time. They defeated [[England national football team|England]], who were the hosts, again on penalty kicks (6-5, after a 1-1 draw) in the semi-finals, and the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] 2-1 in the final, a match decided by a [[golden goal]] scored by [[Oliver Bierhoff]]. However, in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]], Germany were again eliminated by a less heralded opponent in the quarter-finals, this time in a 3-0 rout by [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]]. Vogts stepped down afterwards and was replaced by [[Erich Ribbeck]]. ===Into the 21st century=== Entering the 21st century, Germany's standing as one of the best national sides in the world, and as of a team that almost always reaches the later rounds of major tournaments, was starting to be discouraged by disappointing results. In [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 2000]], the aging team went out in the first round after failing to win any of their three matches, including a 1-0 defeat to rivals [[England national football team|England]] and an embarrassing 3-0 loss to a second-string [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] side (the Portuguese having already advanced). [[Rudi Völler]] replaced Ribbeck as coach, initially on a temporary basis, and later permanently after planned successor [[Christoph Daum]] was involved in a drug scandal. Coming into the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]], expectations of the German team were low, due to poor results in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|qualifiers]], including a [[Germany 1 England 5 (2001)|5-1 home defeat]] against England. However, they started out strong by thrashing [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] 8-0 in their first match. At the knockout stages, they produced three consecutive 1-0 wins, against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]], the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]], and co-hosts [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]], setting up a final against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], the first World Cup meeting between the two. However, with the pivotal [[Michael Ballack]] suspended due to accumulated [[Misconduct (football)|yellow card]]s, Germany's chances had declined. In a hard-fought match, Germany lost 2-0. German captain and goalkeeper [[Oliver Kahn]] won the [[Football World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Golden Ball]], the first time in the World Cup's history a goalkeeper was named best player of the tournament. Simultaneously, he won the [[Football_World_Cup_awards#Yashin_Award|Yashin-Award]] as the best goalkeeper. Germany failed to build on their success in 2002, and again exited in the first round of [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 2004]] without winning a match. As was the case in 2000, the Germans bowed out after losing to the second-string side of a team that had already advanced, in this case that of the [[Czech national football team|Czech Republic]], in a match where Germany dominated but couldn't get the ball into the net, before a break was won by the Czechs which they scored from. Völler resigned afterwards, denouncing the constant media criticism in a famous TV interview, and the national team had to find their third new coach in six years, after having had only six coaches in the previous 75 years. As prospective candidates including [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]] and [[Otto Rehhagel]] turned down the job, former national team player [[Jürgen Klinsmann]], who had never held any coaching jobs before, was appointed. In similar style to Beckenbauer's former role as team manager without a coaching license, the experienced [[Joachim Löw]] from Stuttgart would assist him. Klinsmann's main task was to lead the national team to a good showing at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], which Germany were going to host. ===2006 World Cup=== Although the host nation, hopes prior to the start of the tournament proper were not as high for Germany as in previous tournaments, even in Germany itself. Critics had pointed out the apparent lack of quality players in the squad and coach Klinsmann's decision to live in America rather than Germany. Germany, however, won the opening game of the World Cup against [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] 4-2. They continued to develop both confidence and support across the group stage, conceding no further goals as they beat Poland 1-0 and Ecuador 3-0, with [[Miroslav Klose]] scoring twice and [[Lukas Podolski]] adding another in the last match. Germany finished on top of the group with three wins. The team went on to defeat [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] 2-0 in the round of 16, with [[Lukas Podolski]] netting both goals in only 12 minutes, from assists by [[Miroslav Klose]]. [[Image:Germany-Argentina DonauArena Regensburg.jpg|thumb|Public viewing of the match Germany vs. Argentina at the Donau Arena in [[Regensburg]]]] Germany faced favourites Argentina in the quarter-finals, a team that Germany had not defeated since the 1990 World Cup. Germany's shutout streak was broken shortly after half time as Argentina scored first to grab a 1-0 lead. However, [[Michael Ballack]]'s cross, flicked on by [[Tim Borowski]], allowed Klose to head in the equalizer with 10 minutes to spare. During penalties, [[Jens Lehmann]] stopped two spot kicks while his teammates made all of the necessary goals to win the decisive shootout 4 - 2. Afterwards, the Argentinians started a brawl, which later, after Italian TV showed video footage of [[Torsten Frings]] participating in the brawl, resulted in a ban for him. These results produced much expectation in Germany, many thinking that a record eighth appearance at the final was possible even though a vital player was missing, and the team was tired after going the full distance against one of the best teams. Taking the semi-final against Italy to extra time again, hopes grew high that yet another penalty shoot-out would take the team to the final in Berlin. Despite Klinsmann's focus on fitness, speed and concentration of German players faded, conceding two goals in the dying ninety seconds of the [[extra time]]. Despite having their dreams of playing in the final dashed, Klinsmann's squad quickly recovered their composure, and journalists noted the team's upbeat mood in the practices after the semi-final. Three starters, including captain Michael Ballack, would not be available for the third place match. They faced the Portuguese team, with goalkeeper [[Ricardo Pereira|Ricardo]] having only conceded one goal in regular play. Nonetheless, Germany thoroughly routed Portugal 3-1, at one point being up three goals to nil from [[Bastian Schweinsteiger]]'s two goals and an own goal, also off his shot, by Portugal's [[Armando Teixeira|Petit]]. Germany managed to end the World Cup on a high, not only with a 3-1 win over Portugal in the battle for third place, but also with several awards: [[Miroslav Klose]] was awarded the [[Golden Boot]] for his tournament-leading five goals, becoming the first player from the united Germany to earn it, and fellow striker [[Lukas Podolski]] won the 'Best Young Player' award. Furthermore, four of Germany's players ([[Jens Lehmann]], [[Philipp Lahm]], [[Michael Ballack]] and [[Miroslav Klose]]) were selected for the '[[Mastercard All-Star Team]]'. In addition, at 14 goals scored, the German side put away more goals than any other team. At the end of the tournament, more than 500,000 people celebrated the team's closing ceremony by giving them a heroes welcome at the [[Brandenburg Gate]] in [[Berlin]]. Germany had a much better World Cup than many - at home and abroad - ever believed possible. In fact the World Cup might have managed to positively change the perceptions of Germany for many worldwide.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} ===Euro 2008=== {{main|UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D}} Germany's entry into the Euro 2008 qualifying round was marked, not least, by the promotion of [[Joachim Löw]] to coach. For the preliminary round, (which ran from [[2 September]] 2006 - [[21 November]] 2007) Germany were placed into Group D, along with [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]], the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]], [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]], [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] and [[Wales national football team|Wales]]. ''Die Nationalelf'' started well into the qualifying round, winning in direct encounters against fellow competitors [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] and [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] and defeating [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]] in a historic 13-0 record away win. At this point unbeaten, Germany secured its spot at Euro 2008 with a 0-0 draw against [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] on [[October 13]], [[2007]], becoming the first team to do so. After assuring themselves of a place in the finals, they succumbed to a 0-3 defeat by the Czech Republic in Munich, seeing them drop to second in the group and remaining at this position for the rest of the qualifying tournament. Germany's most successful scorer in the qualifying stage was [[Lukas Podolski]], who contributed eight goals. {{main|UEFA Euro 2008 Group B}} For the final tournament, Germany were placed into Group B alongside [[Poland national football team|Poland]], whom ''die Nationalelf'' faced in the group stage of the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] and longtime rivals [[Austria national football team|Austria]]. Germany won 2-0 to [[Poland]] on [[June 8]], [[2008]]. Both goals were scored by [[Lukas Podolski]]. However, at the hands of Croatia, the German team suffered an ignominious 2-1 defeat, compounded by a red card for [[Bastian Schweinsteiger]] for an aggressive off-the-ball incident. Germany finally entered the knockout round with the victory over Austria in the last match of group play. The only scorer of the game was [[Michael Ballack]], who scored in the 49th minute with a powerful long-distance indirect free-kick. The team defeated group A winners [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] 3-2 in the first quarterfinal of the [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]] tournament, with Schweinsteiger and [[Miroslav Klose]] each providing a goal in the first half. A third goal was added by Ballack in the second half to cement the victory and propel the team into the semi-final where they met [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]. In the semi-final, Germany beat Turkey 3-2. A goal by [[Ugur Boral]] in the 22nd minute gave Turkey the lead, but [[Bastian Schweinsteiger]] balanced the score four minutes later. A header by [[Miroslav Klose]] put Germany ahead in the 79th minute, but Turkey equalized minutes later with a goal by [[Semih Senturk]]. Just as the game was heading for extra time, [[Philipp Lahm]] stole in at the near post to score in the final minute, sending Germany into the final against Spain. Germany lost the [[UEFA Euro 2008 Final]] on Sunday, [[June 29]] [[2008]] in Vienna, in which they met [[Spain national football team|Spain]]. [[Fernando Torres]] scored in the 33rd minute, putting the Spanish up 1-0, which was the match's final score. ===[[FIFA World Cup qualification|Current FIFA World Cup qualification]]=== {{2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 4 | expanded = yes | fixtures = yes | tiebreakers = <!-- "yes", to display the tiebreaking notes --> }} ==Stadium== Germany does not have a national stadium, and rotate their home matches among various stadia across the country. ==Competition records== Germany has won the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] three times, behind only [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] (five titles) and [[Italy national football team|Italy]] (four titles). It has finished as runners-up four times, two more than any other side. In terms of semifinal appearances, Germany leads with 11, one more than Brazil's 10, which had participated in two more tournaments. In the last 14 World Cup tournaments, Germany has always reached at least the stage of the last eight teams. Germany has also qualified for every of the 16 World Cups it has entered — it did not enter the inaugural competition in Uruguay of [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] for economic reasons, and could not qualify for or compete in the post-war [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950 World Cup]] as the DFB was re-instated as a FIFA member only two months after this tournament. Germany has also won the [[UEFA European Football Championship|European Championship]] three times ([[France national football team|France]] and [[Spain national football team|Spain]] are the only other multiple-time winners with two titles), and finished as runners-up three times as well. The Germans have qualified for every European Championship tournament except for the very first EC they entered in [[1968 European Football Championship|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 national football team|Albania]] which gave Yugoslavia the edge, having won in their neighbor country. Germany played in the [[Confederations Cup|FIFA Confederations Cup]] twice, in [[Confederations Cup 1999|1999]] (first round exit) and in [[Confederations Cup 2005|2005]] (third place) as hosts. See also [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]] and [[Saarland national football team|Saarland]] for the results of these separate German teams, and [[Austria national football team|Austria]] for the team that was merged into the German team from 1938 to 1945. ==Competitive record== ===World Cup record=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !Year !Round !Position !GP !W !D* !L !GS !GA |- |{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]||''Withdrew''||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |- bgcolor=#CFAA88 |{{flagicon|Italy|old}} [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]||Third place||'''3'''||4||3||0||1||11||8 |- |{{flagicon|France}} [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]||Round 1||10||2||0||1||1||3||5 |- |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]||''Banned''||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |- bgcolor=gold |{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]||'''Champions'''||'''1'''||6||5||0||1||25||14 |- |{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]||Fourth place||'''4'''||6||2|| 2 || 2 || 12 || 14 |- |{{flagicon|Chile}} [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]|| Quarter-finals||7||4||2|| 1 || 1 || 4 || 2 |- |- bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |{{flagicon|England}} [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]||Final||'''2'''||6||4||1|| 1 || 15 || 6 |- |- bgcolor=#CFAA88 |{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]||Third place||'''3'''||6||5|| 0 || 1 || 17 || 10 |- bgcolor=gold |style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]||'''Champions'''||'''1'''||7||6||0||1||13||4 |- |{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]||Second Round||6||6||1|| 4 || 1 || 10 || 5 |- |- bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |{{flagicon|Spain}} [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]||Final||'''2'''||7||3|| 2 || 2 || 12 || 10 |- |- bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]||Final||'''2'''||7||3|| 2 || 2 || 8 || 7 |- bgcolor=gold |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]||'''Champions'''||'''1'''||7||5||2||0||15||5 |- |{{flagicon|United States}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]||Quarter-finals||5||5||3||1||1||9||7 |- |{{flagicon|France}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]||Quarter-finals||7||5||3||1||1||8||6 |- |- bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |{{flagicon|South Korea}}{{flagicon|Japan}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]||Final||'''2'''||7||5||1 ||1||14||3 |- |- bgcolor=#CFAA88 |style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]||Third place||'''3'''||7||5||1||1||14||6 |- |'''Total'''||16/18||'''3 Titles'''||92||55||*19||18||190||109 |} :''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on [[penalty shootout (football)|penalty kicks]].'' :''**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.'' ===European Championship record=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !Year !Round !GP !W !D* !L !GS !GA |- |{{flagicon|France}} [[1960 UEFA European Football Championship|1960]]||''Did Not Enter''||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[1964 UEFA European Football Championship|1964]]||''Did Not Enter''||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[1968 UEFA European Football Championship|1968]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||- |- bgcolor=gold |{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[1972 UEFA European Football Championship|1972]]||'''Champions'''||2||2||0||0||5||1 |- |- bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[1976 UEFA European Football Championship|1976]]||Final||2||1||1||0||6||4 |- bgcolor=gold |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[1980 UEFA European Football Championship|1980]]||'''Champions'''||4||3||1||0||6||3 |- |{{flagicon|France}} [[1984 UEFA European Football Championship|1984]]||Round 1||3||1||1||1||2||2 |- |style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[1988 UEFA European Football Championship|1988]]||Semi-finals||4||2||1||1||6||3 |- bgcolor=silver |{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[1992 UEFA European Football Championship|1992]]||Final||5||2||1||2||7||8 |- bgcolor=gold |{{flagicon|England}} [[1996 UEFA European Football Championship|1996]]||'''Champions'''||6||4||2||0||10||3 |- |{{flagicon|Belgium}}{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|2000]]||Round 1||3||0||1||2||1||5 |- |{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|2004]]||Round 1||3||0||2||1||2||3 |- bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |{{flagicon|Switzerland}}{{flagicon|Austria}} [[2008 UEFA European Football Championship|2008]]||Final||6||4||0||2||10||7 |- |{{flagicon|Poland}}{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[UEFA Euro 2012|2012]]||||-||-||-||-||-||- |- ||'''Total'''||'''3 Titles'''||38||19||10||9||55||39 |} ===Confederations Cup Record=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !Year !Round !GP !W !D* !L !GS !GA |- |{{flagicon|KSA}} [[1992 King Fahd Cup|1992]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|KSA}} [[1995 King Fahd Cup|1995]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|KSA}} [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997]]||''Did Not Enter''||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup|1999]]||Round 1||3||1||0||2||2||6 |- |{{flagicon|South Korea}}{{flagicon|Japan}} [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|France}} [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]]||''Did Not Enter''||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |- bgcolor=#CFAA88 |style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005]]||Third Place||5||3||1||1||15||11 |- |{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup|2009]]||''Did Not Qualify ||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |'''Total'''||2/8||8||4||1||3||17||17 |} :''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on [[penalty shootout (football)|penalty kicks]].'' :''**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.'' ==Players== ===Current squad=== Final squad for the [[UEFA EURO 2008|Euro 2008]]. ''Caps and goals as of [[June 29]], [[2008]].'' {| class="wikitable" |- !width=3%|# !width=20%|Name !width=20%|Date of birth !width=23.75%|Club !width=10%|Caps (goals) !width=40.75%|Debut |- !colspan=6|Goalkeepers |- |align=center| 1 | [[Jens Lehmann]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1969|11|10}} | {{flagicon| Germany}} [[VfB Stuttgart]] |align=center| 61 (0) | v. [[Oman national football team|Oman]], [[February 18]], [[1998]] |- |align=center| 12 | [[Robert Enke]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1977|8|24}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hannover 96]] |align=center| 1 (0) | v. [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], [[March 28]], [[2007]] |- |align=center| 23 | [[René Adler]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1985|1|15}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] |align=center| 0 (0) | N/A |- !colspan=6|Defenders |- |align=center| 2 | [[Marcell Jansen]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1985|11|4}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] |align=center| 27 (1) | v. [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]], [[September 3]], [[2005]] |- |align=center| 3 | [[Arne Friedrich]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1979|5|29}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hertha BSC Berlin|Hertha Berlin]] |align=center| 61 (0) | v. [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]], [[August 21]], [[2002]] |- |align=center| 4 | [[Clemens Fritz]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1980|12|7}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] |align=center| 18 (2) | v. [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]], [[October 7]], [[2006]] |- |align=center| 5 | [[Heiko Westermann]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1983|8|14}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] |align=center| 3 (0) | v. [[Austria national football team|Austria]], [[February 6]], [[2008]] |- |align=center| 16 | [[Philipp Lahm]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1983|11|11}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] |align=center| 47 (3) | v. [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]], [[February 18]], [[2004]] |- |align=center| 17 | [[Per Mertesacker]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1984|9|29}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] |align=center| 49 (1) | v. [[Iran national football team|Iran]], [[October 9]], [[2004]] |- |align=center| 21 | [[Christoph Metzelder]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1980|11|5}} | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] |align=center| 47 (0) | v. [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], [[August 15]], [[2001]] |- !colspan=6|Midfielders |- |align=center| 6 | [[Simon Rolfes]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1982|1|21}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] |align=center| 12 (0) | v. [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], [[March 28]], [[2007]] |- |align=center| 7 | [[Bastian Schweinsteiger]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1984|8|1}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] |align=center| 56 (15) | v. [[Romania national football team|Romania]], [[June 6]], [[2004]] |- |align=center| 8 | [[Torsten Frings]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1976|11|22}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] |align=center| 77 (10) | v. [[France national football team|France]], [[February 27]], [[2001]] |- |align=center| 13 | [[Michael Ballack]] [[Image:Captain sports.svg|14px]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1976|9|26}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |align=center| 87 (38) | v. [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]], [[April 28]], [[1999]] |- |align=center| 14 | [[Piotr Trochowski]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1984|3|22}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]] |align=center| 12 (0) | v. [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]], [[October 7]], [[2006]] |- |align=center| 15 | [[Thomas Hitzlsperger]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1982|4|5}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[VfB Stuttgart]] |align=center| 38 (5) | v. [[Iran national football team|Iran]], [[October 9]], [[2004]] |- |align=center| 18 | [[Tim Borowski]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1980|5|2}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] |align=center| 33 (2) | v. [[Bulgarian national football team|Bulgaria]], [[August 21]], [[2002]] |- |align=center| 19 | [[David Odonkor]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1984|2|21}} | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Betis]] |align=center| 16 (1) | v. [[Japan national football team|Japan]], [[May 30]], [[2006]] |- !colspan=6|Strikers |- |align=center| 9 | [[Mario Gómez]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1985|7|10}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[VfB Stuttgart]] |align=center| 14 (6) | v. [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]], [[February 7]], [[2007]] |- |align=center| 10 | [[Oliver Neuville]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1973|5|1}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] |align=center| 69 (10) | v. [[Malta national football team|Malta]], [[September 2]], [[1998]] |- |align=center| 11 | [[Miroslav Klose]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1978|6|9}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] |align=center| 81 (41) | v. [[Albania national football team|Albania]], [[March 24]], [[2001]] |- |align=center| 20 | [[Lukas Podolski]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1985|6|4}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] |align=center| 54 (28) | v. [[Romania national football team|Romania]], [[June 6]], [[2004]] |- |align=center| 22 | [[Kevin Kurányi]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1982|3|2}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] |align=center| 50 (19) | v. [[Lithuania national football team|Lithuania]], [[March 29]], [[2003]] |} ===Recent call-ups=== The following players have also been called up to the Germany squad within last 12 months. {| class="wikitable" |- !# !width=18%|Name !Date of birth !Club !Caps (goals) !Debut !Most Recent Call up |- !colspan=7|Goalkeepers |- |align=center| N/A | [[Timo Hildebrand]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1979|4|5}} | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] |align=center| 7 (0) | v. [[Romania national football team|Romania]]<br>[[April 28]], [[2004]] | v. [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]<br>[[March 26]], [[2008]] |- !colspan=7|Defenders |- |align=center| N/A | [[Gonzalo Castro]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1987|6|11}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] |align=center| 5 (0) | v. [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]<br>[[March 28]], [[2007]] | v. [[Austria national football team|Austria]]<br>[[February 6]], [[2008]] |- |align=center| N/A | [[Manuel Friedrich]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1979|9|13}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] |align=center| 9 (1) | v. [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]]<br>[[August 16]], [[2006]] | v. [[Austria national football team|Austria]]<br>[[February 6]], [[2008]] |- |align=center| N/A | [[Robert Huth]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1984|8|14}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] |align=center| 17 (2) | v. [[Austria national football team|Austria]]<br>[[August 18]], [[2004]] | v. [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]<br>[[March 26]], [[2008]] |- |align=center| N/A | [[Christian Pander]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1983|8|28}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] |align=center| 2 (1) | v. [[England national football team|England]]<br>[[August 22]], [[2007]] | v. [[Wales national football team|Wales]]<br>[[September 8]], [[2007]] |- |align=center| N/A | [[Serdar Taşçı]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1987|4|24}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[VfB Stuttgart|Stuttgart]] |align=center| 0 (0) | N/A | v. [[England national football team|England]]<br>[[August 22]], [[2007]] |- !colspan=7|Midfielders |- |align=center| N/A | [[Roberto Hilbert]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1984|10|16}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[VfB Stuttgart|Stuttgart]] |align=center| 8 (0) | v. [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]<br>[[March 28]], [[2007]] | v. [[Austria national football team|Austria]]<br>[[February 6]], [[2008]] |- |align=center| N/A | [[Jermaine Jones]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1981|11|3}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] |align=center| 2 (0) | v. [[Austria national football team|Austria]]<br>[[February 6]], [[2008]] | [[UEFA Euro 2008]]<br>preliminary squad |- |align=center| N/A | [[Marko Marin]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1989|3|13}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] |align=center| 1 (0) | v. [[Belarus national football team|Belarus]]<br>[[May 27]], [[2008]] | [[UEFA Euro 2008]]<br>preliminary squad |- |align=center| N/A | [[Bernd Schneider (footballer)|Bernd Schneider]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1973|11|17}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] |align=center| 81 (4) | v. [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]]<br>[[July 29]], [[1999]] | v. [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]<br>[[March 26]], [[2008]] |- !colspan=7|Strikers |- |align=center| N/A | [[Mike Hanke]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1983|11|5}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hannover 96]] |align=center| 12 (1) | v. [[Russian national football team|Russia]]<br>[[June 8]], [[2005]] | v. [[Wales national football team|Wales]]<br>[[November 21]], [[2007]] |- |align=center| N/A | [[Patrick Helmes]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1984|3|1}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] |align=center| 5 (0) | v. [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]<br>[[March 28]], [[2007]] | [[UEFA Euro 2008]]<br>preliminary squad |- |align=center| N/A | [[Stefan Kießling]] |align=right| {{birth date and age|1984|1|25}} | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] |align=center| 1 (0) | v. [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]<br>[[March 28]], [[2007]] | v. [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]<br>[[March 26]], [[2008]] |- |} ===Previous squads=== *[[2006 FIFA World Cup squads#Germany|2006 FIFA World Cup squads - Germany]] *[[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squads#Germany|2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squads - Germany]] *[[2004 European Football Championship squads#Germany|2004 European Football Championship squads - Germany]] *[[2002 FIFA World Cup squads#Germany|2002 FIFA World Cup squads - Germany]] *[[2000 European Football Championship squads#Germany|2000 European Football Championship squads - Germany]] *[[1998 FIFA World Cup squads#Germany|1998 FIFA World Cup squads - Germany]] ===Famous past players=== {| |valign="top"| *[[Klaus Allofs]] *[[Klaus Augenthaler]] *[[Markus Babbel]] *[[Mario Basler]] *[[Franz Beckenbauer]] *[[Uwe Bein]] *[[Thomas Berthold]] *[[Oliver Bierhoff]] *[[Fredi Bobic]] *[[Marco Bode]] *[[Rainer Bonhof]] *[[Paul Breitner]] *[[Andreas Brehme]] *[[Hans-Peter Briegel]] *[[Guido Buchwald]] *[[Edmund Conen]] *[[Bernd Cullmann]] *[[Sebastian Deisler]] *[[Bernard Dietz]] *[[Thomas Doll]] (also played for [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]]) *[[Horst Eckel]] *[[Dieter Eilts]] *[[Stefan Effenberg]] *[[Herbert Erhardt]] *[[Klaus Fischer]] *[[Heinz Flohe]] *[[Karlheinz Förster]] *[[Ludwig Goldbrunner]] *[[Jürgen Grabowski]] *[[Thomas Häßler]] *[[Helmut Haller]] *[[Dietmar Hamann]] *[[Siegfried Held]] *[[Thomas Helmer]] *[[Fritz Herkenrath]] *[[Josef Heynckes]] |width="50"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| *[[:de:Ludwig Hofmann (Fußballspieler)|Ludwig Hofmann]] *[[:de:Richard Hofmann (Fußballspieler)|Richard Hofmann]] *[[Bernd Hölzenbein]] *[[Horst-Dieter Höttges]] *[[Horst Hrubesch]] *[[Bodo Illgner]] *[[Eike Immel]] *[[Hans Jakob]] *[[Paul Janes]] *[[Erich Juskowiak]] *[[Oliver Kahn]] *[[:de:Hans Kalb|Hans Kalb]] *[[Manfred Kaltz]] *[[Ulf Kirsten]] (also played for [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]]) *[[Albin Kitzinger]] *[[Jürgen Klinsmann]] *[[Jürgen Kohler]] *[[Werner Kohlmeyer]] *[[Andreas Köpke]] *[[Stefan Kuntz]] *[[Andreas Kupfer]] *[[Ernst Lehner]] *[[:de:Ludwig Leinberger|Ludwig Leinberger]] *[[Reinhard Libuda|Stan Libuda]] *[[Werner Liebrich]] *[[Pierre Littbarski]] *[[Felix Magath]] *[[Karl Mai]] *[[Sepp Maier]] *[[Lothar Matthäus]] *[[Andreas Möller]] *[[Max Morlock]] *[[Gerd Müller]] *[[Hansi Müller]] *[[Reinhold Münzenberg]] |width="50"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| *[[Günter Netzer]] *[[Jens Nowotny]] *[[Wolfgang Overath]] *[[Josef Posipal]] *[[Helmut Rahn]] *[[Stefan Reuter]] *[[Karl-Heinz Riedle]] *[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]] *[[Matthias Sammer]] (also played for [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]]) *[[Hans Schäfer]] *[[Karl-Heinz Schnellinger]] *[[Mehmet Scholl]] *[[Helmut Schön]] *[[Willi Schulz]] *[[Harald Schumacher|Harald 'Toni' Schumacher]] *[[Bernd Schuster]] *[[Georg Schwarzenbeck]] *[[Uwe Seeler]] *[[Otto Siffling]] *[[Ulrich Stielike]] *[[Thomas Strunz]] *[[:de:Heinrich Stuhlfauth|Heinrich Stuhlfauth]] *[[Fritz Szepan]] *[[Horst Szymaniak]] *[[Olaf Thon]] *[[Hans Tilkowski]] *[[Anton Turek|Toni Turek]] *[[Camillo Ugi]] *[[:de:Adolf Urban|Adolf Urban]] *[[Berti Vogts]] *[[Rudi Völler]] *[[Fritz Walter (footballer, 1920)|Fritz Walter]] *[[Ottmar Walter]] *[[Wolfgang Weber]] *[[Christian Wörns]] *[[Christian Ziege]] |} [[Fritz Walter]], [[Uwe Seeler]], [[Franz Beckenbauer]] and [[Lothar Matthäus]] are Honorary team captains (''Ehrenspielführer''). ===Most capped players=== Below is a list of the 20 players with the most [[cap (football)|caps]] for Germany, as of [[June 29]], [[2008]] (* denotes players still available for selection): {| class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;" |- !# !Player !Germany career !Caps !Goals |- |1 |style="text-align: left;"|[[Lothar Matthäus]] |1980–2000 |150 |23 |- |2 |style="text-align: left;"|[[Jürgen Klinsmann]] |1987–1998 |108 |47 |- |3 |style="text-align: left;"|[[Jürgen Kohler]] |1986–1998 |105 |2 |- |4 |style="text-align: left;"|[[Franz Beckenbauer]] |1965–1977 |103 |14 |- |5 |style="text-align: left;"|[[Thomas Häßler]] |1988–2000 |101 |27 |- |6 |style="text-align: left;"|[[Berti Vogts]] |1967–1978 |96 |1 |- |7 |style="text-align: left;"|[[Sepp Maier]] |1966–1979 |95 |0 |- |= |style="text-align: left;"|[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]] |1976–1986 |95 |45 |- |9 |style="text-align: left;"|[[Rudi Völler]] |1982–1994 |90 |47 |- |10 |style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Michael Ballack]]'''* |1999–present |87 |38 |- |11 |style="text-align: left;"|[[Andreas Brehme]] |1984–1994 |86 |8 |- |= |style="text-align: left;"|[[Oliver Kahn]] |1995–2006 |86 |0 |- |13 |style="text-align: left;"|[[Andreas Möller]] |1988–1999 |85 |29 |- |14 |style="text-align: left;"|[[Karlheinz Förster]] |1978–1986 |81 |2 |- |= |style="text-align: left;"|[[Wolfgang Overath]] |1963–1974 |81 |17 |- |= |style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Bernd Schneider (footballer)|Bernd Schneider]]'''* |1999–present |81 |4 |- |= |style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Miroslav Klose]]'''* |2001–present |81 |41 |- |18 |style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Torsten Frings]]'''* |2001–present |77 |10 |- |19 |style="text-align: left;"|[[Harald Schumacher]] |1979–1986 |76 |0 |- |= |style="text-align: left;"|[[Guido Buchwald]] |1984–1994 |76 |4 |- |} ===Top goalscorers=== {{main|List of leading goalscorers for the German national football team}} Below is a list of the top 10 goalscorers for Germany, as of [[June 29]], [[2008]] (* denotes players still available for selection): Note : former East Germany players are not included {| class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;" |- !# !Player !Goals !Caps |- |1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Gerd Müller]] |68 |62 |- |2 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Rudi Völler]] |47 |90 |- |= |style="text-align:left;"|[[Jürgen Klinsmann]] |47 |108 |- |4 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]] |45 |95 |- |5 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Uwe Seeler]] |43 |72 |- |6 |style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Miroslav Klose]]'''* |41 |81 |- |7 |style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Michael Ballack]]'''* |38 |87 |- |8 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Oliver Bierhoff]] |37 |70 |- |9 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Fritz Walter (footballer, 1920)|Fritz Walter]] |33 |61 |- |10 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Klaus Fischer]] |32 |45 |} ===Tournament records=== * Most World Cups played in: [[Lothar Matthäus]] - 5 (all-time record tied with [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]'s [[Antonio Carbajal]]) * Most World Cup match appearances: [[Lothar Matthäus]] - 25 (all-time record) * Most World Cup goals: [[Gerd Müller]] - 14 (second behind [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]'s [[Ronaldo]] with 15) * Most European Championship match appearances: [[Thomas Häßler]] and [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] - 13 * Most European Championship goals: [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] - 5 ==Coaches== {| class="wikitable" !Name !Period !Matches !Wins !Draws !Losses !Honours |- | DFB committee | align="center" |1908–1927 | align="center" | 63 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | 32 | |- | [[Otto Nerz]] | align="center" |1928–1936 | align="center" | 70 | align="center" | 42 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 18 | Third place at the [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934 World Cup]] |- | [[Sepp Herberger]]<sup>[[#Notes|1]]</sup> | align="center" |1936–1964 | align="center" | 162 | align="center" | 92 | align="center" | 26 | align="center" | 44 | Winner of the [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 World Cup]], Fourth place at the [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958 World Cup]] |- | [[Helmut Schön]] | align="center" |1964–1978 | align="center" | 139 | align="center" | 87 | align="center" | 30 | align="center" | 22 | Runner-up of the [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966 World Cup]], Third place at the [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970 World Cup]], Winner of [[1972 European Football Championship|Euro 72]], Winner of the [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974 World Cup]], Runner-up of [[1976 European Football Championship|Euro 76]] |- | [[Jupp Derwall]] | align="center" |1978–1984 | align="center" | 67 | align="center" | 45 | align="center" | 11 | align="center" | 11 | Winner of [[1980 European Football Championship|Euro 80]], Runner-up of the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]] |- | [[Franz Beckenbauer]] | align="center" |1984–1990 | align="center" | 66 | align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | 13 | Runner-up of the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 World Cup]], Winner of the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]] |- | [[Berti Vogts]] | align="center" |1990–1998 | align="center" | 102 | align="center" | 67 | align="center" | 23 | align="center" | 12 | Runner-up of [[1992 European Football Championship|Euro 92]], Winner of [[1996 European Football Championship|Euro 96]] |- | [[Erich Ribbeck]] | align="center" |1998–2000 | align="center" | 24 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 8 | |- | [[Rudi Völler]] | align="center" |2000–2004 | align="center" | 53 | align="center" | 29 | align="center" | 11 | align="center" | 13 | Runner-up of the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]] |- | [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] | align="center" |2004–2006 | align="center" | 34 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 6 | Third place at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] |- | [[Joachim Löw]]<sup>[[#Notes|2]]</sup> | align="center" |2006– | align="center" | 28 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 4 | Runner-up of [[2008 European Football Championship|Euro 2008]] |- ! ! Total<sup>[[#Notes|2]]</sup> ! 808 ! 462 ! 165 ! 181 | |} ;Notes # Record includes periods of pre-division Germany (1936&ndash;1942 -- 65 matches: 40 wins, 12 draws, 13 losses) and West Germany (1950&ndash;1964 -- 97 matches: 52 wins, 14 draws, 31 losses). # Record as of [[June 25]], [[2008]]. ==Kit== [[Image:World Cup 2006 German fans at Bochum.jpg|thumb|250px|The 2006 World Cup saw an unprecedented widespread public display of the [[Flag of Germany|national flag]] in the Federal Republic of Germany.]] [[Adidas|adidas AG]] is the longstanding [[Kit (football)|kit]] provider to the national team, a sponsorship that began in 1954 and is contracted to continue until at least 2018. [[Nike, Inc.]] had been courting the team, and in August 2007 reportedly offered as much as €500 million to outfit the team for an eight-year period - a figure that is six times what adidas currently pays - but the federation decided to remain with Germany-based adidas.<ref name="Guardian Unlimited">[http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6874205,00.html "German FA turns down Nike offer, sticks with Adidas"] guardian.co.uk. 24 August 2007</ref> The current design was unveiled on the 10th September 2007,<ref name="Adidas Press German">[http://press.adidas.com/de/DesktopDefault.aspx/tabid-11/89_read-8198/ "adidas dreht Werbespot mit DFB Stars"] 10 Sept 2007</ref> to mixed responses from German fans. <ref name="Footballshirtculture.com">[http://www.footballshirtculture.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=647 "New germany Euro 2008 home adidas kit"] 18 Sept 2007</ref> The national team's home dress has always been a white jersey and black shorts. The colors are derived from the 19th century flag of the north German State of [[Prussia]]. The away jersey color has changed several times. Historically, green shirt with white shorts is the most often used alternative color combination, derived from the DFB colors (and the ones of a playing field){{Fact|date=June 2008}}, though it is also reported that the choice is in recognition of the fact that [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]], whose home shirts are green, were supposedly the first nation to play Germany in a friendly game after World War II.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,1563,347342,00.html|title=The most violent European Championships ever - Plus: the best bench warmers; David Trezeguet's claim to fame; and why the Germans (used to) wear green.|publisher=Guardian Unlimited|date=2008-06-10|accessdate=2008-06-11}}</ref> This is false, as their first match after WWII was in fact against the Swiss. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500395&action=showMatchesByYear&lang=E&liga=Nationalmannschaft&year=1950&cHash=ae388f4cb6|title=Statistics. All Matches of the national team in 1950|publisher=DFB|accessdate=2008-06-20}} (As can be seen from the DFB statistics page, the 1950 match against Switzerland was Germany's first international match in eight years. Republic of Ireland did not play Germany until [http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500395&action=showMatchesByYear&lang=E&liga=Nationalmannschaft&year=1951&cHash=6d21cc344c October 1951].)</ref> Other colours such as grey and black have also been used. The last change, from black to red, came in November 2004 on the request of Jürgen Klinsmann, citing that teams in red are statistically more successful, and perceived as more intimidating.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} He hoped to use the red away shirt as first choice for the 2006 World Cup despite less than impressive results when playing in these colors (for example, the 1-4 loss in Italy), but Germany played every game at the 2006 World Cup in its home white colors. ==See also== *[[Germany national under-21 football team]] *[[Germany national youth football team]] (Includes U-17, U-18, U-19, U-20 Squads) *[[Germany women's national football team]] *[[England and Germany football rivalry]] *[[Germany and Netherlands football rivalry]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commonscat|Deutsche Fussballnationalmannschaft}} *[http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=137 DFB's German national football team page] *[http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=311409 DFB's statistics of the German team] *[http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ger/index.html FIFA website: GERMANY FIFA World Cup victories Winner (1954, 1974, 1990) Runners-Up (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002) Third (1934, 1970, 2006) Fourth (1958) ] *[http://germanfootballteam.blogspot.com/ German Football Team News] *[http://community.livejournal.com/germanyteamfans/ Germany Team Fans Site] *[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/duit-intres.html RSSSF archive of Germany results] *[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/duit-recintlp.html RSSSF record of international players] *[http://www.a2bworldcup.com/germany.html Germany Football Team World Cup 2006 News] *[http://www.germanfootball.net World Cup 2006 News] *[http://www.jadransport.org/articles/2377.html Germany: "And they never give up..."] *[http://www.cokecans.com/can/237-Euro-1996-Fur-Alle-Fans-Team-picture Germany Euro 1996 national team on Coca-Cola can] ==Titles== {{start box}} {{succession box | before = [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]] {{fb-rt|URU}} | title = [[FIFA World 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{{fb-rt|Czechoslovakia}} | title = [[UEFA European Football Championship|European Champions]] | years = [[1980 UEFA European Football Championship|1980]] (Second title) | after = [[1984 UEFA European Football Championship|1984]] {{fb-rt|FRA}} }} {{succession box | before = [[1992 UEFA European Football Championship|1992]] {{fb-rt|Denmark}} | title = [[UEFA European Football Championship|European Champions]] | years = [[1996 UEFA European Football Championship|1996]] (Third title) | after = [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|2000]] {{fb-rt|FRA}} }} {{end box}} {{fb start}} {{Football in Germany}} {{International Football}} {{UEFA teams}} {{2006 FIFA World Cup finalists}} {{FWC Winners}} {{UEFA Euro 2008 finalists}} {{fb end}} [[Category:German national football teams]] [[Category:European national football teams]] [[Category:FIFA World Cup-winning countries|Germany]] [[Category:UEFA European Football Championship-winning countries]] [[Category:National sports teams of 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