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National team · Germany

«Die Mannschaft»

82 Matches
43 wins
21 draws
18 losses
183–99 Goals
+84 Difference
2.2 Scored per game
Form W 14 Jun · Home Curaçao · 7:1 W 20 Jun · Home Ivory Coast · 2:1 L 25 Jun · Away Ecuador · 1:2 D 29 Jun · Home Paraguay · 1:1 D 24 Sep · Away Netherlands · 1:1 L 27 Sep · Home Greece · 0:1

There was no city, no founder, no single ground to name — the DFB set the national side up in 1900 to represent a country still finding its footing in the sport, and the team took the field for the first time on 5 April 1908 in Basel, losing 5–3 to Switzerland. White shirts and black shorts, the colours it still wears, came from the Prussian flag rather than any local club.

What followed took shape less around a stadium — matches are still spread across the country, though Berlin's Olympiastadion and Munich's Allianz Arena carry the most weight — and more around a run of tournaments. Fritz Walter led the side to the 1954 'Miracle of Bern', the first of four World Cup titles, followed by 1974, 1990 and 2014. Between those came three European Championships, in 1972, 1980 and 1996. Reunification in 1990 brought East German players into the setup, among them Matthias Sammer, who won the Ballon d'Or in 1996 playing as sweeper. The 2014 win, under Joachim Löw, leaned on players drawn largely from Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund and included a 7–1 semi-final demolition of Brazil before a 1–0 final against Argentina.

Miroslav Klose remains the side's all-time top scorer, with 71 goals, but the record most often cited alongside his is Lothar Matthäus's 150 caps, a mark that has stood since his last appearance for the team in 2000, at the 1990 World Cup he helped win. Franz Beckenbauer captained that generation's predecessor in 1974 and later managed the side to the 1990 title itself, the only man to have done both. Joshua Kimmich now wears the captain's armband, with Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz carrying the side into its next tournaments.

Latest results

Fixtures and results
27 Sep UEFA Nations League Greece H 0:1 L
24 Sep UEFA Nations League Netherlands A 1:1 D
29 Jun World Cup Paraguay H 1:1 D
25 Jun World Cup Ecuador A 1:2 L
20 Jun World Cup Ivory Coast H 2:1 W
14 Jun World Cup Curaçao H 7:1 W

Standing

UEFA Nations League

Group stage · Group 2

# Team M W D L Goals Pts
2 Montenegro 1 1 0 0 2:1 3
2 Azerbaijan 1 0 1 0 1:1 1
3 Germany 2 0 1 1 1:2 1
3 Hungary 1 0 0 1 0:1 0
3 Cyprus 1 0 0 1 1:2 0
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Team statistics

matches counted in total: 82
82 Matches
43 wins
21 draws
18 losses
183–99 Goals
+84 Difference
2.2 Scored per game
Match outcomes matches counted in total: 82
43wins: 43 · 52% 21draws: 21 · 25% 18losses: 18 · 21%
wins draws losses
Scored and conceded last matches
14 Jun · Home Curaçao · 7:1
20 Jun · Home Ivory Coast · 2:1
25 Jun · Away Ecuador · 1:2
29 Jun · Home Paraguay · 1:1
24 Sep · Away Netherlands · 1:1
27 Sep · Home Greece · 0:1
scored — above the line conceded — below the line
Metric Total Home Away
Matches 82 46 36
Scored 183 122 61
Conceded 99 53 46
Scored per game 2.2 2.7 1.7
Conceded per game 1.2 1.2 1.3
Difference +84 +69 +15

Key players

by appearances over the last year
Jonathan Glao Tah Defender 9 Matches Joshua Kimmich Midfielder 9 Matches Alexander Nübel Goalkeeper 9 Matches Florian Richard Wirtz Midfielder 8 Matches Nathaniel Brown Defender 8 Matches Kai Lukas Havertz Forward 8 Matches Nadiem Amiri Midfielder 7 Matches Felix Nmecha Midfielder 7 Matches

Squad of Germany

by appearances over the last year
Number Player Position Age Matches
4 Jonathan Glao Tah Defender 9
6 Joshua Kimmich Midfielder 9
21 Alexander Nübel Goalkeeper 9
17 DE Florian Richard Wirtz Midfielder 23 8
18 Nathaniel Brown Defender 8
7 Kai Lukas Havertz Forward 8
11 Nadiem Amiri Midfielder 7
8 Felix Nmecha Midfielder 7
13 DE Pascal Groß Midfielder 35 7
26 Deniz Undav Midfielder 7
16 DE Angelo Stiller Midfielder 25 7
8 Leon Goretzka Midfielder 7
19 DE Leroy Aziz Sané Midfielder 30 7
24 DE Malick Laye Thiaw Defender 25 7
22 David Raum Defender 7
3 Waldemar Anton Defender 7
11 DE Nick Woltemade Forward 24 7
2 Antonio Rüdiger Defender 7
12 Oliver Baumann Goalkeeper 7
15 Nico Cedric Schlotterbeck Defender 6
10 Jamal Musiala Midfielder 6
1 Manuel Neuer Goalkeeper 5
5 Aleksandar Pavlović Midfielder 5
14 Maximilian Beier Forward 5
9 Jamie Leweling Forward 5
7 DE Chris Jan Führich Midfielder 28 4
14 Josha Mamadou Karaboue Vagnoman Defender 4
9 Kevin Schade Midfielder 4
16 Anton Levi Stach Midfielder 4
12 Finn Gilbert Dahmen Goalkeeper 4
20 Serge David Gnabry Forward 4
25 A. Ouédraogo Midfielder 4
23 Younes Aitnouali Forward 2
13 Philipp Treu Defender 2
2 Yann Aurel Ludger Bisseck Defender 2
22 DE Hennes Behrens Defender 21 2
3 Maximilian Rosenfelder Defender 2
19 Karim-David Adeyemi Midfielder 2
5 Yannik Engelhardt Midfielder 2
1 DE Marc-André ter Stegen Goalkeeper 34 2

Fixtures of Germany

  • 1 Oct · 19:45 Serbia H UEFA Nations League
  • 4 Oct · 19:45 Greece A UEFA Nations League

Honours of Germany

  • FIFA World Cup 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014 4
  • UEFA European Championship 1972, 1980, 1996 3
  • FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 1
  • Olympic Games Gold Medal (East Germany) 1976 1
  • Olympic Games Silver Medal (East Germany) 1980 1
  • Olympic Games Silver Medal (Unified Germany) 2016 1
  • Olympic Games Bronze Medal (East Germany) 1964, 1972 2
  • Olympic Games Bronze Medal (West Germany) 1988 1

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