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{{Infobox National football team |
Name = {{fb|Germany}}|
Badge = DFBEagle.svg |
Badge_size = 225px |
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), used by non German-speaking media<br /> ''Die DFB-Elf'' (The DFB-Eleven)

| Association = [[German Football Association]]<br/>(''Deutscher Fußball-Bund — DFB'')
| Confederation = [[UEFA]] ([[Europe]]) |
Coach = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Joachim Löw]] |
Captain = [[Philipp Lahm]] (cover for [[Michael Ballack]]) |
Most caps = [[Lothar Matthäus]] (150) |
Top scorer = [[Gerd Müller]] (68) |
FIFA Rank = 6|
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 |
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First game = {{fb|Switzerland}} 5 – 3 Germany {{flagicon image|Flag of the German Empire.svg}}
<br>([[Basel]], [[Switzerland]]; 5 April 1908) |
Largest win = {{flagicon image|Flag of the German Empire.svg}} Germany 16 – 0 [[Russia national football team|Russian Empire]] {{flagicon image|Flag of Russia.svg}} <br> ([[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]; 1 July 1912) |
Largest loss = {{flagicon image|Flag of England.svg}} [[England national amateur football team|England amateur]] 9 – 0 Germany {{flagicon image|Flag of the German Empire.svg}}<br>([[Oxford]], [[England]]; 13 March 1909)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500395&action=showMatchesByYear&lang=E&liga=Nationalmannschaft&year=1909&cHash=a80eadb1fb | title = All matches of The National Team in 1909 | publisher = DFB | accessdate = 1 August 2008}}</ref> |
World cup apps = 17|
World cup first = 1934 |
World cup best = Champions, [[Football World Cup 1954|1954]], [[Football World Cup 1974|1974]], [[Football World Cup 1990|1990]] |
Regional name = [[UEFA European Football Championship|European Championship]] |
Regional cup apps = 10 |
Regional cup first = [[1972 European Football Championship|1972]] |
Regional cup best = Champions, [[1972 European Football Championship|1972]], [[1980 European Football Championship|1980]], [[1996 European Football Championship|1996]] |
Confederations cup apps = 2 |
Confederations cup first = [[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup|1999]] |
Confederations cup best = 3rd, [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005]]
}}

The '''German national football team''' ({{lang-de|Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft}}) is the [[association football|football]] team that has represented [[Germany]] in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association [[DFB]] (''Deutscher Fußball-Bund''), which was founded in 1900.

From 1950 to 1990, it was the team of the [[Federal Republic of Germany]] as the DFB is based in [[Frankfurt]], located in the former [[West Germany]]. Under [[Allied Occupation Zones in Germany|Allied occupation and division]], two other separate national teams were also recognized by [[FIFA]]: the [[Saarland national football team|Saarland team]] (1950–1956) and the [[East Germany national football team|East German team]] (1952–1990). Both have been absorbed along with their records (caps and goal scorers){{Citation needed|date=June 2010}} by the current national team. The official name and code "Germany FR (FRG)" was shortened to "Germany (GER)" in 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. They were runners-up three times in the European Championships, four times in the World Cup, and won three 3rd places in the World Cup. East Germany won Olympic Gold in 1976. Germany is the only nation to have won both the men's and women's World Cups.

The current coaching staff of the national team include head coach [[Joachim Löw]], assistant coach [[Hans-Dieter Flick]], goalkeeper coach [[Andreas Köpke]], athletic coach Shad Forsythe, athletic coach Oliver Bartlett, scout Urs Siegenthaler, technical director [[Matthias Sammer]], and team manager [[Oliver Bierhoff]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://team.dfb.de/de/team-hinter-dem-team/page/22.html?1274355670 | title = Das Team hinter dem Team | publisher = dfb.de | accessdate = 21 May 2010 | language = German}}</ref>

==History==
{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2008}}
===Early years===
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. 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 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 German city of [[Breslau]], [[Lower Silesia]] (now occpuied by Poland under the name of Wroclaw).<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500395&action=showMatchesByYear&lang=E&liga=Nationalmannschaft&year=1937&cHash=0435f38e6e | title = All matches of The National Team in 1937 | publisher = dfb.de | accessdate =1 January 2009}}</ref>

<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:German-national-team-v-england-white-hart-lane-1935-3-nil.jpg|thumb|200px| German national team before the start of the international match versus England at [[White Hart Lane]] 1935. Germany lost 3-0 <ref name='Observer 1935'> {{cite news|url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/englandfootball/story/0,9565,540784,00.html |title=Why Germany failed |accessdate=2009-11-28 |last=Catton |first=J.A.H. |date=Sunday 8 December 1935 |work=The Observer |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited | location=London}}</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, [[West Germany]], [[East Germany]] and French-occupied [[Saar (protectorate)|Saarland]], entering the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]] qualifiers as the DFB was only reinstated as full FIFA member after this World Cup.

====West Germany====
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 referred to as [[West Germany]]. This applied also to the restored DFB which had its headquarters in [[Frankfurt am Main]] and still employed coach [[Sepp Herberger]]. With recognition by [[FIFA]] and [[UEFA]], the DFB maintained and continued the record of the pre-war team. Neighboring [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] was once again the first team that would play (now West) 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|German speaking]] nations to play them in friendly matches during 1951.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/duit-intres.html | title = West Germany – International Results | publisher = RSSSF | accessdate = 1 January 2009}}</ref>

After only 18 post war games in total, West Germany had qualified for the [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 World Cup]], having prevailed against Norway and the "third German state", the French-occupied Saarland.

====Saarland====
{{Main|Saarland national football team}}
The [[Saar (protectorate)|Saar protectorate]], otherwise known as [[Saarland]], had been split from Germany and put under French control between 1947 and 1956 in the hopes of eventually fully annexing the territory to France. However, Saarland did not want to join French organisations and was barred from participating in pan-German ones. Thus, 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|Saarland]] finished below West 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 France abandoned the hope of annexing the territory and the territory acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany. He went on to coach the championship-winning team of the 1970s.

====East Germany====
{{Main|East Germany national football team}}
In 1949, the socialist [[German Democratic Republic]] was founded in the [[Allied-occupied Germany|Soviet-occupied]] eastern part of the country. A separate football competition emerged in what was commonly known as East Germany. 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|1974 World Cup winning]] West Germans in a highly symbolic event for the divided nation that was the only meeting of the two sides. East Germany went on to win the gold medal at the [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Olympics]]. After the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]] in 1989 and [[German reunification]] in 1990, the eastern football competition was reintegrated into the DFB.

===''Das Wunder von Bern''===
{{Main|1954 FIFA World Cup Final}}
West 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. West 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. In a shocking upset, West 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]], West 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>{{cite web | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMM3nW9dWvE | title = The "Wembley Goal" England – West Germany 1966 | work = 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.

West 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 West 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, West 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 West 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, 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 West Germany. The first group stage saw a politically charged match as West Germany played a game against [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]]. 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 ruled offside.

===Late 1970s and early 1980s===
West 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. Since that loss, 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 until Lukas Podolski's shot was saved by the Serbian goal keeper [[Vladimir Stojković|Stojković]] in the first round of the 2010 World cup to make it the first loss for the German team in the group game since 1986.

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]].

West 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. West 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 [[West Germany v Austria (1982)|controversial 1–0 win]] over [[Austria national football team|Austria]] as the result advanced both teams at the expense of the Algerians. 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, West 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, West 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 German teams (the other one being the 1974 World Cup Group match, which also was won – 1–0 – by [[East Germany]]).

[[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.

West 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]], West Germany finished as runners-up for the second consecutive tournament, 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]], West Germany finally won their third World Cup title in the unprecedented third consecutive final appearance. Captained by [[Lothar Matthäus]], 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, West 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===
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{{MedalBronze | [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
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Prior to 1988, 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 [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Olympics]], when they won the bronze. Since then, however, no German team ever managed to qualify for the Olympics again. West Germany also reached the Second Round in both [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]], and [[Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]. This is in contrast to the success of East Germany which won a gold, a silver and two bronze medals (one representing the [[United Team of Germany]]).

===After Reunification: Berti Vogts===
In February 1990, months after the fall of the Berlin wall, the draw for the [[UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying|1992 European Championship qualifying tournament]] had seen [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]] and West Germany drawn together in [[UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Group 5|Group 5]], scheduled to start in September. After the World Cup win, with assistant [[Berti Vogts]] taking over as the national team coach, the retiring Beckenbauer infamously predicted that the German team, with additional former East Germans to choose from, would be invincible for years to come. The [[reunification of Germany]] was confirmed in August to take effect on 3 October 1990, with the access of the former GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany. 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 leagues being restructured for 1991/92. The first game which saw a unified German team including former East German internationals such as [[Matthias Sammer]] and [[Ulf Kirsten]] was against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] on 19 December.

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]].

===Oliver Kahn/Michael Ballack Era===
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, losing to a Czech goal scored on the break. 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 made [[Michael Ballack]] the captain following [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 2004]]. 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.
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|200px|People watching the Germany vs. Argentina match 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 [[World Cup Golden Boot|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.{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}}

Germany's entry into the [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D|Euro 2008 qualifying round]] was marked, not least, by the promotion of [[Joachim Löw]] to coach. In a group with the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] and the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] among others, Germany qualified comfortably, defeating [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]] in a historic 13–0 record away win on the way.

For the final tournament, Germany were placed into Group B alongside [[Poland national football team|Poland]], [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] and longtime rivals [[Austria national football team|Austria]]. Germany won 2–0 to [[Poland]], but suffered an ignominious 2–1 defeat at the hands of Croatia, 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 free-kick, later chosen [[Goal of the Year (Germany)|German Goal of the Year]]. Their quarterfinal opponent was [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] who won their group comfortably. Germany started very well and took an early lead after a great team move led to Schweinsteiger finishing a cross from [[Lukas Podolski]]. Germany then took a 2–0 lead when Schweinsteiger curled in a free kick from the left side and [[Miroslav Klose]] headed the ball in. Portugal responded with a goal just prior to halftime, but after the second half began Germany reclaimed their two goal lead. Schweinsteiger delievered another free kick into the Portuguese penalty box and Michael Ballack headed the ball into the net to make the score 3–1, and Germany saw out the rest of the match comfortably, conceding a late consolation goal leaving the final score at 3–2.

Germany went into their semi-final clash against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] as overwhelming favorites. However, the team put up a nervous and shaky performance, getting behind by an [[Uğur Boral]] goal in the 22nd minute. [[Bastian Schweinsteiger]] equalised, and [[Miroslav Klose]] put Germany ahead with less than twelve minutes left only for [[Semih Şentürk]] to level the score in the last minutes of the match. Just as the game was heading for extra time, [[Philipp Lahm]] cut inside past [[Colin Kazim-Kazim]], exchanged passes with [[Thomas Hitzlsperger]] and stole in at the near post to score in the final minute, sending Germany into the [[UEFA Euro 2008 Final|final]] against [[Spain national football team|Spain]].

Spain were heavy favourites but many believed that Germany would be one of the few sides able to challenge them. After an opening 15 minutes in which Germany had the upper hand and nearly scored, Spain slowly came back into the game and then took the lead when [[Fernando Torres]] capitalised on a mistake made by the German defence. Although a Spanish defender appeared to handle the ball inside the box in the second half, Spain had the better of play for the remainder of the match and Germany finished runners-up.

Recent history was marked by Löw's attempts to rejuvenate the squad, bring in new players such as [[René Adler]] or [[Serdar Tasci]] in order to spark internal competition, which has led to some disharmony in the squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/nationalelf/startseite/artikel/500891/|title=Kritik zum "Wachrütteln"|publisher=Kicker Sportmagazin|date=25 November 2008|accessdate= 5 February 2009}}</ref> For the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualification for World Cup 2010]], Germany were placed in a [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 4|group]] with [[Azerbaijan national football team|Azerbaijan]] (led by former Germany coach [[Berti Vogts]]), [[Finland national football team|Finland]], [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]], [[Russia national football team|Russia]] and [[Wales national football team|Wales]].

==2010 FIFA World Cup qualification==
In their penultimate match on 10 October 2009, Germany secured first place in their qualifying group for the [[2010 World Cup]] by beating second placed Russia in Moscow 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=236545&cc=5739|title=Ten-man Germany hold-on to qualify|date= 10 October 2009|work=ESPN|accessdate= 15 October 2009}}</ref>
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===2010 FIFA World Cup finals===
The 2010 World Cup draw, which took place on 4 December 2009, placed Germany in [[2010 FIFA World Cup Group D|Group D]], along with [[Australia national football team|Australia]], [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]] and [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]. On 13 June 2010, they played their first match of the campaign against Australia and won 4–0. Then, they played against Serbia on 18 June and lost 0–1. Their next match against Ghana was won 1–0 by a goal from [[Mesut Özil]]. Germany went on to win the group and advanced to the knockout stage and will face England.
{{2010 FIFA World Cup Group D |expanded = yes |scenarios = yes}}

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== Euro 2012 qualifications ==
Germany will be competing in [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group A|Group A]] in [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|qualification]] for [[UEFA Euro 2012]], together with [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]], [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], [[Austria national football team|Austria]], [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] and [[Azerbaijan national football team|Azerbaijan]].

{{UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group A
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==Stadium==
Germany does not have a national stadium, and the national team's home matches are rotated among various stadia across the country. They have played home matches in 39 different cities so far – including venues which were German at the time of the match, such as [[Vienna]], Austria, which staged three games between 1938 and 1942.

National team matches have most often (42 times) been held in the various stadiums of the city of [[Berlin]]. Berlin was also the venue of Germany's first home match in 1908 against [[England national football team|England]]. Other common host cities include [[Hamburg]] (34 matches), [[Stuttgart]] (29) and [[Hanover]] (24). Another notable location is the city of [[Munich]], which has hosted numerous notable matches throughout the history of German football including the [[1974 World Cup|1974 World Cup Final]] which Germany won over [[Netherlands National Football Team]].

==Kit==
[[Image:World Cup 2006 German fans at Bochum.jpg|thumb|200px|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">{{cite news | url = http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6874205,00.html | title = German FA turns down Nike offer, sticks with Adidas | publisher = guardian.co.uk | date = 24 August 2007 | location=London | accessdate=3 May 2010}}</ref>

The national team's home dress has always been a white jersey and black shorts. The colours are derived from [[Flag of Prussia|the 19th century flag]] of the north German State of [[Prussia]]. The away shirt colour has changed several times. Historically, green shirt with white shorts is the most often used alternative colour combination, derived from the DFB colors (and the ones of a playing field),{{Citation needed|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 news|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= 10 June 2008|accessdate= 11 June 2008 | location=London | first=Sean | last=Ingle}}</ref> This is false, as their first match after WWII was in fact against Switzerland.<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= 20 June 2008}} (As can be seen from the DFB statistics page, the 1950 match against [[Switzerland national football team|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. A 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.{{Citation needed|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 colours. In 2010 the away colours then changed back to a black shirt and white shorts. The new away kit was worn by the team for the first time in a friendly against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] on 3 March 2010.

==Nickname==
In Germany, the team is typically referred to as the "Nationalmannschaft" (national team), "DFB-Elf" (DFB eleven), "DFB-Auswahl" (DFB selection) or "Nationalelf" (national eleven), whereas in foreign media, they are regularly described as the "Mannschaft" (literally meaning "Team").

==Rivalries==
Germany shares fierce rivalries with both [[England and Germany football rivalry|England]] and [[Germany and Netherlands football rivalry|the Netherlands]].

==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. 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 reinstated 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 !! Result !! Position !! GP !! W !! D* !! L !! GS !! GA !! Squad
|-
|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]||''Withdrew''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|- bgcolor="#cc9966"
|{{flagicon|Italy|old}} [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]||Third place||3||4||3||0||1||11||8||[[1934 FIFA World Cup squads#Germany|Squad]]
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]||Round 1||10||2||0||1||1||3||5||[[1938 FIFA World Cup squads#Germany|Squad]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]||''Banned''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|- bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]||'''Champions'''||'''1'''||6||5||0||1||25||14||[[1954 FIFA World Cup squads#West Germany|Squad]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]||Fourth place||4||6||2||2||2||12||14||[[1958 FIFA World Cup squads#West Germany|Squad]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]||Quarter-finals||7||4||2||1||1||4||2||[[1962 FIFA World Cup squads#West Germany|Squad]]
|- bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]||Runners-up||2||6||4||1||1||15||6||[[1966 FIFA World Cup squads#West Germany|Squad]]
|- bgcolor="#cc9966"
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]||Third place||3||6||5||0||1||17||10||[[1970 FIFA World Cup squads#West Germany|Squad]]
|- bgcolor=gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]||'''Champions'''||'''1'''||7||6||0||1||13||4||[[1974 FIFA World Cup squads#West Germany|Squad]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]||Second Round||6||6||1||4||1||10||5||[[1978 FIFA World Cup squads#West Germany|Squad]]
|-
|- bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]||Runners-up||2||7||3||2||2||12||10||[[1982 FIFA World Cup squads#West Germany|Squad]]
|- bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]||Runners-up||2||7||3||2||2||8||7||[[1986 FIFA World Cup squads#West Germany|Squad]]
|- bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]||'''Champions'''||'''1'''||7||5||2||0||15||5||[[1990 FIFA World Cup squads#West Germany|Squad]]
|-
|{{flagicon|United States}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]||Quarter-finals||5||5||3||1||1||9||7||[[1994 FIFA World Cup squads#Germany|Squad]]
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]||Quarter-finals||7||5||3||1||1||8||6||[[1998 FIFA World Cup squads#Germany|Squad]]
|- bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|South Korea}}{{flagicon|Japan}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]||Runners-up||2||7||5||1||1||14||3||[[2002 FIFA World Cup squads#Germany|Squad]]
|- bgcolor="#cc9966"
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]||Third place||3||7||5||1||1||14||6||[[2006 FIFA World Cup squads#Germany|Squad]]
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]||([[2010_FIFA_World_Cup_knockout_stage#Germany_vs_England|qualified for Round of 16]])||-||3||2||0||1||5||1||[[2010 FIFA World Cup squads#Germany|Squad]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]||||||||||||||||||
|-
|'''Total'''||17/19||'''3 Titles'''||95||57||*19||19||195||113||-
|}
:''*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.''

===Confederations Cup Record===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D*
!L
!GS
!GA
!Squad
|-
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[1992 King Fahd Cup|1992]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[1995 King Fahd Cup|1995]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997]]||''Did not enter''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup|1999]]||Round 1||3||1||0||2||2||6||[[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup squads#Germany|Squad]]
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea}}{{flagicon|Japan}} [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]]||''Did not enter''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|- bgcolor="#cc9966"
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005]]||Third Place||5||3||1||1||15||11||[[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squads#Germany|Squad]]
|-
|{{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.''

===European Championship record===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D*
!L
!GS
!GA
!Squad
|-
|{{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||[[1972 UEFA European Football Championship squads#West Germany|Squad]]
|- bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[1976 UEFA European Football Championship|1976]]||Runners-up||2||1||1||0||6||4||[[1976 UEFA European Football Championship squads#West Germany|Squad]]
|- bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[1980 UEFA European Football Championship|1980]]||'''Champions'''||4||3||1||0||6||3||[[1980 UEFA European Football Championship squads#West Germany|Squad]]
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[1984 UEFA European Football Championship|1984]]||Round 1||3||1||1||1||2||2||[[1984 UEFA European Football Championship squads#West Germany|Squad]]
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[1988 UEFA European Football Championship|1988]]||Semi-finals||4||2||1||1||6||3||[[1988 UEFA European Football Championship squads#West Germany|Squad]]
|- bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[1992 UEFA European Football Championship|1992]]||Runners-up||5||2||1||2||7||8||[[1992 UEFA European Football Championship squads#Germany|Squad]]
|- bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1996 UEFA European Football Championship|1996]]||'''Champions'''||6||4||2||0||10||3||[[1996 UEFA European Football Championship squads#Germany|Squad]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Belgium}}{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|2000]]||Round 1||3||0||1||2||1||5||[[2000 UEFA European Football Championship squads#Germany|Squad]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|2004]]||Round 1||3||0||2||1||2||3||[[2004 UEFA European Football Championship squads#Germany|Squad]]
|- bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}}{{flagicon|Austria}} [[2008 UEFA European Football Championship|2008]]||Runners-up||6||4||0||2||10||7||[[UEFA Euro 2008 squads#Germany|Squad]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Poland}}{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[UEFA Euro 2012|2012]]||||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[UEFA Euro 2016|2016]]||||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
||'''Total'''||10/13||38||19||10||9||55||39||
|}

'''Note''' ''All tournament wins except [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 1996]] were won as West Germany''

==Players==
===Current squad===
Players called up in the 23-man squad for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].

''Caps and goals as of 23 June 2010.''

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{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Arne Friedrich]]|age={{Birth date and age|1979|5|29|df=y}}|caps=75|goals=0|club=[[Hertha BSC]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Dennis Aogo]]|age={{Birth date and age|1987|1|14|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Serdar Tasci]]|age={{Birth date and age|1987|4|24|df=y}}|caps=12|goals=0|club=[[VfB Stuttgart|Stuttgart]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=[[Sami Khedira]]|age={{Birth date and age|1987|4|4|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[VfB Stuttgart|Stuttgart]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=[[Bastian Schweinsteiger]]|age={{Birth date and age|1984|8|1|df=y}}|caps=77|goals=21|club=[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Mesut Özil]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|10|15|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=2|club=[[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Stefan Kießling]]|age={{Birth date and age|1984|1|25|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=[[Lukas Podolski]]|age={{Birth date and age|1985|6|4|df=y}}|caps=76|goals=39|club=[[1. FC Köln|Köln]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Miroslav Klose]]|age={{Birth date and age|1978|6|9|df=y}}|caps=98|goals=49|club=[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=[[Tim Wiese]]|age={{Birth date and age|1981|12|17|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=FW|name=[[Thomas Müller (footballer)|Thomas Müller]]|age={{Birth date and age2|2010|6|11|1989|9|13|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=1|club=[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=DF|name=[[Holger Badstuber]]|age={{Birth date and age|1989|3|13|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=[[Piotr Trochowski]]|age={{Birth date and age|1984|3|22|df=y}}|caps=32|goals=2|club=[[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=DF|name=[[Philipp Lahm]] ''([[Captain (association football)|captain]])''|age={{Birth date and age|1983|11|11|df=y}}|caps=68|goals=4|club=[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=DF|name=[[Per Mertesacker]]|age={{Birth date and age|1984|9|29|df=y}}|caps=65|goals=1|club=[[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Toni Kroos]]|age={{Birth date and age|1990|1|4|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=[[Cacau]]|age={{Birth date and age|1981|3|27|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=4|club=[[VfB Stuttgart|Stuttgart]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=DF|name=[[Jérôme Boateng]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|9|3|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=MF|name=[[Marko Marin]]|age={{Birth date and age|1989|3|13|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=1|club=[[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=GK|name=[[Hans-Jörg Butt]]|age={{Birth date and age|1974|5|28|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=FW|name=[[Mario Gómez]]|age={{Birth date and age|1985|7|10|df=y}}|caps=36|goals=12|club=[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs end}}

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

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Date of birth
!Club
!Caps (goals)
!Debut
!Most Recent Call up
|-
!colspan=6|Goalkeepers
|-
| [[Tobias Sippel]]
|align=right| {{birth date and age|1988|03|22|df=y}}
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
|align=center| 0 (0)
| N/A
| v. [[Malta national football team|Malta]], 13 May 2010
|-
| [[René Adler]]
|align=right| {{birth date and age|1985|1|15|df=y}}
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]]
|align=center| 9 (0)
| v. [[Russia national football team|Russia]], 11 October 2008
| v. [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], 3 March 2010
|-
!colspan=6|Defenders
|-
| [[Andreas Beck (footballer)|Andreas Beck]]
|align=right| {{birth date and age|1987|3|13|df=y}}
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[1899 Hoffenheim]]
|align=center| 7 (0)
| v. [[Norway national football team|Norway]], 11 February 2009
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] preliminary squad
|-
| [[Heiko Westermann]]
|align=right| {{birth date and age|1983|8|14|df=y}}
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Schalke 04]]
|align=center| 19 (2)
| v. [[Austria national football team|Austria]], 6 February 2008
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] preliminary squad<sup>[[#Notes|1]]</sup>
|-
| [[Mats Hummels]]
|align=right| {{birth date and age|1988|12|16|df=y}}
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Borussia Dortmund]]
|align=center| 1 (0)
| v. [[Malta national football team|Malta]], 13 May 2010
| v. [[Malta national football team|Malta]], 13 May 2010
|-
| [[Marcel Schäfer]]
|align=right| {{birth date and age|1984|6|7|df=y}}
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[VfL Wolfsburg|Wolfsburg]]
|align=center| 7 (0)
| v. [[England national football team|England]], 19 November 2008
| v. [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], 3 March 2010
|-
| [[Robert Huth]]
|align=right| {{birth date and age|1984|8|18|df=y}}
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|align=center| 19 (2)
| v. [[Austria national football team|Austria]], 18 August 2004
| Performance test, January 2010
|-
!colspan=6|Midfielders
|-
| [[Christian Träsch]]
|align=right| {{birth date and age|1987|9|1|df=y}}
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[VfB Stuttgart]]
|align=center| 2 (0)
| v. [[United Arab Emirates national football team|UAE]], 2 June 2009
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] preliminary squad<sup>[[#Notes|1]]</sup>
|-
| [[Michael Ballack]] (Captain)
|align=right| {{birth date and age|1976|9|26|df=y}}
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bayer Leverkusen]]
|align=center| 98 (42)
| v. [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]], 28 April 1999
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] preliminary squad<sup>[[#Notes|1]]</sup>
|-
| [[Kevin Großkreutz]]
|align=right| {{birth date and age|1988|07|13|df=y}}
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Borussia Dortmund]]
|align=center| 1 (0)
| v. [[Malta national football team|Malta]], 13 May 2010
| v. [[Malta national football team|Malta]], 13 May 2010
|-
| [[Stefan Reinartz]]
|align=right| {{birth date and age|1989|01|01|df=y}}
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bayer Leverkusen]]
|align=center| 1 (0)
| v. [[Malta national football team|Malta]], 13 May 2010
| v. [[Malta national football team|Malta]], 13 May 2010
|-
| [[Marco Reus]]
|align=right| {{birth date and age|1989|05|31|df=y}}
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
|align=center| 0 (0)
| N/A
| v. [[Malta national football team|Malta]], 13 May 2010<sup>[[#Notes|1]]</sup>
|-
| [[Thomas Hitzlsperger]]
|align=right| {{birth date and age|1982|4|5|df=y}}
| {{flagicon|England}} [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]]
|align=center| 51 (6)
| v. [[Iran national football team|Iran]], 9 October 2004
| v. [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], 3 March 2010
|-
| [[Christian Gentner]]
|align=right| {{birth date and age|1985|8|14|df=y}}
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[VfL Wolfsburg|Wolfsburg]]
|align=center| 4 (0)
| v. [[China national football team|China]], 29 May 2009
| v. [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], 3 March 2010
|-
| [[Aaron Hunt]]
|align=right| {{birth date and age|1986|9|4|df=y}}
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Werder Bremen]]
|align=center| 1 (0)
| v. [[Côte d'Ivoire national football team|Côte d'Ivoire]], 18 November 2009
| v. [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], 3 March 2010
|-
| [[Simon Rolfes]]
|align=right| {{birth date and age|1982|1|21|df=y}}
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]]
|align=center| 21 (1)
| v. [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], 28 March 2007
| Performance test, January 2010
|-
!colspan=6|Strikers
|-
| [[Patrick Helmes]]
|align=right| {{birth date and age|1984|3|1|df=y}}
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]]
|align=center| 12 (1)
| v. [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], 28 March 2007
| Performance test, January 2010
|-
|}

;Notes
# Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

===Famous past players===

{{Main|List of Germany international footballers}}

====Most capped players====
Below is a list of the 20 players with the most [[cap (football)|caps]] for Germany as of 23 June 2010 (* denotes players still available for selection). Players who had played for the separate East German Team, and then were capped for the DFB team ([[Ulf Kirsten]]: 100 caps in total, 49 for East Germany, then 51 for Germany), do not appear in this list, though they are included in FIFA records.

{| 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
|11
|-
|6
|style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Michael Ballack]]'''*
|1999–present
|98
|42
|-
|=
|style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Miroslav Klose]]'''*
|2001–present
|98
|49
|-
|8
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Berti Vogts]]
|1967–1978
|96
|1
|-
|9
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Sepp Maier]]
|1966–1979
|95
|0
|-
|=
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
|1976–1986
|95
|45
|-
|11
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Rudi Völler]]
|1982–1994
|90
|47
|-
|12
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Andreas Brehme]]
|1984–1994
|86
|8
|-
|=
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Oliver Kahn]]
|1995–2006
|86
|0
|-
|14
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Andreas Möller]]
|1988–1999
|85
|29
|-
|15
|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]]
|1999–2008
|81
|4
|-
|18
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Torsten Frings]]
|2001–2009
|79
|10
|-
|19
|style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Bastian Schweinsteiger]]'''*
|2004–present
|77
|21
|-
|20
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Harald Schumacher]]
|1979–1986
|76
|0
|-
|=
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Guido Buchwald]]
|1984–1994
|76
|4
|-
|=
|style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Lukas Podolski]]'''*
|2004–present
|76
|39
|}

====Top goalscorers====
Below is a list of the top 10 goalscorers for Germany, as of 23 June 2010 (* denotes players still available for selection):

Note: former East Germany players are not included in this Wikipedia list, though they are included in FIFA records

{| class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Player
!Goals
!Caps
!Avg/Game
|-
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Gerd Müller]]
|68
|62
|1.09
|-
|2
|style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Miroslav Klose]]'''*
|49
|98
|0.50
|-
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Rudi Völler]]
|47
|90
|0.52
|-
|=
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jürgen Klinsmann]]
|47
|108
|0.43
|-
|5
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
|45
|95
|0.47
|-
|6
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Uwe Seeler]]
|43
|72
|0.60
|-
|7
|style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Michael Ballack]]'''*
|42
|98
|0.43
|-
|8
|style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Lukas Podolski]]'''*
|39
|76
|0.51
|-
|9
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Oliver Bierhoff]]
|37
|70
|0.53
|-
|10
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Fritz Walter (footballer, 1920)|Fritz Walter]]
|33
|61
|0.54
|}

====Captains====
Germany captains since Germany's [[FIFA World Cup 1934|first participation in a World Cup in 1934]].<br>Note: the column "games" signifies overall games as captain, not overall caps. Captained games outside the player's main period are also included.

{| class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Player
!Period
!Games
!Notes
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Fritz Szepan]]
|1934–1939
|30
|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Paul Janes]]
|1939–1942
|31
|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Fritz Walter]]
|1951–1956
|30
|style="text-align:left;"|Honorary captain
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Hans Schäfer]]
|1957–1962
|16
|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Helmut Rahn]]
|1958–1959
|8
|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Herbert Erhardt]]
|1959–1962
|18
|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Uwe Seeler]]
|1962–1970
|40
|style="text-align:left;"|Honorary captain
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Wolfgang Overath]]
|1970–1971
|14
|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|1971–1977
|50
|style="text-align:left;"|Honorary captain
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Berti Vogts]]
|1977–1978
|20
|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Bernard Dietz]]
|1978–1981
|19
|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
|1981–1986
|51
|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Harald Schumacher]]
|1986
|14
|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Klaus Allofs]]
|1986–1988
|8
|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Lothar Matthäus]]
|1988–1994
|75
|style="text-align:left;"|Honorary captain
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jürgen Klinsmann]]
|1994–1998
|36
|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Oliver Bierhoff]]
|1998–2001
|23
|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Oliver Kahn]]
|2001–2004
|49
|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Michael Ballack]]
|2004–2010
|55
|
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Philipp Lahm]]
|2010–To Date
|5
|style="text-align:left;"|Record as of 3 June 2010. Replacing injured [[Michael Ballack]]
|}

====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

== Managers ==
{{Main|Germany national football team manager}}

{| class="wikitable"
!width=13%|Name
!Period
!Matches
!Wins
!Draws<sup>[[#Notes|1]]</sup>
!Losses
!Win %
!Honours
|-
| DFB committee
| align="center" |1908–1928
| align="center" | 63
| align="center" | 18
| align="center" | 13
| align="center" | 32
| align="center" | 28.6
|-
| [[Otto Nerz]]
| align="center" |1928–1936
| align="center" | 70
| align="center" | 42
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" | 18
| align="center" | 60
| Third place at the [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934 World Cup]]
|-
| [[Sepp Herberger]]<sup>[[#Notes|2]]</sup>
| align="center" |1936–1942<br>1950–1964
| align="center" | 162
| align="center" | 92
| align="center" | 26
| align="center" | 44
| align="center" | 56.8
| 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" | 31
| align="center" | 21
| align="center" | 62.6
| 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" | 44
| align="center" | 12
| align="center" | 11
| align="center" | 65.7
| 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" | 34
| align="center" | 20
| align="center" | 12
| align="center" | 51.5
| 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" | 66
| align="center" | 24
| align="center" | 12
| align="center" | 64.7
| 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
| align="center" | 41.7
|
|-
| [[Rudi Völler]]
| align="center" |2000–2004
| align="center" | 53
| align="center" | 29
| align="center" | 11
| align="center" | 13
| align="center" | 54.7
| Runner-up of the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]]
|-
| [[Jürgen Klinsmann]]
| align="center" |2004–2006
| align="center" | 34
| align="center" | 19
| align="center" | 9
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 58.8
| Third place at the [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005 Confederations Cup]], Third place at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]]
|-
| [[Joachim Löw]]<sup>[[#Notes|3]]</sup>
| align="center" |2006–
| align="center" | 52
| align="center" | 36
| align="center" | 8
| align="center" | 8
| align="center" | 69.2
| Runner-up of [[2008 European Football Championship|Euro 2008]]
|-
!colspan="2" | Total<sup>[[#Notes|3]]</sup>
! 826
! 473
! 169
! 184
! 57.4
!
|}

;Notes
# Includes matches won or lost on [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalty shootouts]].
# Record includes periods of pre-division Germany (1936–1942 — 65 matches: 40 wins, 12 draws, 13 losses) and West Germany (1950–1964 — 97 matches: 52 wins, 14 draws, 31 losses; no national team matches and no national coaches between 1942 and 1950).
# Record as of 23 June 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=139 | title = International game results | publisher = dfb.de | accessdate = 6 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500704 | title = National Team Coaches | publisher = dfb.de | accessdate = 6 September 2009}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Germany national under-21 football team]]
*[[Germany national youth football team]] (includes U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-20 squads)
*[[Germany women's national football team]]
*[[England and Germany football rivalry]]
*[[Germany and Netherlands football rivalry]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category|Deutsche Fussballnationalmannschaft}}
*[http://footbalistic.com/en/teams/3138/germany Germany national football team Profile, Stats and Analytics] at Footbalistic
*[http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=137 DFB's German national football team page]
*[http://team.dfb.de/ team.dfb.de]
*[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.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 archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers]

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| years = [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]] (First title)
| after = [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]] {{fb-rt|BRA}}
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| after = [[1984 UEFA European Football Championship|1984]] {{fb-rt|FRA}}
}}
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| 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}}
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[[Category:Germany national football team| ]]
[[Category:European national association football teams]]
[[Category:FIFA World Cup-winning countries|Germany]]
[[Category:UEFA European Football Championship-winning countries]]
[[Category:National sports teams of Germany|Football]]

{{Link GA|de}}
{{Link FA|hu}}
{{Link FA|sv}}

[[ar:منتخب ألمانيا لكرة القدم]]
[[az:Almaniya milli futbol komandası]]
[[bn:জার্মানি জাতীয় ফুটবল দল]]
[[be-x-old:Зборная Нямеччыны па футболе]]
[[bs:Njemačka nogometna reprezentacija]]
[[bg:Национален отбор по футбол на Германия]]
[[ca:Selecció de futbol d'Alemanya]]
[[cs:Německá fotbalová reprezentace]]
[[da:Tysklands fodboldlandshold]]
[[de:Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft]]
[[et:Saksamaa jalgpallikoondis]]
[[es:Selección de fútbol de Alemania]]
[[eo:Germana nacia teamo de futbalo]]
[[eu:Alemaniako futbol selekzio nazionala]]
[[fa:تیم ملی فوتبال آلمان]]
[[fr:Équipe d'Allemagne de football]]
[[gl:Selección de fútbol de Alemaña]]
[[ko:독일 축구 국가대표팀]]
[[hr:Njemačka nogometna reprezentacija]]
[[id:Tim nasional sepak bola Jerman]]
[[it:Nazionale di calcio della Germania]]
[[he:נבחרת גרמניה בכדורגל]]
[[jv:Tim nasional bal-balan Jerman]]
[[ka:გერმანიის ეროვნული საფეხბურთო ნაკრები]]
[[ku:Xola Almanî ya Futbolê]]
[[la:Turma Pediludica Nationalis Germanica]]
[[lv:Vācijas futbola izlase]]
[[lb:Däitsch Foussballnationalequipe]]
[[lt:Vokietijos vyrų futbolo rinktinė]]
[[hu:Német labdarúgó-válogatott]]
[[mk:Национален фудбалски тим на Германија]]
[[mr:जर्मनी फुटबॉल संघ]]
[[ms:Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Jerman]]
[[nl:Duits voetbalelftal]]
[[ja:サッカードイツ代表]]
[[no:Tysklands herrelandslag i fotball]]
[[uz:Olmoniya (milliy futbol terma jamoasi)]]
[[pl:Reprezentacja Niemiec w piłce nożnej]]
[[pt:Seleção Alemã de Futebol]]
[[ro:Echipa națională de fotbal a Germaniei]]
[[rm:Squadra naziunala da ballape da la Germania]]
[[ru:Сборная Германии по футболу]]
[[simple:Germany national football team]]
[[sk:Nemecké národné futbalové mužstvo]]
[[sl:Nemška nogometna reprezentanca]]
[[szl:Reprezyntacyjo Mjymcůw we fusbalu chopůw]]
[[sr:Фудбалска репрезентација Немачке]]
[[sh:Fudbalska reprezentacija Nemačke]]
[[fi:Saksan jalkapallomaajoukkue]]
[[sv:Tysklands herrlandslag i fotboll]]
[[th:ฟุตบอลทีมชาติเยอรมนี]]
[[tg:Тими миллии футболи Олмон]]
[[tr:Almanya Millî Futbol Takımı]]
[[uk:Збірна Німеччини з футболу]]
[[vi:Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Đức]]
[[wuu:德国国家足球队]]
[[zh-yue:德國足球代表隊]]
[[zh:德國國家足球隊]]

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