Germany national football team

The Germany national football team (German: Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908. The team is governed by the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund), founded in 1900. Between 1949 and 1990, separate German national teams were recognised by FIFA due to Allied occupation and division: the DFB's team representing the Federal Republic of Germany (commonly referred to as West Germany in English between 1949 and 1990), the Saarland team representing the Saar Protectorate (1950–1956) and the East Germany team representing the German Democratic Republic (1952–1990). The latter two were absorbed along with their records; the present team represents the reunified Federal Republic. The official name and code "Germany FR (FRG)" was shortened to "Germany (GER)" following reunification in 1990.

Germany
Nickname(s)DFB-Team (DFB Team)
Nationalelf (National Eleven)
DFB-Elf (DFB Eleven)
Die Mannschaft (The Team)
AssociationDeutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB)
ConfederationUEFA
Head coachJulian Nagelsmann
Captainİlkay Gündoğan
Most capsLothar Matthäus (150)
Top scorerMiroslav Klose (71)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeGER
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 16 (4 April 2024)
Highest1 (December 1992 – August 1993, December 1993 – March 1994, June 1994, July 2014 – June 2015, July 2017, September 2017 – June 2018)
Lowest22 (March 2006)
First international
  Switzerland 5–3 Germany 
(Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908)
Biggest win
 Germany 16–0 Russia 
(Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912)
Biggest defeat
 England Amateurs 9–0 Germany 
(Oxford, England; 13 March 1909)
World Cup
Appearances20 (first in 1934)
Best resultChampions (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)
European Championship
Appearances13 (first in 1972)
Best resultChampions (1972, 1980, 1996)
Summer Olympic Games
Appearances13 (first in 1912)
Best result Gold Medal (1976)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1999)
Best resultChampions (2017)
Medal record
FIFA World Cup
1954 SwitzerlandTeam
1974 West GermanyTeam
1990 ItalyTeam
2014 BrazilTeam
1966 EnglandTeam
1982 SpainTeam
1986 MexicoTeam
2002 South Korea–JapanTeam
1934 ItalyTeam
1970 MexicoTeam
2006 GermanyTeam
2010 South AfricaTeam
UEFA European Championship
1972 BelgiumTeam
1980 ItalyTeam
1996 EnglandTeam
1976 YugoslaviaTeam
1992 SwedenTeam
2008 Austria–SwitzerlandTeam
1988 West Germany (s.f.)Team
2012 Poland–Ukraine (s.f.)Team
2016 France (s.f.)Team
Summer Olympic Games
1976 MontrealTeam
1980 MoscowTeam
1964 TokyoTeam
1972 MunichTeam
1988 SeoulTeam
FIFA Confederations Cup
2017 RussiaTeam
2005 GermanyTeam
WebsiteDFB.de (in German)

Germany is one of the most successful national teams in international competitions, having won four World Cups (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014), tied with Italy, and only one less than the most successful team, Brazil. Having won three European Championships (1972, 1980, 1996) Germany is along with Spain the record holder in that international competition. Germany won also a Confederations Cup (2017). They have also been runners-up at the European Championship three times, and four times at the World Cup, with a further four third-place finishes at the World Cup. East Germany won Olympic Gold in 1976. Germany is also one of the only two nations to have won both the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Women's World Cup (the other being Spain). By combined World Cups, Germany stands as the most successful football nation in history with six World Cups – four for the men's team and two for the women's. At the end of the 2014 World Cup, Germany earned the second highest Elo rating of any national football team in history, with 2,223 points. Germany is also the only European nation that has won a FIFA World Cup in the Americas.

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