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The Germany national football team (German: Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft or Die Mannschaft) has represented Germany in men's international football since 1908.[1] The team is governed by the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund), founded in 1900.[2][3] Ever since the DFB was reinaugurated in 1949 the team has represented the Federal Republic of Germany. Under Allied occupation and division, two other separate national teams were also recognised by FIFA: the Saarland team representing the Saarland (1950–1956) and the East German team representing the German Democratic Republic (1952–1990). Both have been absorbed along with their records[4][5] by the current national team. The official name and code "Germany FR (FRG)" was shortened to "Germany (GER)" following the reunification in 1990.

Germany is one of the most successful national teams in international competitions, having won four World Cups (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014), three European Championships (1972, 1980, 1996), and one Confederations Cup (2017).[2] They have also been runners-up three times in the European Championships, four times in the World Cup, and a further four third-place finishes at World Cups.[2] East Germany won Olympic Gold in 1976.[6]

Germany is the only nation to have won both the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Women's World Cup.[7][8] At the end of the 2014 World Cup, Germany earned the highest Elo rating of any national football team in history, with a record 2,205 points.[9] Germany is also the only European nation that has won a FIFA World Cup in the Americas.

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Association football

Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposite team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is considered the world's most popular sport.

FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération internationale de football association is the international governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded in 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, its membership now comprises 211 national associations. These national associations must each also be members of one of the six regional confederations into which the world is divided: CAF (Africa), AFC, UEFA (Europe), CONCACAF, OFC (Oceania) and CONMEBOL.

East Germany national football team

East Germany national football team

The East Germany national football team, recognised as Germany DR by FIFA, represented East Germany in men's international football, playing as one of three post-war German teams, along with Saarland and West Germany.

East Germany

East Germany

East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic, was a country in Central Europe that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, this country was commonly viewed as a communist state, and it described itself as a socialist "workers' and peasants' state". Before the establishment, its territory was administered and occupied by Soviet forces with the autonomy of the native communists following the Berlin Declaration abolishing German sovereignty in World War II; when the Potsdam Agreement established the Soviet-occupied zone, bounded on the east by the Oder–Neisse line. GDR was dominated by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) from 1949 to 1989 before being liberalized under the impact of the Revolutions of 1989 against the communist states, helping East Germany be united with the West. Unlike West Germany, SED did not see its state as the successor one of the German Reich (1871–1945) and abolished the goal of unification in the constitution (1974). Under the SED rule, GDR was often judged as a Soviet satellite state, most scholars and academics described it as a totalitarian regime.

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested among the senior men's national teams of the 211 members by the sport's global governing body - Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The tournament has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The current reigning champions are Argentina, who won their third title at the 2022 tournament.

1954 FIFA World Cup

1954 FIFA World Cup

The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was selected as the host country in July 1946. At the tournament several all-time records for goal-scoring were set, including the highest average number of goals scored per game. The tournament was won by West Germany, who defeated tournament favourites Hungary 3–2 in the final, their first World Cup title.

1974 FIFA World Cup

1974 FIFA World Cup

The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the tenth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany between 13 June and 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded. The previous trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, had been won for the third time by Brazil in 1970 and awarded permanently to the Brazilians. This was the first out of three World Cups to feature two rounds of group stages.

1990 FIFA World Cup

1990 FIFA World Cup

The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second time. Teams representing 116 national football associations entered and qualification began in April 1988. 22 teams qualified from this process, along with host nation Italy and defending champions Argentina.

2014 FIFA World Cup

2014 FIFA World Cup

The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2007. It was the second time that Brazil staged the competition, the first being in 1950, and the fifth time that it was held in South America.

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup

The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It was contested by the holders of each of the six continental championships, along with the current FIFA World Cup holder and the host nation, to bring the number of teams up to eight.

2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup was the 10th and final edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup, a quadrennial international men's football tournament organised by FIFA. It was held in Russia, from 17 June to 2 July 2017, as a prelude to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup

The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's international governing body. The competition has been held every four years and one year after the men's FIFA World Cup since 1991, when the inaugural tournament, then called the FIFA Women's World Championship, was held in China. Under the tournament's current format, national teams vie for 31 slots in a three-year qualification phase. The host nation's team is automatically entered as the 32nd slot. The tournament, called the World Cup Finals, is contested at venues within the host nation(s) over a period of about one month.

Abbreviation

  • A = away match
  • H = home match
  • * = match in neutral place
  • (c) = captain of team
  • (g) = goalkeeper
  • Am. = Amateure
  • WC = World Cup
  • EC = European Championship
  • Confed-Cup = Confederations Cup
  • NL = UEFA Nations League
  • OG = Olympic matches
  • Cons. tour. = Consolation tournament of the Olympic Games
  • a.e.t. = after extra time
  • p. = penalty shoot-out
  • GG = golden goal
  • soccer ball with check mark = goal scored from penalty kick
  • (o.g.) = own goal
  • Austria (opposite the name) = players which are played for Austria and Germany
  • Poland (opposite the name) = players which are played for Poland and Germany
  • green background colour = Germany won the match
  • yellow background colur = draw (including matches decided via penalty shoot-out)
  • red background colour = Germany lost the match
  • The current and enlarged national team members are highlighted in bold. Players who have not been played for more than six months are in italics.

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FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested among the senior men's national teams of the 211 members by the sport's global governing body - Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The tournament has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The current reigning champions are Argentina, who won their third title at the 2022 tournament.

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship

The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The competition is contested by UEFA members' senior men's national teams, determining the continental champion of Europe. It is the second-most watched football tournament in the world after the FIFA World Cup. The Euro 2012 final was watched by a global audience of around 300 million. The competition has been held every four years since 1960, except for 2020, when it was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, but kept the name Euro 2020. Scheduled to be in the even-numbered year between FIFA World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations' Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Since 1996, the individual events have been branded as "UEFA Euro [year]".

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup

The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It was contested by the holders of each of the six continental championships, along with the current FIFA World Cup holder and the host nation, to bring the number of teams up to eight.

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League

The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body.

Football at the Summer Olympics

Football at the Summer Olympics

Football at the Summer Olympics, referred to as the Olympic Football Tournament, has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896 and 1932. Women's football was added to the official program at the Atlanta 1996 Games.

Austria

Austria

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of 83,871 km2 (32,383 sq mi) and has a population of 9 million.

Poland

Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of 312,696 km2 (120,733 sq mi). Poland has a population of 38 million and is the fifth-most populous member state of the European Union. Warsaw is the nation's capital and largest metropolis. Other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin.

Player records

Most capped players

Lothar Matthäus is Germany's most capped player, with 150 appearances.
Lothar Matthäus is Germany's most capped player, with 150 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Period
1 Lothar Matthäus 150 23 1980–2000
2 Miroslav Klose 137 71 2001–2014
3 Lukas Podolski 130 49 2004–2017
4 Thomas Müller 121 44 2010–
Bastian Schweinsteiger 121 24 2004–2016
6 Manuel Neuer 117 0 2009–
7 Philipp Lahm 113 5 2004–2014
8 Jürgen Klinsmann 108 47 1987–1998
9 Toni Kroos 106 17 2010–2021
10 Jürgen Kohler 105 2 1986–1998

Most consecutive matches

Since many players have been absent due to injuries, there are only a few players who have been able to play for the national team without interruption:[10]

Rank Player Matches Period
1 Franz Beckenbauer 60 9 September 1970 – 23 February 1977
2 Berti Vogts 48 27 March 1974 – 21 June 1978
3 Manfred Kaltz 47 8 March 1978 – 14 April 1982
4 Berti Vogts 39 6 March 1968 – 8 September 1971

Youngest players on debut

Twelve players were younger than 19 on their debut, four under 18. 109 players were not yet of age on their debut. After the age of majority was reduced to 18 years on 1 January 1975, no players who were not yet of age have made their debut, with the exception of Youssoufa Moukoko in 2022, who debuted four days before his 18th birthday. Of the players who were not yet of age on their debut, only Franz Beckenbauer managed more than 100 internationals, but other players later became World and / or European Champions, who were not yet of age on their debut: Rainer Bonhof, Paul Breitner, Horst Eckel, Uli Hoeneß, Gerd Mueller, Wolfgang Overath, Berti Vogts, Fritz Walter. Besides Beckenbauer, Willy Baumgärtner, Paul Janes and Uwe Seeler later became record appearances.

The ten youngest players on debut are listed.

Rank Player Date of birth First match Opponent Result Competition Age Total appearances Position
01. Willy Baumgärtner 23 December 1890 5 April 1908[a]  Switzerland 3–5 Friendly match 17 years, 104 days 4 Forward
02. Marius Hiller 5 August 1892 3 April 1910  Switzerland 3–2 Friendly match 17 years, 241 days 3[b] Forward
03. Uwe Seeler 5 November 1936 16 October 1954  France 1–3 Friendly match 17 years, 345 days 72 Forward
04. Youssoufa Moukoko 20 November 2004 16 November 2022  Oman 1–0 Friendly match 17 years, 361 days active Forward
05. Jamal Musiala 26 February 2003 25 March 2021  Iceland 3–0 WC 2022 qualifier 18 years, 27 days active Midfielder
06. Karl Wolter 2 August 1894 6 October 1912  Denmark 1–3 Friendly match 18 years, 65 days 3 Forward
07. Franz Jelinek 10 July 1922 15 September 1940  Slovakia 1–0 Friendly match 18 years, 67 days 1 Forward
08. Florian Wirtz 3 May 2003 2 September 2021  Liechtenstein 2–0 WC 2022 qualifier 18 years, 122 days active Midfielder
09. Mario Götze 3 June 1992 17 November 2010  Sweden 0–0 Friendly match 18 years, 167 days active Midfielder
010. Willy Tänzer 12 December 1889 7 June 1908  Austria 2–3 Friendly match 18 years, 178 days 1 Defender
Notes:
  1. ^ 1st match of Germany
  2. ^ Hiller also played 2 matches for Argentina at the age of 24

Oldest players

Eighteen players played their last match for Germany at an age older than 35 years, including six goalkeepers. Eight national players continued to play for Austria or the Saarland after the Second World War. The ten oldest players at their last match are listed.

Rank Player Date of birth Last match Opponent Result Competition Age Total appearances Position
01. Lothar Matthäus 21 March 1961 20 June 2000  Portugal 0–3 EC 2000 group stage 39 years, 91 days 150 Defender
02. Jens Lehmann 10 November 1969 29 June 2008  Spain 0–1 EC 2008 Final 38 years, 232 days 61 Goalkeeper
03. Fritz Walter 31 October 1920 24 June 1958  Sweden 1–3 WC 1958 semi-final 37 years, 236 days 61 Midfielder
04. Oliver Kahn 15 June 1969 8 July 2006  Portugal 3–1 WC 2006 3rd place 37 years, 23 days 86 Goalkeeper
05. Richard Kress 6 March 1925 22 October 1961  Greece 2–1 WC 1962 qualifier 36 years, 230 days 09 Forward
06. Andreas Kupfer 7 May 1914 22 November 1950  Switzerland 1–0 Friendly match 36 years, 199 days 44 Defender
07. Andreas Köpke 12 March 1962 4 July 1998  Croatia 0–3 WC 1998 quarter-final 36 years, 114 days 59 Goalkeeper
08. Hans-Jörg Butt 28 May 1974 10 July 2010  Uruguay 3–2 WC 2010 3rd place 36 years, 43 days 04 Goalkeeper
09. Miroslav Klose 9 June 1978 13 July 2014  Argentina 1–0 WC 2014 Final 36 years, 34 days 137 Forward
10. Karl Sesta 18 March 1906 1 February 1942  Switzerland 1–2 Friendly match 35 years, 320 days 03[a] Defender
Notes:
  1. ^ Sesta had previously played 42 times and twice after World War II for Austria. In his last match for Austria, he was 39 years and 155 days old.

Oldest players on debut

38 players were at least 30 years old on their debut; for fifteen of them it was their only match. Stefan Kuntz, who had made his debut at the age of 31 years and 49 days, made the most appearances (25). They all played in friendly matches for their first match. The ten oldest players on debut are listed.

Rank Player Date of birth First match Opponent Result Competition Age Total appearances
01. Karl Sesta 18 March 1906 15 June 1941  Croatia 5–1 Friendly match 35 years, 83 days 3[a]
02. Matthias Mauritz 13 November 1924 20 May 1959  Poland 1–1 Friendly match 34 years, 188 days 1
03. Karl Tewes 18 August 1886 26 September 1920  Austria 2–3 Friendly match 34 years, 39 days 6
04. Martin Max 7 August 1968 17 April 2002  Argentina 0–1 Friendly match 33 years, 253 days 1
05. Paul Steiner 23 January 1957 30 May 1990  Denmark 1–0 Friendly match 33 years, 127 days 1
06. Roman Weidenfeller 6 August 1980 19 November 2013  England 1–0 Friendly match 33 years, 105 days 5
07. Rudolf Leip 8 June 1890 12 August 1923  Finland 1–2 Friendly match 33 years, 65 days 3
08. Kurt Borkenhagen 30 December 1919 5 October 1952  France 1–3 Friendly match 32 years, 280 days 1
09. Erich Schröder 20 November 1898 26 April 1931  Netherlands 1–1 Friendly match 32 years, 157 days 1
10. Clemens Wientjes 8 February 1920 20 April 1952  Luxembourg 3–0 Friendly match 32 years, 72 days 2
Notes:
  1. ^ Sesta previously played 42 matches for Austria; on his debut for the side he was 26 years and 65 days old.

Youngest captains

Of the ten youngest captains, only Joshua Kimmich was captain in a competitive match, playing against Cameroon in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup group stage; the other thirteen youngest captains were only in friendly matches.

Rank Player Date of birth First match as captain Opponent Result Competition Age Appearance number Matches
as captain
Total
appearances
01. Julian Draxler 20 September 1993 13 May 2014  Poland 0–0 Friendly match 20 years, 235 days 11. active active
02. Christian Schmidt 9 June 1888 24 April 1910  Netherlands 2–4 Friendly match 21 years, 299 days 1. 1 3
03. Josef Glaser 11 May 1887 13 March 1909 England England (Am.) 0–9 Friendly match 21 years, 310 days 1. 4 5
04. Max Breunig 12 November 1888 26 March 1911  Switzerland 6–2 Friendly match 22 years, 133 days 2. 3 9
05. Joshua Kimmich 8 February 1995 25 June 2017 (from 80')  Cameroon 3–1 Confed-Cup 2017 group stage 22 years, 137 days 18. active active
06. Adolf Jäger 31 March 1889 14 April 1912  Hungary 4–4 Friendly match 23 years, 14 days 4. 10 18
07. Stanislaus Kobierski 13 November 1910 3 December 1933  Poland 1–0 Friendly match 23 years, 20 days 11. 1 26
08. Eugen Kipp 26 February 1885 7 June 1908  Austria 2–3 Friendly match 23 years, 101 days 2. 2 18
09. Serdar Tasci 24 April 1987 11 August 2010 (from 66')  Denmark 2–2 Friendly match 23 years, 109 days 14. 1 14
10. Ernst Blum 25 January 1904 2 October 1927  Denmark 1–3 Friendly match 23 years, 250 days 1. 1 1

Oldest captains (first matches as captains)

Of the ten oldest captains, only Marco Reus was captain for the first time in a competitive match, in a win against Liechtenstein for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification after Germany had already qualified; all the other players only debuted as captain in friendly matches.

Pos. Player Date of birth First match as captain Opponent Result Competition Age Appearance number Matches as
captain
Total
appearances
1. Jens Lehmann 10 November 1969 27 May 2008 (from 67')  Belarus 2–2 Friendly match 38 years, 199 days 54. 1 61
2. Andreas Kupfer 7 May 1914 22 November 1950[a]  Switzerland 1–0 Friendly match 36 years, 199 days 44. 1 44
3. Jakob Streitle 11 December 1916 4 May 1952  Republic of Ireland 3–0 Friendly match 35 years, 144 days 15. 1 15
4. Hans Hagen 15 July 1894 20 October 1929  Finland 4–0 Friendly match 35 years, 97 days 10. 1 12
5. Josef Müller 6 May 1893 15 April 1928  Switzerland 3–2 Friendly match 34 years, 355 days 12. 1 12
6. Karl Tewes 18 August 1886 5 May 1921  Austria 3–3 Friendly match 34 years, 261 days 03. 2 06
7. Sepp Maier 28 February 1944 11 October 1978  Czechoslovakia 4–3 Friendly match 34 years, 226 days 90. 6 95
8. Ulf Kirsten[b] 4 December 1965 2 September 1998 (from 46')  Malta 2–1 Friendly match 32 years, 272 days 37. 2 51
9. Paul Pömpner 28 December 1892 26 June 1925  Finland 5–3 Friendly match 32 years, 180 days 06. 1 06
10. Marco Reus 31 May 1989 2 September 2021 (from 82')  Liechtenstein 2–0 WC 2022 qualifier 32 years, 94 days 45. 1 active
Notes:
  1. ^ First match after World War II
  2. ^ Kirsten also played 49 matches for East Germany, but in these he was not used as a captain.

List of national players who were not born in Germany or Austria

No. Player Country of birth Matches
for Germany
First match Matches against
country of birth (score)
Goals against
country of birth
01. Fritz Balogh  Czechoslovakia (Bratislava) 1 22 November 1950
02. Josef Posipal  Romania (Lugoj) 32 17 June 1951
03. Miroslav Votava  Czechoslovakia (Prague) 5 21 November 1979
04. Fredi Bobic  Yugoslavia (Maribor) 37 12 October 1994 23 June 1996 (2–1 against Croatia)
30 April 2003 (1–0 against Serbia and Montenegro)
05. Dariusz Wosz  Poland (Piekary Śląskie) 17[a] 26 February 1997
06. Oliver Neuville  Switzerland (Locarno) 69 2 September 1998 26 April 2000 (1–1)
07. Paulo Rink  Brazil (Curitiba) 13 2 September 1998
08. Mustafa Doğan  Turkey (Yalvaç) 2 30 July 1999 9 October 1999 (0–0)
09. Miroslav Klose  Poland (Opole) 137 24 March 2001 14 June 2006 (1–0)
8 June 2008 (2–0)
6 September 2011 (2–2)
10. Gerald Asamoah  Ghana (Mampong) 43 29 May 2001
11. Martin Max  Poland (Tarnowskie Góry) 1 17 April 2002
12. Paul Freier  Poland (Bytom) 19 9 May 2002 -
13. Kevin Kurányi  Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) 52 29 March 2003 8 September 2004 (1–1)
25 June 2005 (2–3)
1
14. Lukas Podolski  Poland (Gliwice) 130 6 June 2004 14 June 2006 (1–0)
8 June 2008 (2–0)
6 September 2011 (2–2)
11 October 2014 (0–2)
4 September 2015 (3–1)
2
15. Lukas Sinkiewicz  Poland (Tychy) 3 3 September 2005
16. Piotr Trochowski  Poland (Tczew) 35 7 October 2006
17. Marko Marin  Yugoslavia (Gradiška) 16 27 May 2008 3 June 2010 (3–1 against Bosnia and Herzegovina)
18 June 2010 (0–1 against Serbia)
18. Andreas Beck  Soviet Union (Kemerovo) 9 11 February 2009
19. Cacau  Brazil (Santo André) 23 29 May 2009 10 August 2011 (3–2)
20. Roman Neustädter[b]  Soviet Union (Dnipropetrowsk) 2 14 November 2012
21. Mahmoud Dahoud  Syria (Amuda) active 7 October 2020
22. Armel Bella-Kotchap  France (Paris) active 26 September 2022
23. Youssoufa Moukoko  Cameroon (Yaoundé) active 16 November 2022
Note:
  1. ^ Wosz also played seven matches for East Germany
  2. ^ Neustädter played for Russia since 2016, also on 15 November 2018 against Germany

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Berti Vogts

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Manfred Kaltz

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Age of majority

Age of majority

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Paul Breitner

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Goals

Top goalscorers

Miroslav Klose is Germany's all-time top scorer with 71 goals.
Miroslav Klose is Germany's all-time top scorer with 71 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Average Period
1 Miroslav Klose (list) 71 137 0.52 2001–2014
2 Gerd Müller (list) 68 62 1.1 1966–1974
3 Lukas Podolski 49 130 0.38 2004–2017
4 Rudi Völler 47 90 0.52 1982–1994
Jürgen Klinsmann 108 0.44 1987–1998
6 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 45 95 0.47 1976–1986
7 Thomas Müller 44 121 0.36 2010–
8 Uwe Seeler 43 72 0.6 1954–1970
9 Michael Ballack 42 98 0.43 1999–2010
10 Oliver Bierhoff 37 70 0.53 1996–2002

Youngest goalscorers

Ten goalscorers were younger than 20. Lukas Podolski is the youngest player to score two goals in one match, doing so in his eighth match. By contrast, Fritz Walter was the youngest player to score three goals, doing so in his first international match. Jamal Musiala is the youngest competitive goalscorer as well as the youngest player to score his first goal in a competitive fixture, doing so at the age of 18 years and 227 days in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against North Macedonia; all of the other nine youngest goalscorers scored in friendly matches.

The following table lists the ten youngest goalscorers.

Rank Player Date of birth First goal Opponent Result Competition Age Total goals Goals before age 20
1. Marius Hiller 5 August 1892 3 April 1910  Switzerland 3–2 Friendly match 17 years, 241 days 01[a] 01
2. Jamal Musiala 26 February 2003 11 October 2021  North Macedonia 4–0 WC 2022 qualifier 18 years, 227 days 01 01
3. Edmund Conen 10 November 1914 14 January 1934  Hungary 3–1 Friendly match 19 years, 65 days 27 05
4. Willi Fick 17 February 1891 24 April 1910  Netherlands 2–4 Friendly match 19 years, 66 days 01 01
5. Mario Götze 3 June 1992 10 August 2011  Brazil 3–2 Friendly match 19 years, 68 days 17 02
Adolf Jäger 31 March 1889 7 June 1908  Austria 2–3 Friendly match 19 years, 68 days 10 01
Klaus Stürmer 9 August 1935 16 October 1954  France 1–3 Friendly match 19 years, 68 days 01 01
8. Karl Schlösser 29 January 1912 26 April 1931  Netherlands 1–1 Friendly match 19 years, 87 days 01 01
9. Marko Marin 13 March 1989 20 August 2008  Belgium 2–0 Friendly match 19 years, 160 days 01 01
10. Lukas Podolski 4 June 1985 21 December 2004 (2 goals)  Thailand 5–1 Friendly match 19 years, 200 days 49 03[b]
Notes:
  1. ^ Hiller also scored 4 goals in 2 matches at the age of 24 for Argentina.
  2. ^ Additional 1 goal scored on 20th birthday

Oldest goalscorers

Seventeen players were over the age of 33 when they scored their last goal, including record goalscorer Miroslav Klose, who also scored the most goals after his 30th birthday. His precursor Gerd Müller scored his last of 68 international goals aged 28 years and 246 days, making him the player with the most goals before his 30th birthday. Klose was 35 years and 362 days old when he scored 69th international goal, the one which saw him replace Müller as the record scorer.

The following table lists the ten oldest goalscorers.

Rank Player Date of birth Last goal Opponent Result Competition Age Total goals Goals after
30th birthday
01. Lothar Matthäus 21 March 1961 28 July 1999  New Zealand 2–0 Confed-Cup 1999 group stage 38 years, 128 days 23 06
02. Richard Kreß 6 March 1925 20 September 1961  Denmark 5–1 Friendly match 36 years, 198 days 02 02
03. Miroslav Klose 9 June 1978 8 July 2014  Brazil 7–1 WC 2014 semi-final 36 years, 29 days 71[a] 32
04. Fritz Walter 31 October 1920 26 May 1956  England 1–3 Friendly match 35 years, 207 days 33 14
05. Oliver Neuville 1 May 1973 31 May 2008  Serbia 2–1 Friendly match 35 years, 30 days 10 06
06. Ulf Kirsten 4 December 1965 7 June 2000  Liechtenstein 8–2 Friendly match 34 years, 186 days 20[b] 14
07. Hans Schäfer 19 October 1927 11 April 1962  Uruguay 3–0 Friendly match 34 years, 175 days 15 05
08. Rudi Völler 13 April 1960 2 July 1994  Belgium 3–2 WC 1994 round of 16 34 years, 80 days 47 15
09. Oliver Bierhoff 1 May 1968 1 June 2002  Saudi Arabia 8–0 WC 2002 group stage 34 years, 31 days 37 24
10. Stefan Kuntz 30 October 1962 9 October 1996  Armenia 5–1 WC 1998 qualifier 33 years, 345 days 06 06
Notes:
  1. ^ 16th World Cup goal
  2. ^ Kirsten also scored 14 goals for East Germany.

Hat-tricks

For several players with the same number of hat-tricks and total goals, the entry is made chronologically.

Rank Player No. of hat-tricks Dates (goals) Total goals
1. Gerd Müller 8 8 April 1967 (4), 21 May 1969 (4), 7 June 1970 (3), 10 June 1970 (3), 22 June 1971 (3), 8 September 1971 (3), 26 May 1972 (4), 15 November 1972 (4) 28
2. Edmund Conen 5 27 May 1934 (3), 27 January 1935 (3), 18 August 1935 (3), 1 September 1940 (4), 20 October 1940 (4) 17
3. Richard Hofmann 5 28 May 1928 (3), 23 June 1929 (3), 10 May 1930 (3), 27 September 1931 (3), 1 July 1932 (3) 15
4. Miroslav Klose 4 13 February 2002 (3), 18 May 2002 (3), 1 June 2002 (3), 10 September 2008 (3) 12
5. Uwe Seeler 3 21 October 1959 (3), 20 September 1961 (3), 28 September 1963 (3) 9
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 3 23 September 1981 (3), 18 November 1981 (3), 20 June 1982 (3)
Oliver Bierhoff 3 20 August 1997 (3), 4 June 1999 (3), 9 May 2002 (3)
8 Otto Siffling 2 16 May 1937 (5), 24 October 1937 (3) 8
9 Ernst Willimowski [a] Poland 2 5 October 1941 (3), 18 October 1942 (4) 7
Lukas Podolski 2 7 September 2005 (3), 6 September 2006 (4)
11. Serge Gnabry 2 11 November 2016 (3), 19 November 2019 (3) 6
Otto Harder 2 25 October 1924 (3), 20 June 1926 (3)
Karl Hohmann 2 22 October 1933 (3), 11 March 1934 (3)
Franz Binder Austria 2 12 November 1939 (3), 26 November 1939 (3)
Fritz Walter 2 14 July 1940 (3), 15 August 1942 (3)
André Schürrle 2 15 October 2013 (3), 13 June 2015 (3)
Note:
  1. ^ Willimowski also scored four goals for Poland in a 5–6 World Cup defeat to Brazil on 5 June 1938.

Best goal ratio

Gottfried Fuchs is the only player with a ratio of more than two goals per match.

Rank Player Goals Matches Goals per match
01 Gottfried Fuchs 13 06 2.17
02 Ludwig Damminger 05 03 1.67
Ernst Poertgen 05 03 1.67
04 Ernst Willimowski Poland 13 08 1.63
05 Georg Frank 05 04 1.25
Oskar Rohr 05 04 1.25
07 August Klingler 06 05 1.20
08 Franz Binder Austria 10 09 1.11
09 Gerd Müller 68 62 1.10
10 Helmut Schön 17 16 1.06

Penalties

As of 9 September 2019, 128 penalties have been given for Germany in 124 different matches. Of these, 102 were converted (80%). The first penalty was in Germany's second match to make the score 1–1 (the final score was 1–5). In two cases, Germany scored two penalties in a single match, and on each occasion both penalties were converted by the same player (Fritz Walter in the 1954 World Cup semi-finals and Bastian Schweinsteiger in a friendly). On two occasions did the same player (Torsten Frings and Lukas Podolski) successfully convert one penalty but miss another in the same match.

The most frequent penalty taker for Germany was Michael Ballack, converting ten of eleven penalties taken. The most penalty misses recorded was by Jürgen Klinsmann, who could not convert three of six penalties taken. 28 penalties were converted by the captain (c) of the team, with Lothar Matthäus (seven times) converting the most penalties as captain.

Germany have received the most penalties against Bulgaria; they earned nine penalties in a total of 21 matches against the side (42% of matches), of which eight were converted. Germany have received six penalties against a reigning world champion, all of which were converted. Germany have also received thirteen penalties as reigning world champions, of which ten were converted.

In fifteen matches, the conversion of the penalty was decisive to the game's outcome, with four converted penalties reducing a deficit leading to a draw and one of these draws followed by another penalty for a win. In 36 matches, the converted penalty was the first goal, including Germany's first match against world champions Brazil in May 1963. Of these matches, the opponents managed to draw three times and win the match five times. On seven occasions, the converted penalty was the only goal of the match.

Significant penalties include the converted penalty by Herbert Burdenski in Germany's first match after World War II, as well as the penalty converted in the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final, which was taken by Andreas Brehme instead of originally-intended kicker Lothar Matthäus. This made Germany the first team to be given a penalty in two World Cup finals, after becoming the first team to concede a penalty in a FIFA World Cup final in 1974. Germany's 1990 World Cup quarter-final victory also saw the converted penalty being the only goal of the match.

In total, Germany converted 51 penalties in friendly matches, 18 in European Championship qualifiers, 11 in World Cup qualifiers and 10 in World Cup matches.

Eleven opposition goalkeepers faced a German penalty twice. Of these penalties, Germany only failed to score either against Alan Fettis of Northern Ireland. John Bonello (Malta) and Borislav Mihaylov (Bulgaria) were each able to save one of the two penalties.

Germany have been given the most penalties by Italian and Swiss referees (eleven each), with the Swiss referees officiating just over half as many matches as the Italians (55 vs. 109). Additionally, two of the three German referees who led a match of the German team gave a penalty for Germany. In both cases, the penalties were not decisive to the match as both ended 5–1: once in favour of the England amateur team and once for the German team against Croatia. Italian Nicola Rizzoli is the only referee to have awarded three penalties for the German team, including two in the same match; he also gave one penalty against the side. Nine other referees have given Germany two penalties.

Penalty shoot-outs

Germany have been involved in eight penalty shoot-outs, six of which were won and two lost. Germany and Argentina are the only sides that have won four shoot-outs at World Cups, but Germany is the only team ever to participate in this many World Cup shoot-outs with a 100 percent win rate. Consequently, Argentina's only defeat in a penalty shoot-out at a World Cup was against Germany. The most successful penalty takers in shoot-outs for Germany are Andreas Brehme, Pierre Littbarski, Lothar Matthäus and Olaf Thon, with two penalties converted each. Harald Schumacher is the most successful goalkeeper in shoot-outs, with four penalties saved. Sepp Maier (1976) and Eike Immel (1988) are the only goalkeepers who could not save a single penalty in a shoot-out. On four occasions, all German takers were successful in a shoot-out, and in three of these cases only four German kickers were required before the match was won. Even in Germany's two lost shoot-outs, the fifth kicker was not required to take a penalty. In two cases (1982 and 1996), an additional sixth German taker secured a shoot-out victory, while in 2016 this was achieved by the ninth kicker.

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Sending off

So far, 25 German players have been sent off in a match, five of which were yellow-red cards from 1991. The first player to be sent off was Hans Kalb, in a match against Uruguay on 3 June 1928 at the 1928 Olympics; he thus also became the first captain of the German team to be sent off. Jérôme Boateng was the first player to be dismissed on his international debut, on 10 October 2009 in Moscow against Russia.[11] The first German player to be shown a red card in a World Cup match (used since 1970) was Thomas Berthold on 21 June 1986, in a quarter-final game against Mexico. Berthold was also the first German international to be sent off twice. Jérôme Boateng, Carsten Ramelow and Christian Wörns were also each sent off twice. Boateng was the last player to be sent off, being dismissed on 23 June 2018 in a World Cup group stage match against Sweden. Ron-Robert Zieler was the first German goalkeeper to be sent off, on 15 August 2012 against Argentina.

The most players to be sent off in a single Germany match is three, against Uruguay on 3 June 1928: the German players Hans Kalb and Richard Hofmann were dismissed, in addition to the Uruguayan José Nasazzi.

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Team

Results

Frequency of match results

2–1 is the most frequent scoreline in favour of the Germany national team, with 88 matches (8.94%) ending like this. This is followed by a scoreline of 1–1 (86 matches) and 1–0 (85 matches). 1–0 was also the score for Germany's World Cup final victories in 1990 and 2014, and their Confedetations Cup victory in 2017. 2–1 was the score for their World Cup final win in 1974 and their European Championship final victories in 1980 and 1996. 2–0 is the next most common result (81 matches). Of the matches lost by Germany, 0–1 is the most frequent result (46 matches), followed by 1–2 (44 matches). 51 of Germany's matches ended scoreless (5.18%), and they have played a total of 341 matches (34.65%) without conceding, seven of which came consecutively between 2016 and 2017.

Goals conceded
Goals of Germany 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 51[a] 46 27 12 1 1 2 0 0 1
1 83 83[b] 43 27 9 5 0 0 0 0
2 85 86 44[c] 18 6 1 1 0 0 0
3 51 45 31 15[a] 4 2 3 0 1 0
4 30 32 18 8 4 0 0 0 0 0
5 11 18 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0
6 10 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 9 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Note:
  1. ^ a b Includes one match won via penalty shoot-out
  2. ^ Includes four matches won and one match lost via penalty shoot-out
  3. ^ Includes one match lost via penalty shoot-out

Biggest wins

Rank Result (half-time) Opponent Venue Date Competition German goalscorers (goals) Notes
1. 16–0 (8–0)  Russian Empire[a] Stockholm, Sweden 1 July 1912 OG 1912 consolation tour first round Gottfried Fuchs (10), Fritz Förderer (4), Karl Burger (1),[b] Emil Oberle (1)[b] Biggest win
2. 13–0 (8–0)  Finland[a] Leipzig 1 September 1940 Friendly match Wilhelm Hahnemann Austria (6), Edmund Conen (4), Fritz Walter (2), Willi Arlt (1) Biggest home win
13–0 (6–0)  San Marino[a] Serravalle, San Marino 6 September 2006 EC 2008 qualifier Lukas Podolski (4), Thomas Hitzlsperger (2), Miroslav Klose (2), Bastian Schweinsteiger (2), Michael Ballack (1), Manuel Friedrich (1),[b] Bernd Schneider (1) Biggest away win
4. 12–0 (7–0)  Cyprus[a] Essen 21 May 1969 WC 1970 qualifier Gerd Müller (4), Wolfgang Overath (3), Helmut Haller (2), Sigfried Held (1), Horst-Dieter Höttges (1),[b] Max Lorenz (1)[b]
5. 09–0 (2–0)  Luxembourg[c] Berlin 4 August 1936 OG 1936 first round Wilhelm Simetsreiter (3), Adolf Urban (3), Josef Gauchel (2), Franz Elbern (1)
5. 09–0 (4–0)  Liechtenstein Wolfsburg 11 November 2021 WC 2022 qualifier İlkay Gündoğan (1), Daniel Kaufmann (1) (OG), Leroy Sané (2), Marco Reus (1), Thomas Müller (1), Ridle Baku (1), Maximilian Göppel (1) (o.g.)
7. 09–1 (5–1)  Luxembourg Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 11 March 1934 WC 1934 qualifier Josef Rasselnberg (4), Karl Hohmann (3), Ernst Albrecht (1), Willi Wigold (1)
09–1 (4–0)  Liechtenstein Mannheim 4 June 1996 Friendly match Stefan Kuntz (2), Andreas Möller (2), Oliver Bierhoff (1), Jürgen Klinsmann (1), Jürgen Kohler (1), Matthias Sammer (1), Christian Ziege (1)
9. 08–0 (4–0)  Denmark[a] Breslau 16 May 1937 Friendly match Otto Siffling (5), Ernst Lehner (1), Fritz Szepan (1), Adolf Urban (1)
08–0 (4–0)  Malta Dortmund 28 February 1976 EC 1976 qualifier Erich Beer (2), Jupp Heynckes (2), Ronald Worm (2), Bernd Hölzenbein (1), Berti Vogts (1)[b]
08–0 (3–0)  Malta Bremen 27 February 1980 EC 1980 qualifier Klaus Allofs (2), Klaus Fischer(2), Rainer Bonhof (1), Walter Kelsch (1), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1), John Holland (1) (o.g.)
08–0 (5–0)  Albania Dortmund 18 November 1981 WC 1970 qualifier Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (3), Klaus Fischer (2), Paul Breitner (1), Manfred Kaltz (1), Pierre Littbarski (1)
08–0 (4–0)  Saudi Arabia Sapporo, Japan 1 June 2002 WC 2002 group stage Miroslav Klose (3), Michael Ballack (1), Oliver Bierhoff (1), Carsten Jancker (1), Thomas Linke (1),[b] Bernd Schneider (1) Biggest World Cup win
08–0 (6–0)  San Marino Serravalle, San Marino 11 November 2016 WC 2018 qualifier Serge Gnabry (3), Jonas Hector (2), Sami Khedira (1), Kevin Volland (1)[b], Mattia Stefanelli (1) (o.g.)
08–0 (5–0)  Estonia[c] Mainz 11 June 2019 EC 2020 qualifier Marco Reus (2), Serge Gnabry (2), Leon Goretzka (1), İlkay Gündoğan (1), Timo Werner (1), Leroy Sané (1)
Note:
  1. ^ a b c d e The defeat is the highest defeat of the opponent country
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h (So far) only goal of the player
  3. ^ a b The defeat is one of the highest losses of the opponent country; the opponent lost at least one other match by the same goal difference

Fifteen consecutive wins in all competitive matches (world record)

Date Opponent Venue Result Type German goalscorers
10 July 2010  Uruguay Port Elizabeth, South Africa 3–2 WC 2010 3rd place Müller 19', Jansen 56', Khedira 82'
3 September 2010  Belgium Brussels, Belgium 1–0 EC 2012 qualifier Klose 51'
7 September 2010  Azerbaijan Köln 6–1 EC 2012 qualifier Westermann 28', Podolski 45+1', Klose 45+2', 90+2',
Sadygov 53' (o.g.), Badstuber 86'
8 October 2010  Turkey Berlin 3–0 EC 2012 qualifier Klose 42', 87', Özil 79'
12 October 2010  Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan 3–0 EC 2012 qualifier Klose 48', Gómez 76', Podolski 85'
26 March 2011  Kazakhstan Kaiserslautern 4–0 EC 2012 qualifier Klose 3', 88', Müller 25', 43'
3 June 2011  Austria Vienna, Austria 2–1 EC 2012 qualifier Gómez 44', 90'
7 June 2011  Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 3–1 EC 2012 qualifier Özil 30', Gómez 41', Schürrle 90+3'
2 September 2011  Austria Gelsenkirchen 6–2 EC 2012 qualifier Klose 8', Özil 23', 47', Podolski 28',
Schürrle 83', Götze 88'
7 October 2011  Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 3–1 EC 2012 qualifier Gómez 35', Müller 66', Schweinsteiger 86' (pen.)
11 October 2011  Belgium Düsseldorf 3–1 EC 2012 qualifier Özil 30', Schürrle 33', Gómez 48'
9 June 2012  Portugal Lviv, Ukraine 1–0 EC 2012 group stage Gómez 72'
13 June 2012  Netherlands Kharkiv, Ukraine 2–1 EC 2012 group stage Gómez 24', 38'
17 June 2012  Denmark Lviv, Ukraine 2–1 EC 2012 group stage Podolski 19', Bender 80'
22 June 2012  Greece Gdańsk, Poland 4–2 EC 2012 quarter-final Lahm 39', Khedira 61', Klose 68', Reus 74'

Highest-scoring draws

Rank Result (half-time) Opponent Venue Date Competition German goalscorers (goals) Notes
1. 5–5 (3–2)  Netherlands Zwolle, Netherlands 24 March 1912 friendly match Julius Hirsch (4), Gottfried Fuchs (1)
2. 4–4 (4–1)  Hungary Budapest, Hungaru 14 April 1912 Friendly match Adolf Jäger (1), Eugen Kipp (1), Ernst Möller (1), Willi Worpitzky (1) Germany lead 4–1 until the 59th minute
4–4 (0–1)  Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 5 April 1914 friendly match Otto Harder[a] (1), Adolf Jäger (1), Richard Queck[b] (1), Karl Wegele[b] (1) Germany equalized 4–4 in the 90th minute, end their longest streak of matches lost (seven); last match before World War I
4–4 (2–4) Flag of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.svg Bohemia and Moravia Breslau 12 November 1939 Griendly match Franz Binder Austria (3), Paul Janes (1) Germany were initially trailing 0–3
4–4 (3–0)  Sweden Berlin 16 October 2012 WC 2014 qualifier Miroslav Klose (2), Per Mertesacker (1), Mesut Özil (1) Germany were leading 4–0 until the 62nd minute; the equalizer came in the 3rd minute of second half stoppage time
Note:
  1. ^ This was Otto Harder's first international match and international goal
  2. ^ a b This was Richard Queck and Karl Wegele's last international match and international goals

Biggest defeats

Rank result Opponent Venue Date Competition German goalscorers (goals) Notes
01. 0–9 (0–5)  England Amateurs Oxford, England 13 March 1909 Friendly match Biggest defeat, biggest away defeat
02. 0–6 (0–3)  Spain Seville, Spain 17 November 2020 UNL 2020–21 Biggest defeat in an official match
0–6 (0–3)  Austria Berlin 24 May 1931 Friendly match Biggest home defeat
04. 0–5 (0–2)  Austria Vienna, Austria 13 September 1931 Friendly match
05. 3–8 (1–3)  Hungary Basel, Switzerland 20 June 1954 WC 1954 group stage Richard Herrmann (1),[a] Alfred Pfaff (1),[a] Helmut Rahn (1) Biggest World Cup defeat; only in one other match (5–4 win against Switzerland on 17 September 1955) did Hungary's "Golden Team" concede more goals
06. 0–4 (0–0)  Brazil Guadalajara, Mexico 24 July 1999 Confed-Cup 1999 group stage First ever Confedederations Cup match
7. 1–5 (1–3)  England Amateurs Berlin-Mariendorf 20 April 1908 Friendly match Fritz Förderer (1) First ever home match
1–5 (1–0)  Austria Stockholm, Sweden 29 June 1912 OG 1912 first round Adolf Jäger (1) First ever match on neutral ground, first ever match at Olympic Games
1–5 (1–2)  Hungary Budapest, Hungary 24 September 1939 Friendly match Ernst Lehner (1) First match during World War II
1–5 (1–2)  England Munich 1 September 2001 WC 2002 qualifier Carsten Jancker (1) Biggest defeat in qualification match
1–5 (0–4)  Romania Bucharest, Romania 28 April 2004 friendly match Philipp Lahm (1)[b]
12. 2–6 (0–4)  Belgium Antwerp, Belgium 23 November 1913 Friendly match Gottfried Fuchs (1), Karl Wegele (1)[b]
Note:
  1. ^ a b Only international goal for the player
  2. ^ a b First international goal for the player

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Gottfried Fuchs

Gottfried Fuchs

Gottfried Erik Fuchs (also Godfrey Fuchs; was a German Olympic footballer. He scored a then-world record 10 goals for the Germany national football team in a 16–0 win against Russia at the 1912 Olympics. He left Germany to escape the Holocaust, as he was Jewish, and ultimately emigrated to Canada.

Fritz Förderer

Fritz Förderer

Friedrich "Fritz" Förderer was a German amateur footballer who played as a defender and competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Karlsruhe and died in Weimar.

Karl Burger

Karl Burger

Karl Schumm Burger was a German amateur footballer who played as a midfielder and coach, competing as a player in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Emil Oberle

Emil Oberle

Emil Oberle was a German amateur footballer who played as a forward and competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the German Olympic squad and played two matches in the consolation tournament.

Finland national football team

Finland national football team

The Finland national football team represents Finland in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland, the governing body for football in Finland, which was founded in 1907. The team has been a member of FIFA since 1908 and a UEFA member since 1957.

Leipzig

Leipzig

Leipzig is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 624,689 inhabitants as of 2022 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as well as the second most populous city in the area of the former East Germany after (East) Berlin. Together with Halle (Saale), the city forms the polycentric Leipzig-Halle Conurbation. Between the two cities lies Leipzig/Halle Airport.

Austria

Austria

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of 83,871 km2 (32,383 sq mi) and has a population of 9 million.

Edmund Conen

Edmund Conen

Edmund Conen was a German footballer who played as a striker.

Fritz Walter

Fritz Walter

Friedrich "Fritz" Walter was a German footballer who spent his entire senior career at 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He usually played as an attacking midfielder or inside forward. In his time with the Germany and West Germany national teams, he appeared in 61 games and scored 33 goals, and was the captain of the team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

San Marino

San Marino

San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino, also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino, is the fifth-smallest country in the world and a European microstate in Southern Europe enclaved by Italy. Located on the northeastern side of the Apennine Mountains, San Marino covers a land area of just over 61 km2, and has a population of 33,562.

Lukas Podolski

Lukas Podolski

Lukas Josef Podolski is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze. Known for his powerful and accurate left foot, he is known for his explosive shot, technique and probing attacks from the left side.

Attendance

There have been thirteen matches played involving the German team with at least 100,000 spectators. Only two of these matches place in Germany. Two matches took place at a neutral venue, both at the Estadio Azteca. The majority of these matches took place when standing room was allowed at international matches and the stadiums thus had higher capacities. Currently, there are only two stadiums worldwide with a capacity of at least 100,000 spectators.

Rank Attendance Venue Stadium Opponent Date Competition Result Notes
1 150,289 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Estádio do Maracanã  Brazil 21 March 1982 Friendly match 0–1
2 143,315 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Estádio do Maracanã  Brazil 6 June 1965 Friendly match 0–2
3 114,600 Mexico City, Mexico Estadio Azteca  Argentina 29 June 1986 WC 1986 Final 2–3
4 114,000 Mexico City, Mexico Estadio Azteca  Mexico 22 December 1993 Friendly match 0–0
5 110,000 Teheran, Iran Azadi Stadium  Iran 9 October 2004 Friendly match 2–0 First match of Per Mertesacker
6 106,066 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Estádio do Maracanã  Brazil 12 June 1977 Friendly match 1–1
7 105,000 Berlin Olympiastadion Berlin  England 14 May 1938 Friendly match 3–6 First matches of Austrian players in the Germany national team
8 104,403 Mexico City, Mexico Estadio Azteca  Uruguay 20 June 1970 WC 1970 3rd place 1–0
9 103,415 Glasgow, Scotland Hampden Park  Scotland 6 May 1959 Friendly match 2–3
10 102,444 Mexico City, Mexico Estadio Azteca  Italy 17 June 1970 WC 1970 semi-final 3–4 (a.e.t.) First match at a neutral venue in front of more than 100,000 spectators
11 102,000 Stuttgart Neckarstadion  Switzerland 22 November 1950 Friendly match 1–0 First match after World War II
12 100,000 London, England Wembley Stadium  England 1 December 1954 Friendly match 1–3 First match of Jupp Derwall as manager
100,000 London, England Wembley Stadium  England 12 March 1975 Friendly match 0–2 400th Germany match

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Estadio Azteca

Estadio Azteca

Estadio Azteca is a multi-purpose stadium located in Mexico City. It is the official home of football clubs Club América and Cruz Azul, as well as the Mexico national team. The stadium sits at an altitude of 2,200 m above sea level. With a capacity of 87,523, it is the largest stadium in Mexico and Latin America and the eighth largest association football stadium in the world.

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third most populous state, and the second most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a beta global city, Rio de Janeiro is the sixth most populous city in the Americas. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape.

Brazil

Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America and in Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers (3,300,000 sq mi) and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the only country in the Americas to have Portuguese as an official language. It is one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world, and the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country.

Brazil national football team

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team, nicknamed Seleção Canarinha, represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil. They have been a member of FIFA since 1923 and a member of CONMEBOL since 1916.

Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of 2,240 meters (7,350 ft). The city has 16 boroughs or demarcaciones territorialescode: spa promoted to code: es , which are in turn divided into neighborhoods or coloniascode: spa promoted to code: es .

Mexico

Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2, making it the world's 13th-largest country by area; with a population of over 126 million, it is the 10th-most-populous country and has the most Spanish-speakers. Mexico is organized as a federal republic comprising 31 states and Mexico City, its capital. Other major urban areas include Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, and León.

Argentina national football team

Argentina national football team

The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in men's international football and is administered by the Argentine Football Association, the governing body for football in Argentina.

Mexico national football team

Mexico national football team

The Mexico national football team represents Mexico in international football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation. It competes as a member of CONCACAF.

Match statistics

Consideration of extensions and penalty shoot-outs

Matches that were decided in extra time are scored according to their result.

The Germany national team partook in seven penalty shoot-outs at World Cup finals and European Championships, winning six and losing one. They also took part in a shoot-out during the Four Nations Tournament in 1988, which they lost.

The matches which were decided by penalty shoot-out are counted below as draws. The goals scored in shoot-outs are not taken into account for overall goals scored, goals conceded or goal difference.

Opponents to continental federations

Continental Association Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA (Europe)[note 1] 828 485 170 173 1888 971 +917
CONMEBOL (South America) 077 034 017 026 134 107 +27
CONCACAF (North and Middle America) 026 015 005 006 57 31 +26
CAF (Africa) 024 015 006 003 51 21 +30
AFC (Asia)[note 2] 023 017 003 003 67 21 +46
OFC (Oceania)[note 3] 003 003 000 000 9 3 +6
Total 981 569 201 211 2206 1154 +1052

Match type

UEFA only evaluates the matches that have been played in a final tournament as European Championship matches.

For this reason, the four European Championship quarter-finals of 1972 and 1976 are considered European Championship qualifiers.

Type Pld W D L GF : GA GD
Friendly 579 305 121 153 1240:0773 +0467
003 002 001 000 0009:0007 +0002
002 001 001 000 0002:0001 +0001
002 000 000 002 0002:0006 0004
002 000 000 002 0000:0005 0005
012 009 001 002 0030:0015 +0015
World Cup (WC) 109 067 020 022 0226:0125 +0101
World Cup qualification 094 074 018 002 0292:0070 +0222
European Championship (EC) 049 026 012 011 0072:0048 +0024
European Championship Qualification 106 076 020 010 0267:0068 +0199
Confederations Cup (Confed-Cup) 013 008 002 003 0029: 0022 +0007
Nations League (NL) 004 000 002 002 0003:0007 0004
Olympic Games (OG) 007 003 000 004 0032:0014 +0018
Total 961 559 195 207 2161:1127 +1034

All international matches

The Germany national team has played against 91 different national teams. In Europe, only Norway (95) and Sweden (95) have played against more different national teams.

Below are:

  • 9 of the currently 56 national teams of the CAF
  • 10 of the 47 national teams of the AFC
  • 1 of the currently 11 national teams of the OFC
  • 50 of the other 54 national teams of UEFA (no matches have so far against Andorra, Kosovo and Montenegro)
  • 4 of the currently 41 national teams of CONCACAF
  • 9 of the 10 national teams of CONMEBOL (no match has been played against Venezuela)
  • 8 former national teams (in italics), of which 6 belonged to UEFA at the time of the last matches.

Denmark, Finland, Israel, Russia, San Marino and Cyprus suffered their highest losses against Germany, Croatia and Luxembourg against Germany and England, Brazil against Germany and Uruguay and Estonia against Germany and Finland such as Hungary against Germany, England and the Netherlands. Germany was the first international opponent in Slovakia in 1939.

The Germany national team has the following balance sheets (as of June 14, 2022):

Country Continental-

Association

Type of matches M W D L g. sco : g. con g. dif Only competitive matches
 Albania UEFA competitive 0014 0013 0001 0000 0038:0010 +0028 WC Qualification 1982, 1998, 2002; EC Qualification 1968, 1972, 1984, 1996
Total 0014 0013 0001 0000 0038:0010 +0028
 Algeria CAF
competitive 0002 0001 0000 0001 0003:0003 00000 WC Group 1982, WC Round of 16 2014
Friendly 0001 0000 0000 0001 0000:0002 0002
Total 0003 0001 0000 0002 0003:0005 0002
 Argentina CONMEBOL
competitive 0008 0004 0003 0001 0014:0007 +0007 WC Group 1958, 1966, WC Quarter final 2006, 2010, WC Final 1986, 1990, 2014;[note 4] Confed-Cup Group 2005;
Friendly 0015 0004 0002 0009 0019:0027 0008
Total 0023 0007 0006 0010 0033:0034 0001
 Armenia UEFA competitive 0004 0004 0000 0000 0019:0002 +0017 WC Qualification 1998, 2022
Friendly 0001 0001 0000 0000 0006:0001 +0005
Total 0005 0005 0000 0000 0025:0003 +0022
 Australia OFC/AFC
competitive 0004 0004 0000 0000 0014:0005 +0009 WC Group 1974, 2010; Confed-Cup Group 2005, Confed-Cup Group 2017
Friendly 0002 0000 0001 0001 0003:0004 0001
Total 0006 0004 0001 0001 0017:0009 +0008
 Austria UEFA competitive 0016 0013 0001 0002 0038:0016 +0022 Round of 16 der Olympischen Match 1912; WC 3rd place 1934, WC Semi final 1954, WC 2nd Group stage 1978, WC Group 1982, WC Qualification 1970, 1982, 2014; EC Group 2008, EC Qualification 1984, 2012
Friendly 0024 0012 0005 0007 0052:0041 +0011
Total 0040 0025 0006 0009 0090:0057 +0033
 Azerbaijan UEFA competitive 0006 0006 0000 0000 0024:0004 +0020 WC Qualification 2010, 2018; EC Qualification 2012
Total 0006 0006 0000 0000 0024:0004 +0020
 Belarus UEFA competitive 0002 0002 0000 0000 0006:0000 +0006 EC Qualification 2020
Friendly 0001 0000 0001 0000 0002:0002 00000
Total 0003 0002 0001 0000 0008:0002 +0006
 Belgium UEFA competitive 0008 0008 0000 0000 0018:0007 +0011 WC Group 1934, WC Round of 16 1994; EC Semi final 1972, EC Final 1980, EC Qualification 1992, 2012
Friendly 0017 0012 0001 0004 0040:0019 +0021
Total 0025 0020 0001 0004 0058:0026 +0032
Flag of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.svg Bohemia and Moravia [note 5] Friendly 0001 0000 0001 0000 0004:0004 00000
Total 0001 0000 0001 0000 0004:0004 00000
 Bolivia CONMEBOL competitive 0001 0001 0000 0000 0001:0000 +0001 WC Group 1994
Total 0001 0001 0000 0000 0001:0000 +0001
 Bosnia and Herzegovina UEFA Friendly 0002 0001 0001 0000 0004:0002 +0002
Total 0002 0001 0001 0000 0004:0002 +0002
 Brazil CONMEBOL competitive 0004 0001 0000 0003 0009:0010 0001 WC 2014 Semi final, WC Final 2002; Confed-Cup Group 1999, Confed-Cup Semi final 2005;
Friendly 0019 0004 0005 0010 0022:0031 0009
Total 0023 0005 0005 0013 0031:0041 0010
 Bulgaria UEFA competitive 0008 0005 0001 0002 0020:0010 +0010 WC Group 1970, WC Quarter final 1994, WC Qualification 1982; EC Qualification 1976, 1996
Friendly 0013 0011 0001 0001 0036:0014 +0022
Total 0021 0016 0002 0003 0056:0024 +0032
 Cameroon CAF competitive 0002 0002 0000 0000 0005:0001 +0004 WC Group 2002; Confed-Cup Group 2017
Friendly 0002 0001 0001 0000 0005:0002 +0003
Total 0004 0003 0001 0000 0010:0003 +0007
 Canada CONCACAF Friendly 0002 0002 0000 0000 0006:0001 +0005
Total 0002 0002 0000 0000 0006:0001 +0005
 Chile CONMEBOL competitive 0005 0004 0001 0000 0009:0002 +0007 WC Group 1962, 1974, 1982; Confed-Cup Group 2017, Confed-Cup Final 2017
Friendly 0004 0002 0000 0002 0005:0006 0001
Total 0009 0006 0001 0002 0014:0008 +0006
 China AFC Friendly 0002 0001 0001 0000 0002:0001 +0001
Total 0002 0001 0001 0000 0002:0001 +0001
 CIS UEFA competitive 0001 0000 0001 0000 0001:0001 00000 EC Group 1992
Total 0001 0000 0001 0000 0001:0001 00000
 Colombia CONMEBOL
competitive 0001 0000 0001 0000 0001:0001 00000 WC Group 1990
Friendly 0003 0002 0001 0000 0009:0004 +0005
Total 0004 0002 0002 0000 0010:0005 +0005
 Costa Rica CONCACAF competitive 0001 0001 0000 0000 0004:0002 +0002 WC Group 2006
Total 0001 0001 0000 0000 0004:0002 +0002
 Croatia UEFA
competitive 0003 0001 0000 0002 0003:0006 0003 WC Quarter final 1998; EC Quarter final 1996, EC Group 2008
Friendly 0005 0004 0001 0000 0015:0004 +0011
Total 0008 0005 0001 0002 0018:0010 +0008
 Cyprus UEFA competitive 0006 0005 0001 0000 0029:0001 +0028 WC Qualification 1966, 1970; EC Qualification 2008
Total 0006 0005 0001 0000 0029:0001 +0028
 Czechoslovakia UEFA competitive 0007 0003 0003 0001 0014:0010 +0004 WC Semi final 1934, WC Group 1958, WC Qualification 1986, WC Quarter final 1990; EC Final 1976, EC Group 1980
Friendly 0010 0007 0001 0002 0022:0014 +0008
Total 0017 0010 0004 0003 0036:0024 +0012
 Czech Republic UEFA competitive 0007 0005 0000 0002 0012:0008 +0004 WC Qualification 2018; EC Group 1996, 2004, EC Final 1996, EC Qualification 2008
Friendly 0002 0002 0000 0000 0004:0002 +0002
Total 0009 0007 0000 0002 0016:0010 +0006
 Denmark UEFA
competitive 0004 0002 0000 0002 0004:0005 0001 WC Group 1986; EC Group 1988, 2012, EC Final 1992
Friendly 0024 0013 0005 0006 0051:0033 +0018
Total 0028 0015 0005 0008 0055:0038 +0017
 East Germany UEFA competitive 0001 0000 0000 0001 0000:0001 0001 WC Group 1974
Total 0001 0000 0000 0001 0000:0001 0001
 Ecuador CONMEBOL competitive 0001 0001 0000 0000 0003:0000 +0003 WC Group 2006
Friendly 0001 0001 0000 0000 0004:0002 +0002
Total 0002 0002 0000 0000 0007:0002 +0005
 Egypt CAF Friendly 0001 0000 0000 0001 0001:0002 0001
Total 0001 0000 0000 0001 0001:0002 0001
 England[note 6] UEFA
competitive 0014 0004 0006 0004 0017:0019 -00002 WC Final 1966, WC Quarter final 1970, WC 2nd Group stage 1982, WC Semi final 1990, WC Qualification 2002, WC Round of 16 2010; EC Qualification 1972, EC Semi final 1996, EC Group 2000, EC Round of 16 2020; NL Group 2022/23
Friendly 0025 0009 0002 0010 0029:0054 0025
Total 0038 0013 0008 0014 0046:0073 0027
 Estonia UEFA competitive 0003 0003 0000 0000 0015:0001 +0014 WC Qualification 1938; EC Qualification 2020
Friendly 0002 0002 0000 0000 0007:0000 +0007
Total 0005 0005 0000 0000 0022:0001 +0021
 Faroe Islands UEFA competitive 0004 0004 0000 0000 0010:0001 +0009 WC Qualification 2014; EC Qualification 2004
Total 0004 0004 0000 0000 0010:0001 +0009
 Finland UEFA competitive 0011 0007 0004 0000 0033:0009 +0024 WC Qualification 1938, 1982, 1990, 2002, 2010; EC Qualification 2000
Friendly 0012 0009 0002 0001 0049:0010 +0039
Total 0023 0016 0006 0001 0082:0019 +0063
 France UEFA
competitive 0008 0002 0002 0004 00010:0014 0004 WC 3rd place 1958, WC 1982 Semifinal, 1986, WC Quarter final 2014; EC Semi final 2016, EC Group 2020; NL Group 2018/19
Friendly 0024 0007 0006 0011 0036:0036 00000
Total 0032 0009 0008 0015 0046:0050 0004
 Georgia UEFA competitive 0004 0004 0000 0000 0010:0002 +0008 EC Qualification 1996, 2016
Friendly 0001 0001 0000 0000 0002:0000 +0002
Total 0005 0005 0000 0000 0012:0002 +0010
 Ghana CAF competitive 0002 0001 0001 0000 0003:0002 +0001 WC Group 2010, 2014
Friendly 0001 0001 0000 0000 0006:0001 +0005
Total 0003 0002 0001 0000 0009:0003 +0006
 Gibraltar UEFA competitive 0002 0002 0000 0000 0011:0000 +0011 EC Qualification 2016
Total 0002 0002 0000 0000 0011:0000 +0011
 Greece UEFA competitive 0008 0005 0003 0000 0018:0008 +0010 WC Qualification 1962, 2002; EC Qualification 1976, EC Group 1980, EC Quarter final 2012
Friendly 0001 0001 0000 0000 0003:0001 +0002
Total 0009 0006 0003 0000 0021:0009 +0012
 Hungary UEFA
competitive 0005 0001 0002 0002 0010:0016 0006 Halbfinale der Trostrunde der Olympischen Match 1912; WC Group 1954, WC FInal 1954; EC Group 2020; NL Group 2022/23
Friendly 0031 0012 0010 0009 0064:0051 +0013
Total 0036 0013 0012 0011 0074:0067 +0007
 Iceland UEFA competitive 0004 0003 0001 0000 0010:0000 +0010 EC Qualification 2004; WC Qualification 2022
Friendly 0002 0002 0000 0000 0008:0001 +0007
Total 0006 0005 0001 0000 0018:0001 +0017
 Iran AFC competitive 0001 0001 0000 0000 0002:0000 +0002 WC Group 1998
Friendly 0001 0001 0000 0000 0002:0000 +0002
Total 0002 0002 0000 0000 0004:0000 +0004
 Israel UEFA Friendly 0005 0005 0000 0000 0014:0001 +0013
Total 0005 0005 0000 0000 0014:0001 +0013
 Italy UEFA competitive 0011 0001 0006 0004 0013:0016 0003 WC Group 1962, WC 2nd Group stage 1978, WC Semi final 1970, 2006, WC Final 1982; EC Group 1988, 1996, EC Semi final 2012, EC Quarter final 2016; NL Group 2022/23
Friendly 0026 0008 0007 0011 0034:0037 0003
Total 0037 0009 0013 0015 0047:0053 0006
 Ivory Coast CAF Friendly 0001 0000 0001 0000 0002:0002 00000
Total 0001 0000 0001 0000 0002:0002 00000
 Japan AFC Friendly 0002 0001 0001 0000 0005:0002 +0003
Total 0002 0001 0001 0000 0005:0002 +0003
 Kazakhstan UEFA competitive 0004 0004 0000 0000 0014:0001 +0013 EC Qualification 2012, WC Qualification 2014
Total 0004 0004 0000 0000 0014:0001 +0013
 Kuwait AFC Friendly 0001 0001 0000 0000 0007:0000 +0007
Total 0001 0001 0000 0000 0007:0000 +0007
 Latvia UEFA
competitive 0001 0000 0001 0000 0000:0000 00000 EC Group 2004
Friendly 0003 0003 0000 0000 00013:0002 +0011
Total 0004 0003 0001 0000 00013:0002 +0011
 Liechtenstein UEFA competitive 0004 0004 0000 0000 0021:0000 +0021 WC Qualification 2010, 2022
Friendly 0002 0002 0000 0000 0017:0003 +0014
Total 0006 0006 0000 0000 0038:0003 +0035
 Lithuania UEFA competitive 0002 0001 0001 0000 0003:0001 +0002 EC Qualification 2004
Total 0002 0001 0001 0000 0003:0001 +0002
 Luxembourg UEFA competitive 0004 0004 0000 0000 0025:0003 +0022 Olympic Matches 1936 Round of 16; WC Qualification 1934; EC Qualification 1992
Friendly 0009 0008 0000 0001 0035:0008 +0027
Total 0013 0012 0000 0001 0060:0011 +0049
 Malta UEFA competitive 0006 0005 0001 0000 0026:0002 +0024 WC Qualification 1986; EC Qualification 1976, 1980
Friendly 0003 0003 0000 0000 0012:0001 +0011
Total 0009 0008 0001 0000 0038:0003 +0035
 Mexico CONCACAF competitive 0006 0004 0001 0001 0016:0006 +0010 WC Group 1978, 2018, WC Quarter final 1986, WC Round of 16 1998; Confed-Cup 3rd place 2005, Confed-Cup Semi final 2017
Friendly 0006 0001 0004 0001 0008:0005 +0003
Total 0012 0005 0005 0002 0024:0011 +0013
 Moldova UEFA competitive 0004 0004 0000 0000 0018:0003 +0015 EC Qualification 1996, 2000
Total 0004 0004 0000 0000 0018:0003 +0015
 Morocco CAF competitive 0002 0002 0000 0000 0003:0001 +0002 WC Group 1970, WC Round of 16 1986
Friendly 0002 0002 0000 0000 0009:0002 +0007
Total 0004 0004 0000 0000 0012:0003 +0009
 Netherlands UEFA competitive 0014 0005 0005 0004 0022:0025 -0003 WC Final 1974, WC 2nd Group stage 1978, WC Qualification 1990, WC Round of 16 1990; EC Semi final 1988, EC Group 1980, 1992, 2004, 2012; EC Qualification 2020; NL Group 2018/19
Friendly 0031 0011 0012 0008 0063:0051 +0012
Total 0045 0016 0017 0012 0085:0076 +009
 New Zealand OFC competitive 0001 0001 0000 0000 0002:0000 +0002 Confed-Cup Group 1999
Total 0001 0001 0000 0000 0002:0000 +0002
 Nigeria CAF Friendly 0001 0001 0000 0000 0001:0000 +0001
Total 0001 0001 0000 0000 0001:0000 +0001
 Northern Ireland UEFA competitive 0014 0010 0002 0002 0033:0012 +0021 WC Group 1958, WC Qualification 1962, 1998, 2018; EC Qualification 1984, 2000, 2020, EC Group 2016
Friendly 0005 0003 0002 0000 0013:0003 +0010
Total 0019 0013 0004 0002 0046:0015 +0031
 Norway UEFA competitive 0005 0003 0001 0001 0015:0004 +0011 Olympic Matches 1936 Quarter final; WC Qualification 1954, 2018
Friendly 00017 00012 0004 00001 0044:0003 +0031
Total 0022 0015 0005 0002 0059:0017 +0042
 North Macedonia UEFA competitive 0002 0001 0000 0001 005:0002 +003 WC Qualification 2022
Total 0002 0001 0000 0001 005:002 +003
 Oman AFC Friendly 0001 0001 0000 0000 0002:0000 +0002
Total 0001 0001 0000 0000 0002:0000 +0002
 Paraguay CONMEBOL competitive 0001 0001 0000 0000 0001:0000 +0001 WC Round of 16 2002
Friendly 0001 0000 0001 0000 0003:0003 00000
Total 0002 0001 0001 0000 0004:0003 +0001
 Peru CONMEBOL competitive 0001 0001 0000 0000 0003:0001 +0002 WC Group 1970
Friendly 0001 0001 0000 0000 0002:0001 +0001
Total 0002 0002 0000 0000 0005:0002 +0003
 Poland UEFA competitive 0009 0005 0003 0001 0010:0004 +0006 WC Group 1978, 2006, WC 2nd Group stage 1974; EC Qualification 1972, 2016, EC Group 2008, 2016
Friendly 0012 0008 0004 0000 0024:0008 +0016
Total 0021 0013 0007 0001 0034:0012 +0022
 Portugal UEFA competitive 0011 0006 0003 0002 0018:0011 +0007 WC Qualification 1986, 1998, WC Group 2014, WC 3rd place 2006; EC Group 1984, 2000, 2012, 2020, EC Quarter final 2008
Friendly 0008 0005 0002 0001 0015:0007 +0008
Total 0019 0011 0005 0003 0033:0018 +0015
 Republic of Ireland UEFA competitive 0007 0003 0003 0001 0012:0004 +0008 WC Group 2002; EC Qualification 2008; WC Qualification 2014; EC Qualification 2016
Friendly 0013 0006 0002 0005 0023:0020 +0003
Total 0020 0009 0005 0006 0035:0024 +0011
 Romania UEFA competitive 0004 0003 0001 0000 0006:0003 +0003 EC Group 1984, 2000; WC Qualification 2022
Friendly 0011 0007 0002 0002 0035:0016 +0019
Total 0015 0010 0003 0002 0041:0019 +0022
 Russia UEFA competitive 0004 0004 0000 0000 0022:0001 +0021 Olympic Matches Consolation tourn. 1st Round 1912; WC Qualification 2010; EC Group 1996
Friendly 0003 0002 0001 0000 0006:0002 +0004
Total 0007 0006 0001 0000 0028:0003 +0025
 Saar [note 5] competitive 0002 0002 0000 0000 0006:0001 +0005 WC Qualification 1954
Total 0002 0002 0000 0000 0006:0001 +0005
 San Marino UEFA competitive 0004 0004 0000 0000 0034:0000 +0034 EC Qualification 2008; WC Qualification 2018
Total 0004 0004 0000 0000 0034:0000 +0034
 Saudi Arabia AFC competitive 0001 0001 0000 0000 0008:0000 +0008 WC Group 2002
Friendly 0002 0002 0000 0000 0005:0001 +0004
Total 0003 0003 0000 0000 0013:0001 +0012
 Scotland UEFA competitive 0008 0006 0002 0000 0016:0009 +0007 WC Qualification 1970, WC Group 1986; EC Group 1992, EC Qualification 2004, 2016
Friendly 0009 0002 0003 0004 0010:0014 0004
Total 0017 0008 0005 0004 0026:0023 +0003
 Serbia UEFA
competitive 0001 0000 0000 0001 0000:0001 0001 WC Group 2010
Friendly 0002 0001 0001 0000 0003:0002 +0001
Total 0003 0001 0001 0001 0003:0003 00000
 Serbia and Montenegro UEFA Friendly 0001 0001 0000 0000 0001:0000 +0001
Total 0001 0001 0000 0000 0001:0000 +0001
 Slovakia UEFA competitive 0003 0003 0000 0000 0009:0002 +0007 EC Qualification 2008, EC Round of 16 2016
Friendly 0008 0005 0000 0003 0016:0010 +0006
Total 0011 0008 0000 0003 0025:0012 +0013
 Slovenia UEFA Friendly 0001 0001 0000 0000 0001:0000 +0001
Total 0001 0001 0000 0000 0001:0000 +0001
 South Africa CAF Friendly 0004 0003 0001 0000 0009:0002 +0007
Total 0004 0003 0001 0000 0009:0002 +0007
 South Korea AFC
competitive 0003 0002 0000 0001 0004:0004 00000 WC Group 1994, 2018, WC Semi final 2002
Friendly 0001 0000 0000 0001 0001:0003 0002
Total 0004 0002 0000 0002 0005:0007 0002
 Soviet Union UEFA competitive 0002 0002 0000 0000 0005:0001 +0004 WC Semi final 1966; EC Final 1972
Friendly 0010 0007 0000 0003 0017:0010 +0007
Total 0012 0009 0000 0003 0022:0011 +0011
 Spain UEFA
competitive 0011 0004 0003000 0004 0011:0014 -0003 WC Group 1966, 1994, WC 2nd Group stage 1982, WC Semi final 2010; EC Qualification 1976, EC Group 1984, 1988, EC Final 2008; NL group 2020/21
Friendly 0014 0005 0005 0004 0019:0017 +0002
Total 0025 0009 0008 0008 0030:0031 -0001
 Sweden UEFA competitive 0013 0009 0003 0001 0035:0020 +0015 WC Quarter final 1934, WC Qualification 1938, 1966, 1986, 2014, WC Semi final 1958, WC 2nd Group stage 1974, WC Round of 16 2006, WC Group 2018; EC Semi final 1992;
Friendly 0024 0007 0006 0011 0037:0041 0004
Total 0037 0016 0009 0012 0072:0061 +0011
 Switzerland UEFA competitive 0007 0003 0003 0001 0018:00010 +0008 Olympic Matches Round of 16 1928; WC Round of 16 1938 (2×), WC Group 1962, 1966; NL group 2020/21
Friendly 0046 0033 0005 0008 0124:0059 +0065
Total 0053 0036 0008 0009 0142:0069 +0073
 Thailand AFC Friendly 0001 0001 0000 0000 0005:0001 +0004
Total 0001 0001 0000 0000 0005:0001 +0004
 Tunisia CAF competitive 0002 0001 0001 0000 0003:0000 +0003 WC Group 1978; Confed-Cup Group 2005
Friendly 0001 0000 0001 0000 0001:0001 00000
Total 0003 0001 0002 0000 0004:0001 +0003
 Turkey UEFA competitive 0013 0009 0003 0001 0034:0009 +0025 WC Group 1954 (2×); EC Qualification 1972, 1980, 1984, 2000, 2012; EC Semi final 2008
Friendly 0008 0005 0001 0002 0018:0007 +0011
Total 0021 0014 0004 0003 0052:0016 +0036
 Ukraine UEFA competitive 0007 0005 0002 0000 00014:0004 +0010 WC Qualification 1998, 2002; EC Group 2016; NL group 2020/21
Friendly 0001 0000 0001 0000 0003:0003 00000
Total 0008 0005 0003 0000 0017:0007 +0010
 United Arab Emirates AFC competitive 0001 0001 0000 0000 0005:0001 +0004 WC Group 1990
Friendly 0002 0002 0000 0000 0009:0002 +0007
Total 0003 0003 0000 0000 0014:0003 +0011
 United States CONCACAF competitive 0004 0003 0000 0001 0004:0002 +0002 WC Group 1998, 2014, WC Quarter final 2002; Confed-Cup Group 1999;
Friendly 0007 0004 0000 0003 0019:0015 +0004
Total 0011 0007 0000 0004 0023:0017 +0006
 Uruguay CONMEBOL competitive 0005 0003 0001 0001 0010:0007 +0003 Olympic Matches 1928 Quarter final; WC Quarter final 1966, WC 3rd place 1970, 2010, WC Group 1986
Friendly 0006 0005 0001 0000 0019:0005 +0014
Total 0011 0008 0002 0001 0029:0012 +0017
 Wales UEFA competitive 0012 0008 0003 0001 0021:0006 +0015 WC Qualification 1990, 2010; EC Qualification 1980, 1992, 1996, 2008
Friendly 0005 0001 0003 0001 0005:0004 +0001
Total 0017 0009 0006 0002 0026:0010 +0016
 Yugoslavia[note 7] UEFA competitive 0009 0006 0001 0002 0018:0008 +0010 WC Quarter final 1954, 1958, 1962, WC 2nd Group stage 1974, WC Group 1990, 1998; EC Qualification 1968, EC Semi final 1976
Friendly 0016 0008 0003 0005 0028:0023 +0005
Total 0025 0014 0004 0007 0046:0031 +0015
Total
All competitive 0403 0265 0082 0056 0975:0381 +0594
All Friendly 0585 0309 0123 0153 1256:0777 +0479
Total 988 574 205 209 2231:1158 +1073
  • green background = positive balance (number of wins higher than that of defeats)
  • yellow background = balance balanced (number of wins as high as that of defeats)
  • red background = balance negative (number of defeats higher than the wins)

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CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL

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CONCACAF

CONCACAF

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Confederation of African Football

Confederation of African Football

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1993 U.S. Cup

1993 U.S. Cup

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Venue

Germany hosted in 1974 and 2006, the World Cup, in 1988 European Championship and in 2005 Confederations Cup. The matches played in the context of these tournaments of the Germany national team count as home matches, the matches against tournament hosts accordingly as away matches. Likewise, the international matches in Vienna after Anschluss Austria, more pDrawely 3 matches in the years 1940, 1941 and 1942 below as home matches. The meeting in Saarbrücken against the Saarland in the context of the WC Qualification 1954 counts as an away match.

Venue Pld W D L GF GA GD
Home 432 269 089 074 1110 460 +650
Away 393 213 079 101 0784 502 +282
Neutral place 156 087 033 036 0312 192 +120
Total 981 569 201 211 2161 1127 +1034

Home venues

Nr. City Match Win Draw Lost g.sco : g. con. goal dif. 1st match last match next match special
1 Berlin 046 018 015 013 0090:078 +012 20. Apr. 1908 27. Mar. 2018 first home match, first home defeat, biggest home defeat, 1st match in front of at least 100,000 spectators (105,000)
2 Hamburg 034 019 006 009 0053:028 +025 29. Oct. 1911 6. Sep. 2019 8. Oct. 2021 only match against East Germany
3 Stuttgart 034 021 005 008 0080:035 +025 26. Mar. 1911 5. Sep. 2021 match in front of at least 100,000 spectators (102,000)
4 Cologne 028 018 008 002 0078:023 +055 20. Nov. 1927 13. Oct. 2020
5 Munich 028 014 006 008 0055:036 +019 17. Dec. 1911 23. Jun. 2021 WC Final 1974
6 Hannover 027 021 003 003 0062:022 +040 27. Sep. 1931 11. Oct. 2016
7 Düsseldorf 027 015 006 006 0063:032 +031 18. Apr. 1926 7. Jun. 2021
8 Frankfurt 025 016 006 003 0055:027 +028 26. Mar. 1922 19. Nov. 2019
9 Nuremberg 022 014 006 002 0060:025 +035 13. Jan. 1924 10. June 2017
10 Dortmund 020 016 003 001 0067:014 +053 8. May 1935 9. Oct. 2019
11 Gelsenkirchen 018 010 006 002 0032:017 +015 13. Oct. 1973 19. Nov. 2018
12 Leipzig 012 0011 000 001 0040:009 +031 17. Nov. 1912 14. Nov. 2020 biggest home win
13 Kaiserslautern 010 005 004 001 0027:013 +014 27. Apr. 1988 8. Oct. 2017 1000th goal in a home match by Marco Reus
14 Bremen 010 005 003 002 0021:008 +013 23. May 1939 29. Feb. 2012
15 Leverkusen 008 007 001 000 0030:008 +022 18. Dec. 1991 8. June 2018
16 Karlsruhe 007 007 000 000 0025:002 +023 4. Apr. 1909 13. Oct. 1993
17 Mönchengladbach 007 004 002 001 0015:006 +009 8. June 2005 16. Nov. 2019
18 Dresden 007 002 003 002 0014:013 +001 10. Sep. 1911 14. Oct. 1992
19 Duisburg 006 002 000 004 00012:008 +004 16. May 1910 31. Mar. 2021
20 Freiburg 005 004 000 001 0030:004 +026 18. May 1913 27. May 2006
21 Augsburg 005 004 000 001 0015:006 +009 9. Nov. 1952 29. May 2016
22 Breslau (now Wrocław) [note 8] 005 003 002 000 0018:005 +013 2. Nov. 1930 7. Dec. 1941
23 Ludwigshafen 004 003 000 001 0009:007 +002 21. Dec. 1952 1. June 1966
24 Bochum 004 002 002 000 0014:003 +011 2. July 1922 14. Apr. 1993
25 Mannheim 003 003 000 000 0023:002 +021 10. Feb. 1929 5. June 1998
26 Altona-Hamburg[note 9] 003 003 000 000 0015:002 +013 23. Oct. 1927 21. Nov. 1937
27 Vienna [note 10] 003 001 000 002 0007:005 +002 14. Apr. 1940 1. Feb. 1942
28 Essen 002 002 000 000 0016:001 +015 23. Dec. 1951 21. May 1969
29 Mainz 002 002 000 000 0014:001 +013 6. June 2014 11. June 2019
30 Saarbrücken 002 002 000 000 0008:001 +007 20. Nov. 1983 27. Mar. 1985
31 Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) [note 11] 002 002 000 000 0007:001 +006 13. Oct. 1935 29. Aug. 1937
32 Chemnitz 002 002 000 000 0007:002 +005 18. Sep. 1938 3. Dec. 1939
33 Rostock 002 002 000 000 0006:002 +004 27. Mar. 2002 7. Oct. 2006
34 Sinsheim 002 002 000 000 0004:002 +002 29. May 2011 9. Sep. 2018
35 Wolfsburg 002 001 001 000 0005:002 +003 1. June 2003 20. Mar. 2019 11. Nov. 2021
36 Beuthen (now Bytom) [note 12] 001 001 000 000 0007:000 +007 16. Aug. 1942 16. Aug. 1942
37 Krefeld 001 001 000 000 0007:002 +005 27. Sep. 1936 27. Sep. 1936
38 Stettin (now Szczecin) [note 13] 001 001 000 000 0005:000 +005 15. Sep. 1935 15. Sep. 1935
39 Aachen 001 001 000 000 0003:000 +003 13. May 2010 13. May 2010
40 Erfurt 001 001 000 000 0004:002 +002 25. Aug. 1935 25. Aug. 1935
41 Wuppertal 001 001 000 000 0002:001 +001 20. Mar. 1938 20. Mar. 1938
42 Magdeburg 001 000 001 000 0002:002 0000 5. Nov. 1933 5. Nov. 1933
43 Kleve 001 000 000 001 0001:002 001 16. Oct. 1910 16. Oct. 1910
Total 420 263 085 072 1076:444 +632 20. Apr. 1908 19. Nov. 2019

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Hamburg

Hamburg

Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin, as well as the overall 7th largest city and largest non-capital city in the European Union with a population of over 1.85 million. Hamburg is 941 km2 in area. Hamburg's urban area has a population of around 2.5 million and is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, which has a population of over 5.1 million people in total. The city lies on the River Elbe and two of its tributaries, the River Alster and the River Bille. One of Germany's 16 federated states, Hamburg is surrounded by Schleswig-Holstein to the north and Lower Saxony to the south.

East Germany national football team

East Germany national football team

The East Germany national football team, recognised as Germany DR by FIFA, represented East Germany in men's international football, playing as one of three post-war German teams, along with Saarland and West Germany.

Cologne

Cologne

Cologne is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 million people in the urban region. Centered on the left (west) bank of the Rhine, Cologne is about 35 km (22 mi) southeast of NRW's state capital Düsseldorf and 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Bonn, the former capital of West Germany.

Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in the state and the seventh-largest city in Germany, with a population of 644,280.

Dortmund

Dortmund

Dortmund is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-largest city in Germany, with a population of 588,250 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the largest city of the Ruhr, Germany's largest urban area with some 5.1 million inhabitants, as well as the largest city of Westphalia. On the Emscher and Ruhr rivers, it lies in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region and is considered the administrative, commercial, and cultural center of the eastern Ruhr. Dortmund is the second-largest city in the Low German dialect area after Hamburg.

Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen is the 25th most populous city of Germany and the 11th most populous in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia with 262,528 (2016) inhabitants. On the Emscher River, it lies at the centre of the Ruhr, the largest urban area of Germany, of which it is the fifth largest city after Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg and Bochum. The Ruhr is located in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, one of Europe's largest urban areas. Gelsenkirchen is the fifth largest city of Westphalia after Dortmund, Bochum, Bielefeld and Münster, and it is one of the southernmost cities in the Low German dialect area. The city is home to the football club Schalke 04, which is named after Gelsenkirchen-Schalke. The club's current stadium Veltins-Arena, however, is located in Gelsenkirchen-Erle.

Leipzig

Leipzig

Leipzig is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 624,689 inhabitants as of 2022 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as well as the second most populous city in the area of the former East Germany after (East) Berlin. Together with Halle (Saale), the city forms the polycentric Leipzig-Halle Conurbation. Between the two cities lies Leipzig/Halle Airport.

Kaiserslautern

Kaiserslautern

Kaiserslautern is a city in southwest Germany, located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate Forest. The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is 459 kilometres from Paris, 117 km from Frankfurt am Main, 666 kilometers from Berlin, and 159 km from Luxembourg.

Bremen

Bremen

Bremen, officially the City Municipality of Bremen, is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, a two-city-state consisting of the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. With about 570,000 inhabitants, the Hanseatic city is the 11th largest city of Germany and the second largest city in Northern Germany after Hamburg.

Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe

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Competition records

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 did not enter Declined participation
Italy 1934 Third place 3rd 4 3 0 1 11 8 1 1 0 0 9 1
France 1938 First round 10th 2 0 1 1 3 5 3 3 0 0 11 1
Brazil 1950 Banned Banned
Switzerland 1954 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 25 14 4 3 1 0 12 3
Sweden 1958 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 12 14 Qualified as defending champions
Chile 1962 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 1 1 4 2 4 4 0 0 11 5
England 1966 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 15 6 4 3 1 0 14 2
Mexico 1970 Third place 3rd 6 5 0 1 17 10 6 5 1 0 20 3
West Germany 1974 Champions 1st 7 6 0 1 13 4 Qualified as hosts
Argentina 1978 Second group stage 6th 6 1 4 1 10 5 Qualified as defending champions
Spain 1982 Runners-up 2nd 7 3 2 2 12 10 8 8 0 0 33 3
Mexico 1986 Runners-up 2nd 7 3 2 2 8 7 8 5 2 1 22 9
Italy 1990 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 15 5 6 3 3 0 13 3
United States 1994 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 1 1 9 7 Qualified as defending champions
France 1998 7th 5 3 1 1 8 6 10 6 4 0 23 9
South Korea Japan 2002 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 14 3 10 6 3 1 19 12
Germany 2006 Third place 3rd 7 5 1 1 14 6 Qualified as hosts
South Africa 2010 Third place 3rd 7 5 0 2 16 5 10 8 2 0 26 5
Brazil 2014 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 18 4 10 9 1 0 36 10
Russia 2018 Group stage 22nd 3 1 0 2 2 4 10 10 0 0 43 4
Qatar 2022 17th 3 1 1 1 6 5 10 9 0 1 36 4
CanadaMexicoUnited States 2026 to be determined to be determined
Total 4 Titles 20/22 112 68 21* 23 232 130 104 83 18 3 328 74
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record UEFA European Championship qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA Campaign
France 1960 did not enter did not enter
Spain 1964
Italy 1968 did not qualify 4 2 1 1 9 2 1968
Belgium 1972 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 5 1 Squad 8 5 3 0 13 3 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 1* 0 6 4 Squad 8 4 4 0 17 5 1976
Italy 1980 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 6 3 Squad 6 4 2 0 17 1 1980
France 1984 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 2 2 Squad 8 5 1 2 15 5 1984
West Germany 1988 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 1 1 6 3 Squad Qualified as hosts
Sweden 1992 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 1 2 7 8 Squad 6 5 0 1 13 4 1992
England 1996 Champions 1st 6 4 2* 0 10 3 Squad 10 8 1 1 27 10 1996
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 1 5 Squad 8 6 1 1 20 4 2000
Portugal 2004 12th 3 0 2 1 2 3 Squad 8 5 3 0 13 4 2004
Austria Switzerland 2008 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 10 7 Squad 12 8 3 1 35 7 2008
Poland Ukraine 2012 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 0 1 10 6 Squad 10 10 0 0 34 7 2012
France 2016 Semi-finals 3rd 6 3 2* 1 7 3 Squad 10 7 1 2 24 9 2016
Europe 2020 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 6 7 Squad 8 7 0 1 30 7 2020
Germany 2024 Qualified as hosts Qualified as hosts
Total 3 Titles 14/17 53 27 13* 13 78 55 106 76 20 10 267 68 Total
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 did not enter[12]
Saudi Arabia 1995 did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1997 did not enter[13]
Mexico 1999 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 2 6 Squad
South Korea Japan 2001 did not qualify
France 2003 did not enter[14]
Germany 2005 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 15 11 Squad
South Africa 2009 did not qualify
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 12 5 Squad
Total 1 Title 3/10 13 8 2 3 29 22
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

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

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Round Pos Pld W D* L GF GA
Portugal 2018–19 A Group stage 3rd 4 0 2 2 3 7
Italy 2020–21 A Group stage 2nd 6 2 3 1 10 13
Netherlands 2022–23 A Group stage 3rd 6 1 4 1 11 9
Total Group stage
League A
3/3 16 3 9 4 24 29
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

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1930 FIFA World Cup

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1934 FIFA World Cup

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France

France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. It also includes overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Its eighteen integral regions span a combined area of 643,801 km2 (248,573 sq mi) and had a total population of over 68 million as of January 2023. France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre; other major urban areas include Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Lille, Bordeaux, and Nice.

1938 FIFA World Cup

1938 FIFA World Cup

The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, beating Hungary 4–2. Italy's 1934 and 1938 teams hold the distinction of being the only men's national team to win the World Cup multiple times under the same coach, Vittorio Pozzo. It would be the last World Cup until 1950 due to World War II.

Brazil

Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America and in Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers (3,300,000 sq mi) and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the only country in the Americas to have Portuguese as an official language. It is one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world, and the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country.

1950 FIFA World Cup

1950 FIFA World Cup

The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. It was the first World Cup tournament in over twelve years, as the 1942 and 1946 World Cups were cancelled due to World War II. Uruguay, who had won the inaugural competition in 1930, defeated the host nation, Brazil, in the deciding match of the four-team group of the final round. This was the only tournament not decided by a one-match final. It was also the inaugural tournament where the trophy was referred to as the Jules Rimet Cup, to mark the 25th anniversary of Jules Rimet's presidency of FIFA.

1954 FIFA World Cup

1954 FIFA World Cup

The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was selected as the host country in July 1946. At the tournament several all-time records for goal-scoring were set, including the highest average number of goals scored per game. The tournament was won by West Germany, who defeated tournament favourites Hungary 3–2 in the final, their first World Cup title.

1958 FIFA World Cup

1958 FIFA World Cup

The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the sixth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Sweden from 8 to 29 June 1958. It was the first FIFA World Cup to be played in a Nordic country.

Chile

Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country located in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. With an area of 756,096 square kilometers (291,930 sq mi) and a population of 17.5 million as of 2017, Chile shares borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. The country also controls several Pacific islands, including Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island, and claims about 1,250,000 square kilometers (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica as the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The capital and largest city of Chile is Santiago, and the national language is Spanish.

1962 FIFA World Cup

1962 FIFA World Cup

The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the seventh edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held from 30 May to 17 June 1962 in Chile. The qualification rounds took place between August 1960 and December 1961, with 56 teams entering from six confederations, and fourteen qualifying for the finals tournament alongside Chile, the hosts, and Brazil, the defending champions.

Men's honours

Major competitions

FIFA World Cup

UEFA European Championship

Summer Olympic Games

FIFA Confederations Cup

  • Champions (1): 2017
  • Third place (1): 2005
Overview
Event 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place
FIFA World Cup 4 4 4 1
UEFA European Championship 3 3 3 x
Summer Olympic Games 1 2 3 1
FIFA Confederations Cup 1 0 1 0
UEFA Nations League 0 0 0 0
Total 9 9 11 2

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1954 FIFA World Cup

1954 FIFA World Cup

The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was selected as the host country in July 1946. At the tournament several all-time records for goal-scoring were set, including the highest average number of goals scored per game. The tournament was won by West Germany, who defeated tournament favourites Hungary 3–2 in the final, their first World Cup title.

1974 FIFA World Cup

1974 FIFA World Cup

The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the tenth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany between 13 June and 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded. The previous trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, had been won for the third time by Brazil in 1970 and awarded permanently to the Brazilians. This was the first out of three World Cups to feature two rounds of group stages.

1990 FIFA World Cup

1990 FIFA World Cup

The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second time. Teams representing 116 national football associations entered and qualification began in April 1988. 22 teams qualified from this process, along with host nation Italy and defending champions Argentina.

1966 FIFA World Cup

1966 FIFA World Cup

The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 July to 30 July 1966. England defeated West Germany 4–2 in the final to win its first and only World Cup title. The final had finished at 2–2 after 90 minutes and went to extra time, when Geoff Hurst scored two goals to complete his hat-trick, the first to be scored in a men's World Cup final. England were the fifth nation to win the event, and the third host nation to win after Uruguay in 1930 and Italy in 1934. World champions Brazil failed to go past the group stage, as they were defeated by Hungary and Portugal.

1982 FIFA World Cup

1982 FIFA World Cup

The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy, who defeated West Germany 3–1 in the final, held in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in the capital, Madrid. It was Italy's third World Cup title, but their first since 1938. The defending champions, Argentina, were eliminated in the second round. Algeria, Cameroon, Honduras, Kuwait and New Zealand made their first appearances in the finals.

1986 FIFA World Cup

1986 FIFA World Cup

The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so, and resigned in 1982. Mexico was selected as the new host in May 1983, and became the first country to host the World Cup more than once, after previously hosting in 1970.

2002 FIFA World Cup

2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football world championship for men's national teams organized by FIFA. It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea and Japan, with its final match hosted by Japan at International Stadium in Yokohama.

1934 FIFA World Cup

1934 FIFA World Cup

The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934.

1970 FIFA World Cup

1970 FIFA World Cup

The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men's senior national teams. Held from 31 May to 21 June in Mexico, it was the first World Cup tournament held outside Europe and South America, and it was also the first held in North America. Teams representing 75 nations from all six populated continents entered the competition, and its qualification rounds began in May 1968. Fourteen teams qualified from this process to join host nation Mexico and defending champions England in the 16-team final tournament. El Salvador, Israel and Morocco made their debut appearances at the final stage.

2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six populated continents participated in the qualification process which began in September 2003. Thirty-one teams qualified from this process along with hosts Germany for the finals tournament. It was the second time that Germany staged the competition and the first as a unified country along with the former East Germany with Leipzig as a host city, and the 10th time that the tournament was held in Europe.

2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup

The 2010 FIFA World Cup, also branded as South Africa 2010, was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations. In 2004, the international football federation, FIFA, selected South Africa over Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals.

1958 FIFA World Cup

1958 FIFA World Cup

The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the sixth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Sweden from 8 to 29 June 1958. It was the first FIFA World Cup to be played in a Nordic country.

Women's honours

Major competitions

FIFA Women's World Cup

UEFA Women's Championship

Summer Olympic Games

Overview
Event 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place
FIFA Women's World Cup 2 1 0 2
UEFA Women's Championship 8 1 0 1
Summer Olympic Games 1 0 3 0
Total 11 2 3 3

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Germany women's national football team

Germany women's national football team

The Germany women's national football team represents Germany in international women's football. The team is governed by the German Football Association (DFB).

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup

The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's international governing body. The competition has been held every four years and one year after the men's FIFA World Cup since 1991, when the inaugural tournament, then called the FIFA Women's World Championship, was held in China. Under the tournament's current format, national teams vie for 31 slots in a three-year qualification phase. The host nation's team is automatically entered as the 32nd slot. The tournament, called the World Cup Finals, is contested at venues within the host nation(s) over a period of about one month.

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

The 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, the fifth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, was an international association football competition for women held in China from 10 to 30 September 2007. Originally, China was to host the 2003 edition, but the outbreak of SARS in that country forced that event to be moved to the United States. FIFA immediately granted the 2007 event to China, which meant that no new host nation was chosen competitively until the voting was held for the 2011 Women's World Cup.

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international soccer championship contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Canada for the first time and by a North American country for the third time. Matches were played in six cities across Canada in five time zones. The tournament began on 6 June 2015, and finished with the final on 5 July 2015 with a United States victory over Japan.

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship

The UEFA European Women's Championship, also called the UEFA Women's Euro, held every four years, is the main competition in women's association football between national teams of the UEFA confederation. The competition is the women's equivalent of the UEFA European Championship. The reigning champions are England, who won their home tournament in 2022. The most successful nation in the history of the tournament is Germany, with eight titles.

UEFA Women's Euro 2005

UEFA Women's Euro 2005

The 2005 UEFA Women's Championship, also referred to as UEFA Women's Euro 2005, was a football tournament for women held from 5 June to 19 June 2005 in Lancashire, England and Cheshire, England. The UEFA Women's Championship is a regular tournament involving European national teams from countries affiliated to UEFA, the European governing body, who have qualified for the competition. The competition aims to determine which national women's team is the best in Europe.

UEFA Women's Euro 2009

UEFA Women's Euro 2009

The 2009 UEFA Women's Championship, or just Women's Euro 2009, was played in Finland between 23 August and 10 September 2009. The host was appointed on 11 July 2006, in a UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Berlin and the Finnish proposal won over the Dutch proposal.

UEFA Women's Euro 2013

UEFA Women's Euro 2013

The 2013 UEFA Women's Championship, commonly referred to as Women's Euro 2013, was the 11th European Championship for women's national football teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament, held in Sweden from 10 to 28 July 2013, became the most-watched in the history of the Women's Euros. It concluded with Germany, the defending champions, winning their sixth consecutive and eighth overall Women's Euro title after defeating Norway in the final.

UEFA Women's Euro 2022

UEFA Women's Euro 2022

The 2022 UEFA European Women's Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Women's Euro 2022 or simply Euro 2022, was the 13th edition of the UEFA Women's Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the women's national teams of Europe. It was the second edition since it was expanded to 16 teams. The tournament was hosted by England, and was originally scheduled to take place from 7 July to 1 August 2021. However, the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe in early 2020 resulted in subsequent postponements of the 2020 Summer Olympics and UEFA Euro 2020 to summer 2021, so the tournament was rescheduled for 6 to 31 July 2022. England last hosted the tournament in 2005, which had been the final tournament to feature just eight teams.

Football at the Summer Olympics

Football at the Summer Olympics

Football at the Summer Olympics, referred to as the Olympic Football Tournament, has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896 and 1932. Women's football was added to the official program at the Atlanta 1996 Games.

Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics

The association football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held from 3 to 20 August in Brazil.

Source: "Germany national football team records and statistics", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 18th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team_records_and_statistics.

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Notes
  1. ^ Includes matches against Israel, which neither belonged to AFC nor UEFA between 1974 and 1991, but were admitted to UEFA in 1991.
  2. ^ Includes matches against Australia since moving to AFC in 2006.
  3. ^ Includes matches against Australia until moving to AFC in 2006.
  4. ^ The pairing Germany - Argentina is (besides Sweden - Brazil) the most common pairing at World Championships. So far, both teams met seven times. Germany won four times and Argentina once. Two games ended in a draw, followed by a penalty shoot-out that Germany could win.
  5. ^ a b The matches against Bohemia and Moravia and Saarland took place before the founding of UEFA.
  6. ^ England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are not sovereign states but part of the United Kingdom, but play in football with their own national teams.
  7. ^ Incl. of the match against the BR Yugoslavia at the 1998 World Cup.
  8. ^ Now Breslau is city of Poland where called Wrocław.
  9. ^ Altona was an independent city until 1937 then merged to Hamburg.
  10. ^ Now Vienna is city of Austria.
  11. ^ Now Königsberg is city of Russia where called Kaliningrad.
  12. ^ Now Beuthen is city of Poland where called Bytom .
  13. ^ Now Stettin is city of Poland where called Szczecin.
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  3. ^ "Germany's strength in numbers". UEFA. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Statistics – Most-capped players". DFB. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Statistics – Top scorers". DFB. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Montreal 1976". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  7. ^ "– Germany on". FIFA. Archived from the original on 3 June 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  8. ^ "– Tournaments". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 June 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  9. ^ Silver, Nate (13 July 2014). "Germany May Be the Best National Soccer Team Ever". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  10. ^ Kicker Edition „100 Jahre Deutsche Länderspiele“, S. 77.
  11. ^ "WM-Qualifikation 2009: Als Adler die Sbornaja verzweifeln ließ". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.
  12. ^ As 1990 FIFA World Cup champions
  13. ^ As UEFA Euro 1996 champions
  14. ^ As 2002 FIFA World Cup runners-up

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