Germany national football team - Wikipedia Germany national football team This article is about the men 's team. For the women 's team, see Germany women 's national football team. Germany Nickname ( s ) Nationalelf ( national eleven ) DFB - Elf ( DFB Eleven ) Die Mannschaft ( The Team ) Association German Football Association ( Deutscher Fußball - Bund -- DFB ) Confederation UEFA ( Europe ) Head coach Joachim Löw Captain Manuel Neuer Most caps Lothar Matthäus ( 150 ) Top scorer Miroslav Klose ( 71 ) FIFA code GER First colours Second colours FIFA ranking Current 1 ( 7 June 2018 ) Highest 1 ( December 1992 -- August 1993, December 1993 -- March 1994, June 1994, July 2014 -- June 2015, July 2017, September 2017 -- present ) Lowest 22 ( March 2006 ) Elo ranking Current 6 1 ( 9 July 2018 ) Highest 1 ( 1990 -- 92, 1993 -- 94, 1996 -- 97, July 2014 -- May 2016, October 2017 -- November 2017 ) Lowest 24 ( September 1924 -- October 1925 ) First international Switzerland 5 -- 3 Germany ( Basel, Switzerland ; 5 April 1908 ) Biggest win Germany 16 -- 0 Russian Empire ( Stockholm, Sweden ; 1 July 1912 ) Biggest defeat England Amateurs 9 -- 0 Germany ( Oxford, England ; 13 March 1909 ) World Cup Appearances 19 ( first in 1934 ) Best result Champions ( 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014 ) European Championship Appearances 12 ( first in 1972 ) Best result Champions ( 1972, 1980, 1996 ) Confederations Cup Appearances 3 ( first in 1999 ) Best result Champions ( 2017 ) The Germany national football team ( German : deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft or Die Mannschaft ) is the men 's football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association ( Deutscher Fußball - Bund ), founded in 1900. 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 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 a total of four World Cups ( 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014 ), three European Championships ( 1972, 1980, 1996 ), and one Confederations Cup ( 2017 ). 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. East Germany won Olympic Gold in 1976. Germany is the only nation to have won both the men 's and women 's World Cups. After winning the 2017 Confederations Cup, it became one of the only four nations -- alongside Brazil, Argentina and France -- to win all three most important men 's titles recognised by FIFA : the World Cup, the Confederations Cup, and the Olympic tournament. They have also won their respective continental championship ( Copa América for Argentina and Brazil, and UEFA European Championship for France and Germany ). At the end of the 2014 World Cup, Germany earned the highest Elo rating of any national football team in history, with a record 2205 points. Germany is also the only European nation that has won a FIFA World Cup in the Americas. The current manager of the national team is Joachim Löw. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early years ( 1899 -- 1942 ) 1.2 Three German national teams ( 1945 -- 1990 ) 1.3 1954 World Cup victory 1.4 Memorable losses : Wembley goal and game of the century ( 1958 -- 1970 ) 1.5 1974 World Cup title on home soil 1.6 Late 1970s and early 1980s 1.7 Beckenbauer 's coaching success ( 1984 -- 1990 ) 1.8 Olympic football 1.9 Berti Vogts years ( 1990 -- 1998 ) 1.10 Oliver Kahn and Michael Ballack era ( 2000 -- 2006 ) 1.11 New orientation under Löw ( 2006 -- present ) 1.12 2014 World Cup victory 1.13 Euro 2016 to 2017 Confederations Cup 1.14 Disappointment at the 2018 World Cup 2 Results and fixtures 2.1 2018 3 Kits and crest 4 Stadiums 5 Media coverage 6 Competition records 6.1 FIFA World Cup record 6.2 UEFA European Championship record 6.3 FIFA Confederations Cup record 7 FIFA ranking history 8 Honours 8.1 Other awards 9 Personnel 9.1 Current technical staff 10 Players 10.1 Current squad 10.2 Recent call - ups 10.3 Previous squads 10.4 Famous past players 10.5 Captains 10.6 Player of the Year 11 Records 11.1 Most capped players 11.2 Top goalscorers 12 See also 13 Notes 14 References 15 External links History Main article : History of the Germany national football team Early years ( 1899 -- 1942 ) Between 1899 and 1901, prior to the formation of a national team, there were five unofficial international matches between different German and English selection teams, which all ended as large defeats for the German teams. Eight years after the establishment of the German Football Association ( DFB ), the first official match of the Germany national football team was played on 5 April 1908, against Switzerland in Basel, with the Swiss winning 5 -- 3. Gottfried Fuchs Gottfried Fuchs scored a world record 10 goals for Germany in a 16 -- 0 win against Russia at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm on 1 July, becoming the top scorer of the tournament ; his international record was not surpassed until 2001 when Australia 's Archie Thompson scored 13 goals in a 31 - 0 defeat of American Samoa. He was Jewish, and the German Football Association erased all references to him from their records between 1933 and 1945. As of 2016, he was still the top German scorer for one match. The first match after World War I in 1920, the first match after World War II in 1950 when Germany was still banned from most international competitions, and the first match in 1990 with former East German players were all against Switzerland as well. Germany 's first championship title was even won in Switzerland in 1954. At that time the players were selected by the DFB, as there was no dedicated coach. The first manager of the Germany national team was Otto Nerz, a school teacher from Mannheim, who served in the role from 1926 to 1936. The German FA could not afford travel to Uruguay for the first World Cup staged in 1930 during the Great Depression, but finished third in the 1934 World Cup in their first appearance in the competition. After a poor showing at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Sepp Herberger became coach. In 1937 he put together a squad which was soon nicknamed the Breslau Elf ( the Breslau Eleven ) in recognition of their 8 -- 0 win over Denmark in the then German city of Breslau, Lower Silesia ( now Wrocław, Poland ). After Austria became part of Germany in the Anschluss of March 1938, that country 's national team -- one of Europe 's best sides at the time due to professionalism -- was disbanded despite having already qualified for the 1938 World Cup. As required by Nazi politicians, five or six ex-Austrian players, from the clubs Rapid Vienna, Austria Vienna, First Vienna FC, were ordered to join the all - German team on short notice in a staged show of unity orchestrated for political reasons. In the 1938 World Cup that began on 4 June, this `` united '' German team managed only a 1 -- 1 draw against Switzerland and then lost the replay 2 -- 4 in front of a hostile crowd in Paris, France. That early exit stands as Germany 's worst World Cup result, and one of just two occasions the team failed to progress the group stage ( the next would not occur until the 2018 tournament ). During World War II, the team played over 30 international games between September 1939 and November 1942, when national team games were suspended, as most players had to join the armed forces. Many of the national team players were gathered together under coach Herberger as Rote Jäger through the efforts of a sympathetic air force officer trying to protect the footballers from the most dangerous wartime service. Three German national teams ( 1945 -- 1990 ) After the Second World War, Germany was banned from competition in most sports until 1950. The DFB was not a full member of FIFA, and none of the three new German states -- West Germany, East Germany, and Saarland -- entered the 1950 World Cup qualifiers. The Federal Republic of Germany, which was referred to as West Germany, continued the DFB. With recognition by FIFA and UEFA, the DFB maintained and continued the record of the pre-war team. Switzerland was once again the first team that played West Germany in 1950. West Germany qualified for the 1954 World Cup. The Saarland, under French control between 1947 and 1956, did not join French organisations, and was barred from participating in pan-German ones. It sent their own team to the 1952 Summer Olympics and to the 1954 World Cup qualifiers. In 1957, Saarland acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1949, the communist German Democratic Republic ( East Germany ) was founded. In 1952 the Deutscher Fußball - Verband der DDR ( DFV ) was established and the East Germany national football team took to the field. They were the only team to beat the 1974 FIFA World Cup winning West Germans in the only meeting of the two sides of the divided nation. East Germany won the gold medal at the 1976 Olympics. After German reunification in 1990, the eastern football competition was reintegrated into the DFB. 1954 World Cup victory Main article : 1954 FIFA World Cup Final Helmut Rahn scored the winning goal in the 1954 FIFA World Cup final. West Germany, captained by Fritz Walter, met in the 1954 World Cup against Turkey, Yugoslavia and Austria. When playing favourites Hungary in the group stage, Germany lost 3 -- 8. West Germany met the Hungarian Mighty Magyars again in the final. Hungary had gone unbeaten for 32 consecutive matches. In an upset, West Germany won 3 -- 2, with Helmut Rahn scoring the winning goal. The success is called `` The Miracle of Bern '' ( Das Wunder von Bern ).. Memorable losses : wembley goal and game of the century ( 1958 -- 1970 ) After finishing fourth in the 1958 World Cup and reaching only the quarter - finals in the 1962 World Cup, the DFB made changes. Professionalism was introduced, and the best clubs from the various Regionalligas were assembled into the new Bundesliga. In 1964, Helmut Schön took over as coach, replacing Herberger who had been in office for 28 years. In the 1966 World Cup, West Germany reached the final after beating the USSR in the semifinal, facing hosts England. In extra time, the first goal by Geoff Hurst was one of the most contentious goals in the history of the World Cup : the linesman signalled the ball had crossed the line for a goal, after bouncing down from the crossbar, when replays showed it did not appear to have fully crossed the line. Hurst then scored another goal giving England a 4 -- 2 win. West Germany in the 1970 World Cup knocked England out in the quarter - finals 3 -- 2, before they suffered a 4 -- 3 extra-time loss in the semi-final against Italy. This match with five goals in extra time is one of the most dramatic in World Cup history, and is called the `` Game of the Century '' in both Italy and Germany. West Germany claimed third by beating Uruguay 1 -- 0. Gerd Müller finished as the tournament 's top scorer with 10 goals. 1974 World Cup title on home soil Main article : 1974 FIFA World Cup 1974 FIFA World Cup Final on 7 July 1974, in Munich ( Olympiastadion ) In 1971, Franz Beckenbauer became captain of the national team, and he led West Germany to victory at the European Championship at Euro 1972, defeating the Soviet Union 3 -- 0 in the final. As hosts of the 1974 World Cup, they won their second World Cup, defeating the Netherlands 2 -- 1 in the final in Munich. Two matches in the 1974 World Cup stood out for West Germany. The first group stage saw a politically charged match as West Germany played a game against East Germany. The East Germans won 1 -- 0. The West Germans advanced to the final against the Johan Cruijff - led Dutch team and their brand of `` Total Football ''. The Dutch took the lead from a penalty. However, West Germany tied the match on a penalty by Paul Breitner, and won it with Gerd Müller 's fine finish soon after. Late 1970s and early 1980s Gerd Müller in 2006 West Germany failed to defend their titles in the next two major international tournaments. They lost to Czechoslovakia in the final of Euro 1976 in a penalty shootout 5 -- 3. Since that loss, Germany has not lost a penalty shootout in major international tournaments. In the 1978 World Cup, Germany was eliminated in the second group stage after losing 2 -- 3 to Austria. Schön retired as coach afterward, and the post was taken over by his assistant, Jupp Derwall. West Germany 's first tournament under Derwall was successful, as they earned their second European title at Euro 1980 after defeating Belgium 2 -- 1 in the final. West Germany reached the final of the 1982 World Cup, though not without difficulties. They were upset 1 -- 2 by Algeria in their first match, but advanced to the second round with a controversial 1 -- 0 win over Austria. In the semifinal against France, they tied the match 3 -- 3 and won the penalty shootout 5 -- 4. In the final, they were defeated by Italy 1 -- 3. During this period, West Germany 's Gerd Müller racked up fourteen goals in two World Cups ( 1970 and 1974 ). His ten goals in 1970 are the third-most ever in a tournament. ( Müller 's all - time World Cup record of 14 goals was broken by Ronaldo in 2006 which has been further broken by Miroslav Klose in 2014 with 16 goals ). Beckenbauer 's coaching success ( 1984 -- 1990 ) Franz Beckenbauer After West Germany were eliminated in the first round of Euro 1984, Franz Beckenbauer returned to the national team to replace Derwall as coach. At the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, West Germany finished as runners - up for the second consecutive tournament after beating France 2 -- 0 in the semi-finals, but losing to the Diego Maradona - led Argentina in the final, 2 -- 3. In Euro 1988, West Germany 's hopes of winning the tournament on home soil were spoiled by the Netherlands, as the Dutch beat them 2 -- 1 in the semifinals. At the 1990 World Cup in Italy, West Germany won their third World Cup title, in its unprecedented third consecutive final appearance. Captained by Lothar Matthäus, they defeated Yugoslavia ( 4 -- 1 ), UAE ( 5 -- 1 ), the Netherlands ( 2 -- 1 ), Czechoslovakia ( 1 -- 0 ), and England ( 1 -- 1, 4 -- 3 on penalty kicks ) on the way to a final rematch against Argentina, played in the Italian capital of Rome. West Germany won 1 -- 0, with the only goal being a penalty scored in the 85th minute by Andreas Brehme. Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup as the national team 's captain in 1974, thus became the first person to win the World Cup as both captain and coach. Olympic football Main article : Germany Olympic football team Medal record Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team Prior to 1984, Olympic football was an amateur event, meaning that only non-professional players could participate. Due to this, West Germany was never able to achieve the same degree of success at the Olympics as at the World Cup, with the first medal coming in the 1988 Olympics, when they won the bronze medal. It took Germany 28 years to participate at the Olympics again in 2016, this time reaching the final and winning a silver medal. West Germany also reached the second round in both 1972 and 1984. On the other hand, East Germany did far better, winning a gold, a silver and two bronze medals ( one representing the United Team of Germany ). Berti Vogts years ( 1990 -- 1998 ) Berti Vogts In February 1990, months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the draw for the 1992 European Championship qualifying tournament saw East Germany and West Germany drawn together. After West Germany 's 1990 World Cup win, assistant Berti Vogts took over as the national team coach from the retiring Beckenbauer. The members of the East German association Deutscher Fußball - Verband acceded to the DFB in November, while the 1990 -- 91 seasons would continue, with the restructuring of leagues scheduled for 1991 -- 92. The first game with a unified German team was against Sweden on 10 October. In Euro 1992, Germany reached the final, but lost 0 -- 2 to Denmark. In the 1994 World Cup, they were upset 1 -- 2 in the quarterfinals by Bulgaria. Reunified Germany won its first major international title at Euro 1996, becoming European champions for the third time. They defeated hosts England in the semifinals, and the Czech Republic 2 -- 1 in the final on a golden goal in extra time. However, in the 1998 World Cup, Germany were eliminated in the quarterfinals in a 0 -- 3 defeat to Croatia, all goals being scored after defender Christian Wörns received a straight red card. Vogts stepped down afterwards and was replaced by Erich Ribbeck. Oliver Kahn and Michael Ballack era ( 2000 -- 2006 ) In Euro 2000, the team went out in the first round, drawing with Romania, then suffering a 1 -- 0 defeat to England and were routed 3 -- 0 by Portugal ( which fielded their backup players, having already advanced ). Ribbeck resigned, and was replaced by Rudi Völler. Coming into the 2002 World Cup, expectations of the German team were low due to poor results in the qualifiers and not directly qualifying for the finals for the first time. The team advanced through group play, and in the knockout stages they produced three consecutive 1 -- 0 wins against Paraguay, the United States, and co-hosts South Korea. Oliver Neuville scored two minutes from time against Paraguay and Michael Ballack scored both goals in the USA and South Korea games, although he picked up a second yellow card against South Korea for a tactical foul and was suspended for the subsequent match. This set up a final against Brazil, the first World Cup meeting between the two. Germany lost 0 -- 2 thanks to two Ronaldo goals. Nevertheless, German captain and goalkeeper Oliver Kahn won the Golden Ball, the first time in the World Cup that a goalkeeper was named the best player of the tournament. Fans watching Germany battle Argentina in the 2006 World Cup match at the Donau Arena in Regensburg Germany again exited in the first round of Euro 2004, drawing their first two matches and losing the third to the Czech Republic ( who had fielded a second - string team ). Völler resigned afterwards, and Jürgen Klinsmann was appointed head coach. Klinsmann 's main task was to lead the national team to a good showing at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Klinsmann relieved goalkeeper Kahn of the captaincy and announced that Kahn and longtime backup Jens Lehmann would be competing for the position of starting goaltender, a decision that angered Kahn and Lehmann eventually won that contest. Expectations for the team were low, which was not helped by veteran defender Christian Wörns being dropped ( after Wörns criticised Klinsmann for designating him only as a backup player on the squad ), a choice roundly panned in Germany. Italy routed Germany 4 -- 1 in a March exhibition game, and Klinsmann bore the brunt of the criticism as the team was ranked only 22nd in the world entering the 2006 FIFA World Cup. As World Cup hosts, Germany won all three group - stage matches to finish top of their group. The team defeated Sweden 2 -- 0 in the round of 16. Germany faced Argentina in the quarter - finals. The match ended 1 -- 1, and Germany won the penalty shootout 4 -- 2. In the semi-final against Italy, the match was scoreless until near the end of extra time when Germany conceded two goals. In the third place match, Germany defeated Portugal 3 -- 1. Miroslav Klose was awarded the Golden Boot for his tournament - leading five goals. New orientation under low ( 2006 -- present ) Main article : 2010 FIFA World Cup Germany 's entry into the Euro 2008 qualifying round was marked by the promotion of Joachim Löw to head coach, since Klinsmann resigned. At UEFA Euro 2008, Germany won two out of three matches in group play to advance to the knockout round. They defeated Portugal 3 -- 2 in the quarterfinal, and won their semifinal against Turkey. Germany lost the final against Spain 0 -- 1, finishing as the runners - up. In the 2010 World Cup, Germany won the group and advanced to the knockout stage. In the round of 16, Germany defeated England 4 -- 1. The game controversially had a valid goal by Frank Lampard disallowed. In the quarterfinals, Germany defeated Argentina 4 -- 0, and Miroslav Klose tied German Gerd Müller 's record of 14 World Cup goals. In the semi-final, Germany lost 1 -- 0 to Spain. Germany defeated Uruguay 3 -- 2 to take third place ( their second third place after 2006 ). German Thomas Müller won the Golden Boot and the Best Young Player Award. Germany during Euro 2012 qualifiers In Euro 2012, Germany was placed in group B along with Portugal, Netherlands, and Denmark. Germany won all three group matches. Germany defeated Greece in the quarter - final and set a record of 15 consecutive wins in all competitive matches. In the semi-finals, Germany lost to Italy, 1 -- 2. 2014 World Cup victory Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup Germany lifting the World Cup trophy in 2014 Germany finished first in their qualification group for the 2014 World Cup. The draw for the 2014 World Cup finals placed Germany in Group G, with Portugal, Ghana, and United States. They first faced Portugal in a match billed by some as the `` team of all the talents against the team of The Talent ( Cristiano Ronaldo ) '', routing the Portuguese 4 -- 0 thanks to a hat - trick by Thomas Müller. In their match with Ghana, they led the game with Götze 's second half goal, but then conceded two consecutive goals, then at the 71st minute Klose scored a goal to help Germany to draw 2 -- 2 with Ghana. With that goal, Klose also nudged home his 15th World Cup goal to join former Brazil striker Ronaldo at the pinnacle of World Cup Finals scorers. They then went on to defeat the United States team 1 -- 0, securing them a spot in the round of sixteen against Algeria. The round of sixteen knockout match against Algeria remained goalless after regulation time, resulting in extra time. In the 92nd minute, André Schürrle scored a goal from a Thomas Müller pass. Mesut Özil scored Germany 's second goal in the 120th minute. Algeria managed to score one goal in injury time and the match ended 2 -- 1. Germany secured a place in the quarter - final, where they would face France. In the quarter - final match against France, Mats Hummels scored in the 13th minute. Germany won the game 1 -- 0 to advance to a record fourth consecutive semi-finals. Germany posing with Champions banner after 2014 FIFA World Cup Final The semi-final win ( 7 -- 1 ) against Brazil was a major accomplishment. Germany scored four goals in just less than seven minutes and were 5 -- 0 up against Brazil by the 30th minute with goals from Thomas Müller, Miroslav Klose, Sami Khedira and two from Toni Kroos. Klose 's goal in the 23rd minute, his 16th World Cup goal, gave him sole possession of the record for most goals scored during World Cup Finals, dethroning former Brazilian national Ronaldo. In the second half of the game, substitute André Schürrle scored twice for Germany to lead 7 -- 0, the highest score against Brazil in a single game. Germany did, however, concede a late goal to Brazil 's Oscar. It was Brazil 's worst ever World Cup defeat, whilst Germany broke multiple World Cup records with the win, including the record broken by Klose, the first team to reach four consecutive World Cup semi-finals, the first team to score seven goals in a World Cup Finals knockout phase game, the fastest five consecutive goals in World Cup history ( four of which in just 400 seconds ), the first team to score five goals in the first half in a World Cup semi-final as well as being the topic of the most tweets ever on Twitter about a certain subject when the previous social media record was smashed after Germany scored their fourth goal. Also, Germany 's seven goals took their total tally in World Cup history to 223, surpassing Brazil 's 221 goals to first place overall. The World Cup Final was held at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro on 13 July, and billed as the world 's best player ( Lionel Messi ) versus the world 's best team ( Germany ). Mario Götze 's 113th - minute goal helped Germany beat Argentina 1 -- 0, becoming the first - ever European team to win a FIFA World Cup in the Americas and the second European team to win the title outside Europe. Euro 2016 to 2017 Confederations Cup Main articles : UEFA Euro 2016 and 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup After several players retired from the team following the 2014 World Cup win, including Philipp Lahm, Per Mertesacker and Miroslav Klose, the team had a disappointing start in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers. They defeated Scotland 2 -- 1 at home, then suffered a 2 -- 0 loss at Poland ( the first in their history ), a 1 -- 1 draw against the Republic of Ireland, and a 4 -- 0 win over Gibraltar. The year ended with an away 0 -- 1 friendly win against Spain, the reigning European champions of 2008 and 2012. Troubles during qualifying for the 2016 European Championship continued, drawing at home, as well as losing away, to Ireland ; the team also only narrowly defeated Scotland on two occasions, but handily won the return against Poland and both games against Gibraltar ( who competed for the first time ). Eventually, however, topping their group and qualifying for the tournament through a 2 -- 1 victory against Georgia on 11 October 2015 ( having won the first match against them ). On 13 November 2015, the team was playing a friendly match against France in Paris when a series of terrorist attacks took place in the city, some in the direct vicinity of the Stade de France, where the game was held. For security reasons, the team needed to spend the night inside the stadium, accompanied by the French squad who stayed behind in an act of comradery. Four days later, on 17 November 2015, the German team was scheduled to face the Netherlands at Hanover 's HDI - Arena, also in a friendly. After initial security reservations, the DFB decided to play the match on 15 November. However, after reports about a concrete threat to the stadium, the match was cancelled ninety minutes before kickoff. Germany began their preparations for Euro 2016 in March with friendlies against England and Italy. They gave up a 2 -- 0 lead to England, and ended up losing 2 -- 3. They bounced back in their match with Italy, however, winning by a score of 4 -- 1. It was their first win against the Italians in 21 years. Germany began their campaign for a fourth European title with a 2 -- 0 win against Ukraine on 12 June. Against Poland, Germany was held to a 0 -- 0 draw but concluded Group C with a 1 -- 0 win against Northern Ireland. In the Round of 16, Germany faced Slovakia and earned a comfortable 3 -- 0 win. Germany then faced off against rivals Italy in the quarter - finals. Mesut Özil opened the scoring in the 65th minute for Germany, before Leonardo Bonucci drew even after converting a penalty in the 78th minute. The score remained 1 -- 1 after extra time and Germany beat Italy 6 -- 5 in a penalty shootout. It was the first time Germany had overcome Italy in a major tournament. In the semi-finals Germany played the host nation France. Germany 's hopes of securing a fourth European championship were put on hold however as France ended Germany 's run by eliminating them by a score of 0 -- 2. It was France 's first competitive win against Germany in 58 years. On 2 July 2017, Germany won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup after a 1 -- 0 win against Chile in the final at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, it was their first FIFA Confederations Cup title. Disappointment at the 2018 World Cup Fans watching the match between Germany and South Korea Main article : 2018 FIFA World Cup Despite winning all their qualifying matches and the Confederations Cup the previous year, Germany started their 2018 World Cup campaign with a defeat to Mexico. This was their first loss in an opening match since the 1982 World Cup. Germany defeated Sweden 2 -- 1 in their second game via an injury time winner from Toni Kroos, but was subsequently eliminated following a 2 -- 0 loss to South Korea, their first exit in the first round since 1938 and first ever in group stage since the format had been introduced. Results and fixtures Main article : Germany national football team results ( 2000 -- present ) Recent results and scheduled matches according to the DFB, UEFA and FIFA websites. 2018 Germany v Spain 23 March 2018 Friendly Germany 1 -- 1 Spain show Düsseldorf, Germany 20 : 45 CEST ( UTC + 02 : 00 ) Müller 35 ' Report ( DFB ) Rodrigo 6 ' Stadium : Esprit Arena Attendance : 50,653 Referee : Willie Collum ( Scotland ) Germany v Brazil 27 March 2018 Friendly Germany 0 -- 1 Brazil show Berlin, Germany 20 : 45 CEST ( UTC + 02 : 00 ) Report ( DFB ) Gabriel Jesus 37 ' Stadium : Olympiastadion Attendance : 72,717 Referee : Jonas Eriksson ( Sweden ) Austria v Germany 2 June 2018 Friendly Austria 2 -- 1 Germany show Klagenfurt, Austria 18 : 00 CEST ( UTC + 02 : 00 ) Hinteregger 53 ' Schöpf 69 ' Report ( DFB ) Özil 11 ' Stadium : Wörtherseestadion Attendance : 29,200 Referee : Pavel Královec ( Czech Republic ) Germany v Saudi Arabia 8 June 2018 Friendly Germany 2 -- 1 Saudi Arabia show Leverkusen, Germany 19 : 30 CEST ( UTC + 02 : 00 ) Werner 8 ' Om. Hawsawi 43 ' ( o.g. ) Report ( DFB ) Al - Jassim 84 ' Stadium : BayArena Attendance : 30,210 Referee : Slavko Vinčić ( Slovenia ) Germany v Mexico 17 June 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup Germany 0 -- 1 Mexico show Moscow, Russia 18 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 03 : 00 ) Report Lozano 35 ' Stadium : Luzhniki Stadium Attendance : 78,011 Referee : Alireza Faghani ( Iran ) Germany v Sweden 23 June 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup Germany 2 -- 1 Sweden show Sochi, Russia 21 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 03 : 00 ) Reus 48 ' Kroos 90 + 5 ' Report Toivonen 32 ' Stadium : Fisht Olympic Stadium Attendance : 44,287 Referee : Szymon Marciniak ( Poland ) South Korea v Germany 27 June 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup South Korea 2 -- 0 Germany show Kazan, Russia 17 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 03 : 00 ) Kim Young - gwon 90 + 3 ' Son Heung - min 90 + 6 ' Report Stadium : Kazan Arena Attendance : 41,835 Referee : Mark Geiger ( United States ) Germany v France 6 September 2018 UEFA Nations League Germany France show Munich, Germany 20 : 45 CEST ( UTC + 02 : 00 ) Stadium : Allianz Arena Germany v Peru 9 September 2018 Friendly Germany Peru show Sinsheim, Germany Stadium : Rhein - Neckar - Arena Netherlands v Germany 13 October 2018 UEFA Nations League Netherlands Germany show Amsterdam, Netherlands 20 : 45 CEST ( UTC + 02 : 00 ) Stadium : Amsterdam Arena France v Germany 16 October 2018 UEFA Nations League France Germany show Saint - Denis, France 20 : 45 CEST ( UTC + 02 : 00 ) Stadium : Stade de France Germany v Russia 15 November 2018 Friendly Germany Russia show Leipzig, Germany 20 : 00 CEST ( UTC + 02 : 00 ) Stadium : Red Bull Arena Germany v Netherlands 19 November 2018 UEFA Nations League Germany Netherlands show Gelsenkirchen, Germany 20 : 45 CET ( UTC + 01 : 00 ) Stadium : Veltins - Arena Kits and crest Main article : Germany national football team kit history The 2006 World Cup saw a widespread public display of the German national flag. The national team 's home kit has always been a white shirt, black shorts, and white socks. The colours are derived from the 19th - century flag of the North German State of Prussia. Since 1988, many of the home kit 's designs incorporate details patterned after the modern German flag ( with the noted exception of the 2002 World Cup kit, which was a reversion to the pure black - and - white scheme ). For the 2014 World Cup, the German team used white shorts rather than the traditional black due to FIFA 's kit clashing rule for the tournament. The away shirt colour has changed several times. Historically, green shirt with white shorts is the most often used alternative colour combination, derived from the DFB colours -- though it is often erroneously reported that the choice is in recognition of the fact that Ireland, whose home shirts are green, were the first nation to play Germany in a friendly game after World War II. However, the first team to play Germany after WWII, as stated above, was actually Switzerland. Other colours such as red, grey and black have also been used. A change from black to red came in 2005 on the request of Jürgen Klinsmann, but Germany played every game at the 2006 World Cup in its home white colours. In 2010, the away colours then changed back to a black shirt and white shorts, but at the tournament, the team dressed up in the black shorts from the home kit. The German team next resumed the use of a green shirt on its away kit, but then changed again to red - and - black striped shirts with white stripes and letters and black shorts. Adidas AG is the longstanding kit provider to the national team, a sponsorship that began in 1954 and is contracted to continue until at least 2022. In the 70s, Germany wore Erima kits ( a German brand, formerly a subsidiary of Adidas ). Stadiums Olympic Stadium ( Berlin ) Germany plays its home matches among various stadiums, in rotation, around the country. They have played home matches in 43 different cities so far, including venues that were German at the time of the match, such as Vienna, Austria, which staged three games between 1938 and 1942. National team matches have been held most often ( 46 times ) in the stadiums of Berlin, which was the venue of Germany 's first home match ( in 1908 against England ). Other common host cities include Hamburg ( 34 matches ), Stuttgart ( 32 ), Hanover ( 28 ) and Dortmund. Another notable location is Munich, which has hosted numerous notable matches throughout the history of German football, including the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final, which Germany won against the Netherlands. Media coverage Germany 's qualifying matches are televised by privately owned RTL ; friendlies by public broadcasters ARD and ZDF. World Cup & European Championships matches featuring the German national team are among the most - watched events in the history of television in Germany. Competition records Main article : Germany national football team all - time record Germany has won the World Cup four times, behind only Brazil ( five titles ). It has finished as runners - up four times. In terms of semi-final appearances, Germany leads with 13, two more than Brazil 's 11, which had participated in two more tournaments. From 1954 to 2014 ( 16 tournament editions ), Germany always reached at least the stage of the last eight teams, before being eliminated in the group stage in 2018. Germany has also qualified for every one of the 18 World Cups for which it has entered -- it did not enter the inaugural competition in Uruguay of 1930 for economic reasons, and could not qualify for or compete in the post-war 1950 World Cup as the DFB was reinstated as a FIFA member only two months after this tournament. Germany also has the distinction of having an Elo football rating of 2196 following their victory in the 2014 World Cup, which was higher than any previous champion. Germany has also won the European Championship three times ( Spain and France are the only other multiple - time winners with three and two titles respectively ), and finished as runners - up three times as well. The Germans have qualified for every European Championship tournament except for the very first European Championship they entered in 1968. For that tournament, Germany was in the only group of three teams and thus only played four qualifying games. The deciding game was a scoreless draw in Albania which gave Yugoslavia the edge, having won in their neighbour country. The team finished out of top eight only in two occasions, the tournaments of 2000 and 2004. In the other ten editions Germany participated in they reached nine times at least the semi-finals, an unparalleled record in Europe. See also East Germany and Saarland for the results of these separate German teams, and Austria for the team that was merged into the German team from 1938 to 1945. FIFA World Cup record Main article : Germany at the FIFA World Cup 1930 -- 1938 as Germany 1950 -- 1990 as West Germany 1994 -- present as Germany Champions Runners - up Third place Fourth place FIFA World Cup finals record Qualifications record Year Round Position GP D * GF GA Squad GP GF GA 1930 Did not enter Did not enter -- 1934 Third place 3rd 0 11 8 Squad 0 0 9 1934 1938 First round 10th 0 5 Squad 0 0 11 1938 1950 Banned from entering 1950 1954 Champions 1st 6 5 0 25 14 Squad 0 12 1954 1958 Fourth place 4th 6 12 14 Squad Qualified as defending champions 1958 1962 Quarter - finals 7th Squad 0 0 11 5 1962 1966 Runners - up 2nd 6 15 6 Squad 0 14 1966 1970 Third place 3rd 6 5 0 17 10 Squad 6 5 0 20 1970 Champions 1st 7 6 0 13 Squad Qualified as hosts 1978 Second group stage 6th 6 10 5 Squad Qualified as defending champions 1978 1982 Runners - up 2nd 7 12 10 Squad 8 8 0 0 33 1982 1986 Runners - up 2nd 7 8 7 Squad 8 5 22 9 1986 1990 Champions 1st 7 5 0 15 5 Squad 6 0 13 1990 1994 Quarter - finals 5th 5 9 7 Squad Qualified as defending champions 1994 1998 Quarter - finals 7th 5 8 6 Squad 10 6 0 23 9 1998 2002 Runners - up 2nd 7 5 14 Squad 10 6 19 12 2002 2006 Third place 3rd 7 5 14 6 Squad Qualified as hosts 2006 Third place 3rd 7 5 0 16 5 Squad 10 8 0 26 5 2014 Champions 1st 7 6 0 18 Squad 10 9 0 36 10 2014 2018 Group stage 22nd 0 Squad 10 10 0 0 43 2018 2022 To be decided - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2022 2026 To be decided - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2026 Total 19 / 21 4 titles 109 67 20 * 22 226 125 94 74 18 292 70 Total * Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. * * Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil. UEFA European Championship record Main article : Germany at the UEFA European Football Championship 1960 -- 1988 as West Germany 1992 -- present as Germany UEFA European Championship record Qualification record Year Round Position Pld D * GF GA Squad Pld GF GA 1960 Did not enter -- Did not enter -- 1964 -- -- 1968 Did not qualify -- 9 1968 1972 Champions 1st 0 0 5 Squad 8 5 0 13 1972 1976 Runners - up 2nd 1 * 0 6 Squad 8 0 17 5 1976 1980 Champions 1st 0 6 Squad 6 0 17 1980 1984 Group stage 5th Squad 8 5 15 5 1984 1988 Semi-finals 3rd 6 Squad Qualified as hosts 1992 Runners - up 2nd 5 7 8 Squad 6 5 0 13 1992 Champions 1st 6 2 * 0 10 Squad 10 8 27 10 2000 Group stage 15th 0 5 Squad 8 6 20 2000 12th 0 Squad 8 5 0 13 2008 Runners - up 2nd 6 0 10 7 Squad 12 8 35 7 2008 2012 Semi-finals 3rd 5 0 10 6 Squad 10 10 0 0 34 7 2012 2016 Semi-finals 3rd 6 2 * 7 Squad 10 7 24 9 2016 2020 To be determined To be determined 2020 Total 3 titles 12 / 15 49 26 12 * 11 72 48 98 69 20 9 237 61 Total * Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. * * Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. * * * Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. FIFA Confederations Cup record FIFA Confederations Cup record Year Round Position GP D * GS GA Squad 1992 Did not enter 1995 Did not qualify 1997 Did not enter 1999 Group stage 5th 0 6 Squad 2001 Did not qualify 2003 Did not enter 2005 Third place 3rd 5 15 11 Squad 2009 Did not qualify 2013 2017 Champions 1st 5 0 12 5 Squad Total 1 title 3 / 10 13 8 29 22 * Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. * * Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. * * * Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil. FIFA ranking history Source : 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 5 5 11 12 12 19 17 6 5 6 Honours Main article : Germany national football team honours World Cup Champions ( 4 ) : 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014 Runners - up ( 4 ) : 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002 Third place ( 4 ) : 1934, 1970, 2006, 2010 Fourth place ( 1 ) : 1958 European Championship Champions ( 3 ) : 1972, 1980, 1996 Runners - up ( 3 ) : 1976, 1992, 2008 Semi-Finals ( 3 ) : 1988, 2012, 2016 Confederations Cup Champions ( 1 ) : 2017 Third place ( 1 ) : 2005 Competition Total FIFA World Cup 12 UEFA European Championship - 6 FIFA Confederations Cup 0 Total 8 7 5 20 Other awards FIFA Fair Play Trophy Winners : 1974, 2017 FIFA Team of the Year Winners : 1993, 2014, 2017 World Soccer Team of the Year Winners : 1990, 2014 Laureus World Team of the Year Winners : 2015 Personnel Joachim Löw, the current manager of the Germany national football team Main article : Germany national football team manager Current technical staff Position Name Head coach Joachim Löw Assistant coach Marcus Sorg Miroslav Klose Thomas Schneider Fitness coach Yann - Benjamin Kugel Goalkeeping coach Andreas Köpke Team doctor Hans - Wilhelm Müller - Wohlfahrt Business manager Oliver Bierhoff Sporting director Hans - Dieter Flick Players Current squad Main article : 2018 FIFA World Cup squads § Germany The following 23 players were selected for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, as well as a friendly match against Saudi Arabia on 8 June 2018. The final squad of 23 players was announced on 4 June 2018. Caps and goals correct as of : 27 June 2018, after the match against South Korea. No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club 1GK Manuel Neuer ( captain ) ( 1986 - 03 - 27 ) 27 March 1986 ( age 32 ) 79 0 Bayern Munich 12 1GK Kevin Trapp ( 1990 - 07 - 08 ) 8 July 1990 ( age 28 ) 0 Paris Saint - Germain 22 1GK Marc - André ter Stegen ( 1992 - 04 - 30 ) 30 April 1992 ( age 26 ) 20 0 Barcelona 2DF Marvin Plattenhardt ( 1992 - 01 - 26 ) 26 January 1992 ( age 26 ) 7 0 Hertha BSC 2DF Jonas Hector ( 1990 - 05 - 27 ) 27 May 1990 ( age 28 ) 40 1. FC Köln 2DF Matthias Ginter ( 1994 - 01 - 19 ) 19 January 1994 ( age 24 ) 18 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach 5 2DF Mats Hummels ( 1988 - 12 - 16 ) 16 December 1988 ( age 29 ) 66 5 Bayern Munich 15 2DF Niklas Süle ( 1995 - 09 - 03 ) 3 September 1995 ( age 22 ) 12 0 Bayern Munich 16 2DF Antonio Rüdiger ( 1993 - 03 - 03 ) 3 March 1993 ( age 25 ) 25 Chelsea 17 2DF Jérôme Boateng ( 1988 - 09 - 03 ) 3 September 1988 ( age 29 ) 73 Bayern Munich 18 2DF Joshua Kimmich ( 1995 - 02 - 08 ) 8 February 1995 ( age 23 ) 32 Bayern Munich 6 3MF Sami Khedira ( 1987 - 04 - 04 ) 4 April 1987 ( age 31 ) 77 7 Juventus 7 3MF Julian Draxler ( 1993 - 09 - 20 ) 20 September 1993 ( age 24 ) 46 6 Paris Saint - Germain 8 3MF Toni Kroos ( 1990 - 01 - 04 ) 4 January 1990 ( age 28 ) 86 13 Real Madrid 10 3MF Mesut Özil ( 1988 - 10 - 15 ) 15 October 1988 ( age 29 ) 92 23 Arsenal 14 3MF Leon Goretzka ( 1995 - 02 - 06 ) 6 February 1995 ( age 23 ) 16 6 Bayern Munich 19 3MF Sebastian Rudy ( 1990 - 02 - 28 ) 28 February 1990 ( age 28 ) 26 Bayern Munich 20 3MF Julian Brandt ( 1996 - 05 - 02 ) 2 May 1996 ( age 22 ) 19 Bayer Leverkusen 21 3MF İlkay Gündoğan ( 1990 - 10 - 24 ) 24 October 1990 ( age 27 ) 27 Manchester City 9 4FW Timo Werner ( 1996 - 03 - 06 ) 6 March 1996 ( age 22 ) 17 8 RB Leipzig 11 4FW Marco Reus ( 1989 - 05 - 31 ) 31 May 1989 ( age 29 ) 34 10 Borussia Dortmund 13 4FW Thomas Müller ( 1989 - 09 - 13 ) 13 September 1989 ( age 28 ) 94 38 Bayern Munich 23 4FW Mario Gómez ( 1985 - 07 - 10 ) 10 July 1985 ( age 33 ) 78 31 VfB Stuttgart Recent call - ups The following players have also been called up to the Germany squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club Latest call - up GK Bernd Leno ( 1992 - 03 - 04 ) 4 March 1992 ( age 26 ) 6 0 Arsenal 2018 FIFA World Cup DF Jonathan Tah ( 1996 - 02 - 11 ) 11 February 1996 ( age 22 ) 0 Bayer Leverkusen 2018 FIFA World Cup DF Marcel Halstenberg ( 1991 - 09 - 27 ) 27 September 1991 ( age 26 ) 0 RB Leipzig v. France, 14 November 2017 DF Shkodran Mustafi ( 1992 - 04 - 17 ) 17 April 1992 ( age 26 ) 20 Arsenal v. Azerbaijan, 8 October 2017 DF Benjamin Henrichs ( 1997 - 02 - 23 ) 23 February 1997 ( age 21 ) 0 Bayer Leverkusen v. Norway, 4 September 2017 MF Leroy Sané ( 1996 - 01 - 11 ) 11 January 1996 ( age 22 ) 12 0 Manchester City 2018 FIFA World Cup MF Emre Can ( 1994 - 01 - 12 ) 12 January 1994 ( age 24 ) 20 Juventus v. Spain, 23 March 2018 MF Mario Götze ( 1992 - 06 - 03 ) 3 June 1992 ( age 26 ) 63 17 Borussia Dortmund v. France, 14 November 2017 MF Amin Younes ( 1993 - 08 - 06 ) 6 August 1993 ( age 24 ) 5 Ajax v. England, 10 November 2017 MF Serge Gnabry ( 1995 - 07 - 14 ) 14 July 1995 ( age 23 ) 1899 Hoffenheim v. Czech Republic, 1 September 2017 FW Nils Petersen ( 1988 - 12 - 06 ) 6 December 1988 ( age 29 ) 0 SC Freiburg 2018 FIFA World Cup FW Lars Stindl ( 1988 - 08 - 26 ) 26 August 1988 ( age 29 ) 11 Borussia Mönchengladbach v. Brazil, 27 March 2018 FW Sandro Wagner ( 1987 - 11 - 29 ) 29 November 1987 ( age 30 ) 8 5 Bayern Munich v. Brazil, 27 March 2018 Previous squads World Cup 1934 FIFA World Cup squad 1938 FIFA World Cup squad 1954 FIFA World Cup squad 1958 FIFA World Cup squad 1962 FIFA World Cup squad 1966 FIFA World Cup squad 1970 FIFA World Cup squad 1974 FIFA World Cup squad 1978 FIFA World Cup squad 1982 FIFA World Cup squad 1986 FIFA World Cup squad 1990 FIFA World Cup squad 1994 FIFA World Cup squad 1998 FIFA World Cup squad 2002 FIFA World Cup squad 2006 FIFA World Cup squad 2010 FIFA World Cup squad 2014 FIFA World Cup squad 2018 FIFA World Cup squad European Football Championship UEFA Euro 1972 squad UEFA Euro 1976 squad UEFA Euro 1980 squad UEFA Euro 1984 squad UEFA Euro 1988 squad UEFA Euro 1992 squad UEFA Euro 1996 squad UEFA Euro 2000 squad UEFA Euro 2004 squad UEFA Euro 2008 squad UEFA Euro 2012 squad UEFA Euro 2016 squad Confederations Cup 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup squad 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squad 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup squad Famous past players Further information : List of Germany international footballers Captains Name Period Notes Fritz Szepan 1934 -- 1939 Paul Janes 1939 -- 1942 Fritz Walter 1951 -- 1956 First official captain of the West Germany national football team World Cup winning captain ( 1954 ) Hans Schäfer 1952 -- 1962 First West German player to play in three World Cup tournaments ( 1954, 1958, ( 1962 ) Helmut Rahn 1958 -- 1959 Herbert Erhardt 1959 -- 1962 Hans Schäfer 1962 Uwe Seeler 1962 -- 1970 Wolfgang Overath 1970 -- 1972 Franz Beckenbauer 1972 -- 1977 European Championship winning captain ( 1972 ) World Cup winning captain ( 1974 ) Berti Vogts 1977 -- 1978 Sepp Maier 1978 -- 1979 Bernard Dietz 1979 -- 1981 European Championship winning captain ( 1980 ) Karl - Heinz Rummenigge 1981 -- 1986 Harald Schumacher 1986 Klaus Allofs 1986 -- 1987 Lothar Matthäus 1988 -- 1994 World Cup winning captain ( 1990 ) First captain of the unified Germany national football team Jürgen Klinsmann 1994 -- 1998 European Championship winning captain ( 1996 ) Oliver Bierhoff 1998 -- 2001 Oliver Kahn 2001 -- 2004 Michael Ballack 2004 -- 2010 Philipp Lahm 2010 -- 2014 World Cup winning captain ( 2014 ) Bastian Schweinsteiger 2014 -- 2016 Manuel Neuer 2016 -- present Julian Draxler 2017 Confederations Cup winning captain ( 2017 ) Player of the Year 2010 : Bastian Schweinsteiger 2011 : Mesut Özil 2012 : Mesut Özil 2013 : Mesut Özil 2014 : Toni Kroos 2015 : Mesut Özil 2016 : Mesut Özil 2017 : Joshua Kimmich Records Most capped players Below is a list of the 10 players with the most caps for Germany, as of 22 March 2017. ( Bold denotes players still available for selection ). Players who had played for the separate East German Team ( in the scope of this list : Streich 102 ) do not appear in this list. Lothar Matthäus is Germany 's most capped player with 150 caps. # Player Period Caps Goals Lothar Matthäus 1980 -- 2000 150 23 Miroslav Klose 2001 -- 2014 137 71 Lukas Podolski 2004 -- 2017 130 49 Bastian Schweinsteiger 2004 -- 2016 121 24 5 Philipp Lahm 2004 -- 2014 113 5 6 Jürgen Klinsmann 1987 -- 1998 108 47 7 Jürgen Kohler 1986 -- 1998 105 8 Per Mertesacker 2004 -- 2014 104 9 Franz Beckenbauer 1965 -- 1977 103 14 10 Thomas Häßler 1988 -- 2000 101 11 Top goalscorers Below is a list of the top 10 goalscorers for Germany, as of 27 June 2018. ( bold denotes players still available for selection ). Former East Germany player Joachim Streich, who scored 55 goals, is not included in this Wikipedia list, though he is included in DFB records. Miroslav Klose is Germany 's all - time top scorer with 71 goals. # Player Period Goals Caps Average Miroslav Klose ( list ) 2001 -- 2014 71 137 0.52 Gerd Müller ( list ) 1966 -- 1974 68 62 1.10 Lukas Podolski 2004 -- 2017 49 130 0.38 Rudi Völler 1982 -- 1994 47 90 0.52 Jürgen Klinsmann 1987 -- 1998 108 0.44 6 Karl - Heinz Rummenigge 1976 -- 1986 45 95 0.47 7 Uwe Seeler 1954 -- 1970 43 72 0.60 8 Michael Ballack 1999 -- 2010 42 98 0.43 9 Thomas Müller 2010 -- 38 94 0.40 10 Oliver Bierhoff 1996 -- 2002 37 70 0.53 See also Germany Olympic football team Germany national under - 21 football team Germany national youth football team ( includes U-15, U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-20 squads ) Germany women 's national football team East Germany national football team Germany -- England Germany -- Italy Germany -- Netherlands Notes Jump up ^ In Germany, the team is typically referred to as Die Nationalmannschaft ( the national team ), DFB - Elf ( DFB eleven ), DFB - Auswahl ( DFB selection ) or Nationalelf ( national eleven ). 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Official website by DFB Germany at UEFA Germany at FIFA Matches results by RSSSF Most capped players by RSSSF Reports for all official matches by eu - football Germany national football team General German Football Association History Managers Captains Kits Venues Home venues Statistics All - time record World Cup record European Championship record Hat - tricks Matches ( 2000 -- present ) Players Players ( 1908 -- 1942 ) All - time players Previous squads Other categories World Finals Summary 1934 1938 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 European Finals Summary 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 Other tournaments FIFA Confederations Cup The Olympics Mundialito Azteca 2000 Four Nations U.S. Cup UEFA Nations League Culture Noted rivalries Noted matches Paul the Octopus Other DFB teams B team Olympic team U21 team Other youth teams Women Beach soccer Titles Achievements Preceded by 1950 Uruguay World Champions 1954 ( First title ) Succeeded by 1958 Brazil Preceded by 1970 Brazil World Champions 1974 ( Second title ) Succeeded by 1978 Argentina Preceded by 1986 Argentina World Champions 1990 ( Third title ) Succeeded by 1994 Brazil Preceded by Spain World Champions 2014 ( Fourth title ) Succeeded by 2018 France Preceded by 1968 Italy European Champions 1972 ( First title ) Succeeded by 1976 Czechoslovakia Preceded by 1976 Czechoslovakia European Champions 1980 ( Second title ) Succeeded by 1984 France Preceded by 1992 Denmark European Champions 1996 ( Third title ) Succeeded by 2000 France Preceded by 2013 Brazil Confederations Champions 2017 ( First title ) Succeeded by 2021 TBD Awards Preceded by Spain FIFA Team of the Year 2014 Succeeded by Belgium Preceded by Bayern Munich Laureus World Team of the Year 2015 Succeeded by New Zealand FIFA World Cup champions 1930 : Uruguay 1934 : Italy 1938 : Italy 1950 : Uruguay 1954 : West Germany 1958 : Brazil 1962 : Brazil 1966 : England 1970 : Brazil 1974 : West Germany 1978 : Argentina 1982 : Italy 1986 : Argentina 1990 : West Germany 1994 : Brazil 1998 : France 2002 : Brazil 2006 : Italy 2010 : Spain 2014 : Germany 2018 : France FIFA Confederations Cup winners 1992 : Argentina 1995 : Denmark 1997 : Brazil 1999 : Mexico 2001 : France 2003 : France 2005 : Brazil 2009 : Brazil 2013 : Brazil 2017 : Germany UEFA European Championship winners 1960 : Soviet Union 1964 : Spain 1968 : Italy 1972 : West Germany 1976 : Czechoslovakia 1980 : West Germany 1984 : France 1988 : Netherlands 1992 : Denmark 1996 : Germany 2000 : France 2004 : Greece 2008 : Spain 2012 : Spain 2016 : Portugal Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year winners 2000 : Manchester United F.C. 2001 : France national football team 2002 : Australia national cricket team 2003 : Brazil national football team 2004 : England national rugby union team 2005 : Greece national football team 2006 : Renault F1 2007 : Italy national football team 2008 : South Africa national rugby union team 2009 : Chinese Olympic team 2010 : Brawn GP 2011 : Spain national football team 2012 : FC Barcelona 2013 : European Ryder Cup team 2014 : Bayern Munich 2015 : Germany national football team 2016 : New Zealand national rugby union team 2017 : Chicago Cubs 2018 : Mercedes F1 West Germany / Germany squads West Germany / Germany FIFA World Cup squads Germany squad -- 1934 FIFA World Cup third place GK Buchloh GK Jakob GK Kreß DF Bender DF Busch DF Haringer DF Schwartz MF Albrecht MF Gramlich MF Janes MF Münzenberg MF Szepan ( c ) MF Zielinski FW Conen FW Dienert FW Heidemann FW Hohmann FW Kobierski FW Lehner FW Noack FW Siffling FW Streb Coach : Nerz Germany squad -- 1938 FIFA World Cup GK Buchloh GK Jakob GK Raftl DF Janes DF Münzenberg DF Schmaus MF Goldbrunner MF Kitzinger MF Kupfer MF Mock MF Wagner FW Gauchel FW Gellesch FW Hahnemann FW Lehner FW Neumer FW Pesser FW Siffling FW Skoumal FW Streitle FW Stroh FW Szepan ( c ) Coach : Herberger West Germany squad -- 1954 FIFA World Cup winners ( 1st title ) 1 Turek 2 Laband 3 Kohlmeyer 4 Bauer 5 Erhardt 6 Eckel 7 Posipal 8 Mai 9 Mebus 10 Liebrich 11 Metzner 12 Rahn 13 Morlock 14 Klodt 15 O. Walter 16 F. Walter ( c ) 17 Herrmann 18 Biesinger 19 Pfaff 20 Schäfer 21 Kubsch 22 Kwiatkowski Coach : Herberger West Germany squad -- 1958 FIFA World Cup fourth place 1 Herkenrath 2 Erhardt 3 Juskowiak 4 Eckel 5 Wewers 6 Szymaniak 7 Stollenwerk 8 Rahn 9 Walter 10 Schmidt 11 Schäfer ( c ) 12 Seeler 13 Klodt 14 Cieslarczyk 15 Kelbassa 16 Sturm 17 Schnellinger 18 Hoffmann 19 Peters 20 Nuber 21 Sawitzki 22 Kwiatkowski Coach : Herberger West Germany squad -- 1962 FIFA World Cup 1 Tilkowski 2 Erhardt 3 Schnellinger 4 Schulz 5 Wilden 6 Szymaniak 7 Koslowski 8 Haller 9 Seeler 10 Brülls 11 Schäfer ( c ) 12 Nowak 13 Kurbjuhn 14 Werner 15 Giesemann 16 Sturm 17 Kraus 18 Herrmann 19 Strehl 20 Vollmar 21 Sawitzki 22 Fahrian Coach : Herberger West Germany squad -- 1966 FIFA World Cup runners - up 1 Tilkowski 2 Höttges 3 Schnellinger 4 Beckenbauer 5 Schulz 6 Weber 7 Brülls 8 Haller 9 Seeler ( c ) 10 Held 11 Emmerich 12 Overath 13 Hornig 14 Lutz 15 Patzke 16 Lorenz 17 Paul 18 Sieloff 19 Krämer 20 Grabowski 21 Bernard 22 Maier Coach : Schön West Germany squad -- 1970 FIFA World Cup third place 1 Maier 2 Höttges 3 Schnellinger 4 Beckenbauer 5 Schulz 6 Weber 7 Vogts 8 Haller 9 Seeler ( c ) 10 Held 11 Fichtel 12 Overath 13 Müller 14 Libuda 15 Patzke 16 Lorenz 17 Löhr 18 Sieloff 19 Dietrich 20 Grabowski 21 Manglitz 22 Wolter Coach : Schön West Germany squad -- 1974 FIFA World Cup winners ( 2nd title ) 1 Maier 2 Vogts 3 Breitner 4 Schwarzenbeck 5 Beckenbauer ( c ) 6 Höttges 7 Wimmer 8 Cullmann 9 Grabowski 10 Netzer 11 Heynckes 12 Overath 13 Müller 14 Hoeneß 15 Flohe 16 Bonhof 17 Hölzenbein 18 Herzog 19 Kapellmann 20 Kremers 21 Nigbur 22 Kleff Coach : Schön West Germany squad -- 1978 FIFA World Cup 1 Maier 2 Vogts ( c ) 3 Dietz 4 Rüssmann 5 Kaltz 6 Bonhof 7 Abramczik 8 Zimmermann 9 Fischer 10 Flohe 11 Rummenigge 12 Schwarzenbeck 13 Konopka 14 D. Müller 15 Beer 16 Cullmann 17 Hölzenbein 18 Zewe 19 Worm 20 H. Müller 21 Kargus 22 Burdenski Coach : Schön West Germany squad -- 1982 FIFA World Cup runners - up 1 Schumacher 2 Briegel 3 Breitner 4 K. Förster 5 B. Förster 6 Dremmler 7 Littbarski 8 Fischer 9 Hrubesch 10 Müller 11 Rummenigge ( c ) 12 Hannes 13 Reinders 14 Magath 15 Stielike 16 T. Allofs 17 Engels 18 Matthäus 19 Hieronymus 20 Kaltz 21 Franke 22 Immel Coach : Derwall West Germany squad -- 1986 FIFA World Cup runners - up 1 Schumacher ( c ) 2 Briegel 3 Brehme 4 Förster 5 Herget 6 Eder 7 Littbarski 8 Matthäus 9 Völler 10 Magath 11 Rummenigge 12 Stein 13 Allgöwer 14 Berthold 15 Augenthaler 16 Thon 17 Jakobs 18 Rahn 19 K. Allofs 20 Hoeneß 21 Rolff 22 Immel Coach : Beckenbauer West Germany squad -- 1990 FIFA World Cup winners ( 3rd title ) 1 Illgner 2 Reuter 3 Brehme 4 Kohler 5 Augenthaler 6 Buchwald 7 Littbarski 8 Häßler 9 Völler 10 Matthäus ( c ) 11 Mill 12 Aumann 13 Riedle 14 Berthold 15 Bein 16 Steiner 17 Möller 18 Klinsmann 19 Pflügler 20 Thon 21 Hermann 22 Köpke Coach : Beckenbauer Germany squad -- 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Illgner 2 Strunz 3 Brehme 4 Kohler 5 Helmer 6 Buchwald 7 Möller 8 Häßler 9 Riedle 10 Matthäus ( c ) 11 Kuntz 12 Köpke 13 Völler 14 Berthold 15 Gaudino 16 Sammer 17 Wagner 18 Klinsmann 19 Kirsten 20 Effenberg 21 Basler 22 Kahn Coach : Vogts Germany squad -- 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Köpke 2 Wörns 3 Heinrich 4 Kohler 5 Helmer 6 Thon 7 Möller 8 Matthäus 9 Kirsten 10 Häßler 11 Marschall 12 Kahn 13 Jeremies 14 Babbel 15 Freund 16 Hamann 17 Ziege 18 Klinsmann ( c ) 19 Reuter 20 Bierhoff 21 Tarnat 22 Lehmann Coach : Vogts Germany squad -- 2002 FIFA World Cup runners - up 1 Kahn ( c ) 2 Linke 3 Rehmer 4 Baumann 5 Ramelow 6 Ziege 7 Neuville 8 Hamann 9 Jancker 10 Ricken 11 Klose 12 Lehmann 13 Ballack 14 Asamoah 15 Kehl 16 Jeremies 17 Bode 18 Böhme 19 Schneider 20 Bierhoff 21 Metzelder 22 Frings 23 Butt Coach : Völler Germany squad -- 2006 FIFA World Cup third place 1 Lehmann 2 Jansen 3 Friedrich 4 Huth 5 Kehl 6 Nowotny 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Frings 9 Hanke 10 Neuville 11 Klose 12 Kahn 13 Ballack ( c ) 14 Asamoah 15 Hitzlsperger 16 Lahm 17 Mertesacker 18 Borowski 19 Schneider 20 Podolski 21 Metzelder 22 Odonkor 23 Hildebrand Coach : Klinsmann Germany squad -- 2010 FIFA World Cup third place 1 Neuer 2 Jansen 3 Friedrich 4 Aogo 5 Tasci 6 Khedira 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Özil 9 Kießling 10 Podolski 11 Klose 12 Wiese 13 Müller 14 Badstuber 15 Trochowski 16 Lahm ( c ) 17 Mertesacker 18 Kroos 19 Cacau 20 Boateng 21 Marin 22 Butt 23 Gómez Coach : Löw Germany squad -- 2014 FIFA World Cup winners ( 4th title ) 1 Neuer 2 Großkreutz 3 Ginter 4 Höwedes 5 Hummels 6 Khedira 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Özil 9 Schürrle 10 Podolski 11 Klose 12 Zieler 13 Müller 14 Draxler 15 Durm 16 Lahm ( c ) 17 Mertesacker 18 Kroos 19 Götze 20 Boateng 21 Mustafi 22 Weidenfeller 23 Kramer Coach : Löw Germany squad -- 2018 FIFA World Cup 1 Neuer ( c ) 2 Plattenhardt 3 Hector 4 Ginter 5 Hummels 6 Khedira 7 Draxler 8 Kroos 9 Werner 10 Özil 11 Reus 12 Trapp 13 Müller 14 Goretzka 15 Süle 16 Rüdiger 17 Boateng 18 Kimmich 19 Rudy 20 Brandt 21 Gündoğan 22 Ter Stegen 23 Gómez Coach : Löw West Germany / Germany UEFA Euro squads West Germany squad -- UEFA Euro 1972 winners ( 1st title ) GK Maier GK Kleff DF Beckenbauer ( c ) DF Bella DF Breitner DF Höttges DF Schwarzenbeck DF Vogts MF Bonhof MF Hoeneß MF Köppel MF Netzer FW Grabowski FW Heynckes FW Kremers FW Löhr FW Müller FW Wimmer Coach : Schön West Germany squad -- UEFA Euro 1976 runners - up 1 Maier 2 Vogts 3 Dietz 4 Schwarzenbeck 5 Beckenbauer ( c ) 6 Wimmer 7 Bonhof 8 Hoeneß 9 Müller 10 Beer 11 Hölzenbein 12 Worm 13 Danner 14 Bongartz 15 Flohe 16 Nogly 17 Kaltz 18 Kargus Coach : Schön West Germany squad -- UEFA Euro 1980 winners ( 2nd title ) 1 Schumacher 2 Briegel 3 Cullmann 4 K. Förster 5 Dietz ( c ) 6 Schuster 7 B. Förster 8 Rummenigge 9 Hrubesch 10 Müller 11 Allofs 12 Memering 13 Bonhof 14 Magath 15 Stielike 16 Zimmermann 17 Del'Haye 18 Matthäus 19 Votava 20 Kaltz 21 Junghans 22 Immel Coach : Derwall West Germany squad -- UEFA Euro 1984 1 Schumacher 2 Briegel 3 Strack 4 K. Förster 5 B. Förster 6 Rolff 7 Brehme 8 Allofs 9 Völler 10 Meier 11 Rummenigge ( c ) 12 Burdenski 13 Matthäus 14 Falkenmayer 15 Stielike 16 Bruns 17 Littbarski 18 Buchwald 19 Bommer 20 Roleder Coach : Derwall West Germany squad -- UEFA Euro 1988 Semi-finalists 1 Immel 2 Buchwald 3 Brehme 4 Kohler 5 Herget 6 Borowka 7 Littbarski 8 Matthäus ( c ) 9 Völler 10 Thon 11 Mill 12 Illgner 13 Wuttke 14 Berthold 15 Pflügler 16 Eckstein 17 Dorfner 18 Klinsmann 19 Sauer 20 Rolff Coach : Beckenbauer Germany squad -- UEFA Euro 1992 runners - up 1 Illgner 2 Reuter 3 Brehme ( c ) 4 Kohler 5 Binz 6 Buchwald 7 Möller 8 Häßler 9 Völler 10 Doll 11 Riedle 12 Köpke 13 Thom 14 Helmer 15 Frontzeck 16 Sammer 17 Effenberg 18 Klinsmann 19 Schulz 20 Wörns Coach : Vogts Germany squad -- UEFA Euro 1996 winners ( 3rd title ) 1 Köpke 2 Reuter 3 Bode 4 Freund 5 Helmer 6 Sammer 7 Möller 8 Scholl 9 Bobic 10 Häßler 11 Kuntz 12 Kahn 13 Basler 14 Babbel 15 Kohler 16 Schneider 17 Ziege 18 Klinsmann ( c ) 19 Strunz 20 Bierhoff 21 Eilts 22 Reck 23 Todt Coach : Vogts Germany squad -- UEFA Euro 2000 1 Kahn 2 Babbel 3 Rehmer 4 Linke 5 Bode 6 Nowotny 7 Scholl 8 Häßler 9 Kirsten 10 Matthäus 11 Rink 12 Lehmann 13 Ballack 14 Hamann 15 Wosz 16 Jeremies 17 Ziege 18 Deisler 19 Jancker 20 Bierhoff ( c ) 21 Ramelow 22 Butt Coach : Ribbeck Germany squad -- UEFA Euro 2004 1 Kahn ( c ) 2 Hinkel 3 Friedrich 4 Wörns 5 Nowotny 6 Baumann 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Hamann 9 Bobic 10 Kurányi 11 Klose 12 Lehmann 13 Ballack 14 Brdarić 15 Kehl 16 Jeremies 17 Ziege 18 Ernst 19 Schneider 20 Podolski 21 Lahm 22 Frings 23 Hildebrand Coach : Völler Germany squad -- UEFA Euro 2008 runners - up 1 Lehmann 2 Jansen 3 Friedrich 4 Fritz 5 Westermann 6 Rolfes 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Frings 9 Gómez 10 Neuville 11 Klose 12 Enke 13 Ballack ( c ) 14 Trochowski 15 Hitzlsperger 16 Lahm 17 Mertesacker 18 Borowski 19 Odonkor 20 Podolski 21 Metzelder 22 Kurányi 23 Adler Coach : Löw Germany squad -- UEFA Euro 2012 semi-finalists 1 Neuer 2 Gündoğan 3 Schmelzer 4 Höwedes 5 Hummels 6 Khedira 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Özil 9 Schürrle 10 Podolski 11 Klose 12 Wiese 13 Müller 14 Badstuber 15 Bender 16 Lahm ( c ) 17 Mertesacker 18 Kroos 19 Götze 20 Boateng 21 Reus 22 Zieler 23 Gómez Coach : Löw Germany squad -- UEFA Euro 2016 semi-finalists 1 Neuer 2 Mustafi 3 Hector 4 Höwedes 5 Hummels 6 Khedira 7 Schweinsteiger ( c ) 8 Özil 9 Schürrle 10 Podolski 11 Draxler 12 Leno 13 Müller 14 Can 15 Weigl 16 Tah 17 Boateng 18 Kroos 19 Götze 20 Sané 21 Kimmich 22 Ter Stegen 23 Gómez Coach : Löw Links to related articles Football in Germany German Football Association League competitions Bundesliga 2. 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Question: when did west germany win the world cup
Answer: 1954