Germany

Team Snapshot

Country

Germany

FIFA Code

GER

Confederation

UEFA

Group

E

Area

Germany

Coach

Julian Nagelsmann

Captain

Joshua Kimmich

Founded

1900

Home Venue

—

First international

5–3; (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908)

Biggest win

16–0 Russian Empire; (Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912)

Biggest defeat

9–0; (Oxford, England; 13 March 1909)

Regional competition

European Championship

Regional appearances

14

Best regional result

Champions (1972, 1980, 1996)

Team Storyline

The Germany national football team represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908. The team is governed by the German Football Association, founded in 1900, by members the single largest national sports federation in the world. Between 1949 and 1990, separate German national teams were recognised by FIFA due to Allied occupation and division: the DFB's team representing the Federal Republic of Germany, the Saarland team representing the Saar Protectorate (1950–1956) and the East Germany team representing the German Democratic Republic (1952–1990). The latter two were absorbed along with their records; the present team represents the reunified Federal Republic. The official name and code "Germany FR (FRG)" was shortened to "Germany (GER)" following reunification in 1990. Germany is one of the most successful national teams in international competitions, having won four FIFA World Cups, tied with Italy, and only one fewer than the most successful team, Brazil. Having won three European Championships Germany is second behind Spain, the record holder in that international competition with four. Germany also won the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2017. They have been runners-up at the World Cup four times and with a further four third-place finishes at the World Cup, both being the only national football team to do that often. They have also been runners-up at European Championship three times, sharing this lead with the Soviet Union. East Germany won Olympic Gold in 1976. Germany was the first, and is one of only two nations to have won both the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Women's World Cup. By combined World Cups, Germany stands as the most successful football nation in history with six World Cups – four for the men's team and two for the women's. At the end of the 2014 World Cup, Germany earned the second highest Elo rating of any national football team in history, with 2,223 points. Germany is also the only European nation that has won a FIFA World Cup in the Americas.

Website

http://www.dfb.de

Address

Otto-Fleck-Schneise 6 / Postfach 710265 Frankfurt am Main 60492

Group Opponents

Curaçao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador

Fixtures

• vs Curaçao
  Sun June 14 · 12:00 UTC-5 · Houston
• vs Ivory Coast
  Sat June 20 · 16:00 UTC-4 · Toronto
• at Ecuador
  Thu June 25 · 16:00 UTC-4 · New York/New Jersey (East Rutherford)