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[[Image:Zeus Typhon Staatliche Antikensammlungen 596.jpg|thumb|right|280px|[[Zeus]] darting his lightning at Typhon, Chalcidian black-figured [[hydria]], ca. [[550 BC]], [[Staatliche Antikensammlungen]] (Inv. 596)]]
{{Infobox National football team |
Name = Germany|
Badge = Germany_shirt_logo.png |
FIFA Trigramme = GER |
Nickname = ''Die Nationalelf, Mannschaft'' |
Association = [[German Football Association|Deutscher Fußball-Bund — DFB]] |
Confederation = [[UEFA]] ([[Europe]]) |
Coach = {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Joachim Löw]] |
Captain = [[Michael Ballack]] |
Most caps = [[Lothar Matthäus]] (150) |
Top scorer = [[Gerd Müller]] (68) |
FIFA Rank = 5 |
FIFA max = 1 |
FIFA max date = August 1993 |
FIFA min = 23 |
FIFA min date = March 2006 |
Elo Rank = 5 |
Elo max = 1 |
Elo max date = 1990-92, 1993-94, 1996-97 |
Elo min = 28 |
Elo min date = 1923 |
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First game = {{Flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] 5 - 3 Germany {{Flagicon|Germany|German Empire}}<br/>([[Basel]], [[Switzerland]]; [[5 April]], [[1908]]) |
Largest win = {{Flagicon|Germany|German Empire}} Germany 16 - 0 [[Russia national football team|Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}}<br/>([[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]; [[1 July]], [[1912]]) |
Largest loss = {{Flagicon|England}} [[England national amateur football team|England amateur]] 9 - 0 Germany {{Flagicon|Germany|German Empire}}<br/>([[Oxford]], [[England]]; [[16 March]], [[1909]]) |
World cup apps = 16 <!--includes 2006-->|
World cup first = 1934 |
World cup best = - Winners, [[Football World Cup 1954|1954]], [[Football World Cup 1974|1974]], [[Football World Cup 1990|1990]]<br>(all as West Germany) |
Regional name = [[European Football Championship|European Championship]] |
Regional cup apps = 9 |
Regional cup first = - [[1972 European Football Championship|1972]] |
Regional cup best = - Winners, [[1972 European Football Championship|1972]], [[1980 European Football Championship|1980]] (as West<br> Germany), [[1996 European Football Championship|1996]]|
Confederations cup apps = 2 |
Confederations cup first = 1999 |
Confederations cup best = 3rd, [[Confederations Cup 2005|2005]]
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The '''German national football team''' (''Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft'') is the [[association football]] team representing the [[country]] of [[Germany]] in international competition since 1908 and is governed by the [[DFB]] (''Deutscher Fußball-Bund'' or German Football Association).
In [[Greek mythology]], '''Typhon''' ([[ancient Greek]]: {{polytonic|Τυφῶν}}), also '''Typhoeus''' ({{polytonic|Τυφωεύς}}), '''Typhaon''' ({{polytonic|Τυφάων}}) or '''Typhus''' ({{polytonic|Τυφώς}}) is the final son of [[Gaia (mythology)|Gaia]], with [[Tartarus]]; Typhon attempts to replace Zeus as the king of gods and men. [[Hesiod]] narrates his birth:
As a result of the occupation of Germany after [[World War II]], and its division into [[Allied Occupation Zones in Germany|separate Allied administrative zones]], national teams were also fielded by [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]] and the [[Saarland national football team|Saarland]], while the DFB continued to field a national team in the Federal Republic of Gemany (commonly known as [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]]). [[Saarland]] rejoined the federal republic after a 1956 plebiscite and subsequently no longer organized a separate side as its independent football association became part of the DFB. During the [[Cold War]] period a separate league structure and related governing body emerged in the [[Soviet]]-occupied area of the country and was soon followed by the formation of a [[GDR]] (German Democratic Republic) national team in [[1952]]. After [[German re-unification]] in 1990 the entire East German football structure was dissolved, much of it being incorporated into the DFB.
:''But when Zeus had driven the [[Titan (mythology)|Titans]] from heaven,
Germany has been one of the most successful European national teams at international competitions, having won a total of three World Cups(all from West Germany) and three European championships (2 from West Germany); the East German team also won an Olympic title in 1976.
:''mother Earth bare her youngest child Typhoeus of the love of
:''Tartarus, by the aid of golden [[Aphrodite]].'' —Hesiod, ''[[Theogony]]'' 820-822.
In the alternative account of the origin of Typhaon, the [[Homeric Hymn]] to [[Apollo]] makes the monster Typhaon at [[Delphi]] a son of archaic [[Hera]] in her [[Eteocretan language|Minoan form]], produced out of herself, like a monstrous version of [[Hephaestus]], and whelped in a cave in [[Cilicia]] and confined there in the enigmatic land of the Arimi— ''en Arimois'' (''[[Iliad]]'', ii. 781-783). It was in Cilicia that Zeus battled with the ancient monster and overcame him, in a more complicated story: It was not an easy battle, and Typhon temporarily overcame Zeus, cut the "sinews" from him and left him in the "leather sack", the ''korukos'' that is the etymological origin of the ''korukion atron'', the Korykian or [[Corycian Cave]] in which Zeus suffers temporary eclipse as if in the Land of the Dead. The region of Cilicia in southeastern [[Anatolia]] had many opportunities for coastal Hellenes' connection with the [[Hittites]] to the north. From the first reappearance of the Hittite myth of [[Illuyankas]], it has been seen as a prototype of the battle of Zeus and Typhon.<ref>W. Porzig, "Illuyankas und Typhon", ''Kleinasiatische Forschung'' I.3 (1930) pp 379-86.</ref> [[Walter Burkert]] and [[Calvert Watkins]] each note the close agreements. Watkins' ''How to Kill a Dragon: Aspects of Indo-European Poetics'' (Oxford University Press) 1995, reconstructs in disciplined detail the flexible [[Indo-European]] poetic formula that underlies myth, epic and magical charm texts of the lashing and binding of Typhon.
The inveterate enemy of the [[Twelve Olympians|Olympian gods]] is described in detail by Hesiod<ref>''[[Theogony]]'' 820-868</ref> as a vast grisly monster with a [[Multi-headed animal|hundred snakelike heads]] "with dark flickering tongues" flashing fire from their eyes and a din of voices and a hundred [[Serpent (symbolism)|serpents]] issuing from his thighs, a feature shared by many primal monsters of Greek myth that extend in serpentine or scaly coils from the waist down. The titanic struggle created earthquakes and [[tsunami]]s.<ref>"The whole earth seethed, and sky and sea: and the long waves raged along the beaches round and about, at the rush of the deathless gods: and there arose an endless shaking." (Hesiod, ''Theogony'').</ref> Once conquered by [[Zeus]]' thunderbolts, Typhon was cast into Tartarus, the common destiny of many such archaic adversaries, or he was confined beneath [[Mount Aetna]] ([[Pindar]], ''Pythian Ode'' 1.19 - 20; [[Aeschylus]], ''Prometheus Bound'' 370). where "his bed scratches and goads the whole length of his back stretched out against it," or in other [[Volcano|volcanic]] regions, where he is the cause of eruptions.
The current coaching staff of the national team include head coach [[Joachim Löw]], assistant coach [[Hans-Dieter Flick]], goalkeeper coach [[Andreas Köpke]], athletic coach Mark Verstegen, athletic coach Oliver Schmidtlein and team manager [[Oliver Bierhoff]].
Typhon is thus the [[chthonic]] figuration of volcanic forces, as Hephaestus (Roman [[Vulcan (god)|Vulcan]]) is their "civilized" Olympian manifestation. Amongst his children by [[Echidna (mythology)|Echidna]] are [[Cerberus]], the serpent-like [[Lernaean Hydra]], the [[Chimera (creature)|Chimera]], the hundred-headed dragon [[Dragons in Greek mythology|Ladon]], the half-woman half-lion [[Sphinx]], the two-headed wolf [[Orthus]], [[Ethon]] the eagle who tormented [[Prometheus]], and the [[Nemean Lion]].
==History==
===Early years===
Between 1899 and 1901, prior to the formation of a national side, there were five unofficial international matches between different German and English selection teams, which all ended as large defeats for the German teams. Eight years after the establishment of the [[German Football Association]] (DFB), the first official match of the Germany national football team was played on [[5 April]] [[1908]], against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] at [[Basel]], with the Swiss winning 5-3. The players were selected by the DFB as there was no dedicated coach at that time.
Typhon is also the father of hot dangerous [[anemoi|storm winds]] which issue forth from the stormy pit of Tartarus, according to Hesiod.
The first coach of the Germany national team was [[Otto Nerz]], a school teacher from [[Mannheim]], who served in the role from 1923 to 1936. Germany did not travel to Uruguay for the first World Cup staged in 1930, but finished third in the [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934 World Cup]] in their first appearance in the competition. After a poor showing at the [[Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Olympic Games]] in Berlin, [[Sepp Herberger]] became coach and 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 town of [[Breslau]], [[Lower Silesia]] (now Wroclaw, Poland).[http://www.dfb.de/dfb-team/db/dfbnat.php?lang=E&liga=Nationalmannschaft&action=year&jahr=1937]
His name is apparently derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] "typhein", to smoke, hence it is considered to be a possible [[etymology]] for the word ''[[typhoon]],'' supposedly borrowed by the [[Persians]] (as طوفان ''Tufân'') and [[Arab]]s to describe the [[Cyclone|cyclonic storms]] of the [[Indian Ocean]]. The Greeks also frequently represented him as a storm-daemon, especially in the version where he stole Zeus's thunderbolts and wrecked the earth with storms (cf. Hesiod, Theogony; Nonnus, Dionysiaca).
After [[Austria]] was made part of Germany in the March 1938 ''[[Anschluss]]'', that country's national team - one of Europe's better sides atthe time - was disbanded despite having already qualified for the upcoming World Cup. A number of Austrian players, many from the club [[Rapid Wien]], were ordered to join the German team on short notice in a staged show of unity orchestrated for political reasons. In the [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938 World Cup]], this "united" German team managed only a 1-1 draw against Switzerland and was then knocked out after losing the replay 2-4. That early exit stands as Germany's worst ever World Cup result.
Since [[Herodotus]], Typhon has been identified with the Egyptian [[Set (mythology)|Set]] ([[interpretatio Graeca]]). In the [[Orphic]] tradition, Typhon leads the Titans when they attack and kill [[Dionysus]], just as [[Set (mythology)|Set]] is responsible for the murder of [[Osiris]]. Furthermore, the slaying of Typhon by Zeus is analogous to the killing of [[Vritra]] by [[Indra]] (also a lightning deity), and two stories likely are ultimately derived from a common Indo-European myth.
During World War II, the team played over 30 international games between September 1939 and November 1942, when national team play was suspended as most players joined the armed forces. Many of the national team players were gathered together under coach Herberger as ''[[Luftwaffen-SV Hamburg]]'' through the efforts of a sympathetic air force officer trying to protect the footballers from the most dangerous wartime service.
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After the [[Second World War]], Germany was banned from competition in most sports until late 1950 or longer, with all three (or four when counting [[Austria national football team|Austria]]) new German states being barred from entering the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]] qualifiers.
*Typhon is the two-headed tyrant of Urth in [[Gene Wolfe]]'s ''[[Book of the New Sun]]''—who built the [[generation ship]] ''Whorl'' in ''[[Book of the Long Sun]]'' and is referred to there as Pas.
*Typhon is the main "villain" in the mythology-based computer action-[[RPG]] ''[[Titan Quest]]''.
*In the [[Playstation]] game '[['Final Fantasy VII]]'', Typhon is the name of an optional summon. Portrayed as a purple creature with a head at each end. Typhon unleashes a strong breath that creates a whirlwind causing wind damage to all enemies.
*In the [[Playstation 2]] game ''[[God of War II]]'', Typhon is portrayed as a wind-blowing [[Titan (mythology)|Titan]], immobile in a cave-like lair, on an island. The main character, [[Kratos]], makes his way up to Typhon's eye, and attacks it, ultimately pulling out its magic, a bow-and-arrow-like weapon, called Typhon's Bane.
*In ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'', Typhon, played by [[Glenn Shadix]], is Echidna's doting husband and is a cheerful giant. He was trapped in stone until Hercules freed him.
*Typhon is the name of a song by the metal band [[Therion]]
*Typhon is the name of a line of locomotive horns manufactured by the Leslie Company, formerly of Parsippany, NJ.
*Typhon is the name of a character who seems to be a demon in Dean Koontz's book "The Face."
*Typhon is the name of a character from warhammer 40,000 before the Horus Heresy. After which the Choas god Nurgle renamed him Typhus and gifted him the Destroyer Plague, an infestation of insect that pour from inside of him blotting out the sun and getting in Typhus's enemies.
==Notes==
The [[Saar (protectorate)]], otherwise known as [[Saarland]], had been split off from Germany and put under French control between 1947 and 1956. They had separate teams in the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] and also in the [[1954 FIFA World Cup qualification|1954 World Cup qualifiers]], when [[Saarland national football team]] finished below West Germany but above [[Norway national football team|Norway]] in their qualification group, having won in Oslo. Legendary coach [[Helmut Schön]] was the manager of the Saarland team from 1952 until 1957, when it was merged with West Germany.
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From 1949 to 1990, [[East Germany]] (German Democratic Republic) were represented by the [[East Germany national football team|separate national football team]]. East Germany were also the only team able to beat the West German team that won the [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974 World Cup]], a highly symbolic event for both parts of the nation. They went on to win the gold medal in [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics]].
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As in most aspects of life, the pre-war traditions and organisations of Germany were carried on by [[West Germany]], and this applied also to the DFB which was based in Frankfurt/Main and still employed coach [[Sepp Herberger]]. [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] was once again the first [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/duit-intres.html] team that would play West Germany in 1950, with [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] and [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] being the only non-[[German language]] opponents in friendly matches during 1951. Yet, after 18 post war games, West Germany qualified for the [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 World Cup]], having prevailed against Norway and the "third German state", the Saarland.
===Reunification===
The process of [[reunification of Germany|reunification]] of the two Germanies had been in progress since late [[1989]]. Unification was formalised on [[3 October]] [[1990]]; however, West Germany officially played two more internationals without East German players against [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] and [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]] in October 1990. The first game of the new team representing Germany was against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] on [[19 December]]. The players from East Germany, such as [[Matthias Sammer]] and [[Ulf Kirsten]], now became eligible to represent the new unified team.
After the World Cup win in 1990, assistant [[Berti Vogts]] took over from Beckenbauer as the national team coach. In [[1992 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 92]], Germany reached the final, but lost 2-0 to surprise winners [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]. As defending champions in the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 World Cup]], they were upset 2-1 in the quarter-finals by [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] after taking the lead.
Germany won their first major international title after the reunification at [[1996 European Football Championship|Euro 96]], becoming European champions for the third time. They defeated [[England national football team|England]], who were the hosts, again on penalty kicks (6-5, after a 1-1 draw) in the semi-finals, and the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] 2-1 in the final, a match decided by a [[golden goal]] scored by [[Oliver Bierhoff]].
However, in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]], Germany were again eliminated by a less heralded opponent in the quarter-finals, this time in a 3-0 rout by [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]]. Vogts stepped down afterwards and was replaced by [[Erich Ribbeck]].
===Into the 21st century===
Entering the 21st century, Germany's standing as one of the best national sides in the world, and as of a team that almost always reach the later rounds of major tournaments, was starting to be threatened by disappointing results.
In [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 2000]], they went out in the first round after failing to win any of their three matches, including a 1-0 defeat to rivals [[England national football team|England]] and an embarrassing 3-0 loss to a second-string [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] side (the Portuguese having already advanced). [[Rudi Völler]] replaced Ribbeck as coach, initially on a temporary basis, and later permanently after planned successor [[Christoph Daum]] was involved in a drug scandal.
Coming into the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]], expectations of the German team were low, due to poor results in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification (UEFA)|qualifiers]], including a [[Germany 1 England 5 (2001)|5-1 home defeat]] against England. However, they started out strong by thrashing [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] 8-0 in their first match. At the knockout stages, they produced three consecutive 1-0 wins, against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]], the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]], and co-hosts [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]], setting up a final against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], the first World Cup meeting between the two. However, with the pivotal [[Michael Ballack]] suspended due to accumulated [[Misconduct (football)|yellow card]]s, Germany's chances had declined. In a hard-fought match, Germany lost 2-0. German captain and goalkeeper [[Oliver Kahn]] won the [[Football World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Golden Ball]], the first time in the World Cup's history a goalkeeper was named best player of the tournament. Simultaneously, he won the Yashin-Award as the best goalkeeper.
Unfortunately, Germany failed to build on their success in 2002, and again exited in the first round of [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 2004]] without winning a match. As was the case in 2000, the Germans bowed out after losing to the second-string side of a team that had already advanced, in this case that of the Czech Republic. Völler resigned afterwards, denouncing the constant media criticism in a famous TV interview, and the national team had to find their third new coach in six years, after having had only six coaches in the previous 75 years. As prospective candidates including [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]] and [[Otto Rehhagel]] turned down the job, former national team player [[Jürgen Klinsmann]], who had never held any coaching jobs before, was appointed. In similar style to Beckenbauer's former role as team manager without a coaching license, experienced Joachim Löw from Stuttgart would take care of the actual coaching responsibilities. Klinsmann's main task was to lead the national team to a good showing at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], which Germany were going to host.
===2006 World Cup===
Although the host nation, hopes prior to the start of the tournament proper were not as high for Germany in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] as in previous tournaments, even in Germany itself. Critics had pointed out the apparent lack of quality players in the squad and coach Klinsmann's decision to live in America rather than Germany.
Germany, however, won the opening game of the World Cup against [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] 4-2. They continued to develop both confidence and support across the group stage, conceding no further goals as they beat Poland 1-0 and Ecuador 3-0, with [[Miroslav Klose]] scoring twice and [[Lukas Podolski]] adding another in the last match. Germany finishing top of the group with three wins.
The team went on to easily defeat [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] 2-0 in the round of 16, with [[Lukas Podolski]] netting both goals in only 12 minutes, from assists by [[Miroslav Klose]].
[[Image:Germany-Argentina DonauArena Regensburg.jpg|thumb|Public viewing of the match Germany vs. Argentina at the Donau Arena in [[Regensburg]]]]
Germany faced favourites Argentina in the quarter-finals, a team that Germany had not defeated since the 1990 World Cup. Germany's shutout streak was broken shortly after half time as Argentina scored first to grab a 1-0 lead. However, [[Michael Ballack]]'s cross, flicked on by [[Tim Borowski]], allowed Klose to head in the equalizer with 10 minutes to spare. During penalties, [[Jens Lehmann]] stopped two spot kicks while his teammates made all of the necessary goals to win the decisive shootout 4 - 2. These results produced much expectation in Germany, many thinking that a record eighth appearance at the final was possible.
The team then lost 0-2 to Italy, conceding two goals in the dying ninety seconds of the [[extra time]].
Despite having their dreams of playing in the final dashed, Klinsmann's squad quickly recovered their composure, and journalists noted the team's upbeat mood in the practices after the semi-final. Three starters, including captain Michael Ballack, would not be available for the third place match. They faced a full strength Portuguese team, with goalkeeper [[Ricardo Pereira|Ricardo]] having only conceded one goal in regular play. Nonetheless, Germany thoroughly routed Portugal 3-1, at one point being up three goals to nil from [[Bastian Schweinsteiger]]'s two goals and an own goal, also off his shot, by Portugal's [[Armando Teixeira|Petit]].
Germany managed to end the World Cup on a high, not only with a 3-1 win over Portugal in the battle for third place, but also with several awards: [[Miroslav Klose]] was awarded the [[Golden Boot]] for his tournament-leading five goals, and fellow striker [[Lukas Podolski]] won the 'Best Young Player' award. Furthermore, four of Germany's players ([[Jens Lehmann]], [[Philipp Lahm]], [[Michael Ballack]] and [[Miroslav Klose]]) were selected for the 'Mastercard All-Star Team'. In addition, at 14 goals scored, the German side put away more goals than any other team. At the end of their tournament, more than 500,000 people celebrated the team's return by giving them a heroes welcome at the [[Brandenburg Gate]] in [[Berlin]]. All in all, Germany had a much better World Cup than many - at home and abroad - ever believed possible.
===Euro 2008 Qualifiers===
Germany's entry into the Euro 2008 qualifying round was marked, not least, by the arrival of new coach [[Joachim Löw]]. For the preliminary round, (which runs from [[2 September]] 2006 - [[21 November]] 2007) Germany were placed into Group D, along with Cyprus, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Ireland, San Marino, Slovakia and Wales.
Thus far, Germany has performed well, though not against very high-ranking opponents.
Their first match, played [[2 September]], 2006, was against the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] (Elo rank: 20), and was won by Germany 1-0. A set piece from [[Lukas Podolski]] was diverted into the net by [[Robbie Keane]], and gave Löw and the German team an opening victory to the tournament.
The second, played [[6 September]], 2006 resulted in an historic defeat for opponents [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]]: 13-0, their worst ever recorded loss and German best ever victory on away game (the previous record, a 9-1 success against [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]], dated back to [[1934]]), and their best post-[[German reunification|reunification]] victory. Again, Lukas Podolski was the star, with four goals, but contributions were received from [[Michael Ballack]] (one goal), [[Manuel Friedrich]] (one goal), [[Miroslav Klose]] (two goals) [[Thomas Hitzlsperger]] (two goals), [[Bernd Schneider (footballer)|Bernd Schneider]] (one goal, a penalty), and [[Bastian Schweinsteiger]] (two goals).<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/5322128.stm</ref> San Marino were, as the scoreline suggests, overwhelmed by their opponents: this is not surprising, given that Germany's Elo ranking is 186 places above theirs.
Germany's third game against [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] continued Löw's unbeaten run - though not his clean sheet. It was played on the [[11 October]] 2006, and resulted in another victory, with the Germans finishing up 4-1. Lukas Podolski was impressive again, scoring twice, with a further goal each to Michael Ballack and Bastian Schweinsteiger. Stanislav Varga scored the home team's single goal.
The team's final qualifier of 2006 was played against [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]] on the [[15th November]], and brought a halt to their winning record. While Michael Ballack scored an early goal (his 35th for Germany), Cyprus struck back just before half-time with a goal by [[Ioannis Okkas]], creating a scoreline which remained static until the final whistle.
===Forthcoming fixtures===
{| class="wikitable"
|----- bgcolor=#CCDDEE
|Date
|width=12% |City
|Opponent
|Type of game
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
| June 2, 2007
| [[Frankenstadion|Nuremberg]]
| [[Image:flag of San Marino.svg|20px|San Marino]] [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]]
| [[Euro 2008 qualifying]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
| June 6, 2007
| [[AOL-Arena|Hamburg]]
| [[Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg|20px|Slovakia]] [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]]
| [[Euro 2008 qualifying]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
| August 22, 2007
| [[Wembley Stadium|London]]
| [[Image:Flag of England.svg|20px|England]] [[England national football team|England]]
| [[Friendly match]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
| September 8, 2007
| [[Millennium Stadium|Cardiff]]
| [[Image:Flag of Wales 2.svg|20px|Wales]] [[Wales national football team|Wales]]
| [[Euro 2008 qualifying]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
| September 12, 2007
| [[RheinEnergieStadion|Cologne]]
| [[Image:Flag of Romania.svg|20px|Romania]] [[Romania national football team|Romania]]
| [[Friendly match]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
| October 13, 2007
| [[Croke Park|Dublin]]
| [[Image:Flag of Ireland.svg|20px|Ireland]] [[Ireland national football team|Ireland]]
| [[Euro 2008 qualifying]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
| October 17, 2007
| [[Allianz Arena|Munich]]
| [[Image:flag of the Czech Republic.svg|20px|Czech Republic]] [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]
| [[Euro 2008 qualifying]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
| November 17, 2007
| [[AWD Arena|Hannover]]
| [[Image:flag of Cyprus.svg|20px|Cyprus]] [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]]
| [[Euro 2008 qualifying]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
| November 21, 2007
| [[Commerzbank-Arena|Frankfurt am Main]]
| [[Image:Flag of Wales 2.svg|20px|Wales]] [[Wales national football team|Wales]]
| [[Euro 2008 qualifying]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
| February 6, 2008
| [[Ernst Happel Stadion|Wien]]
| [[Image:Flag of Austria.svg|20px|Austria]] [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
| [[Friendly match]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
| March 26, 2008
| TBD
| [[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg|20px|Switzerland]] [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]
| [[Friendly match]]
|}
==Competition records==
Germany has won the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] three times, behind only [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] (five titles) and [[Italy national football team|Italy]] (four titles). It has finished as runners-up four times, two more than any other side. In terms of semifinal appearances, Germany leads with 11, one more than Brazil's 10, which had participated in two more tournaments (all 18, in fact). Germany has also qualified for every of the 16 World Cups it has entered — it did not enter the inaugural competition in Uruguay of [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] for economic reasons, and was barred from entering the post-war [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]] tournament for political reasons.
Germany has also won the [[UEFA European Football Championship|European Championship]] three times ([[France national football team|France]] is the only other multiple-time winners with two titles), and finished as runners-up twice. The Germans have qualified for every European Championship tournament except for the very first EC they entered in [[1968 European Football Championship|1968]]. For that tournament, Germany was in the only group of three teams and thus only played four qualifying games. The deciding game was a scoreless draw in [[Albania national football team|Albania]] which gave Yugoslavia the edge, having won there.
Germany played in the [[Confederations Cup|FIFA Confederations Cup]] twice, in [[Confederations Cup 1999|1999]] (first round exit) and in [[Confederations Cup 2005|2005]] (third place) as hosts.
====By year====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!GP
!W
!D*
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]||''Withdrew'''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy|old}} [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]||Semi-Finals||'''3'''||4||3||0||1||11||8
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]||Round 1||10||1||0||0||1||3||5
|-
| colspan=9 align=center | ''See [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]], [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]], and [[Saarland national football team|Saarland]] for results in between 1938 and 1994''
|-
|{{flagicon|United States}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]||Quater-Finals||5||7||5||2||0||11||3
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]||Quater-Finals||7||7||4||1||2||14||10
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea}} {{flagicon|Japan}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]||Final||'''2'''||7||7||0||0||18||4
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]||Semi-Finals||'''3'''||5||4||0||1||10||2
|-
|'''Total'''||16/18||'''3 Championships'''||92||64||14||14||201||84
|}
''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on [[penalty shootout (football)|penalty kicks]] as well as results from West Germany.''
===European Championship record===
{| class=wikitable
|-
|| Year || Finish || Matches || Wins || Draws* || Losses || Goals Scored || Goals Against
|-
| colspan=8 align=center | ''As West Germany''
|-
||[[1960 UEFA European Football Championship|1960]] || ''Did not enter'' || || || || || ||
|-
||[[1964 UEFA European Football Championship|1964]] || ''Did not enter'' || || || || || ||
|-
||[[1968 UEFA European Football Championship|1968]] || ''Did not qualify'' || || || || || ||
|-
||[[1972 UEFA European Football Championship|1972]] || '''Champions''' || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 1
|-
||[[1976 UEFA European Football Championship|1976]] || ''Runners-up'' || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 6|| 4
|-
||[[1980 UEFA European Football Championship|1980]] || '''Champions''' || 4 || 3||1||0||6||3
|-
||[[1984 UEFA European Football Championship|1984]] || Round 1 || 3 || 1 || 1||1||2||2
|-
||[[1988 UEFA European Football Championship|1988]] || Semifinals || 4 || 2||1||1||6||3
|-
| colspan=8 align=center | ''As Germany''
|-
||[[1992 UEFA European Football Championship|1992]] || ''Runners-up''||5||2||1||2||7||8
|-
||[[1996 UEFA European Football Championship|1996]] || '''Champions'''||6||4||2||0||10||3
|-
||[[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|2000]] || Round 1||3||0||1||2||1||5
|-
||[[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|2004]] || Round 1||3||0||2||1||2||3
|-
||[[2008 UEFA European Football Championship|2008]] || [[2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying#Group D|Qualification tournament in progress]]|| || || || || ||
|-
|| '''Total''' || || '''32''' || '''15''' || '''10''' || '''7''' || '''45''' || '''32'''
|}
==Players==
===Current squad===
Caps and goals as of [[March 28]], [[2007]].
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Jens Lehmann]]|age=[[10 November]] [[1969]]|caps=44|goals=0|club=[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Marcell Jansen]]|age=[[4 November]] [[1985]]|caps=14|goals=0|club=[[Borussia Mönchengladbach|Mönchengladbach]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=[[Bastian Schweinsteiger]]|age=[[1 August]] [[1984]]|caps=43|goals=13|club=[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Torsten Frings]]|age=[[22 November]] [[1976]]|caps=66|goals=9|club=[[Werder Bremen]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Miroslav Klose]]|age=[[9 June]] [[1978]]|caps=67|goals=33|club=[[Werder Bremen]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=[[Timo Hildebrand]]|age=[[5 April]] [[1979]]|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[VfB Stuttgart|Stuttgart]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=MF|name=[[Michael Ballack]]|age=[[26 September]] [[1976]]|caps=77|goals=35|club=[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=[[Thomas Hitzlsperger]]|age=[[5 April]] [[1982]]|caps=23|goals=2|club=[[VfB Stuttgart|Stuttgart]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=DF|name=[[Philipp Lahm]]|age=[[11 November]] [[1983]]|caps=32|goals=2|club=[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=DF|name=[[Per Mertesacker]]|age=[[29 September]] [[1984]]|caps=31|goals=1|club=[[Werder Bremen]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=MF|name=[[Bernd Schneider (footballer)|Bernd Schneider]]|age=[[17 November]] [[1973]]|caps=76|goals=3|club=[[Bayer Leverkusen]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=FW|name=[[Lukas Podolski]]|age=[[4 June]] [[1985]]|caps=38|goals=22|club=[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=DF|name=[[Christoph Metzelder]]|age=[[5 November]] [[1980]]|caps=30|goals=0|club=[[Borussia Dortmund]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=GK|name=[[Robert Enke]]|age=[[24 August]] [[1977]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Hannover 96]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=24|pos=DF|name=[[Manuel Friedrich]]|age=[[13 September]] [[1979]]|caps=7|goals=1|club=[[1. FSV Mainz 05|Mainz 05]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=26|pos=DF|name=[[Alexander Madlung]]|age=[[11 July]] [[1982]]|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[VfL Wolfsburg|Wolfsburg]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=27|pos=DF|name=[[Clemens Fritz]]|age=[[7 December]] [[1980]]|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Werder Bremen]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=28|pos=MF|name=[[Piotr Trochowski]]|age=[[22 March]] [[1984]]|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Hamburger SV]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=29|pos=FW|name=[[Jan Schlaudraff]]|age=[[18 July]] [[1983]]|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Alemannia Aachen]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=30|pos=MF|name=[[Paul Freier]]|age=[[26 July]] [[1979]]|caps=19|goals=1|club=[[Bayer Leverkusen]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=31|pos=FW|name=[[Kevin Kurányi]]|age=[[2 March]] [[1982]]|caps=38|goals=17|club=[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=33|pos=FW|name=[[Stefan Kießling]]|age=[[25 January]] [[1984]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Bayer Leverkusen]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=34|pos=MF|name=[[Roberto Hilbert]]|age=[[16 October]] [[1984]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[VfB Stuttgart|Stuttgart]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=35|pos=DF|name=[[Gonzalo Castro]]|age=[[11 June]] [[1987]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Bayer Leverkusen]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=36|pos=DF|name=[[Christian Schulz]]|age=[[1 April]] [[1983]]|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Werder Bremen]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=37|pos=FW|name=[[Patrick Helmes]]|age=[[1 March]] [[1984]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[1. FC Köln]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=38|pos=MF|name=[[Simon Rolfes]]|age=[[21 September]] [[1982]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Bayer Leverkusen]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs end}}
===Recent call-up===
The following players have all recently been called up to the German squad.
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Arne Friedrich]]|age=[[29 May]] [[1979]]|caps=49|goals=0|club=[[Hertha BSC Berlin|Hertha Berlin]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Robert Huth]]|age=[[18 September]] [[1984]]|caps=17|goals=2|club=[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=MF|name=[[Sebastian Kehl]]|age=[[13 February]] [[1980]]|caps=31|goals=3|club=[[Borussia Dortmund|Dortmund]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Mike Hanke]]|age=[[5 November]] [[1983]]|caps=11|goals=1|club=[[VfL Wolfsburg|Wolfsburg]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=[[Oliver Neuville]]|age=[[1 May]] [[1973]]|caps=65|goals=9|club=[[Borussia Mönchengladbach|Mönchengladbach]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=FW|name=[[Gerald Asamoah]]|age=[[3 October]] [[1978]]|caps=43|goals=6|club=[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Tim Borowski]]|age=[[2 May]] [[1980]]|caps=29|goals=2|club=[[Werder Bremen]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=MF|name=[[David Odonkor]]|age=[[21 February]] [[1984]]|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Real Betis]]|clubnat=ESP}}
{{nat fs g player|no=25|pos=DF|name=[[Malik Fathi]]|age=[[29 October]] [[1983]]|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Hertha BSC Berlin|Hertha Berlin]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=32|pos=FW|name=[[Mario Gomez]]|age=[[10 July]] [[1985]]|caps=1|goals=1|club=[[VfB Stuttgart|Stuttgart]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs end}}
===Previous squads===
*[[2006 FIFA World Cup squads#Germany|2006 FIFA World Cup squads - Germany]]
*[[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squads#Germany|2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squads - Germany]]
*[[2004 European Football Championship squads#Germany|2004 European Football Championship squads - Germany]]
*[[2002 FIFA World Cup squads#Germany|2002 FIFA World Cup squads - Germany]]
*[[2000 European Football Championship squads#Germany|2000 European Football Championship squads - Germany]]
*[[1998 FIFA World Cup squads#Germany|1998 FIFA World Cup squads - Germany]]
===Famous past players===
{|
|valign="top"|
*[[Franz Beckenbauer]]
*[[Oliver Bierhoff]]
*[[Paul Breitner]]
*[[Andreas Brehme]]
*[[Sebastian Deisler]]
*[[Karlheinz Förster]]
*[[Thomas Häßler]]
*[[Helmut Haller]]
*[[Dietmar Hamann]]
*[[Oliver Kahn]]
*[[Jürgen Klinsmann]]
*[[Lothar Matthäus]]
*[[Andreas Möller]]
*[[Jürgen Kohler]]
*[[Pierre Littbarski]]
*[[Uwe Bein]]
*[[Stefan Kuntz]]
|width="50"|
|valign="top"|
*[[Sepp Maier]]
*[[Stefan Effenberg]]
*[[Olaf Thon]]
*[[Stefan Reuter]]
*[[Klaus Augenthaler]]
*[[Andreas Köpke]]
*[[Karl-Heinz Riedle]]
*[[Christian Ziege]]
*[[Thomas Helmer]]
*[[Bodo Illgner]]
*[[Guido Buchwald]]
*[[Gerd Müller]]
*[[Günter Netzer]]
*[[Wolfgang Overath]]
*[[Helmut Rahn]]
*[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
*[[Hans-Peter Briegel]]
|width="50"|
|valign="top"|
*[[Matthias Sammer]] (also played for [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]])
*[[Mehmet Scholl]]
*[[Harald Schumacher|Harald 'Toni' Schumacher]]
*[[Bernd Schuster]]
*[[Uwe Seeler]]
*[[Wolfgang Overath]]
*[[Toni Turek]]
*[[Berti Vogts]]
*[[Rainer Bonhof]]
*[[Rudi Völler]]
*[[Mario Basler]]
*[[Thomas Berthold]]
*[[Fritz Walter (footballer, 1920)|Fritz Walter]]
*[[Wolfgang Weber]]
*[[Horst Hrubesch]]
*[[Manfred Kaltz]]
*[[Klaus Fischer]]
|}
[[Fritz Walter]], [[Uwe Seeler]], [[Franz Beckenbauer]] and [[Lothar Matthäus]] are "Honorary team captains" (''Ehrenspielführer'').
===Most capped players===
Below is a list of the 22 players with the most [[cap (football)|caps]] for Germany, as of [[March 28]], [[2007]] (* denotes players still available for selection):
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Player
!Germany career
!Caps
|-
|1
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Lothar Matthäus]]
|1980-2000
|150
|-
|2
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Jürgen Klinsmann]]
|1987-1998
|108
|-
|3
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Jürgen Kohler]]
|1986-1998
|105
|-
|4
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|1965-1977
|103
|-
|5
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Thomas Häßler]]
|1988-2000
|101
|-
|6
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Berti Vogts]]
|1967-1978
|96
|-
|7
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Sepp Maier]]
|1966-1979
|95
|-
|=
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
|1976-1986
|95
|-
|9
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Rudi Völler]]
|1982-1994
|90
|-
|10
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Andreas Brehme]]
|1984-1994
|86
|-
|=
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Oliver Kahn]]
|1995-2006
|86
|-
|12
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Andreas Möller]]
|1988-1999
|85
|-
|13
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Karlheinz Förster]]
|1978-1986
|81
|-
|=
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Wolfgang Overath]]
|1963-1974
|81
|-
|15
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Michael Ballack]]*
|1999-2007
|77
|-
|16
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Guido Buchwald]]
|1984-1994
|76
|-
|=
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Bernd Schneider (footballer)|Bernd Schneider]]*
|1999-2007
|76
|-
|=
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Harald Schumacher]]
|1979-1986
|76
|-
|19
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Pierre Littbarski]]
|1981-1990
|73
|-
|20
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Hans-Peter Briegel]]
|1979-1986
|72
|-
|=
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Uwe Seeler]]
|1954-1970
|72
|-
|=
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Christian Ziege]]
|1993-2004
|72
|-
|}
===Top goalscorers===
{{main|List of leading goalscorers for the German national football team}}
Below is a list of the top 10 goalscorers for Germany, as of [[March 28]], [[2007]] (* denotes players still available for selection):
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Player
!Goals
|-
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Gerd Müller]]
|68
|-
|2
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jürgen Klinsmann]]
|47
|-
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Rudi Völler]]
|47
|-
|4
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
|45
|-
|5
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Uwe Seeler]]
|43
|-
|6
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Oliver Bierhoff]]
|37
|-
|7
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Michael Ballack]]*
|35
|-
|8
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Fritz Walter (footballer, 1920)|Fritz Walter]]
|33
|-
|9
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Miroslav Klose]]*
|33
|-
|10
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Klaus Fischer]]
|32
|}
===Tournament records===
* Most World Cups played in: [[Lothar Matthäus]] - 5 (all-time record tied with [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]'s [[Antonio Carbajal]])
* Most World Cup match appearances: [[Lothar Matthäus]] - 25 (all-time record)
* Most World Cup goals: [[Gerd Müller]] - 14 (second behind [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]'s [[Ronaldo]] with 15)
* Most European Championship match appearances: [[Thomas Häßler]] and [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] - 13
* Most European Championship goals: [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] - 5
==Coaches==
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Period
!Matches
!Wins
!Draws
!Losses
!Honours
|-
| DFB committee
| align="center" |1908-1927
| align="center" | 63
| align="center" | 18
| align="center" | 13
| align="center" | 32
|
|-
| [[Otto Nerz]]
| align="center" |1928-1936
| align="center" | 70
| align="center" | 42
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" | 18
| Third place at the [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934 World Cup]]
|-
| [[Sepp Herberger]]<sup>[[#Notes|1]]</sup>
| align="center" |1936-1964
| align="center" | 162
| align="center" | 92
| align="center" | 26
| align="center" | 44
| Winner of the [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 World Cup]], Fourth place at the [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958 World Cup]]
|-
| [[Helmut Schön]]
| align="center" |1964-1978
| align="center" | 139
| align="center" | 87
| align="center" | 30
| align="center" | 22
| Runner-up of the [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966 World Cup]], Third place at the [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970 World Cup]], Winner of [[1972 European Football Championship|Euro 72]], Winner of the [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974 World Cup]], Runner-up of [[1976 European Football Championship|Euro 76]]
|-
| [[Jupp Derwall]]
| align="center" |1978-1984
| align="center" | 67
| align="center" | 45
| align="center" | 11
| align="center" | 11
| Winner of [[1980 European Football Championship|Euro 80]], Runner-up of the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]]
|-
| [[Franz Beckenbauer]]
| align="center" |1984-1990
| align="center" | 66
| align="center" | 36
| align="center" | 17
| align="center" | 13
| Runner-up of the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 World Cup]], Winner of the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]]
|-
| [[Berti Vogts]]
| align="center" |1990-1998
| align="center" | 102
| align="center" | 67
| align="center" | 23
| align="center" | 12
| Runner-up of [[1992 European Football Championship|Euro 92]], Winner of [[1996 European Football Championship|Euro 96]]
|-
| [[Erich Ribbeck]]
| align="center" |1998-2000
| align="center" | 24
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 8
|
|-
| [[Rudi Völler]]
| align="center" |2000-2004
| align="center" | 53
| align="center" | 29
| align="center" | 11
| align="center" | 13
| Runner-up of the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]]
|-
| [[Jürgen Klinsmann]]
| align="center" |2004-2006
| align="center" | 34
| align="center" | 21
| align="center" | 7
| align="center" | 6
| Third place at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]]
|-
| [[Joachim Löw]]<sup>[[#Notes|2]]</sup>
| align="center" |2006-
| align="center" | 9
| align="center" | 7
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 1
|
|-
!
! Total<sup>[[#Notes|2]]</sup>
! 789
! 454
! 155
! 180
|
|}
;Notes
# Record includes periods of pre-division Germany (1936-1942 -- 65 matches: 40 wins, 12 draws, 13 losses) and West Germany (1950-1964 -- 97 matches: 52 wins, 14 draws, 31 losses).
# Record as of [[March 28]], [[2007]].
==Trivia==
[[Image:World Cup 2006 German fans at Bochum.jpg|thumb|250px|The 2006 World Cup saw an unprecedented widespread public display of the [[Flag of Germany|national flag]] in the Federal Republic of Germany.]]
* Germany is the only nation to have won both the men's and women's World Cups.
* Germany does not have a national stadium, and rotate their home matches among various stadiums across the country.
* The national team's home dress has always been a white jersey and black shorts (the colours of [[Prussia]]), while the away jersey colour has changed several times. Historically, green shirt with white shorts is the most often used alternative colour combination, derived from the DFB colours (and the ones of a playing field). Other colours such as grey and black have also been used. The last change, from black to red, came in November 2004 on the request of Klinsmann, citing that teams in red are statistically more successful, and perceived as more intimidating. He hoped to use the red away shirt as first choice for the 2006 World Cup despite less than impressive results when playing in these colours (for example, the 1-4 loss in Italy), but eventually Germany played in its traditional colors.
* Germany's common use of a green-coloured away jersey appears to be in recognition of the fact that [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]] were the first nation to play Germany in a friendly game after World War 2. [http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,1563,347342,00.html]
* Since their [[penalty shootout]] loss to [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] in [[1976 European Football Championship|Euro 76]], Germany has not lost a penalty shootout in major international tournaments. In fact, the last penalty missed by a German player dates back to the semi-finals of the 1982 world cup when French goalkeeper [[Jean-Luc Ettori]] saved [[Uli Stielike]]'s shot. In particular, [[England national football team|England]] suffered two heartbreaking semi-final losses to Germany on penalties in the 1990s. As England striker [[Gary Lineker]] once said: "Football is a game with 22 people and in the end the Germans always win." In reality, Germany or German teams are among the teams with the most final losses (sometimes also very unlucky), for example in the [[FIFA World Cup]] or in the [[UEFA Champions League]], yet they had to win first to get there.
* German teams have something of a tradition of beginning their history against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]: The first match of a German national team ever, the first match after [[World War I]] in 1920, the first match of a West German team after [[World War II]] in 1950 when Germany was still banned from most international competitions, and the first match of the reunited German team in 1990 were all against Switzerland. West Germany's first championship title was even won at the 1954 FIFA World Cup, on the road, at Wankdorf Stadion in Bern, Switzerland. Most of the home games (7 since 1911) were at [[Stuttgart]]'s [[Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion]]. [[Klaus Fischer]] also scored Germany's "[[ARD Goal of the Century]]" there against the Swiss in 1977, with a "[[Bicycle kick]]" ("Fallrückzieher"), his trademark move with which he also scored the important 3:3 equalizer in overtime (108th minute) at the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]] vs France, but this was not chosen for the Top 10 of the [[WC Goal of the Century]]
* Germany can boast of having the first and only goalkeeper to win the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden ball|Player of the Tournament]] award following a World Cup, that being [[Oliver Kahn]] in 2002. [[Harald Schumacher|Harald "Toni" Schumacher]] was runner-up for the award in 1986.
* [[Harald Schumacher|Toni Schumacher]] holds the record for the most World Cup penalty shootout saves, with four. He saved two against France in 1982 and another two against Mexico in 1986.
* German first-choice goalkeepers have all been a part of the national team's string of successes; [[Harald Schumacher]] won Euro 1980 and reached the finals of the 1982 and 1986 World Cup. [[Bodo Illgner]] helped to win the 1990 World Cup, [[Andreas Köpke]] won Euro 1996, Oliver Kahn reached the 2002 World Cup finals, and [[Jens Lehmann]] reached the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup.
* Germany also has one of the world's greatest ever goal scorers in [[Gerd Müller]], who racked up fourteen goals in just two World Cups. His ten goals in 1970 are the third most in a tournament, just behind France's [[Just Fontaine]] and Hungarian [[Sándor Kocsis]]. Though Müller's all time Finals score was broken by [[Ronaldo]] in 2006, it took the latter three tournaments to do so (1998, 2002, 2006). France's [[Just Fontaine]] is in third place all-time, with thirteen goals scored at the [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958 World Cup]].
* During the period of the 1970s and 80s, West Germany also achieved small success at the [[Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]], most notably in the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Olympics]], when they won the bronze medal, while also reaching the Second Round in both [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972]] and [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]. In the 1972 Olympics, West Germany played against East Germany in the second group stage, losing 3-2.
==See also==
*[[Germany national under-21 football team]]
*[[Germany women's national football team]]
*[[England and Germany football rivalry]]
*[[Germany and Netherlands football rivalry]]
==References==
*[[Walter Burkert]], ''Greek Religion'' 1985
<div class="references-small">
*[[Robert Graves]], ''The Greek Myths'', (1955) 1960, §36.1-3
<references />
*[[Karl Kerenyi]], ''The Gods of the Greeks'' 1951
</div>
*[[Calvert Watkins]], ''How to Kill a Dragon'' 1995, 448-459
==External links==
* [http://www.theoi.com/Gigante/Typhoeus.html Typhoeus at Theoi]compiled sources of myth in classical literature
*[http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=137 DFB's German national football team page]
*[http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=311409 DFB's statistics of the German team]
*[http://germanfootballteam.blogspot.com/ German Football Team News]
*[http://community.livejournal.com/germanyteamfans/ Germany Team Fans Site]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/duit-intres.html RSSSF archive of Germany results]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/duit-recintlp.html RSSSF record of international players]
*[http://www.a2bworldcup.com/germany.html Germany Football Team World Cup 2006 News]
*[http://www.germanfootball.net World Cup 2006 News]
*[http://www.jadransport.org/articles/2377.html Germany: "And they never give up..."]
*[http://www.cokecans.com/can/237-Euro-1996-Fur-Alle-Fans-Team-picture Germany Euro 1996 national team on Coca-Cola can]
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