World Cup Appearance
Highest Finish:
Winner (1954, 1974, 1990)
Star Players:Manuel Neuer, Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Mesut Özil
Titles:Winner (1954, 1974, 1990)
FIFA Ranking Position:2
Coach:Joachim Loew (since 12/07/2006)
Population: 80,500,000
Area: 357,022km²
Capital: Berlin
Currency: Euro
Federation: Deutscher Fussball Bund, founded April 7, 1919 – founding member of FIFA in 1904
Kit colours: White shirt, black shorts and white socks
Team nickname: Nationalmannschaft (National Team)
World Cup record: Winner (1954, 1974, 1990), finalist (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002), 3rd (1934, 1970, 2006), semi-finalist (1958), quarter-finalist (1962, 1994), last-16 (1938, 1998), second round (1978
European Championships appearances: 11 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012
European Championships record: winner (1972, 1980, 1996), finalist (1976, 1992, 2008), semi-finalist (1988, 2012), first round (1984, 2000, 2004
How they qualified for FIFA World Cup 2014: Won group C with 28pts ahead of Sweden (20), Austria (17), Ireland (14), Kazakhstan (5) and the Faroe Islands (1), 9 wins, 1 draw, 0 defeats, 36 goals for and 10 against
Top clubs: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Schalke 04
Population: 80,500,000
Area: 357,022km²
Capital: Berlin
Currency: Euro
Federation: Deutscher Fussball Bund, founded April 7, 1919 – founding member of FIFA in 1904
Kit colours: White shirt, black shorts and white socks
Team nickname: Nationalmannschaft (National Team)
World Cup record: Winner (1954, 1974, 1990), finalist (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002), 3rd (1934, 1970, 2006), semi-finalist (1958), quarter-finalist (1962, 1994), last-16 (1938, 1998), second round (1978
European Championships appearances: 11 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012
European Championships record: winner (1972, 1980, 1996), finalist (1976, 1992, 2008), semi-finalist (1988, 2012), first round (1984, 2000, 2004
How they qualified for FIFA World Cup 2014: Won group C with 28pts ahead of Sweden (20), Austria (17), Ireland (14), Kazakhstan (5) and the Faroe Islands (1), 9 wins, 1 draw, 0 defeats, 36 goals for and 10 against
Top clubs: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Schalke 04