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Germany


Federation founded: 1900
FIFA member since: 1904

 
WORLD CUP HISTORY
1930 - Did not participate
1934 - 3rd place
1938 - First round exit
1950 - Did not participate
1954 - CHAMPIONS
1958 - 4th place
1962 - Quarterfinal exit
1966 - Beaten finalist
1970 - 3rd place
1974 - CHAMPIONS
1978 - Second phase exit
1982 - Beaten finalist
1986 - Beaten finalist
1990 - CHAMPIONS
1994 - Quarterfinal exit
1998 - Quarterfinal exit
2002 - Beaten finalist
2006 - 3rd place

 
STATISTICS
Played
92
Won
55
Drawn
19
Lost
18
Goals for
190
Goals against
112
Points
184
Germany are second on the all-time table.

 
TEAM RECORDS
Biggest victory:
8-0 vs Saudi Arabia in 2002.
Biggest defeat:
3-8 vs Hungary in 1954.
Overall topscorer:
Gerd Müller, 14 goals.
Most appearances:
Lothar Matthäus, 25 matches.
Hosted the World Cup:
1974 and 2006

 
GREATEST PLAYERS
Franz Beckenbauer
Gerd Müller
Sepp Maier
Wolfgang Overath
Paul Breitner
Berti Vogts
Fritz Walter
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Andreas Brehme
Rudi Völler
Uwe Seeler
Lothar Matthäus
Jürgen Klinsmann

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


  YEAR   RD   OPPONENTS                     RESULT

  1934   1R   Belgium                       W  5-2
         QF   Sweden                        W  2-1
         SF   Czechoslovakia                L  1-3
         3/4  Austria                       W  3-2


  1938   1R   Switzerland             [aet] D  1-1
              Switzerland          [replay] L  2-4


  1954   1R   Turkey                        W  4-1
         1R   Hungary                       L  3-8
         P/O  Turkey                        W  7-2
         QF   Yugoslavia                    W  2-0
         SF   Austria                       W  6-1
         F    Hungary                       W  3-2


  1958   1R   Argentina                     W  3-1
         1R   Czechoslovakia                D  2-2
         1R   Northern Ireland              D  2-2
         QF   Yugoslavia                    W  1-0
         SF   Sweden                        L  1-3
         F    France                        L  3-6


  1962   1R   Italy                         D  0-0
         1R   Switzerland                   W  2-1
         1R   Chile                         W  2-0
         QF   Yugoslavia                    L  0-1


  1966   1R   Switzerland                   W  5-0
         1R   Argentina                     D  0-0
         1R   Spain                         W  2-1
         QF   Uruguay                       W  4-0
         SF   Soviet Union                  W  2-1
         F    England                 [aet] L  2-4


  1970   1R   Morocco                       W  2-1
         1R   Bulgaria                      W  5-2
         1R   Peru                          W  3-1
         QF   England                 [aet] W  3-2
         SF   Italy                   [aet] L  3-4
         3/4  Uruguay                       W  1-0


  1974   1R   Chile                         W  1-0
         1R   Australia                     W  3-0
         1R   East Germany                  L  0-1
         2Ph  Yugoslavia                    W  2-0
         2Ph  Sweden                        W  4-2
         2Ph  Poland                        W  1-0
         F    Netherlands                   W  2-1


  1978   1R   Poland                        D  0-0
         1R   Mexico                        W  6-0
         1R   Tunisia                       D  0-0
         2Ph  Italy                         D  0-0
         2Ph  Netherlands                   D  2-2
         2Ph  Austria                       L  2-3


  1982   1R   Algeria                       L  1-2
         1R   Chile                         W  4-1
         1R   Austria                       W  1-0
         2Ph  England                       D  0-0
         2Ph  Spain                         W  2-1
         SF   France               [5-4 ap] D  3-3
         F    Italy                         L  1-3


  1986   1R   Uruguay                       D  1-1
         1R   Scotland                      W  2-1
         1R   Denmark                       L  0-2
         2R   Morocco                       W  1-0
         QF   Mexico               [4-1 ap] D  0-0
         SF   France                        W  2-0
         F    Argentina                     L  2-3


  1990   1R   Yugoslavia                    W  4-1
         1R   United Arab Emirates          W  5-1
         1R   Colombia                      D  1-1
         2R   Netherlands                   W  2-1
         QF   Czechoslovakia                W  1-0
         SF   England              [4-3 ap] D  1-1
         F    Argentina                     W  1-0


  1994   1R   Bolivia                       W  1-0
         1R   Spain                         D  1-1
         1R   South Korea                   W  3-2
         2R   Belgium                       W  3-2
         QF   Bulgaria                      L  1-2


  1998   1R   United States                 W  2-0
         1R   Yugoslavia                    D  2-2
         1R   Iran                          W  2-0
         2R   Mexico                        W  2-1
         QF   Croatia                       L  0-3


  2002   1R   Saudi Arabia                  W  8-0
         1R   Rep. of Ireland               D  1-1
         1R   Cameroon                      W  2-0
         2R   Paraguay                      W  1-0
         QF   United States                 W  1-0
         SF   South Korea                   W  1-0
         F    Brazil                        L  0-2


  2006   1R   Costa Rica                    W  4-2
         1R   Poland                        W  1-0
         1R   Ecuador                       W  3-0
         2R   Sweden                        W  2-0
         QF   Argentina            [4-2 ap] D  1-1
         SF   Italy                   [aet] L  0-2
         3/4  Portugal                      W  3-1


 

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