Federation
founded: 1900 |
FIFA
member since: 1904 |
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WORLD
CUP HISTORY
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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 |
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STATISTICS
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Played |
92
|
Won |
55
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Drawn |
19
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Lost |
18
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Goals for |
190
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Goals against |
112
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Points |
184
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GERMANY
are second on the all-time table.
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TEAM
RECORDS
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Biggest
victory:
8-0 vs Saudi Arabia
in 2002.
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Biggest
defeat:
3-8 vs Hungary
in 1954.
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Overall
topscorer:
Gerd Müller,
14 goals.
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Most
appearances:
Lothar Matthäus,
25 matches.
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Hosted
the World Cup:
1974 and 2006
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1930
No qualifying rounds held. Teams
were invited to take part, but GERMANY
chose not to participate.
1934
(WCQ Group 8)
11.Mar 34 Luxembourg 1-9 GERMANY
(France v GERMANY not played.)
P W D L Gls Pts
1.GERMANY 1 1 0 0 9- 1 2
2.France 1 1 0 0 6- 1 2
3.Luxembourg 2 0 0 2 2-15 0
GERMANY qualified for Italy 1934.
1938
(WCQ Group 1)
29.Jun 37 Finland 0-2 GERMANY
29.Aug 37 GERMANY 4-1 Estonia
21.Nov 37 GERMANY 5-0 Sweden
P W D L Gls Pts
1.GERMANY 3 3 0 0 11- 1 6
2.Sweden 3 2 0 1 11- 7 4
3.Estonia 3 1 0 2 4-11 2
4.Finland 3 0 0 3 0- 7 0
GERMANY qualified for France 1938.
1950
WEST GERMANY did not participate
in the qualifying rounds.
1954
(WCQ Group 1)
19.Aug 53 Norway 1-1 WEST GERMANY
11.Oct 53 WEST GERMANY 3-0 Saar
22.Nov 53 WEST GERMANY 5-1 Norway
28.Mar 54 Saar 1-3 WEST GERMANY
P W D L Gls Pts
1.WEST GERMANY 4 3 1 0 12- 3 7
2.Saar 4 1 1 2 4- 8 3
3.Norway 4 0 2 2 4- 9 2
WEST GERMANY qualified for Switzerland 1954.
1958
WEST GERMANY qualified automatically
for Sweden 1958 as defending champions.
1962
(UEFA Group 3)
26.Oct 60 Northern Ireland 3-4 WEST GERMANY
20.Nov 60 Greece 0-3 WEST GERMANY
10.May 61 WEST GERMANY 2-1 Northern Ireland
22.Oct 61 WEST GERMANY 2-1 Greece
P W D L Gls Pts
1.WEST GERMANY 4 4 0 0 11- 5 8
2.Northern Ireland 4 1 0 3 7- 8 2
3.Greece 4 1 0 3 3- 8 2
WEST GERMANY qualified for Chile 1962.
1966
(UEFA Group 2)
04.Nov 64 WEST GERMANY 1-1 Sweden
24.Apr 65 WEST GERMANY 5-0 Cyprus
26.Sep 65 Sweden 1-2 WEST GERMANY
14.Nov 65 Cyprus 0-6 WEST GERMANY
P W D L Gls Pts
1.WEST GERMANY 4 3 1 0 14- 2 7
2.Sweden 4 2 1 1 10- 3 5
3.Cyprus 4 0 0 4 0-19 0
WEST GERMANY qualified for England 1966.
1970
(UEFA Group 7)
13.Oct 68 Austria 0-2 WEST GERMANY
23.Nov 68 Cyprus 0-1 WEST GERMANY
16.Apr 69 Scotland 1-1 WEST GERMANY
10.May 69 WEST GERMANY 1-0 Austria
21.May 69 WEST GERMANY 12-0 Cyprus
22.Oct 69 WEST GERMANY 3-2 Scotland
P W D L Gls Pts
1.WEST GERMANY 6 5 1 0 20- 3 11
2.Scotland 6 3 1 2 18- 7 7
3.Austria 6 3 0 3 12- 7 6
4.Cyprus 6 0 0 6 2-35 0
WEST GERMANY qualified for Mexico 1970.
1974
WEST GERMANY qualified automatically
as host nation.
1978
WEST GERMANY qualified automatically
for Argentina 1978 as defending champions.
1982
(UEFA Group 1)
03.Dec 80 Bulgaria 1-3 WEST GERMANY
01.Apr 81 Albania 0-2 WEST GERMANY
29.Apr 81 WEST GERMANY 2-0 Austria
24.May 81 Finland 0-4 WEST GERMANY
23.Sep 81 WEST GERMANY 7-1 Finland
14.Oct 81 Austria 1-3 WEST GERMANY
18.Nov 81 WEST GERMANY 8-0 Albania
22.Nov 81 WEST GERMANY 4-0 Bulgaria
P W D L Gls Pts
1.WEST GERMANY 8 8 0 0 33- 3 16
2.Austria 8 5 1 2 16- 6 11
3.Bulgaria 8 4 1 3 11-10 9
4.Albania 8 1 0 7 4-22 2
5.Finland 8 1 0 7 4-27 2
WEST GERMANY qualified for Spain 1982.
1986
(UEFA Group 2)
17.Oct 84 WEST GERMANY 2-0 Sweden
16.Dec 84 Malta 2-3 WEST GERMANY
24.Feb 85 Portugal 1-2 WEST GERMANY
27.Mar 85 WEST GERMANY 6-0 Malta
30.Apr 85 Czechoslovakia 1-5 WEST GERMANY
25.Sep 85 Sweden 2-2 WEST GERMANY
16.Oct 85 WEST GERMANY 0-1 Portugal
17.Nov 85 WEST GERMANY 2-2 Czechoslovakia
P W D L Gls Pts
1.WEST GERMANY 8 5 2 1 22- 9 12
2.Portugal 8 5 0 3 12-10 10
3.Sweden 8 4 1 3 14- 9 9
4.Czechoslovakia 8 3 2 3 11-12 8
5.Malta 8 0 1 7 6-25 1
WEST GERMANY qualified for Mexico 1986.
1990
(UEFA Group 4)
31.Aug 88 Finland 0-4 WEST GERMANY
19.Oct 88 WEST GERMANY 0-0 Netherlands
26.Apr 89 Netherlands 1-1 WEST GERMANY
31.May 89 Wales 0-0 WEST GERMANY
04.Oct 89 WEST GERMANY 6-1 Finland
15.Nov 89 WEST GERMANY 2-1 Wales
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Netherlands 6 4 2 0 8- 2 10
2.WEST GERMANY 6 3 3 0 13- 3 9
3.Finland 6 1 1 4 4-16 3
4.Wales 6 0 2 4 4- 8 2
WEST GERMANY qualified for Italy 1990.
1994
GERMANY qualified automatically
for USA 1994 as defending champions.
1998
(UEFA Group 9)
09.Oct 96 Armenia 1-5 GERMANY
09.Nov 96 GERMANY 1-1 Northern Ireland
14.Dec 96 Portugal 0-0 GERMANY
02.Apr 97 Albania 2-3 GERMANY
30.Apr 97 GERMANY 2-0 Ukraine
07.Jun 97 Ukraine 0-0 GERMANY
20.Aug 97 Northern Ireland 1-3 GERMANY
06.Sep 97 GERMANY 1-1 Portugal
10.Sep 97 GERMANY 4-0 Armenia
11.Oct 97 GERMANY 4-3 Albania
P W D L Gls Pts
1.GERMANY 10 6 4 0 23- 9 22
2.Ukraine 10 6 2 2 10- 6 20
3.Portugal 10 5 4 1 12- 4 19
4.Armenia 10 1 5 4 8-17 8
5.Northern Ireland 10 1 4 5 6-10 7
6.Albania 10 1 1 8 7-20 4
GERMANY qualified for France 1998.
2002
(UEFA Group 9)
02.Sep 00 GERMANY 2-0 Greece
07.Oct 00 England 0-1 GERMANY
24.Mar 01 GERMANY 2-1 Albania
28.Mar 01 Greece 2-4 GERMANY
02.Jun 01 Finland 2-2 GERMANY
06.Jun 01 Albania 0-2 GERMANY
01.Sep 01 GERMANY 1-5 England
06.Oct 01 GERMANY 0-0 Finland
P W D L Gls Pts
1.England 8 5 2 1 16- 6 17
2.GERMANY 8 5 2 1 14-10 17
3.Finland 8 3 3 2 12- 7 12
4.Greece 8 2 1 5 7-17 7
5.Albania 8 1 0 7 5-14 3
GERMANY advanced to UEFA play-offs.
10.Nov 01 Ukraine 1-1 GERMANY
14.Nov 01 GERMANY 4-1 Ukraine
GERMANY qualified for Korea/Japan 2002.
2006
GERMANY qualified automatically
as host nation.
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