The history of the Germany national football team began in 1908, when Germany played its first international match. Since then, the Germany national football team has been one of the most successful football teams, winning four World Cups and three European Championships.
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GermanyNickname(s) | DFB-Team (DFB Team) Nationalelf (National Eleven) DFB-Elf (DFB Eleven) Die Mannschaft (The Team)[lower-alpha 1] |
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Association | Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB) |
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Confederation | UEFA |
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Most caps | Lothar Matthäus (150) |
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Top scorer | Miroslav Klose (71) |
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FIFA code | GER |
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Highest | 1[5] (December 1992 – August 1993, December 1993 – March 1994, June 1994, July 2014 – June 2015, July 2017, September 2017 – June 2018) |
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Lowest | 22[5] (March 2006) |
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Switzerland 5–3 Germany (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908)[6] |
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Germany 16–0 Russia (Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912)[7] |
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England Amateurs 9–0 Germany (Oxford, England; 13 March 1909)[8][lower-alpha 2] |
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Appearances | 20 (first in 1934) |
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Best result | Champions (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) |
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Appearances | 13 (first in 1972) |
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Best result | Champions (1972, 1980, 1996) |
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Appearances | 13[lower-alpha 3] (first in 1912) |
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Best result | Gold Medal (1976) |
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Appearances | 3 (first in 1999) |
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Best result | Champions (2017) |
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