Germany National Football Team – Germany is one of the most successful national teams in international competitions, having won four World Cups (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014), three European Championships (1972, 1980, 1996), and one Confederations Cup (2017). They are three times runner-up at the European Championships, four times at the World Cup, and four times third in the World Cup, and East Germany won Olympic gold in 1976.
Germany is the only country to have won both the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Women’s World Cup. At the end of the 2014 World Cup, Germany earned the second-highest Elo rating of any national football team in history, with 2,223 points. Germany is also the only European nation to have won the FIFA World Cup in the Americas.
FIFA World Cup 2022-2023 | Full Germany squad and schedule
- Coach: Hansi Flick
- Captain: Manuel Neuer
- Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Kevin Trapp
- Defenders: Matthias Ginter, Antonio Rudiger, Niklas Sule, Nico Schlotterbeck, Thilo Kehrer, David Raum, Lukas Klostermann, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Christian Gunter
- Midfielders: Ilkay Gundogan, Jonas Hofmann, Leon Goretzka, Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sane, Jamal Musiala, Joshua Kimmich, Thomas Muller, Julian Brandt, Mario Gotze
- Forwards: Kai Havertz, Youssoufa Moukoko, Niclas Fullkrug, Karim Adeyemi
Group stage fixture schedule-
- Germany vs Japan – November 23, 6.30 p.m.
- Germany vs Spain – November 28, 12.30 a.m.
- Germany vs Costa Rica December 2, 12.30 a.m.
Why is Germany so good at football?
Yet Germany’s focus on technique, tactical awareness and positioning allows talented players, however diminutive, to make the grade as long as they’re good enough. Next time you watch Germany play, pay attention to how often the ball is lost due to a poor first touch, or how often possession is given away cheaply.
Germany B (or Germany A2) is a secondary team of the Germany national football team, used to try out and develop players for potential inclusion in the first team. Bayern is by far and away the most successful club in Germany, with a staggering total of 29 league titles, 19 DFB Cups and five UEFA Champions League crowns, as well as a clutch of other domestic and continental trophies.
Who is the Number one football player in Germany?
Lea Schuller won the award in 2022. The current titleholders are Christopher Nkunku of RB Leipzig and Lea Schüller of FC Bayern Munich. In 2004, Brazilian Aílton became the first foreign player to attain the honor.
The current titleholders are Christopher Nkunku of RB Leipzig and Lea Schüller of FC Bayern Munich. In 2004, Brazilian Aílton became the first foreign player to attain the honor.
Famous Football Team Players –
- Oliver Cahn
- Michael Ballack
Germany National Football Team’s 2023 Latest Detail
The following table shows Players of the Germany national football team.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | GK | Marc-André ter Stegen | 30-04-1992 (30) | 30 | 0 |  Barcelona |
| 2 | GK | Bernd Leno | 04-03-1992 (31) | 9 | 0 | 
Fulham |
| 3 | GK | Kevin Trapp | 08-07-1990 (32) | 6 | 0 | 
Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 4 | DF | Matthias Ginter | 19-01-1994 (29) | 48 | 2 |
SC Freiburg
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| 5 | DF | Thilo Kehrer | 21-09-1996 (26) | 24 | 0 |
West Ham
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| 6 | DF | David Raum | 22-04-1998 (24) | 15 | 0 |
RB Leipzig
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| 7 | DF | Nico Schlotterbeck | 01-12-1999 (23) | 8 | 0 |
Borussia Dortmund
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| 8 | DF | Christian Günter | 28-02-1993 (30) | 7 | 0 |
SC Freiburg
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| 9 | DF | Armel Bella-Kotchap | 11-12-2001 (21) | 2 | 0 |
Southampton
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| 10 | DF | Josha Vagnoman | 11-12-2000 (22) | 0 | 0 |
VfB Stuttgart
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| 11 | MF | Joshua Kimmich | 08-02-1995 (28) | 74 | 5 |
Bayern Munich
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| 12 | MF | Mario Götze | 03-06-1992 (30) | 65 | 17 |
Eintracht Frankfurt
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| 13 | MF | Leon Goretzka | 06-02-1995 (28) | 48 | 14 |
Bayern Munich
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| 14 | MF | Emre Can | 12-01-1994 (29) | 37 | 1 |
Borussia Dortmund
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| 15 | MF | Kai Havertz | 11-06-1999 (23) | 33 | 12 |
Chelsea
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| 16 | MF | Jamal Musiala | 26-02-2003 (20) | 20 | 1 |
Bayern Munich
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| 17 | MF | Florian Wirtz | 03-05-2003 (19) | 4 | 0 |
Bayer Leverkusen
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| 18 | MF | Felix Nmecha | 10-10-2000 (22) | 0 | 0 |
VfL Wolfsburg
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| 19 | MF | Marius Wolf | 27-05-1995 (27) | 0 | 0 |
Borussia Dortmund
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| 20 | FW | Timo Werner | 06-03-1996 (27) | 55 | 24 |
RB Leipzig
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| 21 | FW | Serge Gnabry | 14-07-1995 (27) | 39 | 21 |
Bayern Munich
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| 22 | FW | Niclas Füllkrug | 09-02-1993 (30) | 4 | 3 |
Werder Bremen
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| 23 | FW | Mërgim Berisha | 11-05-1998 (24) | 0 | 0 |
FC Augsburg
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| 24 | FW | Kevin Schade | 27-11-2001 (21) | 0 | 0 |
Brentford
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Germany National Football Team Captains List
The following table shows captains of the Germany national football team from 1934 to 2017.
| Player | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fritz Szepan | 1934–1939 | |
| Paul Janes | 1939–1942 | |
| Fritz Walter | 1951–1956 |
First official captain of the West Germany national football team World Cup winning captain (1954) |
| Hans Schäfer | 1952–1962 |
First West German player to play in three World Cup tournaments (1954, 1958,1962) |
| Helmut Rahn | 1958–1959 | |
| Herbert Erhardt | 1959–1962 | |
| Hans Schäfer | 1962 | |
| Uwe Seeler | 1962–1970 | |
| Wolfgang Overath | 1970–1972 | |
| Franz Beckenbauer | 1972–1977 |
European Championship winning captain (1972) World Cup winning captain (1974) |
| Berti Vogts | 1977–1978 | |
| Sepp Maier | 1978–1979 | |
| Bernard Dietz | 1979–1981 | European Championship winning captain (1980) |
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 1981–1986 | |
| Harald Schumacher | 1986 | |
| Klaus Allofs | 1986–1987 | |
| Lothar Matthäus | 1988–1994 |
World Cup winning captain (1990) First captain of the unified Germany national football team |
| Jürgen Klinsmann | 1995–1998 | European Championship winning captain (1996) |
| Oliver Bierhoff | 1998–2001 | |
| Oliver Kahn | 2001–2004 | |
| Michael Ballack | 2004–2010 | |
| Philipp Lahm | 2010–2014 | World Cup winning captain (2014) |
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | 2014–2016 | |
| Manuel Neuer | 2016–2017 | |
| Julian Draxler | 2017 | Confederations Cup winning captain (2017) |
| Manuel Neuer | 2017–present |
How many german teams are there who played Football?
The three new German teams – West Germany, East Germany, and Saarland – did not participate in the 1950 World Cup qualifications. The Germans were banned until 1950 from most international sports competitions. The West German team qualified for the 1954 World Cup.
Saarland participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics and played in the 1953 World Cup qualifiers. In 1957, Saarland merged with the Federal Republic of Germany.
The East German team started playing after the establishment of the Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR (DFV) in 1952. The East Germans were the only team to defeat their western counterparts in the 1974 World Cup campaign’s group stage, in a tournament which the West German team eventually won.
When has Germany won the World Cup?
The team is also sometimes referred to as la Nazionale (“the National Team”). In 1971, Franz Beckenbauer became captain of the national team, and he led West Germany to victory at the European Championship at Euro 1972, defeating the Soviet Union 3–0 in the final. As hosts of the 1974 World Cup, they won their second World Cup, defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final in Munich.
Germany National Football Team’s Awards
The Germany national football team has won numerous awards and honors throughout its history, including:
| Award | year | Position |
|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Cup Fair Play Trophy | 1974 | Winners |
| FIFA World Cup Most Entertaining Team | 2010 | Winners |
| FIFA Confederations Cup Fair Play Award | 2017 | Winners |
| FIFA Team of the Year | 1993, 2014, 2017 | Winners |
| Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year | 2015 | Winners |
| World Soccer World Team of the Year | 1990, 2014 | Winners |
| Unofficial Football World Championships | 31 times | Holders |
| German Sports Team of the Year | 1966, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 | Winners |
| Silbernes Lorbeerblatt | 1954, 1972, 1974, 1980, 1990, 1996, 2014 | Winners |
| Gazzetta Sports World Team of the Year | 1980, 1990, 2014 | Winners |
| Bambi Award | 1986, 1996 | Winners |
| Deutscher Fernsehpreis | 2010 | Winners |
| Golden Hen | 2006, 2010, 2014 | Winners |
Note: The Germany National Football Team is widely regarded as one of the most successful national teams in the history of the sport.