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German goalkeeper Bodo Illgner became the first ever goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in the final of a FIFA World Cup in 1990. [6] Oliver Kahn won the golden ball award at the 2002 World Cup, thus becoming the only goalkeeper in the history of the competition to be selected as the best player of the tournament. [7]
This is followed by a scoreline of 1–1 (86 matches) and 1–0 (85 matches). 1–0 was also the score for Germany's World Cup final victories in 1990 and 2014, and their Confedetations Cup victory in 2017. 2–1 was the score for their World Cup final win in 1974 and their European Championship final victories in 1980 and 1996. 2–0 is the ...
On 2 November 2013, Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begović scored a goal which was the fastest for a professional goalkeeper in football history (13 seconds). [7] On 27 April 1985, SV Darmstadt 98 goalkeeper Wilhelm Huxhorn broke the record for the longest goal in football history (103 metres / 112.6 yards), in a match against Fortuna Köln. [8]
Players in bold are still active at international level. Players in italics also hold the record for most caps for their nation. Rank is a count of the 211 FIFA nations. Fourteen nations (Azerbaijan, Bermuda, Brunei, Bulgaria, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Faroe Islands, Puerto Rico, Romania, Scotland, South Sudan, United States and U.S. Virgin Islands) have a pair of players tied ...
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
Fastest goals in association football; List of men's footballers with 1,000 or more official appearances; List of footballers with 500 or more goals; List of players with the most goals in an association football game; List of most expensive association football transfers; Lists of hat-tricks; Progression of association football caps record
In November, he was the only German goalkeeper in the list of five nominated goalkeepers for the UEFA Team of the Year. [44] Neuer finished the 2009–10 season with 39 appearances. [45] For the 2010–11 season, Neuer was appointed captain and led the team to its first Champions League semi-final appearance to play against Manchester United. [46]
[1] [2] The team has been one of the most successful national sides in world football. They won the World Cup in 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014, as well as the European Championship in 1972, 1980 and 1996. [3] In total, 951 players have represented the Germany national team. This list covers players with between one and four caps for the national ...