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The Germany national football team (German: Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908. [7] The team is governed by the German Football Association ( Deutscher Fußball-Bund ), founded in 1900.
Germany, known in German as a "Tournament Team" (German: Turniermannschaft), came to the 2018 tournament without their 2014 heroes Mario Götze and André Schürrle. The retirement of key players such as Philipp Lahm , Bastian Schweinsteiger , and Miroslav Klose meant the loss of leading players.
Germany is one of only two nations to have won both the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Women's World Cup. [7] [8] At the end of the 2014 World Cup, Germany earned the highest Elo rating of any national football team in history, with a record 2,205 points. [9] Germany is also the only European nation that has won a FIFA World Cup in the Americas.
Lothar Matthäus earned 150 caps for Germany, a team record, and went to nine major international tournaments, captaining the 1990 World Cup-winning team. The Germany national football team played its first international match on 5 April 1908 during the era of the German Empire, losing 5–3 to Switzerland in Basel.
The team is governed by the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund), founded in 1900. [2] [3] Ever since the DFB was reinaugurated in 1949 the team has represented the Federal Republic of Germany. Under Allied occupation and division, two other separate national teams were also recognised by FIFA: the Saarland team representing ...
The men's Germany national football team is one of the most successful national teams at the FIFA World Cup, winning four titles, earning second-place and third-place finishes four times each and one fourth-place finish. Germany's 12 podium finishes (3rd place or better) in 20 tournaments add up to at least three more than any other nation.
The structure and organisation of the Bundesliga, along with Germany's other football leagues, have undergone frequent changes. The Bundesliga was founded by the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (English: German Football Association), but is now operated by the Deutsche Fußball Liga (English: German Football League).
The East German women's national football team had played only one official international match, losing 3–0 to Czechoslovakia in a friendly match on 9 May 1990. The unified German team defended their title successfully at the 1991 European Championship .