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The Germany national football team (German: Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft or Die Mannschaft) has represented Germany in men's international football since 1908.[1] 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 Saarland (1950–1956) and the East German team representing the German Democratic Republic (1952–1990). Both have been absorbed along with their records[4][5] by the current national team. The official name and code "Germany FR (FRG)" was shortened to "Germany (GER)" following the reunification in 1990.

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).[2] They have also been runners-up three times in the European Championship, four times in the World Cup, and have a further four third-place finishes at the World Cup.[2] East Germany won Olympic Gold in 1976.[6]

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.

Abbreviations

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  • A = away match
  • H = home match
  • * = match in neutral place
  • (c) = captain of team
  • (g) = goalkeeper
  • Am. = Amateur
  • WC = World Cup
  • EC = European Championship
  • Confed-Cup = Confederations Cup
  • NL = Nations League
  • OG = Olympic Games
  • CT = Consolation tournament of the Olympic Games
  • GS = Group stage
  • 2GS = Second group stage
  • R16 = Round of 16
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • F = Final
  • a.e.t. = after extra time
  • p. = penalty shoot-out
  • GG = golden goal
  • soccer ball with check mark = goal scored from penalty kick
  • (o.g.) = own goal
  • Austria (opposite the name) = players which played for Austria and Germany
  • Poland (opposite the name) = players which played for Poland and Germany
  • green background colour = Germany won the match
  • yellow background colour = draw (including matches decided via penalty shoot-out)
  • red background colour = Germany lost the match
  • The current and enlarged national team members are highlighted in bold. Players who have not been played for more than six months are in italics.

Player records

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Most capped players

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Lothar Matthäus is Germany's most capped player, with 150 appearances.
As of 21 August 2024[10]
Rank Player Caps Goals Period
1 Lothar Matthäus 150 23 1980–2000
2 Miroslav Klose 137 71 2001–2014
3 Thomas Müller 131 45 2010–2024
4 Lukas Podolski 130 49 2004–2017
5 Manuel Neuer 124 0 2009–2024
6 Bastian Schweinsteiger 121 24 2004–2016
7 Toni Kroos 114 17 2010–2024
8 Philipp Lahm 113 5 2004–2014
9 Jürgen Klinsmann 108 47 1987–1998
10 Jürgen Kohler 105 2 1986–1998

Most consecutive matches

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Since many players have been absent due to injuries, there are only a few players who have been able to play for the national team without interruption:[11]

Rank Player Matches Period
1 Franz Beckenbauer 60 9 September 1970 – 23 February 1977
2 Berti Vogts 48 27 March 1974 – 21 June 1978
3 Manfred Kaltz 47 8 March 1978 – 14 April 1982
4 Berti Vogts 39 6 March 1968 – 8 September 1971

Youngest players on debut

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Twelve players were younger than 19 on their debut, four under 18. 109 players were not yet of age on their debut. After the age of majority was reduced to 18 years on 1 January 1975, no players who were not yet of age have made their debut, with the exception of Youssoufa Moukoko in 2022, who debuted four days before his 18th birthday. Of the players who were not yet of age on their debut, only Franz Beckenbauer managed more than 100 internationals, but other players later became World and / or European Champions, who were not yet of age on their debut: Rainer Bonhof, Paul Breitner, Horst Eckel, Uli Hoeneß, Gerd Mueller, Wolfgang Overath, Berti Vogts, Fritz Walter. Besides Beckenbauer, Willy Baumgärtner, Paul Janes and Uwe Seeler later became record appearances.

The ten youngest players on debut are listed.

Rank Player Date of birth First match Opponent Result Competition Age Apps Pos.
01. Willy Baumgärtner 23 December 1890 5 April 1908   Switzerland 3–5 Friendly match 17 years, 104 days 4 FW
02. Marius Hiller 5 August 1892 3 April 1910   Switzerland 3–2 Friendly match 17 years, 241 days 3[a] FW
03. Uwe Seeler 5 November 1936 16 October 1954  France 1–3 Friendly match 17 years, 345 days 72 FW
04. Youssoufa Moukoko 20 November 2004 16 November 2022  Oman 1–0 Friendly match 17 years, 361 days 2 FW
05. Jamal Musiala 26 February 2003 25 March 2021  Iceland 3–0 WC 2022 qualifier 18 years, 27 days 28 MF
06. Karl Wolter 2 August 1894 6 October 1912  Denmark 1–3 Friendly match 18 years, 65 days 3 FW
07. Franz Jelinek 10 July 1922 15 September 1940  Slovakia 1–0 Friendly match 18 years, 67 days 1 FW
08. Florian Wirtz 3 May 2003 2 September 2021  Liechtenstein 2–0 WC 2022 qualifier 18 years, 122 days 17 MF
09. Mario Götze 3 June 1992 17 November 2010  Sweden 0–0 Friendly match 18 years, 167 days 66 MF
010. Willy Tänzer 12 December 1889 7 June 1908  Austria 2–3 Friendly match 18 years, 178 days 1 DF
  1. ^ Hiller also played 2 matches for Argentina at the age of 24

Oldest players

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Eighteen players played their last match for Germany at an age older than 35 years, including six GKs. Eight national players continued to play for Austria or the Saarland after the Second World War. The ten oldest players at their last match are listed.

Rank Player Date of birth Last match Opponent Result Competition Age Apps Pos.
01. Lothar Matthäus 21 March 1961 20 June 2000  Portugal 0–3 EC 2000 group stage 39 years, 91 days 150 DF
02. Jens Lehmann 10 November 1969 29 June 2008  Spain 0–1 EC 2008 final 38 years, 232 days 61 GK
03. Manuel Neuer 27 March 1986 5 July 2024  Spain 1–2 EC 2024 quarter-final 38 years, 100 days 124 GK
04. Fritz Walter 31 October 1920 24 June 1958  Sweden 1–3 WC 1958 semi-final 37 years, 236 days 61 MF
05. Oliver Kahn 15 June 1969 8 July 2006  Portugal 3–1 WC 2006 3rd place 37 years, 23 days 86 GK
06. Richard Kress 6 March 1925 22 October 1961  Greece 2–1 WC 1962 qualifier 36 years, 230 days 09 FW
07. Andreas Kupfer 7 May 1914 22 November 1950   Switzerland 1–0 Friendly match 36 years, 199 days 44 DF
08. Andreas Köpke 12 March 1962 4 July 1998  Croatia 0–3 WC 1998 quarter-final 36 years, 114 days 59 GK
09. Hans-Jörg Butt 28 May 1974 10 July 2010  Uruguay 3–2 WC 2010 3rd place 36 years, 43 days 04 GK
10. Miroslav Klose 9 June 1978 13 July 2014  Argentina 1–0 WC 2014 final 36 years, 34 days 137 FW

Oldest players on debut

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39 players were at least 30 years old on their debut; for 16 of them it was their only match. Stefan Kuntz, who had made his debut at the age of 31 years and 49 days, made the most appearances (25). The ten oldest players on debut are listed.

Rank Player Date of birth First match Opponent Result Competition Age Apps
1. Karl Sesta 18 March 1906 15 June 1941  Croatia 5–1 Friendly match 35 years, 89 days 3[a]
2. Matthias Mauritz 13 November 1924 20 May 1959  Poland 1–1 Friendly match 34 years, 188 days 1
3. Oliver Baumann 2 June 1990 14 October 2024  Netherlands 1–0 2024–25 NL 34 years, 134 days 1
4. Karl Tewes 18 August 1886 26 September 1920  Austria 2–3 Friendly match 34 years, 39 days 6
5. Martin Max 7 August 1968 17 April 2002  Argentina 0–1 Friendly match 33 years, 253 days 1
6. Paul Steiner 23 January 1957 30 May 1990  Denmark 1–0 Friendly match 33 years, 127 days 1
7. Roman Weidenfeller 6 August 1980 19 November 2013  England 1–0 Friendly match 33 years, 105 days 5
8. Rudolf Leip 8 June 1890 12 August 1923  Finland 1–2 Friendly match 33 years, 65 days 3
9. Kurt Borkenhagen 30 December 1919 5 October 1952  France 1–3 Friendly match 32 years, 280 days 1
10. Kevin Behrens 3 February 1991 17 October 2023  Mexico 2–2 Friendly match 32 years, 257 days 1
  1. ^ Sesta previously played 42 matches for Austria; on his debut for the side he was 26 years and 65 days old.

Youngest captains

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Of the ten youngest captains, only Joshua Kimmich was captain in a competitive match, playing against Cameroon in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup group stage; the other thirteen youngest captains were only in friendly matches.

Rank Player Date of birth First match
as captain 		Opponent Result Competition Age App
No. 		Capt
apps 		Apps
01. Julian Draxler 20 September 1993 13 May 2014  Poland 0–0 Friendly match 20 years, 235 days 11. 9 58
02. Christian Schmidt 9 June 1888 24 April 1910  Netherlands 2–4 Friendly match 21 years, 299 days 1. 1 3
03. Josef Glaser 11 May 1887 13 March 1909 England England (Am.) 0–9 Friendly match 21 years, 310 days 1. 4 5
04. Max Breunig 12 November 1888 26 March 1911   Switzerland 6–2 Friendly match 22 years, 133 days 2. 3 9
05. Joshua Kimmich 8 February 1995 25 June 2017 (from 80')  Cameroon 3–1 Confed-Cup 2017 22 years, 137 days 18. 14 85
06. Adolf Jäger 31 March 1889 14 April 1912  Hungary 4–4 Friendly match 23 years, 14 days 4. 10 18
07. Stanislaus Kobierski 13 November 1910 3 December 1933  Poland 1–0 Friendly match 23 years, 20 days 11. 1 26
08. Eugen Kipp 26 February 1885 7 June 1908  Austria 2–3 Friendly match 23 years, 101 days 2. 2 18
09. Serdar Tasci 24 April 1987 11 August 2010 (from 66')  Denmark 2–2 Friendly match 23 years, 109 days 14. 1 14
10. Ernst Blum 25 January 1904 2 October 1927  Denmark 1–3 Friendly match 23 years, 250 days 1. 1 1

Oldest captains (first matches as captains)

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Of the ten oldest captains, only Marco Reus was captain for the first time in a competitive match, in a win against Liechtenstein for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification after Germany had already qualified; all the other players only debuted as captain in friendly matches.

Rank Player Date of birth First match
as captain 		Opponent Result Competition Age App
No. 		Capt
apps 		Apps
1. Jens Lehmann 10 November 1969 27 May 2008 (from 67')  Belarus 2–2 Friendly match 38 years, 199 days 54. 1 61
2. Andreas Kupfer 7 May 1914 22 November 1950[a]   Switzerland 1–0 Friendly match 36 years, 199 days 44. 1 44
3. Jakob Streitle 11 December 1916 4 May 1952  Republic of Ireland 3–0 Friendly match 35 years, 144 days 15. 1 15
4. Hans Hagen 15 July 1894 20 October 1929  Finland 4–0 Friendly match 35 years, 97 days 10. 1 12
5. Josef Müller 6 May 1893 15 April 1928   Switzerland 3–2 Friendly match 34 years, 355 days 12. 1 12
6. Karl Tewes 18 August 1886 5 May 1921  Austria 3–3 Friendly match 34 years, 261 days 03. 2 06
7. Sepp Maier 28 February 1944 11 October 1978  Czechoslovakia 4–3 Friendly match 34 years, 226 days 90. 6 95
8. Ulf Kirsten[b] 4 December 1965 2 September 1998 (from 46')  Malta 2–1 Friendly match 32 years, 272 days 37. 2 51
9. Paul Pömpner 28 December 1892 26 June 1925  Finland 5–3 Friendly match 32 years, 180 days 06. 1 06
10. Marco Reus 31 May 1989 2 September 2021 (from 82')  Liechtenstein 2–0 WC 2022 qualifier 32 years, 94 days 45. 1 48
  1. ^ First match after World War II
  2. ^ Kirsten also played 49 matches for East Germany, but in these he was not used as a captain.

List of national players who were not born in Germany or Austria

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Main article: List of Germany international footballers born outside Germany
No. Player Country of birth Apps for
Germany 		First match Matches against
country of birth (score)
01. Fritz Balogh  Czechoslovakia (Bratislava) 1 22 November 1950 –
02. Josef Posipal  Romania (Lugoj) 32 17 June 1951 –
03. Miroslav Votava  Czechoslovakia (Prague) 5 21 November 1979 –
04. Fredi Bobic  Yugoslavia (Maribor) 37 12 October 1994 23 June 1996 (2–1 against Croatia)
30 April 2003 (1–0 against Serbia and Montenegro)
05. Dariusz Wosz  Poland (Piekary Śląskie) 17[a] 26 February 1997 –
06. Oliver Neuville  Switzerland (Locarno) 69 2 September 1998 26 April 2000 (1–1)
07. Paulo Rink  Brazil (Curitiba) 13 2 September 1998 –
08. Mustafa Doğan  Turkey (Yalvaç) 2 30 July 1999 9 October 1999 (0–0)
09. Miroslav Klose  Poland (Opole) 137 24 March 2001 14 June 2006 (1–0)
8 June 2008 (2–0)
6 September 2011 (2–2)
10. Gerald Asamoah  Ghana (Mampong) 43 29 May 2001 –
11. Martin Max  Poland (Tarnowskie Góry) 1 17 April 2002 –
12. Paul Freier  Poland (Bytom) 19 9 May 2002 –
13. Kevin Kurányi  Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) 52 29 March 2003 8 September 2004 (1–1), 1 goal
25 June 2005 (2–3)
14. Lukas Podolski  Poland (Gliwice) 130 6 June 2004 14 June 2006 (1–0)
8 June 2008 (2–0), 2 goals
6 September 2011 (2–2)
11 October 2014 (0–2)
4 September 2015 (3–1)
15. Lukas Sinkiewicz  Poland (Tychy) 3 3 September 2005 –
16. Piotr Trochowski  Poland (Tczew) 35 7 October 2006 –
17. Marko Marin  Yugoslavia (Gradiška) 16 27 May 2008 3 June 2010 (3–1 against Bosnia and Herzegovina)
18 June 2010 (0–1 against Serbia)
18. Andreas Beck  Soviet Union (Kemerovo) 9 11 February 2009 –
19. Cacau  Brazil (Santo André) 23 29 May 2009 10 August 2011 (3–2)
20. Roman Neustädter[b]  Soviet Union (Dnipropetrowsk) 2 14 November 2012 –
21. Mahmoud Dahoud  Syria (Amuda) 2 7 October 2020 –
22. Armel Bella-Kotchap  France (Paris) 2 26 September 2022 –
23. Youssoufa Moukoko  Cameroon (Yaoundé) 2 16 November 2022 –
24. Waldemar Anton  Uzbekistan (Olmaliq) 7 23 March 2024 –
  1. ^ Wosz also played seven matches for East Germany
  2. ^ Neustädter played for Russia since 2016, also on 15 November 2018 against Germany

Goals

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Main article: Germany national football team goal records

Top goalscorers

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Miroslav Klose is Germany's all-time top scorer with 71 goals.
As of 10 July 2024[12]
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Period
1 Miroslav Klose (list) 71 137 0.52 2001–2014
2 Gerd Müller (list) 68 62 1.10 1966–1974
3 Lukas Podolski 49 130 0.38 2004–2017
4 Rudi Völler 47 90 0.52 1982–1994
Jürgen Klinsmann 47 108 0.44 1987–1998
6 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 45 95 0.47 1976–1986
Thomas Müller 45 131 0.34 2010–2024
8 Uwe Seeler 43 72 0.60 1954–1970
9 Michael Ballack 42 98 0.43 1999–2010
10 Oliver Bierhoff 37 70 0.53 1996–2002

Youngest goalscorers

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Ten goalscorers were younger than 20. Lukas Podolski is the youngest player to score two goals in one match, doing so in his eighth match. By contrast, Fritz Walter was the youngest player to score three goals, doing so in his first international match. Jamal Musiala is the youngest competitive goalscorer as well as the youngest player to score his first goal in a competitive fixture, doing so at the age of 18 years and 227 days in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against North Macedonia; all of the other nine youngest goalscorers scored in friendly matches.

The following table lists the ten youngest goalscorers.

Rank Player Date of birth First goal Opponent Result Competition Age Total
goals 		Goals
before
age 20
1. Marius Hiller 5 August 1892 3 April 1910   Switzerland 3–2 Friendly match 17 years, 241 days 01[a] 01
2. Jamal Musiala 26 February 2003 11 October 2021  North Macedonia 4–0 WC 2022 qualifier 18 years, 227 days 01 01
3. Edmund Conen 10 November 1914 14 January 1934  Hungary 3–1 Friendly match 19 years, 65 days 27 05
4. Willi Fick 17 February 1891 24 April 1910  Netherlands 2–4 Friendly match 19 years, 66 days 01 01
5. Mario Götze 3 June 1992 10 August 2011  Brazil 3–2 Friendly match 19 years, 68 days 17 02
Adolf Jäger 31 March 1889 7 June 1908  Austria 2–3 Friendly match 19 years, 68 days 10 01
Klaus Stürmer 9 August 1935 16 October 1954  France 1–3 Friendly match 19 years, 68 days 01 01
8. Karl Schlösser 29 January 1912 26 April 1931  Netherlands 1–1 Friendly match 19 years, 87 days 01 01
9. Marko Marin 13 March 1989 20 August 2008  Belgium 2–0 Friendly match 19 years, 160 days 01 01
10. Lukas Podolski 4 June 1985 21 December 2004[b]  Thailand 5–1 Friendly match 19 years, 200 days 49 03[c]
  1. ^ Hiller also scored 4 goals in 2 matches at the age of 24 for Argentina.
  2. ^ Podolski scored 2 goals that day.
  3. ^ Additional 1 goal scored on 20th birthday

Oldest goalscorers

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Seventeen players were over the age of 33 when they scored their last goal, including record goalscorer Miroslav Klose, who also scored the most goals after his 30th birthday. His precursor Gerd Müller scored his last of 68 international goals aged 28 years and 246 days, making him the player with the most goals before his 30th birthday. Klose was 35 years and 362 days old when he scored 69th international goal, the one which saw him replace Müller as the record scorer.

The following table lists the ten oldest goalscorers.

Rank Player Date of birth Last goal Opponent Result Competition Age Total
goals 		Goals
after
age 30
01. Lothar Matthäus 21 March 1961 28 July 1999  New Zealand 2–0 Confed Cup 1999 38 years, 128 days 23 06
02. Richard Kreß 6 March 1925 20 September 1961  Denmark 5–1 Friendly match 36 years, 198 days 02 02
03. Miroslav Klose 9 June 1978 8 July 2014  Brazil 7–1 WC 2014 semi-final 36 years, 29 days 71[a] 32
04. Fritz Walter 31 October 1920 26 May 1956  England 1–3 Friendly match 35 years, 207 days 33 14
05. Oliver Neuville 1 May 1973 31 May 2008  Serbia 2–1 Friendly match 35 years, 30 days 10 06
06. Ulf Kirsten 4 December 1965 7 June 2000  Liechtenstein 8–2 Friendly match 34 years, 186 days 20[b] 14
07. Hans Schäfer 19 October 1927 11 April 1962  Uruguay 3–0 Friendly match 34 years, 175 days 15 05
08. Rudi Völler 13 April 1960 2 July 1994  Belgium 3–2 WC 1994 round of 16 34 years, 80 days 47 15
09. Oliver Bierhoff 1 May 1968 1 June 2002  Saudi Arabia 8–0 WC 2002 group stage 34 years, 31 days 37 24
10. Thomas Müller 13 September 1989 12 September 2023  France 2–1 Friendly match 33 years, 364 days 45 07
  1. ^ 16th World Cup goal
  2. ^ Kirsten also scored 14 goals for East Germany.

Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of Germany national football team hat-tricks

For several players with the same number of hat-tricks and total goals, the entry is made chronologically.

Rank Player Hat-tricks Dates (goals) Total
goals
1. Gerd Müller 8 8 April 1967 (4), 21 May 1969 (4), 7 June 1970 (3), 10 June 1970 (3),
22 June 1971 (3), 8 September 1971 (3), 26 May 1972 (4), 15 November 1972 (4)		 28
2. Edmund Conen 5 27 May 1934 (3), 27 January 1935 (3), 18 August 1935 (3), 1 September 1940 (4),
20 October 1940 (4)		 17
3. Richard Hofmann 5 28 May 1928 (3), 23 June 1929 (3), 10 May 1930 (3), 27 September 1931 (3),
1 July 1932 (3)		 15
4. Miroslav Klose 4 13 February 2002 (3), 18 May 2002 (3), 1 June 2002 (3), 10 September 2008 (3) 12
5. Uwe Seeler 3 21 October 1959 (3), 20 September 1961 (3), 28 September 1963 (3) 9
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 3 23 September 1981 (3), 18 November 1981 (3), 20 June 1982 (3)
Oliver Bierhoff 3 20 August 1997 (3), 4 June 1999 (3), 9 May 2002 (3)
8 Otto Siffling 2 16 May 1937 (5), 24 October 1937 (3) 8
9 Ernst Willimowski[a] 2 5 October 1941 (3), 18 October 1942 (4) 7
Lukas Podolski 2 7 September 2005 (3), 6 September 2006 (4)
11. Serge Gnabry 2 11 November 2016 (3), 19 November 2019 (3) 6
Otto Harder 2 25 October 1924 (3), 20 June 1926 (3)
Karl Hohmann 2 22 October 1933 (3), 11 March 1934 (3)
Franz Binder 2 12 November 1939 (3), 26 November 1939 (3)
Fritz Walter 2 14 July 1940 (3), 15 August 1942 (3)
André Schürrle 2 15 October 2013 (3), 13 June 2015 (3)
  1. ^ Willimowski also scored four goals for Poland in a 5–6 World Cup defeat to Brazil on 5 June 1938.

Best goal ratio

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Gottfried Fuchs is the only player with a ratio of more than two goals per match.

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio
01 Gottfried Fuchs 13 06 2.17
02 Ludwig Damminger 05 03 1.67
Ernst Poertgen 05 03 1.67
04 Ernst Willimowski 13 08 1.63
05 Georg Frank 05 04 1.25
Oskar Rohr 05 04 1.25
07 August Klingler 06 05 1.20
08 Franz Binder 10 09 1.11
09 Gerd Müller 68 62 1.10
10 Helmut Schön 17 16 1.06

Penalties

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As of 7 September 2024, 140 penalties have been given for Germany in 136 different matches. Of these, 103 were converted (74%). The first penalty was in Germany's second match to make the score 1–1 (the final score was 1–5). In two cases, Germany scored two penalties in a single match, and on each occasion both penalties were converted by the same player (Fritz Walter in the 1954 World Cup semi-finals and Bastian Schweinsteiger in a friendly). On three occasions did the same player, Fritz Förderer, Torsten Frings, and Lukas Podolski, successfully convert one penalty but miss another in the same match.[13]

The most frequent penalty taker for Germany was Michael Ballack, converting ten of eleven penalties taken. The most penalty misses recorded was by Jürgen Klinsmann, who could not convert three of six penalties taken. 28 penalties were converted by the captain (c) of the team, with Lothar Matthäus (seven times) converting the most penalties as captain.

Germany have received the most penalties against Bulgaria; they earned nine penalties in a total of 21 matches against the side (42% of matches), of which eight were converted. Germany have received six penalties against a reigning world champion, all of which were converted. Germany have also received thirteen penalties as reigning world champions, of which ten were converted.

In fifteen matches, the conversion of the penalty was decisive to the game's outcome, with four converted penalties reducing a deficit leading to a draw and one of these draws followed by another penalty for a win. In 36 matches, the converted penalty was the first goal, including Germany's first match against world champions Brazil in May 1963. Of these matches, the opponents managed to draw three times and win the match five times. On seven occasions, the converted penalty was the only goal of the match.

Significant penalties include the converted penalty by Herbert Burdenski in Germany's first match after World War II, as well as the penalty converted in the 1990 FIFA World Cup final, which was taken by Andreas Brehme instead of originally-intended kicker Lothar Matthäus. This made Germany the first team to be given a penalty in two World Cup finals, after becoming the first team to concede a penalty in a FIFA World Cup final in 1974. Germany's 1990 World Cup quarter-final victory also saw the converted penalty being the only goal of the match.

In total, Germany converted 51 penalties in friendly matches, 18 in European Championship qualifiers, 11 in World Cup qualifiers, 10 in World Cup matches and 3 in Nations League matches.

Eleven opposition goalkeepers faced a German penalty twice. Of these penalties, Germany only failed to score either against Alan Fettis of Northern Ireland. John Bonello (Malta) and Borislav Mihaylov (Bulgaria) were each able to save one of the two penalties.

Germany have been given the most penalties by Italian and Swiss referees (eleven each), with the Swiss referees officiating just over half as many matches as the Italians (55 vs 109). Additionally, two of the three German referees who led a match of the German team gave a penalty for Germany. In both cases, the penalties were not decisive to the match as both ended 5–1: once in favour of the England amateur team and once for the German team against Croatia. Italian Nicola Rizzoli is the only referee to have awarded three penalties for the German team, including two in the same match; he also gave one penalty against the side. Nine other referees have given Germany two penalties.

Penalty shoot-outs

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Germany have been involved in eight penalty shoot-outs, six of which were won and two lost. Germany is the only team ever to participate in at least four World Cup shoot-outs with a 100 percent win rate. Consequently, of Argentina's record seven World Cup shoot-outs, their sole defeat was against Germany in 2006. The most successful penalty takers in shoot-outs for Germany are Andreas Brehme, Pierre Littbarski, Lothar Matthäus and Olaf Thon, with two penalties converted each. Harald Schumacher is the most successful goalkeeper in shoot-outs, with four penalties saved. Sepp Maier (1976) and Eike Immel (1988) are the only goalkeepers who could not save a single penalty in a shoot-out. On four occasions, all German takers were successful in a shoot-out, and in three of these cases only four German kickers were required before the match was won. Even in Germany's two lost shoot-outs, the fifth kicker was not required to take a penalty. In two cases (1982 and 1996), an additional sixth German taker secured a shoot-out victory, while in 2016 this was achieved by the ninth kicker.

Sending off

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So far, 27 German players have been sent off in a match, five of which were yellow-red cards from 1991. The first player to be sent off was Hans Kalb, in a match against Uruguay on 3 June 1928 at the 1928 Olympics; he thus also became the first captain of the German team to be sent off. Jérôme Boateng was the first player to be dismissed on his international debut, on 10 October 2009 in Moscow against Russia.[14] The first German player to be shown a red card in a World Cup match (used since 1970) was Thomas Berthold on 21 June 1986, in a quarter-final game against Mexico. Berthold was also the first German international to be sent off twice. Jérôme Boateng, Carsten Ramelow and Christian Wörns were also each sent off twice. Leroy Sané was the last player to be sent off, being dismissed on 21 November 2023 in a friendly match against Austria. Ron-Robert Zieler was the first German goalkeeper to be sent off, on 15 August 2012 against Argentina.

The most players to be sent off in a single Germany match is three, against Uruguay on 3 June 1928: the German players Hans Kalb and Richard Hofmann were dismissed, in addition to the Uruguayan José Nasazzi.

Two German players have been sent off after being brought on as a substitute: Ulf Kirsten and Bastian Schweinsteiger.

Team results

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Germany national football team results

Frequency of match results

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2–1 is the most frequent scoreline in favour of the Germany national team, with 88 matches (8.94%) ending like this. 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 next most common result (81 matches). Of the matches lost by Germany, 0–1 is the most frequent result (46 matches), followed by 1–2 (44 matches). 51 of Germany's matches ended scoreless (5.18%), and they have played a total of 341 matches (34.65%) without conceding, seven of which came consecutively between 2016 and 2017.

Goals conceded
Goals of Germany 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 51[a] 46 27 12 1 1 2 0 0 1
1 83 83[b] 43 27 9 5 0 0 0 0
2 85 86 44[c] 18 6 1 1 0 0 0
3 51 45 31 15[a] 4 2 3 0 1 0
4 30 32 18 8 4 0 0 0 0 0
5 11 18 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0
6 10 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 9 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Note:
  1. ^ a b Includes one match won via penalty shoot-out
  2. ^ Includes four matches won and one match lost via penalty shoot-out
  3. ^ Includes one match lost via penalty shoot-out

Biggest wins

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Rank Result (half-time) Opponent Venue Date Competition German goalscorers (goals) Notes
1. 16–0 (8–0)  Russian Empire[a] Stockholm, Sweden 1 July 1912 OG 1912 consolation tour first round Gottfried Fuchs (10), Fritz Förderer (4), Karl Burger (1),[b] Emil Oberle (1)[b] Biggest win
2. 13–0 (8–0)  Finland[a] Leipzig 1 September 1940 Friendly match Wilhelm Hahnemann Austria (6), Edmund Conen (4), Fritz Walter (2), Willi Arlt (1) Biggest home win
13–0 (6–0)  San Marino[a] Serravalle, San Marino 6 September 2006 EC 2008 qualifier Lukas Podolski (4), Thomas Hitzlsperger (2), Miroslav Klose (2), Bastian Schweinsteiger (2), Michael Ballack (1), Manuel Friedrich (1),[b] Bernd Schneider (1) Biggest away win
4. 12–0 (7–0)  Cyprus[a] Essen 21 May 1969 WC 1970 qualifier Gerd Müller (4), Wolfgang Overath (3), Helmut Haller (2), Sigfried Held (1), Horst-Dieter Höttges (1),[b] Max Lorenz (1)[b]
5. 09–0 (2–0)  Luxembourg[c] Berlin 4 August 1936 OG 1936 first round Wilhelm Simetsreiter (3), Adolf Urban (3), Josef Gauchel (2), Franz Elbern (1)
5. 09–0 (4–0)  Liechtenstein Wolfsburg 11 November 2021 WC 2022 qualifier İlkay Gündoğan (1), Daniel Kaufmann (1) (OG), Leroy Sané (2), Marco Reus (1), Thomas Müller (1), Ridle Baku (1), Maximilian Göppel (1) (o.g.)
7. 09–1 (5–1)  Luxembourg Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 11 March 1934 WC 1934 qualifier Josef Rasselnberg (4), Karl Hohmann (3), Ernst Albrecht (1), Willi Wigold (1)
09–1 (4–0)  Liechtenstein Mannheim 4 June 1996 Friendly match Stefan Kuntz (2), Andreas Möller (2), Oliver Bierhoff (1), Jürgen Klinsmann (1), Jürgen Kohler (1), Matthias Sammer (1), Christian Ziege (1)
9. 08–0 (4–0)  Denmark[a] Breslau 16 May 1937 Friendly match Otto Siffling (5), Ernst Lehner (1), Fritz Szepan (1), Adolf Urban (1)
08–0 (4–0)  Malta Dortmund 28 February 1976 EC 1976 qualifier Erich Beer (2), Jupp Heynckes (2), Ronald Worm (2), Bernd Hölzenbein (1), Berti Vogts (1)[b]
08–0 (3–0)  Malta Bremen 27 February 1980 EC 1980 qualifier Klaus Allofs (2), Klaus Fischer(2), Rainer Bonhof (1), Walter Kelsch (1), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1), John Holland (1) (o.g.)
08–0 (5–0)  Albania Dortmund 18 November 1981 WC 1970 qualifier Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (3), Klaus Fischer (2), Paul Breitner (1), Manfred Kaltz (1), Pierre Littbarski (1)
08–0 (4–0)  Saudi Arabia Sapporo, Japan 1 June 2002 WC 2002 group stage Miroslav Klose (3), Michael Ballack (1), Oliver Bierhoff (1), Carsten Jancker (1), Thomas Linke (1),[b] Bernd Schneider (1) Biggest World Cup win
08–0 (6–0)  San Marino Serravalle, San Marino 11 November 2016 WC 2018 qualifier Serge Gnabry (3), Jonas Hector (2), Sami Khedira (1), Kevin Volland (1),[b] Mattia Stefanelli (1) (o.g.)
08–0 (5–0)  Estonia[c] Mainz 11 June 2019 EC 2020 qualifier Marco Reus (2), Serge Gnabry (2), Leon Goretzka (1), İlkay Gündoğan (1), Timo Werner (1), Leroy Sané (1)
Note:
  1. ^ a b c d e The defeat is the highest defeat of the opponent country
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h (So far) only goal of the player
  3. ^ a b The defeat is one of the highest losses of the opponent country; the opponent lost at least one other match by the same goal difference

Fifteen consecutive wins in all competitive matches (world record)

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Date Opponent Venue Result Type German goalscorers
10 July 2010  Uruguay Port Elizabeth, South Africa 3–2 WC 2010 3rd place Müller 19', Jansen 56', Khedira 82'
3 September 2010  Belgium Brussels, Belgium 1–0 EC 2012 qualifier Klose 51'
7 September 2010  Azerbaijan Köln 6–1 EC 2012 qualifier Westermann 28', Podolski 45+1', Klose 45+2', 90+2',
Sadygov 53' (o.g.), Badstuber 86'
8 October 2010  Turkey Berlin 3–0 EC 2012 qualifier Klose 42', 87', Özil 79'
12 October 2010  Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan 3–0 EC 2012 qualifier Klose 48', Gómez 76', Podolski 85'
26 March 2011  Kazakhstan Kaiserslautern 4–0 EC 2012 qualifier Klose 3', 88', Müller 25', 43'
3 June 2011  Austria Vienna, Austria 2–1 EC 2012 qualifier Gómez 44', 90'
7 June 2011  Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 3–1 EC 2012 qualifier Özil 30', Gómez 41', Schürrle 90+3'
2 September 2011  Austria Gelsenkirchen 6–2 EC 2012 qualifier Klose 8', Özil 23', 47', Podolski 28',
Schürrle 83', Götze 88'
7 October 2011  Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 3–1 EC 2012 qualifier Gómez 35', Müller 66', Schweinsteiger 86' (pen.)
11 October 2011  Belgium Düsseldorf 3–1 EC 2012 qualifier Özil 30', Schürrle 33', Gómez 48'
9 June 2012  Portugal Lviv, Ukraine 1–0 EC 2012 group stage Gómez 72'
13 June 2012  Netherlands Kharkiv, Ukraine 2–1 EC 2012 group stage Gómez 24', 38'
17 June 2012  Denmark Lviv, Ukraine 2–1 EC 2012 group stage Podolski 19', Bender 80'
22 June 2012  Greece Gdańsk, Poland 4–2 EC 2012 quarter-final Lahm 39', Khedira 61', Klose 68', Reus 74'

Highest-scoring draws

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Rank Result (half-time) Opponent Venue Date Competition German goalscorers (goals) Notes
1. 5–5 (3–2)  Netherlands Zwolle, Netherlands 24 March 1912 friendly match Julius Hirsch (4), Gottfried Fuchs (1)
2. 4–4 (4–1)  Hungary Budapest, Hungary 14 April 1912 Friendly match Adolf Jäger (1), Eugen Kipp (1), Ernst Möller (1), Willi Worpitzky (1) Germany lead 4–1 until the 59th minute
4–4 (0–1)  Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 5 April 1914 friendly match Otto Harder[a] (1), Adolf Jäger (1), Richard Queck[b] (1), Karl Wegele[b] (1) Germany equalized 4–4 in the 90th minute, end their longest streak of matches lost (seven); last match before World War I
4–4 (2–4) Bohemia and Moravia Breslau 12 November 1939 Griendly match Franz Binder Austria (3), Paul Janes (1) Germany were initially trailing 0–3
4–4 (3–0)  Sweden Berlin 16 October 2012 WC 2014 qualifier Miroslav Klose (2), Per Mertesacker (1), Mesut Özil (1) Germany were leading 4–0 until the 62nd minute; the equalizer came in the 3rd minute of second half stoppage time
Note:
  1. ^ This was Otto Harder's first international match and international goal
  2. ^ a b This was Richard Queck and Karl Wegele's last international match and international goals

Biggest defeats

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Rank Result (half-time) Opponent Venue Date Competition German goalscorers (goals) Notes
01. 0–9 (0–5)  England Amateurs Oxford, England 13 March 1909 Friendly match Biggest defeat, biggest away defeat
02. 0–6 (0–3)  Spain Seville, Spain 17 November 2020 UNL 2020–21 Biggest defeat in a competitive match
0–6 (0–3)  Austria Berlin 24 May 1931 Friendly match Biggest home defeat
04. 0–5 (0–2)  Austria Vienna, Austria 13 September 1931 Friendly match
05. 3–8 (1–3)  Hungary Basel, Switzerland 20 June 1954 WC 1954 group stage Richard Herrmann (1),[a] Alfred Pfaff (1),[a] Helmut Rahn (1) Biggest World Cup defeat; only in one other match (5–4 win against Switzerland on 17 September 1955) did Hungary's "Golden Team" concede more goals
06. 0–4 (0–0)  Brazil Guadalajara, Mexico 24 July 1999 Confed-Cup 1999 group stage First ever Confederations Cup match
7. 1–5 (1–3)  England Amateurs Berlin-Mariendorf 20 April 1908 Friendly match Fritz Förderer (1) First ever home match
1–5 (1–0)  Austria Stockholm, Sweden 29 June 1912 OG 1912 first round Adolf Jäger (1) First ever match on neutral ground, first ever match at Olympic Games
1–5 (1–2)  Hungary Budapest, Hungary 24 September 1939 Friendly match Ernst Lehner (1) First match during World War II
1–5 (1–2)  England Munich 1 September 2001 WC 2002 qualifier Carsten Jancker (1) Biggest defeat in qualification match
1–5 (0–4)  Romania Bucharest, Romania 28 April 2004 friendly match Philipp Lahm (1)[b]
12. 2–6 (0–4)  Belgium Antwerp, Belgium 23 November 1913 Friendly match Gottfried Fuchs (1), Karl Wegele (1)[b]
Note:
  1. ^ a b Only international goal for the player
  2. ^ a b First international goal for the player

Attendance

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There have been thirteen matches played involving the German team with at least 100,000 spectators. Only two of these matches place in Germany. Two matches took place at a neutral venue, both at the Estadio Azteca. The majority of these matches took place when standing room was allowed at international matches and the stadiums thus had higher capacities. Currently, there are only two stadiums worldwide with a capacity of at least 100,000 spectators.

Rank Attendance Venue Stadium Opponent Date Competition Result Notes
1 150,289 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Estádio do Maracanã  Brazil 21 March 1982 Friendly match 0–1
2 143,315 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Estádio do Maracanã  Brazil 6 June 1965 Friendly match 0–2
3 114,600 Mexico City, Mexico Estadio Azteca  Argentina 29 June 1986 WC 1986 Final 2–3
4 114,000 Mexico City, Mexico Estadio Azteca  Mexico 22 December 1993 Friendly match 0–0
5 110,000 Teheran, Iran Azadi Stadium  Iran 9 October 2004 Friendly match 2–0 First match of Per Mertesacker
6 106,066 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Estádio do Maracanã  Brazil 12 June 1977 Friendly match 1–1
7 105,000 Berlin Olympiastadion Berlin  England 14 May 1938 Friendly match 3–6 First matches of Austrian players in the Germany national team
8 104,403 Mexico City, Mexico Estadio Azteca  Uruguay 20 June 1970 WC 1970 3rd place 1–0
9 103,415 Glasgow, Scotland Hampden Park  Scotland 6 May 1959 Friendly match 2–3
10 102,444 Mexico City, Mexico Estadio Azteca  Italy 17 June 1970 WC 1970 semi-final 3–4 (a.e.t.) First match at a neutral venue in front of more than 100,000 spectators
11 102,000 Stuttgart Neckarstadion   Switzerland 22 November 1950 Friendly match 1–0 First match after World War II
12 100,000 London, England Wembley Stadium  England 1 December 1954 Friendly match 1–3 First match of Jupp Derwall as manager
100,000 London, England Wembley Stadium  England 12 March 1975 Friendly match 0–2 400th Germany match

Match statistics

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Consideration of extensions and penalty shoot-outs

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Matches that were decided in extra time are scored according to their result.

The Germany national team partook in seven penalty shoot-outs at World Cup finals and European Championships, winning six and losing one. They also took part in a shoot-out during the Four Nations Tournament in 1988, which they lost.

The matches which were decided by penalty shoot-out are counted below as draws. The goals scored in shoot-outs are not taken into account for overall goals scored, goals conceded or goal difference.

Opponents to continental federations

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Continental Association Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA (Europe)[note 1] 860 501 180 179 1,958 1,006 +952
CONMEBOL (South America) 79 35 17 27 136 109 +27
CONCACAF (North and Middle America) 29 17 6 6 66 36 +30
CAF (Africa) 24 15 6 3 51 21 +30
AFC (Asia)[note 2] 26 18 3 5 70 27 +43
OFC (Oceania)[note 3] 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6
Total 1,021 589 212 220 2,290 1,202 +1,088

Match type

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UEFA only evaluates the matches that have been played in a final tournament as European Championship matches.

For this reason, the four European Championship quarter-finals of 1972 and 1976 are considered European Championship qualifiers.

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
Friendly 580 303 124 153 1,236 769 +467
3 2 1 0 9 7 +2
2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
2 0 0 2 2 6 −4
2 0 0 2 0 5 −5
12 9 1 2 30 15 +15
World Cup (WC) 112 68 21 23 232 130 +102
World Cup qualification 104 83 18 3 328 74 +254
European Championship (EC) 58 30 14 14 89 59 +30
European Championship qualification 106 76 20 10 267 68 +199
Confederations Cup (Confed-Cup) 13 8 2 3 29 22 +7
Nations League (NL) 20 6 10 4 34 32 +2
Olympic Games (OG) 7 3 0 4 32 14 +18
Total 1,021 589 212 220 2,290 1,202 +1,088

All international matches

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The Germany national team has played against 91 different national teams. In Europe, only Norway (95) and Sweden (95) have played against more different national teams.

Below are:

  • 9 of the currently 56 national teams of the CAF
  • 10 of the 47 national teams of the AFC
  • 1 of the currently 13 national teams of the OFC
  • 50 of the other 54 national teams of UEFA (no matches have been played against Andorra, Kosovo or Montenegro)
  • 4 of the currently 41 national teams of CONCACAF
  • 9 of the 10 national teams of CONMEBOL (no match has been played against Venezuela)
  • 9 former national teams (in italics), of which 6 belonged to UEFA at the time of the last matches.

Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Israel, Russia (as the Russian Empire) and San Marino suffered their highest losses against Germany, while Brazil, Estonia, Hungary and Luxembourg suffered their joint-highest defeats against Germany. Germany was the first international opponent in Slovakia in 1939.

The Germany national team has the following balance sheets (as of 14 October 2024):

Team Association Type of match Pld W D L GF GA GD Competitive meetings
 Albania UEFA Competitive 14 13 1 0 38 10 +28 WC qualification: 1982, 1998, 2002
EC qualification: 1968, 1972, 1984, 1996
Total 14 13 1 0 38 10 +28
 Algeria CAF
Competitive 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 WC: GS 1982, R16 2014
Friendly 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
Total 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2
 Argentina CONMEBOL
Competitive 8 4 3 1 14 7 +7 WC: GS 1958, 1966, QF 2006, 2010, F 1986, 1990, 2014[note 4]
Confed-Cup: GS 2005
Friendly 15 3 3 9 19 27 −8
Total 23 7 6 10 33 34 −1
 Armenia UEFA Competitive 4 4 0 0 19 2 +17 WC qualification: 1998, 2022
Friendly 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5
Total 5 5 0 0 25 3 +22
 Australia OFC/AFC
Competitive 4 4 0 0 14 5 +9 WC: GS 1974, 2010
Confed-Cup: GS 2005, 2017
Friendly 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1
Total 6 4 1 1 17 9 +8
 Austria UEFA Competitive 16 13 1 2 38 16 +22 OG: R16 1912
WC: 3rd place 1934, SF 1954, 2GS 1978, GS 1982
WC qualification: 1970, 1982, 2014
EC: GS 2008
EC qualification: 1984, 2012
Friendly 25 12 5 8 52 43 +9
Total 41 25 6 10 90 59 +31
 Azerbaijan UEFA Competitive 6 6 0 0 24 4 +20 WC qualification: 2010, 2018
EC qualification: 2012
Total 6 6 0 0 24 4 +20
 Belarus UEFA Competitive 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 EC qualification: 2020
Friendly 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
Total 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6
 Belgium UEFA Competitive 8 8 0 0 18 7 +11 WC: GS 1934, R16 1994
EC: SF 1972, F 1980
EC qualification: 1992, 2012
Friendly 18 12 1 5 42 22 +20
Total 26 20 1 5 60 29 +31
Bohemia and Moravia [note 5] Friendly 1 0 1 0 4 4 0
Total 1 0 1 0 4 4 0
 Bolivia CONMEBOL Competitive 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 WC: GS 1994
Total 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina UEFA Competitive 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 NL: GS 2024/25
Friendly 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
Total 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3
 Brazil CONMEBOL Competitive 4 1 0 3 9 10 −1 WC: F 2002, SF 2014
Confed-Cup: GS 1999, SF 2005
Friendly 19 4 5 10 22 31 −9
Total 23 5 5 13 31 41 −10
 Bulgaria UEFA Competitive 8 5 1 2 20 10 +10 WC: GS 1970, QF 1994
WC qualification: 1982
EC qualification: 1976, 1996
Friendly 13 11 1 1 36 14 +22
Total 21 16 2 3 56 24 +32
 Cameroon CAF Competitive 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 WC: GS 2002
Confed-Cup: GS 2017
Friendly 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3
Total 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7
 Canada CONCACAF Friendly 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5
Total 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5
 Chile CONMEBOL Competitive 5 4 1 0 9 2 +7 WC: GS 1962, 1974, 1982
Confed-Cup: GS 2017, F 2017
Friendly 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1
Total 9 6 1 2 14 8 +6
 China AFC Friendly 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
Total 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
 CIS UEFA Competitive 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 EC: GS 1992
Total 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Colombia CONMEBOL
Competitive 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 WC: GS 1990
Friendly 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3
Total 5 2 2 1 10 7 +3
 Costa Rica CONCACAF Competitive 2 2 0 0 8 4 +4 WC: GS 2006, 2022
Total 2 2 0 0 8 4 +4
 Croatia UEFA
Competitive 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 WC: QF 1998
EC: QF 1996, GS 2008
Friendly 5 4 1 0 15 4 +11
Total 8 5 1 2 18 10 +8
 Cyprus UEFA Competitive 6 5 1 0 29 1 +28 WC qualification: 1966, 1970
EC qualification: 2008
Total 6 5 1 0 29 1 +28
 Czechoslovakia UEFA Competitive 7 3 3 1 14 10 +4 WC: SF 1934, GS 1958, QF 1990
WC qualification: 1986
EC: F 1976, GS 1980
Friendly 10 7 1 2 22 14 +8
Total 17 10 4 3 36 24 +12
 Czech Republic UEFA Competitive 7 5 0 2 12 8 +4 WC qualification: 2018
EC: GS 1996, 2004, F 1996
EC qualification: 2008
Friendly 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2
Total 9 7 0 2 16 10 +6
 Denmark UEFA
Competitive 5 3 0 2 6 5 +1 WC: GS 1986
EC: GS 1988, 2012, F 1992, R16 2024
Friendly 24 13 5 6 51 33 +18
Total 29 16 5 8 57 38 +19
 East Germany UEFA Competitive 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 WC: GS 1974
Total 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
 Ecuador CONMEBOL Competitive 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 WC: GS 2006
Friendly 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2
Total 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5
 Egypt CAF Friendly 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
Total 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
 England[note 6] UEFA
Competitive 14 4 6 4 20 22 −2 WC: F 1966, QF 1970, 2GS 1982, SF 1990, R16 2010
WC qualification: 2002
EC qualification: 1972
EC: SF 1996, GS 2000, R16 2020
NL: GS 2022/23
Friendly 21 9 2 10 26 35 −25
Total 35 13 8 14 46 57 −11
 England Amateurs [note 7] Friendly 4 0 1 3 3 19 −16
Total 4 0 1 3 3 19 −16
 Estonia UEFA Competitive 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 WC qualification: 1938
EC qualification: 2020
Friendly 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7
Total 5 5 0 0 22 1 +21
 Faroe Islands UEFA Competitive 4 4 0 0 10 1 +9 WC qualification: 2014
EC qualification: 2004
Total 4 4 0 0 10 1 +9
 Finland UEFA Competitive 11 7 4 0 33 9 +24 WC qualification: 1938, 1982, 1990, 2002, 2010
EC qualification: 2000
Friendly 12 9 2 1 49 10 +39
Total 23 16 6 1 82 19 +63
 France UEFA
Competitive 8 2 2 4 10 14 −4 WC: 3rd place 1958, SF 1982, 1986, QF 2014
EC: SF 2016, GS 2020
NL: GS 2018/19
Friendly 26 9 6 11 40 37 +3
Total 34 11 8 15 50 51 −1
 Georgia UEFA Competitive 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 EC qualification: 1996, 2016
Friendly 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
Total 5 5 0 0 12 2 +10
 Ghana CAF Competitive 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 WC: GS 2010, 2014
Friendly 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5
Total 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6
 Gibraltar UEFA Competitive 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 EC qualification: 2016
Total 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11
 Greece UEFA Competitive 8 5 3 0 18 8 +10 WC qualification: 1962, 2002
EC qualification: 1976
EC: GS 1980, QF 2012
Friendly 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3
Total 10 7 3 0 23 10 +13
 Hungary UEFA
Competitive 8 3 2 3 17 17 0 OG: CT SF 1912
WC: GS 1954, F 1954
EC: GS 2020, 2024
NL: GS 2022/23, 2024/25
Friendly 31 12 10 9 64 51 +13
Total 39 15 12 12 81 68 +13
 Iceland UEFA Competitive 4 3 1 0 10 0 +10 EC qualification: 2004
WC qualification: 2022
Friendly 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7
Total 6 5 1 0 18 1 +17
 Iran AFC Competitive 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 WC: GS 1998
Friendly 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
Total 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
 Israel UEFA Friendly 5 5 0 0 14 1 +13
Total 5 5 0 0 14 1 +13
 Italy UEFA Competitive 11 1 6 4 13 16 −3 WC: GS 1962, 2GS 1978, SF 1970, 2006, F 1982
EC: GS 1988, 1996, SF 2012, QF 2016
NL: GS 2022/23
Friendly 26 8 7 11 34 37 −3
Total 37 9 13 15 47 53 −6
 Ivory Coast CAF Friendly 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
Total 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
 Japan AFC
Competitive 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 WC: GS 2022
Friendly 3 1 1 1 6 6 0
Total 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1
 Kazakhstan UEFA Competitive 4 4 0 0 14 1 +13 EC qualification: 2012
WC qualification: 2014
Total 4 4 0 0 14 1 +13
 Kuwait AFC Friendly 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7
Total 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7
 Latvia UEFA
Competitive 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 EC: GS 2004
Friendly 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11
Total 4 3 1 0 13 2 +11
 Liechtenstein UEFA Competitive 4 4 0 0 21 0 +21 WC qualification: 2010, 2022
Friendly 2 2 0 0 17 3 +14
Total 6 6 0 0 38 3 +35
 Lithuania UEFA Competitive 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 EC qualification: 2004
Total 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
 Luxembourg UEFA Competitive 4 4 0 0 25 3 +22 OG: R16 1936
WC qualification: 1934
EC qualification: 1992
Friendly 9 8 0 1 35 8 +27
Total 13 12 0 1 60 11 +49
 Malta UEFA Competitive 6 5 1 0 26 2 +24 WC qualification: 1986
EC qualification: 1976, 1980
Friendly 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11
Total 9 8 1 0 38 3 +35
 Mexico CONCACAF Competitive 6 4 1 1 16 6 +10 WC: GS 1978, 2018, QF 1986, R16 1998
Confed-Cup: 3rd place 2005, SF 2017
Friendly 7 1 5 1 10 7 +3
Total 13 5 6 2 26 13 +13
 Moldova UEFA Competitive 4 4 0 0 18 3 +15 EC qualification: 1996, 2000
Total 4 4 0 0 18 3 +15
 Morocco CAF Competitive 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 WC: GS 1970, R16 1986
Friendly 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7
Total 4 4 0 0 12 3 +9
 Netherlands UEFA Competitive 16 6 6 4 25 27 −2 WC: F 1974, 2GS 1978, R16 1990
WC qualification: 1990
EC: SF 1988, GS 1980, 1992, 2004, 2012
EC qualification: 2020
NL: GS 2018/19, 2024/25
Friendly 32 12 12 8 65 52 +13
Total 48 18 18 12 90 79 +11
 New Zealand OFC Competitive 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 Confed-Cup: GS 1999
Total 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Nigeria CAF Friendly 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
Total 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Northern Ireland UEFA Competitive 14 10 2 2 33 12 +21 WC: GS 1958
WC qualification: 1962, 1998, 2018
EC qualification: 1984, 2000, 2020
EC: GS 2016
Friendly 5 3 2 0 13 3 +10
Total 19 13 4 2 46 15 +31
 Norway UEFA Competitive 5 3 1 1 15 4 +11 OG: QF 1936
WC qualification: 1954, 2018
Friendly 17 12 4 1 44 13 +31
Total 22 15 5 2 59 17 +42
 North Macedonia UEFA Competitive 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 WC qualification: 2022
Total 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3
 Oman AFC Friendly 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
Total 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
 Paraguay CONMEBOL Competitive 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 WC: R16 2002
Friendly 1 0 1 0 3 3 0
Total 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
 Peru CONMEBOL Competitive 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 WC: GS 1970
Friendly 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
Total 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5
 Poland UEFA Competitive 9 5 3 1 10 4 +6 WC: GS 1978, 2006, 2GS 1974
EC qualification: 1972, 2016
EC: GS 2008, 2016
Friendly 13 8 4 1 24 9 +15
Total 22 13 7 2 34 13 +21
 Portugal UEFA Competitive 11 6 3 2 18 11 +7 WC qualification: 1986, 1998
WC: 3rd place 2006, GS 2014
EC: GS 1984, 2000, 2012, 2020, QF 2008
Friendly 8 5 2 1 15 7 +8
Total 19 11 5 3 33 18 +15
 Republic of Ireland UEFA Competitive 7 3 3 1 12 4 +8 WC: GS 2002
EC qualification: 2008, 2016
WC qualification: 2014
Friendly 13 6 2 5 23 20 +3
Total 20 9 5 6 35 24 +11
 Romania UEFA Competitive 4 3 1 0 6 3 +3 EC: GS 1984, 2000
WC qualification: 2022
Friendly 11 7 2 2 35 16 +19
Total 15 10 3 2 41 19 +22
 Russia UEFA Competitive 4 4 0 0 22 1 +21 OG: CS R1 1912
WC qualification: 2010
EC: GS 1996
Friendly 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4
Total 7 6 1 0 28 3 +25
 Saar [note 5] Competitive 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 WC qualification: 1954
Total 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5
 San Marino UEFA Competitive 4 4 0 0 34 0 +34 EC qualification: 2008
WC qualification: 2018
Total 4 4 0 0 34 0 +34
 Saudi Arabia AFC Competitive 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8 WC: GS 2002
Friendly 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
Total 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12
 Scotland UEFA Competitive 9 7 2 0 21 10 +11 WC qualification: 1970
WC: GS 1986
EC: GS 1992, 2024
EC qualification: 2004, 2016
Friendly 9 2 3 4 10 14 −4
Total 18 9 5 4 31 24 +7
 Serbia UEFA
Competitive 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 WC: GS 2010
Friendly 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
Total 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
 Serbia and Montenegro UEFA Friendly 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
Total 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Slovakia UEFA Competitive 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 EC qualification: 2008
EC: R16 2016
Friendly 8 5 0 3 16 10 +6
Total 11 8 0 3 25 12 +13
 Slovenia UEFA Friendly 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
Total 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 South Africa CAF Friendly 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7
Total 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7
 South Korea AFC
Competitive 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 WC: GS 1994, 2018, SF 2002
Friendly 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2
Total 4 2 0 2 5 7 −2
 Soviet Union UEFA Competitive 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 WC: SF 1966
EC: F 1972
Friendly 10 7 0 3 17 10 +7
Total 12 9 0 3 22 11 +11
 Spain UEFA
Competitive 13 4 4 5 13 17 −4 WC: GS 1966, 1994, 2022, 2GS 1982, SF 2010
EC qualification: 1976
EC: GS 1984, 1988, F 2008, QF 2024
NL: GS 2020/21
Friendly 14 5 5 4 19 17 +2
Total 27 9 9 9 32 34 −2
 Sweden UEFA Competitive 13 9 3 1 35 20 +15 WC: QF 1934, SF 1958, 2GS 1974, R16 2006, GS 2018
WC qualification: 1938, 1966, 1986, 2014
EC: SF 1992
Friendly 24 7 6 11 37 41 −4
Total 37 16 9 12 72 61 +11
  Switzerland UEFA Competitive 8 3 4 1 19 11 +8 OG: R16 1928
WC: R16 1938 (x2), GS 1962, 1966
EC: GS 2024
NL: GS 2020/21
Friendly 46 33 5 8 124 59 +65
Total 54 36 9 9 143 70 +73
 Thailand AFC Friendly 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4
Total 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4
 Tunisia CAF Competitive 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 WC: GS 1978
Confed-Cup: GS 2005
Friendly 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Total 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3
 Turkey UEFA Competitive 13 9 3 1 34 9 +25 WC: GS 1954 (x2)
EC qualification: 1972, 1980, 1984, 2000, 2012
EC: SF 2008
Friendly 9 5 1 3 20 10 +10
Total 22 14 4 4 54 19 +35
 Ukraine UEFA Competitive 7 5 2 0 14 4 +10 WC qualification: 1998, 2002
EC: GS 2016
NL: GS 2020/21
Friendly 3 0 3 0 6 6 0
Total 10 5 5 0 20 10 +10
 United Arab Emirates AFC Competitive 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 WC: GS 1990
Friendly 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7
Total 3 3 0 0 14 3 +11
 United States CONCACAF Competitive 4 3 0 1 4 2 +2 WC: GS 1998, 2014, QF 2002
Confed-Cup: GS 1999
Friendly 8 5 0 3 22 16 +6
Total 12 8 0 4 26 18 +8
 Uruguay CONMEBOL Competitive 5 3 1 1 10 7 +3 OG: QF 1928
WC: QF 1966, 3rd place 1970, 2010, GS 1986
Friendly 6 5 1 0 19 5 +14
Total 11 8 2 1 29 12 +17
 Wales UEFA Competitive 12 8 3 1 21 6 +15 WC qualification: 1990, 2010
EC qualification: 1980, 1992, 1996, 2008
Friendly 5 1 3 1 5 4 +1
Total 17 9 6 2 26 10 +16
 Yugoslavia[note 8] UEFA Competitive 9 6 1 2 18 8 +10 WC: QF 1954, 1958, 1962, 2GS 1974, GS 1990, 1998
EC qualification: 1968
EC: SF 1976
Friendly 16 8 3 5 28 23 +5
Total 25 14 4 7 46 31 +15
Total
All competitive 420 274 85 61 1,011 399 +612
All friendlies 601 315 127 159 1,279 803 +476
Total 1,021 589 212 220 2,290 1,202 +1,088
  • green background = positive balance (number of wins higher than that of defeats)
  • yellow background = balance balanced (number of wins as high as that of defeats)
  • red background = balance negative (number of defeats higher than the wins)

Venues

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Germany hosted the World Cup in 1974 and 2006, the European Championship in 1988 and 2024, and the Confederations Cup in 2005. The matches played in the context of these tournaments of the Germany national team count as home matches, the matches against tournament hosts accordingly as away matches. Likewise, the international matches in Vienna after Anschluss Austria, more specifically the three matches from the years 1940, 1941 and 1942, count below as home matches. The meeting in Saarbrücken against the Saarland in the context of 1954 World Cup qualification counts as an away match.

Venue Pld W D L GF GA GD
Home 455 282 93 80 1,162 487 +675
Away 406 219 84 103 808 517 +291
Neutral 160 88 35 37 320 199 +121
Total 1,021 589 212 220 2,290 1,203 +1,087

Home venues

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Rank City Pld W D L GF GA GD First match Last match Next match Notes
1 Berlin 47 18 15 14 92 81 +11 20 April 1908 18 November 2023 First home match, first home defeat, biggest home defeat, first match in front of at least 100,000 spectators (105,000)
2 Stuttgart 36 22 5 9 83 37 +26 26 March 1911 5 July 2024 Match in front of at least 100,000 spectators (102,000)
3 Hamburg 35 20 6 9 55 29 +26 29 October 1911 8 October 2021 Only match against East Germany
4 Munich 31 16 7 8 62 38 +24 17 December 1911 14 October 2024 Venue of 1974 WC Final
5 Cologne 29 18 8 3 80 26 +54 20 November 1927 28 March 2023
6 Düsseldorf 28 16 6 6 68 32 +36 18 April 1926 7 September 2024
7 Hannover 27 21 3 3 62 22 +40 27 September 1931 11 October 2016
8 Frankfurt 27 17 7 3 58 29 +29 26 March 1922 23 June 2024
9 Nuremberg 23 14 7 2 60 25 +35 13 January 1924 3 June 2024
10 Dortmund 22 18 3 1 71 15 +56 8 May 1935 29 June 2024
11 Gelsenkirchen 19 10 6 3 32 19 +13 13 October 1973 20 June 2023
12 Leipzig 13 11 0 2 43 11 +32 17 November 1912 23 September 2022 Biggest home win
13 Bremen 11 5 4 2 24 11 +13 23 May 1939 12 June 2023
14 Kaiserslautern 10 5 4 1 27 13 +14 27 April 1988 8 October 2017 1,000th goal in a home match, scored by Marco Reus
15 Mönchengladbach 9 6 2 1 22 9 +13 8 June 2005 7 June 2024
16 Leverkusen 8 7 1 0 30 8 +22 18 December 1991 8 June 2018
17 Karlsruhe 7 7 0 0 25 2 +23 4 April 1909 13 October 1993
18 Dresden 7 2 3 2 14 13 +1 10 September 1911 14 October 1992
19 Duisburg 6 2 0 4 12 8 +4 16 May 1910 31 March 2021
20 Freiburg 5 4 0 1 30 4 +26 18 May 1913 27 May 2006 16 November 2024
21 Augsburg 5 4 0 1 15 6 +9 9 November 1952 29 May 2016
22 Breslau (now Wrocław)[note 9] 5 3 2 0 18 5 +13 2 November 1930 7 December 1941
23 Ludwigshafen 4 3 0 1 9 7 +2 21 December 1952 1 June 1966
24 Bochum 4 2 2 0 14 3 +11 2 July 1922 14 April 1993
25 Wolfsburg 4 2 1 1 15 6 +9 1 June 2003 9 September 2023
26 Mannheim 3 3 0 0 23 2 +21 10 February 1929 5 June 1998
27 Mainz 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 6 June 2014 25 March 2023
28 Altona-Hamburg[note 10] 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 23 October 1927 21 November 1937
29 Sinsheim 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 29 May 2011 26 March 2022
30 Vienna[note 11] 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 14 April 1940 1 February 1942
31 Essen 2 2 0 0 16 1 +15 23 December 1951 21 May 1969
32 Saarbrücken 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 20 November 1983 27 March 1985
33 Königsberg (now Kaliningrad)[note 12] 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 13 October 1935 29 August 1937
34 Chemnitz 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 18 September 1938 3 December 1939
35 Rostock 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 27 March 2002 7 October 2006
36 Beuthen (now Bytom)[note 13] 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 16 August 1942 16 August 1942
37 Krefeld 1 1 0 0 7 2 +5 27 September 1936 27 September 1936
38 Stettin (now Szczecin)[note 14] 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 15 September 1935 15 September 1935
39 Aachen 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 13 May 2010 13 May 2010
40 Erfurt 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 25 August 1935 25 August 1935
41 Wuppertal 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 20 March 1938 20 March 1938
42 Magdeburg 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 5 November 1933 5 November 1933
43 Kleve 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 16 October 1910 16 October 1910
Total 455 282 93 80 1,162 487 +675 20 April 1908 14 October 2024 16 November 2024

Competition records

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FIFA World Cup

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Main article: Germany at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Declined participation
Italy 1934 Third place 3rd 4 3 0 1 11 8 1 1 0 0 9 1
France 1938 First round 10th 2 0 1 1 3 5 3 3 0 0 11 1
Brazil 1950 Banned Banned
Switzerland 1954 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 25 14 4 3 1 0 12 3
Sweden 1958 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 12 14 Qualified as defending champions
Chile 1962 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 1 1 4 2 4 4 0 0 11 5
England 1966 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 15 6 4 3 1 0 14 2
Mexico 1970 Third place 3rd 6 5 0 1 17 10 6 5 1 0 20 3
West Germany 1974 Champions 1st 7 6 0 1 13 4 Qualified as hosts
Argentina 1978 Second group stage 6th 6 1 4 1 10 5 Qualified as defending champions
Spain 1982 Runners-up 2nd 7 3 2 2 12 10 8 8 0 0 33 3
Mexico 1986 Runners-up 2nd 7 3 2 2 8 7 8 5 2 1 22 9
Italy 1990 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 15 5 6 3 3 0 13 3
United States 1994 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 1 1 9 7 Qualified as defending champions
France 1998 7th 5 3 1 1 8 6 10 6 4 0 23 9
South Korea Japan 2002 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 14 3 10 6 3 1 19 12
Germany 2006 Third place 3rd 7 5 1 1 14 6 Qualified as hosts
South Africa 2010 Third place 3rd 7 5 0 2 16 5 10 8 2 0 26 5
Brazil 2014 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 18 4 10 9 1 0 36 10
Russia 2018 Group stage 22nd 3 1 0 2 2 4 10 10 0 0 43 4
Qatar 2022 17th 3 1 1 1 6 5 10 9 0 1 36 4
CanadaMexicoUnited States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 4 Titles 20/22 112 68 21* 23 232 130 104 83 18 3 328 74
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA European Championship

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Main article: Germany at the UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA Campaign
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1964
Italy 1968 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 9 2 1968
Belgium 1972 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 5 1 Squad 8 5 3 0 13 3 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 1* 0 6 4 Squad 8 4 4 0 17 5 1976
Italy 1980 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 6 3 Squad 6 4 2 0 17 1 1980
France 1984 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 2 2 Squad 8 5 1 2 15 5 1984
West Germany 1988 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 1 1 6 3 Squad Qualified as hosts
Sweden 1992 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 1 2 7 8 Squad 6 5 0 1 13 4 1992
England 1996 Champions 1st 6 4 2* 0 10 3 Squad 10 8 1 1 27 10 1996
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 1 5 Squad 8 6 1 1 20 4 2000
Portugal 2004 12th 3 0 2 1 2 3 Squad 8 5 3 0 13 4 2004
Austria Switzerland 2008 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 10 7 Squad 12 8 3 1 35 7 2008
Poland Ukraine 2012 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 0 1 10 6 Squad 10 10 0 0 34 7 2012
France 2016 Semi-finals 3rd 6 3 2* 1 7 3 Squad 10 7 1 2 24 9 2016
Europe 2020 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 6 7 Squad 8 7 0 1 30 7 2020
Germany 2024 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 1 1 11 4 Squad Qualified as hosts
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Total 3 Titles 14/17 58 30 14* 14 89 59 — 106 76 20 10 267 68 Total
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA Confederations Cup

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FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did not enter[15]
Saudi Arabia 1995 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1997 Did not enter[16]
Mexico 1999 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 2 6 Squad
South Korea Japan 2001 Did not qualify
France 2003 Did not enter[17]
Germany 2005 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 15 11 Squad
South Africa 2009 Did not qualify
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 12 5 Squad
Total 1 Title 3/10 13 8 2 3 29 22 —
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Note All tournaments from 1950 to 1990 inclusively were competed as West Germany.

UEFA Nations League

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UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Round Pos Pld W D* L GF GA
Portugal 2018–19 A Group stage 3rd 4 0 2 2 3 7
Italy 2020–21 A Group stage 2nd 6 2 3 1 10 13
Netherlands 2022–23 A Group stage 3rd 6 1 4 1 11 9
2024–25 A In progress
Total Group stage
League A 		4/4 16 3 9 4 24 29
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Men's honours

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Main article: Germany national football team

Major competitions

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FIFA World Cup

UEFA European Championship

Summer Olympic Games

FIFA Confederations Cup

  • Champions (1): 2017
  • Third place (1): 2005
Overview
Event 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place
FIFA World Cup 4 4 4 1
UEFA European Championship 3 3 3 x
Summer Olympic Games 1 2 3 1
FIFA Confederations Cup 1 0 1 0
UEFA Nations League 0 0 0 0
Total 9 9 11 2

Women's honours

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Main article: Germany women's national football team

Major competitions

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FIFA Women's World Cup

UEFA Women's Championship

Summer Olympic Games

UEFA Women's Nations League

  • Third place (1): 2024
Overview
Event 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place
FIFA Women's World Cup 2 1 0 2
UEFA Women's Championship 8 1 0 1
Summer Olympic Games 1 0 4 0
UEFA Women's Nations League 0 0 1 0
Total 11 2 5 3

Notes

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  1. ^ Includes matches against Israel, which neither belonged to AFC nor UEFA between 1974 and 1991, but were admitted to UEFA in 1991.
  2. ^ Includes matches against Australia since moving to AFC in 2006.
  3. ^ Includes matches against Australia until moving to AFC in 2006.
  4. ^ The pairing Germany - Argentina is (besides Sweden - Brazil) the most common pairing at World Championships. So far, both teams met seven times. Germany won four times and Argentina once. Two games ended in a draw, followed by a penalty shoot-out that Germany could win.
  5. ^ a b The matches against Bohemia and Moravia and Saarland took place before the founding of UEFA.
  6. ^ England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are not sovereign states but part of the United Kingdom, but play in football with their own national teams.
  7. ^ The matches against England Amateurs took place before the founding of UEFA.
  8. ^ Incl. of the match against the BR Yugoslavia at the 1998 World Cup.
  9. ^ Breslau is now a city of Poland called Wrocław.
  10. ^ Altona was an independent city until 1937, before merging with Hamburg.
  11. ^ Vienna is now a city of Austria.
  12. ^ Königsberg is now a city of Russia called Kaliningrad.
  13. ^ Beuthen is now a city of Poland called Bytom.
  14. ^ Stettin is now a city of Poland called Szczecin.

References

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  5. ^ "Statistics – Top scorers". DFB. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Montreal 1976". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
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  15. ^ As 1990 FIFA World Cup champions
  16. ^ As UEFA Euro 1996 champions
  17. ^ As 2002 FIFA World Cup runners-up
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