Germany national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Germany women's national football team.

The Germany national football team (German: Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft or Die Mannschaft) is the national football team in Germany. The team has won the 1954 FIFA World Cup, 1974 FIFA World Cup, 1990 FIFA World Cup and 2014 FIFA World Cup. The team came as second in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, 1982 FIFA World Cup, 1986 FIFA World Cup and in 2002 FIFA World Cup. In the 1934 FIFA World Cup, 1970 FIFA World Cup, 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup, the team got third place. The current coach is Julian Nagelsmann

Germany

Nickname(s)	Nationalelf (National Eleven) DFB-Elf (DFB Eleven) Die Mannschaft (The Team)[a]
Association	Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB)
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Julian Nagelsmann
Captain	İlkay Gündoğan
Most caps	Thomas Müller (150)
Top scorer	Thomas Müller (105)
FIFA code	GER
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	14 3 (22 December 2022)[3]
Highest	1[4] (December 1992 – August 1993, December 1993 – March 1994, June 1994, July 2014 – June 2015, July 2017, September 2017 – June 2018)
Lowest	22[4] (March 2006)
First international
Switzerland 5–3 Germany  (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908)[5]
Biggest win
Germany 16–0 Russian Empire  (Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912)[6]
Biggest defeat
England Amateurs 9–0 Germany  (Oxford, England; 13 March 1909)[7][b]
World Cup
Appearances	19 (first in 1934)
Best result	Champions (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)
European Championship
Appearances	13 (first in 1972)
Best result	Champions (1972, 1980, 1996)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1999)
Best result	Champions (2017)

From 1950 to 1990, the team was mainly West Germany. Other teams were around that are now part of Germany. These include the East German team (1952-1990) and the Saarland team (1950-1956).

Germany has always been one of the best teams in the world. Germany is one of the two teams to have won men's and women's world cup titles. Also, Germany's main rivals are England, the Netherlands and Argentina.

The team's recent performance in a tournament was a victory over Argentina to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In the semi-final against Brazil, Germany thrashed them with a 7–1 win, making it the largest win in FIFA World Cup semi-final history. Miroslav Klose, one of the greatest German players of all time, also scored a record breaking goal that made him the top scorer in FIFA World Cup history.

Recent history

Oliver Kahn and Michael Ballack era

After another World Cup exit in 1998, Germany's status as one of the best teams in the world was beginning to go away. In the UEFA Euro 2000, Germany failed to advance to the next round, after losing two matches and one draw in the group stage. The manager at the time then resigned and was replaced by Rudi Völler.

Going into the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the expectations for Germany was low because of the mediocre performance in the qualifiers. However, they performed very well in the World Cup, eventually making it to the finals but losing to Brazil 0–2. Miroslav Klose of Germany won the Silver Boot and Oliver Kahn won the Golden Ball.

Germany again failed to advance to the next round in the UEFA Euro 2004 after they tied two matches and lost one. The manager Rudi Völler resigned shortly afterwards. Jürgen Klinsmann then replaced him, although having no experience. Joachim Löw was also assigned to assist him. Klinsmann made Michael Ballack captain after the Euro 2004. Klinsmann main goal was to help Germany perform well in the next world cup.

German fans watching their team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Before the tournament, not many people expected Germany to do well because of their performance in the last tournaments. However, Germany won the first match of the tournament against Costa Rica. They continued to build confidence, and they eventually advanced to next stage with three wins in the group stage. Germany then beat Sweden 2–0 in the Round of 16.

Germany then faced favourites Argentina in the quarter-finals. Argentina took the lead first in the match with a goal by Roberto Ayala in the 49th minute. Miroslav Klose then equalized with a goal at the 80th minute. The game later went to a penalty shootout, with Germany winning 4–2 and their goalkeeper Jens Lehmann making two saves.

Although many then expected Germany to reach the final, they lost in the Semi-finals to Italy after Italy scored two goals in extra time. However, the German team went on to thrash Portugal 3–1 in the third place match. After the World Cup, Miroslav Klose won the Golden Boot and Lukas Podolski won the Best Young Player award.Also, four of Germany's players were put in the All-Star squad. When the German team arrived back in Berlin, they were greeted by 500,000 fans who were all honoring the German team.

Joachim Löw takes the throne

Klinsmann left the German team after the World Cup, with Joachim Löw taking the throne. Löw was known for often putting young players in the team. The German team then easily qualified for the UEFA Euro 2008. In the final tournament, Germany advanced to the next round after they finished the group stage with two wins and one loss to Croatia. Germany then played Portugal in the quarter-finals and beat them 3–2 with goals from Bastian Schweinsteiger, Miroslav Klose and Michael Ballack. They then went to the Semi-finals against Turkey and barely defeated them 3–2 after Philipp Lahm scored on the 90th minute. In the final of the Euro 2008, Spain were the favourites but Germany was believed to have a chance. Spain took control of the game and with Fernando Torres's goal, Spain won the tournament.

2010 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup

Germany easily qualified in their qualifying group against Azerbaijan, Finland, Liechtenstein, Russia and Wales. In the tournament, Germany advanced through the group stage after winning two games and loosing one against Serbia. Germany then went on to dominate the Round of 16 and Quarter-finals after defeating England 4–1 and thrashing Argentina 4–0. In the semi-finals, Germany lost to Spain 1–0. Germany then beat Uruguay 3–2 to become the third place medal winners. Thomas Müller won the Golden Boot and the Best Young Player award. Germany also scored the most than any other team in the tournament, with 16 goals.

Euro 2012

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

German national football team training in Gdańsk.

German national football team during Euro 2012 qualifiers.

Germany won all ten of their qualifying matches for the UEFA Euro 2012. They later were placed in Group B along with Portugal, the Netherlands and Denmark. The team went on to win all their matches in the group stage and broke a record of 15 consecutive wins in all matches. They then beat Greece 4–2 in the quarter-finals with goals from Philipp Lahm, Sami Khedira, Miroslav Klose and Marco Reus. However, they lost to Italy 1–2 in the semi-finals.

Group Stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	3	0	0	5	2	+3	9
Portugal	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
Denmark	3	1	0	2	4	5	–1	3
Netherlands	3	0	0	3	2	5	–3	0

9 June 2012
Germany	1 – 0	Portugal
13 June 2012
Netherlands	1 – 2	Germany
17 June 2012
Denmark	1 – 2	Germany

Quarter-finals

22 June 2012
Germany	4 – 2	Greece

Semi-finals

28 June 2012
Germany	1 – 2	Italy

2014 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup

Germany almost had ten straight wins in the qualifying round for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. However, in a game against Sweden, the team conceded 4 goals when they were up 4–0 up. The team performed well in the international friendlies before the World Cup with an unbeaten streak. Their most notable win was against Armenia, where they won 6–1. Germany was put in Group G with Portugal, Ghana and the United States.

Philipp Lahm with Germany after the 2014 FIFA World Cup final.

The first match against Portugal ended with Germany defeating them 4–0; with the help of Thomas Müller's hat-trick. Their second game against Ghana ended with a 2–2 draw after Miroslav Klose equalized the score. Their final game ended with a win against the United States after Thomas Müller scored at the 55th minute. In the quarter-finals, Mats Hummels scored the winning goal at the 13th minute,^[8] meaning that Germany advanced to their fourth consecutive semi-final in the FIFA World Cup. In the semi-final against Brazil, Germany thrashed them with a 7–1 win, making it the largest win in FIFA World Cup semi-final history. Miroslav Klose also scored a record breaking goal that made him the top scorer in FIFA World Cup history. The win began to be known as the Miracle of Belo Horizonte.^[9] Germany then went on to their 8th World Cup final in history. In the final, Mario Götze scored at the 113th minute to help Germany defeat Argentina 1–0.

Group Stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
United States	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Portugal	3	1	1	1	4	7	–3	4
Ghana	3	0	1	2	4	6	–2	1

16 June 2014
Germany	4 – 0	Portugal
21 June 2014
Germany	2 – 2	Ghana
26 June 2014
United States	0 – 1	Germany

Round of 16

30 June 2014
Germany	2 – 1	Algeria

Quarter-finals

4 July 2014
France	0 – 1	Germany

Semi-finals

8 July 2014
Brazil	1 – 7	Germany

Final

13 July 2014
Germany	1 – 0	Argentina

Euro 2016

Main articles: UEFA Euro 2016 and UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D

Some German players warming up before a qualifying match with Gibraltar.

Germany was put in a qualifying group with Poland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Georgia and Gibraltar. They qualified at the top of their group after 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. They are currently placed with Ukraine, Poland and Northern Ireland in the group stage.

Group Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
2	Poland	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	7
3	Northern Ireland	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
4	Ukraine	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

12 June 2016
Germany	2–0	Ukraine
16 June 2016
Germany	0–0	Poland
21 June 2016
Northern Ireland	0–1	Germany

Round of 16

26 June 2016
Germany	3–0	Slovakia

Quarter-finals

2 July 2016
Germany	1–1[nb 1]	Italy

1. Won 6–5 on penalties

Semi-finals

7 July 2016
Germany	0–2	France

Squads of the last tournaments

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players were selected for the UEFA Euro 2020.^[10][11][12]

Caps and goals correct as of 29 June 2021, after the match against England.^[13]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Manuel Neuer (captain)	(1986-03-27) 27 March 1986 (age 39)	104	0	Bayern Munich
12	1GK	Bernd Leno	(1992-03-04) 4 March 1992 (age 33)	8	0	Arsenal
22	1GK	Kevin Trapp	(1990-07-08) 8 July 1990 (age 34)	5	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
2	2DF	Antonio Rüdiger	(1993-03-03) 3 March 1993 (age 32)	45	1	Chelsea
3	2DF	Marcel Halstenberg	(1991-09-27) 27 September 1991 (age 33)	9	1	RB Leipzig
4	2DF	Matthias Ginter	(1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 (age 31)	44	2	Borussia Mönchengladbach
5	2DF	Mats Hummels	(1988-12-16) 16 December 1988 (age 36)	76	5	Borussia Dortmund
15	2DF	Niklas Süle	(1995-09-03) 3 September 1995 (age 29)	32	1	Bayern Munich
16	2DF	Lukas Klostermann	(1996-06-03) 3 June 1996 (age 28)	13	0	RB Leipzig
20	2DF	Robin Gosens	(1994-07-05) 5 July 1994 (age 30)	11	2	Atalanta
23	2DF	Emre Can	(1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 (age 31)	37	1	Borussia Dortmund
24	2DF	Robin Koch	(1996-07-17) 17 July 1996 (age 28)	8	0	Leeds United
26	2DF	Christian Günter	(1993-02-28) 28 February 1993 (age 32)	3	0	SC Freiburg
6	3MF	Joshua Kimmich	(1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 (age 30)	59	3	Bayern Munich
8	3MF	Toni Kroos	(1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 35)	106	17	Real Madrid
10	3MF	Serge Gnabry	(1995-07-14) 14 July 1995 (age 29)	26	16	Bayern Munich
13	3MF	Jonas Hofmann	(1992-07-14) 14 July 1992 (age 32)	3	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach
14	3MF	Jamal Musiala	(2003-02-26) 26 February 2003 (age 22)	5	0	Bayern Munich
17	3MF	Florian Neuhaus	(1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 (age 28)	6	2	Borussia Mönchengladbach
18	3MF	Leon Goretzka	(1995-02-06) 6 February 1995 (age 30)	35	14	Bayern Munich
19	3MF	Leroy Sané	(1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 (age 29)	34	7	Bayern Munich
21	3MF	İlkay Gündoğan	(1990-10-24) 24 October 1990 (age 34)	49	11	Manchester City
7	4FW	Kai Havertz	(1999-06-11) 11 June 1999 (age 25)	18	5	Chelsea
9	4FW	Kevin Volland	(1992-07-30) 30 July 1992 (age 32)	13	1	Monaco
11	4FW	Timo Werner	(1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 29)	42	16	Chelsea
25	4FW	Thomas Müller	(1989-09-13) 13 September 1989 (age 35)	106	39	Bayern Munich

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Germany squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Marc-André ter Stegen	(1992-04-30) 30 April 1992 (age 33)	25	0	Barcelona	v.  Macedonia, 31 March 2021
GK	Oliver Baumann	(1990-06-02) 2 June 1990 (age 34)	0	0	1899 Hoffenheim	v.  Czech Republic, 11 November 2020
DF	Jonathan Tah	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 29)	13	0	Bayer Leverkusen	v.  Macedonia, 31 March 2021
DF	Philipp Max	(1993-09-30) 30 September 1993 (age 31)	3	0	PSV	v.  Macedonia, 31 March 2021
DF	Benjamin Henrichs	(1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 (age 28)	5	0	RB Leipzig	v.  Spain, 17 November 2020
DF	Niklas Stark	(1995-04-14) 14 April 1995 (age 30)	2	0	Hertha BSC	v.  Spain, 17 November 2020
DF	Felix Uduokhai	(1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 27)	0	0	FC Augsburg	v.  Spain, 17 November 2020
DF	Nico Schulz	(1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 32)	12	2	Borussia Dortmund	v.  Czech Republic, 11 November 2020
DF	Thilo Kehrer	(1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 28)	9	0	Paris Saint-Germain	v.  Czech Republic, 11 November 2020
DF	Ridle Baku	(1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 (age 27)	1	0	VfL Wolfsburg	v.  Czech Republic, 11 November 2020
MF	Florian Wirtz	(2003-05-03) 3 May 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Bayer Leverkusen	v.  Macedonia, 31 March 2021
MF	Julian Brandt	(1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 29)	35	3	Borussia Dortmund	v.  Spain, 17 November 2020
MF	Nadiem Amiri	(1996-10-27) 27 October 1996 (age 28)	5	0	Bayer Leverkusen	v.  Spain, 17 November 2020
MF	Mahmoud Dahoud	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 29)	2	0	Borussia Dortmund	v.  Spain, 17 November 2020
MF	Julian Draxler	(1993-09-20) 20 September 1993 (age 31)	56	7	Paris Saint-Germain	v.   Switzerland, 13 October 2020
MF	Suat Serdar	(1997-04-11) 11 April 1997 (age 28)	4	0	Schalke 04	v.  Turkey, 7 October 2020 INJ
FW	Amin Younes	(1993-08-06) 6 August 1993 (age 31)	8	2	Eintracht Frankfurt	v.  Macedonia, 31 March 2021
FW	Luca Waldschmidt	(1996-05-19) 19 May 1996 (age 29)	7	2	Benfica	v.  Spain, 17 November 2020
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

Individual records

Player records

As of 29 June 2021^[14]

Players in bold are still active with Germany.

This list does not include players who represented East Germany.

Most capped players

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Period
1	Lothar Matthäus	150	23	1980–2000
2	Miroslav Klose	137	71	2001–2014
3	Lukas Podolski	130	49	2004–2017
4	Bastian Schweinsteiger	121	24	2004–2016
5	Philipp Lahm	113	5	2004–2014
6	Jürgen Klinsmann	108	47	1987–1998
7	Toni Kroos	106	17	2010–
	Thomas Müller		39	2010–
9	Jürgen Kohler	105	2	1986–1998
10	Per Mertesacker	104	4	2004–2014
	Manuel Neuer		0	2009–

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Average	Period
1	Miroslav Klose (list)	71	137	0.52	2001–2014
2	Gerd Müller (list)	68	62	1.1	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
7	Uwe Seeler	43	72	0.6	1954–1970
8	Thomas Müller	43	112	0.38	2010-
9	Michael Ballack	42	98	0.43	1999-2010
10	Oliver Bierhoff	37	70	0.53	1996–2002

Captains

Name	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

Player of the Year

• 2010: Bastian Schweinsteiger^[15]
• 2011: Mesut Özil^[15]
• 2012: Mesut Özil^[15]
• 2013: Mesut Özil^[15]
• 2014: Toni Kroos^[15]
• 2015: Mesut Özil^[15]
• 2016: Mesut Özil^[16]
• 2017: Joshua Kimmich^[17]
• 2018: Marco Reus
• 2019: Matthias Ginter^[18]
• 2020: Manuel Neuer^[19]

Manager records

Most manager appearances

Joachim Löw: 198

Captains

Name	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

Player of the Year

• 2010: Bastian Schweinsteiger^[20]
• 2011: Mesut Özil^[20]
• 2012: Mesut Özil^[20]
• 2013: Mesut Özil^[20]
• 2014: Toni Kroos^[20]
• 2015: Mesut Özil^[20]
• 2016: Mesut Özil^[21]
• 2017: Joshua Kimmich^[22]
• 2018: Marco Reus
• 2019: Matthias Ginter^[23]
• 2020: Manuel Neuer^[24]

Manager records

Most manager appearances

Joachim Löw: 194

Managers

Joachim Löw and his assistant, Hansi Flick.

Otto Nerz (1926–1936) Sepp Herberger (1936–1942, 1950–1964) Helmut Schön (1964–1978) Jupp Derwall (1978–1984) Franz Beckenbauer (1984–1990)

Berti Vogts (1990–1998) Erich Ribbeck (1998–2000) Rudi Völler (2000–2004) Jürgen Klinsmann (2004–2006) Joachim Löw (2006–2021) Hansi Flick (2021–)

Results and fixtures

Main article: Germany national football team results

Recent results and scheduled matches according to the DFB,^[25][26] UEFA^[27] and FIFA^[28] websites.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2020

Germany  v  Spain

3 September 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League	Germany	1–1	Spain	Stuttgart
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Werner  51'	Report	Gayà  90+6'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Switzerland  v  Germany

6 September 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League	Switzerland	1–1	Germany	Basel
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Widmer  58'	Report	Gündoğan  14'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Germany  v  Turkey

7 October 2020 Friendly	Germany	3–3	Turkey	Cologne
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Draxler  45+1' Neuhaus  58' Waldschmidt  81'	Report	Tufan  50' Karaca  67' Karaman  90+4'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Ukraine  v  Germany

10 October 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League	Ukraine	1–2	Germany	Kyiv
20:45 CEST (UTC+03:00)	Malinovskyi  77' (pen.)	Report	Ginter  20' Goretzka  49'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium Attendance: 17,753[31] Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Germany  v   Switzerland

13 October 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League	Germany	3–3	Switzerland	Cologne
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Werner  28' Havertz  55' Gnabry  60'	Report	Gavranović  5', 57' Freuler  26'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 0[note 3] Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Germany  v  Czech Republic

11 November 2020 Friendly	Germany	1–0	Czech Republic	Leipzig
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Waldschmidt  13'	Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Germany  v  Ukraine

14 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League	Germany	3–1	Ukraine	Leipzig
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Sané  23' Werner  33', 64'	Report	Yaremchuk  12'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Spain  v  Germany

17 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League	Spain	6–0	Germany	Seville
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Morata  17' Torres  33', 55', 71' Rodri  38' Oyarzabal  89'	Report		Stadium: La Cartuja Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

2021

Germany  v  Iceland

25 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Germany	3–0	Iceland	Duisburg
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Goretzka  3' Havertz  7' Gündoğan  56'	Report		Stadium: MSV-Arena Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Romania  v  Germany

28 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Romania	0–1	Germany	Bucharest
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Gnabry  17'	Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Germany  v  Macedonia

31 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Germany	1–2	Macedonia	Duisburg
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Gündoğan  63' (pen.)	Report	Pandev  45+2' Elmas  85'	Stadium: MSV-Arena Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Germany  v  Denmark

2 June 2021 Friendly	Germany	1–1	Denmark	Innsbruck, Austria
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Neuhaus  48'	Report	Poulsen  71'	Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)

Germany  v  Latvia

7 June 2021 Friendly	Germany	7–1	Latvia	Düsseldorf
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Gosens  19' Gündoğan  21' Müller  27' Ozols  39' (o.g.) Gnabry  45' Werner  50' Sané  76'	Report	Saveljevs  75'	Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

France  v  Germany

15 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020	France	1–0	Germany	Munich
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Hummels  20' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Portugal  v  Germany

19 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020	Portugal	2–4	Germany	Munich
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ronaldo  15' Jota  67'	Report	Dias  35' (o.g.) Guerreiro  39' (o.g.) Havertz  51' Gosens  60'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 12,926 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Germany  v  Hungary

23 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020	Germany	2–2	Hungary	Munich
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Havertz  66' Goretzka  84'	Report	Ád. Szalai  11' Schäfer  68'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 12,413 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

England  v  Germany

29 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020	England	2–0	Germany	London
18:00 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Sterling  75' Kane  86'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 41,973 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Liechtenstein  v  Germany

2 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Liechtenstein	v	Germany	St. Gallen, Switzerland[note 4]
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: Kybunpark

Germany  v  Armenia

5 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Germany	v	Armenia	Stuttgart
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena

Iceland  v  Germany

8 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Iceland	v	Germany	Reykjavík
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur

Germany  v  Romania

8 October 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Germany	v	Romania	Hamburg
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: Volksparkstadion

Macedonia  v  Germany

11 October 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Macedonia	v	Germany	Skopje
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena

Germany  v  Liechtenstein

11 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Germany	v	Liechtenstein	Wolfsburg
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Volkswagen Arena

Armenia  v  Germany

14 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Armenia	v	Germany	TBD
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report

Stadiums

The Imtech Arena in Hamburg.

The Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart.

Germany doesn't have an official stadium, so they use many stadiums. The city of Berlin has been the host of the most German games (44 times). The Olympiastadion Berlin is the most commonly used stadium in Berlin, and it holds 74,500 seats. Other common cities to host games have been Hamburg (33 matches), Stuttgart (31), Hanover (26) and Dortmund. Another popular location is Munich, which hosted the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final, where Germany defeated the Netherlands.

Uniform

German fans during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Historical kits

Home kit 2008

Away kit 2008

Home kit 2010

Away kit 2010

Home kit 2012

Away kit 2012

Home kit 2014 Away kit 2014

Current kit

Home kit 2020

Away kit 2020

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

• Champions : 4 (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)
• Runners-Up : 4 (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002)
• Third Place : 4 (1934, 1970, 2006, 2010)
• Fourth Place : 1 (1958)

UEFA European Championship

• Champions : 3 (1972, 1980, 1996)
• Runners-Up : 3 (1976, 1992, 2008)
• Semi-finals : 3 (1988, 2012, 2016)

FIFA Confederations Cup

• Champions : 1 (2017)
• Third Place : 1 (2005)