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Germany national football team
Germany
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| Nickname |
Die Nationalelf
(The National Eleven) |
| Association |
German Football Association
(Deutscher FuÃball-Bund) |
| Coach |
Jürgen Klinsmann, 2004- |
| Most caps |
Lothar Matthäus (150) |
| Top scorer |
Gerd Müller (68) |
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First international
Switzerland 5 - 3 Germany
(Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908) |
Largest win
Germany 16 - 0 Russia
(Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912) |
Worst defeat
England 9 - 0 Germany
(Oxford, England; 16 March 1909) |
| World Cup |
| Appearances |
16 (First in 1934) |
| Best result |
Winners, 1954, 1974, 1990 |
| European Championship |
| Appearances |
9 (First in 1972) |
| Best result |
Winners, 1972, 1980, 1996 |
The Germany national football team represents Germany in international football competitions and is one of the most successful teams in history winning a total of 4 World Cups ( 3 men and 1 women ), and one Olympic title as the former East Germany. It is controlled by the German Football Association (DFB), the governing body of football in Germany.
The current coaching staff of the national team include head coach Jürgen Klinsmann, assistant coach Joachim Löw, team manager Oliver Bierhoff and goalkeeper coach Andreas Köpke.
see 2006 FIFA World Cup... see World Cup 2006 - Teams... © This article uses material from Wikipedia and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License
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