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Team. The history of the Germany national football team began in 1908, when Germany played its first international match. Since then, the Germany national football team has been one of the most successful football teams, winning four World Cups and three European Championships.
- Foundation and Early History
- Post-Wwii Split
- The Miracle of Bern
- Tough Losses
- More Major Trophies
- Continued Success
- The Beckenbauer Effect
- Reunion
- Lost Years
- A New Era
In 1900, the German Football Association (DFB) was founded by representatives of 86 clubs. This played a major part in consolidating various German regional competitions into a single national league, which came to pass in 1902. The national team played its first official match in 1908, losing to Switzerland 3-5. They took part in the 1912 Olympics...
On the eve of WWII, Austria was annexed into Germany. The Austrian national team was promptly disbanded, with several of their players being forced to join the German team by Nazi politicians. Germany then took part in the 1938 World Cup, but was unable to advance past the first round in front of a hostile crowd. This remains Germany’s worst World ...
Four years later, West Germany had little trouble qualifying for the 1954 World Cup. They were placed in a group containing Hungary, Turkey, and South Korea. Following a convincing 4-1 victory in the first match against Turkey, coach Sepp Herberger decided to rest his best players for the Hungary game. They proceeded to lose 3-8, but still managed ...
The following two World Cups were relatively successful affairs. In the 1958 edition of the tournament, they placed 4th after losing to Sweden in the semi-finals and Francein the 3rd place match. The 1962 World Cup was a slight step back, as West Germany was eliminated by Yugoslavia in the quarter-finals. The DFB responded to these losses by introd...
In 1972, West Germany participated in its first European Championship. In the qualifiers, they placed first in a group containing Poland, Turkey, and Albania. In the playoffs for the final 4-team tournament, they again defeated England 3-1 on aggregate. At the tournament proper, they beat Belgium (2-1) and the Soviet Union (3-0), with Müller scorin...
Despite continuing to field solid teams at the next two major tournaments, West Germany failed to defend either of its titles. In the finals of the Euro 1976, they managed to come back from 0-2 down, but eventually lost the game on penalties. At the 1978 World Cup, they failed to advance from the second group stage after losing 1-2 to Austria in th...
Following a disappointing appearance at the Euro 1984 -- a group stage exit -- the DFB turned to its former captain, Franz Beckenbauer. As a coach, Beckenbauer exhibited many of the same qualities he brought on the field. With him at the helm, West Germany was almost guaranteed to reach the semi-finals of any given tournament. This proved true at t...
Following this victory, Beckenbauer retired from the national team and was replaced by Berti Vogts. However, the fall of the Berlin Wall earlier that year had an even bigger impact on the team, as it meant that West Germany and East Germany would finally reunite. This became official in October 1990, with the East German Football Association (DFV) ...
After claiming its first trophy as a unified nation, Germany entered one of the worst slumps in its history. At the 1998 World Cup, they were upset by Croatia in the quarter-finals. The following two European Championships (2000 and 2004) were particularly disappointing for the fans, as they failed to advance from the group stagel. Although a tough...
With the promotion of Joachim Löw to head coach in 2008, Germany traded in their signature defensive-minded style for an attacking one. The first signs of this change were noticeable at the Euro 2008, where Germany fought their way to the finals with Spain. Without an effective answer for the Spanish “tiki-taka,” though, Germany lost the game 0-1. ...
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DFB.de (in German) The Germany national football team (German: Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908. [7] The team is governed by the German Football Association ( Deutscher Fußball-Bund ), founded in 1900. [11] [12] Between 1949 and 1990, separate German ...
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The story of the DFB’s national team began eight years after the association was founded – and it began with a defeat. On April 5th 1908, Switzerland won 5-3 against a group of German players put together by the DFB match committee. There was no coach in these early years, which lacked sporting success; only two of the first ten ...
The Germany national football team represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908. The team is governed by the German Football Association, founded in 1900. Between 1949 and 1990, separate German national teams were recognised by FIFA due to Allied occupation and division: the DFB's team representing the Federal Republic of Germany, the Saarland team ...
Throughout the history of German football, there have been many great national teams: The heroes of Bern (1954), Munich (1974) and Rome (1990) are all immortal. But even the tragic losers have their place the German football’s hall of fame. The defeat to England in the 1966 World Cup final together with that “Wembley goal” and the 3-4 ...
The Germany national football team (German: Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft or Die Mannschaft) has represented Germany in men's international football since 1908. The team is governed by the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund), founded in 1900.
