Germany national football team honours
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 Championships, four times in the World Cup, and a further four third-place finishes at World Cups.[2] East Germany won Olympic Gold in 1976.[6]
Germany is the only nation 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.
Honours
- Champions (4): 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
- Runners-up (4): 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002
- Third place (4): 1934, 1970, 2006, 2010
- Fourth place (1): 1958
- Gold Medal (1): 1976
- Silver Medal (2): 1980, 2016
- Bronze Medal (3): 1964, 1972, 1988
- Fourth place (1): 1952
| Competition |  |
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Cup | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| UEFA European Championship | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| FIFA Confederations Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Summer Olympics | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
Minor titles
- Champions: 1993
- Third place: 1988
Other awards
FIFA World Cup Fair Play Trophy
- Winners: 1974
FIFA Confederations Cup Fair Play Award
- Winners: 2017
Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year
- Winners: 2015
World Soccer World Team of the Year
- Winners (2): 1990, 2014
Unofficial Football World Championships
- Holders: 31 times
German Sports Team of the Year
- Winners (10): 1966, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
- Winners (7): 1954, 1972, 1974, 1980, 1990, 1996, 2014
Gazzetta Sports World Team of the Year
- Winners (3): 1980, 1990, 2014
- Winners (2): 1986, 1996
References
- ^ "All matches of The National Team in 1908". DFB. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ^ a b c "Germany". FIFA. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Germany's strength in numbers". UEFA. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistics – Most-capped players". DFB. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Statistics – Top scorers". DFB. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Montreal 1976". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "– Germany on". FIFA. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ "– Tournaments". FIFA. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ Silver, Nate (13 July 2014). "Germany May Be the Best National Soccer Team Ever". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
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