Germany national football team results

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.

Abbreviation

  • A = away match
  • H = home match
  • * = match in neutral place
  • (c) = captain of team
  • (g) = goalkeeper
  • Am. = Amateure
  • WC = World Cup
  • EC = European Championship
  • Confed-Cup = Confederations Cup
  • NL = UEFA Nations League
  • OG = Olympic matches
  • Cons. tour. = Consolation tournament of the Olympic Games
  • 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 are played for Austria and Germany
  • Poland (opposite the name) = players which are played for Poland and Germany
  • green background colour = Germany won the match
  • yellow background colur = 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

Most capped players

Lothar Matthäus is Germany's most capped player, with 150 appearances.
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 Thomas Müller 123 45 2010–
5 Bastian Schweinsteiger 121 24 2004–2016
6 Manuel Neuer 117 0 2009–
7 Philipp Lahm 113 5 2004–2014
8 Jürgen Klinsmann 108 47 1987–1998
9 Toni Kroos 106 17 2010–2021
10 Jürgen Kohler 105 2 1986–1998

Most consecutive matches

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:[10]

RankPlayerMatchesPeriod
1 Franz Beckenbauer609 September 1970 – 23 February 1977
2 Berti Vogts4827 March 1974 – 21 June 1978
3 Manfred Kaltz478 March 1978 – 14 April 1982
4 Berti Vogts396 March 1968 – 8 September 1971

Youngest players on debut

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 Total appearances Position
1. Willy Baumgärtner 23 December 18905 April 1908[lower-alpha 1]  Switzerland 3–5 Friendly match17 years, 104 days4Forward
2. Marius Hiller 5 August 18923 April 1910  Switzerland 3–2 Friendly match17 years, 241 days3[lower-alpha 2]Forward
3. Uwe Seeler 5 November 193616 October 1954 France 1–3 Friendly match17 years, 345 days72Forward
4. Youssoufa Moukoko 20 November 200416 November 2022 Oman 1–0 Friendly match17 years, 361 daysactiveForward
5. Jamal Musiala 26 February 200325 March 2021 Iceland 3–0 WC 2022 qualifier18 years, 27 daysactiveMidfielder
6. Karl Wolter 2 August 18946 October 1912 Denmark 1–3 Friendly match18 years, 65 days3Forward
7. Franz Jelinek 10 July 192215 September 1940 Slovakia 1–0 Friendly match18 years, 67 days1Forward
8. Florian Wirtz 3 May 20032 September 2021 Liechtenstein 2–0 WC 2022 qualifier18 years, 122 daysactiveMidfielder
9. Mario Götze 3 June 199217 November 2010 Sweden 0–0 Friendly match18 years, 167 daysactiveMidfielder
10. Willy Tänzer 12 December 18897 June 1908 Austria 2–3 Friendly match18 years, 178 days1Defender
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1st match of Germany
  2. ↑ Hiller also played 2 matches for Argentina at the age of 24

Oldest players

Eighteen players played their last match for Germany at an age older than 35 years, including six goalkeepers. 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 Total appearances Position
1.Lothar Matthäus21 March 196120 June 2000 Portugal 0–3 EC 2000 group stage39 years, 91 days150Defender
2.Jens Lehmann10 November 196929 June 2008 Spain 0–1 EC 2008 Final38 years, 232 days61Goalkeeper
3.Fritz Walter31 October 192024 June 1958 Sweden 1–3 WC 1958 semi-final37 years, 236 days61Midfielder
4.Oliver Kahn15 June 19698 July 2006 Portugal 3–1 WC 2006 3rd place37 years, 23 days86Goalkeeper
5.Richard Kress6 March 192522 October 1961 Greece 2–1 WC 1962 qualifier36 years, 230 days9Forward
6.Andreas Kupfer7 May 191422 November 1950  Switzerland 1–0 Friendly match36 years, 199 days44Defender
7.Andreas Köpke12 March 19624 July 1998 Croatia 0–3 WC 1998 quarter-final36 years, 114 days59Goalkeeper
8.Hans-Jörg Butt28 May 197410 July 2010 Uruguay 3–2 WC 2010 3rd place36 years, 43 days4Goalkeeper
9.Miroslav Klose9 June 197813 July 2014 Argentina 1–0 WC 2014 Final36 years, 34 days137Forward
10.Karl Sesta18 March 19061 February 1942  Switzerland 1–2 Friendly match35 years, 320 days3[lower-alpha 1]Defender
Notes:
  1. ↑ Sesta had previously played 42 times and twice after World War II for Austria. In his last match for Austria, he was 39 years and 155 days old.

Oldest players on debut

38 players were at least 30 years old on their debut; for fifteen 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). They all played in friendly matches for their first match. The ten oldest players on debut are listed.

Rank Player Date of birth First match Opponent Result Competition Age Total appearances
1.Karl Sesta18 March 190615 June 1941  Croatia 5–1 Friendly match 35 years, 83 days3[lower-alpha 1]
2.Matthias Mauritz13 November 192420 May 1959  Poland 1–1 Friendly match 34 years, 188 days1
3.Karl Tewes18 August 188626 September 1920  Austria 2–3 Friendly match 34 years, 39 days6
4.Martin Max7 August 196817 April 2002  Argentina 0–1 Friendly match 33 years, 253 days1
5.Paul Steiner23 January 195730 May 1990  Denmark 1–0 Friendly match 33 years, 127 days1
6.Roman Weidenfeller6 August 198019 November 2013  England 1–0 Friendly match 33 years, 105 days5
7.Rudolf Leip8 June 189012 August 1923  Finland 1–2 Friendly match 33 years, 65 days3
8.Kurt Borkenhagen30 December 19195 October 1952  France 1–3 Friendly match 32 years, 280 days1
9.Erich Schröder20 November 189826 April 1931  Netherlands 1–1 Friendly match 32 years, 157 days1
10.Clemens Wientjes8 February 192020 April 1952  Luxembourg 3–0 Friendly match 32 years, 72 days2
Notes:
  1. ↑ Sesta previously played 42 matches for Austria; on his debut for the side he was 26 years and 65 days old.

Youngest captains

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 Appearance number Matches
as captain		 Total
appearances
1.Julian Draxler20 September 199313 May 2014  Poland 0–0 Friendly match 20 years, 235 days11.activeactive
2.Christian Schmidt9 June 188824 April 1910  Netherlands 2–4 Friendly match 21 years, 299 days1.13
3.Josef Glaser11 May 188713 March 1909 England England (Am.) 0–9 Friendly match 21 years, 310 days1.45
4.Max Breunig12 November 188826 March 1911   Switzerland 6–2 Friendly match 22 years, 133 days2.39
5.Joshua Kimmich8 February 199525 June 2017 (from 80')  Cameroon 3–1 Confed-Cup 2017 group stage22 years, 137 days18.activeactive
6.Adolf Jäger31 March 188914 April 1912  Hungary 4–4 Friendly match 23 years, 14 days4.1018
7.Stanislaus Kobierski13 November 19103 December 1933  Poland 1–0 Friendly match 23 years, 20 days11.126
8.Eugen Kipp26 February 18857 June 1908  Austria 2–3 Friendly match 23 years, 101 days2.218
9.Serdar Tasci24 April 198711 August 2010 (from 66')  Denmark 2–2 Friendly match 23 years, 109 days14.114
10.Ernst Blum25 January 19042 October 1927  Denmark 1–3 Friendly match 23 years, 250 days1.11

Oldest captains (first matches as captains)

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.

Pos. Player Date of birth First match as captain Opponent Result Competition Age Appearance number Matches as
captain		 Total
appearances
1.Jens Lehmann 10 November 196927 May 2008 (from 67')  Belarus 2–2 Friendly match 38 years, 199 days54.161
2.Andreas Kupfer 7 May 191422 November 1950[lower-alpha 1]   Switzerland 1–0 Friendly match 36 years, 199 days44.144
3.Jakob Streitle 11 December 19164 May 1952  Republic of Ireland 3–0 Friendly match 35 years, 144 days15.115
4.Hans Hagen 15 July 189420 October 1929  Finland 4–0 Friendly match 35 years, 97 days10.112
5.Josef Müller 6 May 189315 April 1928   Switzerland 3–2 Friendly match 34 years, 355 days12.112
6.Karl Tewes 18 August 18865 May 1921  Austria 3–3 Friendly match 34 years, 261 days3.26
7.Sepp Maier 28 February 194411 October 1978  Czechoslovakia 4–3 Friendly match 34 years, 226 days90.695
8.Ulf Kirsten[lower-alpha 2] 4 December 19652 September 1998 (from 46')  Malta 2–1 Friendly match 32 years, 272 days37.251
9.Paul Pömpner 28 December 189226 June 1925  Finland 5–3 Friendly match 32 years, 180 days6.16
10.Marco Reus 31 May 19892 September 2021 (from 82') Liechtenstein 2–0 WC 2022 qualifier 32 years, 94 days45.1active
Notes:
  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

No. Player Country of birth Matches
for Germany		 First match Matches against
country of birth (score)		 Goals against
country of birth
1.Fritz Balogh Czechoslovakia (Bratislava)122 November 1950––
2.Josef Posipal Romania (Lugoj)3217 June 1951––
3.Miroslav Votava Czechoslovakia (Prague)521 November 1979––
4.Fredi Bobic Yugoslavia (Maribor)3712 October 199423 June 1996 (2–1 against Croatia)
30 April 2003 (1–0 against Serbia and Montenegro)		–
5.Dariusz Wosz Poland (Piekary Śląskie)17[lower-alpha 1]26 February 1997––
6.Oliver Neuville  Switzerland (Locarno)692 September 199826 April 2000 (1–1)–
7.Paulo Rink Brazil (Curitiba)132 September 1998––
8.Mustafa Doğan Turkey (Yalvaç)230 July 19999 October 1999 (0–0)–
9.Miroslav Klose Poland (Opole)13724 March 200114 June 2006 (1–0)
8 June 2008 (2–0)
6 September 2011 (2–2)		–
10.Gerald Asamoah Ghana (Mampong)4329 May 2001––
11.Martin Max Poland (Tarnowskie Góry)117 April 2002––
12.Paul Freier Poland (Bytom)199 May 2002–-
13.Kevin Kurányi Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)5229 March 20038 September 2004 (1–1)
25 June 2005 (2–3)		1
14.Lukas Podolski Poland (Gliwice)1306 June 200414 June 2006 (1–0)
8 June 2008 (2–0)
6 September 2011 (2–2)
11 October 2014 (0–2)
4 September 2015 (3–1)		2
15.Lukas Sinkiewicz Poland (Tychy)33 September 2005––
16.Piotr Trochowski Poland (Tczew)357 October 2006––
17.Marko Marin Yugoslavia (Gradiška)1627 May 20083 June 2010 (3–1 against Bosnia and Herzegovina)
18 June 2010 (0–1 against Serbia)		–
18.Andreas Beck Soviet Union (Kemerovo)911 February 2009––
19.Cacau Brazil (Santo André)2329 May 200910 August 2011 (3–2)–
20.Roman Neustädter[lower-alpha 2] Soviet Union (Dnipropetrowsk)214 November 2012––
21.Mahmoud Dahoud Syria (Amuda)active7 October 2020––
22.Armel Bella-Kotchap France (Paris)active26 September 2022––
23.Youssoufa Moukoko Cameroon (Yaoundé)active16 November 2022––
Note:
  1. ↑ Wosz also played seven matches for East Germany
  2. ↑ Neustädter played for Russia since 2016, also on 15 November 2018 against Germany

Goals

Top goalscorers

Miroslav Klose is Germany's all-time top scorer with 71 goals.
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 108 0.44 1987–1998
6 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 45 95 0.47 1976–1986
7 Thomas Müller 44 121 0.36 2010–
8 Uwe Seeler 43 72 0.6 1954–1970
9 Michael Ballack 42 98 0.43 1999–2010
10 Oliver Bierhoff 37 70 0.53 1996–2002

Youngest goalscorers

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 Hiller5 August 18923 April 1910  Switzerland 3–2 Friendly match17 years, 241 days1[lower-alpha 1]1
2.Jamal Musiala26 February 200311 October 2021 North Macedonia 4–0 WC 2022 qualifier18 years, 227 days11
3.Edmund Conen10 November 191414 January 1934 Hungary 3–1 Friendly match19 years, 65 days275
4.Willi Fick17 February 189124 April 1910 Netherlands 2–4 Friendly match19 years, 66 days11
5.Mario Götze3 June 199210 August 2011 Brazil 3–2 Friendly match19 years, 68 days172
Adolf Jäger31 March 18897 June 1908 Austria 2–3 Friendly match19 years, 68 days101
Klaus Stürmer9 August 193516 October 1954 France 1–3 Friendly match19 years, 68 days11
8.Karl Schlösser29 January 191226 April 1931 Netherlands 1–1 Friendly match19 years, 87 days11
9.Marko Marin13 March 198920 August 2008 Belgium 2–0 Friendly match19 years, 160 days11
10.Lukas Podolski4 June 198521 December 2004 (2 goals) Thailand 5–1 Friendly match19 years, 200 days493[lower-alpha 2]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Hiller also scored 4 goals in 2 matches at the age of 24 for Argentina.
  2. ↑ Additional 1 goal scored on 20th birthday

Oldest goalscorers

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
30th birthday
1.Lothar Matthäus21 March 196128 July 1999 New Zealand 2–0 Confed-Cup 1999 group stage38 years, 128 days236
2.Richard Kreß6 March 192520 September 1961 Denmark 5–1 Friendly match36 years, 198 days22
3.Miroslav Klose9 June 19788 July 2014 Brazil 7–1 WC 2014 semi-final36 years, 29 days71[lower-alpha 1]32
4.Fritz Walter31 October 192026 May 1956 England 1–3 Friendly match35 years, 207 days3314
5.Oliver Neuville1 May 197331 May 2008 Serbia 2–1 Friendly match35 years, 30 days106
6.Ulf Kirsten4 December 19657 June 2000 Liechtenstein 8–2 Friendly match34 years, 186 days20[lower-alpha 2]14
7.Hans Schäfer19 October 192711 April 1962 Uruguay 3–0 Friendly match34 years, 175 days155
8.Rudi Völler13 April 19602 July 1994 Belgium 3–2 WC 1994 round of 1634 years, 80 days4715
9.Oliver Bierhoff1 May 19681 June 2002 Saudi Arabia 8–0 WC 2002 group stage34 years, 31 days3724
10.Stefan Kuntz30 October 19629 October 1996 Armenia 5–1 WC 1998 qualifier33 years, 345 days66
Notes:
  1. ↑ 16th World Cup goal
  2. ↑ Kirsten also scored 14 goals for East Germany.

Hat-tricks

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

Rank Player No. of hat-tricks Dates (goals) Total goals
1.Gerd Müller88 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 Conen527 May 1934 (3), 27 January 1935 (3), 18 August 1935 (3), 1 September 1940 (4), 20 October 1940 (4)17
3.Richard Hofmann528 May 1928 (3), 23 June 1929 (3), 10 May 1930 (3), 27 September 1931 (3), 1 July 1932 (3)15
4.Miroslav Klose413 February 2002 (3), 18 May 2002 (3), 1 June 2002 (3), 10 September 2008 (3)12
5.Uwe Seeler321 October 1959 (3), 20 September 1961 (3), 28 September 1963 (3) 9
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge323 September 1981 (3), 18 November 1981 (3), 20 June 1982 (3)
Oliver Bierhoff320 August 1997 (3), 4 June 1999 (3), 9 May 2002 (3)
8Otto Siffling216 May 1937 (5), 24 October 1937 (3)8
9Ernst Willimowski [lower-alpha 1] Poland25 October 1941 (3), 18 October 1942 (4) 7
Lukas Podolski27 September 2005 (3), 6 September 2006 (4)
11. Serge Gnabry211 November 2016 (3), 19 November 2019 (3) 6
Otto Harder225 October 1924 (3), 20 June 1926 (3)
Karl Hohmann222 October 1933 (3), 11 March 1934 (3)
Franz Binder Austria212 November 1939 (3), 26 November 1939 (3)
Fritz Walter214 July 1940 (3), 15 August 1942 (3)
André Schürrle215 October 2013 (3), 13 June 2015 (3)
Note:
  1. ↑ Willimowski also scored four goals for Poland in a 5–6 World Cup defeat to Brazil on 5 June 1938.

Best goal ratio

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

RankPlayerGoalsMatchesGoals per match
1 Gottfried Fuchs1362.17
2 Ludwig Damminger531.67
Ernst Poertgen531.67
4 Ernst Willimowski Poland1381.63
5 Georg Frank541.25
Oskar Rohr541.25
7 August Klingler651.20
8 Franz Binder Austria1091.11
9 Gerd Müller68621.10
10 Helmut Schön17161.06

Penalties

As of 9 September 2019, 128 penalties have been given for Germany in 124 different matches. Of these, 102 were converted (80%). 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 two occasions did the same player (Torsten Frings and Lukas Podolski) successfully convert one penalty but miss another in the same match.

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 and 10 in World Cup 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

Germany have been involved in eight penalty shoot-outs, six of which were won and two lost. Germany and Argentina are the only sides that have won four shoot-outs at World Cups, but Germany is the only team ever to participate in this many World Cup shoot-outs with a 100 percent win rate. Consequently, Argentina's only defeat in a penalty shoot-out at a World Cup was against Germany. 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

So far, 25 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.[11] 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. Boateng was the last player to be sent off, being dismissed on 23 June 2018 in a World Cup group stage match against Sweden. 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

Germany national football team results

Results

Frequency of match results

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
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051[lower-alpha 1]462712112001
18383[lower-alpha 2]4327950000
2858644[lower-alpha 3]18611000
351453115[lower-alpha 1]423010
43032188400000
5111876010000
6101040000000
79631000000
87110000000
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121000000000
132000000000
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Note:
  1. 1 2 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

Rank Result (half-time) Opponent Venue Date Competition German goalscorers (goals) Notes
1. 16–0 (8–0) Russian Empire[lower-alpha 1]Stockholm, Sweden 1 July 1912OG 1912 consolation tour first round Gottfried Fuchs (10), Fritz Förderer (4), Karl Burger (1),[lower-alpha 2] Emil Oberle (1)[lower-alpha 2] Biggest win
2. 13–0 (8–0) Finland[lower-alpha 1]Leipzig 1 September 1940Friendly matchWilhelm Hahnemann Austria (6), Edmund Conen (4), Fritz Walter (2), Willi Arlt (1) Biggest home win
13–0 (6–0) San Marino[lower-alpha 1]Serravalle, San Marino 6 September 2006EC 2008 qualifierLukas Podolski (4), Thomas Hitzlsperger (2), Miroslav Klose (2), Bastian Schweinsteiger (2), Michael Ballack (1), Manuel Friedrich (1),[lower-alpha 2] Bernd Schneider (1) Biggest away win
4. 12–0 (7–0) Cyprus[lower-alpha 1]Essen 21 May 1969WC 1970 qualifierGerd Müller (4), Wolfgang Overath (3), Helmut Haller (2), Sigfried Held (1), Horst-Dieter Höttges (1),[lower-alpha 2] Max Lorenz (1)[lower-alpha 2]
5. 9–0 (2–0) Luxembourg[lower-alpha 3]Berlin 4 August 1936OG 1936 first roundWilhelm Simetsreiter (3), Adolf Urban (3), Josef Gauchel (2), Franz Elbern (1)
5. 9–0 (4–0) LiechtensteinWolfsburg 11 November 2021WC 2022 qualifierİlkay Gündoğan (1), Daniel Kaufmann (1) (OG), Leroy Sané (2), Marco Reus (1), Thomas Müller (1), Ridle Baku (1), Maximilian Göppel (1) (o.g.)
7. 9–1 (5–1) LuxembourgLuxembourg City, Luxembourg 11 March 1934WC 1934 qualifierJosef Rasselnberg (4), Karl Hohmann (3), Ernst Albrecht (1), Willi Wigold (1)
9–1 (4–0) LiechtensteinMannheim 4 June 1996Friendly matchStefan Kuntz (2), Andreas Möller (2), Oliver Bierhoff (1), Jürgen Klinsmann (1), Jürgen Kohler (1), Matthias Sammer (1), Christian Ziege (1)
9. 8–0 (4–0) Denmark[lower-alpha 1]Breslau 16 May 1937Friendly matchOtto Siffling (5), Ernst Lehner (1), Fritz Szepan (1), Adolf Urban (1)
8–0 (4–0) MaltaDortmund 28 February 1976EC 1976 qualifierErich Beer (2), Jupp Heynckes (2), Ronald Worm (2), Bernd Hölzenbein (1), Berti Vogts (1)[lower-alpha 2]
8–0 (3–0) MaltaBremen 27 February 1980EC 1980 qualifierKlaus Allofs (2), Klaus Fischer(2), Rainer Bonhof (1), Walter Kelsch (1), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1), John Holland (1) (o.g.)
8–0 (5–0) AlbaniaDortmund 18 November 1981WC 1970 qualifierKarl-Heinz Rummenigge (3), Klaus Fischer (2), Paul Breitner (1), Manfred Kaltz (1), Pierre Littbarski (1)
8–0 (4–0) Saudi ArabiaSapporo, Japan 1 June 2002WC 2002 group stageMiroslav Klose (3), Michael Ballack (1), Oliver Bierhoff (1), Carsten Jancker (1), Thomas Linke (1),[lower-alpha 2] Bernd Schneider (1) Biggest World Cup win
8–0 (6–0) San MarinoSerravalle, San Marino 11 November 2016WC 2018 qualifierSerge Gnabry (3), Jonas Hector (2), Sami Khedira (1), Kevin Volland (1),[lower-alpha 2] Mattia Stefanelli (1) (o.g.)
8–0 (5–0) Estonia[lower-alpha 3]Mainz 11 June 2019EC 2020 qualifierMarco Reus (2), Serge Gnabry (2), Leon Goretzka (1), İlkay Gündoğan (1), Timo Werner (1), Leroy Sané (1)
Note:
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 The defeat is the highest defeat of the opponent country
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (So far) only goal of the player
  3. 1 2 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)

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

Rank Result (half-time) Opponent Venue Date Competition German goalscorers (goals) Notes
1. 5–5 (3–2) NetherlandsZwolle, Netherlands 24 March 1912friendly matchJulius Hirsch (4), Gottfried Fuchs (1)
2. 4–4 (4–1) HungaryBudapest, Hungaru 14 April 1912Friendly matchAdolf Jäger (1), Eugen Kipp (1), Ernst Möller (1), Willi Worpitzky (1) Germany lead 4–1 until the 59th minute
4–4 (0–1) NetherlandsAmsterdam, Netherlands 5 April 1914friendly matchOtto Harder[lower-alpha 1] (1), Adolf Jäger (1), Richard Queck[lower-alpha 2] (1), Karl Wegele[lower-alpha 2] (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 MoraviaBreslau 12 November 1939Griendly matchFranz Binder Austria (3), Paul Janes (1) Germany were initially trailing 0–3
4–4 (3–0) SwedenBerlin 16 October 2012WC 2014 qualifierMiroslav 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. 1 2 This was Richard Queck and Karl Wegele's last international match and international goals

Biggest defeats

Rank result Opponent Venue Date Competition German goalscorers (goals) Notes
1. 0–9 (0–5) England AmateursOxford, England 13 March 1909Friendly match Biggest defeat, biggest away defeat
2. 0–6 (0–3) SpainSeville, Spain 17 November 2020UNL 2020–21 Biggest defeat in an official match
0–6 (0–3) AustriaBerlin 24 May 1931Friendly match Biggest home defeat
4. 0–5 (0–2) AustriaVienna, Austria 13 September 1931Friendly match
5. 3–8 (1–3) HungaryBasel, Switzerland 20 June 1954WC 1954 group stageRichard Herrmann (1),[lower-alpha 1] Alfred Pfaff (1),[lower-alpha 1] 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
6. 0–4 (0–0) BrazilGuadalajara, Mexico 24 July 1999Confed-Cup 1999 group stage First ever Confedederations Cup match
7. 1–5 (1–3) England AmateursBerlin-Mariendorf 20 April 1908Friendly matchFritz Förderer (1) First ever home match
1–5 (1–0) AustriaStockholm, Sweden 29 June 1912OG 1912 first roundAdolf Jäger (1) First ever match on neutral ground, first ever match at Olympic Games
1–5 (1–2) HungaryBudapest, Hungary 24 September 1939Friendly matchErnst Lehner (1) First match during World War II
1–5 (1–2) EnglandMunich 1 September 2001WC 2002 qualifierCarsten Jancker (1) Biggest defeat in qualification match
1–5 (0–4) RomaniaBucharest, Romania 28 April 2004friendly matchPhilipp Lahm (1)[lower-alpha 2]
12. 2–6 (0–4) BelgiumAntwerp, Belgium 23 November 1913Friendly matchGottfried Fuchs (1), Karl Wegele (1)[lower-alpha 2]
Note:
  1. 1 2 Only international goal for the player
  2. 1 2 First international goal for the player

Attendance

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
1 150,289Rio de Janeiro, BrazilEstádio do Maracanã Brazil 21 March 1982Friendly match0–1
2 143,315Rio de Janeiro, BrazilEstádio do Maracanã Brazil 6 June 1965Friendly match0–2
3 114,600Mexico City, MexicoEstadio Azteca Argentina 29 June 1986WC 1986 Final2–3
4 114,000Mexico City, MexicoEstadio Azteca Mexico 22 December 1993Friendly match0–0
5 110,000Teheran, IranAzadi Stadium Iran 9 October 2004Friendly match2–0First match of Per Mertesacker
6 106,066Rio de Janeiro, BrazilEstádio do Maracanã Brazil 12 June 1977Friendly match1–1
7 105,000BerlinOlympiastadion Berlin England 14 May 1938Friendly match3–6First matches of Austrian players in the Germany national team
8 104,403Mexico City, MexicoEstadio Azteca Uruguay 20 June 1970WC 1970 3rd place1–0
9 103,415Glasgow, ScotlandHampden Park Scotland 6 May 1959Friendly match2–3
10 102,444Mexico City, MexicoEstadio Azteca Italy 17 June 1970WC 1970 semi-final3–4 (a.e.t.)First match at a neutral venue in front of more than 100,000 spectators
11 102,000StuttgartNeckarstadion  Switzerland 22 November 1950Friendly match1–0First match after World War II
12 100,000London, EnglandWembley Stadium England 1 December 1954Friendly match1–3First match of Jupp Derwall as manager
100,000 London, EnglandWembley Stadium England 12 March 1975Friendly match0–2400th Germany match

Match statistics

Consideration of extensions and penalty shoot-outs

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

Continental AssociationPldWDLGFGAGD
UEFA (Europe)[note 1]8284851701731888971+917
CONMEBOL (South America)77341726134107+27
CONCACAF (North and Middle America)2615565731+26
CAF (Africa)2415635121+30
AFC (Asia)[note 2]2317336721+46
OFC (Oceania)[note 3]330093+6
Total98156920121122061154+1052

Match type

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.

TypePldWDLGF : GAGD
Friendly 5793051211531240:773+467
32109:7+2
21102:1+1
20022:6−4
20020:5−5
1291230:15+15
World Cup (WC)109672022226:125+101
World Cup qualification9474182292:70+222
European Championship (EC)4926121172:48+24
European Championship Qualification106762010267:68+199
Confederations Cup (Confed-Cup)1382329: 22+7
Nations League (NL)40223:7–4
Olympic Games (OG)730432:14+18
Total9615591952072161:1127+1034

All international matches

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 11 national teams of the OFC
  • 50 of the other 54 national teams of UEFA (no matches have so far against Andorra, Kosovo and 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)
  • 8 former national teams (in italics), of which 6 belonged to UEFA at the time of the last matches.

Denmark, Finland, Israel, Russia, San Marino and Cyprus suffered their highest losses against Germany, Croatia and Luxembourg against Germany and England, Brazil against Germany and Uruguay and Estonia against Germany and Finland such as Hungary against Germany, England and the Netherlands. Germany was the first international opponent in Slovakia in 1939.

The Germany national team has the following balance sheets (as of June 14, 2022):

CountryContinental-

Association

 Type of matches MWDLg. sco : g. cong. dif Only competitive matches
 Albania UEFA competitive14131038:10+28WC Qualification 1982, 1998, 2002; EC Qualification 1968, 1972, 1984, 1996
Total14131038:10+28
 Algeria CAF
competitive21013:30WC Group 1982, WC Round of 16 2014
Friendly10010:2−2
Total31023:5−2
 Argentina CONMEBOL
competitive843114:7+7WC Group 1958, 1966, WC Quarter final 2006, 2010, WC Final 1986, 1990, 2014;[note 4] Confed-Cup Group 2005;
Friendly1542919:27−8
Total23761033:34−1
 Armenia UEFA competitive440019:2+17WC Qualification 1998, 2022
Friendly11006:1+5
Total550025:3+22
 Australia OFC/AFC
competitive440014:5+9WC Group 1974, 2010; Confed-Cup Group 2005, Confed-Cup Group 2017
Friendly20113:4−1
Total641117:9+8
 Austria UEFA competitive16131238:16+22Round of 16 der Olympischen Match 1912; WC 3rd place 1934, WC Semi final 1954, WC 2nd Group stage 1978, WC Group 1982, WC Qualification 1970, 1982, 2014; EC Group 2008, EC Qualification 1984, 2012
Friendly24125752:41+11
Total40256990:57+33
 Azerbaijan UEFA competitive660024:4+20WC Qualification 2010, 2018; EC Qualification 2012
Total660024:4+20
 Belarus UEFA competitive22006:0+6EC Qualification 2020
Friendly10102:20
Total32108:2+6
 Belgium UEFA competitive880018:7+11WC Group 1934, WC Round of 16 1994; EC Semi final 1972, EC Final 1980, EC Qualification 1992, 2012
Friendly18121542:22+20
Total26201560:29+31
Bohemia and Moravia [note 5] Friendly10104:40
Total10104:40
 Bolivia CONMEBOL competitive11001:0+1WC Group 1994
Total11001:0+1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina UEFA Friendly21104:2+2
Total21104:2+2
 Brazil CONMEBOL competitive41039:10−1WC 2014 Semi final, WC Final 2002; Confed-Cup Group 1999, Confed-Cup Semi final 2005;
Friendly19451022:31−9
Total23551331:41−10
 Bulgaria UEFA competitive851220:10+10WC Group 1970, WC Quarter final 1994, WC Qualification 1982; EC Qualification 1976, 1996
Friendly13111136:14+22
Total21162356:24+32
 Cameroon CAF competitive22005:1+4WC Group 2002; Confed-Cup Group 2017
Friendly21105:2+3
Total431010:3+7
 Canada CONCACAF Friendly22006:1+5
Total22006:1+5
 Chile CONMEBOL competitive54109:2+7WC Group 1962, 1974, 1982; Confed-Cup Group 2017, Confed-Cup Final 2017
Friendly42025:6−1
Total961214:8+6
 China AFC Friendly21102:1+1
Total21102:1+1
 CIS UEFA competitive10101:10EC Group 1992
Total10101:10
 Colombia CONMEBOL
competitive10101:10WC Group 1990
Friendly42119:6+3
Total522110:7+3
 Costa Rica CONCACAF competitive22008:4+4WC Group 2006; WC Group 2023
Total22008:4+4
 Croatia UEFA
competitive31023:6−3WC Quarter final 1998; EC Quarter final 1996, EC Group 2008
Friendly541015:4+11
Total851218:10+8
 Cyprus UEFA competitive651029:1+28WC Qualification 1966, 1970; EC Qualification 2008
Total651029:1+28
 Czechoslovakia UEFA competitive733114:10+4WC Semi final 1934, WC Group 1958, WC Qualification 1986, WC Quarter final 1990; EC Final 1976, EC Group 1980
Friendly1071222:14+8
Total17104336:24+12
 Czech Republic UEFA competitive750212:8+4WC Qualification 2018; EC Group 1996, 2004, EC Final 1996, EC Qualification 2008
Friendly22004:2+2
Total970216:10+6
 Denmark UEFA
competitive42024:5−1WC Group 1986; EC Group 1988, 2012, EC Final 1992
Friendly24135651:33+18
Total28155855:38+17
 East Germany UEFA competitive10010:1−1WC Group 1974
Total10010:1−1
 Ecuador CONMEBOL competitive11003:0+3WC Group 2006
Friendly11004:2+2
Total22007:2+5
 Egypt CAF Friendly10011:2−1
Total10011:2−1
 England[note 6] UEFA
competitive1547420:22-2WC Final 1966, WC Quarter final 1970, WC 2nd Group stage 1982, WC Semi final 1990, WC Qualification 2002, WC Round of 16 2010; EC Qualification 1972, EC Semi final 1996, EC Group 2000, EC Round of 16 2020; NL Group 2022/23; NL Group 2022/23
Friendly25921029:54−25
Total401391449:76−27
 Estonia UEFA competitive330015:1+14WC Qualification 1938; EC Qualification 2020
Friendly22007:0+7
Total550022:1+21
 Faroe Islands UEFA competitive440010:1+9WC Qualification 2014; EC Qualification 2004
Total440010:1+9
 Finland UEFA competitive1174033:9+24WC Qualification 1938, 1982, 1990, 2002, 2010; EC Qualification 2000
Friendly1292149:10+39
Total23166182:19+63
 France UEFA
competitive822410:14−4WC 3rd place 1958, WC 1982 Semifinal, 1986, WC Quarter final 2014; EC Semi final 2016, EC Group 2020; NL Group 2018/19
Friendly24761136:360
Total32981546:50−4
 Georgia UEFA competitive440010:2+8EC Qualification 1996, 2016
Friendly11002:0+2
Total550012:2+10
 Ghana CAF competitive21103:2+1WC Group 2010, 2014
Friendly11006:1+5
Total32109:3+6
 Gibraltar UEFA competitive220011:0+11EC Qualification 2016
Total220011:0+11
 Greece UEFA competitive853018:8+10WC Qualification 1962, 2002; EC Qualification 1976, EC Group 1980, EC Quarter final 2012
Friendly11003:1+2
Total963021:9+12
 Hungary UEFA
competitive612310:17−6Halbfinale der Trostrunde der Olympischen Match 1912; WC Group 1954, WC Final 1954; EC Group 2020; NL Group 2022/23; NL Group 2022/23
Friendly311210964:51+13
Total3713121274:68+6
 Iceland UEFA competitive431010:0+10EC Qualification 2004; WC Qualification 2022
Friendly22008:1+7
Total651018:1+17
 Iran AFC competitive11002:0+2WC Group 1998
Friendly11002:0+2
Total22004:0+4
 Israel UEFA Friendly550014:1+13
Total550014:1+13
 Italy UEFA competitive1116413:16−3WC Group 1962, WC 2nd Group stage 1978, WC Semi final 1970, 2006, WC Final 1982; EC Group 1988, 1996, EC Semi final 2012, EC Quarter final 2016; NL Group 2022/23
Friendly26871134:37−3
Total379131547:53−6
 Ivory Coast CAF Friendly10102:20
Total10102:20
 Japan AFC
competitive10011:2−1WC Group 2023
Friendly21105:2+3
Total31116:4+2
 Kazakhstan UEFA competitive440014:1+13EC Qualification 2012, WC Qualification 2014
Total440014:1+13
 Kuwait AFC Friendly11007:0+7
Total11007:0+7
 Latvia UEFA
competitive10100:00EC Group 2004
Friendly330013:2+11
Total431013:2+11
 Liechtenstein UEFA competitive440021:0+21WC Qualification 2010, 2022
Friendly220017:3+14
Total660038:3+35
 Lithuania UEFA competitive21103:1+2EC Qualification 2004
Total21103:1+2
 Luxembourg UEFA competitive440025:3+22Olympic Matches 1936 Round of 16; WC Qualification 1934; EC Qualification 1992
Friendly980135:8+27
Total13120160:11+49
 Malta UEFA competitive651026:2+24WC Qualification 1986; EC Qualification 1976, 1980
Friendly330012:1+11
Total981038:3+35
 Mexico CONCACAF competitive641116:6+10WC Group 1978, 2018, WC Quarter final 1986, WC Round of 16 1998; Confed-Cup 3rd place 2005, Confed-Cup Semi final 2017
Friendly61418:5+3
Total1255224:11+13
 Moldova UEFA competitive440018:3+15EC Qualification 1996, 2000
Total440018:3+15
 Morocco CAF competitive22003:1+2WC Group 1970, WC Round of 16 1986
Friendly22009:2+7
Total440012:3+9
 Netherlands UEFA competitive1455422:25-3WC Final 1974, WC 2nd Group stage 1978, WC Qualification 1990, WC Round of 16 1990; EC Semi final 1988, EC Group 1980, 1992, 2004, 2012; EC Qualification 2020; NL Group 2018/19
Friendly311112863:51+12
Total4516171285:76+9
 New Zealand OFC competitive11002:0+2Confed-Cup Group 1999
Total11002:0+2
 Nigeria CAF Friendly11001:0+1
Total11001:0+1
 Northern Ireland UEFA competitive14102233:12+21WC Group 1958, WC Qualification 1962, 1998, 2018; EC Qualification 1984, 2000, 2020, EC Group 2016
Friendly532013:3+10
Total19134246:15+31
 Norway UEFA competitive531115:4+11Olympic Matches 1936 Quarter final; WC Qualification 1954, 2018
Friendly171240144:3+31
Total22155259:17+42
 North Macedonia UEFA competitive21015:2+3WC Qualification 2022
Total21015:2+3
 Oman AFC Friendly22003:0+3
Total22003:0+3
 Paraguay CONMEBOL competitive11001:0+1WC Round of 16 2002
Friendly10103:30
Total21104:3+1
 Peru CONMEBOL competitive11003:1+2WC Group 1970
Friendly22004:1+3
Total33007:2+5
 Poland UEFA competitive953110:4+6WC Group 1978, 2006, WC 2nd Group stage 1974; EC Qualification 1972, 2016, EC Group 2008, 2016
Friendly1384124:9+15
Total22137234:13+21
 Portugal UEFA competitive1163218:11+7WC Qualification 1986, 1998, WC Group 2014, WC 3rd place 2006; EC Group 1984, 2000, 2012, 2020, EC Quarter final 2008
Friendly852115:7+8
Total19115333:18+15
 Republic of Ireland UEFA competitive733112:4+8WC Group 2002; EC Qualification 2008; WC Qualification 2014; EC Qualification 2016
Friendly1362523:20+3
Total2095635:24+11
 Romania UEFA competitive43106:3+3EC Group 1984, 2000; WC Qualification 2022
Friendly1172235:16+19
Total15103241:19+22
 Russia UEFA competitive440022:1+21Olympic Matches Consolation tourn. 1st Round 1912; WC Qualification 2010; EC Group 1996
Friendly32106:2+4
Total761028:3+25
 Saar [note 5] competitive22006:1+5WC Qualification 1954
Total22006:1+5
 San Marino UEFA competitive440034:0+34EC Qualification 2008; WC Qualification 2018
Total440034:0+34
 Saudi Arabia AFC competitive11008:0+8WC Group 2002
Friendly22005:1+4
Total330013:1+12
 Scotland UEFA competitive862016:9+7WC Qualification 1970, WC Group 1986; EC Group 1992, EC Qualification 2004, 2016
Friendly923410:14−4
Total1785426:23+3
 Serbia UEFA
competitive10010:1−1WC Group 2010
Friendly21103:2+1
Total31113:30
 Serbia and Montenegro UEFA Friendly11001:0+1
Total11001:0+1
 Slovakia UEFA competitive33009:2+7EC Qualification 2008, EC Round of 16 2016
Friendly850316:10+6
Total1180325:12+13
 Slovenia UEFA Friendly11001:0+1
Total11001:0+1
 South Africa CAF Friendly43109:2+7
Total43109:2+7
 South Korea AFC
competitive32014:40WC Group 1994, 2018, WC Semi final 2002
Friendly10011:3−2
Total42025:7−2
 Soviet Union UEFA competitive22005:1+4WC Semi final 1966; EC Final 1972
Friendly1070317:10+7
Total1290322:11+11
 Spain UEFA
competitive1244412:15-3WC Group 1966, 1994, WC 2nd Group stage 1982, WC Semi final 2010; EC Qualification 1976, EC Group 1984, 1988, EC Final 2008; NL group 2020/21; WC Group 2023
Friendly1455419:17+2
Total2699831:32-1
 Sweden UEFA competitive1393135:20+15WC Quarter final 1934, WC Qualification 1938, 1966, 1986, 2014, WC Semi final 1958, WC 2nd Group stage 1974, WC Round of 16 2006, WC Group 2018; EC Semi final 1992;
Friendly24761137:41−4
Total371691272:61+11
  Switzerland UEFA competitive733118:10+8Olympic Matches Round of 16 1928; WC Round of 16 1938 (2×), WC Group 1962, 1966; NL group 2020/21
Friendly463358124:59+65
Total533689142:69+73
 Thailand AFC Friendly11005:1+4
Total11005:1+4
 Tunisia CAF competitive21103:0+3WC Group 1978; Confed-Cup Group 2005
Friendly10101:10
Total31204:1+3
 Turkey UEFA competitive1393134:9+25WC Group 1954 (2×); EC Qualification 1972, 1980, 1984, 2000, 2012; EC Semi final 2008
Friendly851218:7+11
Total21144352:16+36
 Ukraine UEFA competitive752014:4+10WC Qualification 1998, 2002; EC Group 2016; NL group 2020/21
Friendly20206:60
Total954020:10+10
 United Arab Emirates AFC competitive11005:1+4WC Group 1990
Friendly22009:2+7
Total330014:3+11
 United States CONCACAF competitive43014:2+2WC Group 1998, 2014, WC Quarter final 2002; Confed-Cup Group 1999;
Friendly740319:15+4
Total1170423:17+6
 Uruguay CONMEBOL competitive531110:7+3Olympic Matches 1928 Quarter final; WC Quarter final 1966, WC 3rd place 1970, 2010, WC Group 1986
Friendly651019:5+14
Total1182129:12+17
 Wales UEFA competitive1283121:6+15WC Qualification 1990, 2010; EC Qualification 1980, 1992, 1996, 2008
Friendly51315:4+1
Total1796226:10+16
 Yugoslavia[note 7] UEFA competitive961218:8+10WC Quarter final 1954, 1958, 1962, WC 2nd Group stage 1974, WC Group 1990, 1998; EC Qualification 1968, EC Semi final 1976
Friendly1683528:23+5
Total25144746:31+15
Total
All competitive4082668458984:390+594
All Friendly5913111241561264:786+478
Total9995772082142248:1176+1072
  • 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)

Venue

Germany hosted in 1974 and 2006, the World Cup, in 1988 European Championship and in 2005 Confederations Cup. 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 pDrawely 3 matches in the years 1940, 1941 and 1942 below as home matches. The meeting in Saarbrücken against the Saarland in the context of the WC Qualification 1954 counts as an away match.

VenuePldWDLGFGAGD
Home43226989741110460+650
Away39321379101784502+282
Neutral place156873336312192+120
Total98156920121121611127+1034

Home venues

Nr. CityMatchWinDrawLostg.sco : g. con.goal dif.1st matchlast matchnext matchspecial
1 Berlin4618151390:78+1220. Apr. 190827. Mar. 2018first home match, first home defeat, biggest home defeat, 1st match in front of at least 100,000 spectators (105,000)
2 Hamburg34196953:28+2529. Oct. 19116. Sep. 20198. Oct. 2021only match against East Germany
3 Stuttgart34215880:35+2526. Mar. 19115. Sep. 2021match in front of at least 100,000 spectators (102,000)
4 Cologne28188278:23+5520. Nov. 192713. Oct. 2020
5 Munich28146855:36+1917. Dec. 191123. Jun. 2021WC Final 1974
6 Hannover27213362:22+4027. Sep. 193111. Oct. 2016
7 Düsseldorf27156663:32+3118. Apr. 19267. Jun. 2021
8 Frankfurt25166355:27+2826. Mar. 192219. Nov. 2019
9 Nuremberg22146260:25+3513. Jan. 192410. June 2017
10 Dortmund20163167:14+538. May 19359. Oct. 2019
11 Gelsenkirchen18106232:17+1513. Oct. 197319. Nov. 2018
12 Leipzig12110140:9+3117. Nov. 191214. Nov. 2020biggest home win
13 Kaiserslautern1054127:13+1427. Apr. 19888. Oct. 20171000th goal in a home match by Marco Reus
14 Bremen1053221:8+1323. May 193929. Feb. 2012
15 Leverkusen871030:8+2218. Dec. 19918. June 2018
16 Karlsruhe770025:2+234. Apr. 190913. Oct. 1993
17 Mönchengladbach742115:6+98. June 200516. Nov. 2019
18 Dresden723214:13+110. Sep. 191114. Oct. 1992
19 Duisburg620412:8+416. May 191031. Mar. 2021
20 Freiburg540130:4+2618. May 191327. May 2006
21 Augsburg540115:6+99. Nov. 195229. May 2016
22 Breslau (now Wrocław) [note 8]532018:5+132. Nov. 19307. Dec. 1941
23 Ludwigshafen43019:7+221. Dec. 19521. June 1966
24 Bochum422014:3+112. July 192214. Apr. 1993
25 Mannheim330023:2+2110. Feb. 19295. June 1998
26 Altona-Hamburg[note 9]330015:2+1323. Oct. 192721. Nov. 1937
27 Vienna [note 10]31027:5+214. Apr. 19401. Feb. 1942
28 Essen220016:1+1523. Dec. 195121. May 1969
29 Mainz220014:1+136. June 201411. June 2019
30 Saarbrücken22008:1+720. Nov. 198327. Mar. 1985
31 Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) [note 11]22007:1+613. Oct. 193529. Aug. 1937
32 Chemnitz22007:2+518. Sep. 19383. Dec. 1939
33 Rostock22006:2+427. Mar. 20027. Oct. 2006
34 Sinsheim22004:2+229. May 20119. Sep. 2018
35 Wolfsburg21105:2+31. June 200320. Mar. 201911. Nov. 2021
36 Beuthen (now Bytom) [note 12]11007:0+716. Aug. 194216. Aug. 1942
37 Krefeld11007:2+527. Sep. 193627. Sep. 1936
38 Stettin (now Szczecin) [note 13]11005:0+515. Sep. 193515. Sep. 1935
39 Aachen11003:0+313. May 201013. May 2010
40 Erfurt11004:2+225. Aug. 193525. Aug. 1935
41 Wuppertal11002:1+120. Mar. 193820. Mar. 1938
42 Magdeburg10102:205. Nov. 19335. Nov. 1933
43 Kleve10011:2−116. Oct. 191016. Oct. 1910
Total42026385721076:444+63220. Apr. 190819. Nov. 2019

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup 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

UEFA European Championship record UEFA European Championship 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 Qualified as hosts Qualified as hosts
Total 3 Titles 14/17 53 27 13* 13 78 55 106 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

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 did not enter[12]
Saudi Arabia 1995 did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1997 did not enter[13]
Mexico 1999 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 2 6 Squad
South Korea Japan 2001 did not qualify
France 2003 did not enter[14]
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

UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Round Pos Pld W D* L GF GA
Portugal 2018–19 A Group stage3rd402237
Italy 2020–21 A Group stage2nd62311013
Netherlands 2022–23 A Group stage3rd6141119
Total Group stage
League A		 3/3 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

Major competitions

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

Major competitions

FIFA Women's World Cup

UEFA Women's Championship

Summer Olympic Games

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 3 0
Total 11 2 3 3

Notes

    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. 1 2 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. ↑ Incl. of the match against the BR Yugoslavia at the 1998 World Cup.
    8. ↑ Now Breslau is city of Poland where called Wrocław.
    9. ↑ Altona was an independent city until 1937 then merged to Hamburg.
    10. ↑ Now Vienna is city of Austria.
    11. ↑ Now Königsberg is city of Russia where called Kaliningrad.
    12. ↑ Now Beuthen is city of Poland where called Bytom .
    13. ↑ Now Stettin is city of Poland where called Szczecin.

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    13. ↑ As UEFA Euro 1996 champions
    14. ↑ As 2002 FIFA World Cup runners-up
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