Germany’s national football team is the men’s football team for Germany that has won the FIFA World Cup 4 times, which is the 2nd highest times ever World Cup won by any country. It is one of the most successful teams in international football, with numerous trophies and accolades:
The team is governed by the German Football Association. It is the world champion Team, winning at the FIFA World Cup in 1954, 1974, 1990, and 2014. The Germany Soccer Team comes under the UEFA Confederation of Europe.
The German Soccer team has won 3 times European Championships or UEFA Euro (1972, 1980, 1996), and one Confederations Cup in 2017.
Germany has taken part in every World Cup since 1954 and at every European Championship since 1972 and has reached 13 finals at these major tournaments.
Germany National Football Team
Julian Nagelsmann is the current head coach and also a former player of Germany. The team is the most successful team of all time in international matches and only one less than the most successful team, Brazil National Football Team.
Germany is known for its disciplined, organized, and efficient playing style. The German men’s and Women’s teams have won both World Cup titles. Germany has produced some of the greatest footballers in history, including:
Current Squad of Germany National Football Team (April 2025)
- Goalkeepers: Stefan Ortega (Manchester City), Alexander Nübel (VfB Stuttgart) and Oliver Baumann.
- Defenders: Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), Jonathan Tah, Nico Schlotterbeck, and Waldemar Anton.
- Midfielders: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund) and Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)
- Forwards: Kai Havertz (Arsenal), Jamie Leweling (Stuttgart)
Injuries and Omissions: Karim Adeyemi, Brajan Gruda, Marc-André ter Stegen, Julian Brandt, Emre Can, and Niclas Füllkrug.
Germany National Football Team Fixtures and Schedule
| Germany National Football Team Information | |
|---|---|
| Captain– | Manuel Neuer |
| FIFA code | GER |
| FIFA Current Ranking | 10th (5th April 2025) |
| Top Scorer | Thomas Müller (105) |
| Appearances | World Cup– 18 Best Results– Won( 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014) European Championship– 12 Best Results– Won (1972, 1980 and 1996) Confederations Cup- 3 Best Results- Won(2017) Olympic Gold Medal: 1976 (as East Germany) |
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The team has won the 4 times FIFA World Cup tournament finals. The team has won the 1954 FIFA World Cup, 1974 FIFA World Cup, 1990 FIFA World Cup, and 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Honours ( FIFA World Cup)
| Position | titles | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Champions | 4 | 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014 |
| Runners-up | 4 | 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002 |
| Third place | 4 | 1934, 1970, 2006, 2010 |
2022 FIFA World Cup Germany Football Team Players
In the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 32 countries that have qualified and Germany will enter the group stage were drawn into Group E with Spain, Japan, and Costa Rica. Germany was the 1st first team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to defend the North Macedonia football team by 4–0 in qualification matches. Manuel Neuer was the captain of the World Cup squad, and Hansi Flick became the head coach of the nation.
The team won over Costa Rica in the Round of 16 and missed out on the quarterfinal round on goal difference. Here is the list of the German National Football Team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
- Goalkeepers: Kevin Trapp, Bernd Leno, Marc-Andre ter Stegen
- Defenders: Antonio Rudiger, Christian Gunter, Matthias Ginter, Thilo Kehrer, Ridle Baku, Jonathan Tah, David Raum
- Midfielders: Kai Havertz, Leon Goretzka, Marco Reus, Maximilian Arnold, Florian Neuhaus, Jonas Hofmann, llkay Gundogan, Julian Brandt.
- Forwards: Kevin Volland, Serge Gnabry, Thomas Muller, Lukas Nmecha, Leroy Sane.
- Captain: Manuel Neuer
- Head Coach: Hansi Flick
2014 FIFA World Cup Germany Football Team Players
- Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Roman Weidenfeller (Borussia Dortmund), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hanover 96).
- Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Kevin Grosskreutz (Borussia Dortmund), Erik Durm (Borussia Dortmund), Benedikt Hoewedes (Schalke 04), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Shkodran Mustafi (Sampdoria).
- Midfielders: Julian Draxler (Schalke 04), Matthias Ginter (Freiburg), Mario Goetze (Bayern Munich), Christoph Kramer (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Sami Khedira (Real Madrid), Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal), Andre Schuerrle (Chelsea), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich).
- Forwards: Miroslav Klose (Lazio), Thomas Mueller (Bayern Munich), Lukas Podolski (Arsenal)
2018 FIFA World CUup Germany Football Squad Players
- Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Kevin Trapp (Paris St-Germain)
- Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), Jonas Hector (Cologne), Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin), Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea), Niklas Sule (Bayern Munich)
- Midfielders: Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (Paris St-Germain), Leon Goretska (Schalke), Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City), Sami Khedira (Juventus), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal), Sebastian Rudy (Bayern Munich)
- Strikers: Mario Gomez (Stuttgart), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Timo Werner (RB Leipzig).