2022 World Cup Team Profile: Germany

German National Team (Twitter @DFB_Team_EN)

JAKARTA - As the country with the second highest number of World Cup trophies, the German national football team is one of the best in the world. This team made headlines in the 2018 World Cup semifinals after beating Brazil 7-1. They went on to win that edition of the World Cup against an Argentinian team that was at its best.

Profile Summary

Team Name: Germany National Football Team Nicknames: DFB Eleven, Der Panzer Founded: 1900 Most Caps: Lothar Matthaus (150) Captain: Manuel Neuer Coach: Hansi Flick Top Scorer: Miroslav Klose (71) Biggest win: Against Russia 16- 0 (1912) Biggest loss: Amateur England 0-9 (1909) Nickname

The nickname of this team is DFB-elf (DFB Eleven). DFB stands for Deutscher Fußball-Bund which means German Football Association in English. They are also nicknamed Der Panzer. Fans think of the German national team as a hot old Panzer diesel engine. Panzer is a battle tank used by the army. At that time Germany was a world giant in terms of war which had the most advanced panzers of its time.

FIFA Ranking

The German national team has achieved quite an impressive rank in their history. Der Panzer's highest ranking is first, while the lowest is 22. However, currently, they are in 11th place with 1658, 96 points. Germany's world rankings have plummeted in recent years, but they hope to return to the top soon.

Germany at the 1950 World Cup

West Germany, captained by Fritz Walter met Turkey, Yugoslavia and Austria in the 1954 World Cup. Against favorites Hungary in the group stage and lost 3-8. West Germany met again with Hungary's "Mighty Magyar" in the final. Hungary are unbeaten for 32 matches in a row. West Germany finally won 3-2 through goals scored by Helmut Rahn. The success was called the "Bern Miracle" (Das Wunder von Bern).

1974

As hosts of the 1974 World Cup, they won their second World Cup by beating the Netherlands 2-1 in the final in Munich. The first group stage featured a politically charged match as West Germany played a match against East Germany. East Germany won 1-0. West Germany advanced to the final against a Dutch team led by Johan Cruijff and his "Total Football". The Netherlands took the lead through a penalty kick. However, West Germany equalized through a Paul Breitner penalty, and won it with Gerd Müller's perfect finish soon after.

1990

At the 1990 World Cup in Italy, West Germany won their third World Cup title, in an unprecedented third successive final appearance. Captained by Lothar Matthäus, they beat Yugoslavia (4–1), UAE (5–1), Netherlands (2–1), Czechoslovakia (1–0) and England (1–1, 4–3 on penalties) en route to the 1986 final rematch against Argentina in the Italian capital, Rome.

West Germany won 1-0, thanks to a single penalty goal scored in the 85th minute by Andreas Brehme. Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup as captain of the national team in 1974, became the first person to win the World Cup as captain and manager, and the second to win as player and manager (after Brazil's Mario Zagallo).

2014

The 2014 World Cup final was held at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro on July 13, and was billed as a duel between the world's best player (Lionel Messi) and the world's best team (Germany). Mario Götze's 113th minute goal helped Germany beat Argentina 1-0 while becoming the first European team to win the World Cup in the Americas and the second European team to win the title outside Europe.

Germany at the 2022 World Cup

Germany became the first team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals through qualifying. Der Panzer qualified after rolling North Macedonia four goals without reply on Tuesday 11 October 2021. This victory made Germany collect 21 points from eight matches. Der Panzer is confirmed to be the winner of Group J because their points cannot be overtaken by Romania, who at that time only got 13 points with two games remaining.

In Qatar, Germany are in Group E along with Spain, Costa Rica and Japan. Here is the schedule for their group stage matches.

Wednesday, 23 November 2022 Spain vs Costa Rica: 20.00 WIB Germany vs Japan: 23.00 WIB Sunday, 27 November 2022 Japan vs Costa Rica: 17:00 WIB Monday, 28 November 2022 Spain vs Germany: 02.00 WIB Friday, 2 December 2022 Japan vs Spain: 02.00 WIB Costa Rica vs Germany: 02.00 WIB

Our @FIFAWorldCup group is complete! #DieMannschaft pic.twitter.com/Wf4S18hUAw

— Germany (@DFB_Team_EN) June 14, 2022

2022 World Cup provisional squad

This team has some great players who play in the best leagues across Europe. They have players like Kai Havertz, Antonio Rudiger, Manuel Neuer, Thomas Muller and other big names. Here is the complete list of the German national football team:

Goalkeeper

Manuel Neuer Kevin Trapp Oliver Baumann

defender

Antonio Rüdiger Niklas Süle Nico Schlotterbeck Jonathan Tah Thilo Kehrer Lukas Klostermann David Raum Benjamin Henrichs

Midfielder

Joshua Kimmich Anton Stach Central midfielder Leon Goretzka Ilkay Gündogan Kai Havertz Jamal Musiala Julian Brandt Jonas Hofmann Marco Reus

Striker

Thomas Müller Serge Gnabry Timo Werner Karim Adeyemi Lukas Nmecha Leroy Sané

Some #GERENG inspired material this #WallpaperWednesday #DieMannschaft pic.twitter.com/RTqMIwzeKo

— Germany (@DFB_Team_EN) June 8, 2022

Team captain

The captain of the German national team is Manuel Neuer. He played for Bayern Munich as a goalkeeper and has been considered the best goalkeeper in the world having won many awards and trophies. He has been captain since 2016.

When you score 5 but the 'keeper is still Man of the Match, you know he's pulled off something ridiculous Congratulations, @Manuel_Neuer #DieMannschaft #GERITA pic.twitter.com/Wovu4NdHi9

— Germany (@DFB_Team_EN) June 16, 2022

Trainer

The coach of the German national team is Hansi Flick. He was confirmed as coach in 2021, replacing their legendary coach Joachim Low. He is a former Bayern Munich coach who has won the UEFA Champions League, two Bundesliga titles, a FIFA Club World Cup, a DFB Pokal, one UEFA Super Cup and a DFL Super Cup in two years. He hopes to restore the success of the German national football team in the 2022 World Cup.

games wins𝟒 drawsHansi Flick is unbeaten as Germany boss #DieMannschaft pic.twitter.com/ERAtmPsuNN

— Germany (@DFB_Team_EN) June 15, 2022

trophy

The German national team has a successful history, having won almost every trophy offered to them. Here are some of the trophies that Der Panzer has won:

World Cups: 2014, 1990, 1974 and 1950. European Cups 1996, 1980 and 1972 Confederations Cup: 2017 Summer Olympics: 1976

They have also won many other awards, including:

FIFA World Cup Fair Play Trophy: 1974 FIFA Confederations Cup Fair Play Awards: 2017 Best FIFA Team: 1993, 2014 and 2017 Laureus World Sports Awards for Best Team: 2015 World Football World Team of the Year: 1990 and 2014 Unofficial Football World Championship 31 times German Sports Team of the Year : 1966, 1870, 1974, 1980, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 1954, 1972, 1974, 1980, 1990, 1996, 2014 Gazzetta Sports World Team of the Year : 1980, 1990 and 2014 Bambi Award: 1986 and 1996

The German national football team has proven itself over the years by winning trophies and awards around the world. They have a record four World Cup titles which are not easy to win. They currently have a young squad mixed with experienced players like Thomas Muller and Manuel Neuer. They are hoping for a fifth World Cup in Qatar this year.