Germany national football team records and statistics

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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 Championship, four times in the World Cup, and have a further four third-place finishes at the World Cup.^[2] East Germany won Olympic Gold in 1976.^[6]

Germany is one of only two nations 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.

Abbreviations

A = away match
H = home match
* = match in neutral place
(c) = captain of team
(g) = goalkeeper
Am. = Amateur
WC = World Cup
EC = European Championship
Confed-Cup = Confederations Cup
NL = Nations League
OG = Olympic Games
CT = Consolation tournament of the Olympic Games
GS = Group stage
2GS = Second group stage
R16 = Round of 16
QF = Quarter-finals
SF = Semi-finals
F = Final
a.e.t. = after extra time
p. = penalty shoot-out
GG = golden goal
= goal scored from penalty kick
(o.g.) = own goal
(opposite the name) = players which played for Austria and Germany
(opposite the name) = players which played for Poland and Germany
green background colour = Germany won the match
yellow background colour = 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 appearances

As of 27 March 2026^[10]

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Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Period
1	Lothar Matthäus	150	23	1980–2000
2	Miroslav Klose	137	71	2001–2014
3	Thomas Müller	131	45	2010–2024
4	Lukas Podolski	130	49	2004–2017
5	Manuel Neuer	124	0	2009–present
6	Bastian Schweinsteiger	121	24	2004–2016
7	Toni Kroos	114	17	2010–2024
8	Philipp Lahm	113	5	2004–2014
9	Jürgen Klinsmann	108	47	1987–1998
10	Joshua Kimmich	107	10	2016–present

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:^[11]

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Rank	Player	Matches	Period
1	Franz Beckenbauer	60	9 September 1970 – 23 February 1977
2	Berti Vogts	48	27 March 1974 – 21 June 1978
3	Manfred Kaltz	47	8 March 1978 – 14 April 1982
4	Berti Vogts	39	6 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.

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Rank	Player	Date of birth	First match	Opponent	Result	Competition	Age	Apps	Pos.
1.	Willy Baumgärtner	23 December 1890	5 April 1908	Switzerland	3–5	Friendly match	17 years, 104 days	4	FW
2.	Marius Hiller	5 August 1892	3 April 1910	Switzerland	3–2	Friendly match	17 years, 241 days	3^[a]	FW
3.	Uwe Seeler	5 November 1936	16 October 1954	France	1–3	Friendly match	17 years, 345 days	72	FW
4.	Youssoufa Moukoko	20 November 2004	16 November 2022	Oman	1–0	Friendly match	17 years, 361 days	2	FW
5.	Jamal Musiala	26 February 2003	25 March 2021	Iceland	3–0	WC 2022 qualifier	18 years, 27 days	40	MF
6.	Lennart Karl	22 February 2008	27 Marche 2026	Switzerland	2–3	Friendly match	18 years, 33 days	1	MF
7.	Karl Wolter	2 August 1894	6 October 1912	Denmark	1–3	Friendly match	18 years, 65 days	3	FW
8.	Franz Jelinek	10 July 1922	15 September 1940	Slovakia	1–0	Friendly match	18 years, 67 days	1	FW
9.	Florian Wirtz	3 May 2003	2 September 2021	Liechtenstein	2–0	WC 2022 qualifier	18 years, 122 days	37	MF
10.	Mario Götze	3 June 1992	17 November 2010	Sweden	0–0	Friendly match	18 years, 167 days	66	MF

[a]
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 GKs. 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.

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Rank	Player	Date of birth	Last match	Opponent	Result	Competition	Age	Apps	Pos.
1.	Lothar Matthäus	21 March 1961	20 June 2000	Portugal	0–3	EC 2000 group stage	39 years, 91 days	150	DF
2.	Jens Lehmann	10 November 1969	29 June 2008	Spain	0–1	EC 2008 final	38 years, 232 days	61	GK
3.	Manuel Neuer	27 March 1986	5 July 2024	Spain	1–2	EC 2024 quarter-final	38 years, 100 days	124	GK
4.	Fritz Walter	31 October 1920	24 June 1958	Sweden	1–3	WC 1958 semi-final	37 years, 236 days	61	MF
5.	Oliver Kahn	15 June 1969	8 July 2006	Portugal	3–1	WC 2006 3rd place	37 years, 23 days	86	GK
6.	Richard Kress	6 March 1925	22 October 1961	Greece	2–1	WC 1962 qualifier	36 years, 230 days	9	FW
7.	Andreas Kupfer	7 May 1914	22 November 1950	Switzerland	1–0	Friendly match	36 years, 199 days	44	DF
8.	Andreas Köpke	12 March 1962	4 July 1998	Croatia	0–3	WC 1998 quarter-final	36 years, 114 days	59	GK
9.	Hans-Jörg Butt	28 May 1974	10 July 2010	Uruguay	3–2	WC 2010 3rd place	36 years, 43 days	4	GK
10.	Miroslav Klose	9 June 1978	13 July 2014	Argentina	1–0	WC 2014 final	36 years, 34 days	137	FW

Oldest players on debut

39 players were at least 30 years old on their debut; for 16 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). The ten oldest players on debut are listed.

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Rank	Player	Date of birth	First match	Opponent	Result	Competition	Age	Apps
1.	Karl Sesta	18 March 1906	15 June 1941	Croatia	5–1	Friendly match	35 years, 89 days	3^[a]
2.	Matthias Mauritz	13 November 1924	20 May 1959	Poland	1–1	Friendly match	34 years, 188 days	1
3.	Oliver Baumann	2 June 1990	14 October 2024	Netherlands	1–0	2024–25 NL	34 years, 134 days	10
4.	Karl Tewes	18 August 1886	26 September 1920	Austria	2–3	Friendly match	34 years, 39 days	6
5.	Martin Max	7 August 1968	17 April 2002	Argentina	0–1	Friendly match	33 years, 253 days	1
6.	Paul Steiner	23 January 1957	30 May 1990	Denmark	1–0	Friendly match	33 years, 127 days	1
7.	Roman Weidenfeller	6 August 1980	19 November 2013	England	1–0	Friendly match	33 years, 105 days	5
8.	Rudolf Leip	8 June 1890	12 August 1923	Finland	1–2	Friendly match	33 years, 65 days	3
9.	Kurt Borkenhagen	30 December 1919	5 October 1952	France	1–3	Friendly match	32 years, 280 days	1
10.	Kevin Behrens	3 February 1991	17 October 2023	Mexico	2–2	Friendly match	32 years, 257 days	1

[a]
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.

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Rank	Player	Date of birth	First match as captain	Opponent	Result	Competition	Age	App No.	Capt apps	Apps
1.	Julian Draxler	20 September 1993	13 May 2014	Poland	0–0	Friendly match	20 years, 235 days	11.	9	58
2.	Christian Schmidt	9 June 1888	24 April 1910	Netherlands	2–4	Friendly match	21 years, 299 days	1.	1	3
3.	Josef Glaser	11 May 1887	13 March 1909	England (Am.)	0–9	Friendly match	21 years, 310 days	1.	4	5
4.	Max Breunig	12 November 1888	26 March 1911	Switzerland	6–2	Friendly match	22 years, 133 days	2.	3	9
5.	Joshua Kimmich	8 February 1995	25 June 2017 (from 80')	Cameroon	3–1	Confed-Cup 2017	22 years, 137 days	18.	23	106
6.	Adolf Jäger	31 March 1889	14 April 1912	Hungary	4–4	Friendly match	23 years, 14 days	4.	10	18
7.	Stanislaus Kobierski	13 November 1910	3 December 1933	Poland	1–0	Friendly match	23 years, 20 days	11.	1	26
8.	Eugen Kipp	26 February 1885	7 June 1908	Austria	2–3	Friendly match	23 years, 101 days	2.	2	18
9.	Serdar Tasci	24 April 1987	11 August 2010 (from 66')	Denmark	2–2	Friendly match	23 years, 109 days	14.	1	14
10.	Ernst Blum	25 January 1904	2 October 1927	Denmark	1–3	Friendly match	23 years, 250 days	1.	1	1

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.

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Rank	Player	Date of birth	First match as captain	Opponent	Result	Competition	Age	App No.	Capt apps	Apps
1.	Jens Lehmann	10 November 1969	27 May 2008 (from 67')	Belarus	2–2	Friendly match	38 years, 199 days	54.	1	61
2.	Andreas Kupfer	7 May 1914	22 November 1950^[a]	Switzerland	1–0	Friendly match	36 years, 199 days	44.	1	44
3.	Jakob Streitle	11 December 1916	4 May 1952	Republic of Ireland	3–0	Friendly match	35 years, 144 days	15.	1	15
4.	Hans Hagen	15 July 1894	20 October 1929	Finland	4–0	Friendly match	35 years, 97 days	10.	1	12
5.	Josef Müller	6 May 1893	15 April 1928	Switzerland	3–2	Friendly match	34 years, 355 days	12.	1	12
6.	Karl Tewes	18 August 1886	5 May 1921	Austria	3–3	Friendly match	34 years, 261 days	3.	2	6
7.	Sepp Maier	28 February 1944	11 October 1978	Czechoslovakia	4–3	Friendly match	34 years, 226 days	90.	6	95
8.	Ulf Kirsten^[b]	4 December 1965	2 September 1998 (from 46')	Malta	2–1	Friendly match	32 years, 272 days	37.	2	51
9.	Paul Pömpner	28 December 1892	26 June 1925	Finland	5–3	Friendly match	32 years, 180 days	6.	1	6
10.	Marco Reus	31 May 1989	2 September 2021 (from 82')	Liechtenstein	2–0	WC 2022 qualifier	32 years, 94 days	45.	1	48

[a]
First match after World War II
[b]
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

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No.	Player	Country of birth	Apps for Germany	First match	Matches against country of birth (score)
1.	Fritz Balogh	Czechoslovakia (Bratislava)	1	22 November 1950	–
2.	Josef Posipal	Romania (Lugoj)	32	17 June 1951	–
3.	Miroslav Votava	Czechoslovakia (Prague)	5	21 November 1979	–
4.	Fredi Bobic	Yugoslavia (Maribor)	37	12 October 1994	23 June 1996 (2–1 against Croatia) 30 April 2003 (1–0 against Serbia and Montenegro)
5.	Dariusz Wosz	Poland (Piekary Śląskie)	17^[a]	26 February 1997	–
6.	Oliver Neuville	Switzerland (Locarno)	69	2 September 1998	26 April 2000 (1–1)
7.	Paulo Rink	Brazil (Curitiba)	13	2 September 1998	–
8.	Mustafa Doğan	Turkey (Yalvaç)	2	30 July 1999	9 October 1999 (0–0)
9.	Miroslav Klose	Poland (Opole)	137	24 March 2001	14 June 2006 (1–0) 8 June 2008 (2–0) 6 September 2011 (2–2)
10.	Gerald Asamoah	Ghana (Mampong)	43	29 May 2001	–
11.	Martin Max	Poland (Tarnowskie Góry)	1	17 April 2002	–
12.	Paul Freier	Poland (Bytom)	19	9 May 2002	–
13.	Kevin Kurányi	Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)	52	29 March 2003	8 September 2004 (1–1), 1 goal 25 June 2005 (2–3)
14.	Lukas Podolski	Poland (Gliwice)	130	6 June 2004	14 June 2006 (1–0) 8 June 2008 (2–0), 2 goals 6 September 2011 (2–2) 11 October 2014 (0–2) 4 September 2015 (3–1)
15.	Lukas Sinkiewicz	Poland (Tychy)	3	3 September 2005	–
16.	Piotr Trochowski	Poland (Tczew)	35	7 October 2006	–
17.	Marko Marin	Yugoslavia (Gradiška)	16	27 May 2008	3 June 2010 (3–1 against Bosnia and Herzegovina) 18 June 2010 (0–1 against Serbia)
18.	Andreas Beck	Soviet Union (Kemerovo)	9	11 February 2009	–
19.	Cacau	Brazil (Santo André)	23	29 May 2009	10 August 2011 (3–2)
20.	Roman Neustädter^[b]	Soviet Union (Dnipropetrowsk)	2	14 November 2012	–
21.	Mahmoud Dahoud	Syria (Amuda)	2	7 October 2020	–
22.	Armel Bella-Kotchap	France (Paris)	2	26 September 2022	–
23.	Youssoufa Moukoko	Cameroon (Yaoundé)	2	16 November 2022	–
24.	Waldemar Anton	Uzbekistan (Olmaliq)	12	23 March 2024	–

[a]
Wosz also played seven matches for East Germany
[b]
Neustädter played for Russia since 2016, also on 15 November 2018 against Germany

Goals

Top goalscorers

As of 10 July 2024^[12]

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Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Period
1	Miroslav Klose (list)	71	137	0.52	2001–2014
2	Gerd Müller (list)	68	62	1.10	1966–1974
3	Lukas Podolski	49	130	0.38	2004–2017
4	Rudi Völler	47	90	0.52	1982–1994
4	Jürgen Klinsmann	47	108	0.44	1987–1998
6	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	45	95	0.47	1976–1986
6	Thomas Müller	45	131	0.34	2010–2024
8	Uwe Seeler	43	72	0.60	1954–1970
9	Michael Ballack	42	98	0.43	1999–2010
10	Oliver Bierhoff	37	70	0.53	1996–2002

Youngest goalscorers

Eleven 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; eight of the other nine youngest goalscorers scored in friendly matches.

The following table lists the ten youngest goalscorers.

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Rank	Player	Date of birth	First goal	Opponent	Result	Competition	Age	Total goals	Goals before age 20
1.	Marius Hiller	5 August 1892	3 April 1910	Switzerland	3–2	Friendly match	17 years, 241 days	1^[a]	1
2.	Jamal Musiala	26 February 2003	11 October 2021	North Macedonia	4–0	WC 2022 qualifier	18 years, 227 days	8	1
3.	Edmund Conen	10 November 1914	14 January 1934	Hungary	3–1	Friendly match	19 years, 65 days	27	5
4.	Willi Fick	17 February 1891	24 April 1910	Netherlands	2–4	Friendly match	19 years, 66 days	1	1
5.	Mario Götze	3 June 1992	10 August 2011	Brazil	3–2	Friendly match	19 years, 68 days	17	2
	Adolf Jäger	31 March 1889	7 June 1908	Austria	2–3	Friendly match	19 years, 68 days	10	1
	Klaus Stürmer	9 August 1935	16 October 1954	France	1–3	Friendly match	19 years, 68 days	1	1
8.	Karl Schlösser	29 January 1912	26 April 1931	Netherlands	1–1	Friendly match	19 years, 87 days	1	1
9.	Marko Marin	13 March 1989	20 August 2008	Belgium	2–0	Friendly match	19 years, 160 days	1	1
10.	Assan Ouédraogo	9 May 2006	17 November 2025	Slovakia	6–0	WC 2026 qualifier	19 years, 192 days	1	1

[a]
Hiller also scored 4 goals in 2 matches at the age of 24 for Argentina.

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.

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Rank	Player	Date of birth	Last goal	Opponent	Result	Competition	Age	Total goals	Goals after age 30
1.	Lothar Matthäus	21 March 1961	28 July 1999	New Zealand	2–0	Confed Cup 1999	38 years, 128 days	23	6
2.	Richard Kreß	6 March 1925	20 September 1961	Denmark	5–1	Friendly match	36 years, 198 days	2	2
3.	Miroslav Klose	9 June 1978	8 July 2014	Brazil	7–1	WC 2014 semi-final	36 years, 29 days	71^[a]	32
4.	Fritz Walter	31 October 1920	26 May 1956	England	1–3	Friendly match	35 years, 207 days	33	14
5.	Oliver Neuville	1 May 1973	31 May 2008	Serbia	2–1	Friendly match	35 years, 30 days	10	6
6.	Ulf Kirsten	4 December 1965	7 June 2000	Liechtenstein	8–2	Friendly match	34 years, 186 days	20^[b]	14
7.	Hans Schäfer	19 October 1927	11 April 1962	Uruguay	3–0	Friendly match	34 years, 175 days	15	5
8.	Rudi Völler	13 April 1960	2 July 1994	Belgium	3–2	WC 1994 round of 16	34 years, 80 days	47	15
9.	Oliver Bierhoff	1 May 1968	1 June 2002	Saudi Arabia	8–0	WC 2002 group stage	34 years, 31 days	37	24
10.	Thomas Müller	13 September 1989	12 September 2023	France	2–1	Friendly match	33 years, 364 days	45	7

[a]
16th World Cup goal
[b]
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.

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Rank	Player	Hat-tricks	Dates (goals)	Total goals
1.	Gerd Müller	8	8 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 Conen	5	27 May 1934 (3), 27 January 1935 (3), 18 August 1935 (3), 1 September 1940 (4), 20 October 1940 (4)	17
3.	Richard Hofmann	5	28 May 1928 (3), 23 June 1929 (3), 10 May 1930 (3), 27 September 1931 (3), 1 July 1932 (3)	15
4.	Miroslav Klose	4	13 February 2002 (3), 18 May 2002 (3), 1 June 2002 (3), 10 September 2008 (3)	12
5.	Uwe Seeler	3	21 October 1959 (3), 20 September 1961 (3), 28 September 1963 (3)	9
	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	3	23 September 1981 (3), 18 November 1981 (3), 20 June 1982 (3)
	Oliver Bierhoff	3	20 August 1997 (3), 4 June 1999 (3), 9 May 2002 (3)
8	Otto Siffling	2	16 May 1937 (5), 24 October 1937 (3)	8
9	Ernst Willimowski^[a]	2	5 October 1941 (3), 18 October 1942 (4)	7
9	Lukas Podolski	2	7 September 2005 (3), 6 September 2006 (4)	7
11.	Serge Gnabry	2	11 November 2016 (3), 19 November 2019 (3)	6
	Otto Harder	2	25 October 1924 (3), 20 June 1926 (3)
	Karl Hohmann	2	22 October 1933 (3), 11 March 1934 (3)
	Franz Binder	2	12 November 1939 (3), 26 November 1939 (3)
	Fritz Walter	2	14 July 1940 (3), 15 August 1942 (3)
	André Schürrle	2	15 October 2013 (3), 13 June 2015 (3)

[a]
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.

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Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio
1	Gottfried Fuchs	13	6	2.17
2	Ludwig Damminger	5	3	1.67
2	Ernst Poertgen	5	3	1.67
4	Ernst Willimowski	13	8	1.63
5	Georg Frank	5	4	1.25
5	Oskar Rohr	5	4	1.25
7	August Klingler	6	5	1.20
8	Franz Binder	10	9	1.11
9	Gerd Müller	68	62	1.10
10	Helmut Schön	17	16	1.06

Penalties

As of 10 October 2025, 142 penalties have been given for Germany in 138 different matches. Of these, 105 were converted (74%). 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 three occasions did the same player, Fritz Förderer, Torsten Frings, and Lukas Podolski, successfully convert one penalty but miss another in the same match.^[13]

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 sixteen 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 37 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 four 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, 12 in World Cup qualifiers, 10 in World Cup matches and 4 in Nations League matches.

Twelve 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 is the only team ever to participate in at least four World Cup shoot-outs with a 100 percent win rate. Consequently, of Argentina's record seven World Cup shoot-outs, their sole defeat was against Germany in 2006. 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, 27 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.^[14] 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. Leroy Sané was the last player to be sent off, being dismissed on 21 November 2023 in a friendly match against Austria. 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 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.

More information Goals conceded, Goals of Germany ...

	Goals conceded
Goals of Germany	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
0	51^[a]	46	27	12	1	1	2	0	0	1
1	83	83^[b]	43	27	9	5	0	0	0	0
2	85	86	44^[c]	18	6	1	1	0	0	0
3	51	45	31	15^[a]	4	2	3	0	1	0
4	30	32	18	8	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	11	18	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0
6	10	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	9	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Note: [a] Includes one match won via penalty shoot-out [b] Includes four matches won and one match lost via penalty shoot-out [c] Includes one match lost via penalty shoot-out

Biggest wins

More information Rank, Result (half-time) ...

Rank	Result (half-time)	Opponent	Venue	Date	Competition	German goalscorers (goals)	Notes
1.	16–0 (8–0)	Russian Empire^[a]	Stockholm, Sweden	1 July 1912	OG 1912 consolation tour first round	Gottfried Fuchs (10), Fritz Förderer (4), Karl Burger (1),^[b] Emil Oberle (1)^[b]	Biggest win
2.	13–0 (8–0)	Finland^[a]	Leipzig	1 September 1940	Friendly match	Wilhelm Hahnemann (6), Edmund Conen (4), Fritz Walter (2), Willi Arlt (1)	Biggest home win
2.	13–0 (6–0)	San Marino^[a]	Serravalle, San Marino	6 September 2006	EC 2008 qualifier	Lukas Podolski (4), Thomas Hitzlsperger (2), Miroslav Klose (2), Bastian Schweinsteiger (2), Michael Ballack (1), Manuel Friedrich (1),^[b] Bernd Schneider (1)	Biggest away win
4.	12–0 (7–0)	Cyprus^[a]	Essen	21 May 1969	WC 1970 qualifier	Gerd Müller (4), Wolfgang Overath (3), Helmut Haller (2), Sigfried Held (1), Horst-Dieter Höttges (1),^[b] Max Lorenz (1)^[b]
5.	9–0 (2–0)	Luxembourg^[c]	Berlin	4 August 1936	OG 1936 first round	Wilhelm Simetsreiter (3), Adolf Urban (3), Josef Gauchel (2), Franz Elbern (1)
5.	9–0 (4–0)	Liechtenstein	Wolfsburg	11 November 2021	WC 2022 qualifier	İlkay 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)	Luxembourg	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	11 March 1934	WC 1934 qualifier	Josef Rasselnberg (4), Karl Hohmann (3), Ernst Albrecht (1), Willi Wigold (1)
7.	9–1 (4–0)	Liechtenstein	Mannheim	4 June 1996	Friendly match	Stefan 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^[a]	Breslau	16 May 1937	Friendly match	Otto Siffling (5), Ernst Lehner (1), Fritz Szepan (1), Adolf Urban (1)
	8–0 (4–0)	Malta	Dortmund	28 February 1976	EC 1976 qualifier	Erich Beer (2), Jupp Heynckes (2), Ronald Worm (2), Bernd Hölzenbein (1), Berti Vogts (1)^[b]
	8–0 (3–0)	Malta	Bremen	27 February 1980	EC 1980 qualifier	Klaus Allofs (2), Klaus Fischer(2), Rainer Bonhof (1), Walter Kelsch (1), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1), John Holland (1) (o.g.)
	8–0 (5–0)	Albania	Dortmund	18 November 1981	WC 1982 qualifier	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (3), Klaus Fischer (2), Paul Breitner (1), Manfred Kaltz (1), Pierre Littbarski (1)
	8–0 (4–0)	Saudi Arabia	Sapporo, Japan	1 June 2002	WC 2002 group stage	Miroslav Klose (3), Michael Ballack (1), Oliver Bierhoff (1), Carsten Jancker (1), Thomas Linke (1),^[b] Bernd Schneider (1)	Biggest World Cup win
	8–0 (6–0)	San Marino	Serravalle, San Marino	11 November 2016	WC 2018 qualifier	Serge Gnabry (3), Jonas Hector (2), Sami Khedira (1), Kevin Volland (1),^[b] Mattia Stefanelli (1) (o.g.)
	8–0 (5–0)	Estonia^[c]	Mainz	11 June 2019	EC 2020 qualifier	Marco Reus (2), Serge Gnabry (2), Leon Goretzka (1), İlkay Gündoğan (1), Timo Werner (1), Leroy Sané (1)
Note: [a] The defeat is the highest defeat of the opponent country [b] (So far) only goal of the player [c] 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)

More information Date, Opponent ...

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

More information Rank, Result (half-time) ...

Rank	Result (half-time)	Opponent	Venue	Date	Competition	German goalscorers (goals)	Notes
1.	5–5 (3–2)	Netherlands	Zwolle, Netherlands	24 March 1912	friendly match	Julius Hirsch (4), Gottfried Fuchs (1)
2.	4–4 (4–1)	Hungary	Budapest, Hungary	14 April 1912	Friendly match	Adolf Jäger (1), Eugen Kipp (1), Ernst Möller (1), Willi Worpitzky (1)	Germany lead 4–1 until the 59th minute
	4–4 (0–1)	Netherlands	Amsterdam, Netherlands	5 April 1914	friendly match	Otto Harder^[a] (1), Adolf Jäger (1), Richard Queck^[b] (1), Karl Wegele^[b] (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 Moravia	Breslau	12 November 1939	Griendly match	Franz Binder (3), Paul Janes (1)	Germany were initially trailing 0–3
	4–4 (3–0)	Sweden	Berlin	16 October 2012	WC 2014 qualifier	Miroslav 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: [a] This was Otto Harder's first international match and international goal [b] This was Richard Queck and Karl Wegele's last international match and international goals

Biggest defeats

More information Rank, Result (half-time) ...

Rank	Result (half-time)	Opponent	Venue	Date	Competition	German goalscorers (goals)	Notes
1.	0–9 (0–5)	England Amateurs	Oxford, England	13 March 1909	Friendly match		Biggest defeat, biggest away defeat
2.	0–6 (0–3)	Spain	Seville, Spain	17 November 2020	UNL 2020–21		Biggest defeat in a competitive match
2.	0–6 (0–3)	Austria	Berlin	24 May 1931	Friendly match		Biggest home defeat
4.	0–5 (0–2)	Austria	Vienna, Austria	13 September 1931	Friendly match
5.	3–8 (1–3)	Hungary	Basel, Switzerland	20 June 1954	WC 1954 group stage	Richard Herrmann (1),^[a] Alfred Pfaff (1),^[a] 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)	Brazil	Guadalajara, Mexico	24 July 1999	Confed-Cup 1999 group stage		First ever Confederations Cup match
7.	1–5 (1–3)	England Amateurs	Berlin-Mariendorf	20 April 1908	Friendly match	Fritz Förderer (1)	First ever home match
	1–5 (1–0)	Austria	Stockholm, Sweden	29 June 1912	OG 1912 first round	Adolf Jäger (1)	First ever match on neutral ground, first ever match at Olympic Games
	1–5 (1–2)	Hungary	Budapest, Hungary	24 September 1939	Friendly match	Ernst Lehner (1)	First match during World War II
	1–5 (1–2)	England	Munich	1 September 2001	WC 2002 qualifier	Carsten Jancker (1)	Biggest defeat in qualification match
	1–5 (0–4)	Romania	Bucharest, Romania	28 April 2004	friendly match	Philipp Lahm (1)^[b]
12.	2–6 (0–4)	Belgium	Antwerp, Belgium	23 November 1913	Friendly match	Gottfried Fuchs (1), Karl Wegele (1)^[b]
Note: [a] Only international goal for the player [b] 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.

More information Rank, Attendance ...

Rank	Attendance	Venue	Stadium	Opponent	Date	Competition	Result	Notes
1	150,289	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Estádio do Maracanã	Brazil	21 March 1982	Friendly match	0–1
2	143,315	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Estádio do Maracanã	Brazil	6 June 1965	Friendly match	0–2
3	114,600	Mexico City, Mexico	Estadio Azteca	Argentina	29 June 1986	WC 1986 Final	2–3
4	114,000	Mexico City, Mexico	Estadio Azteca	Mexico	22 December 1993	Friendly match	0–0
5	110,000	Teheran, Iran	Azadi Stadium	Iran	9 October 2004	Friendly match	2–0	First match of Per Mertesacker
6	106,066	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Estádio do Maracanã	Brazil	12 June 1977	Friendly match	1–1
7	105,000	Berlin	Olympiastadion Berlin	England	14 May 1938	Friendly match	3–6	First matches of Austrian players in the Germany national team
8	104,403	Mexico City, Mexico	Estadio Azteca	Uruguay	20 June 1970	WC 1970 3rd place	1–0
9	103,415	Glasgow, Scotland	Hampden Park	Scotland	6 May 1959	Friendly match	2–3
10	102,444	Mexico City, Mexico	Estadio Azteca	Italy	17 June 1970	WC 1970 semi-final	3–4 (a.e.t.)	First match at a neutral venue in front of more than 100,000 spectators
11	102,000	Stuttgart	Neckarstadion	Switzerland	22 November 1950	Friendly match	1–0	First match after World War II
12	100,000	London, England	Wembley Stadium	England	1 December 1954	Friendly match	1–3	First match of Jupp Derwall as manager
12	100,000	London, England	Wembley Stadium	England	12 March 1975	Friendly match	0–2	400th 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

More information Continental Association, Pld ...

Continental Association	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA (Europe)^{[note 1]}	873	509	182	182	1,992	1,021	+971
CONMEBOL (South America)	79	35	17	27	136	109	+27
CONCACAF (North and Middle America)	29	17	6	6	66	36	+30
CAF (Africa)	24	15	6	3	51	21	+30
AFC (Asia)^{[note 2]}	26	18	3	5	70	27	+43
OFC (Oceania)^{[note 3]}	3	3	0	0	9	3	+6
Total	1,034	597	214	223	2,324	1,217	+1,107

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.

More information Competition, Pld ...

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Friendly U.S. Cup (1993) Four Nations Tournament (1988) Mundialito (1981) Mexico Cup (1985) Anniversary Matches	581	304	124	153	1,240	772	+468
	3	2	1	0	9	7	+2
	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4
	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5
	12	9	1	2	30	15	+15
World Cup (WC)	112	68	21	23	232	130	+102
World Cup qualification	110	88	18	4	344	77	+267
European Championship (EC)	58	30	14	14	89	59	+30
European Championship qualification	106	76	20	10	267	68	+199
Confederations Cup (Confed-Cup)	13	8	2	3	29	22	+7
Nations League (NL)	26	8	12	6	48	41	+7
Olympic Games (OG)	7	3	0	4	32	14	+18
Total	1,034	597	214	223	2,324	1,217	+1,107

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 13 national teams of the OFC
50 of the other 54 national teams of UEFA (no matches have been played against Andorra, Kosovo or 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)
9 former national teams (in italics), of which 6 belonged to UEFA at the time of the last matches.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Israel, Russia (as the Russian Empire) and San Marino suffered their highest losses against Germany, while Brazil, Estonia, Hungary, Luxembourg and Slovakia suffered their joint-highest defeats against Germany. Germany was the first international opponent in Slovakia in 1939.

The Germany national team has the following balance sheets (as of 27 March 2026):

More information Team, Association ...

Team	Association	Type of match	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Competitive meetings
Albania	UEFA	Competitive	14	13	1	0	38	10	+28	WC qualification: 1982, 1998, 2002 EC qualification: 1968, 1972, 1984, 1996
Albania	UEFA	Total	14	13	1	0	38	10	+28
Algeria	CAF
		Competitive	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	WC: GS 1982, R16 2014
		Friendly	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
		Total	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2
Argentina	CONMEBOL
		Competitive	8	4	3	1	14	7	+7	WC: GS 1958, 1966, QF 2006, 2010, F 1986, 1990, 2014^{[note 4]} Confed-Cup: GS 2005
		Friendly	15	3	3	9	19	27	−8
		Total	23	7	6	10	33	34	−1
Armenia	UEFA	Competitive	4	4	0	0	19	2	+17	WC qualification: 1998, 2022
		Friendly	1	1	0	0	6	1	+5
		Total	5	5	0	0	25	3	+22
Australia	OFC/AFC
		Competitive	4	4	0	0	14	5	+9	WC: GS 1974, 2010 Confed-Cup: GS 2005, 2017
		Friendly	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1
		Total	6	4	1	1	17	9	+8
Austria	UEFA	Competitive	16	13	1	2	38	16	+22	OG: R16 1912 WC: 3rd place 1934, SF 1954, 2GS 1978, GS 1982 WC qualification: 1970, 1982, 2014 EC: GS 2008 EC qualification: 1984, 2012
		Friendly	25	12	5	8	52	43	+9
		Total	41	25	6	10	90	59	+31
Azerbaijan	UEFA	Competitive	6	6	0	0	24	4	+20	WC qualification: 2010, 2018 EC qualification: 2012
Azerbaijan	UEFA	Total	6	6	0	0	24	4	+20	WC qualification: 2010, 2018 EC qualification: 2012
Belarus	UEFA	Competitive	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	EC qualification: 2020
		Friendly	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
		Total	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6
Belgium	UEFA	Competitive	8	8	0	0	18	7	+11	WC: GS 1934, R16 1994 EC: SF 1972, F 1980 EC qualification: 1992, 2012
		Friendly	18	12	1	5	42	22	+20
		Total	26	20	1	5	60	29	+31
Bohemia and Moravia	^{[note 5]}	Friendly	1	0	1	0	4	4	0
Bohemia and Moravia	^{[note 5]}	Total	1	0	1	0	4	4	0
Bolivia	CONMEBOL	Competitive	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	WC: GS 1994
Bolivia	CONMEBOL	Total	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	WC: GS 1994
Bosnia and Herzegovina	UEFA	Competitive	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	NL: GS 2024/25
		Friendly	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2
		Total	4	3	1	0	13	3	+10
Brazil	CONMEBOL	Competitive	4	1	0	3	9	10	−1	WC: F 2002, SF 2014 Confed-Cup: GS 1999, SF 2005
		Friendly	19	4	5	10	22	31	−9
		Total	23	5	5	13	31	41	−10
Bulgaria	UEFA	Competitive	8	5	1	2	20	10	+10	WC: GS 1970, QF 1994 WC qualification: 1982 EC qualification: 1976, 1996
		Friendly	13	11	1	1	36	14	+22
		Total	21	16	2	3	56	24	+32
Cameroon	CAF	Competitive	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	WC: GS 2002 Confed-Cup: GS 2017
		Friendly	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3
		Total	4	3	1	0	10	3	+7
Canada	CONCACAF	Friendly	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5
Canada	CONCACAF	Total	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5
Chile	CONMEBOL	Competitive	5	4	1	0	9	2	+7	WC: GS 1962, 1974, 1982 Confed-Cup: GS 2017, F 2017
		Friendly	4	2	0	2	5	6	−1
		Total	9	6	1	2	14	8	+6
China	AFC	Friendly	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
China	AFC	Total	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
CIS	UEFA	Competitive	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	EC: GS 1992
CIS	UEFA	Total	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	EC: GS 1992
Colombia	CONMEBOL
		Competitive	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	WC: GS 1990
		Friendly	4	2	1	1	9	6	+3
		Total	5	2	2	1	10	7	+3
Costa Rica	CONCACAF	Competitive	2	2	0	0	8	4	+4	WC: GS 2006, 2022
Costa Rica	CONCACAF	Total	2	2	0	0	8	4	+4	WC: GS 2006, 2022
Croatia	UEFA
		Competitive	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	WC: QF 1998 EC: QF 1996, GS 2008
		Friendly	5	4	1	0	15	4	+11
		Total	8	5	1	2	18	10	+8
Cyprus	UEFA	Competitive	6	5	1	0	29	1	+28	WC qualification: 1966, 1970 EC qualification: 2008
Cyprus	UEFA	Total	6	5	1	0	29	1	+28	WC qualification: 1966, 1970 EC qualification: 2008
Czechoslovakia	UEFA	Competitive	7	3	3	1	14	10	+4	WC: SF 1934, GS 1958, QF 1990 WC qualification: 1986 EC: F 1976, GS 1980
		Friendly	10	7	1	2	22	14	+8
		Total	17	10	4	3	36	24	+12
Czech Republic	UEFA	Competitive	7	5	0	2	12	8	+4	WC qualification: 2018 EC: GS 1996, 2004, F 1996 EC qualification: 2008
		Friendly	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2
		Total	9	7	0	2	16	10	+6
Denmark	UEFA
		Competitive	5	3	0	2	6	5	+1	WC: GS 1986 EC: GS 1988, 2012, F 1992, R16 2024
		Friendly	24	13	5	6	51	33	+18
		Total	29	16	5	8	57	38	+19
East Germany	UEFA	Competitive	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	WC: GS 1974
East Germany	UEFA	Total	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	WC: GS 1974
Ecuador	CONMEBOL	Competitive	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	WC: GS 2006
		Friendly	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2
		Total	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5
Egypt	CAF	Friendly	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Egypt	CAF	Total	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
England^{[note 6]}	UEFA
		Competitive	14	4	6	4	20	22	−2	WC: F 1966, QF 1970, 2GS 1982, SF 1990, R16 2010 WC qualification: 2002 EC qualification: 1972 EC: SF 1996, GS 2000, R16 2020 NL: GS 2022/23
		Friendly	21	9	2	10	26	35	−25
		Total	35	13	8	14	46	57	−11
England Amateurs	^{[note 7]}	Friendly	4	0	1	3	3	19	−16
England Amateurs	^{[note 7]}	Total	4	0	1	3	3	19	−16
Estonia	UEFA	Competitive	3	3	0	0	15	1	+14	WC qualification: 1938 EC qualification: 2020
		Friendly	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7
		Total	5	5	0	0	22	1	+21
Faroe Islands	UEFA	Competitive	4	4	0	0	10	1	+9	WC qualification: 2014 EC qualification: 2004
Faroe Islands	UEFA	Total	4	4	0	0	10	1	+9	WC qualification: 2014 EC qualification: 2004
Finland	UEFA	Competitive	11	7	4	0	33	9	+24	WC qualification: 1938, 1982, 1990, 2002, 2010 EC qualification: 2000
		Friendly	12	9	2	1	49	10	+39
		Total	23	16	6	1	82	19	+63
France	UEFA
		Competitive	9	2	2	5	10	16	−6	WC: 3rd place 1958, SF 1982, 1986, QF 2014 EC: SF 2016, GS 2020 NL: GS 2018/19, 3rd place 2024/25
		Friendly	26	9	6	11	40	37	+3
		Total	35	11	8	16	50	53	−3
Georgia	UEFA	Competitive	4	4	0	0	10	2	+8	EC qualification: 1996, 2016
		Friendly	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
		Total	5	5	0	0	12	2	+10
Ghana	CAF	Competitive	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	WC: GS 2010, 2014
		Friendly	1	1	0	0	6	1	+5
		Total	3	2	1	0	9	3	+6
Gibraltar	UEFA	Competitive	2	2	0	0	11	0	+11	EC qualification: 2016
Gibraltar	UEFA	Total	2	2	0	0	11	0	+11	EC qualification: 2016
Greece	UEFA	Competitive	8	5	3	0	18	8	+10	WC qualification: 1962, 2002 EC qualification: 1976 EC: GS 1980, QF 2012
		Friendly	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3
		Total	10	7	3	0	23	10	+13
Hungary	UEFA
		Competitive	9	3	3	3	18	18	0	OG: CT SF 1912 WC: GS 1954, F 1954 EC: GS 2020, 2024 NL: GS 2022/23, 2024/25
		Friendly	31	12	10	9	64	51	+13
		Total	39	15	12	12	81	68	+13
Iceland	UEFA	Competitive	4	3	1	0	10	0	+10	EC qualification: 2004 WC qualification: 2022
		Friendly	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7
		Total	6	5	1	0	18	1	+17
Iran	AFC	Competitive	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	WC: GS 1998
		Friendly	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
		Total	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4
Israel	UEFA	Friendly	5	5	0	0	14	1	+13
Israel	UEFA	Total	5	5	0	0	14	1	+13
Italy	UEFA	Competitive	13	2	7	4	18	20	−2	WC: GS 1962, 2GS 1978, SF 1970, 2006, F 1982 EC: GS 1988, 1996, SF 2012, QF 2016 NL: GS 2022/23, QF 2024/25
		Friendly	26	8	7	11	34	37	−3
		Total	39	10	14	15	52	57	−5
Ivory Coast	CAF	Friendly	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Ivory Coast	CAF	Total	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Japan	AFC
		Competitive	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	WC: GS 2022
		Friendly	3	1	1	1	6	6	0
		Total	4	1	1	2	7	8	−1
Kazakhstan	UEFA	Competitive	4	4	0	0	14	1	+13	EC qualification: 2012 WC qualification: 2014
Kazakhstan	UEFA	Total	4	4	0	0	14	1	+13	EC qualification: 2012 WC qualification: 2014
Kuwait	AFC	Friendly	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7
Kuwait	AFC	Total	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7
Latvia	UEFA
		Competitive	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	EC: GS 2004
		Friendly	3	3	0	0	13	2	+11
		Total	4	3	1	0	13	2	+11
Liechtenstein	UEFA	Competitive	4	4	0	0	21	0	+21	WC qualification: 2010, 2022
		Friendly	2	2	0	0	17	3	+14
		Total	6	6	0	0	38	3	+35
Lithuania	UEFA	Competitive	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	EC qualification: 2004
Lithuania	UEFA	Total	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	EC qualification: 2004
Luxembourg	UEFA	Competitive	6	6	0	0	31	3	+28	OG: R16 1936 WC qualification: 1934, 2026 EC qualification: 1992
		Friendly	9	8	0	1	35	8	+27
		Total	15	14	0	1	66	11	+55
Malta	UEFA	Competitive	6	5	1	0	26	2	+24	WC qualification: 1986 EC qualification: 1976, 1980
		Friendly	3	3	0	0	12	1	+11
		Total	9	8	1	0	38	3	+35
Mexico	CONCACAF	Competitive	6	4	1	1	16	6	+10	WC: GS 1978, 2018, QF 1986, R16 1998 Confed-Cup: 3rd place 2005, SF 2017
		Friendly	7	1	5	1	10	7	+3
		Total	13	5	6	2	26	13	+13
Moldova	UEFA	Competitive	4	4	0	0	18	3	+15	EC qualification: 1996, 2000
Moldova	UEFA	Total	4	4	0	0	18	3	+15	EC qualification: 1996, 2000
Morocco	CAF	Competitive	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	WC: GS 1970, R16 1986
		Friendly	2	2	0	0	9	2	+7
		Total	4	4	0	0	12	3	+9
Netherlands	UEFA	Competitive	16	6	6	4	25	27	−2	WC: F 1974, 2GS 1978, R16 1990 WC qualification: 1990 EC: SF 1988, GS 1980, 1992, 2004, 2012 EC qualification: 2020 NL: GS 2018/19, 2024/25
		Friendly	32	12	12	8	65	52	+13
		Total	48	18	18	12	90	79	+11
New Zealand	OFC	Competitive	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	Confed-Cup: GS 1999
New Zealand	OFC	Total	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	Confed-Cup: GS 1999
Nigeria	CAF	Friendly	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Nigeria	CAF	Total	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Northern Ireland	UEFA	Competitive	16	12	2	2	37	13	+24	WC: GS 1958 WC qualification: 1962, 1998, 2018, 2026 EC qualification: 1984, 2000, 2020 EC: GS 2016
		Friendly	5	3	2	0	13	3	+10
		Total	21	15	4	2	50	16	+34
Norway	UEFA	Competitive	5	3	1	1	15	4	+11	OG: QF 1936 WC qualification: 1954, 2018
		Friendly	17	12	4	1	44	13	+31
		Total	22	15	5	2	59	17	+42
North Macedonia	UEFA	Competitive	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	WC qualification: 2022
North Macedonia	UEFA	Total	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	WC qualification: 2022
Oman	AFC	Friendly	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Oman	AFC	Total	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Paraguay	CONMEBOL	Competitive	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	WC: R16 2002
		Friendly	1	0	1	0	3	3	0
		Total	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1
Peru	CONMEBOL	Competitive	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	WC: GS 1970
		Friendly	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3
		Total	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5
Poland	UEFA	Competitive	9	5	3	1	10	4	+6	WC: GS 1978, 2006, 2GS 1974 EC qualification: 1972, 2016 EC: GS 2008, 2016
		Friendly	13	8	4	1	24	9	+15
		Total	22	13	7	2	34	13	+21
Portugal	UEFA	Competitive	12	6	3	3	19	13	+6	WC qualification: 1986, 1998 WC: 3rd place 2006, GS 2014 EC: GS 1984, 2000, 2012, 2020, QF 2008 NL: SF 2024/25
		Friendly	8	5	2	1	15	7	+8
		Total	20	11	5	4	34	20	+14
Republic of Ireland	UEFA	Competitive	7	3	3	1	12	4	+8	WC: GS 2002 EC qualification: 2008, 2016 WC qualification: 2014
		Friendly	13	6	2	5	23	20	+3
		Total	20	9	5	6	35	24	+11
Romania	UEFA	Competitive	4	3	1	0	6	3	+3	EC: GS 1984, 2000 WC qualification: 2022
		Friendly	11	7	2	2	35	16	+19
		Total	15	10	3	2	41	19	+22
Russia	UEFA	Competitive	4	4	0	0	22	1	+21	OG: CS R1 1912 WC qualification: 2010 EC: GS 1996
		Friendly	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4
		Total	7	6	1	0	28	3	+25
Saar	^{[note 5]}	Competitive	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	WC qualification: 1954
Saar	^{[note 5]}	Total	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	WC qualification: 1954
San Marino	UEFA	Competitive	4	4	0	0	34	0	+34	EC qualification: 2008 WC qualification: 2018
San Marino	UEFA	Total	4	4	0	0	34	0	+34	EC qualification: 2008 WC qualification: 2018
Saudi Arabia	AFC	Competitive	1	1	0	0	8	0	+8	WC: GS 2002
		Friendly	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4
		Total	3	3	0	0	13	1	+12
Scotland	UEFA	Competitive	9	7	2	0	21	10	+11	WC qualification: 1970 WC: GS 1986 EC: GS 1992, 2024 EC qualification: 2004, 2016
		Friendly	9	2	3	4	10	14	−4
		Total	18	9	5	4	31	24	+7
Serbia	UEFA
		Competitive	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	WC: GS 2010
		Friendly	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
		Total	3	1	1	1	3	3	0
Serbia and Montenegro	UEFA	Friendly	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Serbia and Montenegro	UEFA	Total	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Slovakia	UEFA	Competitive	5	4	0	1	15	4	+11	EC qualification: 2008 WC qualification: 2026 EC: R16 2016
		Friendly	8	5	0	3	16	10	+6
		Total	13	9	0	4	31	14	+17
Slovenia	UEFA	Friendly	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Slovenia	UEFA	Total	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
South Africa	CAF	Friendly	4	3	1	0	9	2	+7
South Africa	CAF	Total	4	3	1	0	9	2	+7
South Korea	AFC
		Competitive	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	WC: GS 1994, 2018, SF 2002
		Friendly	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2
		Total	4	2	0	2	5	7	−2
Soviet Union	UEFA	Competitive	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	WC: SF 1966 EC: F 1972
		Friendly	10	7	0	3	17	10	+7
		Total	12	9	0	3	22	11	+11
Spain	UEFA
		Competitive	13	4	4	5	13	17	−4	WC: GS 1966, 1994, 2022, 2GS 1982, SF 2010 EC qualification: 1976 EC: GS 1984, 1988, F 2008, QF 2024 NL: GS 2020/21
		Friendly	14	5	5	4	19	17	+2
		Total	27	9	9	9	32	34	−2
Sweden	UEFA	Competitive	13	9	3	1	35	20	+15	WC: QF 1934, SF 1958, 2GS 1974, R16 2006, GS 2018 WC qualification: 1938, 1966, 1986, 2014 EC: SF 1992
		Friendly	24	7	6	11	37	41	−4
		Total	37	16	9	12	72	61	+11
Switzerland	UEFA	Competitive	8	3	4	1	19	11	+8	OG: R16 1928 WC: R16 1938 (x2), GS 1962, 1966 EC: GS 2024 NL: GS 2020/21
		Friendly	47	34	5	8	128	62	+66
		Total	55	37	9	9	147	73	+74
Thailand	AFC	Friendly	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4
Thailand	AFC	Total	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4
Tunisia	CAF	Competitive	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	WC: GS 1978 Confed-Cup: GS 2005
		Friendly	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
		Total	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3
Turkey	UEFA	Competitive	13	9	3	1	34	9	+25	WC: GS 1954 (x2) EC qualification: 1972, 1980, 1984, 2000, 2012 EC: SF 2008
		Friendly	9	5	1	3	20	10	+10
		Total	22	14	4	4	54	19	+35
Ukraine	UEFA	Competitive	7	5	2	0	14	4	+10	WC qualification: 1998, 2002 EC: GS 2016 NL: GS 2020/21
		Friendly	3	0	3	0	6	6	0
		Total	10	5	5	0	20	10	+10
United Arab Emirates	AFC	Competitive	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	WC: GS 1990
		Friendly	2	2	0	0	9	2	+7
		Total	3	3	0	0	14	3	+11
United States	CONCACAF	Competitive	4	3	0	1	4	2	+2	WC: GS 1998, 2014, QF 2002 Confed-Cup: GS 1999
		Friendly	8	5	0	3	22	16	+6
		Total	12	8	0	4	26	18	+8
Uruguay	CONMEBOL	Competitive	5	3	1	1	10	7	+3	OG: QF 1928 WC: QF 1966, 3rd place 1970, 2010, GS 1986
		Friendly	6	5	1	0	19	5	+14
		Total	11	8	2	1	29	12	+17
Wales	UEFA	Competitive	12	8	3	1	21	6	+15	WC qualification: 1990, 2010 EC qualification: 1980, 1992, 1996, 2008
		Friendly	5	1	3	1	5	4	+1
		Total	17	9	6	2	26	10	+16
Yugoslavia^{[note 8]}	UEFA	Competitive	9	6	1	2	18	8	+10	WC: QF 1954, 1958, 1962, 2GS 1974, GS 1990, 1998 EC qualification: 1968 EC: SF 1976
		Friendly	16	8	3	5	28	23	+5
		Total	25	14	4	7	46	31	+15
Total
		All competitive	432	281	87	64	1,041	411	+630
		All friendlies	602	316	127	159	1,283	806	+477

Total	1,034	597	214	223	2,324	1,217	+1,107

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)

Venues

Germany hosted the World Cup in 1974 and 2006, the European Championship in 1988 and 2024, the Confederations Cup in 2005, and the Nations League Finals in 2025. 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 specifically the three matches from the years 1940, 1941 and 1942, count below as home matches. The meeting in Saarbrücken against the Saarland in the context of 1954 World Cup qualification counts as an away match.

More information Venue, Pld ...

Venue	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Home	462	286	94	82	1,186	495	+691
Away	411	222	85	104	814	521	+293
Neutral	160	88	35	37	320	199	+121
Total	1,033	596	215	223	2,320	1,215	+1,105

Home venues

More information Rank, City ...

Rank	City	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	First match	Last match	Next match	Notes
1	Berlin	47	18	15	14	92	81	+11	20 April 1908	18 November 2023		First home match, first home defeat, biggest home defeat, first match in front of at least 100,000 spectators (105,000)
2	Stuttgart	37	22	5	10	83	39	+24	26 March 1911	8 June 2025	30 March 2026	Match in front of at least 100,000 spectators (102,000)
3	Hamburg	35	20	6	9	55	29	+26	29 October 1911	8 October 2021		Only match against East Germany
4	Munich	32	16	7	9	63	40	+23	17 December 1911	4 June 2025		Venue of 1974 WC Final
5	Cologne	30	19	8	3	83	27	+56	20 November 1927	7 September 2025
6	Düsseldorf	28	16	6	6	68	32	+36	18 April 1926	7 September 2024
7	Hannover	27	21	3	3	62	22	+40	27 September 1931	11 October 2016
8	Frankfurt	27	17	7	3	58	29	+29	26 March 1922	23 June 2024
9	Dortmund	23	18	4	1	74	18	+56	8 May 1935	23 March 2025
10	Nuremberg	23	14	7	2	60	25	+35	13 January 1924	3 June 2024
11	Gelsenkirchen	19	10	6	3	32	19	+13	13 October 1973	20 June 2023
12	Leipzig	14	12	0	2	49	11	+38	17 November 1912	17 November 2025		Biggest home win
13	Bremen	11	5	4	2	24	11	+13	23 May 1939	12 June 2023
14	Kaiserslautern	10	5	4	1	27	13	+14	27 April 1988	8 October 2017		1,000th goal in a home match, scored by Marco Reus
15	Mönchengladbach	9	6	2	1	22	9	+13	8 June 2005	7 June 2024
16	Leverkusen	8	7	1	0	30	8	+22	18 December 1991	8 June 2018
17	Karlsruhe	7	7	0	0	25	2	+23	4 April 1909	13 October 1993
18	Dresden	7	2	3	2	14	13	+1	10 September 1911	14 October 1992
19	Freiburg	6	5	0	1	37	4	+33	18 May 1913	16 November 2024
20	Duisburg	6	2	0	4	12	8	+4	16 May 1910	31 March 2021
21	Augsburg	5	4	0	1	15	6	+9	9 November 1952	29 May 2016
22	Breslau (now Wrocław)^{[note 9]}	5	3	2	0	18	5	+13	2 November 1930	7 December 1941
23	Sinsheim	4	4	0	0	10	2	+8	29 May 2011	10 October 2025
24	Ludwigshafen	4	3	0	1	9	7	+2	21 December 1952	1 June 1966
25	Bochum	4	2	2	0	14	3	+11	2 July 1922	14 April 1993
26	Wolfsburg	4	2	1	1	15	6	+9	1 June 2003	9 September 2023
27	Mannheim	3	3	0	0	23	2	+21	10 February 1929	5 June 1998
28	Mainz	3	3	0	0	16	1	+15	6 June 2014	25 March 2023	31 May 2026
29	Altona-Hamburg^{[note 10]}	3	3	0	0	15	2	+13	23 October 1927	21 November 1937
30	Vienna^{[note 11]}	3	1	0	2	7	5	+2	14 April 1940	1 February 1942
31	Essen	2	2	0	0	16	1	+15	23 December 1951	21 May 1969
32	Saarbrücken	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	20 November 1983	27 March 1985
33	Königsberg (now Kaliningrad)^{[note 12]}	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	13 October 1935	29 August 1937
34	Chemnitz	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	18 September 1938	3 December 1939
35	Rostock	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	27 March 2002	7 October 2006
36	Beuthen (now Bytom)^{[note 13]}	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	16 August 1942	16 August 1942
37	Krefeld	1	1	0	0	7	2	+5	27 September 1936	27 September 1936
38	**Stettin (now Szczecin)**^{[note 14]}	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	15 September 1935	15 September 1935
39	Aachen	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	13 May 2010	13 May 2010
40	Erfurt	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	25 August 1935	25 August 1935
41	Wuppertal	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	20 March 1938	20 March 1938
42	Magdeburg	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	5 November 1933	5 November 1933
43	Kleve	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	16 October 1910	16 October 1910
Total		462	286	94	82	1,186	495	+691	20 April 1908	17 November 2025	30 March 2026

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

More information FIFA World Cup record, Qualification record ...

FIFA World Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not enter								Declined participation
1934	Third place	3rd	4	3	0	1	11	8	1	1	0	0	9	1
1938	First round	10th	2	0	1	1	3	5	3	3	0	0	11	1
1950	Banned								Banned
1954	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	25	14	4	3	1	0	12	3
1958	Fourth place	4th	6	2	2	2	12	14	Qualified as defending champions
1962	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	1	1	4	2	4	4	0	0	11	5
1966	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	15	6	4	3	1	0	14	2
1970	Third place	3rd	6	5	0	1	17	10	6	5	1	0	20	3
1974	Champions	1st	7	6	0	1	13	4	Qualified as hosts
1978	Second group stage	6th	6	1	4	1	10	5	Qualified as defending champions
1982	Runners-up	2nd	7	3	2	2	12	10	8	8	0	0	33	3
1986	Runners-up	2nd	7	3	2	2	8	7	8	5	2	1	22	9
1990	Champions	1st	7	5	2	0	15	5	6	3	3	0	13	3
1994	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	1	1	9	7	Qualified as defending champions
1998	Quarter-finals	7th	5	3	1	1	8	6	10	6	4	0	23	9
2002	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	1	1	14	3	10	6	3	1	19	12
2006	Third place	3rd	7	5	1	1	14	6	Qualified as hosts
2010	Third place	3rd	7	5	0	2	16	5	10	8	2	0	26	5
2014	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	18	4	10	9	1	0	36	10
2018	Group stage	22nd	3	1	0	2	2	4	10	10	0	0	43	4
2022	Group stage	17th	3	1	1	1	6	5	10	9	0	1	36	4
2026	Qualified								6	5	0	1	16	3
Total	4 Titles	21/23	112	68	21*	23	232	130	110	88	18	4	344	77

*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

More information UEFA European Championship record, Qualification record ...

UEFA European Championship record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Campaign
1960	Did not enter										Did not enter
1964	Did not enter										Did not enter
1968	Did not qualify										4	2	1	1	9	2	1968

1972	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	5	1	Squad		8	5	3	0	13	3	1972

1976	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	1*	0	6	4	Squad		8	4	4	0	17	5	1976

1980	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	6	3	Squad		6	4	2	0	17	1	1980
1984	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	2	2	Squad		8	5	1	2	15	5	1984

1988	Semi-finals	3rd	4	2	1	1	6	3	Squad		Qualified as hosts

1992	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	1	2	7	8	Squad		6	5	0	1	13	4	1992

1996	Champions	1st	6	4	2*	0	10	3	Squad		10	8	1	1	27	10	1996
2000	Group stage	15th	3	0	1	2	1	5	Squad		8	6	1	1	20	4	2000
2004	Group stage	12th	3	0	2	1	2	3	Squad		8	5	3	0	13	4	2004
2008	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	10	7	Squad		12	8	3	1	35	7	2008
2012	Semi-finals	3rd	5	4	0	1	10	6	Squad	10	10	0	0	34	7	2012
2016	Semi-finals	3rd	6	3	2*	1	7	3	Squad	10	7	1	2	24	9	2016
2020	Round of 16	15th	4	1	1	2	6	7	Squad	8	7	0	1	30	7	2020
2024	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	1	1	11	4	Squad	Qualified as hosts
2028	To be determined									To be determined
Total	3 Titles	14/17	58	30	14*	14	89	59	—	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

More information FIFA Confederations Cup record, Year ...

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1992	Did not enter^[15]
1995	Did not qualify
1997	Did not enter^[16]
1999	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	2	6	Squad
2001	Did not qualify
2003	Did not enter^[17]
2005	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	15	11	Squad
2009	Did not qualify
2013	Did not qualify
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

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UEFA Nations League record
Season	Division	Round	RK	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2018–19	A	Group stage	11th	4	0	2	2	3	7
2020–21	A	Group stage	8th	6	2	3	1	10	13
2022–23	A	Group stage	10th	6	1	4	1	11	9
2024–25	A	Fourth place	4th	10	5	3	2	24	12
Total		Fourth place	4/4	26	8	12	6	48	41

*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

Champions (4): 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
Runners-up (4): 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002
Third place (4): 1934, 1970, 2006, 2010
Fourth place (1): 1958

UEFA European Championship

Champions (3): 1972, 1980, 1996
Runners-up (3): 1976, 1992, 2008
Semi-finals (3): 1988, 2012, 2016

Summer Olympic Games

Gold Medal (1): 1976
Silver Medal (2): 1980, 2016
Bronze Medal (3): 1964, 1972, 1988
Fourth place (1): 1952

FIFA Confederations Cup

Champions (1): 2017
Third place (1): 2005

UEFA Nations League

Fourth place (1): 2025

More information Overview, Event ...

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	1
Total	9	9	11	3

Women's honours

Major competitions

FIFA Women's World Cup

Champions (2): 2003, 2007
Runners-up (1): 1995
Fourth place (2): 1991, 2015

UEFA Women's Championship

Champions (8): 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013
Runners-up (1): 2022
Fourth place (1): 1993

Summer Olympic Games

Gold Medal (1): 2016
Bronze Medal (4): 2000, 2004, 2008, 2024

UEFA Women's Nations League

Third place (1): 2024

More information Overview, Event ...

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	4	0
UEFA Women's Nations League	0	0	1	0
Total	11	2	5	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]
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]
The matches against England Amateurs took place before the founding of UEFA.
[8]
Incl. of the match against the BR Yugoslavia at the 1998 World Cup.
[9]
Breslau is now a city of Poland called Wrocław.
[10]
Altona was an independent city until 1937, before merging with Hamburg.
[11]
Vienna is now a city of Austria.
[12]
Königsberg is now a city of Russia called Kaliningrad.
[13]
Beuthen is now a city of Poland called Bytom.
[14]
Stettin is now a city of Poland called Szczecin.

Most appearances

Most consecutive matches

Youngest players on debut

Oldest players

Oldest players on debut

Youngest captains

Oldest captains (first matches as captains)

List of national players who were not born in Germany or Austria

Top goalscorers

Youngest goalscorers

Oldest goalscorers

Hat-tricks

Best goal ratio

Penalties

Penalty shoot-outs

Frequency of match results

Biggest wins

Fifteen consecutive wins in all competitive matches (world record)

Highest-scoring draws

Biggest defeats

Consideration of extensions and penalty shoot-outs

Opponents to continental federations

Match type

All international matches

Home venues

FIFA World Cup

UEFA European Championship

FIFA Confederations Cup

UEFA Nations League

Major competitions

Major competitions

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