This will be Germany’s 20th participation in the FIFA World Cup, becoming only the second team, after Brazil, to reach 20 participation in the tournament. The last time they didn’t participate in a World Cup was in 1950 – since then they’ve progressed out of the first round at every edition except in 2018 when they finished bottom of the group stage.
Anecdotes and statistics
● Germany has won the FIFA World Cup four times. No European country has achieved more than that (Italy also 4). Of all the nations, only Brazil have lifted the trophy on more occasions (5).
● Germany have reached the semi-finals in four of their five World Cup appearances this century, the only exception being 2018. That’s more than any other country in that period.
● With the exception of host Qatar, Germany was the first team to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, on 11 October 2021. Germany won nine out of 10 matches in the qualifiers (H1), only England scored (39) more goals than the Germans (36).
● Thomas Müller has scored 10 goals and provided 6 assists in 16 FIFA World Cup matches – both more than any player since his debut in 2010. Only Miroslav Klose (16), Gerd Müller (14) and Jurgen Klinsmann (11) have scored for Germany in finals more than Müller, while since 1966 only Pierre Littbarski (7) has more assists for Germany.
Germany national team profile
Founding of the German Football Association: 1900
FIFA rating: 11
Posts: 20
Germany team in the World Cup
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Key information on the German national team ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ |
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the coach: Hansi Flick |
Hansi Flick is 57 years old and took over the German national team, specifically on May 25, 2021. This will be the first major tournament in which Flick will lead the German national team. Jupp Derwall is the last coach to win a major tournament with Germany at the first attempt (Euro 1980). |
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Team star: Thomas Muller |
Thomas Mueller, 33-year-old Bayern Munich striker, is the captain of the German national team and its most prominent star. In addition to his shining record in the World Cup finals, he is also the most played in the current generation for his country, with 118 matches and scored 44 goals. He ranks seventh on the list of historical scorers for the German national team. . | ||
Germany matches schedule in the first round |
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pitch |
the match |
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November 23, 2022 |
Khalifa International Stadium |
Germany – Japan |
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November 27, 2022 |
home stadium |
Spain – Germany |
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December 1, 2022 |
home stadium |
Costa Rica – Germany | |