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Germany (GER)

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Founded	1900
Affiliated	1904
WC participations	15 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
WC honours	Three times world champions (1954, 1974, 1990)
Continental Titles	Three times European champions (1972, 1980, 1996)
Facts The German national football team are among the most successful in the history of the FIFA World Cup. Only Brazil have played in more finals and won more titles. The Germans first claimed the trophy in 1954, causing shock waves when they defeated the clear favourites Hungary 3-2 in the final. Twenty years later Germany won their second title, this time on home soil. In the final in Munich they came from behind to beat Holland 2-1. A key member of the 1974 team was Franz Beckenbauer, manager of the German team that 16 years later claimed a third World title. In the Italy '90 final Germany beat Argentina 1-0 with a late penalty. The German team have never lost an away game in the qualifiers to date.

Players:

1 LEHMANN Jens (GK)
2 JANSEN Marcell
3 FRIEDRICH Arne
4 HUTH Robert
5 KEHL Sebastian
6 NOWOTNY Jens
7 SCHWEINSTEIGER Bastian
8 FRINGS Torsten
9 HANKE Mike
10 NEUVILLE Oliver
11 KLOSE Miroslav
12 KAHN Oliver (GK)
13 BALLACK Michael
14 ASAMOAH Gerald
15 HITZLSPERGER Thomas
16 LAHM Philipp
17 MERTESACKER Per
18 BOROWSKI Tim
19 SCHNEIDER Bernd
20 PODOLSKI Lukas
21 METZELDER Christoph
22 ODONKOR David
23 HILDEBRAND Timo (GK)

General Information

FIFA Trigramme: GER
Country: Germany
Country (official name): Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Continent: Europe
Capital: Berlin
Major cities: Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Essen, Frankfurt, Dortmund, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Leipzig
Currency: Euro
Official languages: German
Motto: Unity and justice and freedom (Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit).

Population (in millions): 82.40
GDP per inhabitant (in US dollars): 26,600
Density (inhabitants per km2): 230.79
Average age (in years): 41.3
Life expectancy at birth (in years): 78.42

Internet code: .de
Number of internet users: 32.1 million (2002)



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