Germany
GERMANY
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Team Profile
Germany has been in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association DFB (Deutscher Fußball-Bund) which was founded in 1900. A continuing commitment to an invigorating brand of attacking football up to and including World Cup Football 2010 appears here to stay, especially after they underlined their recent improvement with a second-place finish at UEFA EURO 2008.
Germany unquestionably rate as one of the world’s footballing powers, with three World Cup championships under their belt in 1954, 1974, and 1990. Germany has reached the World Cup finals seven times and has only failed to miss two FIFA World Cup events in history (1930 and 1950).
Their first championship in 1954 was a 3-2 victory over the seemingly invincible Hungarians at the Wankdorf stadium in Berne, a result which made both idols and symbols of hope out of the likes of Fritz Walter and Helmut Rahn. Germany registered a second FIFA World Cup win on home soil in 1974, exactly 20 years later, as the Germans recovered from a goal down to take the game 2-1 at the Olympic stadium in Munich. Beckenbauer rose from icon to legend in 1990 when he coached the Germans to their third World Cup championship, gaining retribution of their previous losses in the Finals (3-1 loss to Italy in 1982 and 3-2 loss to Argentina in 1986) by defeating Argentina 1-0.
After a large stint of not making it to the Finals again, Germany bounced back in World Cup finals in Korea/Japan 2002. Rudi Voller’s team forged a path all the way to the Final, where their assault on the trophy was only stopped by Brazil. In the most recent World Cup, Germany was back on home soil, as the high-scoring Germans thrust their way into the semi-finals, where the young team fell 2-0 against Italy (who went on to win in the finals) but managed to place third by defeating Portugal in the third place match.
Although Germany could not display as free and open an attacking style as they did at the FIFA World Cup 2006, they are still confident of winning the title in South Africa 2010.
UEFA Group Stage Standings
| Team | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Agst | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain (Q) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 30 |
| England (Q) | 9 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 27 |
| Germany (Q) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 26 |
| Netherlands (Q) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 24 |
| Italy (Q) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 24 |
| Serbia (Q) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 22 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 22 |
| Denmark | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 21 |
Official Site: http://www.dfb.de/
