Germany Football Figure

Germany

Nickname(s)	Die Mannschaft (The Team), used by non German-speaking media Die DFB-Elf (The DFB-Eleven)
Association	German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund — DFB)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Joachim Löw
Captain	Philipp Lahm (cover forMichael Ballack)
Most caps	Lothar Matthäus (150)
Top scorer	Gerd Müller (68)
FIFA code	GER
FIFA ranking	6
Highest FIFA ranking	1 (August 1993)
Lowest FIFA ranking	23 (March 2006)
Elo ranking	4
Highest Elo ranking	1 (1990–92, 1993–94, 1996–97)
Lowest Elo ranking	28 (1923)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Switzerland 5 – 3 Germany (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908)
Biggest win
Germany 16 – 0 Russian Empire (Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912)
Biggest defeat
England amateur 9 – 0 Germany (Oxford, England; 13 March 1909)[1]
World Cup
Appearances	17 (First in 1934)
Best result	Champions, 1954, 1974, 1990
European Championship
Appearances	10 (First in 1972)
Best result	Champions, 1972, 1980, 1996
Confederations Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1999)
Best result	3rd, 2005