Germany

	Overview After the disastrous EURO 2006, Germany has appointed Juergen Klinsmann at helm who immediately declared "Our target is to win the World Cup." In preparation for World Cup 2006 the country has built a number of state-of-the-art stadia. Germany had the chance to test them in advance at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup. Although they were narrowly knocked out in the Confederations Cup semi-finals by Brazil, Germany is still considered a top contender for the 2006 World Cup title.


Deutscher Fussball-Bund (DFB) A consistent force in world football for the past 40 years, Germany holds three European and three World Cup titles. The country has reached all World Cups except in 1930 and 1950, when they did not enter. 15 World Cup appearances 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 Runner-up in 1966, 1982, 1986 and 2002 Champion in 1954, 1974 and 1990 Most caps Lothar Matthäus (150) Top scorer Gerd Müller (68) Trivia 1. Germany, apart from Brazil, is the only nation to reach the World Cup final seven times.

Germany Fixtures
All kick-offs are in local German time (GMT +1)

Friday, 9th June 18.00
Germany vs Costa Rica (Group A)
at Munich

Wednesday, 14th June 21.00
Germany vs Poland (Group A)
at Dortmund

Tuesday, 20th June 16.00
Ecuador vs Germany (Group A)
at Berlin

Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann