Germany - Team info

Captain - Michael Ballack

Soccer World Cup 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)
First International: Switzerland 5 - 3 Germany (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908)
Largest win: Germany 16 - 0 Russia (Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912)
Worst defeat: England 9 - 0 Germany (Oxford, England; 16 March 1909)
European Championships Appearances: 9 (First in 1972)
Best result Winners, 1972, 1980, 1996

2006 World Cup Team:

Goalkeepers: Timo Hildebrand, Oliver Kahn, Jens Lehmann

Defenders: Arne Friedrich, Andreas Hinkel, Robert Huth, Philipp Lahm, Per Mertesacker, Patrick Owomoyela, Christian Wörns

Midfielders: Michael Ballack, Tim Borowski, Sebastian Deisler, Fabian Ernst, Torsten Frings, Thomas Hitzlsperger, Bernd Schneider, Bastian Schweinsteiger

Forwards: Gerald Asamoah, Thomas Brdaric, Mike Hanke, Miroslav Klose, Kevin Kuranyi, Benjamin Lauth, Lukas Podolski

Past Soccer World Cups - Hosts, Winners, Runners-up and Scores

I wanna equip you with info about the tournament before it actually begins. Here is some info on the past Soccer World Cups. Here is the years it was held, the Hosts, winners and Runners-up and the final's score.: Enjoy

1930
Host - Uruguay
Winner - Uruguay
Runner-up - Argentina
Score - 4-2

1934
Host - Italy
Winner - Italy
Runner-up - Czechoslovakia
Score - 2-1 (After Extra Time)

1938
Host - France
Winner - Italy
Runner-up - Hungary
Score - 4-2

1950
Host - Brazil
Winner - Uruguay
Runner-up - Brazil
Score - 2 (n/a)

1954
Host - Switzerland
Winner - West Germany
Runner-up - Hungary
Score - 3-2

1958
Host - Sweden
Winner - Brazil
Runner-up - Sweden
Score - 5-2

1962
Host - Chile
Winner - Brazil
Runner-up - Czechoslovakia
Score - 3-1

1966
Host - England
Winner - England
Runner-up - West Germany
Score - 4-2 (After Extra Time)

1970
Host - Mexico
Winner - Brazil
Runner-up - Italy
Score - 4-1

1974
Host - West Germany
Winner - West Germany
Runner-up - Netherlands
Score - 2-1

1978
Host - Argentina
Winner - Argentina
Runner-up - Netherlands
Score - 3-1 (After Extra Time)

1982
Host - Spain
Winner - Italy
Runner-up - West Germany
Score - 3-1

1986
Host - Mexico
Winner - Argentina
Runner-up - West Germany
Score - 3-2

1990
Host - Italy
Winner - West Germany
Runner-up - Argentina
Score - 1-0

1994
Host - USA
Winner - Brazil
Runner-up - Italy
Score - 3-2 (On Penalties)

1998
Host - France
Winner - France
Runner-up - Brazil
Score - 3-0

2002
Host - South Korea & Japan
Winner - Brazil
Runner-up - Germany
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