FRANCE98 – Germany Team Page

16th qualifier
UEFA (Europe)

Land area: 357 000 km²

Population: 81 500 000

Capital: Berlin

Main cities: Munich, Cologne, Hamburg, Stuttgart

System of government: Federal Republic

Head of state: Prime Minister : Helmut Kohl

Currency: Deutsche Mark

Time difference: None

09 October 96 Armenia – Germany 1-5

09 November 96 Germany -Northern Irland 1-1

14 December 96 Portugal – Germany 0-0

02 April 97 Albania – Germany 2-3

30 April 97 Germany – Ukraine 2-0

07 June 97 Ukraine – Germany 0-0

20 August 97 Northern Irland – Germany 1-3

06 September 97 Germany – Portugal 1-1

11 September 97 Germany – Armenia 4-0

11 October 97 Germany – Albania 4-3

22 points

23 goals scored

9 goals conceded

Goalkeeper: KÖPKE (age 35 , 48 caps)

Defenders: HELMER (age 32 , 62 caps) SAMMER (age 30 , 74 caps)

KOHLER (age 31 , 95 caps)

Mid-field: HEINRICH (age 27 , 10 caps) STRUNZ (age 29 , 35 caps) ZIEGE (age 25 , 33 caps) MÖLLER (age 30 , 73 caps)

HÄSSLER (age 31 , 87 caps)

Striker: KLINSMANN (age 33 , 43 caps)
BIERHOFF (age 29 , 18 caps)

Number of players used during the qualifying rounds: 30

National team colours: white and black

FIFA ranking (on 16 October 1997): 3rd

World Cup: 14 participations (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990 et 1994)

Winner in 1954, 1974 et 1990.
Finalist in 1966, 1982 et 1986.

European Championship: 8 participations (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 et 1996)

Winner in 1972, 1980 et 1996.

Berti VOGTS
In his 7 years at the head of the “Mannschaft”, Berti Vogts has had a somewhat chequered career: although his German side did win Euro 96, it was only after being knocked out of the 1994 World Cup quarter-finals, and losing in the Euro 92 final. Vogts, a former Mönchengladbach star (5 times German Champion, 2 UEFA wins), and a member of the winning 1974 World Cup team (96 caps for Germany), coached the youth and Under 20 teams before joining Franz Beckenbauer at the head of the national side in 1990, the year Germany won its third world title.