| Germany 2006: |
| GERMANY |
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| KEY FACTS |
| World Ranking |
| 15th |
| GERMANY NEWS |
| After an amazing performance that lead them to the World cup final in '02, Germany have found themselves in somewhat of a rebuilding phase. The nucleus of the squad is still there with Oliver Kahn and Michael Ballack the defensive and attacking mistros' of the German squad. In 2005, Germany managed to take third place in the Confederations Cup after beating Mexico 4-3 in extra time mostly on the back of their attacking prowess. Their defence leaked 10 goals in 5 matches while the attack netted 16. And while goals win matches, Germany will need a tighter defence to replicate '02's performance |
| Qualifying Group Position |
| Automaticly Qualified |
| Host |
| Top Scorers |
| 0 Goals |
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| Appearances (Champions in bold) |
| 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| GERMANY'S WORLD CUP HISTORY |
| SQUAD (club in brackets) |
| Goalkeepers |
| Timo Hildebrand (VfB Stuttgart, Germany) |
| Oliver Khan (Bayern Munich, Germany) |
| Jens Lehmann (Arsenal, England) |
| Defenders |
| Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin, Germany) |
| Robert Huth (Chelsea, England) |
| Marcell Jansen (Borussia Monchengladbach, Germany) |
| Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich, Germany) |
| Christoph Metzelder (Borussia Dortmund, Germany) |
| Per Mertesacker (Hannover, Germany) |
| Midfielders |
| Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen, Germany) |
| Michael Ballack (Bayern Munich, Germany) |
| Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart, Germany) |
| Torsten Frings (Werden Bremen, Germany) |
| David Odonkor (Borussia Dortmund, Germany) |
| Forwards |
| Gerald Asamoah (Schalke 04, Germany) |
| Mike Hanke (VfL Wolfsburg, Germany) |
| Oliver Neuville (Borussia Monchengladbach, Germany) |
| Miroslav Klose (Werder Bremen, Germany) |
| Jens Nowotny (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany) |
| Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich, Germany) |
| Sebastian Kehl (Borussia Dortmund, Germany) |
| Lukas Podolski (FC Cologne, Germany) |
| Bernd Schneider (Beyer Leverkusen, Germany) |