Germany OVERVIEW 
Germany have participated in 15 of the 17 FIFA World Cup Qualifying rounds and have never failed to reach the Finals. A team that in recent years has been viewed as in decline still managed to get to the final of the 2002 competition where they lost to Brazil. And although also seen by many as a 'boring' team, claimed the biggest win of the competition after crushing Saudi Arabia 8-0 in the first round. Though they dont have the big names of old, Germany still possess many good players including star midfielder Michael Ballach and striker Miroslav Klose. Under the guidance of Germany and FIFA World Cup legend Jurgen Klinsmann, the national team will hope to go one step further on home soil in 2006. Only Brazil have featured and won in more World Cup Final matches.
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Germany World Cup Statistics
Confederation: EuropePrevious World Cup Appearances: 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 Best Finish: Winners (1954, 1974, 1990) Germany General Information
Capital City: MunichCurrency: Euro Population: 82.4 million Official Languages: German Country History and Background
Germany has a long, complex history and rich culture, but it was not unified as a nation until 1871. Before that time, Germany had been a confederacy (1815-1867) and, before 1806, a collection of separate and quite different principalities.Germany is the seventh largest country in area in Europe. It has a varied terrain that ranges from low-lying coastal flats along the North and Baltic seas, to a central area of rolling hills and river valleys, to heavily forested mountains and snow-covered Alps in the south. Several of Europe’s most important rivers, including the Rhine, Danube, and Elbe, traverse the country and have helped make it a transportation center. Germany is overwhelmingly urban. Berlin is the capital and largest city, although Bonn, which was the provisional capital of West Germany, is still home to some government offices. The principal language is German, and two-thirds of the people are either Roman Catholic or Protestant. Germans have made numerous noteworthy contributions to Western culture. Among the many outstanding German authors, artists, architects, musicians, and philosophers, the composers Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven are probably the best known the world over. German literary greats include Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Thomas Mann. Player to Watch
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