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Beginning in 1974 when the Dutch lost the 1974 FIFA World Cup to West Germany in the final (though deeply rooted in Dutch anti-German sentiment due to the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II) the rivalry between the two nations has become one of the best known international football rivalries in the world.
Competition for being the best player in the world and the top scorer of the Italian league during the 1980s [12] [13] Pelé: 1997–2020: Since Maradona's retirement until his death, both players claimed being the greatest football player of all time and better than the other. [14] Lothar Matthäus: 1986–1994
Lothar Matthäus's 150 international appearances make him the ninth-most capped player in world football, and Miroslav Klose's 71 goals is the eleventh-most of any international player. [13] Former captains of the national team may be awarded the title of honorary captain (German: Ehrenspielführer) by the German Football Association.
This list includes former West Germany national football team players. It also includes players born in presently non-German territories even if they were controlled by Germany when they were born regardless of the means by which those lands had come under German administration - this list therefore includes players born in the historical ...
This list deals with association football rivalries around the Europe among clubs. This includes local derbies as well as matches between teams further afield. For rivalries between international teams and club rivalries around the world, see List of association football rivalries. Only clubs of federations which are members of UEFA are ...
Beginning in 1974 when the Dutch lost the 1974 FIFA World Cup to West Germany in the final (though deeply rooted in Dutch anti-German sentiment due to the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II), the rivalry between the two nations has become one of the best known international football rivalries in the world. [1] Both ...
Pages in category "Football rivalries in Germany" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
[1] [2] The team has been one of the most successful national sides in world football. They won the World Cup in 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014, as well as the European Championship in 1972, 1980 and 1996. [3] In total, 951 players have represented the Germany national team. This list covers players with between 5 and 19 caps for the national team ...