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Germanynational football team record

602
Wins
216
Draws
221
Defeats

1,039 matches, 1908 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1963, 14th in the world

Germany have played 1,039 internationals since 1908: 602 wins, 216 draws and 221 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Switzerland, with 55 meetings. Their biggest win is 16–0 against Russia in the Olympic Games on 1 July 1912.

Germany's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All10396022162212334–120558%
Competitive44528692671059–43064%
Friendlies5943161241541275–77553%
At home46128893801183–48562%
Away41422487103820–51654%
Neutral venues164903638331–20455%

Record against every opponent

Germany have played 89 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Switzerland553799147–732026
Netherlands4918191291–802026
Austria412561090–592023
Hungary4015131282–692024
Italy3910141552–572025
Sweden371691272–612018
England351381446–572022
France351181650–532025
Denmark29165857–382024
Spain2799932–342024
Belgium26201560–292023
Finland24176186–192026
Yugoslavia24143744–291990
Argentina23761033–342019
Brazil23551331–412018
Poland22137234–132023
Turkey22144454–192023
Bulgaria21162356–242002
Northern Ireland21154250–162025
Norway21155159–152017
Portugal20115434–202025
Ireland2095635–242015
Russia20152351–152018
Czechoslovakia18105340–281992
Scotland1895431–242024
Wales1796226–102009
Romania15103241–192021
Albania14131038–102001
Luxembourg14130157–112025
Mexico1356226–132023
Slovakia1390431–142025
USA1390428–192026
Greece1274123–112026
Uruguay1182129–122011
Ukraine1055020–102024
Chile961214–82017
Czech Republic970216–102020
Malta981038–32010
Croatia851218–102008
Australia641117–92017
Azerbaijan660024–42017
Cyprus651029–12007
Iceland651018–12021
Liechtenstein660038–32021
Serbia63218–52026
Armenia550025–32021
Colombia522110–72023
Estonia550022–12019
Georgia550012–22015
Israel550014–12022
Bosnia431013–32024
Cameroon431010–32017
Faroe Islands440010–12013
Ghana431011–42026
Japan41127–82023
Kazakhstan440014–12013
Latvia431013–22021
Moldova440018–31999
Morocco440012–31986
San Marino440034–02017
South Africa43109–22009
South Korea42025–72018
Algeria31023–52014
Belarus32108–22019
Ecuador32018–42026
Paraguay31205–42026
Peru33007–22023
Saudi Arabia330013–12018
Tunisia31204–12005
UAE330014–32009
Canada2–0 (1994), 4–1 (2003)22006–12003
China1–0 (2005), 1–1 (2009)21102–12009
Costa Rica4–2 (2006), 4–2 (2022)22008–42022
Gibraltar4–0 (2014), 7–0 (2015)220011–02015
Iran2–0 (1998), 2–0 (2004)22004–02004
Ivory Coast2–2 (2009), 2–1 (2026)21104–32026
Lithuania2–0 (2002), 1–1 (2003)21103–12003
North Macedonia1–2 (2021), 4–0 (2021)21015–22021
Oman2–0 (1998), 1–0 (2022)22003–02022
Saar3–0 (1953), 3–1 (1954)22006–11954
Bolivia1–0 (1994)11001–01994
Curaçao7–1 (2026)11007–12026
Egypt1–2 (1958)10011–21958
East Germany0–1 (1974)10010–11974
Kuwait7–0 (2002)11007–02002
New Zealand2–0 (1999)11002–01999
Nigeria1–0 (1998)11001–01998
Slovenia1–0 (2005)11001–02005
Thailand5–1 (2004)11005–12004

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v RussiaOlympic Games, 1 Jul 191216–0 for Germany
  2. at San MarinoEuro qualifying, 6 Sept 200613–0 for Germany
  3. v FinlandFriendly, 1 Sept 194013–0 for Germany
  4. v CyprusWorld Cup qualifying, 21 May 196912–0 for Germany
  5. v LiechtensteinWorld Cup qualifying, 11 Nov 20219–0 for Germany

Heaviest defeats

  1. at SpainNations League, 17 Nov 20200–6 for Germany
  2. v AustriaFriendly, 24 May 19310–6 for Germany
  3. v HungaryWorld Cup, 20 Jun 19543–8 for Germany
  4. at AustriaFriendly, 13 Sept 19310–5 for Germany
  5. at BelgiumFriendly, 23 Nov 19132–6 for Germany

Latest results

  1. at GreeceNations League, 4 Oct 20260–0 for Germany
  2. v SerbiaNations League, 1 Oct 20262–0 for Germany
  3. v GreeceNations League, 27 Sept 20260–1 for Germany
  4. at NetherlandsNations League, 24 Sept 20261–1 for Germany
  5. v ParaguayWorld Cup, 29 Jun 20261–1 for Germany
  6. v EcuadorWorld Cup, 25 Jun 20261–2 for Germany
  7. v Ivory CoastWorld Cup, 20 Jun 20262–1 for Germany
  8. v CuraçaoWorld Cup, 14 Jun 20267–1 for Germany
  9. at USAFriendly, 6 Jun 20262–1 for Germany
  10. v FinlandFriendly, 31 May 20264–0 for Germany

Germany's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1908: 1482End of 1909: 1492End of 1910: 1467End of 1911: 1445End of 1912: 1469End of 1913: 1433End of 1914: 1440End of 1920: 1436End of 1921: 1436End of 1922: 1460End of 1923: 1452End of 1924: 1462End of 1925: 1499End of 1926: 1516End of 1927: 1515End of 1928: 1552End of 1929: 1599End of 1930: 1592End of 1931: 1568End of 1932: 1560End of 1933: 1573End of 1934: 1700End of 1935: 1714End of 1936: 1701End of 1937: 1756End of 1938: 1648End of 1939: 1694End of 1940: 1680End of 1941: 1699End of 1942: 1738End of 1950: 1742End of 1951: 1749End of 1952: 1751End of 1953: 1757End of 1954: 1866End of 1955: 1815End of 1956: 1722End of 1957: 1737End of 1958: 1699End of 1959: 1698End of 1960: 1715End of 1961: 1723End of 1962: 1783End of 1963: 1778End of 1964: 1736End of 1965: 1777End of 1966: 1893End of 1967: 1854End of 1968: 1868End of 1969: 1875End of 1970: 1897End of 1971: 1916End of 1972: 2014End of 1973: 1983End of 1974: 2004End of 1975: 1970End of 1976: 2007End of 1977: 2006End of 1978: 1927End of 1979: 1957End of 1980: 2011End of 1981: 2012End of 1982: 1914End of 1983: 1897End of 1984: 1874End of 1985: 1828End of 1986: 1882End of 1987: 1893End of 1988: 1905End of 1989: 1922End of 1990: 2010End of 1991: 2019End of 1992: 1927End of 1993: 1958End of 1994: 1955End of 1995: 1978End of 1996: 2021End of 1997: 2013End of 1998: 1938End of 1999: 1864End of 2000: 1855End of 2001: 1844End of 2002: 1942End of 2003: 1886End of 2004: 1895End of 2005: 1914End of 2006: 1992End of 2007: 1955End of 2008: 1978End of 2009: 1978End of 2010: 2094End of 2011: 2108End of 2012: 2077End of 2013: 2113End of 2014: 2170End of 2015: 2107End of 2016: 2072End of 2017: 2152End of 2018: 1980End of 2019: 2007End of 2020: 1997End of 2021: 2007End of 2022: 2010End of 2023: 1941End of 2024: 2024End of 2025: 1971End of 2026: 1963
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 2258, reached on 13 July 2014. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly5943161241541275–775
World Cup116702224243–135
World Cup qualifying11088184344–77
Euro qualifying106762010267–68
European Championship5830141489–59
Nations League30914751–43
Confederations Cup1382329–22
Olympic Games520323–12
USA Cup32109–7
Four Nations Tournament21102–1
Mundialito20022–6

Top scorers

  1. 1Miroslav Klose48
  2. 2Gerd Müller39
  3. 3Thomas Müller35
  4. 4Karl-Heinz Rummenigge32
  5. 5Jürgen Klinsmann30
  6. 6Lukas Podolski29
  7. 7Michael Ballack27
  8. 8Rudi Völler26
  9. 9Serge Gnabry21
  10. 10Timo Werner20

Counted from the 403 of 1039 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Germany play their first international?

On 5 April 1908, a 3–5 defeat against Switzerland in a friendly.

What is Germany's biggest win?

16–0 against Russia in the Olympic Games on 1 July 1912.

What is Germany's heaviest defeat?

0–6 against Spain in the Nations League on 17 November 2020.

Who have Germany played the most?

Switzerland: 55 matches, with 37 wins, 9 draws and 9 defeats for Germany.

What is Germany's longest winning run?

12 wins in a row, from 2 May 1979 to 14 June 1980.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.