World+Cup+Soccer+In+Germany

Soccer in Germany- **Olivia Hayes** and **Jon Powers**


 * In Germany soccer is the most popular sport. The Germany national soccer ball team have been in a lot of World Cups. Out of all the times that Germany has participated they won three times. Out of the 3 most successful soccer teams,Germany is in the top three. They also have become one of the most agreeable teams. In 2004 Franz Beckenbauer was nominated best player. Before he retired he was known to have 103 caps and Score 14 points. Franz Beckenbauer retired in 1983.  Gerhard 'Gerd' Müller scored 66 goals and right now it is still an undefeated record.  Jürgen Klinsmann had 108 caps and 47 goals before he retired. He retired from professional soccer in 1998. He came back to Germany in 2004 and he became coach for the national soccer team. ** **Lothar Herbert Matthäus got the most number of caps on the Germany national team and got a total of 23 goals. He was listed on the list of the top 125 greatest living soccer ball players. He has a record for the most times participating in the world cup.**

 DRAFT DEAR SOCCER LOVERS, I DECIDED THAT I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOCCER IN GERMANY. FIRST OF ALL IT IS THE MOST POPULAR SPROT THERE, THEY ALSO HAVE A NATIONAL TEAM WHICH HAS PARTICAPATED IN A LOT OF WORLD CUPS. BUT SO FAR HAVE ONLY WON 3 TIMES. GERMANY IS IN THE TOOP 3 MOST SUCCESSFUL AND AGREEABLE NATIONAL SOCCER TEAMS. NOW I AM GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUTR THE HISTORY OF THE PLAYERS ON GERMANYS NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM. FRANZ BECKENBAUER WAS RATED THE BEST PLAYER IN 2004. AND BEFORE THIS "BEST" PLAYER RETIRED HE CAME OUT TO HAVE 103 CAPS AND 14 POINTS.

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===**Soccer** is indeed the **most popular sport** of **Germany.** **Germany** has participated in several **international** **soccer competitions.** It has taken part in several **World Cups**. The **World Cup German soccer team** has won **World Cup thrice.** Though in 1968 **Germany** did not qualified in their first **European Championship** but in subsequent **tournaments** it performed really well and has qualified to enter all the events. It is probably one of the most memorable phenomena in the history of **post war Germany.** In 1958 and 1962 **German** finished forth and reached quarter finals subsequently. In 1966 **Germany** reached the final round under the coaching of **Helmut Schön.** ===

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===Germany is one of the three most successful national teams at international competitions, having won a total of three World Cups and three European championships. They are also one of the most consistent teams. Aside from winning three world and continental titles. At Germany's last two appearances in a final of a major tournament prior to their reaching the final of [|Euro 2008] – [|Euro 96] and [|World Cup 2002] – the player who had scored the decisive goal in the semi final did so knowing they would be suspended for the final. The current coaching staff of the national team include head coach [|Joachim Löw], assistant coach [|Hans-Dieter Flick], goalkeeper coach [|Andreas Köpke], athletic coach Mark Verstegen, athletic coach Oliver Schmidtlein, scout Urs Phenolphthalein, technical director [|Matthias Sammer][|Oliver Bierhoff]. === and team manager

Well, you know Germans, they're always quick to get back on their feet and that particular bit in their history was proved over and over again in their soccer as well. And speaking of the history of German soccer, you can't avoid pointing out what England's legendary striker, Gary Lineker said, when he defined soccer as "a game with 22 players at the end of which the Germans win".
 * The** history of German soccer is one of the longest around, but also one of the harshest you could find. German soccer was shook up by political factors surrounding <span class="IL_LINK_STYLE" style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(126,47,53); border-bottom: rgb(126,47,53) 1px solid; font-style: normal; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__the country__, but still it emerged as one of the greatest in Europe, to their credit.

<span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0,51,102); text-align: left;">//History of German Soccer – Early Days// <span style="display: block; color: rgb(0,51,102); text-align: left;"> Prior to an official national team being formed, Germany had several amateur and semi-professional clubs playing in regional championships.

Some selections from these teams were made at the beginning of the 20th century, but not in the form of an official national team and this showed, as most of the teams they played against (usually similar English teams) translated into absolute defeats for the Germans.

Even when a national team was formed in 1908, it was still lacking coordination and professionalism compared to the English side and the most conclusive example was the <span class="IL_LINK_STYLE" style="display: block; font-weight: 400; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(126,47,53); border-bottom: rgb(126,47,53) 1px solid; font-style: normal; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">__match__ between the two countries in 1909, which ended with a **crushing 9-0** victory that is still marked as the most severe one in the history of German soccer. Despite these failures, things were looking up for German soccer. <span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0,51,102); text-align: left;">//History of German Soccer – World Wars// <span style="display: block; color: rgb(0,51,102); text-align: left;"> With the two World Wars centering on <span class="IL_SPAN" style="display: block; text-align: left;">

the country, German soccer history has a large gap as most sportive activities were suspended and athletes called in to join forces. Between the wars, Germany managed to get together a reasonable team for the 1934 <span class="IL_LINK_STYLE" style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(126,47,53); border-bottom: rgb(126,47,53) 1px solid; font-style: normal; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__World Cup__ and German soccer clubs were also starting to regain. their strength, despite the poor economic conditions in post-WWI Germany. Even after the <span class="IL_LINK_STYLE" style="display: block; font-weight: 400; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(126,47,53); border-bottom: rgb(126,47,53) 1px solid; font-style: normal; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">__Second World War__ was over, German soccer still had to suffer, as <span class="IL_SPAN" style="display: block; text-align: left;">

the country was divided between western and eastern forces, clubs disbanded or were turned into political tools and the national team was banned from the first post-war <span class="IL_SPAN">

World Cup held in Brazil, in 1950. After things settled down a bit, the history of German soccer came back on its tracks and Germany started becoming a power in the game, especially through its national team. <span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0,51,102); text-align: left;"> //The Wembley Goal// <span style="display: block; color: rgb(0,51,102); text-align: left;"> After recovering from the aftermath of WWII, a revitalized German soccer managed to form up a strong national team that would **reach the final** in 1966's <span class="IL_SPAN" style="display: block; text-align: left;">

World Cup. Meeting England, who were playing home on Wembley, the two teams made a memorable <span class="IL_SPAN">

match that ended 2-2 after 90 minutes (with the German team equalizing in the 89th minute). Eventually England won 4-2 after extra time, with two goals scored from Geoff Hurst, of which the first one was extremely controversial, since the ball shot by Hurst hit the bar, smacked down on the ground and then came back into play. German press and fans contested this goal for a long time and it became known as the "Wembley Goal".


 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">Famous Soccer Players in the history of World Cups **
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 * Franz Beckenbauer ||

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 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Birth date** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: September 11, 1945 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Birth Place** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: Munich, Germany ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Height** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: 1.81 m ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Weight** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: 79 kg ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Nickname** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: der Kaiser ("the emperor") ||


 * Clubs in Past**

1965-77: Bayern Munich (Bundesliga - 1969, 1972, 1973, and 1974 DFB Cup - 1988, 1967, 1969, 1971 European Champions Cup - 1974, 1975, 1976 European Cup Winners Cup - 1967 World Club Championship - 1976) 1977-80; 1983: New York Cosmos (US Championship - 1977, 1978, 1980) 1980-82: Hamburger SV (Bundesliga - 1982)
 * (As a player)**

1984-1990: Germany (FIFA World Cup - 1990) 1994; 1996: Bayern Munich (Bundesliga - 1994 UEFA Cup - 1996)
 * (As a manager)**

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 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Achievement** ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">European Championship – 1972 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">European Footballer of the Year 1972 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">European Footballer of the Year 1976 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">FIFA World Cup winning captain 1974 ||

In 2004 he was voted the second best European player in the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll.Before Beckenbauer retired in 1983, he had totalled 103 caps and scored 14.

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 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Full name** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: White Brazilian ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Birth date** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: November 17, 1973 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Birth Place** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: Jena, Germany ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Height** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: 1.76m ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Weight** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: 74.00kg ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Position** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: Midfielder ||

__**Currently Plays For**__

Bayer Leverkusen

1993-94: Carl Zeiss Iena 1994-95: Carl Zeiss Iena (34 matches, 7 goals) 1995-96: Carl Zeiss Iena (33 matches, 6 goals) 1996-97 Carl Zeiss Iena (31 matches, 1 goal) 1997-98 Carl Zeiss Iena (31 matches, 1 goal) 1998-99 Eintracht Francfort (33 matches, 4 goals) 1999-00 Bayer Leverkusen (32 matches, 3 goals) 2000-01 Bayer Leverkusen (31 matches, 2 goals) 2001-02 Bayer Leverkusen (30 matches, 5 goals 2002-03 Bayer Leverkusen (28 matches, 2 goals 2003-04 Bayer Leverkusen (33 matches, 10 goals) 2004-05 Bayer Leverkusen (33 matches, 10 goals) 2005-06 Bayer Leverkusen (20 matches, 3 goals)
 * Club In the past**

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 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Achievement** ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">2002 World Cup Finalists ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">2002 Champions League Finals ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">2002 Finalist of la German Cup ||

Bernd Schnieder holds the legendry Argentina star Maradona as his idol.

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 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Full name** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: Gerhard 'Gerd' Müller ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Birth date** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: November 3, 1945 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Birth Place** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: Nördlingen, Germany ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Height** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: 176 cm ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Weight** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: 80 kg ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Nickname** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: Bomber der Nation (the nation's bomber) ||

1964-1979 Bayern Munich ( Bundesliga: 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974 German Cup: 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971 European Champions' Cup: 1974, 1975, 1976 Intercontinental Cup: 1976 Cup Winners' Cup: 1967 1979-1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers)
 * Clubs in Past**

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 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Achievement** ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">European Championship: 1972 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">World Cup: 1974 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">German top scorer: 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">European top scorer: 1970, 1972 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">World Cup top scorer: 1970 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">European Championship top scorer: 1972 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">German Footballer of the Year: 1967, 1969 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">European Footballer of the Year: 1970 ||

Müller appeared 74 times in the European Cups and scored 66 goals, still a record.

He retired from the national team on July 7, 1974 after winning the World Cup at his home grounds in Munich. In their 2-1 victory over Netherlands, it was he who scored the winning goal. Muller scored 4 goals in that world Cup. Earlier, Muller scored 10 goals at the 1970 World Cup.He was also the top scorer (4 goals) in the 1972 European Championship winning it for Germany.

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 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Full name** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: Jürgen Klinsmann ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Birth date** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: July 30, 1964 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Birth Place** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Height** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: 181 cm ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Weight** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: 76 kg ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Nickname** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: Golden Bomber (owing to his his blond hair) ||

__**Started Career With**__

Stuttgarter Kickers

VfB Stuttgart Bayern Munich AS Monaco Internazionale Sampdoria Tottenham Hotspur
 * Other Clubs**

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 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Achievement** ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">Bronze medallist (1988 Summer Olympics) ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">Bundesliga Championship : 1996-1997 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">UEFA Cup : 1990-1991, 1995-1996 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">European Championships : 1996 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">World Cup : 1990 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">FWA Footballer of the Year 1995 ||

By the time Klinsmann retired, he had already collected 108 caps and scored 47 international goals. He appeared in the European Championships 1988, 1992 and 1996, making it to the final in 1992 and winning in 1996. He also participated in World Cup 1990, 1994 and 1998, winning it in 1990.

Klinsmann retired from professional football in 1998. However, he returned to Germany on July 26,2004 taking up the position of the new national team coach.

<span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);"> <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Full name** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: Lothar Herbert Matthäus ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Birth date** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: 21 March 1961 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Birth Place** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Height** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: 174 cm ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Weight** || <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">: 71 kg ||

__**Started Career With**__

1979-1984: Borussia Mönchengladbach

1984-88; 1992-2000: Bayern Munich of Bundesliga 1988-92: Internazionale of Serie A (Won the scudetto in 1989) 2000: MetroStars of Major League Soccer
 * Other Clubs**

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 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">**Achievement** ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">Bundesliga Championship: (1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000) ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">German Cup: (1986, 1998, 2000) ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">Serie A Championship: (1989) ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">UEFA Cup: (1991, 1996) ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">European Championship: (1980) ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">FIFA World Cup winning captain (1990) ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">European Footballer of the Year 1990 ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(251,0,255);">FIFA World Player of the Year 1991 ||

Lothar Mathaus has played in five FIFA World Cups -1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998- the highest number of matches so far. He also holds the record for the most World Cup matches played (25). He has also played in Euro 84, Euro 88, and Euro 2000 winning the European Football Championship (1980). Lothar holds the most number of caps (150 caps) for the German national team. He has scored 23 goals for them. Matthäus was listed among the FIFA 100 - a list of 125 greatest living football players named by Pele.

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