Manager: Rudi Völler
Star Players: Michael Ballack, Miroslav Klose, Jens Nowotny
Honours: 1954, 70, 90 World Cup; 1972, 80, 96 European Champs
Qualification: Winners, Group 5

Germany have the best record of any country in the European Championships but this time it might be harder for the three-time winners having been drawn against Holland and the Czech Republic.

Rudi Voller will be hoping for the best from Kevin Kuranyi and Michael Ballack after an indifferent qualifying campaign.

The Germans only managed draws away to Lithuania, Iceland and the Scots and were held for 89 minutes of their match away to the Faroe Islands.

The 2-1 home win against Scotland made sure of a top-two finish but it was only with victory against Iceland in their final game that saw them finally claim the group.

European Championship Record

Year

Year

1960: Did not enter

1984: Group Stage

1964: Did not enter

1988: Semi-Finals

1968: 2nd Qual Group 4

1992: Runners-Up

1972: Winners

1996: Winners

1976: Runners-Up

2000: Group Stage

1980: Winners

2004: Qualified



The Matches

Date

Opponents

Venue

Comp

KO

15 Jun 04

Holland

Porto (Dragão)

ECF

1945

19 Jun 04

Latvia

Porto (Bessa)

ECF

1700

23 Jun 04

Czech Republic

Lisbon (José Alvalade)

ECF

1945


The Squad

Player

Club

Posn

Caps

Goals

Jens Lehmann

Arsenal (Eng)

G

17

0

Oliver Kahn

Bayern Munich

G

67

0

Timo Hildebrand

 VfB Stuttgart

G

1

0

Jens Nowotny

Bayer Leverkusen

D

40

0

Arne Friedrich

Hertha Berlin

D

17

0

Frank Baumann

Werder Bremen

D

22

2

Philipp Lahm

VfB Stuttgart

D

3

1

Christian Wörns

Borussia Dortmund

D

54

0

Andreas Hinkel

VfB Stuttgart

D

5

0

Christian Ziege

-

D

71

9

Michael Ballack

Bayern Munich

M

38

15

Torsten Frings

Borussia Dortmund

M

26

2

Fabian Ernst

Werder Bremen

M

5

0

Paul Freier

VfL Bochum

M

16

1

Dietmar Hamann

Liverpool (Eng)

M

52

5

Jens Jeremies

Bayern Munich

M

52

1

Bernd Schneider

Bayer Leverkusen

M

34

1

Sebastian Kehl

Borussia Dortmund

F

22

3

Thomas Brdaric

Hannover

F

1

0

Miroslav Klose

Kaiseslautern

F

35

16

Freddie Bobic

Hertha Berlin

F

33

9

Kevin Kuranyi

VfB Stuttgart

F

10

2


Statistics correct up to Romania v Germany, 28 April 2004