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Winner '90 Italy World Cup
Being the host country of this world cup Germany are also strong contender of this worldcup.Germany will havbe huge home support which they miss in last edition of the worldcup when they lost to brazil in final.Though the team is not filled with star players ,thier coordinaion and tem work has always brought germany up.They hav one of the finest defence line up.Most of the players ,play in German clubs in Budesliga.
Germany has always been known for simple football and tactical discipline.Germany's world star and captain Michael Ballack aims to lift the trophy on July 9.As far as defense is concerned, the team is in good hands. Germany has already won the Worldcup trophy thrice first coming in year 1954 defeating Hungary.Playing at home is putting the team under increasing pressure to deliver a first title since 1990.
Though the German finished 2nd in last edition of the Worldcup,they have not been able to maintain that standard with team falling to position and ordinary Coferadation cup desite having the home advantage.
The entire World cup campagin of the Germany rest on Michael Ballack who have been providing important break through for germany in important Games.
Other Players like Klose,Lukas Podolski might impress the home crowd with thier skills.
History:
This is Germany's fifteenth World Cup.
1934: Third place,
1938: Round of 16,
1954: World Champions,
1958: Fourth place,
1962: Quarter-finals,
1966: Runner-up,
1970: Third place,
1974: World Champions,
1978: Second round,
1982: Runner-up,
1986: Runner-up,
1990: World Champions,
1994: Quarter-finals,
1998: Quarter-finals,
2002: Runner-up,
Germany has produced world class players like Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd muller, Lothar Matthaus.
Stars The undisputed star of the team is the newly signed Chelsea player, Michael Ballack. Prior to March the 1st this year he had scored 29 goals in 61 international matches. This equates to nearly one goal every second match.
Germany and Nepalese Fans:
Though there is not huge fan following for the germany in Nepal, the scenario might change as germany is hosting the world cup this time.After ending up 2nd in last world cup ,Many Nepales fan feel that germany might correct their mistakes of last world cup win the Cup for 4th time.
Match Schedule: Preliminary Round
June 9, 2006: Germany -- Costa Rica in Munich
June 14, 2006: Germany -- Poland in Dortmund
June 20, 2006: Ecuador -- Germany in Berlin
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Jens Lehmann (Arsenal/ENG), Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich) Timo Hildebrand (VfB Stuttgart). Defenders: Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Robert Huth (Chelsea), Marcell Jansen (Borussia Monchengladbach), Per Mertesacker (Hannover), Christoph Metzelder (Borussia Dortmund), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Jens Nowotny (Bayer Leverkusen). Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Chelsea), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen), Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen), Sebastian Kehl (Borussia Dortmund), Bernd Schneider (Bayer Leverkusen), Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart), David Odonkor (Borussia Dortmund). Forwards: Miroslav Klose (Werder Bremen), Lukas Podolski (FC Cologne), Mike Hanke (VfL Wolfsburg), Oliver Neuville (Borussia Monchengladbach), Gerald Asamoah (Schalke 04).
Bottom line: Germany have one the strongest defence,however if they want to win the world cup they should improve their stragedy at the front line.They have always lack a finishes a player who can score goals despite of thier good team work.
They should be able to use home advantage to boost thier comfidence at front.
Some facts and recent developments:
Germany lost in 2 succcessive finals in 1982(Italy to 3-1) and in 1986(Argentina to 3-2)but fianlly manage to win in 1990 deteating argentina 1-0.
The German team have never lost an away game in the qualifiers to date.
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