Germany 2010 FIFA World Cup Roster

The German national football team is the football team representing the country of Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association DFB (Deutscher Fußball-Bund) which was founded in 1900. In Germany, the team is typically referred to as the “Nationalmannschaft” (national team), “DFB-Elf” (DFB eleven) or “Nationalelf” (national eleven), whereas in foreign media, they are regularly described as the “Mannschaft” (literally meaning “The Team”).

From 1950 to 1990, the team was called West Germany in English, as since World War II, the DFB is based in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) which was commonly referred to as West Germany from 1949 to 1990. The DFB continues to field the German national team that had been fully reinstated by FIFA after the 1950 FIFA World Cup, retaining all records and traditions. Under Allied occupation and division, two other separate national teams had also been recognized by FIFA, the Saarland team (1950–1956), and the East German team (1952–1990). Both have been absorbed into the current national team, along with their records (caps and goal scorers). The official name and code “Germany FR (FRG)” has been shortened again to “Germany (GER)” since 1990.

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, Holger Badstuber, Arne Friedrich, Per Mertesacker, Sami Khedira, Miroslav Klose, back row from left, and, Philipp Lahm, Lukas Podolski, Mesut Oezil, Thomas Mueller and Bastian Schweinsteiger, front row from left, pose for a team photo prior to the World Cup group D soccer match between Germany and Australia at the stadium in Durban, South Africa, Sunday, June 13, 2010.

Germany 2010 FIFA World Cup Squad

1. Manuel Neuer
2. Tim Wiese
3. Hans-Jörg Butt
4. Marcell Jansen
5. Arne Friedrich
6. Dennis Aogo
7. Serdar Tasci
8. Holger Badstuber
9. Philipp Lahm (Captain)
10. Per Mertesacker
11. Jérôme Boateng
12. Sami Khedira
13. Bastian Schweinsteiger
14. Mesut Ozil -  is a German professional footballer of Turkish descent who plays for Werder Bremen and the German national football team. In September 2006, Özil was called up for the Germany U-17 team. Özil has been a member of the German U-21 team since 2007. On 29 June 2009, Özil was the catalyst in a 4–0 win over England during the U-21 European Championship final. He made his debut for the Germany national football team during a friendly match against Norway on 11 February 2009.
15. Piotr Trochowski
16. Toni Kroos
17. Marko Marin
18. Stefan Kießling
19. Lukas Podolski - is a Polish-born naturalized German footballer who plays as a striker for Köln and is a member of the German national football team. He joined 1. FC Köln in 1995 where he broke into the first team in 2003 and made 81 appearances for the club before moving to Bayern Munich. After three years in Munich with mixed success, Podolski returned to Köln. Although he was eligible to play for Germany and Poland, Podolski was chosen to play for Germany. He was first capped in 2004 and has been part of the squad in all major tournaments since then. Despite enduring an unhappy domestic 2008-09 season, Podolski still maintained his scoring streak at international level, many times partnering Miroslav Klose to great effect.
20. Miroslav Klose – a German association footballer who plays as a striker for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. He has a good scoring record in domestic football, an excellent goal to game ratio in international football, as well as a decent assists tally. Since bursting into the international stage at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he has become well-known for his knack of scoring headers and his front-flip goal celebration. Born in the Polish part of Silesia, Klose plays for the German national team. He is German and Polish by birth and qualified for selection by the German national team because of the German nationality of his father. He was the top scorer and thus the Golden Boot winner at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, with five goals. Klose also scored five goals in his debut World Cup, the 2002 World Cup hosted jointly by the Korea Republic and Japan, giving him a total of ten goals in World Cup finals.
21. Thomas Muller - is a German international footballer who plays for Bayern Munich. Müller plays as an attacking midfielder or forward, and has been deployed in a variety of attacking roles – as a attacking midfielder, second striker, or on either wing. In August 2009 Müller was called up to the Germany under-21 team for the first time, making his debut in a 3–1 friendly defeat against Turkey. He has so far earned six caps for the under-21s, scoring one goal, the eighth in an 11–0 win over San Marino.
22. Cacau – Claudemir Jeronimo Barretto, commonly known as Cacau, is a Brazilian-born German football striker who is currently playing for VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. Although Cacau was born in Brazil, he was never called up by the Brazilian national team. In February 2009, he became eligible to play for Germany after he acquired a German passport having lived and played in Germany for over 5 years. On 19 May 2009, Cacau was called up by the German national team’s coach Joachim Löw for their friendly matches against China and the United Arab Emirates. He made his international debut on 29 May 2009 in Germany’s 1-1 draw against China, playing 27 minutes as a substitute for Mario Gomez.
23. Mario Gomez

Match

• June 13, 2010 – Germany (4) vs Australia (0) -  Watch Full Replay Online
• June 18, 2010 – Germany(0)  vs Serbia (1) -  Watch Full Replay Online
• June 23, 2010 – Ghana (0) vs Germany (1) -  Watch Full Replay Online

Round of 16

• June 27, 2010 – Germany (4) vs England (1) – Watch Full Replay Online

Quarter-finals

• July 3, 2010 – Argentina (0) vs Germany (4)

Semi-finals

• July 7, 2010 : Germany (0) vs  Spain (1)

Match for third place

• July 10, 2010 – Uruguay vs Germany

Statistics

• Goals : 13
• Games Played: 6
• Wins : 4
• Draw: 0
• Loses : 2

Top Scorers

• Thomas Muller : 4
• Miroslav Klose : 4
• Lukas Podolski : 2
• Cacau : 1
• Mesut Ozil : 1
• Arne Friedrich : 1

Coach

• Joachim Loew

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