Germany qualified for the 2006 World Cup Finals as
hosts.
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World Cup Appearances:
Germany 2006 is united Germany's 6th appearance at the World Cup Finals.
West Germany made 10 appearances (playing in every World Cup finals
from 1954 to 1990) and East Germany made one appearance -- in 1974 (where they even beat the hosts, West Germany,
in the opening round).
Germany's Best World Cup Performance
Winning the trophy, as West Germany, three times: Switzerland 1954, West Germany 1974 and Italy 1990.
Runners-up in England 1966, Spain 1982, Mexico
1986 and Korea-Japan 2002.
Juergen Klinsmann's squad are preparing for the World Cup Finals, on
home soil, with a pre-World Cup training camp on the shores of Lake Geneva; hoping
to revive memories of the camp at Spiez, on Lake Thun, during the Switzerland 1954 World Cup campaign; when
Germany beat a then invincible Hungary.
Then it's onto Duesseldorf
(until June 3rd) before moving into their World Cup base in Berlin.
Germany Team Hotel
Schlosshotel
im Grunewald:
Brahmsstrasse 10, Berlin.
Completely renovated in 1994, under the artistic direction of Karl Lagerfield, The Schlosshotel im
Grunewald will be where the Germany team will stay during the 2006 World Cup Finals.
It's hidden away in the forest, close to the Olympic Stadium.
Hotels
in Berlin:
There's no shortage of a place to stay in Berlin.
What you really need to decide is whereabouts in Berlin you'd prefer to be based. Pottsdam
is a nice area, especially if you want to visit the Palace and its gardens.
Germany Friendly
Matches
Lost to Italy (1:4), Wednesday 1st March.
(Florence)
Beat United States (4:1), Wednesday 22nd March.
(Dortmund)
Beat Luxembourg (7:0), Saturday 27th May. (Freiburg)
Drew with Japan (2:2), Tuesday 30th May.
(Leverkusen)
Beat Colombia (3:0), Friday 2nd June. (M�nchengladbach)
Group A
Germany vs Costa Rica
in München:
The hosts opened the 2006 World Cup Finals tournament with a six-goal thriller and
Teamgeist, the official World Cup ball, looks like it's going to hit the net a lot this
year.
Germany vs Poland in Dortmund:
As Germany pushed forward one final time, Neuville slipped in Odonkor's right wing cross,
to send the whole of Germany into euphoria; the game won by Klinsmann's sustitutions.
Ecuador vs Germany in Berlin:
Germany controlled the game against Ecuador to top the group and face the Runner-up of
Group B.
Knockout Stage
Second Round
Germany vs Sweden in München:
Two goals in the first twelve minutes got Germany off to a roaring start, against Sweden,
and they never looked back.
Quarter-Final
Germany vs Argentina in Berlin:
Not the best of matches for entertainment but the hosts got the eventual 'win' they
needed; one they do so well, from the spot when the pressure is on.
Semi-Final
Germany vs Italy in Dortmund:
The German dream was dealt a double whammy, when Alessandro Del Piero ran on to Alberto
Gilardino's flick and curled the ball into the top corner of the net.
Third-Place Match
Germany vs Portugal in Stuttgart:
Bastian Schweinsteiger scored two and set one up, for an own goal, as the hosts finished
the tournament on a high note.
Die Nationalelf
Goalkeepers:
1 Jens Lehmann (Arsenal, England)
12 Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich)
23 Timo Hildebrand (VfB Stuttgart)
Defenders:
2 Marcell Jansen (Borussia Monchengladbach)
3 Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin)
4 Robert Huth (Chelsea, England)
6 Jens Nowotny (Bayer Leverkusen)
16 Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich)
17 Per Mertesacker (Hannover)
21 Christoph Metzelder (Borussia Dortmund)
Midfielders:
5 Sebastian Kehl (Borussia Dortmund)
8 Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen)
7 Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich)
13 Michael Ballack (Chelsea, England)
15 Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart)
18 Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen)
19 Bernd Schneider (Bayer Leverkusen)
22 David Odonkor (Borussia Dortmund)
Forwards:
9 Mike Hanke (VfL Wolfsburg)
10 Oliver Neuville (Borussia Monchengladbach)
11 Miroslav Klose (Werder Bremen)
14 Gerald Asamoah (Schalke 04)
20 Lukas Podolski (FC Cologne)
Trainer:
J�rgen Klinsmann.
Players to watch:
13 Michael Ballack (Chelsea, England)
20 Lukas Podolski (FC Cologne)
22 David Odonkor (Borussia Dortmund)
7 Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich)
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