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A Quiz About the German National Football Team

Abhishek Velankar
Let's test your knowledge about the achievements of the German National Football team in this historical quiz.
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Both Spain and Germany have won the Euros three times while France is not far behind with two crowns.
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Did you know?


The men's team have won the World Cup four times while the women's team have won it two times. Germany is the only nation to have won both the men's and women's World Cups.
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Did you know?
With five goals in extra time, "Game of the Century" wholly deserves its moniker. Franz Beckenbauer played through the match even though he had a dislocated shoulder, showing his commitment to the team.
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Interesting Fact
A reunified Germany played their first game against Switzerland. The first ever game played by the German team was also coincidentally against Switzerland all the way back in 1908.
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Explanation


Ballack had been a key player for the Germans scoring the only goals in the semifinals and quarterfinals. However, he also picked up consecutive yellow cards in both the games and therefore was suspended for the final. Germany lost the final.
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East Germany won the gold medal in 1976, in particular because only amateur players were allowed and most of East Germany's players for the national team were classified as amateurs.
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During the live match one of the commentators joked, "They're all going to score at this rate." Ozil however did not score although he played his part to give Brazil maybe the most humiliating thumping in football history.
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Explanation
Post-World War II there were three teams from modern-day Germany: West Germany, East Germany and Saarland, which was occupied by the French. Later Saarland was integrated into West Germany.
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There is a tense rivalry between the Dutch and the German football teams starting from their 1974 World Cup final. This has led to many such incidents during the games of these two.
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"Disgrace of Gijón" is so called because of accusations of collision between West Germany and Austria to knock Algeria out of the World Cup. The teams seemed content to preserve the result rather than trying to win.
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Now let's see how you managed in this quiz.