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Germany
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| Nickname |
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| Association |
German Football Association
(Deutscher Fußball-Bund) |
| Coach |
Silvia Neid, 2005- |
| Most caps |
Bettina Wiegmann and Birgit Prinz (154 each) |
| Top scorer |
Birgit Prinz (100) |
| FIFA rank |
1 |
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First International
West Germany 5 - 1 Switzerland
(Koblenz, West Germany; November 10, 1982) |
Largest win
Germany 13 - 0 Portugal
(Reutlingen, Germany; November 15, 2003) |
Worst defeat
United States 6 - 0 Germany
(Decatur, Georgia, USA; March 14, 1996) |
| World Cup |
| Appearances |
4 (First in 1991) |
| Best result |
Winner, 2003 |
| Olympic Games |
| Appearances |
3 (First in 1996) |
| Best result |
Bronze, 2000 and 2004 |
| UEFA Women's Championship |
| Appearances |
8 (First in 1987) |
| Best result |
Winners, 1989, 1991, 1995,
1997, 2001, 2005 |
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The German women's national football team is the reigning world champion, having won the 2003 Women's World Cup. It has also won the last four UEFA Women's Championships (1995, 1997, 2001, 2005). Thus far, Germany is the only nation to have won both the men's and women's World Cups.
[edit] Notable players
[edit] Active
[edit] Retired
- Doris Fitschen
- Marion Isbert
- Ursula Lohn
- Maren Meinert
- Heidi Mohr
- Silvia Neid (current head coach)
- Martina Voss
- Bettina Wiegmann
[edit] Head coaches
