World Championships World Champion - 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014 Vice World Champion

The fates of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and the German national team seem to be linked ever since the seven-time Super Bowl winner visited Munich a couple of weeks ago to play and win the first NFL regular season game in that European country.

Germany's elimination from the group stage for the second consecutive World Cup was not only brought on by the 2014 World champions being beaten. In Germany, media outlets, namely Bild, analysed the standout incident in Japan's 2-1 win over Spain, in which Kaoru Mitoma just about kept the ball in play by a millimeter.

In 2014 Germany achieved glory with a 1-0 victory against Argentina at the Maracana. The Europeans won their fourth World Cup and leftLionel Messi and company empty-handed. Although the final is remembered for Mario Gotze's goal, it's also noteworthy because one of the Germans doesn't remember the match.

Alexandra Popp scored twice in the first half and Germany added four more in the second in a 6-0 rout of Morocco in its Women's World Cup opener on Monday. The margin of victory is the largest of the tournament so far, with the two-time champions against a Moroccan team on debut at the tournament. Popp scored her 63rd and 64th international goals, moving to third on Germany's all-time list.

Germany has extended the contract with Hoffenheim player Andrey Kramaric. Referring to the club's official website, "Report" informs that a new contract has been signed with the Croatian striker until June 2025.