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Germany 🇩🇪   Germany is hosting the European Championships for the first time as a united nation, having last hosted the Euros in 1988 as West Germany, and first hosting a major tournament since the 2006 World Cup. Since winning the World Cup in 2014, Die Mannschaft have declined. Being eliminated in the group stage in the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and a round of 16 exit in Euro 2020. 2023 was a bad year, winning just two from nine matches. Forcing the DFB to relieve Hansi Flick of his position and appoint Julian Nagelsmann as his successor. At 36, Nagelsmann is the youngest coach in Euro 2024 and has made big decisions for his Euro 2024 squad. Toni Kroos returns to the setup while Mats Hummels, Leon Goretzka, Julian Brandt and Serge Gnabry miss out. Germany usually has high expectations going into tournaments. They have won the Euros three times, the joint most in the competition's history. The return of Toni Kroos is huge, providing a calm presence in midfield as this will be hi...

GERMANY           Nickname: Die Mannschaft           Captain: Manuel Neuer          Key Player: Josuah Kimmich          Coach: Hansi Flick          Last World Cup Appearance: 2018 (Group Stage) Germany is the most successful football nation in Europe in terms of international titles, with four World Cup titles, three European Championships, the Confederations Cup and Olympic Gold. They are usually in the conversation as potential winners, whether they are favourites or not, thanks to their consistency in going deep in the finals. They have been to 19 World Cups, played in 109 matches, the joint-most and have the second most wins with sixty-seven. Since 2000, Germany has been in the semifinals four times in the past five finals, winning the trophy in 2014. It's first as a united nation. With the European Championships and Confederations Cup, they have reached the s...

The FIFA World Cup. The most prestigious honour any footballer will gain in their playing career. Names like Pele, Maradona, Beckenbauer, Matthaus, Zidane, Ronaldo Nazario, Xavi and Pirlo have lifted the golden trophy aloft. Other players in the same class as those mentioned earlier would look with great envy as they never won football's coveted prize. Here are the ten great players to have never won the World Cup. (No Active Players on this list). OLIVER KAHN Germany has produced great goalkeepers like Sepp Maier and Manuel Neuer in their history. Oliver Kahn is also in the same bracket as the two mentioned before, possibly being Germany's best between the sticks. Unlike Maier and Neuer, Kahn never won the World Cup. Capped 86 times by  Die Mannschaft , Kahn was in the German setup for eleven years between 1995 to 2006, winning the European Championship in 1996. Surprisingly, Kahn was Germany's first-choice keeper in three tournaments. One of those tournaments was the 2002...