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Germany national team at its first official international match in 1908
Forward Gottfried Fuchs, key player for Germany at the 1912 Olympic Games
Helmut Rahn scored the winning goal in the 1954 FIFA World Cup final.
The 1974 FIFA World Cup Final on 7 July, in Munich's Olympiastadion
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after
Germany national football team
…in 1990. Germany is one of the most successful national teams in international competitions, having won four FIFA World Cups (1954, 1974, 1990, and 2014), tied with Italy, and only one fewer than the most successful team, Brazil. They have been runners-up at the World Cup four times and have a further…
FIFA president Sepp Blatter announces Brazil as hosts, 30 October 2007
Brazilian fans at the FIFA Fan Fest in Brasília
Adidas Brazuca the official ball used during most of the matches.
From left to right: Claudia Leitte, Pitbull, and Jennifer Lopez performing at the opening ceremony at the Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo.