The Germany nationwide football team (German: Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft or Die Mannschaft) stands for Germany in males s global football as well as played its initial match in 1908. The group is regulated by the German Football Organization (Deutscher Fußball-Bund), started in 1900. In between 1949 as well as 1990, separate German nationwide groups were acknowledged by FIFA because of Allied line of work and division: the DFB s team representing the Federal Republic of Germany (called West Germany from 1949 to 1990), the Saarland team standing for the Saar Protectorate (1950-- 1956) and the Eastern German group standing for the German Democratic Republic (1952-- 1990). The last 2 were soaked up in addition to their documents; the here and now group stands for the reunified Federal Republic. The official name and code Germany FR (FRG) was reduced to Germany (GER) following reunification in 1990. Germany is among the most effective national teams in global competitions, having w...