<Tr> <Th> Best result </Th> <Td> Champions (2017) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Germany national football team (German: deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft or Die Mannschaft) is the men's football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908 . It is governed by the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball - Bund), founded in 1900 . Ever since the DFB was reinaugurated in 1949 the team has represented the Federal Republic of Germany . Under Allied occupation and division, two other separate national teams were also recognised by FIFA: the Saarland team representing the Saarland (1950--1956) and the East German team representing the German Democratic Republic (1952--1990). Both have been absorbed along with their records by the current national team . The official name and code "Germany FR (FRG)" was shortened to "Germany (GER)" following the reunification in 1990 . </P> <P> Germany is one of the most successful national teams in international competitions, having won a total of four World Cups (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014), three European Championships (1972, 1980, 1996), and one Confederations Cup (2017). They have also been runners - up three times in the European Championships, four times in the World Cup, and a further four third - place finishes at World Cups . East Germany won Olympic Gold in 1976 . </P> <P> Germany is the only nation to have won both the men's and women's World Cups . After winning the 2017 Confederations Cup, it became one of the only four nations--alongside Brazil, Argentina and France--to win all three most important men's titles recognised by FIFA: the World Cup, the Confederations Cup, and the Olympic tournament . They have also won their respective continental championship (Copa América for Argentina and Brazil, and UEFA European Championship for France and Germany). </P>

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