Germany, the new Russian champion 2018?

Germany one step away from dethroning Brazil

Germany is one of the most powerful teams classified to Russia 2018, is presented as favorite and as current champion, has the opportunity and challenge to take home the magnificent trophy that has already won four times. In group F, he will face Mexico in the state of Luzhniki, on June 17, 2017.

In the qualifying stage, Germany prevailed clearly and effectively in their qualifying group by achieving a full victory that meant 30 points. No other team matched Germany to secure their ticket to Russia. The "Panzers" won all their matches in the Qualifiers and qualified first in Group C with only four goals against.

Notable Players

Toni Kroos is one of the great stars of the German team, and is a symbol along with goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Toni Kroos (Greifswald, West Pomerania, January 4, 1990) who plays as a midfielder at Real Madrid C. F. of Spain. Toni represented the German national team since 2010; and in 2014 he achieved his greatest international achievement in the World Cup in Brazil, by lifting the title of champion after beating Argentina 1-0 in the final. Kroos was also awarded the Golden Ball and the Bronze Boot of the U-17 World Championship in 2007. Since the summer of 2014 to embark on Real Madrid. The change has resulted in greater versatility in their game and in the extension of their particular record at club level.

Manuel Peter Neuer (Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, March 27, 1986) plays as a goalkeeper at Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga of Germany. He is the captain of the Germany team. In the World Cup Brazil 2014 reached the denomination of golden glove for its great performance throughout the tournament.

He is an absolute international with the German national team since 2009, as a goalkeeper; He was in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Euro 2012, the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the 2016 European Championship. He was chosen by the IFFHS as Best Goalkeeper of the Year in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. In 2014, besides winning the World Cup of Soccer 2014, was named gold glove of the championship, 2 and was also elected in the "ideal team" of the World Cup Brazil 2014.3 In 2016, after the European Championship, succeeded Bastian Schweinsteiger as captain of the selected Teutonic.

Joachim Löw has been Germany coach since 2006, after replacing Klinsmann. Since then, in his more than 150 games as coach, he has won the World Cup in Brazil and the Confederations Cup in Russia, where he went with an alternative team where he tried out some players.

The official list of Germany is:

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (1, Bayern München), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (22, FC Barcelona), Kevin Trapp (27, Paris St. Germain)

Defenses: Jerome Boateng (17, Bayern München), Matthias Ginter (4, Borussia Mönchengladbach), Jonas Hector (3, FC Köln), Mats Hummels (5, Bayern München), Joshua Kimmich (18, Bayern München), Marvin Plattenhardt ( 2, Hertha BSC), Antonio Rüdiger (16, Chelsea), Niklas Süle (26, Bayern München).

Midfielders: Julian Brandt (20, Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (7, Paris St. Germain), Ilkay Gündogan (21, Manchester City), Leon Goretzka (14, Schalke 04), Sami Khedira (Juventus Turin), Toni Kroos ( 8, Real Madrid), Mesut Özil (10, Arsenal), Sebastian Rudy (15, Bayern München).

Strikers: Mario Gomez (23, VfB Stuttgart), Thomas Müller (13, Bayern München), Marco Reus (11, Borussia Dortmund) and Timo Werner (9, RB Leipzig)

Historical figures

Franz Anton Beckenbauer (Munich, Federal Germany, September 11, 1945) is an ex-football player and former German technical director, he was called the "Kaiser". Beckenbauer is recognized as one of the best footballers of all time and the greatest in his position and in the history of his country. He was the captain of the German national team that won the 1974 Soccer World Cup and the 1972 European Championship; He was then coach of the same team that won the World Cup in Italy in 1990. He was awarded the Golden Ball of Europe in 1972 and 1976. He is ranked 3rd in the ranking of the best footballer of the century published by IFFHS in 2004.

In Italy, in the 1990 Soccer World Cup, Beckenbauer grew his personal legend, being the second person in the world to get the World Cup as a player and as a coach (the Brazilian Mário Zagallo had achieved it in 1970) .

The German team now has the great ambition to achieve absolute victory. With this there would be two champions with five great victories, so that the world cup of the year 2022 will be the most interesting of all time.