document_title: History of the Germany national football team

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text: History of the Germany national football team

text: History[edit]

text: Early years[edit]

text: Between 1899 and 1901, prior to the formation of a national team, there were five unofficial international matches between different German and English selection teams, which all ended as large defeats for the German teams. Eight years after the establishment of the German Football Association (DFB), the first official match of the Germany national football team[6] was played on 5 April 1908, against Switzerland in Basel, with the Swiss winning 5–3.[2] Coincidentally, the first match after World War I in 1920, the first match after World War II in 1950 when Germany was still banned from most international competitions, and the first match in 1990 with former East German players were all against Switzerland as well. Germany's first championship title was even won in Switzerland.

text: At that time the players were selected by the DFB, as there was no dedicated coach. The first manager of the Germany national team was Otto Nerz, a school teacher from Mannheim, who served in the role from 1926 to 1936.[7] The German FA could not afford travel to Uruguay for the first World Cup staged in 1930 during the Great Depression, but finished third in the 1934 World Cup in their first appearance in the competition. After a poor showing at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Sepp Herberger became coach. In 1937 he put together a squad which was soon nicknamed the Breslau Elf (the Breslau Eleven) in recognition of their 8–0 win over Denmark in the then German city of Breslau, Lower Silesia (now Wrocław, Poland).[8][9]

text: After Austria became part of Germany in the Anschluss of March 1938, that country's national team – one of Europe's better sides at the time due to professionalism – was disbanded despite having already qualified for the 1938 World Cup. As required by Nazi politicians, five or six ex-Austrian players, from the clubs Rapid Vienna, Austria Vienna, First Vienna FC, were ordered to join the all-German team on short notice in a staged show of unity orchestrated for political reasons. In the 1938 World Cup that began on 4 June in France, this "united" German team lead 1-0 against Switzerland, but managed only a 1–1 draw. After leading 2-0 in the replay, held again in Paris, they lost 2–4 in front of a hostile crowd. That early yet undefeated (the replay being considered a tie-breaker like a penalty shootout) exit in the round of 16 stands as Germany's worst ever World Cup result (excluding the 1930 and 1950 tournaments in which they did not compete). They appeared in all other World Cups and advanced to the final eight, or better.

text: During World War II, the team played over 30 international games between September 1939 and November 1942, when national team games were suspended, as most players had to join the armed forces. Many of the national team players, and even ethnic German players from other national teams like Ernst Willimowski, were gathered together under coach Herberger as Rote Jäger through the efforts of a sympathetic air force officer trying to protect the footballers from the most dangerous wartime service.

text: Three German teams[edit]

text: After the Second World War, Germany was banned from competition in most sports until about 1950, with none of the three new German states, West Germany, East Germany and Saarland, entering the 1950 World Cup qualifiers, since the DFB was only reinstated as full FIFA member after this World Cup.

text: West Germany[edit]

text: As in most aspects of life, the pre-war traditions and organisations of Germany were carried on by the Federal Republic of Germany, which was referred to as West Germany. This applied also to the restored DFB which had its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main and still employed coach Sepp Herberger. With recognition by FIFA and UEFA, the DFB maintained and continued the record of the pre-war team. Neighbouring Switzerland was once again the first team that played West Germany in 1950, with Turkey and Republic of Ireland being the only non-German speaking nations to play them in friendly matches during 1951.[10]

text: After only 18 post war games in total, West Germany qualified for the 1954 World Cup, having prevailed against Norway and the "third German state", the Saarland.

text: Saarland[edit]

text: The Saar protectorate, otherwise known as Saarland, was split from Germany and put under French control between 1947 and 1956. Saarland did not want to join French organisations and was barred from participating in pan-German ones. Thus, they sent separate teams to the 1952 Summer Olympics and also to the 1954 World Cup qualifiers, when Saarland finished below West Germany but above Norway in their qualification group, having won in Oslo. Legendary coach Helmut Schön was the manager of the Saarland team from 1952 until 1957, when the territory acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany. He went on to coach the championship-winning team of the 1970s.

text: East Germany[edit]

text: In 1949, the communist German Democratic Republic was founded in the Soviet-occupied eastern part of the country. A separate football competition emerged in what was commonly known as East Germany. In 1952 the Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR (DFV) was established and the East Germany national football team took to the field. They were the only team to beat the 1974 World Cup winning West Germans in a highly symbolic event for the divided nation that was the only meeting of the two sides. East Germany went on to win the gold medal at the 1976 Olympics. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and German reunification in 1990, the eastern football competition was reintegrated into the DFB.

text: Das Wunder von Bern[edit]

text: West Germany, captained by Fritz Walter, met in the 1954 World Cup some of the teams they had played in friendly matches, namely Turkey, Yugoslavia and Austria. When playing favourites Hungary in the group stage, with good chances to qualify for the next round even in case of defeat, coach Sepp Herberger did not field his best players, saving them from the experience of a 3–8 loss. West Germany would go on to meet Hungary again in the final, facing the legendary team of Mighty Magyars again, which had gone unbeaten for 32 consecutive matches. In a shocking upset, West Germany came back from an early two goal deficit to win 3–2, with Helmut Rahn scoring the winning goal with only six minutes remaining.[11] The success is called "The Miracle of Bern" (Das Wunder von Bern).[12] The unexpected victory created a sense of euphoria throughout a divided postwar Germany. The triumph is credited with playing a significant role in securing the postwar ideological foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany.

text: Memorable losses: Wembley goal and Game of the Century[edit]

text: After finishing third in the 1958 World Cup and reaching only the quarter-finals in the 1962 World Cup, the DFB had to make changes. Following examples set abroad, professionalism was introduced, and the best clubs from the various Regionalligas were assembled into the new Bundesliga. In 1964, Helmut Schön took over as coach, replacing Herberger who had been in office for 28 years.

text: In the 1966 World Cup, West Germany reached the final after beating the USSR in the semifinal, facing hosts England at Wembley Stadium. Wolfgang Weber's last minute goal took the game into extra time, a goal claimed to be controversial by the English, with the ball appearing to hit the hand of a German player as it travelled through the England penalty area before he prodded it in. The first extra time goal by Geoff Hurst, nicknamed Wembley-Tor (Wembley goal) in Germany, is still controversial after all this time. As the Swiss referee did not see the situation properly, the opinion of the Soviet linesman Tofik Bakhramov who believed that the ball bounced back from the net rather than the crossbar led to one of the most contentious goals in the history of football. While the Germans pushed hard to tie the game, spectators entered the field in the final seconds, and Hurst scored another controversial goal giving England a 4–2 win.[13][14]

text: West Germany gained a measure of revenge in the 1970 World Cup by knocking England out in the quarter-finals 3–2, having been 2–0 down, before they suffered another memorable extra time loss, this time in the semi-final against Italy at Estadio Azteca. Karl-Heinz Schnellinger scored during injury time to level the match at 1–1, and during extra time, both teams held the lead at one time. Memorably, Franz Beckenbauer remained on the field even with a dislocated shoulder, his arm in a sling strapped to his body, as West Germany had used up their two allowed substitutions. Eventually won 4–3 by Italy, this match with five goals in extra time is one of the most dramatic in World Cup history, and is called "Game of the Century" in both Italy (Partita del secolo) and Germany (Jahrhundertspiel).[15][16] While the exhausted Italians[according to whom?] lost to Brazil, West Germany went on to claim third place by beating Uruguay 1–0, and Gerd Müller finished as the tournament's top scorer with 10 goals.

text: World Cup title on home soil[edit]

text: In 1971, Franz Beckenbauer became captain of the national team, and he led West Germany to great success as they became both the European and World Champions. They won the European Championship on their first try at Euro 1972, defeating the Soviet Union 3–0 in the final.[17][18] Then, as hosts of the 1974 World Cup, they won their second World Cup, defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final at the Olympiastadion in Munich.[19]

text: Two matches in the 1974 World Cup stood out for West Germany. The first group stage saw a politically charged match as West Germany played a game against East Germany. Both teams already were qualified for advance to the next round, and the East Germans won 1–0.[20] The West Germans adjusted their line up after the loss and advanced to the final which was the other outstanding match, against the Johan Cruijff-led Dutch team and their brand of "Total Football". Cruijff was brought down early in the German penalty area following a solo run before any of the German players had even touched the ball, and the Dutch took the lead from the ensuing penalty with just a minute gone on the clock. However, West Germany managed to come back, tying the match on a penalty scored by Paul Breitner, and winning it with Gerd Müller's goal just before half-time. A second goal by Müller was ruled offside.[21][22]

text: Late 1970s and early 1980s[edit]

text: West Germany failed to defend their titles in the next two major international tournaments. They lost to Czechoslovakia in the final of Euro 1976 in a penalty shootout by a score of 5–3 after the match finished 2–2, with Uli Hoeneß famously kicking the ball sky high.[23] Since that loss, Germany has not lost a penalty shootout in major international tournaments. In fact, until Lukas Podolski's shot was saved by the Serbian goalkeeper Vladimir Stojković during group play of the 2010 World Cup, the last penalty missed by a German player dates back to the 1982 World Cup semifinals when the French goalkeeper Jean-Luc Ettori saved Uli Stielike's shot.[24]

text: In the 1978 World Cup, Germany was eliminated in the second group stage after losing 2–3 to Austria, who had already been eliminated from the round of 16. Schön retired as coach afterward, and the post was taken over by his assistant, Jupp Derwall.

text: West Germany's first tournament under Derwall was successful, as they earned their second European title at Euro 1980 after defeating Belgium 2–1 in the final.[25] West Germany then reached the final of the 1982 World Cup, though not without difficulties. They were upset 1–2 by Algeria in their first match,[26] but managed to advance to the second round with a controversial 1–0 win over Austria. Then, in the semifinal against France, they came back from down 1–3 during extra time to tie the match 3–3 and won the following penalty shootout 5–4.[27][28] In the final, they were defeated by Italy 1–3.[29]

text: During this period, West Germany also had one of the world's most productive goal scorers in Gerd Müller, who racked up fourteen goals in two World Cups (1970 and 1974). His ten goals in 1970 are the third-most ever in a tournament, behind France's Just Fontaine and Hungarian Sándor Kocsis. Though Müller's all-time World Cup record of 14 goals was broken by Ronaldo in 2006, it took Ronaldo three tournaments to do so (1998, 2002, and 2006) before Germany's Miroslav Klose surpassed the mark with 16 goals, scored over four tournaments (2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014).[30]

text: Beckenbauer's triumph as coach[edit]

text: After West Germany were unexpectedly eliminated in the first round of Euro 1984, Franz Beckenbauer returned to the national team to replace Derwall as coach.[31] In the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, West Germany had a slow start to the tournament thanks partly to the hot climate and high altitude- conditions that were for the most part foreign to nearly all of the European teams. In the warm, rainy aridity and high altitude of Queretaro they drew with Uruguay 1-1, were beaten 2-0 by a flying Denmark side and beat Scotland 2-1, finishing runner up behind Denmark in their group. They then traveled to the intense heat and humidity of Monterrey to face Morocco, which they won 1-0 and then to face the hosts Mexico. After a goalless draw, West Germany won on penalties 5-4, and they would then travel to the tropical heat, rain and altitude of Guadalajara to face a strong Michel Platini-led French side- a rematch between the two sides after a classic duel during the previous World Cup in Spain. West Germany held their nerve to beat the French 2-0, and they then traveled to the 7,380 ft altitude of Mexico City to face a Diego Maradona-led Argentina in the final at the famous Azteca Stadium. Argentina took a 2-0 lead but Karl-Heinz Rumenigge and Rudi Voller tied the game in the second half, but Argentina scored a 3rd in the 85th minute and West Germany finished as runners-up for the second consecutive tournament.[32][33] In Euro 1988, West Germany's hopes of winning the tournament on home soil were spoiled by the Netherlands, as the Dutch gained revenge of their loss in 1974 by beating them 2–1 in the semifinals.[34]

text: In the 1990 World Cup, West Germany finally won their third World Cup title in its unprecedented third consecutive final appearance. [35] Captained by Lothar Matthäus, they defeated Yugoslavia (4–1) where Matthäus scored a goal from the halfway line; they then confidently thumped the United Arab Emirates (5–1) and drew with Colombia 1-1, all in Milan. In the Round of 16, they then played bitter rivals the Netherlands in Milan, which proved to be a bad-tempered, ugly game that was somewhat reflective of the whole tournament. Striker Rudi Völler and Dutch midfielder Frank Rijkaard were both sent off by the temperamental and emotionally aggressive Argentine referee after arguing and violently tackling each other in the span of a few minutes, including a blatant handball by a furious Voller. Goals by Jurgen Klinsmann and Andreas Brehme meant that Germany went on to win 2-1, and then in their quarter-final match they beat Czechoslovakia 1–0 in Milan. For their semi-final they went to play England in Turin, which proved to be a closely contested match between 2 equally skilled sides. Brehme scored a fluke goal in the first half, but England's Gary Lineker equalized in the second half and the match ended 1–1, but West Germany went on to win 4-3 on penalties, and the Germans were on the way to a final rematch against Argentina in Rome.[36][37] West Germany won an ugly and difficult match 1–0, with the only goal being a penalty scored in the 85th minute by Andreas Brehme after Klinsmann was fouled in the Argentine penalty box.[35] Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup as the national team's captain in 1974, thus became the second person ever (preceded only by Mário Zagallo) to win the World Cup as both player and coach, and the first as both captain and coach. West Germany were also the tournament top scorers,scoring 14 goals.[31]

text: Olympic football[edit]

text:
Medal record

Olympic Games

 1988 Seoul
Team

text: Prior to 1984, Olympic football was an amateur event, meaning that only non-professional players could participate. Due to this, West Germany was never able to achieve the same degree of success at the Olympics as at the World Cup, with the only medal coming in the 1988 Olympics, when they won the bronze medal. Since then, however, no German team has managed to qualify for the Olympics, even after the change of rules to include professionals, among them three athletes over 23 years old. West Germany also reached the second round in both 1972 and 1984. On the other hand, East Germany did far better, winning a gold, a silver and two bronze medals (one representing the United Team of Germany).

text: Berti Vogts years (1990–1998)[edit]

text: In February 1990, months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the draw for the 1992 European Championship qualifying tournament saw East Germany and West Germany drawn together in Group 5. After West Germany's 1990 World Cup win, with assistant Berti Vogts taking over as the national team coach, the retiring Beckenbauer infamously predicted that the German team, with additional former East Germans to choose from, would be invincible for years to come. The reunification of Germany was confirmed in August to take effect on 3 October 1990, with the accession of the former GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany. The members of the East German association Deutscher Fußball-Verband acceded to the DFB in November, while the 1990–91 seasons would continue, with the restructuring of leagues scheduled for 1991–92. The first game with a unified German team, including former East German internationals such as Matthias Sammer and Ulf Kirsten, was against Switzerland on 19 December.

text: In Euro 1992, Germany reached the final, but lost 0–2 to surprise winners Denmark.[38] As the defending champions in the 1994 World Cup, this tournament proved to be rough for the German squad, who hadn't changed much since the 1990 World Cup, but they were still a strong side: Matthaus was still captaining the team and Klinsmann, Brehme, Voller and Ilgner were retained. The German squad beat Bolivia 1-0 in the tournament's opening match and they drew with Spain 1-1, playing both matches in Chicago. Then, they traveled down to the intense 35°C (95°F) heat of Dallas to play South Korea, a match they won 3-2 with Klinsmann scoring 2 goals. After this victory, midfielder Stefan Effenberg was sent home by Vogts after he gave an obscene hand gesture to German fans and journalists after being substituted out during the 75th minute. Germany then advanced to the Round of 16, and they beat European rivals Belgium 3-2 in Chicago; Voller scored 2 goals in the first half. And then, a low point in German football came about. The tough German squad then went to Giants Stadium just outside New York City to play Bulgaria in the quarter-finals, and they were upset 1–2 by the lowly ranked team, even though they led for the first part of the match after Matthaus scored from a penalty 2 minutes into the second half. But Bulgarian star player Hristo Stoichkov scored in the 75th minute, and the German team effectively fell apart, and this allowed Yordan Letchkov to score 3 minutes later, and the Germans were never able to equalize. Vogts returned home to face a barrage of criticism, although he stayed on as manager.[39][40]

text: Reunified Germany won their first major international title at Euro 1996, becoming the European champions for the third time.[41] They defeated hosts England on penalty kicks (6–5 after a 1–1 draw) in the semifinals[42] and the Czech Republic 2–1 in the final, a match decided by a golden goal scored by Oliver Bierhoff.[43] Matthias Sammer won the Ballon d'Or in 1996 for his performances for Germany and Borussia Dortmund.

text: However, in the 1998 World Cup, Germany were again eliminated by a less-heralded opponent in the quarterfinals, this time in a 0–3 defeat to Croatia.[44] Vogts stepped down afterwards and was replaced by Erich Ribbeck.[45]

text: Oliver Kahn/Michael Ballack era[edit]

text: Following another early World Cup exit in 1998 along with the retirement of many key players and discouraging results under Ribbeck, Germany's standing as one of the world's elite national sides was in question. Questionable performance...

text: In Euro 2000, the aging team went out in the first round after failing to win any of their three matches, including an embarrassing 0–3 loss to an understrength Portugal side (who had already advanced to the next round).[46] Ribbeck resigned amid strong public criticism and was replaced temporarily and then permanently by Rudi Völler – after planned successor Christoph Daum was involved in a drug scandal.[47][48][49]

text: Coming into the 2002 World Cup, expectations of the German team were low due to poor results in the qualifiers. This included not directly qualifying for the finals for the first time. The team nonetheless dealt a thrashing to Saudi Arabia 8–0 in their first match.[50] In the knockout stages, riding on the heroics of Oliver Kahn and Michael Ballack they produced three consecutive 1–0 wins against Paraguay,[51] the United States,[52] and co-hosts South Korea,[53] setting up a final against Brazil, the first World Cup meeting between the two. Unfortunately Ballack was suspended for the final due to accumulated yellow cards and Kahn was injured during the final proper. In a hard-fought match, Germany thus lost 0–2.[54] Nevertheless, Miroslav Klose won the Silver Boot and German captain and goalkeeper Oliver Kahn won the Golden Ball,[55] the first time in the World Cup's history that a goalkeeper was named the best player of the tournament, as well as the Yashin-Award for the best goalkeeper in the tournament.[56]

text: Germany failed to build on their success in 2002 and again exited in the first round of Euro 2004, this time drawing their first two matches and losing the third. As was the case in 2000, the team exited losing to an understrength side that had already advanced, in this case the Czech Republic. Even though Germany dominated the match, they could not score, losing to a Czech goal scored on the break.[57] Völler resigned afterwards,[58] denouncing the constant media criticism in a famous TV interview. The national team had to find their third new coach in six years after having had only six coaches in the previous 75 years. When prospective candidates including Ottmar Hitzfeld and Otto Rehhagel turned down the job,[59][60] former national team player Jürgen Klinsmann, who had never held any coaching jobs before, was appointed.[61] In similar style to Beckenbauer's former role as team manager without a coaching license, the experienced Joachim Löw from Stuttgart was appointed to assist him. Klinsmann made Michael Ballack the captain following Euro 2004. Klinsmann's main task was to lead the national team to a good showing at the 2006 World Cup being hosted in Germany.

text: Prior to the start of the tournament, hopes were not as high for Germany as in previous tournaments (even in Germany itself), even though it was the host nation. Critics pointed out the apparent lack of quality players in the squad and coach Klinsmann's decision to live in America rather than Germany. However, Germany won the opening game of the World Cup against Costa Rica 4–2.[62] They continued to develop both confidence and support across the group stage, conceding no further goals as they beat Poland 1–0[63] and Ecuador 3–0, with Miroslav Klose scoring twice and Lukas Podolski adding another in the last match.[64] Germany finished on top of their group with three wins. The team went on to defeat Sweden 2–0 in the round of 16, with Lukas Podolski netting both goals in only 12 minutes, from assists by Miroslav Klose.[65]

text: Germany faced favorites Argentina in the quarter-finals, a team that Germany had not defeated since the 1990 World Cup. Germany's clean sheet streak was broken shortly after half time as Argentina scored first to grab a 0–1 lead. However, Michael Ballack's cross, flicked on by Tim Borowski, allowed Klose to head in the equalizer with 10 minutes to spare. During the subsequent penalty shootout, goalkeeper Jens Lehmann saved two shots while his teammates all converted their shots to win the shootout 4–2.[66][67][68] After the game, the Argentinians started a brawl, which later resulted in a match ban for midfielder Torsten Frings after Italian television networks showed video footage of him participating in the fight.[69]

text: Expectations rose in Germany following these results, with many thinking that a record eighth appearance in the World Cup final was possible even though a starter was missing and the players were tired after already playing a tough 120 minutes against Argentina. In the semifinal match against Italy, the match went to extra time again, and hopes grew high that another penalty shootout would take the team to the final match in Berlin. However, despite Klinsmann's focus on fitness, the speed and concentration of the German players faded, and they conceded two goals in the final ninety seconds of extra time.[70]

text: Despite having their dreams of playing in the final dashed, Klinsmann's squad quickly recovered their composure, and journalists noted the team's upbeat mood in the practices leading up to the third-place match. Three starters, including captain Michael Ballack, would not be available for the third place match, and their opponent Portugal's goalkeeper, Ricardo, had up to that point conceded only one goal in regular play. Nonetheless, Germany thoroughly defeated Portugal 3–1, at one point leading 3–0 due to Bastian Schweinsteiger's two goals and an own goal, also off his shot, by Portugal's Petit.[71]

text: With this victory, Germany ended the World Cup on a high, not only with the 3–1 win over Portugal in the battle for third place, but also with several awards: Miroslav Klose was awarded the Golden Boot for his tournament-leading five goals,[72] becoming the first player from the united Germany to earn it, and fellow striker Lukas Podolski won the 'Best Young Player' award.[73] Furthermore, four of Germany's players (Jens Lehmann, Philipp Lahm, Michael Ballack, and Miroslav Klose) were selected for the tournament All-Star Team.[74] In addition, with 14 goals scored, the German side scored more goals than any other team in the tournament.[75] After the tournament, over 500,000 people honored the team by giving them a hero's welcome at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

text: Rejuvenation under Joachim Löw[edit]

text: Germany's entry into the Euro 2008 qualifying round was marked partially by the promotion of Joachim Löw to head coach, since Klinsmann retired in spite of a public outcry for him to continue managing the Mannschaft.[76][77] Löw did not have the sweeping charisma of his predecessor, but the reputation of being a shrewd and capable tactician. He quickly became notable for continually introducing talented young players into his team, leading to a continuous rejuvenation of the squad. In a group with the Czech Republic and the Republic of Ireland, Germany qualified comfortably, defeating San Marino in a record 13–0 away win along the way.[78]

text: For the final tournament, Germany were placed into Group B alongside Poland, Croatia and longtime rivals Austria.[79] Germany defeated Poland 2–0[80] but suffered an ignominious 1–2 defeat to Croatia, compounded by a red card for Bastian Schweinsteiger for an aggressive off-the-ball incident.[81] Germany entered the knockout round with a victory over Austria in the last match of group play.[82] The only scorer of the game was Michael Ballack, who scored in the 49th minute with a powerful long-distance free-kick that was later chosen as the German Goal of the Year. Their quarterfinal opponent was Portugal. Germany started well and took an early lead after Schweinsteiger converted a cross from Lukas Podolski. Miroslav Klose made it 2–0 after heading in a free kick by Schweinsteiger. Portugal responded with a goal right before halftime, but Germany reclaimed their two-goal lead in the second half when Schweinsteiger assisted another header, this time by Michael Ballack. Germany saw out the rest of the match comfortably, conceding a late consolation goal, leaving the final score at 3–2.[83]

text: Germany went into their semifinal match against Turkey as the favourites. However, the team put up a nervous and shaky performance, falling behind due to Uğur Boral's goal in the 22nd minute. Bastian Schweinsteiger equalised, and Miroslav Klose put Germany ahead with less than twelve minutes left only for Semih Şentürk to level the score in the last minutes of the match. Just as the game was heading for extra time, defender Philipp Lahm cut inside past Colin Kazim-Richards, exchanged passes with Thomas Hitzlsperger, and stole in at the near post to score in the final minute, sending Germany into the final against Spain.[84]

text: Spain were the heavy favourites but Germany was believed to be one of the few sides able to challenge them. Spain controlled the game and took the lead through Fernando Torres. Germany ended up losing the match 0–1, finishing as the runners-up of the tournament.[85]

text: For the qualification for World Cup 2010, Germany were placed in a group with Azerbaijan (led by former Germany coach Berti Vogts), Finland, Liechtenstein, Russia, and Wales.[86] Germany comfortably qualified as top of the group with 8 wins and two draws (both against Finland).

text: 2010 FIFA World Cup finals[edit]

text: The 2010 World Cup draw, which took place on 4 December 2009, placed Germany in Group D, along with Australia, Serbia, and Ghana.[87] Throughout the tournament, Germany impressed by playing an attractive, attacking style of football. On 13 June 2010, they played their first match of the tournament against Australia and won 4–0.[88] They lost their second match 0–1 to Serbia.[89] Their next match against Ghana was won 1–0 by a goal from Mesut Özil.[90] Germany went on to win the group and advanced to the knockout stage. In the round of 16, Germany defeated England 4–1, England's highest World Cup loss to date.[91] At 2–1, however, the game controversially had a goal by Frank Lampard disallowed, despite video replays that showed the ball beyond the goal line.[92][93][94] In the quarterfinals, Germany defeated Argentina 4–0;[95] this match was also celebrated striker Miroslav Klose's 100th international cap and the match in which he tied German legend Gerd Müller's record of 14 World Cup goals, one behind the all-time record of 15 World Cup goals, which is held by Ronaldo of Brazil.[30][96][97][98] In the semi-final on 7 July, Germany lost 1–0 to Spain, in an almost flashback to the finals of Euro 2008.[99] Germany played Uruguay for Third Place, as in 1970, and won the match 3–2 on 10 July.[100]

text: Germany scored the most with a total of 16 goals in the 2010 World Cup, in comparison, the winning nation Spain scored only 8 goals.[101] The German team became the first team since Brazil in 1982 to record the highest goal difference in a World Cup without winning it. In an internet poll, Germany was voted the World Cups Most Entertaining Team, although FIFA discontinued the official award. German youngster Thomas Müller won the Golden Boot with the most goals and assists scored (succeeding teammate Miroslav Klose),[102] and he was also given the Best Young Player Award (succeeding teammate Lukas Podolski).[103]

text: The German team reflected the changing demographic of Germany. It was significantly multicultural, as 11 of the players in the final 23-man World Cup Finals roster were eligible to play for other countries, despite 10 of the 11 being born or raised in Germany. The 11th, Cacau, arrived from Brazil in his late teens.[104] Despite this transition, Germany kept the traditional strength as a team that excels when playing at major tournaments with a well-attuned team. Prior to the World Cup the Mannschaft lost in a friendly to England 2–1,[105] another friendly against Argentina 1–0,[106] and less than a year after the World Cup Germany lost against Australia 2–1.[107] While losing on home soil in friendlies, Germany decisively thrashed all these three teams in the tournament in South Africa, scoring four goals in each match.

text: Euro 2012 qualification[edit]

text: Germany qualified top of Group A in qualification for UEFA Euro 2012 with a record of 10 wins out of ten matches against Kazakhstan, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, and Azerbaijan.[108]

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Germany

10

10

0

0

34

7

+27

30

Qualify for final tournament

—

3–0

3–1

6–2

6–1

4–0

2

 Turkey

10

5

2

3

13

11

+2

17

Advance to play-offs

1–3

—

3–2

2–0

1–0

2–1

3

 Belgium

10

4

3

3

21

15

+6

15

0–1

1–1

—

4–4

4–1

4–1

4

 Austria

10

3

3

4

16

17

−1

12

1–2

0–0

0–2

—

3–0

2–0

5

 Azerbaijan

10

2

1

7

10

26

−16

7

1–3

1–0

1–1

1–4

—

3–2

6

 Kazakhstan

10

1

1

8

6

24

−18

4

0–3

0–3

0–2

0–0

2–1

—

text: Euro 2012 finals[edit]

text: The draw for the final tournament took place on 2 December 2011 at the Ukraine Palace of Arts in Kiev, Ukraine.[109][110] Germany was placed in group B along with Portugal, Netherlands, and Denmark, thus making it the group of death.

text: As the only team to have won all three group matches, Germany went on to defeat Greece in the quarter-final and set a historic record in international football of 15 consecutive wins in all competitive matches.[111] In the semi-final match against Italy, despite high expectations, Germany was unable to break the record to defeat Italy in any competitive matches.

text:
Germany

1–0

 Portugal

Gómez  72'

Report

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Netherlands

1–2

 Germany

Van Persie  73'

Report

Gómez  24 ',  38'

text:
Denmark

1–2

 Germany

Krohn-Dehli  24'

Report

Podolski  19'Bender  80'

text:
Germany

4–2

 Greece

Lahm  39'Khedira  61'Klose  68'Reus  74'

Report

Samaras  55'Salpingidis  89' (pen.)

text:
Germany

1–2

 Italy

Özil  90+2' (pen.)

Report

Balotelli  20 ',  36'

text: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification[edit]

text: On 30 July 2011 at the 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary draw, Germany were placed in Group C. They commenced their qualifying campaign in late 2012 in a group that featured contenders Sweden, Republic of Ireland, Austria, Faroe Islands and Kazakhstan.[112]

text:
Teamvte

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

 Germany

10
9
1
0
36
10
+26
28

 Sweden

10
6
2
2
19
14
+5
20

 Austria

10
5
2
3
20
10
+10
17

 Republic of Ireland

10
4
2
4
16
17
−1
14

 Kazakhstan

10
1
2
7
6
21
−15
5

 Faroe Islands

10
0
1
9
4
29
−25
1

Austria

—

6–0

1–2

4–0

1–0

2–1

Faroe Islands

0–3

—

0–3

1–1

1–4

1–2

Germany

3–0

3–0

—

4–1

3–0

4–4

Kazakhstan

0–0

2–1

0–3

—

1–2

0–1

Republic of Ireland

2–2

3–0

1–6

3–1

—

1–2

Sweden

2–1

2–0

3–5

2–0

0–0

—

text: 2014 FIFA World Cup finals[edit]

text: The draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals placed Germany in Group G along with Portugal, Ghana, and the United States.[113] The German Football Association constructed a purpose built training base, Campo Bahia, for their stay in Brazil. Germany started the tournament with a 4–0 defeat of Portugal, with Thomas Muller scoring a hat trick. They drew their next match with Ghana 2–2. Miroslav Klose tied Ronaldo's record of fifteen World Cup finals goals in the match. Germany won their final game against the United States 1–0. They played Algeria in the round of 16 in a rematch of their encounter in 1982. Germany prevailed 2–1 after extra time. They then defeated France 1–0 in the quarterfinals. They faced Brazil in the semi-finals where they won a decisive 7–1 victory. Klose scored the second goal of the game, surpassing Ronaldo for the record of most goals in the World Cup. Germany defeated Argentina 1–0 in the final on 13 July and obtained its fourth title.[114]

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Germany

3

2

1

0

7

2

+5

7

Advance to knockout stage

2

 United States

3

1

1

1

4

4

0

4

3

 Portugal

3

1

1

1

4

7

−3

4

4

 Ghana

3

0

1

2

4

6

−2

1

text:
Germany

2–1 (a.e.t.)

 Algeria

Schürrle  92'
Özil  120'

Report

Djabou  120+1'

text:
France

0–1

 Germany

Report

Hummels  13'

text:
Brazil

1–7

 Germany

Oscar  90'

Report

Müller  11'
Klose  23'
Kroos  24', 26'
Khedira  29'
Schürrle  69', 79'

text:
Germany

1–0 (a.e.t.)

 Argentina

Götze  113'

Report

text: Euro 2016[edit]

text: After finishing first in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D, Germany managed to win their group ahead of Poland, Northern Ireland and Ukraine. In the knock-out stages, they overcome Slovakia with a 3–0 win, then they won against Italy 6–5 in a penalty shootout (after a 1–1 draw) for the first time in a major tournament.[115][116] Their journey ended in the semi-finals after a 2–0 loss against the host-nation France, the French first competitive win against Germany in 58 years.[117]

text: 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup[edit]

text: Having qualified as the 2014 World Cup Champion, the German coach Joachim Löw decided to participate in the competition with a young team captained by Julian Draxler. The team won their group ahead of Chile, Australia and Cameroon. Then, they won against Mexico 4–1 in the semi-finals to progress to the final. Unexpectedly, the young team managed to win Germany their first FIFA Confederations Cup title ever after a 1–0 win against Chile at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg.[118]

text: 2018 FIFA World Cup finals[edit]

text: Despite winning their 10 matches in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. Germany went out from the World Cup group stage, first exit in the first round since 1938, after two losses and only one win. The first match was against Mexico, the team which they beat in the FIFA Confederations Cup a year earlier, the match ended with a 1–0 win for the Mexicans, the German first loss in an opening match since the 1982 World Cup. The second match was against Sweden which ended in a 2–1 win, thanks to Toni Kroos's 95th minute goal. In the last match, Germany needed a "one-goal" win against South Korea to reach the next round, but two late goals during second-half stoppage time from South Korea made the defending champion leave the competition with only bad memories.[119][120]

text: Germany, known in German as a "Tournament Team" (German: Turniermannschaft), came to the 2018 tournament without their 2014 heroes Mario Götze and André Schürrle. The retirement of key players such as Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger, and Miroslav Klose meant the loss of leading players. During the tournament, poor performances by main players such as Thomas Müller and Sami Khedira, as well as wrong team selection by the coach Joachim Löw were the main factors in the devastating early exit.[121] Moreover, complacency and lack of sharpness of the attacking players were obvious according to former player and coach Jürgen Klinsmann.[122]

text: Competition records[edit]

text: FIFA World Cup record[edit]

text:
FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup Qualification record

Year

Round

Position

Pld

W

D*

L

GF

GA

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

 1930

Did Not Enter

–

–

–

–

–

–

 1934

Third Place

3rd

4

3

0

1

11

8

1

1

0

0

9

1

 1938

First Round

10th

2

0

1

1

3

5

3

3

0

0

11

1

 1950

Banned

–

–

–

–

–

–

 1954

Champions

1st

6

5

0

1

25

14

4

3

1

0

12

3

 1958

Fourth Place

4th

6

2

2

2

12

14

Qualified as Defending Champions

 1962

Quarter-Final

7th

4

2

1

1

4

2

4

4

0

0

11

5

 1966

Runners-up

2nd

6

4

1

1

15

6

4

3

1

0

14

2

 1970

Third Place

3rd

6

5

0

1

17

10

6

5

1

0

20

3

 1974

Champions

1st

7

6

0

1

13

4

Qualified as Hosts

 1978

Second Group Stage

6th

6

1

4

1

10

5

Qualified as Defending Champions

 1982

Runners-up

2nd

7

3

2

2

12

10

8

8

0

0

33

3

 1986

Runners-up

2nd

7

3

2

2

8

7

8

5

2

1

22

9

 1990

Champions

1st

7

5

2

0

15

5

6

3

3

0

13

3

 1994

Quarter-Final

5th

5

3

1

1

9

7

Qualified as Defending Champions

 1998

Quarter-Final

7th

5

3

1

1

8

6

10

6

4

0

23

9

  2002

Runners-up

2nd

7

5

1

1

14

3

10

6

3

1

19

12

 2006

Third Place

3rd

7

5

1

1

14

6

Qualified as Hosts

 2010

Third Place

3rd

7

5

0

2

16

5

10

8

2

0

26

5

 2014

Champions

1st

7

6

1

0

18

4

10

9

1

0

36

10

 2018

Group Stage

22nd

3

1

0

2

2

4

10

10

0

0

43

4

 2022

To be determined

To be determined

Total

4 Titles

19/21

109

67

20*

22

226

125

94

74

18

2

292

70

text: UEFA European Championship record[edit]

text:
UEFA European Championship record

UEFA European Championship Qualification record

Year

Round

Position

Pld

W

D*

L

GF

GA

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

 1960

Did Not Enter

Did Not Enter

 1964

 1968

Did Not Qualify

4

2

1

1

9

2

 1972

Champions

1st

2

2

0

0

5

1

8

5

3

0

13

3

 1976

Runners-up

2nd

2

1

1

0

6

4

8

4

4

0

17

5

 1980

Champions

1st

4

3

1

0

6

3

6

4

2

0

17

1

 1984

Group Stage

5th

3

1

1

1

2

2

8

5

1

2

15

5

 1988

Semi Final

3rd

4

2

1

1

6

3

Qualified as Hosts

 1992

Runners-up

2nd

5

2

1

2

7

8

6

5

0

1

13

4

 1996

Champions

1st

6

4

2

0

10

3

10

8

1

1

27

10

  2000

Group Stage

14th

3

0

1

2

1

5

8

6

1

1

20

4

 2004

Group Stage

12th

3

0

2

1

2

3

8

5

3

0

13

4

  2008

Runners-up

2nd

6

4

0

2

10

7

12

8

3

1

35

7

  2012

Semi Final

3rd

5

4

0

1

10

6

10

10

0

0

34

7

 2016

Semi Final

3rd

6

3

2

1

8

3

10

7

1

2

7

4

 2020

Total

3 titles

11/14

43

23

10*

10

65

45

92

64

20

8

220

56

text: FIFA Confederations Cup record[edit]

text:
FIFA Confederations Cup record

Year

Round

Position

GP

W

D*

L

GS

GA

Squad

 1992

Did Not Enter [123]

 1995

Did Not Qualify

 1997

Did Not Enter [124]

 1999

Group Stage

5th

3

1

0

2

2

6

Squad

  2001

Did Not Qualify

 2003

Did Not Enter [125]

 2005

Third Place

3rd

5

3

1

1

15

11

Squad

 2009

Did Not Qualify

 2013

 2017

Champions

1st

5

4

1

0

12

5

Squad

Total

Third Place

3/10

13

8

2

3

29

22

text: Note All tournaments from 1950 to 1990 inclusively were competed as West Germany.

text: Honours[edit]

text: Senior team[edit]

text:
FIFA World Cup
Winner (4): 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
Runner-up (4): 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002
Third place (4): 1934, 1970, 2006, 2010
Fourth place (1): 1958
UEFA European Championship
Winner (3): 1972, 1980, 1996
Runner-up (3): 1976, 1992, 2008
Semi-finals (2): 1988, 2012, 2016
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner (1): 2017
Third place (1): 2005
U.S. Cup
Winner (1): 1993

text: Olympic team[edit]

text:
Olympic Games
Winner (1): 1976
Runner-up (1): 1980, 2016
Bronze Medal (3): 1964, 1972, 1988

text: Historical kits[edit]

text:
1908

World Cup  1934

World Cup  1938 [127]

World Cup  1954

World Cup  1970

World Cup  1974

World Cup  1978

Euro 1980 and World Cup 1982

text:
Euro  1984

World Cup  1986

Euro 1988 and World Cup 1990

Euro  1992

World Cup  1994

Euro  1996

World Cup  1998

Euro  2000

text:
World Cup  2002

Euro  2004

World Cup  2006

Euro  2008

World Cup  2010

Euro  2012

World Cup  2014

Euro  2016

text:
Confederations Cup  2017

World Cup  2018

text:
World Cup  1954–1958

World Cup  1966–1970

World Cup  1974–1978

Euro 1980 – World Cup 1982

Euro 1984 – World Cup 1986

Euro 1988 – World Cup 1990

Euro  1992

World Cup  1994

text:
Euro  1996

World Cup  1998

Euro  2000

World Cup  2002

Euro  2004

ConFed Cup  2005

World Cup  2006

Euro  2008

text:
World Cup  2010

Euro  2012

World Cup  2014

Euro  2016

World Cup  2018

text: Previous squads[edit]

text:
FIFA World Cup squads

1934 FIFA World Cup squad
1938 FIFA World Cup squad
1954 FIFA World Cup squad
1958 FIFA World Cup squad
1962 FIFA World Cup squad
1966 FIFA World Cup squad
1970 FIFA World Cup squad
1974 FIFA World Cup squad
1978 FIFA World Cup squad
1982 FIFA World Cup squad
1986 FIFA World Cup squad
1990 FIFA World Cup squad
1994 FIFA World Cup squad
1998 FIFA World Cup squad
2002 FIFA World Cup squad
2006 FIFA World Cup squad
2010 FIFA World Cup squad
2014 FIFA World Cup squad
2018 FIFA World Cup squad

UEFA European Football Championship squads

UEFA Euro 1972 squad
UEFA Euro 1976 squad
UEFA Euro 1980 squad
UEFA Euro 1984 squad
UEFA Euro 1988 squad
UEFA Euro 1992 squad
UEFA Euro 1996 squad
UEFA Euro 2000 squad
UEFA Euro 2004 squad
UEFA Euro 2008 squad
UEFA Euro 2012 squad
UEFA Euro 2016 squad

FIFA Confederations Cup squads

1999 FIFA Confederations Cup squads
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squads
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup squads

text: Managers[edit]

text:
Name

Period

Matches

Wins

Draws1

Losses

Win %

Honours

DFB committee

1908–1926

58

16

12

30

27.59

Otto Nerz

1926–1936

70

42

10

18

60.00

Third place at the 1934 World Cup

Sepp Herberger2

1936–19421950–1964

167

94

27

46

56.29

Winner of the 1954 World Cup, Fourth place at the 1958 World Cup

Helmut Schön

1964–1978

139

87

31

21

62.59

Runner-up of the 1966 World Cup, Third place at the 1970 World Cup, Winner of Euro 1972, Winner of the 1974 World Cup, Runner-up of Euro 1976

Jupp Derwall

1978–1984

67

44

12

11

65.67

Winner of Euro 1980, Runner-up of the 1982 World Cup

Franz Beckenbauer

1984–1990

66

34

20

12

51.52

Runner-up of the 1986 World Cup, Winner of the 1990 World Cup

Berti Vogts

1990–1998

102

66

24

12

64.71

Runner-up of Euro 1992, Winner of Euro 1996

Erich Ribbeck

1998–2000

24

10

6

8

41.67

Rudi Völler

2000–2004

53

29

11

13

54.72

Runner-up of the 2002 World Cup

Jürgen Klinsmann

2004–2006

34

20

8

6

58.82

Third place at the 2005 Confederations Cup, Third place at the 2006 World Cup

Joachim Löw3

2006–2020

165

108

30

27

65.46

Runner-up of Euro 2008, Third place at the 2010 World Cup, Third place at the Euro 2012, Winner of the 2014 World Cup, Winner of the 2017 Confederations Cup

Total3

945

550

191

204

55.37

text:
Includes matches won or lost on penalty shoot-outs.
Record includes periods of pre-division Germany (1936–1942 – 70 matches: 42 wins, 13 draws, 15 losses) and West Germany (1950–1964 – 97 matches: 52 wins, 14 draws, 31 losses; no national team matches and no national coaches between 1942 and 1950).[128]

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text: Captains[edit]

text: This is the list of Germany captains since Germany's first participation in a World Cup in 1934 (current as of 23 November 2014).[128][129]Note: the column "games" signifies overall games as captain, not overall caps. East German captains are not included. Captained games outside the player's main period are also included.

text:
Player

Period

Games

Notes

Fritz Szepan

1934–1939

30

Paul Janes

1939–1942

31

Fritz Walter

1951–1956

30

Honorary captain

Hans Schäfer

1957–1962

16

Helmut Rahn

1957–1959

8

Herbert Erhardt

1959–1962

18

Uwe Seeler

1961–1970

40

Honorary captain

Wolfgang Overath

1968–1971

14

Franz Beckenbauer

1971–1977

50

Honorary captain

Berti Vogts

1977–1978

20

Bernard Dietz

1978–1981

19

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

1980–1986

50

Harald Schumacher

1984–1986

11

Klaus Allofs

1986–1988

8

Lothar Matthäus

1987–1999

72

Honorary captain

Jürgen Klinsmann

1995–1998

36

Honorary captain

Oliver Bierhoff

1998–2001

22

Oliver Kahn

2000–2006

48

Michael Ballack

2004–2010

54

Philipp Lahm

2010–2014

51

Bastian Schweinsteiger

2014–2016

13

Manuel Neuer

2016–present

21

text: Tournament records[edit]

text:
Most World Cups played in: Lothar Matthäus – 5 (All-time record tied with Mexico's Antonio Carbajal)[30]
Most World Cup match appearances: Lothar Matthäus – 25 (All-time record)[30][130][131]
Most World Cup goals: Miroslav Klose – 16 (All-time record leading goalscorer)[97]
Most European Championship match appearances: Philipp Lahm – 14[132]
Most European Championship goals: Jürgen Klinsmann – 5[133]


document_title: A Head Full of Dreams Tour

question_text: who's opening for the weekend in vancouver

question_tokens: who 's opening for the weekend in vancouver

root

text: A Head Full of Dreams Tour

text: Promotion[edit]

text: In November 2015, Coldplay announced the Latin American and European legs of the "A Head Full of Dreams Tour" through their official website, with 28 stadium shows confirmed across 14 countries in Europe and Latin America the next year.[3] On 7 December 2015, a fourth and final date at Wembley Stadium, on Wed, 15 June 2016 was announced by the band.[4] The following day, while being interviewed on The Late Late Show with James Corden, the band announced that the tour would also visit Asia and North America.[5]

tag: p

text: On 7 April 2016, Coldplay announced 12 new arena dates in the United States.[6] On 29 May 2016, the band will play a homecoming gig in Exeter in England as part of BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend.[7][8] They have also been announced as the first headliners at Glastonbury 2016, performing on Sunday 26 June. This will be the fourth time they've headlined the festival and sets a record for the most number of times a headliner has played.[9] It was also announced that this would be their only festival performance in 2016. However, two more festivals are now on their tour agenda. While nothing has been announced nor confirmed as of yet, Coldplay has expressed an interest to visit less-visited countries during concert tours, such as India, Bangladesh, Nepal and a large amount of Asia, as well as Africa. No dates have been set currently.[10] Further tour dates will be announced after the release of dates of Leg 2 in Europe. On 6 October 2016, it has been confirmed on Twitter that they will visit the United States again and Canada in the Summer of 2017. On 15 November 2016, the band posted a teaser on Facebook announcing an Asian leg in 2017 that would visit Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan.[11] A week later, Thailand was included in the leg.[12]

text: On 16 March 2017, Coldplay announced extra dates in Toronto, Edmonton, and Pasadena.[13]

text: Opening acts[edit]

text: For each of the main tour dates, two supporting acts, the first billed as the "opener", and the second as the "main support", performed before the concert.

text: British folk and soul singer-songwriter Lianne La Havas served as the tour's main supporting act for all the shows during the Latin America leg, the Oceania leg and a majority of the European leg of the tour. Her appearances on the tour follow her own 10-month tour in support of her July 2015-released album Blood, which had ended two weeks before the start of the A Head Full of Dreams Tour.[14] It marked the first stadium shows of Havas' career, and her first performances in Latin America.[15][16] The opening acts during the Latin America leg featured local talent, including Argentinian singer and plastic artist Hana Ciliberti, and Mexican pop rock artist Ximena Sariñana, who performed at the shows in Mexico City.[17]

text: Canadian R&B and pop artist Alessia Cara performed as a supporting act on the A Head Full of Dreams Tour, serving as the opener on a majority of the shows during the European leg and as the main support during the North American leg.[18] Cara, who turned 21 years old during the tour, had launched into mainstream success in 2015 with "Here",[19][20] and had been performing her first concert tour in the months trailing the A Head Full of Dreams Tour, in support for her debut studio album Know-It-All.[21] Cara, however, skipped three dates on the tour. Swiss artist Lea Lu occupied the opening slot during the show of 11 June in Zurich, Switzerland,[22] while British rock band Reef will perform during the tour's final two London shows.[23] In lieu of La Havas' absence during the show of 11 June in Zurich and the show of 3 July in Stockholm, Sweden, British recording artists Foxes and Birdy served as main support respectively.[24]

text: Australian musician Jess Kent performed as the main support for the Oceanian leg and did so again for the Asian leg, starting with the show of 31 March 2017 in Singapore.[25] Japanese rock band Radwimps opened the show of 19 April in Tokyo.[26]

text: For the 2017 European leg, English duo AlunaGeorge performed as the main support during the Munich, Lyon, Hanover, Brussels, and Dublin shows, while Swedish singer Tove Lo, whom Coldplay has collaborated with for a song called "Fun", served the remainder of the leg as the main support with the exception of the Gothenburg and Cardiff shows, where Danish band Mew and English band Embrace served, respectively. The opener for the leg was Lyves, with the exception of the German shows, where native singer Femme Schmidt performed. For the 2017 North American leg, AlunaGeorge performed as the main support for the August dates with Ethiopian-English singer Izzy Bizu opening, while Tove Lo served as the main support for the September and October dates with Alina Baraz opening.[27]

text: English singer-songwriter Dua Lipa, whom frontman Chris Martin has collaborated with for a song called "Homesick" from her self-titled debut album, will perform as the main support for the tour's final leg in Brazil and Argentina in November 2017. English musician Jon Hopkins, a frequent collaborator of the band since Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, will also perform as the leg's opener.[28]

text: Concert synopsis[edit]

text:
“
I think we're just about at the point in our career where we can get through a concert without playing anything shit. Only now. If we put all our amazing songs together that covers about 20 minutes. Then fill the rest with just pretty good ones.
”

— Chris Martin, replying to a question about a 7-album setlist design.[29]

tag: table

text: Similar to the Mylo Xyloto Tour, the A Head Full of Dreams Tour is typically split into five parts; an introduction on the main "A-stage", a performance on the "B-stage", a second set on the A-stage, a set on the outward "C-stage", and finally an encore on the A-stage. Songs played on the A-stage are accompanied by the show's full laser light and pyrotechnic visuals, while performances on the B-stage are not accompanied by such, and songs played on the C-stage are strictly acoustic performances.

text: Shows typically feature over 20 songs on the setlist, many of which played differently from the recorded versions of the songs, usually combined with intros and outros from other tracks. For example, "Paradise", which closes the opening set of the show, is played with a remix of the song by Tiësto as an outro, while "Fix You" is played with the instrumental background from "Midnight". A majority of the songs played during the tour come from the namesake album A Head Full of Dreams, and from the band's previous studio album, Ghost Stories, though songs from the band's earlier discography, such as Mylo Xyloto and A Rush of Blood to the Head are routinely played and shuffled across the setlist between shows. Frontman Chris Martin expressed satisfaction with the setlist, stating that the band were "enjoying playing really old songs", and that the tour "will finally have a setlist where we feel good about it from start to finish."[30]

text: Apart from the band's own songs, covers of songs by other artists were also performed, with "Heroes" by David Bowie being a staple on the setlist, during the middle of the second A-stage set. The cover is a tribute to the late Bowie, whose death in January 2016 had been massively publicized by both the media and music fans alike. According to Martin, he and Bowie were good friends, claiming that Bowie even had assigned the nickname of "Sticky Martinez" to him.[31] The relationship between the band and Bowie musically, however, was not as profound; Bowie had earlier rejected a collaboration for Lhuna, a charity single released by the band in 2008 featuring Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue, after deeming the song was simply "not one of [their] best".[32] Prior to the start of the tour, Martin also took to covering Bowie's songs, such as "Life on Mars?" on The Howard Stern Show and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in the weeks following Bowie's death.[33][34] The band also occasionally plays "'Til Kingdom Come"/"Ring of Fire", a combination between the X&Y song and the classic Johnny Cash song, which the band had initially conceived for the Twisted Logic Tour and also appeared in the setlist during the Viva la Vida Tour and Mylo Xyloto Tour. Occasionally, impromptu moments, usually during "A Sky Full of Stars" may also lead to an additional song being performed, as was the case during the band's performance of 5 April at the Estadio Nacional de Lima in Peru, where Chris Martin sang "Happy Birthday to You" for his son Moses.[35] Following the death of musician Prince in April 2016, the band covered several of his songs as tributes: "Raspberry Beret",[36] "Sometimes It Snows in April" with Lianne La Havas,[37] and "Nothing Compares 2 U" with James Corden.[38] Following the death of musician Tom Petty in October 2017, the band covered his song "Free Fallin' as tribute, with Peter Buck at Portland and Corden at Pasadena; they also dedicated him their song "Everglow".

text: Another staple of the setlist is a segment of the show known as the "Fan Dedication Song", where a song is requested by fans attending particular concerts on the tour, through social media service Instagram, for the band to play during their C-stage set.[39] The segment was described by Martin as being similar to a photo booth, stating, "we'd ask people to give us a reason why they want us to play that song so there is a purpose behind why we play it."[30][40]

text: Setlists[edit]

text: This setlist is from the concert of 10 April 2016 at the Maracanã Stadium. It does not represent all the Latin America shows.[41]

text:
"O mio babbino caro" (Maria Callas song, played from tape)
"A Head Full of Dreams"[a]
"Yellow"
"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
"The Scientist"
"Birds"[b]
"Paradise"[c]

text:
"Everglow"
"Princess of China" (with Rihanna in video screen)
"Magic"[d]

text:
"Clocks"
"Midnight"[e]
"Charlie Brown"
"Hymn for the Weekend"
"Fix You"[f]
"Heroes" (David Bowie cover)
"Viva la Vida"
"Adventure of a Lifetime"

text:
"Kaleidoscope"[g]
"Parachutes"
"Shiver"
"A Message"[h]

text:
"Amazing Day"[i]
"A Sky Full of Stars"
"Up & Up"
"O (Reprise)"[j]

text: This setlist is from the concert of 5 June 2016 at the Eithad Stadium. It does not represent all the Europe shows.[42]

text:
"Everglow"[k]
"Lovers in Japan"
"Magic"

text:
"Kaleidoscope"[g]
"Don't Panic"
"In My Place"[h]
"See You Soon"[l]

text: This setlist is from the concert of 16 July 2016 at the MetLife Stadium. It does not represent all the North America shows.[43]

text:
"Always in My Head"
"Princess of China" (with Rihanna in video screen)
"Everglow" (single version)[m]

text:
"Kaleidoscope"[g]
"In My Place"
"God Put a Smile upon Your Face"[h]
"Jersey Girl" (Tom Waits cover, tribute to Bruce Springsteen)

text: This setlist is from the concert of 6 December 2016 at the Suncorp Stadium. It does not represent all the Oceania shows.[44]

text:
"Always in My Head"
"Magic"
"Everglow" (single version)[m]

text:
"Kaleidoscope"[g]
"Don't Panic"
"Shiver"[h]
"'Til Kingdom Come"

text: This setlist is from the concert of 31 March 2017 at the Singapore National Stadium. It does not represent all the Asia shows.[45]

text:
"Kaleidoscope"[g]
"Don't Panic"
"'Til Kingdom Come"[h]

text:
"Amazing Day"[i]
"Something Just Like This"
"A Sky Full of Stars"
"Up & Up"
"O (Reprise)"[j]

text: This setlist is from the concert of 16 June 2017 at the HDI-Arena. It does not represent all the Europe shows.[46]

text:
"O mio babbino caro" (Maria Callas song, played from tape)
"A Head Full of Dreams"[a]
"Yellow"
"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
"The Scientist"
"God Put a Smile Upon Your Face"[b]
"Paradise"[c]

text:
"Always in My Head"
"Magic"
"Princess of China" (with Rihanna in video screen)
"Everglow" (single version)[m]

text:
"Clocks"
"Midnight"[e]
"Charlie Brown"
"Hymn for the Weekend"
"Fix You"[f]
"Viva la Vida"
"Adventure of a Lifetime"

text:
"Kaleidoscope"[g]
"In My Place"
"Don't Panic"
"Us Against the World"[h]

text: This setlist is from the concert of 21 August 2017 at the Rogers Centre. It does not represent all the North American shows.[47]

text:
"Kaleidoscope"[g]
"In My Place"
"Don't Panic"
"Trouble"[h]
"Toronto Song"[n]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Tickets for the first two legs were put on sale on Friday 27 November 2015 (which was also Black Friday). Their two Wembley Stadium dates quickly sold out, prompting a third, and later a fourth, to be added.[48] In addition to London dates being popular, shows were added in Mexico City, La Plata, Barcelona, Manchester, Zürich, Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Singapore, Taipei, Seoul, and São Paulo.

text: Tour dates[edit]

text:
A Head Full of Dreams Tour

Date
City
Country
Venue
Opening acts
Attendance
Revenue

Leg 1 — Latin America[49]

31 March 2016
La Plata
Argentina
Estadio Ciudad de La Plata
Lianne La Havas
Hana
97,069 / 97,069
$6,619,890

1 April 2016

3 April 2016
Santiago
Chile
Estadio Nacional de Chile
Lianne La Havas
Maria Colores
60,787 / 60,787
$4,539,380

5 April 2016
Lima
Peru
Estadio Nacional de Perú
Lianne La Havas
Gala Brie
43,720 / 43,720
$4,828,810

7 April 2016
São Paulo
Brazil
Allianz Parque
Lianne La Havas
46,563 / 46,563
$4,093,280

10 April 2016
Rio de Janeiro
Estádio do Maracanã
59,669 / 59,669
$4,645,550

13 April 2016
Bogotá
Colombia
Estadio El Campín
Lianne La Havas
Elsa y Elmar
41,376 / 41,376
$3,532,820

15 April 2016
Mexico City
Mexico
Foro Sol
Lianne La Havas
Ximena Sariñana
195,192 / 195,192
$11,231,300

16 April 2016

17 April 2016

Leg 2 — Europe[50]

24 May 2016
Nice
France
Stade Charles-Ehrmann
Lianne La Havas
Alessia Cara
53,566 / 53,566
$3,367,270

26 May 2016
Barcelona
Spain
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Lianne La Havas
111,261 / 111,261
$9,734,130

27 May 2016

29 May 2016[o]
Exeter
England
Powderham Castle
N/A
N/A
N/A

1 June 2016
Gelsenkirchen
Germany
Veltins-Arena
Lianne La Havas
55,048 / 55,048
$4,650,320

4 June 2016
Manchester
England
Etihad Stadium
109,492 / 109,492
$10,676,300

5 June 2016

7 June 2016
Glasgow
Scotland
Hampden Park
48,526 / 48,526
$4,547,280

11 June 2016
Zürich
Switzerland
Letzigrund
Foxes
89,254 / 89,254
$11,808,300

12 June 2016
Lianne La Havas
Alessia Cara

15 June 2016
London
England
Wembley Stadium
Lianne La Havas
303,985 / 303,985
$28,810,200

16 June 2016

18 June 2016

19 June 2016

23 June 2016
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Amsterdam Arena
Lianne La Havas
Alessia Cara
104,511 / 104,511
$8,759,000

24 June 2016

26 June 2016[p]
Pilton
England
Worthy Farm
N/A
N/A
N/A

28 June 2016
London
Kensington Palace
Lianne La Havas
Alessia Cara

29 June 2016
Berlin
Germany
Olympiastadion
68,047 / 68,047
$5,540,960

1 July 2016
Hamburg
Volksparkstadion
43,860 / 43,860
$3,808,980

3 July 2016
Stockholm
Sweden
Friends Arena
Birdy
Alessia Cara
53,575 / 53,575
$3,970,140

5 July 2016
Copenhagen
Denmark
Telia Parken
Lianne La Havas
Alessia Cara
144,475 / 144,475
$9,182,590

6 July 2016

Leg 3 — United States[52]

16 July 2016
East Rutherford
United States
MetLife Stadium
Alessia Cara
Foxes
100,763 / 100,763
$10,749,394

17 July 2016

20 July 2016
Indianapolis
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12,667 / 12,667
$1,460,006

21 July 2016
St. Louis
Scottrade Center
13,960 / 13,960
$1,547,633

23 July 2016[q]
Chicago
Soldier Field
N/A[q]
95,323 / 95,323
$10,215,572

24 July 2016
Alessia Cara
Foxes

27 July 2016
Louisville
KFC Yum! Center
13,755 / 13,755
$1,520,726

28 July 2016
Columbus
Nationwide Arena
15,530 / 15,530
$1,933,346

30 July 2016
Foxborough
Gillette Stadium
54,952 / 54,952
$6,530,260

1 August 2016
Buffalo
First Niagara Center
15,100 / 15,100
$1,878,324

3 August 2016
Auburn Hills
The Palace of Auburn Hills
15,436 / 15,436
$1,731,667

4 August 2016
Pittsburgh
Consol Energy Center
14,360 / 14,360
$1,614,917

6 August 2016
Philadelphia
Lincoln Financial Field
54,497 / 54,497
$5,530,866

20 August 2016[r]
Pasadena
Rose Bowl
Alessia Cara
Bishop Briggs
Stargate
120,062 / 120,062
$10,914,898

21 August 2016
Alessia Cara
Bishop Briggs

23 August 2016
Glendale
Gila River Arena
14,427 / 14,427
$1,776,867

25 August 2016
Tulsa
BOK Center
13,234 / 13,234
$1,578,961

27 August 2016
Arlington
AT&T Stadium
52,538 / 52,538
$5,679,031

29 August 2016
Denver
Pepsi Center
15,664 / 15,664
$1,902,639

31 August 2016
Salt Lake City
Vivint Smart Home Arena
15,645 / 15,645
$1,871,968

1 September 2016
Las Vegas
T-Mobile Arena
15,898 / 15,898
$2,124,032

3 September 2016
Santa Clara
Levi's Stadium
52,404 / 52,404
$5,990,660

4 September 2016[s]
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
N/A
N/A
N/A

Europe[56]

11 November 2016
London
England
London Palladium
N/A
N/A
N/A

Asia[57]

19 November 2016[t]
Mumbai
India
MMRDA Grounds
N/A
N/A
N/A

Leg 4 — Oceania[58]

3 December 2016
Auckland
New Zealand
Mount Smart Stadium
Jess Kent
39,644 / 39,644
$3,752,610

6 December 2016
Brisbane
Australia
Suncorp Stadium
49,604 / 49,604
$4,723,300

9 December 2016
Melbourne
Etihad Stadium
103,482 / 103,482
$8,920,530

10 December 2016

13 December 2016
Sydney
Allianz Stadium
97,356 / 97,356
$8,813,130

14 December 2016
Jess Kent
Lianne La Havas

Leg 5 — Asia[1][59]

31 December 2016
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
du Arena
N/A
31,285 / 31,285
$4,301,291

31 March 2017
Singapore
Singapore National Stadium
Jess Kent
102,508 / 102,508
$12,517,500

1 April 2017

4 April 2017
Manila
Philippines
MOA Concert Grounds
34,813 / 34,813
$7,189,520

7 April 2017
Bangkok
Thailand
Rajamangala Stadium
62,068 / 62,068
$8,133,360

11 April 2017
Zhongli
Taiwan
HSR Taoyuan Station Plaza
72,212 / 72,212
$11,821,800

12 April 2017

15 April 2017
Seoul
South Korea
Seoul Olympic Stadium
99,837 / 99,837
$10,132,000

16 April 2017[u]

19 April 2017[v]
Tokyo
Japan
Tokyo Dome
Radwimps
42,817 / 42,817
$6,513,740

Leg 6 — Europe[1][62][63]

6 June 2017
Munich
Germany
Olympiastadion
AlunaGeorge
Femme Schmidt
62,548 / 62,548
$6,044,640

8 June 2017
Lyon
France
Parc Olympique Lyonnais
AlunaGeorge
Lyves
50,901 / 50,901
$4,051,740

11 June 2017
Vienna
Austria
Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Tove Lo
Lydes
56,246 / 56,246
$5,597,950

14 June 2017
Leipzig
Germany
Red Bull Arena
47,233 / 47,233
$4,471,280

16 June 2017
Hanover
HDI-Arena
AlunaGeorge
Femme Schmidt
46,223 / 46,223
$4,670,110

18 June 2017
Warsaw
Poland
PGE Narodowy
Tove Lo
Lyvdes
57,615 / 57,615
$3,827,680

21 June 2017
Brussels
Belgium
King Baudouin Stadium
AlunaGeorge
Lyvdes
100,489 / 100,489
$8,686,710

22 June 2017

25 June 2017
Gothenburg
Sweden
Ullevi
Mew
Lyvdes
128,981 / 128,981
$9,399,310

26 June 2017

30 June 2017
Frankfurt
Germany
Commerzbank-Arena
Tove Lo
Femme Schmidt
87,833 / 87,833
$9,018,910

1 July 2017

3 July 2017
Milan
Italy
San Siro
Tove Lo
Lyves
117,307 / 117,307
$8,613,840

4 July 2017

6 July 2017[w]
Hamburg
Germany
Barclaycard Arena
N/A
N/A
N/A

8 July 2017
Dublin
Republic of Ireland
Croke Park
AlunaGeorge
Lyvdes
80,398 / 80,398
$8,970,100

11 July 2017
Cardiff
Wales
Principality Stadium
Embrace
Lyves
122,851 / 122,851
$11,685,000

12 July 2017

15 July 2017
Paris
France
Stade de France
Tove Lo
Lyves
235,611 / 235,611
$19,884,200

16 July 2017

18 July 2017

Leg 7 — North America[1][65]

1 August 2017
East Rutherford
United States
MetLife Stadium
AlunaGeorge
Izzy Bizu
—
—

4 August 2017
Foxborough
Gillette Stadium
—
—

6 August 2017
Landover
FedExField
—
—

8 August 2017
Montreal
Canada
Bell Centre
—
—

9 August 2017

12 August 2017
Minneapolis
United States
U.S. Bank Stadium
—
—

14 August 2017
Omaha
CenturyLink Center Omaha
—
—

15 August 2017
Kansas City
Sprint Center
—
—

17 August 2017[x]
Chicago
Soldier Field
—
—

19 August 2017
Cleveland
Quicken Loans Arena
—
—

21 August 2017
Toronto
Canada
Rogers Centre
—
—

22 August 2017

28 August 2017
Miami Gardens
United States
Hard Rock Stadium
—
—

22 September 2017[y]
Las Vegas
T-Mobile Arena
N/A
27,437 / 28,629
$5,354,577

23 September 2017
Seattle
CenturyLink Field
Tove Lo
Alina Baraz
—
—

26 September 2017
Edmonton
Canada
Rogers Place
—
—

27 September 2017

29 September 2017
Vancouver
BC Place
—
—

2 October 2017
Portland
United States
Moda Center
—
—

4 October 2017
Santa Clara
Levi's Stadium
—
—

6 October 2017[z]
Pasadena
Rose Bowl
—
—

8 October 2017[z][aa]
San Diego
SDCCU Stadium
—
—

Leg 8 — Latin America[1]

7 November 2017
São Paulo
Brazil
Allianz Parque
Dua Lipa
Jon Hopkins
—
—

8 November 2017
—
—

11 November 2017
Porto Alegre
Arena do Grêmio
—
—

14 November 2017
La Plata
Argentina
Estadio Ciudad de La Plata
—
—

15 November 2017

TOTAL
4,370,956 / 4,370,956
(100%)
$413,637,518

text:
The tour grossed $137.2 million in the first half of 2016 from 29 shows. [70]
The tour grossed $308 million in 2017 from 68 shows. [71]

text: Cancelled shows[edit]

text:
Date
City
Country
Venue
Reason

25 August 2017
Houston
United States
NRG Stadium
Hurricane Harvey[72]

text: Notes[edit]

text:
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Intro with an excerpt from The Great Dictator, by Charlie Chaplin
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Intro with ambience from "Oceans"
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Outro with "Paradise (Tiësto Remix)"
Jump up ^ Outro with excerpt from "Army of One"
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Instrumental bridge and outro played only
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Background from "Midnight" used in lieu of organs
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Extended version, played from tape
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Requested by a fan as part of the tour's "Fan Dedication Song" series.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e Played with an extended intro
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Played concert credits on the screen, played from tape
Jump up ^ Intro with Muhammad Ali tribute
Jump up ^ With snippet of "Live Forever" by Oasis
^ Jump up to: a b c d e Outro with Muhammad Ali tribute and excerpt from "Army of One"
Jump up ^ improvised song
Jump up ^ The concert of 29 May 2016 at Powderham Castle in Exeter is part of BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2016.[51]
Jump up ^ The concert of 26 June 2016 at Worthy Farm in Pilton is part of Glastonbury Festival 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b The concert of 23 July 2016 at Soldier Field in Chicago was cut short due to inclement weather. Additionally, opening acts Alessia Cara and Foxes cancelled their performances due to the weather conditions.[53]
Jump up ^ The concert of 20 August 2016 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena was live streamed on YouTube by Globe Telecom in the Philippines.[54]
Jump up ^ 4 September 2016 is a part of the Budweiser Made in America Festival.[55]
Jump up ^ 19 November 2016 is a part of the Global Citizen Festival.
Jump up ^ During the performance of "Yellow", Coldplay observed a 10-second silence to commemorate the victims of the MV Sewol ferry disaster. The concert of 16 April 2017 in Seoul coincided with the disaster's third anniversary.[60]
Jump up ^ The concert of 19 April 2017 at the Tokyo Dome was recorded for an upcoming live album.[61]
Jump up ^ The concert of 6 July 2017 at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg is part of the Global Citizen Festival.[64]
Jump up ^ The concert of 17 August 2017 at Soldier Field in Chicago was live streamed on the Samsung Gear VR.[66]
Jump up ^ The concert of 22 September 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas is part of the iHeartRadio Music Festival.[67]
^ Jump up to: a b The proceeds from these shows went towards the relief efforts for the Central Mexico earthquake.[68]
Jump up ^ Part of the concert of 8 October 2017 at the SDCCU Stadium in San Diego will be broadcast live at a benefit concert in Mexico City for the relief efforts for the Central Mexico earthquake.[69]