Twelve times the national anthem sounded and 12 times was entertainment the name of the game. This year has once again seen Germany’s national team serve up plenty of excitement for the fans, from the 2-1 defeat of France in February to the recent 1-0 win over England. Aside from good results, 2013 also yielded a number of landmarks, with an outstanding finisher taking the limelight once again. DFB.de takes a statistical look at the national team’s year.
2013 – THE YEAR IN FIGURES
Overall record: 12 matches, nine wins, two draws, one defeat. Goal difference: +20 (35 for, 15 against).
Leading goalscorers: Thomas Müller (6), André Schürrle (4), Lars Bender (3), Mario Götze (3), Mesut Özil (3).
Most goals and assists combined: Mesut Özil (9; 3+6), Thomas Müller (8; 6+2), Toni Kroos (6; 1+5).
Players used (in minutes): Lahm (810), Mertesacker (810), Özil (743), Thomas Müller (731), Neuer, (720), Khedira (678), Boateng (630), Kroos (574), Höwedes (536), Jansen (461), Schmelzer (440), Schürrle (386), Hummels (380), Götze (378), Reus (352), Podolski (346), Lars Bender (293), Klose (290), Draxler (273), Kruse (273), Schweinsteiger (270), Gündogan (215), Westermann (200), Adler (180), Sven Bender (168), Sam (139), Reinartz (115), Gomez (93), ter Stegen (90), Weidenfeller (90), Neustädter (65), Aogo (57), Wollscheid (46), Hunt (34) and Nicolai Müller (14).
Debutants: Roman Weidenfeller, Nicolai Müller, Max Kruse, Sidney Sam and Philipp Wollscheid.
Milestones: Philipp Lahm made his 100th international appearance against Austria on 6 September. A few weeks later, on 15 October, Bastian Schweinsteiger brought up his century of caps against Sweden in Stockholm. Meanwhile, Joachim Löw celebrated his 100th game in charge of the national side against Italy in Milan on 15 November. And on 11 October Mesut Özil played his 50th game for Die Mannschaft, all of them under Löw, against Republic of Ireland in Cologne.
Records: On 6 September in Munich, Miroslav Klose struck the 68th goal of his Germany career against Austria, taking him past Gerd Müller as the national team leading goalscorer. Meanwhile, on 29 May in Boca Raton, Lukas Podolski scored Die Mannschaft’s fastest goal of all time when he found the back of the net against Ecuador after just nine seconds.
Largest attendance: 85,934 (London, England, 19 November).
Smallest attendance: 4,181 (Torshavn, Faroe Islands, 10 September).
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Twelve times the national anthem sounded and 12 times was entertainment the name of the game. This year has once again seen Germany’s national team serve up plenty of excitement for the fans, from the 2-1 defeat of France in February to the recent 1-0 win over England. Aside from good results, 2013 also yielded a number of landmarks, with an outstanding finisher taking the limelight once again. DFB.de takes a statistical look at the national team’s year.
2013 – THE YEAR IN FIGURES
Overall record: 12 matches, nine wins, two draws, one defeat. Goal difference: +20 (35 for, 15 against).
Leading goalscorers: Thomas Müller (6), André Schürrle (4), Lars Bender (3), Mario Götze (3), Mesut Özil (3).
Most goals and assists combined: Mesut Özil (9; 3+6), Thomas Müller (8; 6+2), Toni Kroos (6; 1+5).
Players used (in minutes): Lahm (810), Mertesacker (810), Özil (743), Thomas Müller (731), Neuer, (720), Khedira (678), Boateng (630), Kroos (574), Höwedes (536), Jansen (461), Schmelzer (440), Schürrle (386), Hummels (380), Götze (378), Reus (352), Podolski (346), Lars Bender (293), Klose (290), Draxler (273), Kruse (273), Schweinsteiger (270), Gündogan (215), Westermann (200), Adler (180), Sven Bender (168), Sam (139), Reinartz (115), Gomez (93), ter Stegen (90), Weidenfeller (90), Neustädter (65), Aogo (57), Wollscheid (46), Hunt (34) and Nicolai Müller (14).
Debutants: Roman Weidenfeller, Nicolai Müller, Max Kruse, Sidney Sam and Philipp Wollscheid.
Milestones: Philipp Lahm made his 100th international appearance against Austria on 6 September. A few weeks later, on 15 October, Bastian Schweinsteiger brought up his century of caps against Sweden in Stockholm. Meanwhile, Joachim Löw celebrated his 100th game in charge of the national side against Italy in Milan on 15 November. And on 11 October Mesut Özil played his 50th game for Die Mannschaft, all of them under Löw, against Republic of Ireland in Cologne.
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Records: On 6 September in Munich, Miroslav Klose struck the 68th goal of his Germany career against Austria, taking him past Gerd Müller as the national team leading goalscorer. Meanwhile, on 29 May in Boca Raton, Lukas Podolski scored Die Mannschaft’s fastest goal of all time when he found the back of the net against Ecuador after just nine seconds.
Largest attendance: 85,934 (London, England, 19 November).
Smallest attendance: 4,181 (Torshavn, Faroe Islands, 10 September).
