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| Nickname | Die Mannschaft (The Team) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Deutscher Fußball-Bund | |||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
| Head coach | Christian Wörns | |||
| Mostcaps | Christian Schulz Matthias Lehmann (18) | |||
| Top scorer | Mike Hanke Christian Eggert (8) | |||
| FIFA code | GER | |||
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| First international | ||||
 West Germany 1–0Mexico  (Adelaide,Australia; 3 October 1981) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
Germany 8–1Fiji  (Christchurch,New Zealand; 1 June 2015) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
 Italy 4–1Germany (Empoli,Italy; 5 December 2001) Records for competitive matches only. | ||||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 11 (first in1981) | |||
| Best result | Champions (1981, as West Germany) | |||
Germany national under-20 football team, also known as Germany Under-20s or Germany U20(s), representsGermany inassociation football at an under-20 age level and is controlled byGerman Football Association, the governing body forfootball in Germany.
Because there is no under-20 competition atUEFA level, Germany's under-20 side has generally only played competitive matches when it has qualified for theFIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every 2 years, via the under-19 championship. Since the2017–18 season, Germany also contest the Under 20 Elite League, winning the inaugural season.
| FIFA World Youth Championship/FIFA U-20 World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
| as West Germany | ||||||||
 1977 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1979 | ||||||||
 1981 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | |
| 1983 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1985 | ||||||||
 1987 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
 1989 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1991 | ||||||||
| as Germany | ||||||||
| 1993 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
 1995 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
 1997 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1999 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
 2001 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |
 2003 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
 2005 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
 2007 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2009 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |
 2011 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2013 | ||||||||
 2015 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
 2017 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
 2019 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2021 | Cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic[1] | |||||||
| 2023 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2025 | did not qualify' | |||||||
  2027 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 1 title | 47 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 51 | |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Nahuel Noll | (2003-03-17)17 March 2003 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | TSG Hoffenheim | |
| 1GK | Tim Schreiber | (2002-04-24)24 April 2002 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | Holstein Kiel | |
| 1GK | Jonas Urbig | (2003-08-08)8 August 2003 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | 1. FC Köln | |
| 2DF | Jamie Lawrence | (2002-11-10)10 November 2002 (age 23) | 12 | 0 | 1. FC Magdeburg | |
| 2DF | Kenneth Schmidt | (2002-06-03)3 June 2002 (age 23) | 11 | 1 | SC Freiburg | |
| 2DF | Kerim Çalhanoğlu | (2002-08-26)26 August 2002 (age 23) | 6 | 1 | SV Sandhausen | |
| 2DF | Marco John | (2002-04-02)2 April 2002 (age 23) | 6 | 0 | Greuther Fürth | |
| 2DF | Jamil Siebert | (2002-04-02)2 April 2002 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | Viktoria Köln | |
| 2DF | Sadik Fofana | (2003-05-16)16 May 2003 (age 22) | 5 | 0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | |
| 2DF | Lasse Günther | (2003-03-21)21 March 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | |
| 2DF | Tim Oermann | (2003-10-06)6 October 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 |  Wolfsberger AC | |
| 3MF | Merlin Röhl | (2002-07-05)5 July 2002 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | SC Freiburg | |
| 3MF | Robert Wagner | (2003-07-14)14 July 2003 (age 22) | 5 | 1 | SC Freiburg | |
| 3MF | Christopher Scott | (2002-06-07)7 June 2002 (age 23) | 5 | 0 |  Royal Antwerp | |
| 3MF | Jens Castrop | (2003-07-29)29 July 2003 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | |
| 3MF | Niklas Jessen | (2003-09-04)4 September 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | FC St. Pauli | |
| 4FW | Paul Nebel | (2002-10-10)10 October 2002 (age 23) | 12 | 3 | Karlsruher SC | |
| 4FW | Maximilian Beier | (2002-10-17)17 October 2002 (age 23) | 6 | 0 | Hannover 96 | |
| 4FW | Fisnik Asllani | (2002-08-08)8 August 2002 (age 23) | 5 | 3 | 1899 Hoffenheim | |
| 4FW | Armindo Sieb | (2003-02-17)17 February 2003 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Greuther Fürth | |
| 4FW | Tim Rossmann | (2003-11-11)11 November 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Karlsruher SC | |
| 4FW | Derry Scherhant | (2002-11-10)10 November 2002 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Hertha BSC | |
The following list of players have also been called up by the Germany u-20 side and still remain eligible for selection:
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tjark Ernst | (2003-03-15)15 March 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Hertha BSC | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| DF | Lasse Rosenboom | (2002-01-19)19 January 2002 (age 23) | 4 | 0 | Werder Breman | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| DF | Meiko Sponsel | (2002-02-28)28 February 2002 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Rot-Weiss Essen | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| MF | Tim Breithaupt | (2002-02-07)7 February 2002 (age 23) | 4 | 0 | Karlsruher SC | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| MF | Jomaine Consbruch | (2002-01-26)26 January 2002 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Arminia Bielefeld | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| FW | Marvin Obuz | (2002-01-25)25 January 2002 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | Holstein Kiel | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| FW | Nick Woltemade | (2002-02-14)14 February 2002 (age 23) | 4 | 1 | SV Elversberg | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| FW | Emilio Kehrer | (2002-03-20)20 March 2002 (age 23) | 3 | 2 | Cercle Brugge | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| FW | Ben Bobzien | (2003-04-29)29 April 2003 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Mainz 05 | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| FW | Erik Shuranov | (2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
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The following table shows Germany's head-to-head record in theFIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 050.00 |
 Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 000.00 |
 Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
 Cameroon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
 China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Costa Rica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Egypt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 100.00 |
 France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
 Ghana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
 Honduras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
 Iraq | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
 Mali | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 066.67 |
 Paraguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
 Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
 Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| South Korea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
 Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
 United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 075.00 |
 Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
 Vanuatu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
 Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
 Zambia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | 47 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 51 | +40 | 051.06 |
