East Germany national football team
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East Germany national football team was the national football team of the German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) from 1952 to 1990. The East Germany team is now the Germany team.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
Nickname(s) | "Weltmeister der Freundschaftsspiele" (World champion in friendly games)[1][2] | ||
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Association | German Football Association of the GDR | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Most caps | Joachim Streich (102) | ||
Top scorer | Joachim Streich (55) | ||
Home stadium | Zentralstadion, Leipzig[a] | ||
FIFA code | GDR | ||
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First international | |||
Poland 3–0 East Germany (Warsaw, Poland; 21 September 1952) Last international Belgium 0–2 East Germany(Brussels, Belgium; 12 September 1990) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Ceylon 1–12 East Germany (Colombo, Ceylon; 12 January 1964) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Poland 3–0 East Germany (Warsaw, Poland; 21 September 1952) East Germany 1–4 Czechoslovakia (Leipzig, East Germany; 27 October 1957) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1974) | ||
Best result | Round 2, 1974 (Ranked 6th) |
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