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The German team is not seen as the force it once was. Despite this, they still managed
to progress to the World Cup final of 2002, where they were easily despatched by Brazil.
There is no doubting the class of Ballack, and veteran Oliver Kahn continues to show
himself as one of the greatest keepers in World football. However, with the Netherlands
and the Czechs in their group, an early exit stares them in the face.
| Germany's Warm Up Games | |||
| Date | Team | Venue | Score |
| 15 Nov 2003 | France | Gelsenkirchen | 0-3 |
| 18 Feb 2003 | Croatia | Split | 2-1 |
| 31 Mar 2004 | Belgium | Cologne | 3-0 |
| 28 Apr 2004 | Romania | Bucharest | 1-5 |
| 27 May 2004 | Malta | Freiburg | |
| 5 June 2004 | Poland | Stockholm | |
| Squad | |
| Goalkeepers | |
| Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich |
| Jens Lehmann | Arsenal |
| Timo Hildebrand | VfB Stuttgart |
| Defenders | |
| Frank Baumann | Werder Bremen |
| Arne Friedrich | Hertha Berlin |
| Andreas Hinkel | VfB Stuttgart |
| Jens Nowotny | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Christian Woerns | Borussia Dortmund |
| Christian Rahn | Hamburg SV |
| Midfielders | |
| Michael Ballack | Bayern Munich |
| Fabian Ernst | Werder Bremen |
| Paul Freier | VfL Bochum |
| Torsten Frings | Borussia Dortmund) |
| Dietmar Hamann | Liverpool |
| Jens Jeremies | Bayern Munich |
| Sebastian Kehl | Borussia Dortmund |
| Bernd Schneider | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Strikers | |
| Fredi Bobic | Hertha Berlin |
| Thomas Brdaric | Hanover 96 |
| Kevin Kuranyi | VfB Stuttgart |
| Miroslav Klose | Kaiserslautern |
