Friendly

Germany 4–1 United States

Wednesday 22 Mar 2006 · Dortmund, Germany

Germany4–1United States

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Schweinsteiger Neuville Klose Ballack Cherundolo

46′1–0Bastian Schweinsteiger Germany
73′2–0Oliver Neuville Germany
75′3–0Miroslav Klose Germany
79′4–0Michael Ballack Germany
86′4–1Steve Cherundolo United States

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Germany

Came on

7Bastian SchweinsteigerMF●↑46′
18Tim BorowskiMF↑66′
30Oliver NeuvilleFW●↑66′
25Patrick OwomoyelaDF↑83′
15Fabian ErnstMF↑83′

United States

Came on

17Chris KleinMF↑17′
20Taylor TwellmanFW↑60′
14Ben OlsenMF↑75′
19Heath PearceDF↑77′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Germany: 1906 → 1919
United States: 1910 → 1897

Expected score for Germany: 63.5% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 8 of 13, 1993–2026.

Germany wins: 9
Draws: 0
United States wins: 4

Form either side

Germany

Before

4–2 v South Africa 7 Sep 2005 · Friendly
1–2 v Turkey 8 Oct 2005 · Friendly
1–0 v China PR 12 Oct 2005 · Friendly
0–0 v France 12 Nov 2005 · Friendly
1–4 v Italy 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly

After

7–0 v Luxembourg 27 May 2006 · Friendly
2–2 v Japan 30 May 2006 · Friendly
3–0 v Colombia 2 Jun 2006 · Friendly
4–2 v Costa Rica 9 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
1–0 v Poland 14 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006

United States

Before

0–0 v Canada 22 Jan 2006 · Friendly
5–0 v Norway 29 Jan 2006 · Friendly
3–2 v Japan 10 Feb 2006 · Friendly
4–0 v Guatemala 19 Feb 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v Poland 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly

After

1–1 v Jamaica 11 Apr 2006 · Friendly
0–1 v Morocco 23 May 2006 · Friendly
2–0 v Venezuela 26 May 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v Latvia 28 May 2006 · Friendly
0–3 v Czech Republic 12 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006

Every Germany v United States match13

From Germany's side.


6 Jun 2026	United States	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
14 Oct 2023	United States	3–1	Away	Friendly	—
10 Jun 2015	United States	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
26 Jun 2014	United States	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2014	Group stage
2 Jun 2013	United States	3–4	Away	Friendly	—
22 Mar 2006	United States	4–1	Home	Friendly	—
21 Jun 2002	United States	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2002	Quarter-final
27 Mar 2002	United States	4–2	Home	Friendly	—
30 Jul 1999	United States	0–2	Neutral	Confederations Cup 1999	Group stage
6 Feb 1999	United States	0–3	Away	Friendly	—
15 Jun 1998	United States	2–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1998	Group stage
18 Dec 1993	United States	3–0	Away	Friendly	—
13 Jun 1993	United States	4–3	Away	USA Cup 1993	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN