#2 – Germany
Germany have reached the World cup semi-finals more than other other team in history… a whopping twelve times, in 1934, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2006 and 2010, winning the tournament three times, in 1954, 1974 and 1990. Their 1974 team (when they were West Germany) is considered to be one of the best of all time and included the famous players Sepp Maier, Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller. They rarely have a bad World Cup and are as strong as ever, ranked #2 in the FIFA World Rankings.
Most Capped Player: Lothar Matthäus, 150 (1980 – 2000)
Top Goal Scorer: Miroslav Klose, 69 (2001 – present)