National Team Jersey question??

Discussion in 'Germany: National Teams' started by mookhead, Jan 5, 2006.

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  1. mookhead

    mookhead New Member

    Jul 14, 2005
    Metro Chicago
    Club:
    SSC Napoli
    Correct me if I'm wrong, or if this is old news.
    Is Germany not using the green jersey anymore? If so when was the last time they used it? I always liked the story on why they chose green for their away jersey. However, I really like their new red jersey.
     
  2. blazsovszkyc

    blazsovszkyc Member

    May 20, 2004
    Budapest
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    They don't use it anymore, since then they had the black away jersey and now the red. Me personaly I liked the green ;)
     
  3. PileD

    PileD New Member

    Nov 19, 2003
    Ruhrgebiet
    No question the was good and the black, but the red buaaah.
     
  4. auf Amerika

    auf Amerika Member

    Jul 11, 2004
    i hate the red, because it makes them look like spain. they should stick with white, black and green.
     
  5. benztown

    benztown Member+

    Jun 24, 2005
    Club:
    VfB Stuttgart
    Even worse, it makes them look like England...
     
  6. mcweiss

    mcweiss Member

    Sep 8, 2003
    LI, New York
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    The last competition that the NationalElf used the green away jersey was Euro 2000. The away kit then morphed into a dark grey for WM 2002 and black for Euro 2004. Now they use the red kit, which IMHO sucks...

    Also, there are many stories regarding the use of the green jersey as the away kit, however there is only one official version. I wrote the DFB when we were discussing this in the past on these boards, and the official reason is...the DFB colors are green and white.

    Hope this is helpful.
     
  7. mookhead

    mookhead New Member

    Jul 14, 2005
    Metro Chicago
    Club:
    SSC Napoli
    So the whole story about how the Irish were the first team to play them after WWII, and as a gesture of good will Germany took on green for their away jersey is not true?? Thanks for your answer to my question.
     
  8. benztown

    benztown Member+

    Jun 24, 2005
    Club:
    VfB Stuttgart
    I read on some English page (bbc or guardian) that they checked the Ireland story and it was true and as far as I know, the away jersey of Germany was red before the war. But if you check the official DFB page, the first game after the war was against Switzerland in 1950. In 1951 there was another game against Switzerland, then against Turkey and then one against Austria. Only then came the Ireland game. You could ignore the Austria game, since they were on the same side as Germany during the war (actually they were part of Germany) and maybe even Switzerland, since they were neutral and share the same cultural heritage, at least to some degree. I don't know if Turkey was actually fighting during WWII but I'm pretty sure that they joined the Allies, so they were the first of the former enemies to play Germany. The only argument that could be made is that Turkey played Germany in Germany, while the Ireland game was in Ireland (the first away Game for Germany against a former enemy). It would be interesting to know what colors Germany used against Austria in their third game after the war, since that game took place in Austria and Austria's colors are white as well.
     
  9. Stivie_J

    Stivie_J New Member

    Jan 17, 2006
    germany away wc 2006 design will be red again? it is new color but i prefer black or green.
     
  10. prymetyme

    prymetyme Member

    Aug 20, 2005
    Vallendar
    Im a big fan of there new white jerseys can we get a picture of the green ones ive never seen them...
     
  11. SirManchester

    SirManchester Member+

    Apr 14, 2004
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    [​IMG]
    that's one of them
     
  12. Natrium

    Natrium New Member

    Oct 22, 2005
    Schland
    1954 Away
    [​IMG]
    60s Away
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    1974 Away
    [​IMG]
     
  13. prymetyme

    prymetyme Member

    Aug 20, 2005
    Vallendar
    I really like the green ones, why did they do away with them?
     
  14. F96

    F96 Member+

    Oct 24, 2002
    Skåne
    Club:
    Hannover 96
    They're not "aggressive" enough! :/
     
  15. Vfbstuttgartfan

    Aug 3, 2004
    Stuttgart
    Club:
    VfB Stuttgart
    I always thought the green ones were horrible...
     
  16. eissman

    eissman Member+

    Feb 5, 2004
    Illinois
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Training Jersey for WC06 is P-H-A-T!!!!

    [​IMG]

    Order Now: LINK
     
  17. prymetyme

    prymetyme Member

    Aug 20, 2005
    Vallendar
    that is awesome. Does anyone here have any of the new jerseys? Which one should I buy?
     
  18. ADIKeeper

    ADIKeeper New Member

    Aug 20, 2003
    The 60's green jersey looks sharp.

    The new WC 06' jerseys are very nice. I have a small gig with Adidas and I've handled a fair ammount of the gear coming through for the tournament. It's all very well made and it looks and feels great in person. The Germany jersey is no exception. It is one of my personal favorites out of the entire line.
     
  19. PsychedelicCeltic

    PsychedelicCeltic New Member

    Dec 10, 2003
    San Francisco/London
    Do you mean the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland? The Republic of Ireland was neutral during the War, something that sticks in the craw of a lot of people. deValera infamously sent condolences to the German ambassador following Hitler's suicide.
     
  20. benztown

    benztown Member+

    Jun 24, 2005
    Club:
    VfB Stuttgart

    Wow, I never even knew that...this shatters my whole theory.
     
  21. Natrium

    Natrium New Member

    Oct 22, 2005
    Schland
    Btw, this is the new red "Away" jersey for the World Cup.
    [​IMG][​IMG]
     
  22. Dead Fingers

    Dead Fingers Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jan 22, 2004
    St. Paul, Minnesota
    Club:
    Minnesota United FC
    thanks for the link...might have to get that one
     
  23. F96

    F96 Member+

    Oct 24, 2002
    Skåne
    Club:
    Hannover 96
    I like the red jersey but it looks terrible with the white shorts imo:

    [​IMG]
     
  24. Dead Fingers

    Dead Fingers Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jan 22, 2004
    St. Paul, Minnesota
    Club:
    Minnesota United FC
    oh yeah...not good w/ the white shorts. Use black.
     
  25. bltleo

    bltleo Member+

    Jan 5, 2003
    GERMANY
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany

    DF as our moderator you should have one jersey of german NT and than you can walk around Minessota with our jersey and making promotion:)
     

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