▁" Union ▁Por cel ain ▁Works ▁propriet or , ▁Thomas ▁Smith , ▁died .", ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁New ▁York , ▁NY , ▁United ▁States , ▁January ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁vol . ▁ 5 0 , ▁no . ▁ 1 5 9 1 0 , ▁p . ▁ 7 , ▁col . ▁ 5 . ▁ ▁Nin ete enth ▁Century ▁Brook ly ▁Pot ter ies , ▁T iles In New Y ork ▁blog ▁with ▁many ▁photos ▁ ▁Category : C er am ics ▁manufact ur ers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Germany ▁national ▁football ▁team ▁played ▁its ▁first ▁international ▁match ▁on ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁during ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Empire , ▁losing ▁ 3 – 5 ▁to ▁Switzerland ▁in ▁Bas el . ▁The ▁team ▁has ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁national ▁sides ▁in ▁world ▁football . ▁They ▁won ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁European ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁In ▁total , ▁ 9 4 7 ▁players ▁have ▁represented ▁the ▁Germany ▁national ▁team . ▁This ▁list ▁covers ▁players ▁with ▁between ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 ▁caps ▁for ▁the ▁national ▁team ▁organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁Football ▁Association , ▁including ▁West ▁Germany . ▁The ▁player