Whilst at TSV Munich, Jeremies made his debut for the German national team on 15 November 1997 in a friendly against South Africa, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3-0 win in Düsseldorf.
Jeremies was reinstated for the 2002 World Cup,[REF] even captaining the team once in a friendly after the competition,[REF] but retired from international football after Germany's group stage exit in Euro 2004 in Portugal, claiming he wanted to focus on his club duties with Bayern.