Germany unbeaten in European Championship quarterfinals

Germany have never lost a European Championship quarterfinal but at the same time, they've never beaten Italy in a World Cup or European Championship. Hopefully that will change in Bordeaux on Saturday (21:00 CEST). A source of encouragement: Germany ran out 4-1 winners against Italy in a friendly in March in Munich. DFB.de takes a look at all the important facts and figures ahead of the clash.

RECORD I: The meeting with Italy will be the 916th match in the history of Germany's national team. Since its first match ever on 5th April 1908, there have been 532 wins, 184 draws and 199 defeats. The goal record from these 916 matches is 2051-1085. 923 different players have represented Germany with the most recent debutants being Julian Brandt, Joshua Kimmich, Bernd Leno and Julian Weigl in the 3-1 friendly defeat to Slovakia in preparation for the EUROs.

RECORD II: Joachim Löw will take charge of his 136th game since taking over as Germany coach in August 2006. In this time he has overseen 90 wins, 23 draws and 22 defeats. Only record holder Sepp Herberger (94 wins) celebrated more victories.

RECORD III: Germany and Italy have faced each other 33 times. So far there have been eight victories for Germany, ten draws and 15 wins for Italy. Only England (16 times) have beaten Germany on more occasions than Italy. The last meeting took place on 29th March 2016 in Munich and Germany secured a clear 4-1 victory (goals: Kroos, Götze, Hector, Özil – El Shaarawy). It was the first German win against Italy in almost 21 years (2-0 on 21st June 1995 in a friendly in Zurich) and their highest ever margin of victory. Prior to hosting the World Cup in 2006, there was a friendly in March - back then Italy ran out 4-1 winners.

RECORD IV: Die Mannschaft have never beaten Italy in a European Championship or World Cup - they have recorded four draws and four defeats in eight encounters. There have been three EUROs fixtures to date: the teams shared the spoils in the EURO 1988 opening game in Germany (1-1, goals: Brehme – Mancini), it finished 0-0 in the group stage in England in 1996 and Germany suffered a 2-1 defeat in the EURO 2012 semi-final (goals: Özil – Balotelli (2)). The teams have met on five occasions in World Cups: 1962 (0-0 in the group stage), 1970 (3-4 a.e.t. in the semi-final), 1978 (0-0 in the second round), 1982 (1-3 in the final) and 2006 (0-2 a.e.t. in the semi-final).

THE MATCHDAY: Exactly 34 years ago on Saturday, Germany beat hosts Spain 2-1 in the second round of the 1982 World Cup and progressed to the semi-final. Pierre Littbarski (50') and Klaus Fischer (75') scored the goals for Germany at Madrid's Bernabeu stadium, while Jesus Maria Zamora (82') netted a consolation. On 2nd July 1994, a Rudi Völler brace (6'/39') and Jürgen Klinsmann goal (11') helped Germany to a 3-2 win over Belgium in the World Cup round of 16 tie in Chicago. Additionally, on 2nd July 1922, the German national team drew 0-0 with Hungary in the friendly in Bochum.

THE LOCATION I: French first-division side Girondins Bordeaux play their home game at the Matmut Atlantique stadium (capacity: 42,052), which was opened in May 2015. During the European Championship, it's going by the name "Stade de Bordeaux". The stadium was designed by the same architecture firm (Herzog & de Meuron) which was responsible for the Allianz Arena and St. Jakob Park. When there is no football taking place there, it is used for rugby matches and concerts. The quarterfinal between Germany and Italy is the last of five EURO 2016 games to be held in Bordeaux. There were previously four group stage games there.

THE LOCATION II: This will be Germany's first international game in Bordeaux. Italy played a group game there against Chile (2-2) in the 1998 World Cup. FC Bayern fans will have good memories of Bordeaux. The Munich-based club won the return leg of the 1996 UEFA Cup Final 3-1 against Girondins, back then in the Stade du Parc Lescure, and secured the title after a 2-0 victory in the first leg. Emre Can is the only current Germany international to have played at the stadium. Liverpool kicked off their Europa League group stage with a 1-1 draw on 17th September 2015.

THE OPPONENTS I: Italy qualified in style for the EURO 2016 round of 16 and were confirmed group winners after their second game. They only previously topped their group in 2000, back then losing to France in the final. The 1-0 defeat to Ireland in the last group game was the only competitive defeat to date under Antonio Conte. Italy have used 22 players so far at the tournament (Germany: 17) – the highest number out of all teams. The only player to not feature is third-choice goalkeeper Federico Marchetti.

THE OPPONENTS II: Italy are taking part in their ninth European Championship. They secured their only title to date on home soil in 1968 (1-1 a.e.t. against Yugoslavia, 2-0 in the replay). The Italian national team have made it through to the final in two of the last four European Championships (2000: 1-2 after golden goal against France; 2012: 0-4 against Spain), but couldn’t win on either occasion. Italy are one of four teams (alongside Austria, England and Romania), who remained unbeaten in qualifying for the tournament (seven wins and three draws - qualifiers against Croatia, Norway, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan and Malta).

THE OPPONENTS III: Italy, like Germany, have been crowned World Champions four times: 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006 – only Brazil have claimed the title on one more occasion. Italy have also never lost a World Cup or European Championship quarterfinal (seven wins, four draws). They are only twelfth in the current FIFA World Rankings, Germany lie in fourth. Italy's highest margin of victory was a 9-0 triumph over the USA at the 1948 Olympic Games, the greatest loss was a 7-1 defeat in Hungary on 6th April 1924. Current goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon (since 1997) is the record caps holder with 160 appearances, record goal scorer is Luigi Riva (1965 until 1974) with 35 goals in 42 games.

THE MANAGER: Antonio Conte took over as Italy manager in 2014 and after EURO 2016, his first major tournament, is leaving his position to take over at Chelsea. As a player, Conte featured in 20 games for Italy (two goals) and took part in both the 1994 World Cup (two appearances) and EURO 2000 (three appearances) – both times he reached the final but didn't play.

THE GOALKEEPERS: Manuel Neuer set a record for clean sheets in the 3-0 victory over Slovakia in the round of 16 tie. It was Germany's fifth in a row - and the Bayern star has been between the posts on all five occasions. This feat has never previously been achieved in the country's 108-year history of international football. Neuer hasn’t conceded in 450 minutes for Germany. However, he is still more than two games away from breaking the all-time record. Jens Lehmann kept opponents at bay for 681minutes in 2007/2008, but not in consecutive international fixtures.

THE GOALKEEPERS II: The clash between Germany and Italy also sees two of the best keepers in football history go head-to-head. Four-time World Goalkeeper of the Year Gianluigi Buffon (2003-2004, 2006-2007) comes up against the winner of the accolade for the past three years, Manuel Neuer (2013-2015). Buffon has played against German teams on five occasions this season (twice in the Champions League against both Bayern and Borussia Mönchengladbach, once against Die Mannschaft) and shipped eleven goals in the process. Thomas Müller grabbed a goal against Buffon in both Champions League games. Jonas Hector netted his first international goal in the 4-1 victory in March.

TEAMMATES: Sami Khedira faces six of his Juventus teammates, with whom he secured the double this year: Gianluigi Buffon, Leonardo Bonucci, Andrea Barzagli, Giorgio Chiellini, Stefano Sturaro and Simone Zaza. Barzagli played for VfL Wolfsburg between summer 2008 and January 2011. He was crowned Bundesliga Champion in his first season with the club. Lukas Podolski has played in Italy: The 31-year-old joined Inter Milan on loan from Arsenal for half a year in 2015 – he scored one goal in 17 Serie A games. Ciro Immobile played with Mats Hummels at Borussia Dortmund in 2014/2015 – he netted three times in 24 Bundesliga matches.

RUN OF FORM I: With the victory over Slovakia, Germany have reached the quarterfinals of a European Championship for the fourth time in total and the third tournament in a row. Die Mannschaft also equalled their highest ever European Championship margin of victory – Germany only previously recorded 3-0 wins at EURO 1996 vs. Russia and in the EURO 1972 final vs. the Soviet Union. After 63 games, Jérôme Boateng netted his first international goal. His eighth-minute strike was also the quickest in Germany’s European Championship history. Mesut Özil was directly involved in more shots on goal (three shots, five shot assists) than the entire Slovakia team. Germany's strong performance in the round of 16 game is supported by some impressive statistics – 21-7 shots on goal, 8-1 corners, 25-5 crosses and 61% possession.

RUN OF FORM II: Germany have won all three of their European Championship quarterfinals to date: 2-1 vs. Croatia in 1996, 3-2 vs. Portugal in 2008, 4-2 vs. Greece in 2012. Die Mannschaft have made it through their six most recent World Cup and European Championship quarterfinals. The last time they were knocked out at this stage was at the 1998 World Cup in France (lost 3-0 to Croatia). Germany have kept clean sheets in four consecutive European Championship games for the first time ever. They've only previously accomplished this feat at two major tournaments – the 1978 and 2002 World Cups. Spain hold the European Championship record for the most shut-outs across multiple tournaments – eight between 2012 and 2016.

RUN OF FORM III: Germany have kept five clean sheets in a row for the first time in 50 years. They set a record of six consecutive shut-outs in 1966. Mario Gomez has scored for Germany in each of the last four games he's started. Germany have won seven of their last nine games at European Championships (one draw, one defeat). Taking both World Cups and European Championships into consideration, Germany have been beaten just once in their last 17 tournament games (14 wins, two draws) – the 2-1 defeat to Italy in the EURO 2012 semi-final. Die Mannschaft have only lost three of their last 47 competitive games (40 wins, four draws) – the 2-1 defeat to Italy in 2012 as well as the losses in Poland (2-0 in October 2014) and Ireland (1-0 in October 2015) in European Championship qualifiers.

RUN OF FORM IV: Germany have never lost a competitive game when Benedikt Höwedes has played (17 wins, two draws).

CURRENT RUN I: Germany are the only team yet to concede at EURO 2016.

CURRENT RUN II: Germany have had the most possession out of all 24 EURO 2016 teams (69 percent). Since data collection began in 1980, no team has recorded as high a value. Toni Kroos has had by far the most touches of the ball at the tournament (518) with 145 touches alone in the game against Northern Ireland, also a top value at EURO 2016. He has also played the most successful passes (410).

CURRENT RUN III: Germany have registered 83 shots on goal – the highest amount at EURO 2016. 88 percent of their passes have reached a teammate – only Spain have been more accurate (89 percent). Spain (2631) are also the only side to have played more passes than Germany (2599). The German national team have put in the most crosses during the tournament (88). Die Mannschaft have scored three goals from set pieces at EURO 2016 (two corners, one free kick) – joint highest number with Hungary. Five of Germany’s last ten goals have come from dead balls (two corners, two penalties, one free kick).

MILESTONE: Mats Hummels is on the verge of his 50th international appearance - he made his debut in the 3-0 friendly victory over Malta on 13th May 2010, when he came on in place of Serdar Tasci in Aachen. He has scored 4 goals in 49 games.

EUROS RECORD CAP HOLDERS: Bastian Schweinsteiger made his 16th European Championships appearance in the round of 16 - only Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (18) has featured on more occasions. With his 37th appearance for Germany at World Cups and European Championships, Schweinsteiger could equal Miroslav Klose’s record.

EUROS TOP GOAL SCORER: Mario Gomez scored his fifth European Championships goal in the game against Slovakia and drew level with Jürgen Klinsmann in Germany's EUROs all-time goalscorer charts. Out of the current squad, Lukas Podolski (4) and Bastian Schweinsteiger (3) are in touching distance of the record. Gomez has netted 29 international goals in total, equalling Andreas Möller's tally and now ranks in joint 16th place in the DFB all-time goalscorer charts. With 48 international goals to his name, Podolski lies in fourth.

RECORD COACH AT EUROS: Joachim Löw became the all-time record holder during the match against Ukraine. Having taken charge of 15 games, he has now clearly overtaken EURO 1996 winning manager Berti Vogts (11 games). The draw against Poland was the first ever under Löw at the EUROs (11 wins, 3 losses). The previous goalless draw involving Germany at the European Championship came in 2004 (the second group game against Latvia).

RECORD PLAYERS: Still leading the way with this record is Lothar Matthäus. The former World Footballer of the Year won 150 caps for Germany between 1980 and 2000. Of the still active players, Lukas Podolski is next in the list with 128 appearances, followed by captain Bastian Schweinsteiger who has featured for Die Mannschaft 118 times.

RECORD GOALSCORERS: Germany’s all-time goalscorer chart is topped by Miroslav Klose, who netted 71 times, three more than Gerd Müller (68). However, Der Bomber only needed 62 caps for his tally, while Klose had notched 137 appearances when he retired from international football. Lukas Podolski (48), Thomas Müller (32) and Mario Gomez (27) are the top scorers in the current squad.

ALL-TIME EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE: Germany are ahead of title-holders Spain in the all-time EURO table. They have played 47 games across eleven tournaments, with a record of 26 victories, eleven draws and ten defeats. They have scored 70 and conceded 45 goals. Germany have won the European Championship three times: 1972 in Belgium, 1980 in Italy and 1996 in England. The Spaniards lie in second place with nine tournaments to their name (40 matches: W19, D12, L9; 55:36) and also three titles (1964, 2008, 2012).

SUSPENSIONS: Italy must manage without Thiago Motta in the quarterfinal. Eleven other players have been booked so far in the course of the tournament: Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci, Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini, Daniele De Rossi, Mattia De Sciglio, Eder, Lorenzo Insigne, Graziano Pelle, Salvatore Sirigu and Simone Zaza. From Germany’s perspective, Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels, Sami Khedira, Joshua Kimmich and Mesut Özil are all one yellow card away from missing the semi-final.

REFEREE: Hungarian Viktor Kassai is taking charge of the EURO 2016 quarterfinal against Italy in Bordeaux. The 40-year-old was the referee for the opening game between France and Romania (2-1) as well as the group stage game between Italy and Sweden (1-0).

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Germany have never lost a European Championship quarterfinal but at the same time, they've never beaten Italy in a World Cup or European Championship. Hopefully that will change in Bordeaux on Saturday (21:00 CEST). A source of encouragement: Germany ran out 4-1 winners against Italy in a friendly in March in Munich. DFB.de takes a look at all the important facts and figures ahead of the clash.

RECORD I: The meeting with Italy will be the 916th match in the history of Germany's national team. Since its first match ever on 5th April 1908, there have been 532 wins, 184 draws and 199 defeats. The goal record from these 916 matches is 2051-1085. 923 different players have represented Germany with the most recent debutants being Julian Brandt, Joshua Kimmich, Bernd Leno and Julian Weigl in the 3-1 friendly defeat to Slovakia in preparation for the EUROs.

RECORD II: Joachim Löw will take charge of his 136th game since taking over as Germany coach in August 2006. In this time he has overseen 90 wins, 23 draws and 22 defeats. Only record holder Sepp Herberger (94 wins) celebrated more victories.

RECORD III: Germany and Italy have faced each other 33 times. So far there have been eight victories for Germany, ten draws and 15 wins for Italy. Only England (16 times) have beaten Germany on more occasions than Italy. The last meeting took place on 29th March 2016 in Munich and Germany secured a clear 4-1 victory (goals: Kroos, Götze, Hector, Özil – El Shaarawy). It was the first German win against Italy in almost 21 years (2-0 on 21st June 1995 in a friendly in Zurich) and their highest ever margin of victory. Prior to hosting the World Cup in 2006, there was a friendly in March - back then Italy ran out 4-1 winners.

RECORD IV: Die Mannschaft have never beaten Italy in a European Championship or World Cup - they have recorded four draws and four defeats in eight encounters. There have been three EUROs fixtures to date: the teams shared the spoils in the EURO 1988 opening game in Germany (1-1, goals: Brehme – Mancini), it finished 0-0 in the group stage in England in 1996 and Germany suffered a 2-1 defeat in the EURO 2012 semi-final (goals: Özil – Balotelli (2)). The teams have met on five occasions in World Cups: 1962 (0-0 in the group stage), 1970 (3-4 a.e.t. in the semi-final), 1978 (0-0 in the second round), 1982 (1-3 in the final) and 2006 (0-2 a.e.t. in the semi-final).

THE MATCHDAY: Exactly 34 years ago on Saturday, Germany beat hosts Spain 2-1 in the second round of the 1982 World Cup and progressed to the semi-final. Pierre Littbarski (50') and Klaus Fischer (75') scored the goals for Germany at Madrid's Bernabeu stadium, while Jesus Maria Zamora (82') netted a consolation. On 2nd July 1994, a Rudi Völler brace (6'/39') and Jürgen Klinsmann goal (11') helped Germany to a 3-2 win over Belgium in the World Cup round of 16 tie in Chicago. Additionally, on 2nd July 1922, the German national team drew 0-0 with Hungary in the friendly in Bochum.

THE LOCATION I: French first-division side Girondins Bordeaux play their home game at the Matmut Atlantique stadium (capacity: 42,052), which was opened in May 2015. During the European Championship, it's going by the name "Stade de Bordeaux". The stadium was designed by the same architecture firm (Herzog & de Meuron) which was responsible for the Allianz Arena and St. Jakob Park. When there is no football taking place there, it is used for rugby matches and concerts. The quarterfinal between Germany and Italy is the last of five EURO 2016 games to be held in Bordeaux. There were previously four group stage games there.

THE LOCATION II: This will be Germany's first international game in Bordeaux. Italy played a group game there against Chile (2-2) in the 1998 World Cup. FC Bayern fans will have good memories of Bordeaux. The Munich-based club won the return leg of the 1996 UEFA Cup Final 3-1 against Girondins, back then in the Stade du Parc Lescure, and secured the title after a 2-0 victory in the first leg. Emre Can is the only current Germany international to have played at the stadium. Liverpool kicked off their Europa League group stage with a 1-1 draw on 17th September 2015.

THE OPPONENTS I: Italy qualified in style for the EURO 2016 round of 16 and were confirmed group winners after their second game. They only previously topped their group in 2000, back then losing to France in the final. The 1-0 defeat to Ireland in the last group game was the only competitive defeat to date under Antonio Conte. Italy have used 22 players so far at the tournament (Germany: 17) – the highest number out of all teams. The only player to not feature is third-choice goalkeeper Federico Marchetti.

THE OPPONENTS II: Italy are taking part in their ninth European Championship. They secured their only title to date on home soil in 1968 (1-1 a.e.t. against Yugoslavia, 2-0 in the replay). The Italian national team have made it through to the final in two of the last four European Championships (2000: 1-2 after golden goal against France; 2012: 0-4 against Spain), but couldn’t win on either occasion. Italy are one of four teams (alongside Austria, England and Romania), who remained unbeaten in qualifying for the tournament (seven wins and three draws - qualifiers against Croatia, Norway, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan and Malta).

THE OPPONENTS III: Italy, like Germany, have been crowned World Champions four times: 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006 – only Brazil have claimed the title on one more occasion. Italy have also never lost a World Cup or European Championship quarterfinal (seven wins, four draws). They are only twelfth in the current FIFA World Rankings, Germany lie in fourth. Italy's highest margin of victory was a 9-0 triumph over the USA at the 1948 Olympic Games, the greatest loss was a 7-1 defeat in Hungary on 6th April 1924. Current goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon (since 1997) is the record caps holder with 160 appearances, record goal scorer is Luigi Riva (1965 until 1974) with 35 goals in 42 games.

THE MANAGER: Antonio Conte took over as Italy manager in 2014 and after EURO 2016, his first major tournament, is leaving his position to take over at Chelsea. As a player, Conte featured in 20 games for Italy (two goals) and took part in both the 1994 World Cup (two appearances) and EURO 2000 (three appearances) – both times he reached the final but didn't play.

THE GOALKEEPERS: Manuel Neuer set a record for clean sheets in the 3-0 victory over Slovakia in the round of 16 tie. It was Germany's fifth in a row - and the Bayern star has been between the posts on all five occasions. This feat has never previously been achieved in the country's 108-year history of international football. Neuer hasn’t conceded in 450 minutes for Germany. However, he is still more than two games away from breaking the all-time record. Jens Lehmann kept opponents at bay for 681minutes in 2007/2008, but not in consecutive international fixtures.

THE GOALKEEPERS II: The clash between Germany and Italy also sees two of the best keepers in football history go head-to-head. Four-time World Goalkeeper of the Year Gianluigi Buffon (2003-2004, 2006-2007) comes up against the winner of the accolade for the past three years, Manuel Neuer (2013-2015). Buffon has played against German teams on five occasions this season (twice in the Champions League against both Bayern and Borussia Mönchengladbach, once against Die Mannschaft) and shipped eleven goals in the process. Thomas Müller grabbed a goal against Buffon in both Champions League games. Jonas Hector netted his first international goal in the 4-1 victory in March.

TEAMMATES: Sami Khedira faces six of his Juventus teammates, with whom he secured the double this year: Gianluigi Buffon, Leonardo Bonucci, Andrea Barzagli, Giorgio Chiellini, Stefano Sturaro and Simone Zaza. Barzagli played for VfL Wolfsburg between summer 2008 and January 2011. He was crowned Bundesliga Champion in his first season with the club. Lukas Podolski has played in Italy: The 31-year-old joined Inter Milan on loan from Arsenal for half a year in 2015 – he scored one goal in 17 Serie A games. Ciro Immobile played with Mats Hummels at Borussia Dortmund in 2014/2015 – he netted three times in 24 Bundesliga matches.

RUN OF FORM I: With the victory over Slovakia, Germany have reached the quarterfinals of a European Championship for the fourth time in total and the third tournament in a row. Die Mannschaft also equalled their highest ever European Championship margin of victory – Germany only previously recorded 3-0 wins at EURO 1996 vs. Russia and in the EURO 1972 final vs. the Soviet Union. After 63 games, Jérôme Boateng netted his first international goal. His eighth-minute strike was also the quickest in Germany’s European Championship history. Mesut Özil was directly involved in more shots on goal (three shots, five shot assists) than the entire Slovakia team. Germany's strong performance in the round of 16 game is supported by some impressive statistics – 21-7 shots on goal, 8-1 corners, 25-5 crosses and 61% possession.

RUN OF FORM II: Germany have won all three of their European Championship quarterfinals to date: 2-1 vs. Croatia in 1996, 3-2 vs. Portugal in 2008, 4-2 vs. Greece in 2012. Die Mannschaft have made it through their six most recent World Cup and European Championship quarterfinals. The last time they were knocked out at this stage was at the 1998 World Cup in France (lost 3-0 to Croatia). Germany have kept clean sheets in four consecutive European Championship games for the first time ever. They've only previously accomplished this feat at two major tournaments – the 1978 and 2002 World Cups. Spain hold the European Championship record for the most shut-outs across multiple tournaments – eight between 2012 and 2016.

RUN OF FORM III: Germany have kept five clean sheets in a row for the first time in 50 years. They set a record of six consecutive shut-outs in 1966. Mario Gomez has scored for Germany in each of the last four games he's started. Germany have won seven of their last nine games at European Championships (one draw, one defeat). Taking both World Cups and European Championships into consideration, Germany have been beaten just once in their last 17 tournament games (14 wins, two draws) – the 2-1 defeat to Italy in the EURO 2012 semi-final. Die Mannschaft have only lost three of their last 47 competitive games (40 wins, four draws) – the 2-1 defeat to Italy in 2012 as well as the losses in Poland (2-0 in October 2014) and Ireland (1-0 in October 2015) in European Championship qualifiers.

RUN OF FORM IV: Germany have never lost a competitive game when Benedikt Höwedes has played (17 wins, two draws).

CURRENT RUN I: Germany are the only team yet to concede at EURO 2016.

CURRENT RUN II: Germany have had the most possession out of all 24 EURO 2016 teams (69 percent). Since data collection began in 1980, no team has recorded as high a value. Toni Kroos has had by far the most touches of the ball at the tournament (518) with 145 touches alone in the game against Northern Ireland, also a top value at EURO 2016. He has also played the most successful passes (410).

CURRENT RUN III: Germany have registered 83 shots on goal – the highest amount at EURO 2016. 88 percent of their passes have reached a teammate – only Spain have been more accurate (89 percent). Spain (2631) are also the only side to have played more passes than Germany (2599). The German national team have put in the most crosses during the tournament (88). Die Mannschaft have scored three goals from set pieces at EURO 2016 (two corners, one free kick) – joint highest number with Hungary. Five of Germany’s last ten goals have come from dead balls (two corners, two penalties, one free kick).

MILESTONE: Mats Hummels is on the verge of his 50th international appearance - he made his debut in the 3-0 friendly victory over Malta on 13th May 2010, when he came on in place of Serdar Tasci in Aachen. He has scored 4 goals in 49 games.

EUROS RECORD CAP HOLDERS: Bastian Schweinsteiger made his 16th European Championships appearance in the round of 16 - only Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (18) has featured on more occasions. With his 37th appearance for Germany at World Cups and European Championships, Schweinsteiger could equal Miroslav Klose’s record.

EUROS TOP GOAL SCORER: Mario Gomez scored his fifth European Championships goal in the game against Slovakia and drew level with Jürgen Klinsmann in Germany's EUROs all-time goalscorer charts. Out of the current squad, Lukas Podolski (4) and Bastian Schweinsteiger (3) are in touching distance of the record. Gomez has netted 29 international goals in total, equalling Andreas Möller's tally and now ranks in joint 16th place in the DFB all-time goalscorer charts. With 48 international goals to his name, Podolski lies in fourth.

RECORD COACH AT EUROS: Joachim Löw became the all-time record holder during the match against Ukraine. Having taken charge of 15 games, he has now clearly overtaken EURO 1996 winning manager Berti Vogts (11 games). The draw against Poland was the first ever under Löw at the EUROs (11 wins, 3 losses). The previous goalless draw involving Germany at the European Championship came in 2004 (the second group game against Latvia).

RECORD PLAYERS: Still leading the way with this record is Lothar Matthäus. The former World Footballer of the Year won 150 caps for Germany between 1980 and 2000. Of the still active players, Lukas Podolski is next in the list with 128 appearances, followed by captain Bastian Schweinsteiger who has featured for Die Mannschaft 118 times.

RECORD GOALSCORERS: Germany’s all-time goalscorer chart is topped by Miroslav Klose, who netted 71 times, three more than Gerd Müller (68). However, Der Bomber only needed 62 caps for his tally, while Klose had notched 137 appearances when he retired from international football. Lukas Podolski (48), Thomas Müller (32) and Mario Gomez (27) are the top scorers in the current squad.

ALL-TIME EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE: Germany are ahead of title-holders Spain in the all-time EURO table. They have played 47 games across eleven tournaments, with a record of 26 victories, eleven draws and ten defeats. They have scored 70 and conceded 45 goals. Germany have won the European Championship three times: 1972 in Belgium, 1980 in Italy and 1996 in England. The Spaniards lie in second place with nine tournaments to their name (40 matches: W19, D12, L9; 55:36) and also three titles (1964, 2008, 2012).

SUSPENSIONS: Italy must manage without Thiago Motta in the quarterfinal. Eleven other players have been booked so far in the course of the tournament: Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci, Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini, Daniele De Rossi, Mattia De Sciglio, Eder, Lorenzo Insigne, Graziano Pelle, Salvatore Sirigu and Simone Zaza. From Germany’s perspective, Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels, Sami Khedira, Joshua Kimmich and Mesut Özil are all one yellow card away from missing the semi-final.

REFEREE: Hungarian Viktor Kassai is taking charge of the EURO 2016 quarterfinal against Italy in Bordeaux. The 40-year-old was the referee for the opening game between France and Romania (2-1) as well as the group stage game between Italy and Sweden (1-0).