Euro 2020: Who are Germany's penalty takers and what is their record like?

By Ryan Dabbs
published

Germany might not have as many accomplished penalty takers as you might think, but only a shootout will prove that theory true...

Gundogan Germany penalty takers
(Image credit: PA)

When it comes to penalties, Germany are held in incredibly high regard. Their players, it seems, are faultless in their ability to dispatch from 12 yards, with their coolness under pressure always cited for their success in shootouts. 

In the last decade, Germany have taken part in just one penalty shootout, in which they beat Italy at Euro 2016 in the quarter-finals. You know, the shootout where Simone Zaza produced perhaps the most comical - and simply, the worst - penalty in history. 

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Ryan Dabbs
Ryan Dabbs
Staff writer

Ryan is a staff writer for FourFourTwo, joining the team full-time in October 2022. He first joined Future in December 2020, working across FourFourTwo, Golf Monthly, Rugby World and Advnture's websites, before eventually earning himself a position with FourFourTwo permanently. After graduating from Cardiff University with a degree in Journalism and Communications, Ryan earned a NCTJ qualification to further develop as a writer while a Trainee News Writer at Future.