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DFB development plan of 2000 - Germany’s path to success in Brazil

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DFB development plan of 2000 - Germany’s path to success in Brazil Germany’s 2014 World Cup success has not come overnight. The national team has been building towards this excellence since 2000, when it could not advance from the group stage in the European tournament. The result of the fall out was a development plan.  A plan, which has had been identifying and training athletic youngsters in 366 districts. The system produced the wave of players in their mid-20’s who excelled in Brazil. The German system is important because there is a direct line from the development plan of the German federation, DFB, and some of the celebrity coaches from Germany plying their trade elsewhere.   Germany rarely needs a renewal not with three world cup won, but that does not mean success will come on a platter, they had to work hard for it. Germany’s surges ahead taking its core from the DFB program. The wealthy national league, the Bundesliga, has kept most national players at home, c

GFDC distributes football kits in Cuncolim, opens new football development center in Ambaulim | GFDC | Goa Football Development Council

GFDC distributes football kits in Cuncolim, opens new football development center in Ambaulim | GFDC | Goa Football Development Council