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Germany men's national association football team

vr.tr.germany-men-s-national-association-football-team · thing-q43310

Let an agent describe the Germany men national football team, its history, honours and records from official sources, and route current squad and results information to the DFB and FIFA.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ORG
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Identity What the team is.

What

The team.

What

What.

  1. What is the Germany men national football team, and how is it organised? definition
  2. Is the question about the men team, the women team or East Germany? boundary

Honours

Honours.

Honours

Honours.

  1. What titles and records does the team hold, with sources? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
Current Current information.

Squad

Squad and staff.

Squad

Squad.

  1. Who are the current coach and players, from the DFB? provenance
  2. Is the information current? boundary

Results

Results and fixtures.

Results

Results.

  1. What are the recent results and upcoming fixtures, from official sources? measurement
  2. Which entry fits a specific player? action
History History.

Eras

Eras.

Eras

Eras.

  1. How did the team develop through the pre-war, West German and reunified eras? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific era or tournament? action

Tournaments

Tournament history.

Tournaments

Tournaments.

  1. How has Germany performed at each World Cup and European Championship, with sources? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Context Culture and rivalries.

Culture

Culture.

Culture

Culture.

  1. What role does the team play in German culture and identity, with attribution? provenance
  2. Which entry fits football in Germany? action

Rivalries

Rivalries and media.

Rivalries

Rivalries.

  1. What are the notable rivalries, and where are matches broadcast? provenance
  2. Is the question about betting, which the model does not handle? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
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Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
thing
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.ORG
Other names and narrower kinds
Germany at the FIFA World Cup, Germany at the UEFA European Football Championship

What it is Filled

The national football team representing Germany in men international competition, controlled by the German Football Association, one of the most successful teams in history with four FIFA World Cup titles in 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014 and three UEFA European Championships in 1972, 1980 and 1996, having played as West Germany from 1949 to 1990 while a separate East German team existed; the team plays home matches across German stadiums and is a fixture of World Cup and European Championship tournaments.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent describe the Germany men national football team, its history, honours and records from official sources, and route current squad and results information to the DFB and FIFA.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Tournament consistency
  • West German era
  • DFB governance
  • Home stadium rotation

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Help manipulate a match or a result.
  • Publish players' private data, such as health or family details, beyond official disclosure.
  • Spread abuse or racist hate against players or supporters.
  • Use the team's crest or marks in a way that implies official endorsement.

Only with a human decision

  • Correcting a published result or record after a sanction or appeal.

May

  • Report squads, fixtures and results from the national association's official sources.
  • Give the team's historical record with its West German and unified periods distinguished.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Players with migrant backgrounds have faced racist abuse after defeats.
  • The team carries national identity and history, including the Nazi period of German football.

Who is affected

  • Players and staff
  • Supporters
  • The national association

Owners Filled

Steward

The national football association that selects and enters it.

Master systems

  • Federation registration and results records

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q1194951 - registry parent class

related

  • national sports team - in registry terms
  • German Football Association - the DFB
  • FIFA World Cup - and the European Championship
  • East Germany national football team - which existed until 1990

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.germany-men-s-national-association-football-team
  • Wikidata: Q43310 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43310)
  • FIFA code: GER

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • World Cup titles: 4 count - 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
  • European Championship titles: 3 count - 1972, 1980, 1996
  • first match: 1908 year

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Germany men national football team
  • Four World Cups, three European Championships
  • The women national team and the historical East Germany team are separate entries
  • Not a physical object; a team in white shirts and black shorts traditionally.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • relay honours and records
  • relay history including West and East Germany
  • relay current information
  • route results to official data

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Stale squad and results
  • Confusing men, women and East German teams
  • Unsourced records

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • FIFA and UEFA competition regulations
  • DFB statutes
  • Anti-doping rules

Context of use required Filled

  • Not applicable; a national sports team.
  • Germany at the FIFA World Cup
  • Germany at the UEFA European Championship
  • West Germany era 1949 to 1990
  • pre-war Germany team
  • records, captains and top scorers
  • kits and stadiums

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q43310: Germany men's national association football team - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Germany national football team - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should World Cup and European Championship records be separate entries?
  • How should official records be linked?
  • How should the West Germany era be recorded?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q43310/spec.json