History => After Reunification: Berti Vogts ..

In February 1990, months after the fall of the Berlin wall, the draw for the 1992 European Championship qualifying tournament had seen East Germany and West Germany drawn together in Group 5, scheduled to start in September. After the World Cup win, with assistant Berti Vogts taking over as the national team coach, the retiring Beckenbauer infamously predicted that the German team, with additional former East Germans to choose from, would be invincible for years to come. The reunification of Germany was confirmed in August to take effect on 3 October 1990, with the access of the former GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany. The members of the East German association Deutscher Fußball-Verband acceded to the DFB in November, while the 1990/91 seasons would continue, with the leagues being restructured for 1991/92. The first game which saw a unified German team including former East German internationals such as Matthias Sammer and Ulf Kirsten was against Switzerland on 19 December.

In Euro 92, Germany reached the final, but lost 2–0 to surprise winners Denmark. As defending champions in the 1994 World Cup, they were upset 2–1 in the quarter-finals by Bulgaria after taking the lead.
Germany won their first major international title after the reunification at Euro 96, becoming European champions for the third time. They defeated England, who were the hosts, again on penalty kicks (6–5, after a 1–1 draw) in the semi-finals, and the Czech Republic 2–1 in the final, a match decided by a golden goal scored by Oliver Bierhoff.

However, in the 1998 World Cup, Germany were again eliminated by a less heralded opponent in the quarter-finals, this time in a 3–0 rout by Croatia. Vogts stepped down afterwards and was replaced by Erich Ribbeck.