That's despite the fact white doesn't even feature on the country's red, black and yellow flag - but the inspiration behind Germany's kit colour predates the 'Bundesflagge' by almost a millennium.

The German flag's distinctive black, red and gold stripes date back to the 19th century. We look at the history around the colours, what they represent and how Germans feel about their flag.

A Monarchy motion in the Reichstag to substitute for the black-red-gold republican flag the old black-white-red colors of Imperial Germany was rejected.Apparently, this is only an academic defeat; ...

MANY football fans are only just learning why Germany play in white. The country's flag is red, black and yellow, but their famous strip has little resemblance to those national colours.