Home shorts as released for the 2017 Confederations Cup in Russia when the Die Mannschaft won their first title of the World Cup warm-up tournament with a youthful squad. The same kit was also used in the latter part of World Cup qualification where the DFB won all 10 of their matches to top the group. Notably popular attacker Lukas Podolski made his 130th and last ever appearance for the national side in this design, scoring a trademark stunning winner in a friendly match over old rivals England