A look at why Germany play in white in international football - despite it not being a colour of their flag.
Germany 's flag consists of the colours red, yellow and black - so why is their home kit white in international football?
It is because the colour of the flag of Prussia - the state that stretched from the modern day border of Russia to the border ofPrussia formed the German empire in the unification of German states in 1871, and became a dominant force within Germany at the time.
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