Team history
Germany World Cup history
Germany have appeared in 20 men's World Cup tournaments from 1934 to 2022.
Overall record
2026 qualification
How did they qualify?
- Route
- UEFA Group A winners
- Qualified
- 17 November 2025
- Goals for per game
- 2.67
- Goals against per game
- 0.50
Record
Tournament match record
Matches
112W-D-L
72-17-23Goals
232-130Goal difference 102Goals per game
2.07Timeline
Tournament-by-tournament performance
| Year | Host | Performance | Matches | Goals | GPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Qatar | Group stage | 3 | 6-5 | 2 |
| 2018 | Russia | Group stage | 3 | 2-4 | 0.67 |
| 2014 | Brazil | Winner | 7 | 18-4 | 2.57 |
| 2010 | South Africa | Third place | 7 | 16-5 | 2.29 |
| 2006 | Germany | Third place | 7 | 14-6 | 2 |
| 2002 | Korea,Japan | Runner up | 7 | 14-3 | 2 |
| 1998 | France | Quarter-finals | 5 | 8-6 | 1.6 |
| 1994 | United States | Quarter-finals | 5 | 9-7 | 1.8 |
| 1990 | Italy | Winner | 7 | 15-5 | 2.14 |
| 1986 | Mexico | Runner up | 7 | 8-7 | 1.14 |
| 1982 | Spain | Runner up | 7 | 12-10 | 1.71 |
| 1978 | Argentina | Second group stage | 6 | 10-5 | 1.67 |
| 1974 | West Germany | Winner | 7 | 13-4 | 1.86 |
| 1970 | Mexico | Third place | 6 | 17-10 | 2.83 |
| 1966 | England | Runner up | 6 | 15-6 | 2.5 |
| 1962 | Chile | Quarter-finals | 4 | 4-2 | 1 |
| 1958 | Sweden | Fourth place | 6 | 12-14 | 2 |
| 1954 | Switzerland | Winner | 6 | 25-14 | 4.17 |
| 1938 | France | Round of 16 | 2 | 3-5 | 1.5 |
| 1934 | Italy | Third place | 4 | 11-8 | 2.75 |
