Germany at the FIFA World Cup

This is a record of Germany and West Germany's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of FIFA, the sport's global governing body.

For the women's team, see Germany at the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Germany national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently takes place over the three years going to the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final, when Germany were the host country.[1]

For Germany's World Cup history, FIFA considers only the teams managed by the Deutscher Fußball-Bund, comprising three periods: Germany (during Nazi era), West Germany and reunified Germany. The Germany national football team is one of the most successful national teams at the FIFA World Cup, winning four titles, earning second-place and third-place finishes four times each and one fourth-place finish. If you consider 3rd place or better for a winning campaign, Germany's 12 victories in 19 tournaments add up to at least three more than any other nation. In addition, Germany are the only team which has stood on the podium (3rd place or better) every decade there was a tournament held—1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. Along with Argentina, Brazil and Spain, they are one of the four national teams to win outside their continental confederation, with the title of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in South America. The team was present in 19 out of the 21 tournaments, the second most frequent, and only did not reach the quarterfinals twice, in 1938 and 2018. With this, Germany's 8th place or better (quarterfinals) in 17 out of 19 tournaments (89%) ranks highest in FIFA World Cup Finals history. It makes Germany the better team in the history of the tournament in terms of final positions, if points were awarded proportionally for a title, runner-up finish, third-place finish, semi-final and quarter-final appearances.

Records

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA World Cup finals record Qualifications record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA Squad GP W D L GF GA
1930Did not enter Did not enter—
1934Third place3rd4301118Squad 1100911934
1938First round10th201135Squad 33001111938
1950Banned from entering 1950
1954Champions1st65012514Squad 43101231954
1958Fourth place4th62221214Squad Qualified as defending champions1958
1962Quarter-finals7th421142Squad 44001151962
1966Runners-up2nd6411156Squad 43101421966
1970Third place3rd65011710Squad 65102031970
1974Champions1st7601134Squad Qualified as hosts1974
1978Second group stage6th6141105Squad Qualified as defending champions1978
1982Runners-up2nd73221210Squad 88003331982
1986Runners-up2nd732287Squad 85212291986
1990Champions1st7520155Squad 63301331990
1994Quarter-finals5th531197Squad Qualified as defending champions1994
1998Quarter-finals7th531186Squad 106402391998
2002Runners-up2nd7511143Squad 1063119122002
2006Third place3rd7511146Squad Qualified as hosts2006
2010Third place3rd7502165Squad 108202652010
2014Champions1st7610184Squad 1091036102014
2018Group stage22nd310224Squad 1010004342018
2022 To be determined To be determined 2022
2026 2026
Total4 titles19/211096720*22226125 947418229270Total
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Winning World Cups
Year Manager Captain Winning Goal Scorer(s)
1954 Sepp Herberger Fritz Walter Helmut Rahn
1974 Helmut Schön Franz Beckenbauer Gerd Müller
1990 Franz Beckenbauer Lothar Matthäus Andreas Brehme
2014 Joachim Löw Philipp Lahm Mario Götze

FIFA World Cup finals

1954 World Cup Final v Hungary
Main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup Final

Only 14 days before the final, West Germany played the favoured Hungarian Golden Team in the first round of the tournament and suffered a 3–8 loss, their highest World Cup defeat to this day. In the final, Hungary was up by two goals after only eight minutes, so it came as a surprise that the West German team not only quickly equalized but turned the game around in the 84th minute with a goal scored by Helmut Rahn.

West Germany 3–2 Hungary
 Report
Attendance: 62,500
GK1Toni Turek
RB7Josef Posipal
CB10Werner Liebrich
LB3Werner Kohlmeyer
HB6Horst Eckel
HB8Karl Mai
IR13Max Morlock
IL16Fritz Walter (c)
OR12Helmut Rahn
CF15Ottmar Walter
OL20Hans Schäfer
Manager:
Sepp Herberger
GK1Gyula Grosics
RB2Jenő Buzánszky
CB3Gyula Lóránt
LB4Mihály Lantos
HB5József Bozsik
HB6József Zakariás
RW11Zoltán Czibor
AM9Nándor Hidegkuti
LW20Mihály Tóth
CF8Sándor Kocsis
CF10Ferenc Puskás (c)
Manager:
Gusztáv Sebes

1966 World Cup Final v England
Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup Final

The strongly contested game between host nation England and West Germany went into extra time after a score of 2-2 after 90 minutes. Geoff Hurst's goal in the 101st minute is one of the most controversial in football history: His shot bounced off the cross-bar onto the ground and back away from the goal. After a brief discussion with the Soviet linesman Tofiq Bahramov, referee Gottfried Dienst awarded the goal. With the West Germans forced to press for the equalizer, Hurst converted a counterattack in the 120th minute and decided the match for England.

England 4–2 (a.e.t.) West Germany
Hurst  18', 101', 120'
Peters  78'		 Report Haller  12'
Weber  89'
Attendance: 96,924
GK1Gordon Banks
RB2George Cohen
CB5Jack Charlton
CB6Bobby Moore (c)
LB3Ray Wilson
DM4Nobby Stiles
RM7Alan Ball
AM9Bobby Charlton
LM16Martin Peters 20'
CF10Geoff Hurst
CF21Roger Hunt
Manager:
Alf Ramsey
GK1Hans Tilkowski
RB2Horst-Dieter Höttges
CB5Willi Schulz
CB6Wolfgang Weber
LB3Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
CM4Franz Beckenbauer
CM12Wolfgang Overath
RF8Helmut Haller
CF9Uwe Seeler (c)
CF10Sigfried Held
LF11Lothar Emmerich
Manager:
Helmut Schön

1974 World Cup Final v the Netherlands
Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup Final

West Germany reached the final as host nation in 1974 and were facing their neighbours and rivals from the Netherlands. After an early penalty scored by Johan Neeskens, West Germany turned the game around to win their second World Cup trophy.

Netherlands 1–2 West Germany
Neeskens  2' (pen.) Report Breitner  25' (pen.)
Müller  43'
Attendance: 75,200
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)
GK8Jan Jongbloed
RB20Wim Suurbier
CB17Wim Rijsbergen 69'
CB2Arie Haan
LB12Ruud Krol
RM6Wim Jansen
CM13Johan Neeskens 40'
LM3Willem van Hanegem 23'
RF16Johnny Rep
CF14Johan Cruyff (c) 45'
LF15Rob Rensenbrink 46'
Substitutes:
GK18Piet Schrijvers
DF5Rinus Israël
MF7Theo de Jong 69'
MF10René van de Kerkhof 46'
FW9Piet Keizer
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK1Sepp Maier
RB2Berti Vogts 4'
CB5Franz Beckenbauer (c)
CB4Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
LB3Paul Breitner
RM16Rainer Bonhof
CM14Uli Hoeneß
LM12Wolfgang Overath
RF9Jürgen Grabowski
CF13Gerd Müller
LF17Bernd Hölzenbein
Substitutes:
GK21Norbert Nigbur
DF6Horst-Dieter Höttges
MF8Bernhard Cullmann
MF15Heinz Flohe
FW11Jupp Heynckes
Manager:
Helmut Schön

1982 World Cup Final v Italy
Main article: 1982 FIFA World Cup Final

Paul Breitner became only the third player in World Cup history to have scored in two separate finals, but only after the Italians had already taken a 3–0 lead after 81 minutes.

Italy 3–1 West Germany
Rossi  57'
Tardelli  69'
Altobelli  81'		 Report Breitner  83'
Attendance: 90,000
GK1Dino Zoff (c)
SW7Gaetano Scirea
CB6Claudio Gentile
CB5Fulvio Collovati
RWB3Giuseppe Bergomi
LWB4Antonio Cabrini
DM13Gabriele Oriali 73'
RM16Bruno Conti 31'
CM14Marco Tardelli
LW19Francesco Graziani 7'
CF20Paolo Rossi
Substitutions:
GK12Ivano Bordon
MF10Giuseppe Dossena
MF11Giampiero Marini
MF15Franco Causio 89'
FW18Alessandro Altobelli 7' 89'
Manager:
Enzo Bearzot
GK1Harald Schumacher
SW15Uli Stielike 73'
RB20Manfred Kaltz
CB4Karlheinz Förster
LB5Bernd Förster
RM6Wolfgang Dremmler 61' 62'
CM3Paul Breitner
LM2Hans-Peter Briegel
RW11Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (c) 70'
LW7Pierre Littbarski 88'
CF8Klaus Fischer
Substitutions:
GK21Bernd Franke
DF12Wilfried Hannes
MF10Hansi Müller 70'
MF14Felix Magath
FW9Horst Hrubesch 62'
Manager:
Jupp Derwall

1986 World Cup Final v Argentina
Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup Final

With the highest attendance ever at a FIFA World Cup final, West Germany faced Argentina in Mexico City. Although the South Americans' star player Diego Maradona was closely guarded by the West German team, he assisted the decisive 3-2 scored by Jorge Burruchaga, ensuring his country's second World Cup win. Late during the match, three yellow cards were given to Argentinians for time wasting.

Argentina 3–2 West Germany
Brown  23'
Valdano  56'
Burruchaga  84'		 Report Rummenigge  74'
Völler  81'
Attendance: 114,600
GK18Nery Pumpido 85'
SW5José Luis Brown
CB9José Luis Cuciuffo
CB19Oscar Ruggeri
RWB14Ricardo Giusti
LWB16Julio Olarticoechea 77'
DM2Sergio Batista
CM12Héctor Enrique 81'
AM7Jorge Burruchaga 90'
SS10Diego Maradona (c) 17'
CF11Jorge Valdano
Substitutions:
MF21Marcelo Trobbiani 90'
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo
GK1Harald Schumacher
SW17Ditmar Jakobs
CB4Karlheinz Förster
CB2Hans-Peter Briegel 62'
RWB14Thomas Berthold
LWB3Andreas Brehme
CM6Norbert Eder
CM8Lothar Matthäus 21'
AM10Felix Magath 62'
CF11Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (c)
CF19Klaus Allofs 46'
Substitutions:
FW9Rudi Völler 46'
FW20Dieter Hoeneß 62'
Manager:
Franz Beckenbauer

1990 World Cup Final v Argentina
Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup Final

For this re-match of the 1986 Final, Argentina played extremely defensively. Defender Pedro Monzón became the first player ever to receive a red card in a World Cup final, only to be joined by teammate Gustavo Dezotti 22 minutes later. Although West Germany was the dominating side with 23:1 shots, it is fitting that the rough match was decided by a penalty kick taken by Andreas Brehme.

Franz Beckenbauer achieved the feat to lose and then win a World Cup final each as player (1966, 1974) and manager (1986, 1990).

West Germany 1–0 Argentina
Brehme  85' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 73,603
GK1Bodo Illgner
SW5Klaus Augenthaler
CB6Guido Buchwald
CB4Jürgen Kohler
RWB14Thomas Berthold 73'
LWB3Andreas Brehme
CM8Thomas Häßler
CM10Lothar Matthäus (c)
CM7Pierre Littbarski
CF9Rudi Völler 52'
CF18Jürgen Klinsmann
Substitutes:
GK12Raimond Aumann
DF2Stefan Reuter 73'
MF15Uwe Bein
MF20Olaf Thon
FW13Karl-Heinz Riedle
Manager:
Franz Beckenbauer
GK12Sergio Goycochea
SW20Juan Simón
CB18José Serrizuela
CB19Oscar Ruggeri 46'
RWB4José Basualdo
LWB17Roberto Sensini
DM13Néstor Lorenzo
CM21Pedro Troglio 84'
AM10Diego Maradona (c) 87'
CM7Jorge Burruchaga 53'
CF9Gustavo Dezotti 5'  87'
Substitutes:
GK22Fabián Cancelarich
DF5Edgardo Bauza
DF15Pedro Monzón 65' 46'
MF6Gabriel Calderón 53'
FW3Abel Balbo
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo

2002 World Cup Final v Brazil
Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup Final

With only one goal against during the six matches leading up to the final, hopes were on the German defence to withstand Brazil's star quality strikers. Germany's playmaker Michael Ballack was suspended for the final after picking his second yellow card of the tournament in the semi-final against South Korea. Two goals from Ronaldo in the middle of the second half decided the match in favour of the South Americans and ensured their record fifth title.

Germany 0–2 Brazil
Report Ronaldo  67', 79'
Attendance: 69,029
GK1Oliver Kahn (c)
CB2Thomas Linke
CB5Carsten Ramelow
CB21Christoph Metzelder
RM22Torsten Frings
CM8Dietmar Hamann
CM16Jens Jeremies 77'
LM17Marco Bode 84'
AM19Bernd Schneider
CF11Miroslav Klose 9' 74'
CF7Oliver Neuville
Substitutes:
FW20Oliver Bierhoff 74'
FW14Gerald Asamoah 77'
MF6Christian Ziege 84'
Manager:
Rudi Völler

MarcosEdmílsonRoberto CarlosRonaldoBernd Schneider
GK1Marcos
CB3Lúcio
CB5Edmílson
CB4Roque Júnior 6'
RM2Cafu (c)
CM8Gilberto Silva
CM15Kléberson
LM6Roberto Carlos
AM11Ronaldinho 85'
CF10Rivaldo
CF9Ronaldo 90'
Substitutes:
MF19Juninho 85'
MF17Denílson 90'
Manager:
 Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari

2014 World Cup Final v Argentina
Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Final

Despite defeating host country Brazil 7–1, Germany was supported by the home fans due to Brazil's rivalry with Argentina. This record third match-up of two teams in World Cup finals saw good chances for both sides in regular time, but stayed goalless until substitute striker Mario Götze scored during the second half of extra time, in the 113th minute. The fourth title was the first since Germany's reunification in October 1990.

Germany 1–0 (a.e.t.) Argentina
 Report
Attendance: 74,738
GK1Manuel Neuer
RB16Philipp Lahm (c)
CB20Jérôme Boateng
CB5Mats Hummels
LB4Benedikt Höwedes 34'
CM23Christoph Kramer 31'
CM7Bastian Schweinsteiger 29'
CM18Toni Kroos
RW13Thomas Müller
LW8Mesut Özil 120'
CF11Miroslav Klose 88'
Substitutions:
FW9André Schürrle 31'
MF19Mario Götze 88'
DF17Per Mertesacker 120'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK1Sergio Romero
RB4Pablo Zabaleta
CB15Martín Demichelis
CB2Ezequiel Garay
LB16Marcos Rojo
CM14Javier Mascherano 64'
CM6Lucas Biglia
RW8Enzo Pérez 86'
LW22Ezequiel Lavezzi 46'
SS10Lionel Messi (c)
CF9Gonzalo Higuaín 78'
Substitutions:
FW20Sergio Agüero 65' 46'
FW18Rodrigo Palacio 78'
MF5Fernando Gago 86'
Manager:
Alejandro Sabella

Record players

Lothar Matthäus is the FIFA World Cup's all-time record player. In addition, along with Antonio Carbajal and Rafael Márquez from Mexico, he is one of the few players to have been fielded in five FIFA World Cups.

Miroslav Klose, who is only one match behind, also holds the record for most victories at FIFA World Cups (17).

No. Name Matches World Cups
1Lothar Matthäus251982, 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1998
2Miroslav Klose242002, 2006, 2010 and 2014
3Uwe Seeler211958, 1962, 1966 and 1970
4Philipp Lahm202006, 2010 and 2014
Bastian Schweinsteiger202006, 2010 and 2014
6Wolfgang Overath191966, 1970 and 1974
Berti Vogts191970, 1974 and 1978
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge191978, 1982 and 1986
Per Mertesacker192006, 2010 and 2014
10Franz Beckenbauer181966, 1970 and 1974
Sepp Maier181970, 1974 and 1978
Thomas Berthold181986, 1990 and 1994

Top goalscorers

Since 2014, Miroslav Klose is the all-time top goalscorer at FIFA World Cup final tournaments. Gerd Müller used to be the holder of that record from 1974 until it was broken by Ronaldo in 2006.

No. Name Goals World Cups
1Miroslav Klose162002 (5), 2006 (5), 2010 (4) and 2014 (2)
2Gerd Müller141970 (10) and 1974 (4)
3Jürgen Klinsmann111990 (3), 1994 (5) and 1998 (3)
4Thomas Müller102010 (5) and 2014 (5)
Helmut Rahn101954 (4) and 1958 (6)
6Karl-Heinz Rummenigge91978 (3), 1982 (5) and 1986 (1)
Uwe Seeler91958 (2), 1962 (2), 1966 (2) and 1970 (3)
8Rudi Völler81986 (3), 1990 (3) and 1994 (2)
9Hans Schäfer71954 (4) and 1958 (3)
10Helmut Haller61966
Lothar Matthäus61986 (1), 1990 (4) and 1994 (1)
Max Morlock61954

By match

By opponent
Legend
Won more than lost
Won equals lost
Lost more than won
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Argentina7421125+757.14%
 Yugoslavia6411114+766.67%
 Sweden5401117+480.00%
 England5221108+240.00%
 Italy502349−50.00%
 Uruguay431093+675.00%
 Austria4301126+675.00%
 Mexico421182+650.00%
  Switzerland4211106+450.00%
 Spain421154+150.00%
 France421199050.00%
 Chile330071+6100.00%
 United States330040+4100.00%
 Netherlands321064+266.67%
 Poland321020+266.67%
 South Korea320144066.67%
 Czechoslovakia311145−133.33%
 Turkey2200113+8100.00%
 Australia220070+7100.00%
 Portugal220071+6100.00%
 Belgium220084+4100.00%
 Morocco220031+2100.00%
 Ghana211032+150.00%
 Brazil210173+450.00%
 Bulgaria210164+250.00%
 Algeria210133050.00%
 Hungary2101610−450.00%
 Saudi Arabia110080+8100.00%
 United Arab Emirates110051+4100.00%
 Ecuador110030+3100.00%
 Costa Rica110042+2100.00%
 Peru110031+2100.00%
 Cameroon110020+2100.00%
 Iran110020+2100.00%
 Scotland110021+1100.00%
 Soviet Union110021+1100.00%
 Bolivia110010+1100.00%
 Paraguay110010+1100.00%
 Northern Ireland10102200.00%
 Colombia10101100.00%
 Republic of Ireland10101100.00%
 Tunisia10100000.00%
 East Germany100101−10.00%
 Serbia100101−10.00%
 Denmark100102−20.00%
 Croatia100103−30.00%
Total (46)109672022226125+10161.47%

References
  1. 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage Archived June 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
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