Germany at the FIFA World Cup

This is a record of the men's Germany and West Germany's results at the FIFA World Cup. For Germany's World Cup history, FIFA considers only the teams managed by the German Football Association, comprising three periods: Germany (during Nazi era), West Germany and reunified Germany. The men's 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. Germany's 12 podium finishes (3rd place or better) in 20 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 at least once during the completed decades in which at least one tournament was 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 qualified for every FIFA World Cup tournament they have entered (20 out of the 22), the second most frequent, and only failed to reach the quarter-finals three times, in 1938, 2018, and 2022. With this, Germany's 8th place or better (quarter-finals) in 17 out of 20 tournaments (85%) ranks highest in FIFA World Cup finals history. It makes Germany the best 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

1930–1938 as → → Germany
1950–1990 as West Germany
1994–present as Germany

Champions Runners-up Third place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil

FIFA World Cup finals record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Campaign
1930	Did not enter									Did not enter						—
1934	Third place	3rd	4	3	0	1	11	8	Squad	1	1	0	0	9	1	1934
1938	First round	10th	2	0	1	1	3	5	Squad	3	3	0	0	11	1	1938
1950	Banned from entering									Banned from entering						1950
1954	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	25	14	Squad	4	3	1	0	12	3	1954
1958	Fourth place	4th	6	2	2	2	12	14	Squad	Qualified as defending champions						1958
1962	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	1	1	4	2	Squad	4	4	0	0	11	5	1962
1966	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	15	6	Squad	4	3	1	0	14	2	1966
1970	Third place	3rd	6	5	0	1	17	10	Squad	6	5	1	0	20	3	1970
1974	Champions	1st	7	6	0	1	13	4	Squad	Qualified as hosts						1974
1978	Second group stage	6th	6	1	4	1	10	5	Squad	Qualified as defending champions						1978
1982	Runners-up	2nd	7	3	2	2	12	10	Squad	8	8	0	0	33	3	1982
1986	Runners-up	2nd	7	3	2	2	8	7	Squad	8	5	2	1	22	9	1986
1990	Champions	1st	7	5	2	0	15	5	Squad	6	3	3	0	13	3	1990
1994	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	1	1	9	7	Squad	Qualified as defending champions						1994
1998	Quarter-finals	7th	5	3	1	1	8	6	Squad	10	6	4	0	23	9	1998
2002	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	1	1	14	3	Squad	10	6	3	1	19	12	2002
2006	Third place	3rd	7	5	1	1	14	6	Squad	Qualified as hosts						2006
2010	Third place	3rd	7	5	0	2	16	5	Squad	10	8	2	0	26	5	2010
2014	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	18	4	Squad	10	9	1	0	36	10	2014
2018	Group stage	22nd	3	1	0	2	2	4	Squad	10	10	0	0	43	4	2018
2022	Group stage	17th	3	1	1	1	6	5	Squad	10	9	0	1	36	4	2022
2026	To be determined									To be determined						2026
2030	To be determined									To be determined						2030
Total	4 titles	20/22	112	68	21*	23	232	130	—	104	83	18	3	328	74	Total

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Germany's World Cup record
First match	Germany 5–2 Belgium (27 May 1934; Florence, Italy)
Biggest win	Germany 8–0 Saudi Arabia (1 June 2002; Sapporo, Japan)
Biggest defeat	Hungary 8–3 West Germany (20 June 1954; Basel, Switzerland)
Best result	Champions in 1954, 1974, 1990, and 2014
Worst result	Group stage in 1938, 2018 and 2022

Winning World Cups

Year	Manager	Captain	Winning goalscorer(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

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.

4 July 1954

17:00 CET

West Germany	3–2	Hungary
Morlock 10' Rahn 18', 84'	Report	Puskás 6' Czibor 8'

Wankdorf Stadium, Bern

Attendance: 62,500

Referee: William Ling (England)


GK	1	Toni Turek
RB	7	Josef Posipal
CB	10	Werner Liebrich
LB	3	Werner Kohlmeyer
HB	6	Horst Eckel
HB	8	Karl Mai
IR	13	Max Morlock
IL	16	Fritz Walter (c)
OR	12	Helmut Rahn
CF	15	Ottmar Walter
OL	20	Hans Schäfer
Manager:
Sepp Herberger


GK	1	Gyula Grosics
RB	2	Jenő Buzánszky
CB	3	Gyula Lóránt
LB	4	Mihály Lantos
HB	5	József Bozsik
HB	6	József Zakariás
RW	11	Zoltán Czibor
AM	9	Nándor Hidegkuti
LW	20	Mihály Tóth
CF	8	Sándor Kocsis
CF	10	Ferenc Puskás (c)
Manager:
Gusztáv Sebes

1966 World Cup Final v England

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.

30 July 1966

15:00 BST

England	4–2 (a.e.t.)	West Germany
Hurst 18', 101', 120' Peters 78'	Report	Haller 12' Weber 89'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 96,924

Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)


GK	1	Gordon Banks
RB	2	George Cohen
CB	5	Jack Charlton
CB	6	Bobby Moore (c)
LB	3	Ray Wilson
DM	4	Nobby Stiles
RM	7	Alan Ball
AM	9	Bobby Charlton
LM	16	Martin Peters	20'
CF	10	Geoff Hurst
CF	21	Roger Hunt
Manager:
Alf Ramsey


GK	1	Hans Tilkowski
RB	2	Horst-Dieter Höttges
CB	5	Willi Schulz
CB	6	Wolfgang Weber
LB	3	Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
CM	4	Franz Beckenbauer
CM	12	Wolfgang Overath
RF	8	Helmut Haller
CF	9	Uwe Seeler (c)
CF	10	Sigfried Held
LF	11	Lothar Emmerich
Manager:
Helmut Schön

1974 World Cup Final v the Netherlands

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.

7 July 1974

16:00 (CET)

Netherlands	1–2	West Germany
Neeskens 2' (pen.)	Report	Breitner 25' (pen.) Müller 43'

Olympiastadion, Munich

Attendance: 75,200

Referee: Jack Taylor (England)


GK	8	Jan Jongbloed
RB	20	Wim Suurbier
CB	17	Wim Rijsbergen		69'
CB	2	Arie Haan
LB	12	Ruud Krol
RM	6	Wim Jansen
CM	13	Johan Neeskens	40'
LM	3	Willem van Hanegem	23'
RF	16	Johnny Rep
CF	14	Johan Cruyff (c)	45'
LF	15	Rob Rensenbrink		46'
Substitutes:
GK	18	Piet Schrijvers
DF	5	Rinus Israël
MF	7	Theo de Jong		69'
MF	10	René van de Kerkhof		46'
FW	9	Piet Keizer
Manager:
Rinus Michels


GK	1	Sepp Maier
RB	2	Berti Vogts	4'
CB	5	Franz Beckenbauer (c)
CB	4	Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
LB	3	Paul Breitner
RM	16	Rainer Bonhof
CM	14	Uli Hoeneß
LM	12	Wolfgang Overath
RF	9	Jürgen Grabowski
CF	13	Gerd Müller
LF	17	Bernd Hölzenbein
Substitutes:
GK	21	Norbert Nigbur
DF	6	Horst-Dieter Höttges
MF	8	Bernhard Cullmann
MF	15	Heinz Flohe
FW	11	Jupp Heynckes
Manager:
Helmut Schön

1982 World Cup Final v Italy

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.

11 July 1982

20:00 CEST

Italy	3–1	West Germany
Rossi 57' Tardelli 69' Altobelli 81'	Report	Breitner 83'

Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Attendance: 90,000

Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil)


GK	1	Dino Zoff (c)
SW	7	Gaetano Scirea
CB	6	Claudio Gentile
CB	5	Fulvio Collovati
RWB	3	Giuseppe Bergomi
LWB	4	Antonio Cabrini
DM	13	Gabriele Oriali	73'
RM	16	Bruno Conti	31'
CM	14	Marco Tardelli
LW	19	Francesco Graziani		7'
CF	20	Paolo Rossi
Substitutions:
GK	12	Ivano Bordon
MF	10	Giuseppe Dossena
MF	11	Giampiero Marini
MF	15	Franco Causio			89'
FW	18	Alessandro Altobelli		7'	89'
Manager:
Enzo Bearzot


GK	1	Harald Schumacher
SW	15	Uli Stielike	73'
RB	20	Manfred Kaltz
CB	4	Karlheinz Förster
LB	5	Bernd Förster
RM	6	Wolfgang Dremmler	61'	62'
CM	3	Paul Breitner
LM	2	Hans-Peter Briegel
RW	11	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (c)		70'
LW	7	Pierre Littbarski	88'
CF	8	Klaus Fischer
Substitutions:
GK	21	Bernd Franke
DF	12	Wilfried Hannes
MF	10	Hansi Müller		70'
MF	14	Felix Magath
FW	9	Horst Hrubesch		62'
Manager:
Jupp Derwall

1986 World Cup Final v Argentina

With the highest attendance ever at a FIFA World Cup final, West Germany faced Argentina in Mexico City. Although the Argentinian 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.

29 June 1986

12:00 CST

Argentina	3–2	West Germany
Brown 23' Valdano 56' Burruchaga 84'	Report	Rummenigge 74' Völler 81'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 114,600

Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)



GK	18	Nery Pumpido	85'
SW	5	José Luis Brown
CB	9	José Luis Cuciuffo
CB	19	Oscar Ruggeri
RWB	14	Ricardo Giusti
LWB	16	Julio Olarticoechea	77'
DM	2	Sergio Batista
CM	12	Héctor Enrique	81'
AM	7	Jorge Burruchaga		90'
SS	10	Diego Maradona (c)	17'
CF	11	Jorge Valdano
Substitutions:
MF	21	Marcelo Trobbiani		90'
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo



GK	1	Harald Schumacher
SW	17	Ditmar Jakobs
CB	4	Karlheinz Förster
CB	2	Hans-Peter Briegel	62'
RWB	14	Thomas Berthold
LWB	3	Andreas Brehme
CM	6	Norbert Eder
CM	8	Lothar Matthäus	21'
AM	10	Felix Magath		62'
CF	11	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (c)
CF	19	Klaus Allofs		46'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Rudi Völler		46'
FW	20	Dieter Hoeneß		62'
Manager:
Franz Beckenbauer

1990 World Cup Final v Argentina

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).

8 July 1990

20:00 UTC+2

West Germany	1–0	Argentina
Brehme 85' (pen.)	Report

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 73,603

Referee: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)


GK	1	Bodo Illgner
SW	5	Klaus Augenthaler
CB	6	Guido Buchwald
CB	4	Jürgen Kohler
RWB	14	Thomas Berthold		73'
LWB	3	Andreas Brehme
CM	8	Thomas Häßler
CM	10	Lothar Matthäus (c)
CM	7	Pierre Littbarski
CF	9	Rudi Völler	52'
CF	18	Jürgen Klinsmann
Substitutes:
GK	12	Raimond Aumann
DF	2	Stefan Reuter		73'
MF	15	Uwe Bein
MF	20	Olaf Thon
FW	13	Karl-Heinz Riedle
Manager:
Franz Beckenbauer


GK	12	Sergio Goycochea
SW	20	Juan Simón
CB	18	José Serrizuela
CB	19	Oscar Ruggeri		46'
RWB	4	José Basualdo
LWB	17	Roberto Sensini
DM	13	Néstor Lorenzo
CM	21	Pedro Troglio	84'
AM	10	Diego Maradona (c)	87'
CM	7	Jorge Burruchaga		53'
CF	9	Gustavo Dezotti	5' 87'
Substitutes:
GK	22	Fabián Cancelarich
DF	5	Edgardo Bauza
DF	15	Pedro Monzón	65'	46'
MF	6	Gabriel Calderón		53'
FW	3	Abel Balbo
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo

2002 World Cup Final v Brazil

With only one goal conceded 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.

30 June 2002

20:00 UTC+9

Germany	0–2	Brazil
	Report	Ronaldo 67', 79'

International Stadium, Yokohama

Attendance: 69,029

Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)


GK	1	Oliver Kahn (c)
CB	2	Thomas Linke
CB	5	Carsten Ramelow
CB	21	Christoph Metzelder
RM	22	Torsten Frings
CM	8	Dietmar Hamann
CM	16	Jens Jeremies		77'
LM	17	Marco Bode		84'
AM	19	Bernd Schneider
CF	11	Miroslav Klose	9'	74'
CF	7	Oliver Neuville
Substitutes:
FW	20	Oliver Bierhoff		74'
FW	14	Gerald Asamoah		77'
MF	6	Christian Ziege		84'
Manager:
Rudi Völler


GK	1	Marcos
CB	3	Lúcio
CB	5	Edmílson
CB	4	Roque Júnior	6'
RM	2	Cafu (c)
CM	8	Gilberto Silva
CM	15	Kléberson
LM	6	Roberto Carlos
AM	11	Ronaldinho		85'
CF	10	Rivaldo
CF	9	Ronaldo		90'
Substitutes:
MF	19	Juninho		85'
MF	17	Denílson		90'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari

2014 World Cup Final v Argentina

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.

13 July 2014

16:00 UTC−3

Germany	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Argentina
Götze 113'	Report

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 74,738

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)


GK	1	Manuel Neuer
RB	16	Philipp Lahm (c)
CB	20	Jérôme Boateng
CB	5	Mats Hummels
LB	4	Benedikt Höwedes	34'
CM	23	Christoph Kramer		31'
CM	7	Bastian Schweinsteiger	29'
CM	18	Toni Kroos
RW	13	Thomas Müller
LW	8	Mesut Özil		120'
CF	11	Miroslav Klose		88'
Substitutions:
FW	9	André Schürrle		31'
MF	19	Mario Götze		88'
DF	17	Per Mertesacker		120'
Manager:
Joachim Löw


GK	1	Sergio Romero
RB	4	Pablo Zabaleta
CB	15	Martín Demichelis
CB	2	Ezequiel Garay
LB	16	Marcos Rojo
CM	14	Javier Mascherano	64'
CM	6	Lucas Biglia
RW	8	Enzo Pérez		86'
LW	22	Ezequiel Lavezzi		46'
SS	10	Lionel Messi (c)
CF	9	Gonzalo Higuaín		78'
Substitutions:
FW	20	Sergio Agüero	65'	46'
FW	18	Rodrigo Palacio		78'
MF	5	Fernando Gago		86'
Manager:
Alejandro Sabella

Record players

Lothar Matthäus is the FIFA World Cup's all-time record appearance maker. 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).

Rank	Player	Matches	World Cups
1	Lothar Matthäus	25	1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1998
2	Miroslav Klose	24	2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014
3	Uwe Seeler	21	1958, 1962, 1966 and 1970
4	Philipp Lahm	20	2006, 2010 and 2014
4	Bastian Schweinsteiger	20	2006, 2010 and 2014
6	Wolfgang Overath	19	1966, 1970 and 1974
	Berti Vogts	19	1970, 1974 and 1978
	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	19	1978, 1982 and 1986
	Per Mertesacker	19	2006, 2010 and 2014
	Manuel Neuer	19	2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
	Thomas Müller	19	2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
12	Franz Beckenbauer	18	1966, 1970 and 1974
	Sepp Maier	18	1970, 1974 and 1978
	Thomas Berthold	18	1986, 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.

Rank	Player	Goals	World Cups
1	Miroslav Klose	16	2002 (5), 2006 (5), 2010 (4) and 2014 (2)
2	Gerd Müller	14	1970 (10) and 1974 (4)
3	Jürgen Klinsmann	11	1990 (3), 1994 (5) and 1998 (3)
4	Thomas Müller	10	2010 (5) and 2014 (5)
4	Helmut Rahn	10	1954 (4) and 1958 (6)
6	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	9	1978 (3), 1982 (5) and 1986 (1)
6	Uwe Seeler	9	1958 (2), 1962 (2), 1966 (2) and 1970 (3)
8	Rudi Völler	8	1986 (3), 1990 (3) and 1994 (2)
9	Hans Schäfer	7	1954 (4) and 1958 (3)
10	Helmut Haller	6	1966
	Lothar Matthäus	6	1986 (1), 1990 (4) and 1994 (1)
	Max Morlock	6	1954

By match

Year	Round	Opponents	Score	Germany scorers
1934	Round 1	Belgium	5–2	Kobierski, Siffing, Conen (3)
	Quarter-final	Sweden	2–1	Hohmann (2)
	Semi-final	Czechoslovakia	1–3	Noack
	Third place play-off	Austria	3–2	Lehner (2), Conen
1938	Round 1	Switzerland	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Gauchel
1938	Round 1 (replay)	Switzerland	2–4	Hahnemann, Lörtscher (o.g.)
1954	Group 2	Turkey	4–1	Schäfer, Klodt, O. Walter, Morlock
	Group 2	Hungary	3–8	Pfaff, Rahn, Herrmann
	Play-off	Turkey	7–2	O. Walter, Schäfer (2), Morlock (3), F. Walter
	Quarter-final	Yugoslavia	2–0	Horvath (o.g.), Rahn
	Semi-final	Austria	6–1	Schäfer, Morlock, F. Walter (2), O. Walter (2)
	Final	Hungary	3–2	Morlock, Rahn (2)
1958	Group 1	Argentina	3–1	Rahn (2), Seeler
		Czechoslovakia	2–2	Schäfer, Rahn
		Northern Ireland	2–2	Rahn, Seeler
	Quarter-final	Yugoslavia	1–0	Rahn
	Semi-final	Sweden	1–3	Schäfer
	Third place play-off	France	3–6	Cieslarczyk, Rahn, Schäfer
1962	Group 2	Italy	0–0
		Switzerland	2–1	Brülls, Seeler
		Chile	2–0	Szymaniak, Seeler
	Quarter-final	Yugoslavia	0–1
1966	Group 2	Switzerland	5–0	Held, Haller (2), Beckenbauer (2)
		Argentina	0–0
		Spain	2–1	Emmerich, Seeler
	Quarter-final	Uruguay	4–0	Haller (2), Beckenbauer, Seeler
	Semi-final	Soviet Union	2–1	Haller, Beckenbauer
	Final	England	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Haller, Weber
1970	Group 4	Morocco	2–1	Seeler, G. Müller
		Bulgaria	5–2	Libuda, G. Müller (3), Seeler
		Peru	3–1	G. Müller (3)
	Quarter-final	England	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Beckenbauer, Seeler, G. Müller
	Semi-final	Italy	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Schnellinger, G. Müller (2)
	Third place play-off	Uruguay	1–0	Overath
1974	Group 1	Chile	1–0	Breitner
		Australia	3–0	Overath, Cullmann, G. Müller
		East Germany	0–1
	Group B	Yugoslavia	2–0	Breitner, G. Müller
		Sweden	4–2	Overath, Bonhof, Grabowski, Hoeneß
		Poland	1–0	G. Müller
	Final	Netherlands	2–1	Breitner, G. Müller
1978	Group 2	Poland	0–0
		Mexico	6–0	D. Müller, H. Müller, Rummenigge (2), Flohe (2)
		Tunisia	0–0
	Group A	Italy	0–0
		Netherlands	2–2	Abramczik, D. Müller
		Austria	2–3	Rummenigge, Hölzenbein
1982	Group 2	Algeria	1–2	Rummenigge
		Chile	4–1	Rummenigge (3), Reinders
		Austria	1–0	Hrubesch
	Group B	England	0–0
	Group B	Spain	2–1	Littbarski, Fischer
	Semi-final	France	3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Littbarski, Rummenigge, Fischer
	Final	Italy	1–3	Breitner
1986	Group E	Uruguay	1–1	Allofs
		Scotland	2–1	Völler, Allofs
		Denmark	0–2
	Round of 16	Morocco	1–0	Matthäus
	Quarter-final	Mexico	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p)
	Semi-final	France	2–0	Brehme, Völler
	Final	Argentina	2–3	Rummenigge, Völler
1990	Group D	Yugoslavia	4–1	Matthäus (2), Klinsmann, Völler
		United Arab Emirates	5–1	Völler (2), Klinsmann, Matthäus, Bein
		Colombia	1–1	Littbarski
	Round of 16	Netherlands	2–1	Klinsmann, Brehme
	Quarter-final	Czechoslovakia	1–0	Matthäus
	Semi-final	England	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Brehme
	Final	Argentina	1–0	Brehme
1994	Group C	Bolivia	1–0	Klinsmann
		Spain	1–1	Klinsmann
		South Korea	3–2	Klinsmann (2), Riedle
	Round of 16	Belgium	3–2	Völler (2), Klinsmann
	Quarter-final	Bulgaria	1–2	Matthäus
1998	Group F	United States	2–0	Möller, Klinsmann
		FR Yugoslavia	2–2	Mihajlović (o.g.), Bierhoff
		Iran	2–0	Bierhoff, Klinsmann
	Round of 16	Mexico	2–1	Klinsmann, Bierhoff
	Quarter-final	Croatia	0–3
2002	Group E	Saudi Arabia	8–0	Klose (3), Ballack, Jancker, Linke, Bierhoff, Schneider
		Republic of Ireland	1–1	Klose
		Cameroon	2–0	Bode, Klose
	Round of 16	Paraguay	1–0	Neuville
	Quarter-final	United States	1–0	Ballack
	Semi-final	South Korea	1–0	Ballack
	Final	Brazil	0–2
2006	Group A	Costa Rica	4–2	Lahm, Klose (2), Frings
		Poland	1–0	Neuville
		Ecuador	3–0	Klose (2), Podolski
	Round of 16	Sweden	2–0	Podolski (2)
	Quarter-final	Argentina	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Klose
	Semi-final	Italy	0–2 (a.e.t.)
	Third place play-off	Portugal	3–1	Schweinsteiger (2), Petit (o.g.)
2010	Group D	Australia	4–0	Podolski, Klose, T. Müller, Cacau
		Serbia	0–1
		Ghana	1–0	Özil
	Round of 16	England	4–1	Klose, Podolski, T. Müller (2)
	Quarter-final	Argentina	4–0	T. Müller, Klose (2), Friedrich
	Semi-final	Spain	0–1
	Third place play-off	Uruguay	3–2	T. Müller, Jansen, Khedira
2014	Group G	Portugal	4–0	T. Müller (3), Hummels
		Ghana	2–2	Götze, Klose
		United States	1–0	T. Müller
	Round of 16	Algeria	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Schürrle, Özil
	Quarter-final	France	1–0	Hummels
	Semi-final	Brazil	7–1	T. Müller, Klose, Kroos (2), Khedira, Schürrle (2)
	Final	Argentina	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Götze
2018	Group F	Mexico	0–1
		Sweden	2–1	Reus, Kroos
		South Korea	0–2
2022	Group E	Japan	1–2	Gündoğan
		Spain	1–1	Füllkrug
		Costa Rica	4–2	Gnabry, Havertz (2), Füllkrug

By opponent

A * indicates national team is now defunct

Legend
Won more than lost
Won equals lost
Lost more than won

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	7	4	2	1	12	5	+7	57.14%
Yugoslavia*	6	4	1	1	11	4	+7	66.67%
Sweden	5	4	0	1	11	7	+4	80.00%
England	5	2	2	1	10	8	+2	40.00%
Spain	5	2	2	1	6	5	+1	40.00%
Italy	5	0	2	3	4	9	−5	0.00%
Uruguay	4	3	1	0	9	3	+6	75.00%
Austria	4	3	0	1	12	6	+6	75.00%
Mexico	4	2	1	1	8	2	+6	50.00%
Switzerland	4	2	1	1	10	6	+4	50.00%
France	4	2	1	1	9	9	0	50.00%
Chile	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	100.00%
United States	3	3	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00%
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	66.67%
Poland	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	66.67%
South Korea	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	66.67%
Czechoslovakia*	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	33.33%
Turkey	2	2	0	0	11	3	+8	100.00%
Australia	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00%
Portugal	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	100.00%
Belgium	2	2	0	0	8	4	+4	100.00%
Costa Rica	2	2	0	0	8	4	+4	100.00%
Morocco	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00%
Ghana	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	50.00%
Brazil	2	1	0	1	7	3	+4	50.00%
Bulgaria	2	1	0	1	6	4	+2	50.00%
Algeria	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	50.00%
Hungary	2	1	0	1	6	10	−4	50.00%
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	8	0	+8	100.00%
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00%
Ecuador	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00%
Peru	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00%
Cameroon	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00%
Iran	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00%
Scotland	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00%
Soviet Union*	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00%
Bolivia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00%
Paraguay	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00%
Northern Ireland	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0.00%
Colombia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00%
Republic of Ireland	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00%
Tunisia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Japan	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0.00%
East Germany*	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0.00%
Serbia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0.00%
Denmark	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0.00%
Croatia	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0.00%
Total (47)	112	68	21	23	232	130	+102	60.71%