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4World Cup titles· last 20143Continental titles· last 19961Intercontinental titles8World Cup final runs6Continental finals reached

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Tournament appearances
43
Trophies
8
Major trophies
8
Last appearance
2026
World Cup appearances
21
Continental appearances
14
Last final reached
2017
Last trophy
2017

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Germany. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Italy
Multi-World-Cup-winning archetype
Honors 46.75 · distance 7.48
France
Active across a similar set of decades
Honors 34.25 · distance 8.06
Brazil
Comparable historical longevity at the senior level
Honors 86.50 · distance 11.64
Argentina
Comparable historical longevity at the senior level
Honors 89.50 · distance 11.95
Netherlands
Comparable historical longevity at the senior level
Honors 12.00 · distance 12.73

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

YearNameTournamentRound reached
2026GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 2026Group Stage
2025GermanyOther2025 UEFA Nations League FinalsSemifinal
2024GermanyEurosUEFA European Championship 2024Quarterfinal
2022GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 2022Appearance
2021GermanyEurosUEFA European Championship 2021Round of 16
2018GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 2018Appearance
2017GermanyInterFIFA Confederations Cup 2017 Champion
2016GermanyEurosUEFA European Championship 2016Semifinal
2014GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 2014 Champion
2012GermanyEurosUEFA European Championship 2012Semifinal
2010GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 2010Semifinal
2008GermanyEurosUEFA European Championship 2008 Final
2006GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 2006Semifinal
2005GermanyInterFIFA Confederations Cup 2005Semifinal
2004GermanyEurosUEFA European Championship 2004Appearance
2002GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 2002 Final
2000GermanyEurosUEFA European Championship 2000Appearance
1999GermanyInterFIFA Confederations Cup 1999Appearance
1998GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 1998Quarterfinal
1996GermanyEurosUEFA European Championship 1996 Champion
1994GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 1994Quarterfinal
1992GermanyEurosUEFA European Championship 1992 Final
1990GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 1990 Champion
1988GermanyEurosUEFA European Championship 1988Semifinal
1986GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 1986 Final
1984GermanyEurosUEFA European Championship 1984Appearance
1982GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 1982 Final
1981GermanyInterMundialito 1981Appearance
1980GermanyEurosUEFA European Championship 1980 Champion
1978GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 1978Appearance
1976GermanyEurosUEFA European Championship 1976 Final
1974GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 1974 Champion
1972GermanyEurosUEFA European Championship 1972 Champion
1970GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 1970Semifinal
1966GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 1966 Final
1962GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 1962Quarterfinal
1958GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 1958Semifinal
1954GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 1954 Champion
1938GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 1938Round of 16
1936GermanyOther1936 Olympic FootballQuarterfinal
1934GermanyWCFIFA World Cup 1934Semifinal
1928GermanyOther1928 Olympic FootballQuarterfinal
1912GermanyOther1912 Olympic FootballRound of 16

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2017Confederations CupChile1-0 Won
2014World CupArgentina1-0 Won
2008European ChampionshipSpain0-1 Lost
2002World CupBrazil0-2 Lost
1996European ChampionshipCzechia2-1 Won
1992European ChampionshipDenmark0-2 Lost
1990World CupArgentina1-0 Won
1986World CupArgentina2-3 Lost
1982World CupItaly1-3 Lost
1980European ChampionshipBelgium2-1 Won
1976European ChampionshipCzechia(as Czechoslovakia)2-2 (PKs 3) Lost
1974World CupNetherlands2-1 Won
1972European ChampionshipRussia(as Soviet Union)3-0 Won
1966World CupEngland2-4 Lost
1954World CupHungary3-2 Won