East Germany at the FIFA World Cup

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After the division of Germany in 1949, West Germany was declared Germany's official successor team. East Germany was accepted as a FIFA member only in 1952 and entered the qualification tournament for the first time for 1958, but finished last in their qualification group behind Czechoslovakia and Wales.

They appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 1974. During the tournament they played West Germany, who were hosts in that year, for the first and only time at senior level, winning 1–0. East Germany was reunified with West Germany in 1990 and did not compete again after the 1990 World Cup.

Record at the FIFA World Cup[edit]

FIFA World Cup finals record Qualifications record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pos Pld W D L GF GA
Switzerland 1954 Did not enter Did not enter
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify 3rd 4 1 0 3 5 12
Chile 1962 3rd 3 0 1 2 3 6
England 1966 2nd 4 1 2 1 5 5
Mexico 1970 2nd 4 2 1 1 7 7
West Germany 1974 Second group stage 6th 6 2 2 2 5 5 Squad 1st 6 5 0 1 18 3
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify 2nd 6 3 3 0 15 4
Spain 1982 2nd 4 2 0 2 9 6
Mexico 1986 3rd 8 5 0 3 16 9
Italy 1990 4th 8 3 1 4 9 13
Total Second group stage 1/10 6 2 2 2 5 5 — – 47 22 8 17 87 65
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks

By match[edit]

World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Scorers
1974 Group stage  Australia 2–0 W Hamburg C. Curran (o.g.), J. Streich
 Chile 1–1 D Berlin M. Hoffmann
 West Germany 1–0 W Hamburg J. Sparwasser
Second round  Brazil 0–1 L Hanover —
 Netherlands 0–2 L Gelsenkirchen —
 Argentina 1–1 D Gelsenkirchen J. Streich

Record by opponent[edit]

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Wins Draws Losses Total Goals Scored Goals Conceded
 Argentina 0 1 0 1 1 1
 Australia 1 0 0 1 2 0
 Brazil 0 0 1 1 0 1
 Chile 0 1 0 1 1 1
 Netherlands 0 0 1 1 0 2
 West Germany 1 0 0 1 1 0

East Germany at 1974 World Cup[edit]

First Round, Group 1[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5
 West Germany 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 4
 Chile 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
 Australia 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
East Germany 2 – 0 Australia
Curran 58' (o.g.)
Streich 72'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Chile 1 – 1 East Germany
Ahumada 69' Report Hoffmann 55'
Attendance: 20,000
East Germany 1 – 0 West Germany
Sparwasser 77' Report
Attendance: 60,350

Second Round, Group A[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 6
 Brazil 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 4
 East Germany 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
 Argentina 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Brazil 1 – 0 East Germany
Rivellino 60' Report
Attendance: 58,463
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
East Germany 0 – 2 Netherlands
Report Neeskens 13'
Rensenbrink 59'
Attendance: 67,148
Argentina 1 – 1 East Germany
Houseman 20' Report Streich 14'
Attendance: 53,054
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

Record players[edit]

Rank Player Matches
1 Bernd Bransch 6
Jürgen Croy 6
Martin Hoffmann 6
Gerd Kische 6
Jürgen Sparwasser 6
Konrad Weise 6
7 Harald Irmscher 4
Lothar Kurbjuweit 4
Wolfram Löwe 4
Joachim Streich 4
Siegmar Wätzlich 4

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank Player Goals
1 Joachim Streich 2
2 Martin Hoffmann 1
Jürgen Sparwasser 1
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