Template:Germany FIFA World Cup record
| FIFA World Cup finals record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
17th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 2022 | ||
  2026 |
To be determined | To be determined | 2026 | ||||||||||||||
  2030 |
2030 | ||||||||||||||||
 2034 |
2034 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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.